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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17

In resolution adopted in Olympia
yesterday the executive committee Of
the American Legion disclaims any
responsibility for the report of Jay
Morrison in which he presumes to pass
judgment upon the merits of the sew
eral irrigation projects considered by
the state reclamation board. The res
olution in effect sustains the report Of
F. r. Jeffrey in which he says that
Morrison exceeded his authority in at
tempting to pass upon the administra-
tion of the state reclamation act.
At the meeting Of the state execu-
tive committee, the Legion Post Of this
city was represented by J. w. Vickers
who returned home this morning
bringing with him copy Of the reso-
luton.
Persisting in it's policy Of unfairness
the Spokesman-Review prints only a
part of the Legion committees state
ment and does not give that part of it
which discredits the acts Of Morrison
to which the Spokane paper gave such
wide publicity few weeks ago. The
Legion's official statement follows:
"Resolved that the matter of the in
vestigation of the reclamation board
interests the American Legion to the
extent only that it relates to land set
Element for ex-service men and that
in the opinion of the executive COM
mittee there has been failure on the
part of the reclamation board to ap-
preciate the interests of the ex-ser-
vice men and to utilize the appropria-
tion made by the legislature of 1919
for their benefit and that steps should
be taken Immediately by the legisla-
ture to further the objects and pur-
poses set forth in the act.
"The above statement contains the
policy and attitude of the executive
committee of the American Legion
on this question and is the only Off
cial or authoritative report in behalf of
the American Legion on the matter.
The appendix to the report of the land
settlement committee of the Legion
(Morrison's report) which contains
criticism of various irrigation and
reclamation projects is not adopted
and never has been adopted by the
American Legion, but is the report of
only one of the members of the land
settlement committee of the Legion.
The American Legion executive COM
mittee expressly disclaims any desire
to pass upon the merits or demerits
of those projects, or to criticize in any
way any official or individual connect
ed with or interested in those projects,
and. regrets that any impression has
obtained that this report has been ap-
proved by or adopted as the position
of the American Legion in American
matters
| In other words the Legion executive
committee says that the Spokesman
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
BUsH-GAMMoN

Miss Lois Cannon and Mr.. Clyde
w. Bush were quietly married in Pros
ser this afternoon. The ceremony was
performed in the presence Of a few
close friends. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cannon,
of the Kennewick valley. She is an
accomplished young lady and suc-
cessful school teacher. Mr.. Bush is
the son of Mrs. Fred Cresswell and
has made his home near Finley since
boyhood. The young couple will make
their home at Finley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
PROssER MEN COMING

President E. w. Trenbath, Of the
Commercial club, has received word
that a number of Prosser business
men will come to Kennewick next
Monday for a sort of love feast with
the Kennewick business men. The
Prosser men have no special mis-
sion in coming other than just to get
better acquainted with their neigh
bors. 1t is probable that noon lunch
con will be arranged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
AUTO LICENSES

The county auditor will be at the
offices of Trenbath & Gascoigne We'd
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of next week for the purpose of
receiving applications for 1921 auto
mobile licenses. All cars must have
their new licenses by March l.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1921
STOP 1T!

Somebody is going to get in Jail.
Street Commissioner Geo. Crutchfield
says so. That is somebody is going to
Jail if somebody doesn't stop driving
over the fire hose when George is
flushing the city streets. The street
commissioner has taken his troubles
to Mayor Desgranges whose order is:
"arrest 'em," and George is going to
do it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
ARMY STORE QUITS

The Kennewick Army Goods store
has discontinued its business here.
The doors were closed Tuesday even
ing and the remains of the stock were
shipped to Walla Walla. 49,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
WORK UNDER WAY

Work on the new concrete bridge
which is to span the irrigation canal
at Second street is now under way.
The old bridge was torn out the first
of the week and it is now necessary
to detour through Olmsted addition to
the crossing on State street near the
high school building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17

Assistant Postmaster G. II. Shana.
felt, went to Plymouth, Friday where
he conducted civil service examina-
tion for postmaster at that place.
Before returning home Mr.. Shanafelt
visited in Hermiston and other Ore
gon towns. &5 *s6
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17

Lester Spencer, of Gresham, Ore
gon, has been visiting this week at
the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Robert Dorothy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
KENNEWICK BOYS
! WIN FROM YAKIMA
Local High School Basketball
Team Nose Out Victory by
-.. Close Margin
(School Correspondent

