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New-York tribune., 1921-03-20

HAvRE, March 19.-Rene viviani.
who is proceeding to Washington on a
special mission for the French govern
ment,. was a passenger aboard La
Lorraine, which sailed from here TO-
day. The former Premier was accord
ed reception at the City Hall, where
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Plague Sweeping Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 49,
Alastrim, contagious disease similar
to a mild form Of smallpox, is again
raging on the island of Jamaica, fully
800 cases. having been reported. The
disease is found principally in the
country parishes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Many Hurt In Prussian Blast

ERFURT. Prussian ~Saxcny, March
I9sMany persons were injured last
night by the explosion Of g munitions
depot at Schmerhorn, town about
four miles northeast Of this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

four partners oil our firm and Percy NJ.
Chandler, IL was deemed advisable not to
permit Clark, Childs & Co. to go over
the books nj that fine, as It would
reveal 10 them the real conditions, which
would cauyc them to close out the nc
count and IL could not be placed else
where. especially as the account was so
lnrgr. amounting to S5,0O0,00O there.
fore, Mr.. Messert was told they would
prefer to personally try and straightcn
ont their condition and Il they were
unable to do so they would call on Clark,
Chilhs & Co. 10 do SO.
Tells Of MARKET" Conference
CON December %. by reason of the
continued decline in the market, Mr..
McsSrrt came here again and held con-
ference at the office of Percy NJ. Chnnd b
lcr. which was attended by i. VI.
Chandler. +. T. Chandler. Jr.. Mr..
MCsscyt and myself
As n rcsult of that conference. Mr..
McSscrt IN that day .Old several thou
snni shares Of stock which considerably
reduced the dcbit balance Of the account
--approyin,atcly $500, 600
CLARK. ChiIds 4 Co. knew that these
stocks which they sold were stocks OF
our customers which were carried by
Ms in the marginal account and Cithe,
tho same day or the following day stocks
vt our customers carried in the marginal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
CHANDLER VICTIMS
URGED TO MERGE
Trustee Says Joined interests
Will Bring Best Results
to Creditors
CONSIDER SUING N. Y. FIRM

United action by the creditors of
Chandler Brothers & Co. will be the
only way TO clear up the affairs Of the
dsfunct brokerage concern and accom- =
pIiHh effective results, according to n
latter sent the creditors today by Will
lard p. Barrows, the trustee.
The letter follows:
You are no doubt aware the. affairs
q this bankrupt firm are in a most COM
phcated condition.,
The investigation conducted to date
indicates the assets on hand will pay
but very small dividend to the credi-
tors. Even in the case Of secured or
preferred claims the situation Is 30 in
volved the realization of any suhstan-
tiel recovery is problcmatiCnl.
Valuable Rights Disclosed
'Howevpr, certain valuable rights Of
creditors of the bankrupt have been dis
closed through the investigation 50 far
made by the trustee, I'm the enforcement
OF which it seems probable united action
on the part of the trustee and the Credi-
tors Is the only way to accomplish e.
fective results. by such action it j.
thought an opportunity is prCsentrd for
the recovery Of very substantial assets.
'"Thc enforcement Of those rights. q!
course, entails very considernhI" "N-
pensc, particularly for accounting work.
which would make the cost 0E indiviiUaI
action by the different creditors pr"hibt-
tive. This Is due 70 tho extremely com
plicated accounts which must b. unr0'-
eled before the rights Of the roSpcCtiv"
creditors can be determined. Accord
ingly the best results can be- obtained
only by the united action by all the
creditors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

further detail his views as to what ac-
tion should be Instituted and the method
to accomplish the desired results. Your
trustee will be pleased to be advised az
to whether or not you desire 20 coop
crate with him. aud il so. YOU will be
later informed in detail ns 10 the method
of procedure suggested. when yon can
definitely determine as to your desire
to become party TO the same. lntll
such time no creditor will. of course,
be- under obligations to contribute 10
the expense Of any such proceedings.
Many Creditors Approve Plan
Creditors representing over, half Of
the liabilities. including those creditors
who nrc most closely IN touch with the
situation. have already signiied their
intention of Joining in the contemplated
proceedings.
"If you are disposed to cooperate in
the matter. you are requested to sign
the incloscl form and return the sam"
in the inclngcd envelope. II You ar"
represented by counsel. kindly refer this
communication to him.
Prominent local interest, are confer
ring with their attorneys today, ConSid.
cring legal acton RSainst Clark. thi'ds
& Co. Of New York, following rcvCla-
tions made by Earl Mendenhall, head
of rho dcfunct firm.
Mr.. Mrndcnhall. at tLc credit ,r-'
meeting yesterday. in his carefully prr.
Pared statement. aftrr biAwing the con-
ditiou Of the firm upon the bad mnrkc.
ard unfortunate underwriting ventures.
said:
AS a result Of the conference Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

