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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08
WESTERN PACIFIC
OPENS OFFICES
Big Land Selling and Coloniza
tion Company Comes Here
from PascO

The Western Pacific Securities COM
pany has moved its colonization head
quarters Office from Pasco to the Ken
newick Hotel building in this city.
Alex Mcpherson, president of the COM
pany, who is in charge of the local Of
fee, will return from California this
week to resume his work in the Three
Rivers country.
The company is incorporated under
the Washington laws, and has its main
Office in Seattle. The company work
is that of colonizing unimproved ir-
rigated lands lying under the various
irrigation projects at the confluence
of the Snake, Yakima and Columbia
rivers. It has already been instru-
mental in placing hundreds of farm
ers from all parts of the west and mid
die west on land in the local valleys.
The work of the company is directed
almost exclusively to the development
of raw lands, altho a great many
transfers in the ownership Of large
improved tracts of land have been
made by the company, which has been
operating in this territory for nearly
three years.
The Western Pacific Securities COM
pany is one Of the largest of its kind
in the United States, having repre-
|sentatives all over the Northwest, who
devote all Of their energies and time
interesting farmers in the merits of
this country. The company's advertis-
ing campaign includes the use Of all
large dailies of the Northwest and
each of the most important agricul-
tural and horticultural publications of
the nation. The company has been
successful in demonstrating to settlers
on thousands of local acres, the ad-
vantages of the land in the Three Riv-
ers valleys over that of any other
farming and orchard country north of
the Mason-D Dixon Line.
Judge Mcpherson, head of the COM
pany, is an agricultural and irrigation
expert, who, during lifetime of ex-
perience, has. conducted experimental
farms in Idaho, Utah and New Mexi-
co and has occupied positions in ev-
cry department of irrigated land COM
panies, including their promotion, f.
nancing and development. His exper-
fence has covered all phases of irriga-
ton, including pumping, artesian and
gravity water systems, and he has lee
tured in school houses thruout the con-
tinent on the most approved and suc-
'cessful methods of intensive irrigated
farming.
Part of the company's local program
will be series of lectures by Judge
Mcpherson on irrigation and other
farm matters. These lectures will be
open to all farmers in this section, and
will prove valuable to all who avail
themselves of the opportunity to at
tend them. Details of the plan for the
lectures will be announced later.
The local Office of he company has
been given special attention to make
it attractive. It has been pleasantly
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08
BOYS AND GIRLS
TO BE REWARDED
Eighty-0ne Boys and Girls to
Receive Achievement Pins
for Club Work.