The Kennewick high school broke
even with the Yakima high Friday ev-
ening in two of the fastest basketball
battles ever played in the local GYM
,nasium. The Kennewick boys won a
victory over their fast rivals by the
close margin of two points and the
girls were defeated by nine points.
The whistle at 1880 started the girls
in one of the most interesting games
of the season. The local girls took
the lead and maintained it all through
the first half and it looked like anoth-
er victory for Kennewick. But once
the lasses located the basket it was
only by quick, accurate passing that
the home girls held the lead.
Yakima seemed stronger in the sec
ond half and their forwards shot some
long baskets, the local girls, however,
never lost heart and played the game
like veterans. The Yakima girls were
much larger and heavier and their
weight told in the last few minutes of
play. 1t was a great game and the
school is mighty proud of the girls
although they were defeated by 20 to
20.
The boys game was thriller. 1t
was only in the last few minutes of
play that the locals nosed out a hard
earned victory. The game started
with Kennewick taking the lead and
holding it throughout the first half,
18 to IL. The second half was simi-
lar to the girls game in that the Wis
iting team seemed the stronger. They
crept up steadily on the local lads un-
til the score was tied then first one
side would take the lead and then the
other. 1t grew to be regular battle
with each team fighting for the lead.
At the beginning of the last minute
the score was tie and Kennewick
snatched victory with a field goal
made in the last twenty seconds of
play.
The game was a real thriller from
start to finish and one long to be re-
membered. There were no individual
stars on the local team. Every man
was in the game all the time and the
team work was excellent.
Hinderman gave complete satisfac-
ton as referee and Kennewick was
fortunate in getting him to officiate.
Mrs. E. o. Keene is teaching one of
the eighth grade rooms this week in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB HELPS

At Wednesdays luncheon the Com
mercial club voted to donate $50 to
the Near East Relief. .... -'N
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-17

Mrs. E. o. Keene is teaching one of
the eighth grade rooms this week in
the absence of Miss Mangon. Miss
Mangon has been i'll for some time
but it is expected that she will be able
to resume her work next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28
Dorothy Dix Tails
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
WORLDS Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Coming Up to Expectation-2.


The man has listened to his wife re-
cite the litany of his faults until he
feels that she regards him as a poor.
miserable, make-shift of a man who
viii never make a success of life and
who is stingy, and tyrannicaI, to boot
The woman has had her husband tell
her so often that she is a fool, and a
bad manager, and wasteful and ex-
traVagant, and that she muddles a
story when she tries to tell it, and has
the outlook of a hen, that she thinks
that he regards her as a failure as a
woman, and doesn't expect any more
of her than he would of a half wit
And this induces in the man and the
woman What's-the-us attitude
towards matrimOny, which is the most
demoraiizing thing that could happen
to 1t. The man says what's the use of
my trying to be a good husband. and a
good provider for my family. when all
the thanks [ get at home is criticism
because 1 don't do better The woman
says what's the use of my denying
myself things that I want in order TO
save, and of my cooking and sewing
to make comfortable home when all
the reward that 1 get is a knock from
my husband?
So both slump, and both are very
apt to come to justify the evil expec-
tatlonS OF the other. One might as
we'll be killed for a sheep as a lamb
and if one is going to be blamed, any
way, one might as well have the game
as the name.
The jealous and suspicious wife,
who is always watching her husband
and keeping tab on him. and who
reads wrong into his most innocent
relationship with other woman, will
inevitably drive him into justify4n g
her belief of him. The man who will
not give his wife a dollar to spend,
or trust her out of his sight, may rest
assured that in the end she will out
wit him and deceive him, and be as
| false as he expects her to be. But
there are not many men and women
! who do not repay faith with faith, and
/ who are not true to those who trust
! them.
Praise is more potent than blame
! The thing that we try hardest to do
! IS the thing we excel in, the thing we
| know we will be extolIed for doing.
| The people we take most pains to
| please are those who love and admire
/ us. We make every effort to increase
| their good opinion, but our enemies
| and critics may go hang for all of US
| We do not put ourselves out to propi-
tiate them because no matter what we
do they are going to lambast US any
| way.
We all try to be what people ex-
pect us to be. We give the best that
is in US to those who expect the best
and that is worth remembering, mar
! ried people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28

