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Courtney and Three AS
Deny They Plan to Jump

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July IL
j. v. Dfppery, secretary OF the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
League. has announced that
"WhitUy'' Witt, outfielder; Joe
DuEan, inflelder, and Waiter
ROmmell, pitcher. of the PhiIa-
delphia Americana, had been
signed by Manager POttefE1r
of the Lebanon team. He also
announced that Courtney. n
pitcher with the Washington
Americans, had beCm signed ny.
the Sparrovvs Point team.
PHILADELPHIA, July IL
Lnwton witt, Joe DuEnn ana
Ed ROmmel, members OF the
Philadelphia Americans. denied
they had signed contracts to
play in the Bethlehem steel
League. Witt and Dugan said
they had been offered TURNS,
but had not accepted them.
Courtney today denied he had
signed a contract with tho
SparrOws Point team. or that
he had even considered doing
SO. Several Of the Washington
players have received offers
from Independent clubs, but
have turned a deaf ear to them.
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MARATHON SWIM LISTED.
Ross Is Favorite in Star Field in
Event at Chicago,

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE twelfth
annual Chicago river marathon of
about two miles today brought forth
a notable entry list of swimmers, in
Guiding athletes chosen to represent
the United States in the Olympic
games at Antwerp. Norman Ross Of
Illinois A. c. was the favorite. w. r.
Harris and Harold Kruger of the
Hawaiian Swimming Club, F. K. Ka-
hele, the Hawaiian expert of the
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
and Jack Howell OF the Oakland,
Calf. club were expected to give
Ross a close race.
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sBat:ed for Lynn in sixth.
tRatted for WiIkip son in ninth

Runs batted in-Judge, Milan. Rice Char
rity. Courtney. J. Collins. Felsch go. Jackson
90. Two-base hits-Judge. Felsch. Three
base hit-Milan. Home run-Jacksou. Stolen
hases-Rice t2). Harris. Felsch, J. Collins.
Sacrihces-E. Collins. ]. Collins. Double plays
-Shsnks 10 Harris TO Judge; Risberg to E.
Collins to j. Collins Left on bases-Chica 90.
Z; Washington II. Bases balls-On Kerr
3; of Courtney. g: of Wilkinson. /. Hits
on Kerr. in 22-S innings; of Wilkinson. 5
in 5 a-3 innings; of Cicotte 1 in 1 inning: of
Courtney, in ) 1-3 innings; of Erickson, q
IN 3 % innings. Hit by pitcher-By Courtney
Jackson. Struck out-By Courtney. L; by
Erickson. .. Winning pitcher-Wilkinson.
Losing pitcber-Erckson. Umpires-Messrs.
Morsrty and CahiI. Time of game-2 hours
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Will Raise D. C.. Olympic Fund.

Plans for financing the trip of
Washington representatives to the
Olympics at Antwerp will be formu-
lated at a meeting of the voluntary
committee in charge of the effort to
be held at the Ebbitt House Monday
night at o'clock. Dan Hassett. for
mer Olympian, was in charge of the
meeting last night, when preliminary
details were discussed
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Yankees in the eleventh inning he
equaled his home run record of twen-
ty-nine four-baggers, which the Babe
set last season. Ruth created Amer
lean League history with this latest
ponderous lick in that the Babe ran
his total number of American League
home runs up to IS. the greatest num-
Der of home runs ever hit by one
player in the American League dur
ing its career of twenty-one years.
The table below shows the ten lead
ing home-run hitters in the Amer
lean League since 1901:
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LITTLE ROCK CLUB GAINS.
Hits Hard to Better Southern Lead.
Atlanta Now Second.

ATLANTA, July 17.-Continuing
their merciless attack on opposing
pitchers and with an unofficial team
batting average for the week since last
Friday of 1886, the Little Rock Travel
ers have succeeded in opening even a
wider gap between themselves and the
second team.
The Atlanta Crackers have gained
second place by a remarkable series of
victories. New Orleans and Birming-
ham are the other first division clubs
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GREAT DRIVE BY IRIS
GUSTS GEORGE SISLER
Ruth Also on Stick Rampage-Hornsby Com
tinues to Top Old League.