account IF Arthur Upper & Co. were
also sold.
"This meant that some OF the stocks
belonged 70 customers whose accounts
were In proper condition and the stocks
stood long in their accounts.
1T wus. therefore. necessary for us
20 have some sort OF bookkeeping entry
TO represent the sale of these stocks and
for that reason we opened what was
known as account No. 502: in which
were placed all Of these different Gus
toners stocks, which were sold out by
Arthur Upper & Co. and Clark, Childs
& Go. e..
"rp to the sale of the first lot Of
.tocks on or about December %, 1920.
clark, Childs 4 Co. had no real knowl-
edge as to the existing condition of our
company, the facts being concealed from
them by us and y. VI. Chandler"
Percy NJ Chandler. also head OF the
firm Of Chandler & Co., although he
has stcadfaStly denied any connection
with the bankrupt firm of Chandler
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

Brothers 4 Co., Is expected to break
his silence within the next few days
and answer statements made by Men
denhall TO the creditors,
Mendenhnll claims Percy Chandler
took prominent part in the events
leading up to the receivership Of the
defunct concern, and the creditors are
looking to him TO clear up the situation
concerning that mysterious Account
No. sol"
In this connection. Mendcnhall said !:
"By the middle or latter part of March,
Clark. Childs & Co. had full knowledge
of our condition. but they had no
knowledge Of the moneys that ?. NJ.
Chandler owed the firm, rs several
months before, for the purpose of con-
cea ing this from any one who might
come In to examine the books. p. NJ.
Chandler had all his individual accounts
as well as the syndicate accounts of the
firm closed on the books OF Chandler
Brothers & Co., and all carried over
into the account Of what was known
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

as SOL and at that time, at ! NJ;
Chambers suggestion, my individual
account and +. T. Chandler, Jr. g, ac-
count were also put into 501 account,
but did not want It there, so i. L.
Chandler, Jr., and took our accounts
out again and placed them on the regu'
lar books, which was done at n later
date" 49,
At the offices Of Clark, Childs 4
Co, in New York II was stated
that the company, after the fall
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
GRANGE STORE MOVES
INTO LARGER QUARTERS
Business is now Located in Old Col
Inns Building at Pacific and
Front Streets

The Grange store has moved into
the Kitten building, formerly known
as the Collins building, at Pacific
and Front streets. The move gives
the warehouse company much larger
quarters and will enable it, Manager c.
C. Day says, to carry several lines OF
merchandise which has not heretofore
been handled. The company will also
be equipped to do a limited amount of
commercial storage business and Mr..
Day will make reservations for apples,
potatoes and other farm crops as long
as the storage space lasts.
The corner room is being remodeled
and will be fitted up as a ladies' rest
room. 1t will be made attractive and
comfortable and will be maintained,
not by the warehouse company but
by the local oranges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
FIRST MEETING OF YEAR
Woman's Club will Hold Opening Ses-
sion on October, Fourteenth

The first meeting of the Woman's
club will be held in the Congregational
church parlors on Friday afternoon,
October IA. All members are request
ed to be present at this meeting and
enjoy social hour as we'll as partici-
pating in the business meeting and
hear the presidents report of the fed
Grafton meeting. In addition to the
program there will be an exhibit of
twenty-five large prints in color of
paintings of American artists and a
short lecture on American art. The
board will act as hostess to the club
and light refreshments will be served.
The meeting will begin promptly at
2:30 o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
INTEREST in. +
LOCAL PROJECT
Is STATEWIDE
Possibility That Kennewick High
Line may be Built>as Unem-
ployment Emergency
CONGRESSMAN ASKS FACTS
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Wires
for Details and Spokane Writes
Offer of Support

