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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
IS KENNEWICK
NORTH OR SOUTH!
Nobody Knows Whether Kenne
wick is Affected by Recent
Rate Decision

Where is Kennewick on the Inter
state Commerce Commissions map?
This is the question which is troubling
F.. r. Jeffrey of the firm of Moulton& &
jeffrey, who represented the Kenne-
wick Commercial club in the rate
hearing in Portland last summer. The
case was brought to compel lower
rail freight rate from Inland Empire
towns to Portland than to Astoria,
Seattle and other coast cities.
Recently the commissions examin-
ers announced their findings to the ef-
feet that Inland Empire towns south
of Snake River are entitled to 10
per cent cheaper rate to Portland
than to the coast, while the territory
north of the Snake river was not en-
titled to lower rate. As Kennewick
is almost due west of the mouth of
the Snake nobody seems to know just
where it is on the rate map. Mr..
Jeffrey has been authorized by the
Commercial club to file brief with
the commission asking that Kenne-
wick be included in the southern ter
ritory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
LOCAL KNIGHTS GRAB HoNoRs
kennewick Team Awarded Gold Cup
at Convention at Lind

Kennewick Knights of Pythias car
ried off almost everything in sight at
the annual district convention in Lind
last Thursday. The rank team was
awarded the district cup for the best
work in the Rank of Knight, and Earl
Ferrell and T. B. Hauschild were first
prize winners in two Of the four in
dividual contests. S. H. Whitehorn
was chosen district president and
Kennewick was selected as the place
for the 1921 convention.
Now the local lodge is going after
some of the state prizes offered for
increased membership and good at
tendance. A sixty-day membership
and attendance contest will be con-
Quoted by teams captained by Phil G..
Warnock and sgd Whitehorn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05

be erected, are submitted. They are
designed to be built of metal lath and
stucco, a method of construction, the
practibility and economy of which has
been demonstrated for many years in
the east, and is now becoming popular
thruout the west.
"The apartments are to be modern
in every way, hot and cold water in
bathroom and kitchen, hot water
heating, vacuum cleaner, hardwood
floors in living and dining rooms, and
front and rear entrance, for each
apartment.
Z @"The first floor apartments have
five rooms and porch, and the second
floor apartments have large rooms,
including sleeping porch with both
full screens and glass, permitting of
enclosing in stormy weather.
"The present cost for building the
apartment house is s6,5OO.OO, or with
cost of lot, an investment of $7,5OOOO.
"The apartments will rent for $35
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05

ber for visit and while there visited
with an aunt of Mrs. Ely's who was
80 years old.
Mrs. Ely united with the United
Presbyterian church when quite young
and after coming to Kennewick unit
ed with the Presbyterian church of
this city, and later, when a union was
effected, became member of the Con-
gregational church to which organic
alton she belonged at the time of her
demise.
She was mother who endeavored
to impress her children with the need
of religion and cast about them a re-
ligious atmosphere in the formative
periods of their lives.
She took i'll with pneumonia. Jan.
% and passed out of this life Feb. 2,
1920, aged sixty years and fifteen
days.
Besides her husband and children
and grandchildren, she leaves host
of friends to mourn her departure.
"She saw hand we could not see,
She heard voice we could not hear
1t beckoned her away"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
FERTILIZER IS
SATURDAY SUBJECT
Prof. Hagnaur to Conduct Field
Tests here this Summer to
Compile Data

The three-days' farmers school op-
ened sessions in the high school gym
nasium and will continue until Sat-
urday-.evening. One of the most in
teresting sessions of the course will
be Prof. Hagnaur's lecture on "Soil
Fertility" Saturday afternoon. This
lecture will deal largely with the sub
ject of fertilizers, which at the pres
ent time is very live subject among
local farmeA- Since arriving in the
city Prof. Hagnaur has been lombard
ed with questions as to which ferti-
lizers should be used in this locality
Inasmuch as no experiments have
been conducted here it is difficult to
answer satisfactorily these questions.
! OF the purpose of acquiring accurate
data Prof. Hagna;:r proposes to carry
out several field tests here this sum-
mer. These tests will be outlined Sat
Iidsy afternoon anI The first week in
March Prof. Hagnaur will come here
to assist the farmers in laying out
their ground and applying the ferti-
lizer. +,
Saturday evenings horticultural
program will be transferred from the
high school to the Highlands club
house.
A part of each days program will
be lectures, demonstrations of home
economics by Miss Mary Sutherland,
who will also conduct class in home
millinery. These sessions will be held
in Sewing Room No. at the high
school each afternoon at 1: 80 and
each evening at 7:30. Every woman
and girl in the community will be
welcomed to these sessions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
]. C. LEIBEE ENLARGES
The COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Seventeen New Rooms to be Added
to Hostelry at Second and WASH
ington Streets.