As result of sensational batting of
the Cleveland Indians has ousted Sler ST.
Louis from the batting leadership of the mark
of 400 as against .407 for the of the Browns.
Speaker whad his from fourth place within
slugger trailing Speaker
o while
hitting $50 week ago
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u. S. ATHLETIC ARRAY
IN OLYMPIC TRYOUTS
Nations Speed and Strength Battling in Harvard
Stadium-Junior Records Are Set.

Mass 1.-THE Harvard stadium crucible
today the athletic speed and strength
should United States
the Antwerp Oympiad Incidental the Olympic Ma
tonal A. A u championships for 1920 stake.
will the Stars and Stripes Antwerp
forced submit the the committee having that
athletes
the from all sections OF the land
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Boy Dies After Friendly Bout.

NEW YORK. July 17-Edward
Guntner. twelve years old. died yes
terday after a friendly boxing match
with Raymond Champaigne, aged
nine. The police say that Gunther had
been under physicians care for
heart disease.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGuE.

ANHhhNAIlONAL LEAGtE.
Buffalo. 4; Jersey City, 1.
Toronto, IL I: Syracuse, 4.
Reading. II Rochester. 0.
Baltimore. /; Akron. o.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, L; Mobile, 0.
Memphis, !; Chattanooga, ].
Nashville. 8 Little Rock. l..
New Orleans. 8; Birmingham 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City, 6; Columbus. :.
Indianapolis. >; st. Paul. T.
Milwaukee. 10: Toledo. =.
Louisville, .; Minneapolis, !.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Augusta, 3: Charlotte, 1.
Greenvflle- Columbia forfeited TO GreenvfIle
by umpire, 30.
Charleston-Spartanb rain.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro. 3; Raleigh, ..
high Point. Danyiile. o.
Durham, 3 !: Winston-Salem o.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Norfolk, II; Newport News, g.
Wilson. 9; Suffolk, l.
Petersburg. 8 Portsmouth, ..
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont. 4; Galveston. o.
San Antonio 3. Houston, 2.
Wichita Falls, 10; Forth Worth. A.
Shreveport, p: Dallas, l..
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U. s. Flyers Are Connecting,

ANTWERP. July 1.-THE America n
flyers with American planes will com
pete today in Antwerp in an aviation
meet, which is to be the princ pa
pre-Olympic event. Mats. Gelvin Hall
and Lewis Brereton will represent the
United States French, British, Ital-
ian and Belgian aviators are entered.
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Northwestern Names Coach,

EVANSTON. ILL.,. July 17.-Raymond
Elder has been appointed coach of
Northwestern University basket ball
and track teams and the freshman
foot ball squad. Elder is a former
University of Wisconsin star.
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Closing Day at Fort Miami.

TOLEDO. Ohio. July l7.-Three
races are on the get-away-day grand
circuit program at Fort Miami today,
with the 2.05 trot, worth S1,45O, as the
feature. Louie Grafton won the WHY'S
Overland 2.03 pacing stake, worth
$3.50, yesterdays main event
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Wins Woman's Golf Title.

DETROIT. July 17.-Mrs. Stuart
Pritchard Of Battle Creek won the
women's state golf championship by
defeating Mrs. William L. McGiverin,
3 and 2.
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FIRST GAME

Runs bafted in-MiIan. Weaver. RisberE t2),
S~haik Two-base hits s. Harris. Risberx.
Thrpr-hase hits-Johnson. RisberE. Sacrifices
Johnson f. Collins, Schalk t2), Rice Left
ON bsses-Chicago, q: Washing ton. z. Base on
baIls-On Fiber. 3: OF Johnson. 1: Struck
out-By Johnson. $; BY faber. wild
Moriarty. Time q game hour and IS min
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Yank Wins Upton Yacht Cup.