Members of the board of directors
of the Kennewick Irrigation district
are of the opinion that there is pos
sibility of the construction of the Ken
newick high line being undertaken by
the u. S. government as one Of the
emergency measures to relieve the
present state Of unemployment.
This belief has been strengthened
this week by the receipt of kilograms
from Congressman John w. Summers,
E. F. Blaine, and the Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce. All of these kilograms
requested information as to how soon
actual construction work could be
started on the local project.
Mr.. Blaine is in Washington, ID. c.,
as Seattle's representative at the un-
employment conference. He has been
urging the reclamation of arid lands
and speeding up of the water storage
program as the Yakima project is a
means to furnish employment to thou
sands of idle workers.
The Kennewick project is one of the
few projects in the country that can
qualify as unemployment emergency
for the reason that but comparatively
few men are employed on preliminary
work. On the local project the prelim-
mary work has been done and actual
construction can be started as soon as
funds are available.
That the interest in the Kennewick
project as the State Of Washington's
zone best bet" for placing under irri-
cation and on the market any large
body of land in the near future, is rap
idly growing and taking on a statewide
significance is evidenced not alone by
the kilograms already referred to but
by letter received this week from
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
asking for more information regarding
the project and volunteering it's sup
port.
The local Commercial club, acting
upon the suggestion of M. M. Moulton,
has voted to make the Kennewick pro-
ject its special order Of business for
the next few weeks. With Mr.. Moul-
ton as chairman, the following commit
tee has been named to take charge of
the campaign, j. j. Rudkin, Fred ID.
Pyle, e. M. Sly and A. r. Gardner.
This committee hopes within a week to
present the merits of the project to the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce and
Commercial club and to the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
KENNEWICK FLOUR MILL
RESUMES OPERATIONS
Nj. o. Kitten is President of New Cor
poration with C. b. Shoemaker
as Manager

The Kennewick flour mill, which
was recently purchased by M. o. Kilt
ten and associates, has been reopened.
The mill will be operated by a new
corporation under the name of the
Kennewick Flour Mills company.
The new concern is officered by M.
o. Kitten, president; G. CARRIER, vice
president; and C. B. Shoemaker, secre-
tary-treasurer and manager. j. B.
Conroy, former salesman for the Pas
CO and the Kennewick mills has been
employed in similar capacity by the
new firm.
The local mill will continue the
manufacture of two leading brands of
flour known as Washington Hard
Wheat and Kennewick Best.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
TO SHIP KENNEWICK
CIDER In TANK CARS
Church Mfg. Co. to Load Out $1,000
Gallons for Chicago Vinegar
Manufacturer

The Church Mfg. Co. is awaiting the
arrival of two tank cars in which 15,-
600 gallons of apple cider will be
shipped to vinegar manufacturing
concern in Chicago. Special tank cars
are being furnished by the Chicago
company for the shipment.
The cider is some the local company
has carried for two years and is be-
ing disposed of at very low price as
it is no longer saleable as a beverage.
The Church company last week COM
pleted the seasons run on grapes and
is now working the presses on apples.
Owing to a very slow demand and a
limited market this years output of
cider will be much less than that of
former years. Only small quantity
will be made to be carried in stock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
COUNTY TAXES
LITTLE LOWER
Budget as Adopted by County
Board will Permit of Reduc-
tiOn in Levy of Two Mills

According to Commissioner r. E.
Pratt, the annual expense budget as
adopted by the county board Tues
day will permit of slight reduction
in county tax levy. To meet the ex-
penditures carried in the budget a
tax levy of approximately 10 mills
will be necessary. This is about two
mills under the levy for 1921.
Commissioner Pratt says that SO
far as the commissioners were able to
determine the prevailing sentiment in
the county is that all of the present
activities should be continued but at
reduced cost. 1t was to this end
that the board labored in formulating
the new budget. With hardly an ex-
ception the estimates of all county
officials were pruned to the limit and
in some instances county officials are
complaining that their estimates have
been reduced to a point where it will
be impossible for them to carry on
throughout next year.
At Monday afternoons session of
the board, committee headed by Ex-
Commissioner Houston, appeared and
asked for some rather sweeping re-
ductions in the proposed budget.
Among other things they asked that
the office of county agricultural ag-
ent be abolished. The committee led
the board to believe that it spoke for
the Community club of Prosser but
investigation revealed that the report
had never been presented to the club
and that organization at its Tues
days luncheon declined to accept re-
sponsibility for it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
CLUB VOTES NOT TO
EXHIBIT in SEATTLE
Commercial Club Turns Down Ques-
tion of Making Display at
Fruit Exposition

