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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-21
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NOTICE OF GUARDIANS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

INIIfAh "A u
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington for Benton County.
lin frobate.)
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of Reese D. Bowen and Katherine c..
Bowen, Minors.
NOTICE is hereby given, that by
virtue of an order of the above styled
court, entered April z, 1921, in the
above matter, the undersigned guard
ian of said minors, will, o.. Saturday,
the 7th day of May, 1921, or within
six months thereafter, sell at private
sale, the following described real os-
tate in Benton county, Washington, 10
wit:
The East ten acres of Lot three ~,
Section Six (6), Township eight ~.
North, Range Thirty (30l 2. W. NJ.
known as the George Bowed place.
Terms, not less than half cash and
balance secured by first mortgage or
other acceptable security.
Written bids received ut the office
of C. L. Holcomb, attornes Cor guard
ian, up to noon of MAY Z, 1922.
JOHN McALLISTER,
Guardian.
C. L. HOLCOMB,
Attorney for Guardian. 4:21-2S
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-21

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT FOB
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ms.
IKlCT NO. -, CITY OF KENNE-
WICK, WASHINGTON.
Notlce is hereby given that the as
District, No. 49, City of KennewicL
Washington, is in NV hands for col
lection, and that any assessment there
on, or any portion of any such assess.
ment, may be paid at any time within
thirty days from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to-wit: with.
IN thirty days from the DIST dav of
April 1921, without penalty, interest
Dated at Kennewick, Washington,
this 21st day of April, 1921.
w. G. KING,
o:1I-lo City Treasurer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-21
Electricity in Bombay.

Electricity is replacing all other
forms of power in Bombay's extensive
cotton mills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-21

cause No. 1850
In the Superior Court of the State
OF washington for Benton County.
Davis Kaiser Company, a Corpora
ton, Plaintiffs,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
EXPORT DUTY ON
WATERMELONS IN
MEXICO REMOVED

A telegram was received yesterday
" the Matamcros Chamber Of Com
nerce stating the Mexican report taX
IN watermelons. cantaloupe and
other fresh fruits, had been removed
and that all fruits not prohibited by
American embargoes could be ship
Ded out Of Mexico free Of tariff
The Confederated Chambers Of Com
nerce Of Mexico has been working
to have this bill passed for long
While 1t means a great deal to border
farmers. as the Mexican fruit grow
ers have had only a restricted mark
ct to supply and the industry has suf
fered accordingly With the new lav
in effect, an unlimited market u
1pen and a. Mexican melons are or
the market some time before those
rowing in United States there wi
be a ready market for all shipped out
[ Is said.
According to Milton Cross, presi-
lent of the Matamoros Chamber Of
Commerce. the new law goes into ef-
feet Immediately, and fruit growers
are taking advantage. Of it and pre-
Daring several carloads Of melons
% ship Immediately
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
FOLLY FOR U.S..
TODISARM NOW,
SAYSSEC. WEEKS
Says He Hopes to See Nation
Prepared to Defend
Its Rig IS

NEW YORK, n. Y. June S-De-
claring that il would be the height Of
folly for the United States to disarn.
first. Secretary of War Weeks IL
an address today to the graduating
class of the New York University
said he hoped to see nation prepared
to defend the rights and sovereignty
Of its citizens until the day come.
when all nations mutually consent IL
iismantle Notifications and scrap
their navies.
The university conferred the hon
orary degree Of doctor Of laws on
he secretary.
Il do not anticipate war. but there
are active and feverish military pre
parations among those with whom
we might possibly come into con
tact," sal dthe secretary.
in.hap
He declared the time might come
when the United States must have a
definite military policy. He favored
the national defense act which be-
came a law in 1920.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
BURY VICTIM OF
COAST ACCIDENT
Alvin Theme Laid to Rest at
Mercedes Body Of
Hass North