ideals People are getting over the
debauch that followed the armistice.
The world is seeing that her only
hope is in spiritual forces" That
man truly interpreted our times. The
extraordinarily deep and clear inter-
est in the Washington conference is
one vindication of his opinion. The
ideals that won the war, and at the
same time put the iron heel of the
law upon the debauching power of the
liquor traffic, are again emergent.
From the depressing spectacle of
the heartless looting Of victims of a
great fire and of all kindred lawless-
ness we turn to the more inspiring
churches and Sunday schools. which
is overwhelmingly unselfish and al
truistic. Deeper flowing than the
mood of disregard for law is the pop
ular passion for human welfare and
for righteousness. Ordinarily unvocal
entirely too unvocal-the nobIest
public sentiment is nevertheless, in
most tests, dominant today. Men and
women are dreaming the great dreams
of sober world. of world of JUS
tice. of world of good will and broth
erlinesS.
AS our Lesson text says, "precept
must be upon 5precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon
the great truth must be taught to all
peoples that no man lives to himself
alone, and that there is no personal
desire or privilege or right that may
not be nObly~ surrendered for the sake
of an mankind. For that is the Chris
tan principle underlying the whole
idea of temperance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28
little BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LIZZIE PAPE-

Yestidday I dident have enything
special to do and was looking Ground
the store room thinking maybe / mite
find something I dident know 1 lost,
and I found a letter with a old fashion
stamp on it like they used to put on
letters to make them go. and after
suppir me and pop and ma was in the
setting room and sed, Hay pop, lissen
to this letter I found, hay ma, lissen
to this.
And I started to reed it. reading,
Deerest of the deer. I miss you so
mulch it seems as if the day mus
have 1000 hours insted of ony "a like
it is supposed to.
Ha ha ha. sed pop laffing. deerest
of the deer, the poor fish, CESS shes
deer all rite meening Expensive. no
body ever cawt me writing a letter
like that I was a sensible young man,
not a poor fish.
Willyum don't be so sourcastic, were
all young once, sed ma, and pop sed,
Not that young, the poor fish.
Wich I started to reed some more,
reediHg, Life without you Is like an
egg without salt or a flower without
smell. 1t is like wandering in the
Sahara desert with no waiter to the
rite of me or waiter to the left of me.
The poor fish. he never thawt there
mite be waiter in frunt of him, ha ha
ha. sed mop.
Now Willyum aren't you meen. ware
did you find the letter, Benny? sed ma,
and l sed. Up in the store room, and
pa sed. Wat, well I declare. its a, let
ter you rote to me vile We were en-
Gagged, Willyum, I remember it now,
hee hee you bin calling yourself q
poor fish. hee hee Willyum wat kind
of fish are you a cod or a sardeen
| or wat?
It's a forgery. the boys crazy. let me
see it. sed pop. Wich I handed him
| the letter and he saw the name on IT
| and everything and stuck 1t I'm his
| pockit saying. I dident know I drank
ESQ mulch in my youth.
WAT are you WAlyum. a herring or
a shad? sed ma. And pop got behind
the paper without saying enything
and ma told him all the different
names of fishes she could think of
| taking her about half hour and ms
helping her by telling her the ones
I knew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28
THE PLUMB PLAN CAMPAIGN.

That the railway workers have
mover abandoned their hope of finally
imposing the plumb plan" on the
country there can be little doubt. The
threat of a strike at this time is gen
orally believed to have been but an
other move in their campaign.
1t has been common talk among
railroad employees for many months
that ultimately a controversy would
be precipitated and a strike called
with the result that railroad transport
tation would be interrupted and the
government would be forced to take
over the roads. This is what the EN-
ployes desire. believing that because
of their numbers their political influ-
-cuce will be such as to force govern
ment management to accede to their
wishes in the matter of wages, hours
OF labor and rules OF employment.
Government management during
the Wilson administration resulted in
four important changes in policy
whichNwere highly satisfa Glory to the
railroad employees. There was an in
crease in wages at a far greater rate
than the increase in income which the
railroads received. There was an in
I crease in the number of employees out
of proportion to the increase in thl
amount OF traffic handled. There
were changes in the rules which en-
abled employees to obtain pay fol
services not rendered which enabled
employees to obtain pay for a higher
class of service than actually rem
dered. and required the attendance
OF skilled men when the character O.
the work was such as could have beer
performed by men of lower classified
ton. Lastly. the wishes Of the EN-
ployes as to policies in management
were very generally concurred in, q
that there was practically employ
mana cement.
This was the establishment of a scr
of bolshevistic control-control not b.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28
JUST FOLKS
THE PARTY.
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE BAhI L.
1t may pc I'm old fashioned an my style
is rather plain
But I'd like to see the perils Of my boy
hood once again:
We didn't have 'em often, an they lacked
the aomp an show
OF the CAV an brilliant gatherings which
this age has come to know;
But they had a thrill about EN-, an
whatever folks would say
The world lost something wholesome when
the custom passed away.
Our notion of party was a family affair
With all the aunts and cousins and the
uncIcS gathered there,
An the young folks maxim merry an the
lovers whispering
An the bushes an excuses when we'd ask
Aunt Lii to sing;
An the silence, an the wonder an as We
heard some friend recite
To GUS constant admiration, "Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight
Now the family seldom gathers as Of old
il used to do,
We have changed our old-time gladness
for the customs Of the new
An can't help feeltn sorry, for whatever
folks may claim.
The old time family party never brought
regret or shame.
Tho 1 don't know how to say it, sim some
how il seems TO me
What we really need are parties Of the
kind that used to be
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28