The annual report Of Miss Mabel
Greene, county club leader shows that
while there were fewer enrollments in
1919 than for the previous year the
percentage Of finished work was high
er that usual. The summary of the
years work in the National Clubs
follows:
The final enrolment in the follow
ing projects, Sept. 1, 1919 was 126.
The final reports on. all projects,
December 31st, 1919 were 96.
In the Corn club 200 bu. of corn
were raised. Zone member reported
In the Poultry clubs 493 birds; POI
doz. eggs produced J.
In the Canning clubs $50 OTIS. Of
fruit, vegetables and meats were
canned.
In the Calf clubs 2 animals, or 1920
lbs. of beef.
In the Pig clubs IL animals or 1888
lbs of pork.
In the Sheep clubs 60 animals rails
ed.
In the Rabbit clubs 249 rabbits
raised.
AS shown by the record books the
profits are $18O2.6O.
Eighty-one boys and girls in Benton
county are to be awarded achieve
ment pins for their club work done in
1919,
The following club members from
Kennewick and Finley have attained
the achievement honors under the
leadership of Prin. A. L. Marble, Ken
newick, and Rev. C. A. Burris, Finley
Three-leaf pin e years club work.
Pauline Doan, Kennewick, Poultry
club.
Two-leaf pin(2 years club work.)
Rubena Conway, Kennewick, Canning
club. Grace Cox, Kennewick, Canning
and sewing club; Florence. Duncan
Poultry club; Curtis Egbert, Rabbit
club; Lorraine Engels, Potato and Bee
Cub; Audie Hembee, Pig cldb; Ruby
E. Kinds, Canning club; Adele Lum
Flower club; Mary Tyacke, Finley
Canning club. =
One-leaf pin Zone years club work.)
Glen Allen, Kennewick, Sheep club,
Loren Boies, Finley, Garden club;
Margarete Briggs, Kennewick, SheeI
club; Palmer Burris, Finley, Rabbit
club; Boyd Coan, Finley, Garden
club; Chester Cox, Kennewick, Garden
club; Kenneth Craig, Kennewick, Pig
club; Eloise Craver, Kennewick, Rab.
bit club; Dolly Danford, Kennewick
Flower club; Ivan Danford, Kenne.
wick, Sheep club; Della Davis, Finley
Canning club; Keith Day, Kennewick
Pig club; Evelyn Ely, Kennewick
Sewing club; Ruth Goss, Finley, Gar.
den club; Winston Hawkins, Kenne.
wick. Calf club; Howard Hembee, Ken.
newick, Sheep club; Hazel Kinds
Kennewick, Canning club; Eugene
King, Kennewick, Rabbit club
Marie Lande, Finley, Sewing club
Hazel Lodge, Kennewick, Sewing club
Edward Lum, Kennewick, Garden
club: Vernon McCarty, Finley, Sheer
club; Marjorie Moores, kennewlck
Sewing club; Helen Moulton, Kenne
wick, Canning club; Genevieve Murra,
Kennewick, Canning club; William
Powell, Kennewick, Rabbit club
Thelma Starr, Finley, Canning club
Florence Wood, Kennewick, Sewing
club: Ruth McKim, Kennewick, Sew
ing club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08
II Is INCOME
TAX TIME AGAIN
Uncle Sans Levy Upon Earn
ings Will be Slightly Lower
Than for 1918.


year are due January 1, and must
be made on or before March is.
The ordinary tax payer will not be
obliged to pay quite as much as last
year, although the rate still is far
greater than pre-war rates.
The exemptions of $1,000 for sin
gle persons and $1,000 for married
persons and heads of families remain
the same as for 1918. The normal
rate for 1919 is 4 per cent on the first
$4,000 of net income and 8 per cent
on the remaining net income. Last
year the normal rates were 6 and IL
per cent, respectively.
Besides the exemption Of $1,000 for
single persons and $4,000 for married,
there is an additional exemption Of
5000 for each dependent under 1a
years of age.
Every person whose income equal
ed or exceeded $1,000 for single per.
sons, or $1,000 for those who are
married must file return regardless
of whether the income is larg enough
to require the payment of the tax.
Forms for making returns will be
available at Offices Of collectors OF
internal revenue and deputy collectors,
post Offices and banks. What is known
as form No. 1O40A is for use of those
with incomes of $4,000 or less, while
form 1O4O is for those with larger
incomes.
Taxpayers must report under in
come salaries, including bonuses, in
terest received on notes, bank deposits.
dividends on stocks, profits from the
sale of property. profits from stock
market transactions, income from
fiduciaries, partnership profits and
royalties for mines, oil wells, patents.
copyrights and franchises.
Items which are not taxable and
need not be included in the return are
property received by gift or inheri
tance, proceeds of life insurance poll
cies returns on premiums on life in
surance, endowment or annuity con-
tracts, amounts received through ac
cident and health insurance or under
workmen's compensation acts, inter
est on obligations of any state or any
city, town, county or village, interest
on liberty bonds to the par of $4,000,
interest on securitl es issued under the
federal farm loan act and amounts
received during the war by persons
in the active military or naval forces
up to $500 in addition to the person
al exemption.
Deductions from gross earnings in
determining net incomes include all
business expenses in the conduct of
a business, trade or profession. A
reasonable allowance is made for de-
probation Of business property. Con-
fluctuations or gifts to charitable re-
ligious or educational societies may
be deducted to an amount not exceed
ing Is per cent of the taxpayers in
come.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08

Mrs. j. A. Nc. Laren, who was q
guest in the city during the holidays.
left Saturday for Prosser where she
made short visit before returning to
her home in Auburn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08

arranged, is'well equipped, and man
ned by a corps of assistants to carry
on the work of the company.
The local office of the company is an
important addition to Kennewick's
commercial activities. The company
is each week entertaining over a
score of laid seekers and agents of
the company, who, while in Kennewick
will remain several days seeing farms
and acreage in this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-08
NEW BANKER ARRIVES