From the Lutheran Church at San
Benito this morning at 10 o'clock a
host of friends Of Alvin Theme, San
Benito farmer, who was drowned Sun
day afternoon, took part in the fun
eral services which were held over
MS body. Following the ceremonies
the body was sent to Mercedes for
burial. Rev. III. j. Luker conducte
the services.
The body of Herman Hass was sent
TO Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, his
former home. for burial. 1t was ac-
rompanied by Mrs. Hass and THEN
nineteen-year old son, who IS on leave
from the army.
Walter Theme. the son Of Alvin
Theme, who with Hass went tc the
assistance Of his father and was near
iy drowned. has been removed to San
Benito and is reported out # dan
ger.
Caught in the current while bathin.
IF Brazos Island Sunday afternoon,
he elder Theme was drownei and
when Hass and the younger Theme
went to his assistance they were car
ried bv the swift current. Hass los
ing his life. and Theme narrowly
sscaDing drowning.
The body Of Alvin Theme was not
recovered until late Monday after
noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
POLICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS CORNER MARKERS
PREVENTING ACCIDENTS

body can see the danger presented
by the careless driver who persists
in improperly making the corner turns
and il il 10 make the corners safe
that the controllers have been placed.
"The statement by some that there
~ not enough room TO make the turns
IN refuted by a number Of automobil-
lists who say that il j. hard to turn
corner properly If one i going at
high rate Of speed or even at the
maximum legal rate. The fact that
vehicles must he slowed up 70 t"rn
the corners now i proof that the
intersections are safer"
1T j. not for the careful automobil-
it that controllers are necessary.
and complaints are not received from
those who are used to tur ing prop
erly. IL il for the protection Of these
careful drivers from the c~T'rlcss ones
and the beginners thai csc wooden
traffic cops have bee iced at the
corners. and I believe ry arc scrv-
ing their purpose
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
G. O.. P. committee
TO BE- COMPOSED
OF 1887 DELEGATES

WASHINGTON, y. O.. juno 5. -
The next republican national com
mittee will Be composed Of 1887 dele
gates. under the new basis Of rep
resentation was submitted to the com
mittee today by subcommittee after
legnthy investigation. A cut Of
twenty three votes in the southern
states l. proposed. The plan was
adopted BY vote Of 80 TO IL.
The submission Of the report by
X. b. Howell Of Nebraska precipita-
ted fight BY southern members at
tacking the plan. II l.. Rcmmel Of
Arkansas charged that the democrats
would be aided in disfranchising re-
publica nvoters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08

Following complaints from several
people regarding the street markers
placed al various street corners "a
control the traffic and statement by
some that accidents were caused bv
these markers. Lieutenant Of Police II.
J. Armstrong this morning said that
the markers are placed there 70 guar
antce careful driving around the cor
ners and that since they have been
there less accidents have been re-
ported.
"Of course. said Lieutenant Arm
strong. "thc careless or incompetent
driver will have trouble in turning
around corner properly. The com
plants are. believe, merely the re
suit ~ enforcement of the proper
sort of turning III the corners, that Of
keening TO the right
Before the markers had been
placed many automobilists cut the
corners. and turned them rapidly.
Some drivers can't get out Of the
habit Of Cutting the corners. Any
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
BROWNSVILLE IS NOW
THIRD BORDER PORT

Brownsville has jumped from sixth
TO third place in Importance AZ port
on the Mexican border, according To
announcement by the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce that exports
to Mexico through the port Of
Brownsville during the month of
May amounted to Sl,250.000, the
largest in the history IF the port.
The Brownsville port was opened to
international traffic about January
| > last. The two ports ahead Of
Brownsville are FL Paso and Laredo.
Brownsville last month passed Eagle
Pass and two far western border
ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
WOMEN MAKE
COODIN THIS
CITY COUNCIL
Years Trial Of Petticoat G Cov-
ernment in Jackson,
Wy, Success
(By Associated Pressl

