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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
THEATRE TO CLOSE

The doors of the Princess Theatre
will be closed after the show next
Wednesday and will not open again
for two weeks. When it does open
everything will be new but the man
agement, says Manager M. w Matte
check. The old seats will be discarded
and new ones installed, new front
will be put in, new floor laid and
the arrangement of the interior will
be changed. The remodelling will in
clude the installation of a new, latest
type picture machine. The changes
will substantially increase the houses
seating capacity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
BULLETS STOP
AUTO THIEVES
Men who Stole Pr0sser Mayors
New Oldsm0bile Caught by
Local Police

Bullets thru the windshield brought
two speeding automobile thieves to a
hurried halt on the main highway he
tween here and Prosser about nine
O'Clock Tuesday evening. The bullets
were from the guns of Deputy Sheriff
C. E. Copeland and Chief of Police
Shepard.
About $3.50 o'clock Tuesday evening
Deputy Copeland was notified by
Sheriff Rolph that two men had sto-
len the new Oldsmobile of Mayor Alex
Mcneil of Prosser, and were thought
to be headed toward. Kennewick.
Accompanied by Chief Shepard
and Taxi-driver Walter Hessler, the
deputy started toward Prosser. When
a short distance this side Of the Fall
lon bridge the headlights of an ap-
prpaching auto were sighted. The
officers alighted and attempted to
bring the speeding car to halt with
their flash lights. The driver ignor-
ed the signal and sped on. Two shots
in the air were unheeded, but when
the chief sent q bullet thru the wind
shield close to the drivers head and
the deputy followed suit at the other
end of the. shield the car soon came
to a halt at the side Of the road.
When the officers caught up they
found one man crouching at the bot
tom of the car with his hands in the
air and wailing that they had killed
his partner. He said when the shot
which had shattered the Windshield
had been fired his pal, who was driv-
ing, had released the wheel and tum-
bled from the car and would be found
dead along the roadside. A search
revealed the mans hat only and
sprinting footsteps across country
soon convinced the officers that the
driver was still pretty live. corpse.
The officers, with the prisoner, who
gave his name as Jack Austing, board
ed the stolen automobile and drove
to Prosser. Early the next morning
they returned and picked up the miss
sing man near the Richland bridge.
This man gave his name as Hans
Cloyd. He was taken to the county
Jail in Pasco. Both men say their
homes are in Walla Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
SECONDS LOSE TOO

While the Kennewick-R Richland
league team was being defeated here
Sunday by Prosser, the Kennewick
second team was doing the same thing
in the county seat. The seconds have
a little edge on the leaguers as they
stayed for II innings instead Of 10
and took the small end of a to
score. Johnson and Morain did the
battery work for the Kennewick team.
A return game will be played here
Sunday at 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
MAKE PLANS FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
American Legion Boys to Lift
Responsibility from GAR.
Veterans this Year

The burden of making plans for an
appropriate observance of Memorial
Day in Kennewick is to be shifted to
younger shoulders this year. In
times past the responsibility has fall
en- upon the gray-haired veterans of
the GAR. This year the initiative
is to be taken by the boys of The
American Legion.
While no definite program has as
yet been worked out it is the hope of
the service men to have the day more
generally observed than ever before.
AS May 30 falls on Sunday, Monday,
the 31st, will be observed. All bust
ness houses in the city will be request
ed to close at 10 a. m. for the rest
of the day. Special memorial SER
vices will be held in the Congregation
al church next Sunday evening. All
members of the Legion, the GAR.
and W.R.C. are requested to assemble.
at the Legion rooms in time to leave
for the church at 7:15 p. m.
All automobile owners who are
willing to donate their cars Tor the
drive to the cemetery are requested
to notify Leon F. Semon as soon as
possible and all mothers, wives
and sisters Of the service men who
will assist in carrying out the pro-
gram are asked to call Mrs. E. L.
Baxter, telephone 1875
The Legion committee in charge ar
rangements are Frank Driscoll, Ber-
nard Slaugenhaupt and Fred Spiegel-
berg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

