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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-16
BE 4 BOOSTER
Buy in KenneWick
E DIT O RIAL
CIVIC PATRIOTISM

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1t is the duty of every loyal
citizen to keep hot the trails of
home patriotism.
"A community's growth and
permanent progress is measured
entirely by the scope of its COM
mercial activity. BY its ability
to supply means of livelihood
for those who require it. This
situation rests entirely in the
hands of we citizens and not only
becomes a civic duty but a pa
triotic duty.
We Kennewick folks should be
known all over this section as big
hearted, hard hitting, civic boost
ers. And we want you to apply
this splendid quality to feature
of our community life and on a
100 per cent basis. This is to
TRADE AT HOME.
Pulling dollars out of COM
munity is another form of pull
ing out the very props that serve
as its foundation.
Patronizing the business men
of other localities and living in
Kennewick is straddling the
fence that divides the splendid
force which you could otherwise
be lending to our city's progress.
This might be plain talk, but it
is also plain facts.
The merchandise prices and
service offered the Kennewick
purchasing public preclude any
excuses that might be offered
for trading outside our own city.
There is nothing to justify such
action and still want to be known
as a loyal booster.
The furniture stocks of our
city, the clothing, drug, hard
ware bakery, auto, shoe, jewel
~, building supply, household,
millinery, photo, electrical, tall
oring, plumbing, and in fact, al
most every class of merchandise
or service to be found elsewhere,
is here in such degree and suffi-
cheney as to make Kennewick
trading center able to supply
your every want at money-sav-
ing figures.
Realize the truth of this
statement and resolve deep down
in your hearts to be a 100 per
cent loyal Kennewick citizen by
being 100 per cent loyal to its
commercial and manufacturing
interests.
This means prosperity. civic
advancement and hitting the line
that helps to retard our civic
progress-and hitting it hard
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-16
TO TEST 500
BENTON COWS
Farmers of This County
Await Coming of Fed
eral Veterinarian

The dairy and livestock extension
project leaders of the Farm Bureau
met in Benton City, March 8, and
elected D. F. Christensen of Prosser
as the county project leader. 1t was
explained that this testing of the eight
hundred head Of cattle on which ap-
locations for test had been received
would begin just as soon as a veter-
mary inspector was available. DR..
Barber is now busy making county
test in Walla Walla county, which will
take two months, but DR.. j. c. Exline,
in charge of the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry office at Walla Walla has been
appealed to, and the Benton county
test will be started just as soon as a
veterinary Inspector is available. In
the meantime the community leaders
are outlining the inspectors itinerary
in their communities so as to use him
with as little lost motion as possible.
Any one having stock to test, who has
not yet made out an application can
get the blanks at the county extern
sion Office.
At the same meeting, arrangements
were made for the feeding schools
which Mr.. D. G. Magruder, the dairy
specialist, from the State College, will
hold this month.
Both afternoon and evening ses-
sions will be held at each place be-
ginning at l: 80 and 1880 p. m. The
dates of the meetings are as follows:
Wednesday, March %, Richland, in
the lunch room Of the grade school.
Thursday, March %, White Bluffs
and Hanford, place not yet arranged
for.
Friday, March Is, Prosser, in the
Court Room, If available.
Saturday, March 26, Kennewick, in
the high school.
Both feeding and breeding prob
lens will be taken up at these meet
ings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-16
GOTTA STOP
Il CUSSIN' HIM
Postoffice Department Says
Rural Carrier is to Have
1 Fair Chance