Charles Weigand, principal owner
and cashier, of the American Security
Bank, arrived the latter part of the
week. Mr.. Weigand and his associates
purchased the local bank two months
ago but he has been unable to come
here sooner because he could not Sc
cure release as state bank examiner
for Idaho. In the meantime z. j.
Armstrong, assistant auditor of the
Exchange National Of Spokane, has
been in charge. Mr.. Armstrong will
now return to Spokane. Mr.. wiegand
and family have occupied the Rudd
Miller cottage in Beach's addition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
L'Oracolo" Grand Opera
 WithanAmerican Background

Italy's foremost operatic composer, Puccini, has introduced American characters or on American background two of his operas, Madame Butter fly" and 'The Girl of the Golden West" In 'J'Oracolo, Franco Leoni has also chosen a subject with an Ameri- can background. and this striking lit- tie opera will be played by Antonio Scotti during his visit of the scotti Grand Opera Company on it's second tour with a greatly enlarged roper tory and lists of artists, which will ap- pear here at the Jefferson theatre on May at the matinee performance.
 'LOracolo" is based on c. B. Fer nald's play, '"The Cat and the Cherub," |" which few years ago held New York and London audiences enthralled by it's strange fascination. True, the char acters are not American, but the play is by an American and the scene is laid in the Chinese purlieus of San Francisco, giving opportunity for pie turesque setting and costumes which is fully availed of But this is less important than the opportunities af- forded Antonio Scotti to enact a role in which his real genius as an actor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
MUSICAL TREAT OF THE
 SEASON AT LOEW'S BIJOU

Music lovers are given a rare treat this week at Loew's Bijou in the offering of Senor Viimos Westony, the famous Span ish pianist and Miss Thora Jansen the Danish-American nightingale who are the headliners for the first of the week.
 Senor Westony takes high rank in the great pianists of today, and his selec- tions at the performances yesterday proved the musical treat of the season, and drew prolonged applause from large audiences. He has the touch of the true artist, and even those not unsteady in- clined gave enthusiastic approval of his superb rendition of the several numbers Miss Jansen is also an artist, and her song selections were extremely pleasing.
 Senor Westony has had the distinction of appearing before all the crowned heads of Europe, and has been signally honored by them. He has a most distinguished career, having been pupil of Liszt and a friend of Wagner. This number is one of the most artistic from musical stand point ever presented ona the local stage
 Ward and Wilson, in nSa. clever song re- vue, ran second to the headliners Their act went over in big time style. Their nifty jokes are all new, and Miss Ward wears some costume in the latest scene The costume is said to have cost $500. She wore 15 cents worth of it.
 Bobby Van Horn, a cheerful chap. He is really that. He has line of new jokes and snappy sayings that keeps the au- dience in an uproar.
 Daisy and Wilson offered some thrill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
MUSICAL FEATURE
 AT THE LYRIC

Music, which hath charms to soothe the savage breast and at the same time delight the modern man, is interwoven in every act at the Lyric for the first half of the week.
 The headline number is along the mu- sical comedy order, S'A Whirl of Mirth, with six people. Every one in this act has a good voice, which is, to say the least, somewhat unusual for this kind of offering. The song numbers are good an dthe whole act goes with snap that is refreshing,
 Reynolds and White combine the ridic- ulous with the sublime for an act of un- usual ability. Miss White gives the sub lime by proving to be a real artist in playing a violin while performing diff cult toe dances, and her partner proves that the ridiculous can also be sublime by his use of the violin and saxaphone.
 When a piano is pushed out onto tie stage the audience usually settles back for quiet act. But they were agreeably surprised in the case of Gillin and Null cahy. One of this pair sings and the other plays on the piano T hey sins some new songs which will be the most popular a month from now.
 Just how funny a piano can be is difficult to say. But it is very seldom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
CHARLES RAY
 AT THE COLONIAL