soon after June and the government
contract with the district for stored
waer will be forwarded to Washington
d. C. within the next few days.
Mr.. Lytel said the work which has
been undertaken by the state reclama-
tion board will have tendency to
bring irrigation bonds back into good
repute with the financiers. "You must
remember this project is no little
thing, but is really one Of the biggest
reclamation units ever undertaken in
this state and as such calls for careful
procedure" said he. "Don't get ii
a hurry. AS you proceed from one
step to another be sure that every
thing behind you has been done in a
manner that will facilitate the financ-
ing of the project"
Mr.. Chandler, state reclamation en-
gineer, said much of his work, has al
ready been done by the U. S. engineers
and very little, if any, field work will
be necessary for the approval or dis
approval of the project from an en-
gineering standpoint. In fact, he said
he understood the project had already
been virtually approved by the U. s.
reclamation service and had tentative
ly been selected as the first new pro-
ject to be built in this state as soon as
funds were available. "From an en-
gineering standpoint the project pre-
sents no difficulties, the water is avail
able, the, construction is simple, and
the lands are of the BEST" said Mr..
Chandler. "About all my Office shall
need to do to pass upon the project
will be to check and verify the data
collected by the U. S. reclamation en-
gineers."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
GRANGE WAREHOUSE
TO. OPEN JUNE |
c. c. Day will be Manager of
Farmers Business-Occupy
Leibel Building

Soon after June I, the Grange Ware.
house of Kennewick will open its doors
for business in the H. C. Leibel build.
ing on Front street, at present occu-
pied by the Columbia Second Hand
store. The business will be carried
on by c. C. Day as manager.
The Incorporation of the warehouse
association has been completed with
Jesse Reed as president; A. A. Ed
wards, vice president; A. S. Goss, Sec
retary-treasurer and j. A. Nickolaus
as the fifth member of the board of
directors.
While the bulk of the warehouses;
business will be in feeds, coal, flour,
fencing materials and other commodi-
ties which the farmers buy in large
quantities, staple groceries and work
clothes will also be carried in stock.
Groceries, however, will not be sold
in broken packages, that is, canned
goods, for instance; will be sold only
in case lots. "The saving which we
expect to effect for our members is
to be accomplished largely by elim-
mating the overhead expense requir-
ed to retail goods in small quantities
and the clerical work necessary to con-
duct q credit business, and we are go-
ing to cut much of this expense by
selling in larger quantities and for
cash only" said Mr.. Day. ~Ne have
no quarrel with the local business men
and we are not opening our store in
the hope that we shall be able to put
any Of the merchants out Of business.
We do expect, however, to effect SUBJ
stantial savings to our members"
Mr.. Day explains that the Grange
store will sell to its stockholders only
but that anybody, regardless Of their
business or profession, may become
an associate stockholder and as such,
a customer. Associate stockholders,
however, have not vote or voice in the
association, the voting privilege being
limited to stockholders who are men,
bers of the grange. Stock to non
grangers will be sold at a slightly
higher figure, the additional price be-
ing just about equal to the oranges
dues.
The local warehouse will be one Of
chain of 55 grange warehouses now
operating in the state. The ware
house at Prosser opened for business
several weeks ago with Knute Hill as
manager.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
LOCALS LOSE
ANOTHER GAME
Prosser Romps Away with Vic
tory after Home Team had
it All But Sewed Up

It was heart-breaking, was Sum
days baseball game. Until the sixth
inning Prosser had not put man
across home plate and Kennewick had
the game all sewed up with z runs to
their credit. In the sixth Prosser
annexed their first run but were
promptly blanked in the seventh. In
the eighth they began to bing the
ball and were still binging it in the
ninth at the close of which the score
stoodDeight all. In the tenth the Wis
itors walloped out four more and the
best the home team could do was one,
the final schore being IL to 8.
Yedica, who was in the box for the
first time this year, was all to the
good until the eighth, having held the
county seat batsmen down to few
scattering scratch hits. In the eighth
and ninth he was touched. up for six
safeties. Kirkpatrick relieved Yedica
in the tenth.
Il h e
Prosser ...12 II 6
Kennewick- -Richland ......9 Is 8
Batteries-Yedica, Kirkpatrick and
Lavere; Siebert and Chesley.
Next Sundays Games
Kennewick- -Richland at Wapato;
Mabton at Sunnyside, Toppenish at
Pasco, Grandview at Prosser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