ERIE. Pa, July 1.-THE Mebleh,
the Cleveland Yacht Clubs Upton cup
defender. lost the class r title at the
Interlake Yachting Association re-
gatta here. First place went to the
Yank of Toledo.
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Ninety-Two Racketers Are Entered

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 1.-THE
Missouri valley tennis tournament
opened here today. Ninety-two play
erS are entered.
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REMNANT RACES

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Detroit at Wash'g'n. Detroit at WASH n
st Louis at Phila. Chicago at New York.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
RESULT OF YESTERDAYS CANES.
wash Is: Chi. a. ST. L., s; N. T., 9.
Phila., 5; Cleve., 4. Detroit, q; Boston. ..
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. l., Pet. W. Z. Pct
Brooklyn. 50 80 .6o2 New York ?s q .48l
Cincin . "A 80 .57l Chicago. 40 n .416
Pittsbh. 80 81 .513 Boston. 80 50 SOL
St. Louis. Al Al 500 Phila. 81 Al .3S7
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
PbiIa at ST Louis Phila. at st. Louis.
New York at Pitts'h Brooklyn at Cincin,
Rrooklyn at CYnciu Boston at Chicago.
Boston at Chicago.
RESULT OF Yesterdays GAMES.
New York, I; Pittsburgh, (17 innings.
Brooklyn, 6: Cincinnati. 4.
Boston, 8; Chicago, 2. St L., Il: Phila.. Q.
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Buffalo. 4; Jersey City, 1.
Toronto, II: Syracuse, 4.
Reading, II; Rochester. 0.
Baltimore. / /; Akron. o.
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Greensboro. 8; Raleigh, ..
high Point. j I; DanYiile. o.
Durham, 3: Winston Salem, o.
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Norfolk, IL; Newport News, 8.
Wilson. 9; Suffolk. 1.
Petersburg. 8; Portsmouth, ..
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Kansas City. 6; Columbus. J.
Indianapolis. ) 4; ST. Paul, T.
Milwaukee. 10: Toledo. -
Louisville. g Minneapolis, i.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28

Big Creek; Lake Clealum and al
streams flowing into Lake Clealum
Clealum River from Lake Clealum te
the Yakima River; Teanaway River
Swauk Creek; Naches River and all
tributary streams thereof; Toppenisl
Creek and Status Creek; not INCLUDING
any water appropriation that has beer
In good faith heretofore initiated un.
der any law of said state"
Also all the waters of certain
streams and lakes unappropriated or
April %, 1905, to-wit:
"Joe Lake, Spectacle Lake, Waptus
Lake, Cooper Lake, Fish Lake., Hyas
Lake, Little Creek, Mosquito Creek
Cabin Creek, Manasashs Creek, Silver
Creek, Reeser Creek, Wilson Creek
Taneum Creek, Umatanum Creek
Wenas Creek, Dry Creek, Robinson
Creek, Kittitas Greek, Brush Creek
Leman Creek, Caribou Creek, Cherry
Creek, Park Creek, Selah Creek, All.
tanum Creek" For a period extend.
ing from January LIST, 1921, to and in.
Guiding December 31st; 1928.
mat during the period for which
said extension of time is asked, the
water bove described. shall not be sub.
Ject to appropriation under any law
of the State of Washington, except
that application shall be received and
granted under the Water Code Gaws
of 1917, Chapter I'D for the appro.
priation for storage and use of waters
on the lower reaches of the aforesaid
streams during the season said waters
are not needed for present or project
ed irrigation uses of the said Reclaim
alton Service; Provided, That where
the storage or uses so applied for are
determined not to conflict with the
present or contemplated uses of the
said Reclamation Service, waiver to
that extent may be obtained from the
Secretary of the Interior.
That the period of withdrawal of
said waters originally obtained un-
der the provisions of the laws afore-
said has been extended from time to
time, in the manner provided by law;
that the period of the last extension
of time within which the United
States was required to utilize said wat
ers will expire Janury LIST, 1921.
That any person, firm or corpora
ton interested, in affected by, or
whose property rights will in any way
be affected or prejudiced by the ex-
tension of time applied for, may file
with the State Hydraulic Engineer at
his office in Olympia, Washington, OBJ
jections or representations in writing
against said extension within a per-
iod of thirty days from and after the
date of last publication of this no
tice, to-wit, October 81, 1920, after
which time said application will be
considered and the matter determined.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 25th day of September, 1920.
fSeaO MARVIN CHASE,
State Hydraulic Engineer.
10:3O-11 ~
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIBUTION.