JACKSON, Wyo., June SACK
son. after a years trial Of petticoat
government. has found it good. Half
a century ago the first jury Of wom-
en- to be impaneled in the United
States was drawn in Wyoming and
twenty years later Wyoming insist
ed. and won it, point, that it be ad
mitted TO the Union without one
single change in its constitutional
provision giving women equal suf-
frage rights with men. Since then
the feminist movement has developed
astoundingly. And 50, when the votes
were counted nj Jackson Tuesday
night. May 10, they showed the fol-
lowing results /:
For mayor: Mrs. Grace Miller
5T: l.. W. Spiccr. 21.
For council men: Mrs. Genevieve
Van Week. Ga; G. r. Blaine, 10;
Mrs. Faustine Haight, Go; Almcr
Nelson, Is.
Just year ago this picturesque
little western town. with popula
tion Of $50 by the latest census,
nesting beneath the beetling peaks
Of the Giant Tetons in the heart Of
the famed Jackson's Hole country,
startled the nation by turning out its
man-made administration and install
ling town government made up en-
tirely Of women. The victory was all
the more notable because of the fact
that Mrs. Rose Crabtree had been
elected 10 the town council over her
own husband. Evidently the women
Of Jackson had decided to spoil the
towns glamorous reputation as the
rendezvous for bad, bold, two-gun
desperadoeS.
The exact issue in the campaign n
year ago Is a matter for argument
but whatever il was the women won
decisively. This year il was the same
thing over. a three 70 one landslide
During their wears tenure. the five
women Of the towns administration
managed to keep Jackson clean. NOR
ally and physically and in addition
they brought about number Of
municipal improvements. They trans
formed what used To be country
lanes into city streets: they acquired
a site for a cemetery to take the
pace of the old, familiar burying
ground; and they are now working on
a plan for a modern. adequate water
Continued on Page 80
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
BABE" RUTH GOES
TO JAIL FOR DAY
FOR FAST RUNNING
(Ry The Associated Prcss.) }

NEW YORK, n. ", June S--"Ba
be" Ruth today was sentenced to a
day in the city prison and filmed
$500 in magistrates court for
speeding.
This was Ruths second appearance
RI court recently on charge Of speed
ing. Babe" lost some of his sunny
disposition when he heard the jail
sentence.
He came to court prepare 10 pay a
heavy fine. The sentence ends Of
ficially at o'clock in the afternoon.
Asked if he expected to play
against Cleveland. the worried ball
player replied: "How can IL" After
a moments reflection he frightened
up and said. We'll, | may play half
a game"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
RIO CRANnnE ROAD
ADDS TWO NAMES
TO DIRECTORATE

Annual election election Of direc-
tors and Officers Of the Rio Grande
Railway Company. owners OF the
Brownsville Point Isabel line, held In
the company offices today. resulted
in the addition Of two new names TO
the board. q. T. Jessup Of Browns
Vile and a. Il. Brooks Of Harlingen.
The directorate now consists OF
u. "A. O'Brien, James A. Browne.
John Gregg, Miss Julia O'Brien, g. ;.
Hobbs, I'll J.. Jcssup. and A. l.. Brooks.
The officers were reelected as
follows:
ID. "A. O'Brien. president.
James a. Browne. vice-president
Miss Julia O'Brien, secretary-treas-
urer.
John Gregg, auditor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
DEMPSEY'S MOTHER
READS ALL ABOUT 1T

ATLANTIC CITY. Y. j., June s.
Mrs. Cecilia Dempsey. 81 years old
mother Of the world heavyweight
champion, i a newspaper fight fan
Although she never witnessed q
ring battle or expressed a desire Il
see her son in action, she has been
an interested reader Of glove contests
even before she became the mother
Of the title holder. Jacks oldest
brother, here watching the cham.
pion condition himself. said
1T Is a strange thing, but our mo.
ther. always has been an ardent read.
er Of fights even before Jack was
born"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June s.
Senator Mccormick. republican. IL
linois, complained formally today to
President Harding and Secretary
DENLY about the address in London
yesterday Of Rear Admiral Sims in
which de discussed the Irish question
The senator asked DENLY to take dis
ciplinary measures against the ad-
miral. He did not see the president.
but asked Secretary Christian to call
the address to the attention Of the
executive. Sims denounced American
hyphenates before the English Speak
ing Union yesterday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
MANY IN GUN SHOOT
ORy the Associated Press

RANGER, Texas. June S-A large
number Of entrants are here today
for the second days program Of the
Texas state gun shoot. Fifty men got
off 10 start yesterday OF these.
w. III. Herr Of Guthrie, Okla. +. f.
Woodward Of Houston, G. T.. Dupuy
Of Manning. and NJ r. Woodward Of
Comanche, scored hits ninety nine
out Of one hundred targets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
SHOOTING IN DUBLIN

sH- The sSSsHfat'n TVS
DUBLIN. Ireland. June S-Du'
ELc. rEuduO
hl;r,s streets were swept by bullets
for twenty minuptes today following
an attack with revolvers and bombs
on the police lorry. Five cohstabies
md several citizens were wounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
MANY PANHANDLE TOWNS ARE ISOLATED
TEXT OF OBREGON'S
NOTE IS WITHHELD

rican government as the fundamental
condition Of recognition was still
withheld by the state department to-
day, although definite word Of tn,
course Obregon would pursue is ex-
pected to follow an early meeting OF
the Mexican cabinet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
HEAVY RAINS IN
N0RTHWESTPART
OF STATE TODAY