Unless some organization other thar
the Commercial club assumes the re-
Kennewick exhibit at the Northwest
Kennewick exhibit at the Northwest
Fruit Exposition in Seattle nexi
month.
The governing board at Wednes-
days luncheon voted unfavorably up
on the exhibit question and the boards
report was unanimously approved by
the club.
The reason given for passing UP
the exhibit is that it is now too late
to collect any soft fruits or the earlier
varieties of apples and that to have
made the best possible exhibit COM
mittee should have been on the job
several weeks ago. Another reason
assigned is that the club believes its
finances are needed for more impor-
tant purposes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
BAXTER APPOINTED

AT Tuesdays meeting of the board
of county commissioners E. L. Bax-
ter, of this city, was appointed super
intendent of maintenance on the In
land Empire highway through Ben
ton county. The appointment was
made upon the recommendation of the
state highway department.. Mr.. Bax-
ter has been road supervisor in this
district for several years. He will be
succeeded here by c. E. Duffy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
RECALLERS MUST
ANSWER CHARGE
Judge Truax OverruleS Demur.
rer and Pratt Wins First
Round in Libel Suit

County Commissioner R. E. Pratt
won the first round in his libel suit
against the Benton county recall COM
mittee Tuesday when Superior Judge
John Truax ovefruled demurrer filed
by attorneys for the defendants.
The demurrer was based on the ar
gument that the acts of the recall
committee are privileged the same as
those of grand jury, court, or a
public official and that the members
of the committee could not be held to
answer the charge of libel. Without
discussing the case Judge Truax rules
that while the acts of a recall COM
mittee are privileged, the privilege is
not absolute but must be qualified
and holds that the defendants must
answer Mr.. Pratt's complaint.
The libel suit is the outgrowth of
an effort to bring recall election
against Mr.. Pratt. Charges against
Mr.. Pratt were filed three months ago
by the committee and recall petitions
prepared for circulation but to date
the petitions have not been completed
and returned to the county auditor
for checking.
In his complaint Mr.. Pratt alleges
that the motive back Of the recall ef-
fort is not the public welfare but per-
sonal prejudices and asks for damages
in the sum of $4,000.
Members of the committee who are
defendants in the case are, E. w. R.
Taylor, Prosser; H. E. Robinson, of
White Bluffs; C. E. Briggs, Hanford,
and A. E. Whan, Benton City.
Mr.. Pratt is represented by Moul-
ton & Jeffrey, of this city, and Will
hanson & Luhman, of Yakima, and
the defendants by H. j. Snively, Yak
ina.
When asked if he had any statement
to make concerning the case Mr.. Pratt
said: "It's their move"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
HAYDON'S MARRIED
FIFTY YEARS
MIR. and Mrs. j. b. Hayden Cele-
brate Golden Wedding
Children are Present

There were no happier couples in
Kennewick this week than Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Hayden, who Tuesday
celebrated their Golden wedding an
niversary With all of their living
children in attendance.
Those of the family present were
one daughter, Mrs. Walter Orion, of
Spokane; four sons, Carl B. Hayden,
of Deer Lodge, Montana; Daniel N.
Hayden, of Wallace, Idaho; Guy j.
Hayden, of this city, and Oscar R,
Hayden, of Seattle, and Mrs. Haydon's
only sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs,
j. L. Carter, of Portland, Oregon.
The wedding reception was held at
the beautiful new Second street home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy j. Hayden. The
holiday was made the occasion for
many pleasant "reminiscences and a
bountiful wedding dinner with music
and toasts.
The day was made the more happier
for the celebrants by the receipt of
scores of congratulatory messages
which came by telephone, mail and
telegraph from friends near and far.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden are truly
northwestern pioneers. They were
married in Salem, Oregon, October A,
1871. Later they moved to the Pa
louise country and are numbered
among the pioneer residents of Whit
man county. They came to Kennewick
from Pennington IL years ago. AL
most continuously during his residence
here Mr.. Hayden has served on the
city police force. N
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, who are pio-
neers of the Northwest celebrated
their Golden wedding two years ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
MISS MONA YOUNG WINS
CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST
American Legion Members are Well
Pleased with Financial Results
of Weeks Effort