J. c. Leibee, proprietor of the Com
mercial Hotel, has leased the building
at the rear of the former Lynch store
in the Brown building and is incorpor-
ating it into the hotel. When the re-
modelling has been completed IL new
rooms viii have been added to the
hotel. The new addition will be
reached thru an entrance which has
been cut thru from the main lobby
The rooms will be completely fitted
up with new furniture and provided
with good system of ventilation.
For months Mra Leibee's hotel, like
the Kennewick, has been crowded and
hardly night passes that applicants
are not turned away. The CONNER
.cial Hotel Annex on the second floor
of the Beach block will now be dis
continued.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05

The accompanying illustration is
that of four suite apartment house
designed by Architect F. A. Swingle,
and which will probably be built in
Kennewick during the coming sum-
mer, Mr.. Swingle in explanation of
the drawings says:
at is only natural that the H. C. of
L. and the uncertainty of prices should
have deferred so many from building,
both as an investment and as means
to- securing home.
sNote, however, that there is every
indication that cost of material will
go much higher and so little prospect
that there will be any decline for a
long time to come, it only requires a
little study to see that present build
ing issnot only practical but profit
able.
with view to illustrating these
facts, etc., the above plans for pro-
posed four-suite apartment house to
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. ]. N. ELY
Pioneer Resident of Community
Dies of Pneumonia Follow
ing Influenza

Following a brief illness of influ-
enza which developed into pneumonia
Mrs. j. N. Ely died Monday night at
the, family home east Of the city. Fun
eral services were conducted Wednes-
day at II a. M, in the Mueller par
lors by Rev. A. B. Hotchkiss, pastor
of the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ely and children were
among the first residents of the Chi
cago Tracts at the outskirts of the
city and have many friends in the
community. Mrs. Ely was the mo-
ther of Robert w. Ely, in whose mem
ory the local American Legion post
has been named. The soldier son died
of pneumonia while crossing the At
lantic on his way to France.
Ella May Gowdy was born near
Monmouth, ILL.,, Jan. 10, 1860, the
daughter of Robert and Elizabeth
Phillips Gowdy. She was one of five
children, two brothers and two sis
ters. One of her sisters was for some
time a medical missionary in Egypt,
but is now in this country to educate
her children.
During the Civil War, she, with her
mother. spent more than a year with
her father at Fort Donielson.
After the war, with her parents,
they went to Kansas, where grasshop-
pers and drouth made dark outlook
for the early pioneers of that section.
She was united in marriage to JOS
eph M. Ely Feb. 21, 1873, near Biggs-
Vile, Ill. To this union were born
seven children, two of whom survive,
Everett L. of this city and Mrs. w.
l.. Mason of Lincoln, Nebr.
I From Illinois Mr.. and Mrs. Ely
went to northwest Missouri, where
they played the part of pioneers in
that undeveloped country. Here they
spent the greater part of their mar
ried life. They went to Western Ten
nesee where they again met pioneer
conditions, living here for eleven years
when they returned to Missouri. In
1904 they came to Washington, locat-
ing in Kennewick, where they have
since made their home.
They went to Nebraska last Novem-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
SENATOR CONAN CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF LOCAL BANK
American Security Holds Its Annual
Meeting-Hudnall and Grif-
eth, Directors

At the annual directors meeting OF
the American Security Bank last week
E. T. Conan, president of the Ex-
change National, of Spokane, was
elected president; G. CARRIER, vice
president, and Chas. Weigand, cash
ier. These three, together with M. N.
Hudnall and A. F. Griffith were elect
ed directors at the annual stockhold-
ers meeting. Mr.. Griffith is one OF the
organizers of the new Columbia Yak
ina Cold Storage company, which will
erect a large plant here this spring
and the owner of large orchard near
Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
Eastern Lawmakers Begin to
Look Upon Western Reclama-
tion as Business Proposition
BILLS HAVEBEEN INTRODUCED
Lane Has Recommended Million and
Half Expenditure for Yakima
.a-
Project This Year ..