DALLAS inches
.
Railroad traffic is seriously affected
the bridge Canadian The
bridge bridge
Of
a bridge ilicothe Tobert
damaged
All between Abilene and Balng isolated the result Of
washouts onth Abilene Souher tracks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
DROPS DEAD WHILE
AT CHILD'S GRAVE
Ix the Associated Press J

WAXAHACHIE, Texas, June :. -
Erwin Morris. carpenter, dropped
de=d here Tuesday in a cemetery
where he had gone to visit the grave
Of his child. Death was due to heart
disease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
HARTMAN NOMINATED
FOR TEXAS DISTRICT
ORy the Associated Press

WASHINGTON. ID. a.. June :. -
The nomination Of John ID. Hartman
to be United States attorney for the
western district Of Texas. was sent
% the senate today by the president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
KILL ESCAPED CONVICT

NV HH NN-N'fhf'U fFtEST
GLOBE, Ariz.. June 4. Red
Whiskers" Burnett, an ESCAPED con
vict suspected of the murder Of Mar
ion league here in May, for whom a
search has been conducted continu-
ously BY sheriffs posses and cowboys
was shot and instantly killed Tues
day BY member Of a posse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
FREICHTER HITS
ICEBERG, STEAMS
FORST. JOHNS. N. B.
nv I'hc Assncinfrd I.-tRs I,

HALIFAX, n. s., June s-Thc
British freighter Seapool struck an
iceberg off the Newfoundland coast
today and j. slowly making for St.
Johns with the forepeak full Of wat
er.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
fRy The Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June s.
The text of President Obregon's COM
munication to the proposed treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico
which has been decided by the Anne
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
FLOOD DANGER PAST

TOPECA, kans.. June :. All
danger of an Arkansas river flood i
considered past by the Santa Fe Of
ficials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
REPUBLICAN HAS
COMPLAINT ABOUT
ADMIRAL'S TALK
Especial 10 The Herald,

Especial ~ The Herald,
WASHINGTON. D. C., June g.
Secretary Denby today instructed
Rear Admiral Sims to advxise the
navy department Immediately by
cable whether he was correctly i'm
press accounts Of his address Tues
day in London.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
iRy The Associated preSsl

TOPEKA, Kansas, June Strain
service into Pueblo has been restored
70 the extent Of getting food and
clothing into the city and hauling re-
fugees out, Santa Fe officials said
here today. The first Santa Fe train
from the north, loaded with supplies
from Denver and Colorado Springs
reached Pueblo today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
WEATHER REPORT

Tonight and Thursday Partly
cloudy; scattered thunder showers
light to moderate southerly winds.
The following local weather nbserva- :
tions are supplied hy Mrs. A. W Reed,
United States voluntary weather ubser-
yer and cover tie - hour perind ended
- o'cIork this morning
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
thy The Associated Pre- ssl

DENVER, Colo. June 8. - Ten
million dollars worth Of Pueblo goods
and scores Of bodies are strcwn in
the mire and quicksand for thirty-five
miles south Of Pueblo, says dis
patch form a Denver Times staff man.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-30
MANY VARIETIES OF SHARK
/ Some Sea Monsters More to BE Feared
4 Than Others, but All FeroeIous
= H.. . to q Degree. -

There are many families and varie-
ties Of the shark. Some OF these IAN.
lilies are smaller. more cowardly ana
less successful as killers than other
families, says the Kansas City Star.
They are not especially fierce toward
things that are bigger and stronger
than they. The dusky sharks and the
sand sharks are not believed to be man
killers, but they are man eaters when
the opportunity arrives. ~
The largest and tiercest shark Is the
great white shark. His disposition Is
to kill and eat, and he Is so large and
strong and self-confident that he Will
attack anything that swims, and man
is little more than minnow or her.
ring to him. The great white shark
inhabits the tropic and subtropic seas.
The normal length Of the teeth Is one
inch and they are fiat, triangular ana
saw edge. Many Of these sharks have
been killed that were 30 feet long.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-30