the owner or the man who had dem
onstrated superior organizing and eX-
ecutive ability, but by the employe. 1t
was a step in the direction of the
adoption of the Plumb plan which
contemplates government ownership
with operation by a commission in
which the employees shall have a DOM
mating influence.
The present temper of the govern
ment and the public indicates that the
program will not be carried out at an
early date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28
George MattheW.Addn1s
Daily Talk
PEACE.
And why is it

FEACE.
I once read that over the bed OF
the great Gladstone hung these words:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect Peace,
whose mind is staid on Thee" 4
I have always noted that the most
peaceful people are those who I'VE
within a wrapping of devout religious
conviction, feeling that there really
does exist an afl-wise Father who pays
attention to the humblest request
who not only notes the sparrow's
fall" but whose eyes follow every
sincere effort ON the part of people.
To those to whom peace is sweet
comes a broadly developed under
standing. And it is only thru perfect
understanding that We are led to rise
above our petty selves-to walk thru
the paths of tolerance and to enter
into the inheritance of real character
wealth.
If you are at peace with yourself.
you cannot enter into any quarrel
with the world.
With peace comes control, an abid-
ing sense of contentment and cleaner
vision. You will think better when
you are at peace with yourself and
with other people A nation thriVes
and strides forward in time of peace
| when its work is to furnish benefits
to as large a number as possible.
To entertain peace within ones
/ heart is to prepare the way fer seeing
good beyond that which is bad and
right beyond wrong.
You cannot barter for peace-it
must be accepted.
: And it isn't manufactured pro-
duct, either. Peace always stay
1t is impossible TO be happy with
out peace in the mind and heart.
For irritations and worries are foreign
folks that come disguised and not
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QuestiOnS-AnstOers

Q. Does aspirin contain a habit form
A; The bureau of chemistry says that
aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid. This is
not recognized as a habit forming drug.
O. What weight should a horse carry
being l4l2 hands high and weighing SO
A. The bureau of animal industry says
that 1t would be impossible to say exactly
and standing Az hands high could bear
without injury. Such horse would be
considered underweight and underfed for
army purposes In any ease $50 pounds
would be extreme weight which young
horse of this size should carry for any
length of time.
Q. Are the arguments at the hearings
before the railroad labor board and the
orders issued by the board printed for
a. The orders are printed and can he
secured from the secretary of the United
arguments are not printed by the board.
but copies can usually be secured from
those presenting them.
Q. What month of the year are maple
trees tapped for sugar. J. X.
A. The customary time IN the. spring for
has reached that stage when it freezes at
night and thaws in the day time The
first indication of the rising sap In the
son may begin anywhere from early Feb
rHary until the first of April, depending
upon the particular conditions each year;
Sometimes the season is very, early and
again it may be exceedingly late.
Q. How many free negroes were there
in the United States at the beginning of
the Civil war?
A. There were 4S7,97O free negroes and
! 1858, TG0 slaves in this country in 1851
Q. Is there any apparatus that can use
salt water to extinguish fires? S. NJ u.
A. There is such apparatus. In fact
| New York City uses the salt water of the
ocean in its fire fighting apparatus.
@ What is the legend about the form
| ing of the diamond? c. r.
A Diamond was the name of n hand
/ some youth of the island of Crete, who was
one Of the attendants of the infant Jupiter
! in his cradle. 1t was decreed that Diamond
should not be subjected to the ills that
! flesh is heir to, so he was transformed
] into the hardest and mot brilliant sub
stance in nature
O. When. where and by whom was the
! first bank in the United States organized:
A. The first bank in the United States
! was the bank of North American in Phil
adelphia. 1t was chartered by the Cont
mental Congress on December 81 17S1. As
i originally established, it was the idea OF
: Robert Morris. This bank is still in eX-
istence and is located at 500 Chestnut st,
! Philadelphia, Pa.
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