The postoffice department insists
that the rural carrier is no longer
to be the goat for the patrons of the
rural free delivery routes in partic-
ular and the public in general, in
GLIDING the newspapers. In other
words the department says that the
only way the public can expect ser
vice of the rural carrier is to pro-
vide him with proper facilities for
service.
BY direction of the Postoffice De-
partment, postmasters thruout the
country have recently made an inspec-
tion of the rural routes from their Of
fees. The purpose was that they
might ascertain by personal observa-
tion and make report whether the
roads used were in good condition for
travel, the routes well arranged, boxes
properly erected, so as to be easily
reached by the carriers without diff
Guilty and without obstructing travel,
the carriers serving their routes as
officially prescribed, the schedule OBJ
served, and whether the families serv-
ed were satisfied with the service
rendered, or there were improvements
which could be suggested in the inter-
est of the patrons or the department.
It became necessary, in connection
with the inspections, to request many
patrons to take action to the end that
their boxes might conform with the
regulations as to kind, condition, Local
tion, or height, and in having the name
of the owner plainly printed on them.
Also, to bring attention of road over
seers or other responsible persons the
need for improvement in roads or re-
pair or construction of culverts or
bridges.
It is the desire Of the department,
and its purpose, to provide adequate
and convenient service, so far as may
be possible, to all persons residing in
rural communities, but this end can
not be attained without the full CO.
operation of the patrons in the efforts
of postmasters and carriers to serve
them promptly, regularly and salts
factorily.
Whatever facilities the work Of the
carrier is of direct benefit to patrons,
for the greater the ease and speed
with which the carrier may cover his
route the earlier and better the SER
vice afforded.
Another great assistance that pa
irons can render carriers is by keep
ing themselves supplied with and u.s.
ing stamps instead Of placing un-
stamped mail, with money for the
purchase of the required postage, in
the boxes. This delays the carrier and
sometimes imposes great hardship
on him, especially in cold or stormy
weather If preferred, stamped en-
velopes, either printed or plain, may
be obtained from the carrier, are Of
good quality, and cost but little more
than the value of the stamps upon
them, and are redeemable at the value
Of the stamps if damaged, but re-
turned in practically whole condition
If necessary to place money in the box
it should be put in coin-holding re-
ceptacle OF be properly wrapped so as
to be easily picked up by the carrier
Money for the purchase of money
orders should not be left in the boxes
but should be handed to the carrier
and receipt obtained.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04

Nobody loves an automobile that
smokes.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
DISARMED
By J. II. YEOMANS.

Since the formation of the Motor Corps of the Home
Defense League some three hundred motorists Of Wash
ngton have volunteered to answer call at any time
to assist the police of Washington by furnishing trans
portation which the District cannot will not provide
Members of the Motor Corps have volunteered to
cast aside practically every personal interest and act
for the city of Washington and its people in emer
gency Representative business men Of the District
compose the membership of the Motor Corps-men
whose lives and time valuable have volunteered to
put their lives and property in jeopardy for Washing
ton and Washingtonans.
Quite service, isn't it7
More than three hundred and three hundred
placed at the call of the District officials for emer-
gency INDEPENDENTLY when you realize that a
citizen transporting police officers in pursuit of law
breakers is in practically much danger as the officers
themselves-his is liable to wreckage and he is
good target a bluecoat
Rightly thinking that certain officers of the Motor
Corps deserved at least such protection police
could give certain officers of the corps given
police authority. Now it seems that the delivers into
the law have dug up some REGULATE on, citation
statute which tells them that it isn't right to give
police power to Motor Corps officers.
The District can't employ enough men to police the
city and can't furnish enough transportation for the
that be employed. Three hundred business
to the aid of the District with their automo
biles The District cannot will not give the power
of cop to any of these volunteers.
Someone has remarked that ''the emergency" is
passed. If there is anything continuous than
Washington's emergency let's hear of it. An accident
to be the only thing to prevent the average boot
legger's from galoping through the city at will
When you pit 15s against 22s you might we'll pull
up to the curb and watch the corn wagons 60 by.
According to the new ruling your Motor Corps mem
bers may drive cop to capture criminal; in fact,
the cop has right to commander his car, brt the
powers in the D. G. have taken up the badges the
Motor Corps must take every risk without
bean shooter-funny, isn't iti
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
C;ZHe
DIGEST !
KA8P
Automotive Activities Through.
out the World.

'Ns~SS'S TNSs'SS ''"S6
out the World.
California Is known to the motor
ing world as the paradise OF tour
lists"
Passenger automobiles in Ger.
many number twice as many as
motor trucks.
Chauffeurs, private or public
must have licenses in nearly every
State in the Union.
The production of electric auto
mobiles in this country Is less than
1000 cars a year.
Taxicabs in Pennsylvania are
classed as commercial vehicles, not
as passenger cars.
Close to 1000, 900 900 passengers
are carried annually on motor buses
in London.
The estimated production OF auto.
mobiles in this country for 1922
Is 100000 cars.
Women are invading the field
of highway construction through
out the United States.
The use Of red and green front
lights on automobiles in Buffalo,
N. Y, is forbidden.
The words chauffeur" film.
CUISINE" chassis" garage" and
"tonneau" are all Of Gallo origin.
In the suburban district Of New
York city there are nearly 222 900
owners of passenger automobiles.
The average retail price Of all
motor cars sold last year was
s94S.50. The average in 1920 was
s94S.
Nearly every type of motor truck.
ranging in size from one-half ton
to five tons, Is used by American
farmers.
II Is predicted for the near future
that automob.l les will be produced 10
make fifty to 100 miles on a gallon
of gasoline.
In Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, a city Of
more than a million inhabitants. be-
tween 5000 and 5000 automobiles are
reg stored.
According to police reports, auto.
mobile steal ng throughout the
United States has become a regular
established business.
More than 600 motor express lines
are operating throughout the United
States for varying distances up to
$50 miles.
More than twelve sniAxnxislnx rall.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04