0 - o.. r.a.sn4re y. Co., - =
Boys IN Khaki" the young men OF
this generation who so nobly carried
on the noble record established by
the men of the early sixties. And in
between room will be preserved for
the veterans of the war with Spain
in Cuba and the Philippines.
It is proud tradition that in each
of these wars the armies beneath the
Stars and Stripes fought for human
liberty. not for greed of territory or
lust of power, but, in the immortal
words of Lipcoln, that government of
the people should not perish. And the
outcome in each has justified the
faith that conquer we must when our
cause it is just" A people that takes
up the sword only in such circumstan-
ces and with such spirit finds in the
solemn ceremonies of Memorial day
q symbolism Of patriotism. an avowal
of faith that can never be Quenched..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-30
A Yellow Peril.

Can you read your laundry mark? T..
Philip Terry, author Of '"Terry's Guide
to Japan" tells the following joke on
himself-a joke which emphasized the
ACCESSIBILITY of keeping on good terms
with ones Chinese laundryman. The
Chink in Mr.. Terry's home town was
inclined to be surly; so one day the
guide book writer lectured him on the
subject Of courtesy. and urged him to
adopt civility as a habit. The admo.
milton palpably displeased the celes-
tlal, but lie said nothing. Later Mr..
Terry. who lived several years In Chi
ma and knows something of the lar
guage, was surprised to find his shirts
and collars marked with the Cantonese
hIeroglyph signifyins "upstart jack
ass" r2 5ssl ~...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-30
JUST CAN'T HELP =
X; !. PRAISING TANLAC
s.I'm in Best of Health Since
Taking It: and Think It's
Grand" Says Duluth
~ =

"After getting the wonderful relief
I have from Tanlac. just can't help
praising il. !" said Mrs. j. Schmaus,
522 East Seventh ST., Duluth. Mrs.
Schmaus has resided in Duluth for
many years and is highly esteemed
by large circle of friends. :
CAT the time I began taking it I
was in a very poor state of health.
My appetite was gone. and what lit
tie did eat just left me feeling mis-
cradle for hours. I had awful head
aches that made me so sick didn't
know what to do and at times even
the sight of food would nauseate me,
and after working around and pre-
pairing meal I was nearly ready to
drop and couldn't eat mouthful.
"Well, my husband had taken Tan
lac with good results, so I started
taking it, myself, and in almost no
time I was picking up right along. My
appetite is fine now, enjoy all my
meals, and feel we'll and strong all
the time. In fact, I'm in the best of
health and think Tanlac is just
grand. ADV. IT,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-30

part Of the Memorial day observance.
The statue, then a plaster cast Of
heroic size, is the copy and conception
of the typical American infantryman
by Joe Davidson, the American sculp-
tor. AS finally done in granite it will
be given by Mrs. Willard D. Straight
"for sentinel duty at Suresnes." + -
Our photograph was taken during
the Memorial day exercises engaged In
by French and Americans last year.
take our place next year, and in all
the years to come. There will be flow
ers upon these graves this year. =.
( Gradually the cemetery became de-
serted except for few who fingered.
A group of marines stood about the
grave of a comrade very dear. Its
marker was Of stone and bore these
words: "A true soldier beloved Of his
comrades" At one side lad Stood
weeping and told US that his brother
fell beyond the German lines. Y
Madame Gounelle, Georges and his
mother came and talked with us. Love
and sympathy shone in their faces as
they told us of the honor that was
theirs in caring for these graves. !
thought of Georges letter and his offer
of the friendship of "a little French
man." Deep in our hearts there will
live forever a memory of this 'little
Frenchman." r.&4&2744, s--#r F..
1t was just the loving kindness Of a
kindly people and was thus, no matter
where we went. fPilgrimages to the
cemeteries at Snresness, Chalons,
Fismes, Chatel-Guyon only served to
deepen our gratitude to them.
Oh. Mothers of America, you need
not fear. Again the mother hearts in
France will leap the wide expanse OF
sea and utter prayer for you as they
drop their flowers upon our graves this
year. .:... .,t..5 E.
, And above those glorious crosses,
wherever they may be, ever floats Old
Glory, as she whispers to the breeze:
called them and they followed;
guard them in their sleep.