There is a note Of optimism in the
report which r. X. Tiffany, manager
of the Yakima Reclamation project
has brought back from Washington, d.
c. Mr.. Tiffany was one Of the repre-
sentatives of the Western States Re
clamation association whoswent East
to lay the claims of the western re-
clamation projects before congress.
After the executive committee of
the Western States Reclamation con-
press had made it clear to the con-
gressiYal committee that they had
a constructive program and backed a
sound business proposition they stop
ped talking politics and entered into
an agreement to support bill for a
bond issue of $250,000, 900, to be used
for reclamation construction on such
projects as may carry the recommen-
dations of the secretary Of the inter
Tor.
Mr.. Tiffany is confident that the bill
recently introduced by Senator McNa-
ry of Oregon, or one similar to it will
be passed, and probably at this ses-
sion. If this happens actual construc-
tion on the Yakima project can COM
mence at the beginning of the next
fiscal year, July /, 1920.
"If the bond bill passes" said Mr..
Tiffany, "the next step will be taken
when the secretary of the interior
submits detailed estimates upon feas-
ible projects and asks congress to au-
thorize construction. In anticipation
of the passing of such bill Secretary
Lane has recommended the expendi-
ture of $11, 100000 on approved pro-
jects and these estimates are now in
the civil sundry bill now before con-
gress. These estimates call for ST.
100000 for construction on the Yaki-
ma project for the next fiscal year.
when we first reached Washing
ton," said Mr.. Tiffany, "we ran upon
the watch dogs Of the treasury and
received little encouragement, but as
our plans developed and we were able
to show them plain business PROPOSE
tion the sentiment changed. Concerted
action, however, was all that saved the
day for western reclamation develop
ment. If we had not gone there with
the western states solidly behind a
fixed program, there would have been
nothing doing at this time.
"We asked the credit of the govern
ment for going business. The assets
Of the reclamation service worth some
$125, 100000 were offered as security
plus the receipts from projects and
additional receipts from water power
rentals and from the coal oil and phos-
phate leasing bill. The water power
bill has just passed and the leasing
bill is agreed upon and both bills will
create revenue which goes into the
reclamation fund. Receipts from all
sources then will add $2,000,000 to
(Continued on page 12)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
10 OPEN GOLDEN RULE
STORE in BROWN BUILDING
y. L. March and Associates of Pasco
Golden Rule Will Start
Store Here FL

G. L. March, proprietor of the Gold
en- Rdle Store Of Pasco, has leased
The Lynch" store room in the Brown
building and just as soon as stocks
can be assembled will open the Ken
newick Golden Rule Store. Mr.. March
will continue to live in Pasco and will
place. one of his assistants in charge
VI the store here.
The Kennewick store has peen IN
eluded in our plans for several years
but it is not until now that we 1ei'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
LIBERTY SCENERY ORDERED
Kennewick Show House Linked on the
Hipp Vaudeville Circuit

w. ID. Baker has ordered from the
Van Vie Scenic Studio 10 new sets Of
scenery for the new Liberty theatre,
The stage of the Liberty will have
space for Is sets of flies and will be
large enough to accommodate some of
the larger travelling shows. Mr..
Baker has completed arrangements to
put Kennewick on the Hippodrome
circuit with Walla Walla and Yaki-
ma. This will bring Hipp vaudeville
show to the Liberty each Wednesday
evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
BRIDGE BILL is INTRODUCED
House Measure Proposes Columbia
Span Near PascO

Washington, Jan. 30-Representa-
tive Summers introduced bill in the
mouse today granting a permit to c..
u. Huber of Seattle to construct a
TOLL bridge across the Columbia river
between Kennewick and Pasco.
construction work must start by
august 1, and the bridge must be
completed in three years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
Local Physicians Are of Opinion
that Worst is Over But
Advise Caution
FEWER NEW CASES REPORTED
Greatest Need is for More Nurses and
Women to Do Housework in
~ Stricken Homes