Charles Ray repertoire week is prov ing very popular at the Colonial thea tre. MT Ray has won for himself 2 wide following with his earnest, diff fident manner, and his fine character portrayal.
 The play of yesterday was "Bil Henry" the small town lad who de- parts for the city to win fame and fortune. His business venture of sell ing wares from house to house proving failure, Bill Henry gets job as clerk in hotel. That is where things pick up. He finds the girl at almos the same time, and after solving heI troubles. as well as his own, things end very much to the credit of MT. Bil Henry.
 The picture for today will be Hay Foot, Straw-Foot," a comedy witt sprightly humor pervading every line, and Charles Ray at his bashful best
 Charles Ray is really a remarkable actor. His diffidence is so well en- acted that it is only after meeting someone who knows him personally that it is believed that it is really act ing. He is not at all timid off the screen, I've been told.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27

and master of the art of makeup is fully manifested.
 There are few parts in the operatic repertory so luridly fascinating as Chim Fang, rascally owner of an opium den and malignant murderer. who. after turing the child of an ene- my to destruction, is strangled with his own pigtail. This scene and the one which follows, where Chim Fang, after suffering lsis just fate. Is propped up as though alive in order to deceive a passing policeman, Is extraordinari- ly thrilling MT. Scotti brings all his great powers to bear on memorable impersonation.
 The interest of 'LOracolo" does not lie merely in the piece as a vehicle for acting. Leoni's music is charac- teristica1ly dramatic and expressive and while the Chinese idiom is not over-insisted upon, clever use Is made of oriental color in the instrumenta ton and musical phrases and the score pleases alike the cultivated nearer and the trained musician. The piece, in fact, glows with color and apart from Scotti's expressing and thrilling per formance there is not dull moment, life in the Chinese quarter being vivid ly reproduced in the scenic environ ment and accessories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27

more amusing than when in the hands of Conlay and Webb in Odd Musical Nonsense"
 The Randalls in Seventeen Minutes in Arizona" furnish the thrills for the entire bill. In their sharpshootinS act there are moments when the audience e tches it's breath for fear the little crack of the rifle will spell death for the human target. And even the Ram dalls have a vein of music in their act, for they play tune with their rifles.
 The bill is completed by Geraldine Far rar in "rhe Woman and the Puppet." This picture takes the famous grand op- era singer to sunny Spain. Miss Farrar is supported by an all-star cast. in- clrding her husband, Lou Tellegen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
"SILVER THREADS AMONG THE
 GOLD" AT THE ALCAZAR

Refreshing iR it's simplicity the old, weIl-known and well loved story of "Silver Threads Among the Gold" has at last penetrated the movies. Rich ard Jose, who has starred for many years in the stage production of this beautiful story. plays also in the pie ture, and those talented youngsters, Jane and Katherine Lee, have very im- portant roles as we'll
 This photoplay will remain at the All cazar for the week, and a special mu- sical programme has been arranged for the showing of the picture Miss Amy Rogers. a noted singer with her lovely soprano voice, renders appropriate song numbers during the screening of the picture, including the title song, "Sil- yer Threads Among the Gold" MT. Mandelroft plays a number of saxo- phones selections also at each perform ance.
 The. picture is quite successful in portraying those sweet characters that one has learned to admire on the stage. All of the pathos and humor of the original has been retained. with quaint additions that intensity the delightful situations. "Silver Threads Among the Gold' keeps the house laughing with catch now and then during the entire play. which is a high tribute of merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Southern Representative of Burrows Screening Go. Says He Is Glad He Took Her Advice
INDIGESTION MADE
 HIS LIFE MISERABLE
Feels Like a New Man Since Taking Tanlac, and His Friends Have Noticed the
 Change In His Condition