The recital given at the Methodist
church Tuesday evening by the pupils
of Mrs. 7. B. Hopkinson was enjoyed
by large and very appreciative au-
dience. The selections with the ex-
ception of one by the mandolin club,
of Pasco were given by Mrs. Hopkin-
sons Kennewick pupils and showed
excellent training, several being very
difficult numbers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
CLUB PICNIC

The picnic .given by the Woman's
club at Anon park last Wednesday
pnder the management of the Home
Economics department, proved to be
a very enjoyable affair.
More than fifty members of the club
were present. This was the last meet
ing of the club year. Mrs. Lawrence,
president, and Mrs. Wright, vice pres
ident of the Country Club of Rich
land, were guests.
Following the luncheon a short bus
mess meeting was held, after which a
pleasant social hour was spent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
CAPT. BROWN TO SPEAK

Capt. E. X. Brown, of Ellensburg,
will be the principal speaker at re-
publican rally to be held in the K. of
P. hall tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Capt. Brown has been speaking at
series of meetings in the Yakima val
ley this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
MISS WOODS LEADS THIS WEEK

Miss Violet Woods jumped into
first place this week in the Liberty
Theatres dedication voting contest.
Miss Esther Richardson climbed from
eighth place to second on the list and
Miss Alice Corfman, who had the lead
last week has dropped back to third
place. A new name in the list is that
of Miss Marguerite McNaul, who has
1000 votes to her credit. The voting
coupon will be found on another page
Of this paper. ,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
LEGION MEETING

In anticipation of small attendance
during the summer months the boys
of the local American Legion post
hope to make a regular meeting Fri
day evening one of the biggest of the
year. After the business session a
weiner feed will be enjoyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

Mrs. Roy Yates and Mrs. Neil Har-
per entertained party of friends on
Tuesday evening at the Yates home.
The affair was given in honor of Mr..
Harper's birthday and was a. complete
surprise. An elaborate banquet was
served after an evening of cards and
music. Covers were laid for fifteen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

The second annual meeting of the
Benton county Minute Women IS as
sociation will be held in the Grange
hall at Benton City at 10 a. m, May
"a. There will be a picnic luncheon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

w. T. Stevens Of the Ellensburg
Normal school was in Kennewick on
Thursday on his way to Hanford,
where he delivered the commencement
address on Friday to the first grad
uating class of the high school there.
Mr.. Stevens spoke on "Co-operative
Education"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Odom Of Con-
nell visited at the home Of his par
eAts, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Odom Sum-
day. ..s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Harper motor
ed to Glen Siding Sunday and spent
the day with friends.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Reddie spent
Sunday with friends at Benton City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
MONKEY RUM MAKES HIM
OWN THE WHOLE STREET
Hunch Leads Andrew Twiford to Buy
Liquor of Mysterious Stranger in
Unknown Boat

Andrew Twiford, a fireman on the
tug boat Juniper wanted some Monkey
rum Tuesday: He got it. Then the
stuff got him. Tuesday night he was
much stimulated. He took his stand on
Main street and announced that he
would knock the sheol out of anybody
who dared pass that way.
Twiford's threat intimidated lot of
street corner boys, but George Pool, a
young man of the county happened by.
Pool heard the threat but didn't pay
any attention as he had both hands in
his pockets feeling of his Christmas
money and wondering what to buy his
girl for Christmas: When he approach
ed near enough, Twiford caught him on
the left cheek with the full force of
a coal heavens thrust. Pool sat down
Immediately.
Wednesday in police court Twiford
said he just wanted a little liquor and
approached a man on boat at the foot
of Main street. He said he didn't know
the man, never had seen him before,
didn't know the name of the boat or
where it came from, but asked the man
for some liquor and got it for $40
quart. He was sentenced to 60 days in
Jail but upon request of Pool, the SEN
tence was changed to $50 and costs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
CHURCHES HERE PLAN TO
DO MUCH CHARITY WORK
Christmas Stocking to The
Poor of The City