roads in the United States are now
using motor buses and trucks for
short-haul service.
Towers, erected in the middle Of
streets and highways for the control
OF traffic, were first operated in
Paris, in 1910.
As q first aid to campers. tents. Of
silk and utensils of aluminium are
produced to assure lightness Of the
equipment Of the motor tourists.
A med cal and dental clinic, oper-
ated on a motor truck. Is visiting re-
mote Indian tribes in California, nc
companied by a physician and a
dentist.
Great Britain and ireland have one
motor vehicle to every 10 inhabi-
tants; France. one to every EOS per-
sons. while Germany has one to
every 1888.
At the present rate of production
and consumption Of gasoline. 1t is
estimated that there Is enough fuel 10
last the United States at least 100
years.
Motor ambulances operated in Los
Angeles, Cal, are equipped with hot
and cold running water, electric
heater. electric fan. ice chest. and
lavatory.
Approximately .,70o,o 900 persons,
or nearly 3'per cent of the total pop-
ulation Of the United States, make
their living from the automobile in
dustry.
In England, the track width Of
motor vehicles varies from AZ to IS
inches, and the wheel base from 80
to $50 inches. Tire sizes on cars
range from 27x2h to 35x5.
Eddie Hearne, the veteran automo-
bile race driver, will again have the
honor of carrying mo. 1" on his car
in the tenth annual 5O0.mile sweep.
stakes on the indianapolis Speed.
way. May 80.
Georgia is planning expeditures of
SIS, 1000, 900 for the construction of a
YIN VI tHTOuRnOut
the State. The costs are to be paid
entirely by tax on gasoline and mo-
tor license revenue.
The proper body names of auto.
mobiles as fixed by the Society of
Automotive Engineers are: Roads.
ter coupe. phaeton sedan. berlin,
limousine. brougham. landaulet, Der.
lin-ladaulet, couDe-ladaulet, daulet.
berline landaulet, coupe .landaulet,
Observation-Disclosures, and cabriolet.
A concrete sidewalk is proposed
for construction between Albany
and Schenectady, N. Y. a distance
Of seventeen miles. This. perhaps
the longest sidewalk in the world, is
for the use of pedestrians who IRE.
quent the highway which runs
through a heavily settled suburban
district and has tremendous automo.
bile traffic.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
Electric Horn suggestion.

The electric horn which fails to
work Is often brought into action
by hitting 1t a sharp blow or shak-
int 1t. The trouble is largely due
to a dirty commutator which should
be wiped dry with a rag moistened
In gasoline, and then a very small
portion OF vaseline should be smear
ed over the surface. .,
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
A concrete sidewalk is proposed
Imp0rtant RuIes

While II is important to have SUI.
ficient amount of gasoline in the
tank, enough oil and water in the
engine, and air in the tires, to oper.
ute an automobile, Il is Infinitely
more important that the driver know
the speed laws and the rules OF the
road. and that he has an honest
desire to observe them.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
A Garage That Turns Around.

Garages that are too small to In
stall turntables are successfully mr.
ranged 80 that the entire structure
may be placed on a larger turntable.
with two doors. front and back. The
plan il operated 30 that after the car
has been driven into the garage 4 is
swung around, and the vehicle may
be driven out head-in. instead OF
being backed out.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04

The proper body names of auto.
mobiles as fixed by the Society of
Automotive Engineers are: Roads.
ter coupe, phaeton sedan, berlin,
limousine, brougham, landaulet. Der.
lin-ladaulet, coupe-ladaulet, daulet,
berline landaulet. coupe landaIet.
Observation-Disclosures, and cabriolet.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
Why Parts Work Loose.