Tanlac is the finest medicine I have ever run across in all the thirteen years have been on the road" said Charles w. Parker of 315 Bellwood avenue, Alt lanta Ga. Mir. Parker is travelling rep resentative for the E.. T. Burrows Screen ing Company of Portland, Me, and cov- CTS Tennessee, North and South Caro- lar with all who know him.
 "At the time began taking Tanlac," he continued, T weighed only 120 pounds, but now I weigh 13. And not only that. but have gotten rid of case of in digestion and other troubles that made my life miserable for the past two years
 My appetite left me and my stomach was in such bad fix that I could rot eat anything but what would sour, causing gas. bloating and intense pain. What little I did force myself to eat seemed to do me no good. as I last weight and strength continually and got so nervous that could never get nights sound sleep. I would roll and toss, walk the floor and get so little sleep that I always felt more tired in the mornings than on going to bed I also had the worst sort of nervous headaches and my whole system seemed to be run down and in bad shape. A great deal of the time felt unfit for anything and simply had to force myself to look after the duties of my position.
 While making my Georgia territory l called on my mother-in-law at Gibson. ard she persuaded me to try TanlAc, saying it had done her so much good that she wouldn't think of being without it. So bought a bottle and soon focild she was right when she said it would help me. Before I had finished my first bot tie was eating just anything I wanted and my appetite was so big coull hardly eat enough to satisfy me. I have taken five bottles now and am just Ike new man. I sleep like log at night, get up mornings thoroughly rested and so about my work like different man. In fact, I have undergone such a marked change that my friends often speak N it. I don't get tired like I did before. my old-time strength and energy have come back, and I am glad to give this statement for what it may be worth to others who may be in the condition was in. Tanlac is a great medicine and speak good word for it everywhere so"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham excIu- slvely by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and Patton-Pope Drug Co; Ensley, Ezsil Drug Co; Bessemer. Pegram- Patton Drug Co.,; North Birmingham. Walker Drug Co. and East Lake, E. G. BurchfieL- Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
IS YOUR LIVER
 OUT OF ORDER?
You Can Secure Quick Relief By Using Granger Liver
 Regulator

Everyone remembers the old adage, If you are half Vck you are only half man. If you are suffering liver disorders or your kidneys are not flowing freely and your stomach Is all out of sorts yau are only half man.
 What you need Is a good reliable liver medicine that will go to the root of the trouble and remove it's cause. Just such medicine is Granger Liver Regulator. It is purely vegetable and is unequaled in the treatment of disorders of the blood, stomach. liver and kidneys. It can he taken in either dry form or brewed into q delightful tea Go to your nearest drug store and get packAge. 1t only costs few cents. and take 1t as per directions onN each box. You will be moro than pleased with the results
 Granger Liver Regulator is sold by all drug stores or if your dealer can't supply you, order by mail from manufactursr. Price 8 cents- Granger Medicine Com pany. ChattanooGa. Tsnn.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
ANITA STEWART
 AT THE RIALTQ

"Virtuous Wives" dramatized from the novel of the same name. is the ve- hicle in which Anita Stewart plays at the Rialto theatre today and to- morrow. This is a story of New York social life. with those idle wives who are forever seeking for pleasure to fill their days for the characters. Little Amy Forester (played by Miss Stew art) is invited with her husband, An drew Forester. to house party given by one of these butterfly wives, who adore playing around the flame of love with other men, yet taking excellent care never to let their wings get singed with scandal.
 Amy and Andrew enter this social whirlpool, and before long the breach between them is so widened that Amy no longer feels the necessity of help- ing Andrew in his big business enter. prises. Andrew leaves her in the east while he goes west to be at the heart of his business and Amy is suddenly brought to realize how empty is the life she is leading by the example of Irma Delabarre, one of her friends Irma is so busy carrying on a flirta tion with one of the tango tea hounds that she sadly neglects her child. The I oy falls into the water when he tries to slip off in boat alone, and Amy saves his life. In bringing Irma and her husband together again Amy real izes how fine and big Andrew is, and goes to him.
 Conway Tearle plays Andrew Torres ter in a most sympathetic and under standing manner. It is one of the best pictures in which the fair Anita has ever been cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
German Girls Send
 Leap Year Proposal
 to Bachelors of U. s.
By A.socI.t.d Pres.

Jackson. Miss, April 26.-A leap year proposal to the bachelors of America from the girls of Duisburg. Germany, is contained in letter re- ceived by the editor of local news paper from U. Stahl of Duisbure who said he was writing to 2 list of Amer ican papers by request.
 Their chances of marriage handi- capped somewhat by the death of so many young men of their country in the unhappy war; the German girls are anxious to find husbands in Amer lea, the letter said. Language diff culties should prove no barrier, it continued. for the German girls ac- uuire English easily.