All of the Elizabeth City churches
are planning much charity work for the
Christmas season. Much of this work
is being done by Sunday School children
who bring confectioneries to go in the
Christmas stockings to be distributed.
The Sunday School children of Christ
Church will distribute about 45 stock
ings, containing confectioneries; and a
pair of hose to fit the recipient will al
so be enclosed. These gifts will be
made irrespective of the denomination
to which the one receiving them be-
longs.
The First Methodist Church and City
Road Methodist Church are conducting
their charity work together. The pas
in many homes regardless of their de-
nominational affiliations, in every sec
ton of the city. They found about 40
homes whose occupants were in need
and these will receive gifts prepared
by the social service workers of the
two churches.
The two Baptist churches, Blackwell
Memorial and the First Baptist Church
will distribute gifts along similar lines
to every one really in need at this time,
Charity workers of both churches work
ing with the cooperation of the Sun
day schools will endeavor to distribute
worth while presents and are making
every effort to see that no one is slight
ed
The Red Cross Chapter is also plan
ming to distribute as many gifts of clo-
thing and toys and other useful things
as is practicable with the means at its
At any rate the poor of the
city stand in for one worth while day
during the year.
One little girl of Christ Church Sun
day School told her parents to- let her
know what they intended to give her
for Christmas She said she wanted
find some needy child who would ap-
preciate the particular gifts, and donate
them where they were most needed.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
ITALY BESIEGES GREECE
IN BELHAVEN COOK SHOP
Italian Sympathizers of Suspected Muir
derer Make War on Restau-
ranteur

Information reaches THE INDE-
PENDENT that a number of Italians
left the construction camp of the Hyde
county railroad and made their. way to
Belhaven intent on avenging the arrest
of their countryman, Joe Tersigni who
is charged with the muDder of Wiley
Radcliff the Pantego young man mur-
dered last week A restauranteur nam
ed Observation-Disclosures or
something like, operating the Belhaven
Cafe there, was the first object of their
;scorn to be found. They5set upon him
with intent to exterminate, but he was
rescued before serious injury was eff
fected.
Joe Tersigni, the Italian suspect in
the Washington Jail is said to be in
serious condition. Unverified rumors
have it that he was wounded in the bat
tie and no one knows how it happened.
but some think there is something shady
about the affair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
OFFICERS RAID BIG STILL
AT SNOWDEN LAST WEEK
Catch Negro With 100 Gallon Still With
Is Barrels of Mash, Making
Ready for Christmas

Jerome Baxter, a middle aged colored
farmer living about mile and a half
from Snowden was ceught operating a
still last week when three revenue men
and a police officer of Elizabeth City
followed up clues they had caught some
time ago.
Baxter had just fired up his still when
the officers found him. The still was
of capacity adequate to turn out 120
gallons of white tightening every "a
hours. 1t had evidently been running
sometime back as ample supplies were
on hand, showing that provision was
made to supply the Christmas trade.
The officers found Is barrels Of mash Or
about 700 gallons. Besides. there were
five five-gallon demijohns and 10 gal
lon keg which had evidently just been
emptied and other equipment for taking
away the juice. olice say that Baxter
had been supplying Elizabeth City with
liquor for several months. but had clev-
erly evaded capture.
The negro was released under bond of
5000, pending his appearance at the
next term of Federal Court. The men
making the raid were Revenue Officers
J. B. Ferebee, Joe Ramsy, G. G. Shores
and Police Officer G.. w. Twiddy.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
NEGRO FELL OVERHEARD AND
THEY FINED HIM DOLLARS

Saturday night when Police Officer
Comstock went down Southern Avenue
to arrest a fellow who was raising g
disturbance at home, he saw a negro
man named Henry Adams travelling un-
evenly ahead. Officer Comstock saw 8
chance to arrest drunk and get another
feather in his cap, so he set out after
the negro. The negro saw him coming
and attempted to run. He made it as
far as the Southern Avenue Bridge
where he lost his balance and fell over
board in Charles Creek.
AS soon as he struck water he put
up howl, Officer Comstock called to
Charlie Seymour, a young man nearby
and the two fished Adams out in the
name of the law. He was very much
discomfited at being arrested but thank
ed the police heartily. Monday morn
ing he was tried in police court and
fined five dollars.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
SoUTHERN HOTEL CHANGES
HANDS ON JANUARY FIRST