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington for Benton County.
T. lin Probate.) = ...
No. 537. "a. ~. 20.
In the Matter of the Estate of Her
bert w. FELTON,, Deceased:
Notice is herby given that Clara
E. FELTON,, Administrative of the
above entitled estate, has filed her
final account and petition for distrib-
ution in the office of the Clerk of the
above entitled Court and that the
Court is asked to settle said final ac-
count, to distribute the property of
said estate to the heirs or persons en-
titled to the same and to discharge the
Administrative. sl -
Said final account and petition for
distribution will be heard by the
Court at the Court House i'm Pros
ser, Benton County, Washington, on
the Sd day of November, 1920, at the
hour of 1000 o'clock in the forenoon.
H.. -..- --.- E. L. STEWART,
County Clerk of Benton County, and
ex-officio clerk of the Superior Court.
MOULTON & JEFFREY,
Attorneys for Administrative.
Kennewick, Washington 1O:7-28
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIMS.

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton County. =
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ed
ward S. WEIGH, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
letters Of administration on the estate
of Edward S. WEIGH, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned, on the 9th
day Of October, 1920, by the said SUI
perior Court.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to serve them
with the necessary vouchers upon me
at the office of Moulton & Jeffrey,
Kennewick, Washington, within six
months after the date of the first pub
lcation of this notice, to-wit, within
six months after the 18th day of DC
tober, 1920, and file the same with the
clerk of this court, together with proof
of such service, or they shall be for
ever barred.
Dated at Kennewick, Washington,
this 18th day of October, 1920:
&. T. j. ENNIS,
~ 80 Administrator.
MOULTON &. JEFFREY,
Attorneys for Administrator,
Kennewick, Washington.
1O:14-11:4
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
. EXTENSION OF TIME TO CON-
PLETE WORKS FOR UTILIZA-
TION OF WATER.

TON OF WATER.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
in accordance with the provisions OF
an Act of Congress of the United
States, approved June 18th, 1902, (32
Stat, 1881 and acts amendatory there
OF and supplemental thereto, known as
the Reclamation Law, and in accord
ance with an act of the legislature OF
the State of Washington approved
March 18th, 1905, (L. 1905 Chapter 80,
page 1907 and the Act of said Legls-
lature approved March 18th, 1917,
amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto, application has been made by
the Department of the Interior of the
United States to the State Hydraulic
Engineer of the State of Washington,
Tor an extension of time within Whlcn
the following specifically named wa
tiers of the Yakima River watershed
Washington, shall remain Withdrawn
and subject to no appropriation under
the laws of the State of Washington,
except that of the United States, as
follows:
All the waters of certain streams
and lakes which were inappropriate
ed on May 10, 1905, to-wit:
1.-THE Yakima River and all its FOL
lowing named branches and tributary
streams flowing into the Yakima
River; all lakes, ponds and springs IN
the drainage area of the Yakima INV,
er, including Lake Keechelus, and all
streams flowing into Lake Keechelus;
Lake Kachess and all streams flowing
into Lake Kachess; Kachess River
from Lake Kachess to Yakima Riveri
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No. 1922


SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court Of the State of
Washington, in and for Benton Co.
August Burdes, plaintiff, versus
Curtis Cottrell, defendant.
The State of Washington:
To the said Curtis Cottrell:
You are hereby summoned to APP
pear within sixty days after the date
of the first publication of the sum-
mons, to-wit: Within sixty days after
the 7th day Of October, 1920, and
defend the above entitled action in
the above named court and answer
the complaint Of the plaintiff and
serve copy of your answer upon the
undersigned attorneys for the plaintiff
at their office below stated, and in
case of your failure so to do, judg-
ment will be rendered against you ac-
ccrding to the demands of the COM
plant which has been filed with the
clerk of the said court.
The object of this action is to Sc
cure the appointment of receiver to
take charge of the real and personal
property belonging to said co-part-
nership, and to have said property
sold and the proceeds applied to the
settlement of the affairs of said CO.
partnership, and to secure the return
to the plaintiff of the funds of said
co-partnership misapropriated by Cur
tbs Cottrell. The real property be-
longing to said co-partnership is des-
cribed as follows, to-wit. Tract Is
Mob Hill Addition to Kennewick
Washington according to the record
ed plat thereof.
MOULTON & JEFFREY,
Attorneys for plaintiff, p. o. adj
dress Kennewick, Benton County,
Washington. 10:7-11:18.
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PROPOSED TO THE PEOPLE BY
THE LEGISLATURE, to be voted