That the peak of the influenza cpl
demic has been reached is the belief
Of local physicians today. While
there are yet hundreds Of cases in
the Valley from White Bluffs to Ho-
yer. the percentage of new cases has
not been so great in the last few days.
The physicians are agreed that it is
impossible to anticipate what is COM
inc or to say definitely that the worst
is over yet there is no question but
that the situation shows some i'm
sprovement.
Interviews with the several physi-
clans may be summarized as follows:
1People should continue to exercise
caution, avoid crowds and take good
care of themselves, but there is no
cause for alarm, Indications are that
the epidemic will be over in week or
ten days"
All four of the physicians have been
too busy to furnish any accurate data
on the number of cases. Drs. Tullar
and Morrison, who were called upon
to cope with last years epidemic are
of the opinion that there are fewer
cases this year than last. According
to DR.. Tullar the disease is manifest
ing itself in slightly different form
this year. While the tendency toward
pneumonia is as great this year as
last, it is different type of pneu-
monia. Eve have new crop of pa
tients this year," said DR.. Tullar.
Last year the epidemic was confined
largely to people of middle age, while
this year it is more prevalent among
children and the more aged people.
For the most, part the people who are
attacked this year are the bnes who
escaped the epidemic last year"
It is the opinion of DIR. C. D. Hop
per, county health officer, and DIR. F.
M. Crosby, city health officer, that the
situation is we'll in hand in both city
and county. These two men met in
conference Monday evening with
Richard Cadbury, executive secretary
of the Yakima Valley Chapter of the
Red Cross, who came down from Yaki-
ma to offer such services as the chap
ter workers might De able to give.
The two physicians were agreed that
about all the community needs is more
help. There is great shoEtage not
only of nurses, but of women and
girls to do house work in homes where
nearly all of the members of the fam
ny are I'LL. This is service which
the Red Cross is unable to render be-
cause there is shortage of such help
thruout the Yakima Valley.
While the health officers are not of
tne opinion that an emergency hospi-
nl will be necessary, they accepted
an offer of the Red Cross to send a
number of hospital beds here for use
should they be needed. These beds
arrived today and will be held for any
emergency.
Inc schools have been badly Grip
pied by the influenza. Probably half
u the teachers have been out part of
the time on account of illness and
some OF the grades show less than a
~ per cent attendance. Unless the
epldemic should become very much
worse the schools will not be closed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05
FoUR-sU1TE APARTMENT HOUSE

and $37 respectively, making a gross
income of $1640 or 22 per cent on the
investment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05

the business justified it, said Mr..
March. "We shall carry here the
same line of goods as we do in the
Pasco store, dry goods, clothing,
shoes and mems and women's furnish
ings. 1t will probably be near the
first of March before we shall be in
readiness to open for business"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-05

Total ...... .S514.00
Net profits of 15 per cent $l,125.00
ga similar construction would be
equally adaptable to private houses,
and it is safe to say that provisions
for 25 or so families could be made at
once to the practical benefit of both
occupants and investors.
However, unless proper and thoro
care is exercised in planning and con-
struction, it is an easy matter under
existing conditions to lose money in
such an undertaking thru haphazard
methods and careless supervision"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25

Chief Executive Refuses To
Discuss 1t.

Governor Gofnwell has declined
to discuss the possibility Of amend,
ing his call for the special session
of the legislature to include To-
cal measure from Huntington per
tanning to schools, or to amend the
mothers pension law, IS requested
by Delegate William Starchers OF
harrison county.
He did not say that he would
not amend the call, but IL is
thought probable that he will no.
In the past the practice has beer
n handling such matters to extend
the session Just prior to It's adj
iournment though there las been
no admission from tine governors
office that even this might even
be done in the present ease.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

81
and bed No Goverleaf
cut Mccormick horse rake two grain drills Shoe Super
Black Hawk planter
with fertilizer attachment good as new three No 40 Oliver chilled pows
double shovel 5SOvel Buck
cuivaos wood frame harrows IS and 20
ladders Is and
bbetired
hbbe
binder
bell bell;
choppers; empty
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
Stomach Ills