+. II. Spence who has leased the Sou.
'N"rn Hotel in this city, the lease effec-
wv" Jan. I, 1921, will arrive in Eliza
"'fh City early next week and be all in
READINESS to step into the proprietor
snip and management of the hotel wher
me present lessee. Col. 9. T. Benrett
"'p~ nnt on January 1.
VIZ. Spence has leased the Southern
'"F period of ten years and his lease
,'"'Smplates extensive repairs and inn
n'oVeMents (, on the property. Mr..
spence himself is a seasoned hotel man.
having successfully managed large ho-
'DlS IN Norfolk and Charlotte.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24

garding the publication for which he is
suing Pugh and his paper. But il
Pugh's opinion Mr.. Johnson's action
was ''conceived by "Bill'' Saunders and
he says 1 talked it over with Johnson in
| Currituck; q lie made out of the whole
cloth
| Since opinions are in order I will say
that it is my opinion that the Herald
attack on E. r. Johnson was inspired
by one who, in my opinion, is on Pugh' S
note, in whole or in part, for that 81
| 800 and it is my opinion that if Pugh
| isn't interested in the editorial policy
of the Herald it is because he has sur
rendered his interest to certain groul
here in consideration of their financial
aid in keeping that rotten newspape
alive.
When a real manly man makes mis-
take he apologies for that mistake in
manly way. Instead of coming forward
and saying boldly and frankly that he
had misrepresented E. r. johnson of
Currituck G.. r. Pugh undertakes to
sneak out of the situation and stink
away from it, which is but Pughesque.
Also, performing true to type, Pugh
dragged me and others into his attempt
ed apology. I suspect that when Pugh
was made, God Almighty set out to make
a fox and forgot to put tail on him.
Pugh seems to be fond of delving into
business relations of people. So far as
I am concerned he may go as far as
he likes but he might have an eye to
his own. For instance the story of the
old stockholders of the PrinCae Cola
Company will make interesting reading.
Mr.. Flora over at Tulls Greek has a
very unique opinion of Mr.. Pugh's bus
mess methods. For instance, if Mrs.
Fred Davis were to call on Mr.. Pugh
to promptly return to her the ten thou
sand or more dollars which she put in
to the Griffn-Pugh Place deal down at
Norfolk Matched up by Roscoe Turner
I wonder if she would get her money
as promptly as she parted with it? 1t
is hardly likely that Pugh would deny
that she put the money in on his ad-
vice. And Pugh's paper of last week
is doing some talking about certain law
yers robbing dead mems estate.
w. O. SAUNDERS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24

DR.. COMBS is one of northeastern
North CaroIina's youngest physicians
and he is not afraid of the chal-
ienge to a prophet who tries to do
business in his own country. DR.. Combs
went from Columbia, TyrreII County, to
get his medical education and when he
got his diploma about a year ago he
went braveIy back to Columbia. And he
is making good. DR.. Combs is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Combs, of Col
umbia. He is graduate of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina and the Jeffer-
SON College of Physicians and Surgeons,
of Philadelphia The engraving is from
a recent photo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
TROOP FIVE HAS XMAS TREE

Toop Boy Scouts enjoyed a Christ
mas tree and party Monday night. The
room was gaily decorated with many
troop and American flags. Pugh II s..
G. and Anson Cohoons both assistant
scoutmasters gave fine talks. as well as
Scoutmaster Pendleton- The boys plan
to finish a log cabin before next year
as well as learn the semaphore code
by next meeting. At the regular meet
ing the scouts were ranked in patrols
and led in drill form to the Christmas
where the presents were given out.
Each scout received presents.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-24
Hathaway Saws

If you wear glasses, have
your eyes and glasses both
examined from time to time,
and go to the place where you
can afford to pay a reason
able price for real professio-
nal work. Remember your
eyes are your bread-winners.
Take care of them.
You have your teeth ex-
amined twice a year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DIR. J. D. Hathaway
s1 Optometrist
Phone 99o Bradford Bldg