on November 2, 1920.
Referendum Bill No. IAN act to
authorize the issuance of State Bonds
to provide funds for the construction
of a state system Of hard surfaced
trunk line highways.
State Of Washington, Office Of the
Secretary of State. To whom it may
concern: In obedience TO the state con-
stitution and an act of the legislature
approved by the governor March ~,
1919, entitled: can Act providing Tor
the construction of a, state system OF
trunk line hard surface highways, pro-
viding for the issuance, sale and. re-
demption of state bonds to create a
fund for such purpose, and for the sub
mission of this act to a vote OF the
people" there is hereby published for
the consideration of the voters Of the
State Of Washington the following
proposed act of the legislature OF said
state:
CHAPTER 99-(S. B. 240)
An act providing for the construc-
ton of a state system Of trunk line
hard surface highways, providing for
fine issuance, sale and redemption OF
state bonds to create fund for such
purpose and for the submission OF this
act to vote of the people.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Washington:
Section 1. A state system OF trunk
line hard surface highways shall be
ACQUIRED and constructed by the State
of Washington as soon as practicable,
upon the highways of the state along
the routes herein described so as to
connect with each other the different
communities and principal cities OF
the state as near as may be, to-wit:
(n The Pacific Highway from
blaine to Vancouver; also a highway
running from Seattle to Des Moines
and thence by the most feasible route
to Tacoma.
(2) The Sunset Highway from
Renton to Spokane and thence east to
the Idaho state line.
(3) The Inland Empire Highway.
(4) The Olympic Highway.
(5) The National Park Highway
from Tacoma to Ashford and thence
by the most feasible route to the Rain
Ter National Park; also from Elbe to
the Pacific Ocean at Holman.
Sec. 2-The highways constructed
or improved under the provisions OF
this act shall be finished with a wear
ing surface of Portland cement CON
crete, bituminous concrete, alphalt
brick, wood block, stone or other ma
terial equally permanent and durable
not less than eighteen feet in width
laid upon Portland cement concrete
base of a minimum thickness OF five
inches; Provided, that if the state
highway commissioner shall deem II
imbracticable to improve any portion
of any highway herein described by
having as herein provided, the state
highway board may provide for the
Improvement of such portion OF the
highway in such manner as in its Judg.
ment will best accommodate trave
thereon. ..... ~
No part of the money apportioneo
under this act shall be used, directly
or indirectly, to pay any premium, OF
ROYALTY on any patented or property
material, specifications, process OF
tyne of construction, unless purchased
or obtained on open actual competitive
bidding at the same or a less cost
than unpatented articles, or methods
equally suitable for the same purpose
Sec. @Whenever the making Of any
part of any road to be improved OF
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" LEGAL PUBLICATIONS X
~ MM TX X X X X * X X X X X X
ro WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given that from
ond after this date / will not be re-
snonsible for any accounts or debts
Contracted by Hazel Jensen, my wife,
che having left my bed and board,
without just cause. Dated this 10Th
day of October, 1920.
rra j. c.. JENSEN. -
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prescribed by the state highway board
but not for sum so low as to make
the net interest returned to the pur-
chaser exceed five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, as computed
by standard tables, upon such sum.
Sec. 9-The money arising from the
sale Of each issue of bonds shall be
deposited in the state treasury to the
credit of a special fund to be known
as the estate Trunk Line Highway
Fund.-" which shall be used in carry
ing out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 10-All moneys paid to the
state under the provisions of chapter
LAP of the Session Laws of 1915, COM
monty known as the Motor Vehicle
Code, and all acts amendatory thereof,
over and above such moneys as shall
be estimated by the secretary of state
to be necessary for the purpose of
administering said chapter 142, shall
be first appropriated and used for the
purpose of paying and discharging
annually the principal and interest on
such bonded indebtedness then due and
payable, and shall from time to time
be deposited in special fund to be
known as the estate Trunk Line High
way Bond Redemption Fund" Each
year after this act becomes effective
and until all of said bonds have been
retired, it shall be the duty of the
state board of equalization to include
in the tax levied for state purposes a
direct annual tax for such amount as
shall be necessary and sufficient, in ad-