:ermanently disappear after dr.nh.
ing the celebrated SAiyar Mineral
Water. Positively guaranteed bY
money-back offer. Tastes fine; cest
trile. Delivered anywhere by our
Marf4nsburg agent, c. A. Miller
Gro. &c. Ine, Phone them.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25

Miss MARGARET Seibcrt. OF N. Co
hen and Son. who has been IN with
Influenza at her home on North
High street, is now able 10 come
down eiH.rS
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
TERMS OF SALE
c. " and ]. e. McKOWN.
CARD OF THANKS

take this method oof thanking
my friends and neighbors for the
kindness shown me during the ill
ness and death of my wife and also
Tor the use OF the automobiles.
Il na RALPH MILES.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
EIGHT HEAD HOGS

large VIII
middle shoats will
ed Du"ocJersey pedigree
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
25 HEAD CATTLE
Twelve mitch

fresh others milk
Spring; Osteit
0
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
PUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE Personal PROPERTY

Intending armngwe will public sale at on
miles
leading
IIorners Saw o GeTarddstown pike,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
Some Hay and Fodder About $50 Bushels Corn
Three Pure Bred Bronze Turkey Hens and One Cobber
HARNESS


blind brides
lines riding
DeaLn Il Woo ArLin
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25

p o6 Burkhart
Admins
n9Cd 4 Holman ALcts
E1s Ladies - Soc e.
Fhts 70 serve luncheon mr.
les sale.
1e3 z526 a.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

One angleaf table; old
board one box bed stead and springs cn
lon cream No Sharpess
some glass Jars.
TERMS OF SALE
OF
the purchaser security negotiable and
payable the Old
from date but II paid at maturity
Discount
with
{. Y. and J. Z. McKOWN.
3oad q Hoffman,
llarwo0d Burhhar
: II L 20 %
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

f51'er. ~ tf-aafs soy heaas Tor eh#aaus tot good
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-13
EMPIRE,

Before a packed house of expecta MT
picture patrons, Alice Lake made her
first appearance as a star, yesterday,
in the perturbation of James A
Herne'S famous comedy drama
shore Acres,' at the Empire theatre
Miss Lakes starring vehicle is one of
the best features that has ever ap-
peared on the screen, the qualities of
the Horne stage play lending them
selves admirably to the transfer to the
silversheet- "Sh ore Acres which
first won worldwide popularity as a
stage play now bids fair to duplicate
the success of the drama in celluloid,
for the production is from first to last
a rafting good picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-13
HOSPITALS OF
HUNGARY ARE
IN POOR SHAPE

Geneva, July 13-The condition of
the hospitals in Hungary is describ-
ed as "a lamentable picture which
should command universal attention
and great pity in a report to the
International Committee of the Red
Cross here.
After a recent trip across Hungary,
Captain BURNER of Geneva, delegate
of the International committee told
of conditions as he found them in
the various towns.
eat Szolnok, Captain BURNER
said, "the epidemic hospital has been
completely ravaged by the Ruman-
ians. There is not even glass, in the
windows. The Comitat Hospital is
absolutely without medicine, the sick
are not even anesthetized for opera
tions.
cat Debreczen the childrens' deaf
and dumb asylum totally lacks linen
and shoes. The children of the NUM-
cipa1 asylum are dressed in paper
clothes. There are 80 beds for 12O
children and many 13 months old ba-
bies weigh only 4 Kilograms (about
nine pounds.) The town hospital
which has 400 beds has no linen, no
blankets, no medicines. There were
left only two half spools of surgical
thread with which to sew wounds
ne maternity IOSp1ldl anu 1yn0CO-
logical clinic have nothing at all.
cat Nyiregyhaza the Comitat hos
pita1 has no linen for the SICK no
medicine, no comforts to wrap babies
in. The bandages and dressings must
be used over and over again. SINH
lar conditions were reported in sew
eral other places.
1.-THE perjury increases daily and
no effort until now has been sufficient
Captain BURNER added.
"Such is the lamentabIe picture
which presents itself at this hour and
which should command universal at
tention on the great pity of the hos
pitfalls of Hungary,