At the close Of the carnival queen
contest Saturday night Miss Mona
Young, Of this city, had in excess of
$4,000 votes and was awarded the
handsome diamond ring. Miss Evelyn
Yedica, of Richland, was second with
10000 votes. Miss Bernice Meals,
who held the lead early in the race,
was unable to work during the closing
days Of the contest on account Of
illness.
Members of the American Legion
express themselves as well pleased
with the results Of the carnival and
the local posts finances were helped
by about $500 as result of the weeks
effort.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
PAGE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
Advertisement in This Issue Urges
People TO Go to Sunday School

There appears in this issue of the
Courier-Reporter rather unique ad-
vertisement. One full page is devoted
to urging people to go to Sunday
school. 1t is part of the "Go to Sum
day School" movement in progress.
The advertisement is made possible
through the cooperation of several To-
cal business firms whose own adver-
tisements appear on the page. The
page was lined up by Rev. E. /. Mitch
ell, of the Christian church.
The Rev. Mitchell hopes to continue
the advertisement several weeks with
a complete change of copy each issue,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
POACHERS LOSE
THEIR SHOTGUNS
County Game Warden Brown
Grabs Three for Violating
Laws-Ducks Plentiful

County Game Warden Brown de-
clares there is to be no monkey-busi-
ness about the enforcement of the
game laws this year. No leniency is
to be shown to any offenders regard
less of who they are or where they
hail from. Game birds are more
plentiful in Benton county this year
than for many years, says Mr.. Brown
the open season regulations are less
stringent, the bag limits are ample
and there is no necessity for poach-
ing of any kind.
Warden Brown is backing his talk
too, the first two days of the open
duck season he scored bag of three
poachers. One fired at a pheasant
and missed it, the other two were
without hunting licenses. He con-
fiscated their shotguns and released
them on cash bail.
"Sure, / took their guns" said the
warden. "The law provides for the
confiscation of the guns and hunt
ing dogs of all violators Of the state
game laws. 1 have three shotguns
now. Later, in the season when the
collection grows an auction sale will
be advertised, the guns sold and the
money turned into the state game
fund.-"
In spite of bright weather hunt
ers report fair success at ponds Sat-
urday and Sunday, although none re-
port the bag limit. The biggest kill
was made at the Russell ranch above
Richland, Saturday morning when a
party of five brought down so ducks
and three geese.
Several of Kennewick's shotgun en-
thusiasts during the week have gone
after pheasants in the Alfalfa dis
trict. Most of them have returned
with the bag limit of three cocks, the
season being closed on hens. The
pheasant season opened in Walla Wal
la county Saturday but will not open
in this county until Sunday, Octo-
ber 80.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
PRODUCE NEWS is BACK
Advertising Feature of This Paper Re.
sumes Publication in Reduced Size

After a suspension of two months
The Produce Company News resumes
publication this week as feature of
the back page of The Courier-Report-
er. In keeping with the company's
enforced program of retrenchment, the
News appears in only half its former
size. 1t will be the earnest endeav-
or of Editor v. o. Price however,
within the limitations of the reduced
space, to make it as readable and as
interesting as it was in the former
size.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
DRAY LINE MOVES

The City Lray Line has moved its
offices to the Emigh building directly
across Second street from its former
location. The company will occupy the
entire building and will do storage
business in addition to draying and
transfers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
SOIL EXPERT COMING

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
October 6, and 8 of this week, Pro-
fessor Leonard Hegnauer, Extension
Specialist in Soils and Crops, Wash
ington state college, will visit the in
dividual corn plots belonging to Corn
Club boys and instruct them in the
selection of seed corn from the field
and the proper storage for winter.