Because of the vibration. practi-
cally every part Of an automobile
becomes loose. Apply the wrench
and screwdriver occasionally to make
sure that everything is tight. Much
trouble and expense may be saved
through this attention, Squeaks and
rattles will likewise be suppressed.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
Best Time for Motoring.

When going for an automobile ride,
select Tuesday or Wednesday. when
much traffic will be avoided. The
hour when the highways are least
used is between and 8 in the morn
ing. Traffic on Sunday is heavyier
than at any other time during the
week.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
A Dangerous Pastime.

Children should never be permit
ted to hook on" behind an auto
mobile with a sled or toy wagon.
There Is danger Of being injured
when turning a corner at too great
speed, or inhaling carbon monoxide
gas. a poisonous vapor which issues
from the exaust pipe.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04
Tire Abuses from Overlooking.

The most fragrant tire abuses, re-
sulting in premature blowouts in
castings, are: overload, under-infla-
ton, over-speeding. misalignment OF
wheels. driving in car tracks and
ruts. neglected cuts and improper
use Of anti-skid devices.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04

Vibration readily loosens grease
cups that have been apparently
absolutely secure. Every lost grease
cup means that some part OF
the mechanism is in danger, there.
fore II Is wise to see that each
cup is at all times intact.
The Washington times., 1922-02-04

Lighter oils flow more readily in
cold weather.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09

the telegram notifying him Of his
nomination; at the c. NJ. Smith build
ing, in the third story, where Lincoln
wrote his first inaugural address; also
the tablet reciting events at the State
house (now Court house), where his
great speeches were delivered and
where his body lay in state and from
where 1t was borne to the tomb. The
fourth tablet marks the law office
which Lincoln occupied the last seven
teen years he was In Springfield. This
Is to me tile most appealing and sacred
OF all in mem0ry's retrospect.
Is LincoIn's Law Office.
The first three mentioned l will not
further refer to here, as they were
fully described in my personal Recol-
lections of Abraham Lincoln"
OF the Lincoln law office some more
intimate recognition of the part 1t had
in Lincoln's life deserves mention at
this time. This office was the center
Of Lincoln's legal. political and literary
activities in Springfield. Volumes might
have been written of what took place
here, had there been such a compe-
tent, gossiping scribe as Boswell al
ways present to take notes of what
transpired.
1t is now more than sixty years
since I passed daily under the swing
Ing sign, Lincoln & Herndon," and up
and down the stairway, into and from
back room, located In what was then
a two-story building. This had been
the law Office Of Abraham Lincoln for
the last seventeen and most strenuous
years he spent in Springfield.
1t was my privilege, for several Of
those later years, to share In that Of
fee Its routine as student, and to
enjoy the personality and instruction
Of this most remarkable man of his
century.
The end Of his presence at the law
Office came the evening Of February 10,
1881. Irecall seeing Abraham Lincoln
passing that night, for the last time,
out Of his Office and down the narrow
stairway to the street. On the fol-
lowing morning he departed from
Springfield on his mission into the
strange, strenuous sacrlfcial life that
has embalmed his memory forever to
endure in the heart Of the ages.
Forssaw Coming Events.
No place in Springfield, not even his
tomb. thr0nss with memories such as
this Office brings to the students Of
LincOln's history. Lincoln's most
studious years were spent here, as
well as the most aspiring ones. It
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09

was here that he grew clear visIoned
on the futures national problems and
threw his whole soul into their solu-
tion. Here he acquired his dexterous
skill In handling human implements.
Political events rapidly succeeded each
other in those years he spent there.
These arose to climax at length with
swiftness unlocked for by most others.
Not so to Lincoln. They eliminated at
last suddenly. bringing fierce strife
Of brother against brother, Of state
against state. Dark clouds filled the
political and national skies, bursting
at last into q storm of bitter hate and
bloody war. This had become inevi-
table.
When that hour Of need had struck
1t was from this Office there came
man fully prepared by years Of study
for those Hateful hours. An honest,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09
the SECRET.

10 J. e. a.g = .g 81 - 2
synopsis-Proud possessor Of Q
printing press and equipment, the
gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew.
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater. Jr.,
aged thirteen. the fortunate youth,
with his chum, Henry Rooter,
about the Same age. begins the pub
lication Of . full-fedsed newspaper.
the North End Daily Oriole. Her
4bert's small cousin, Florence At
water, being barred from any kind
Of participation in the enterprise,
on account Of her intense and nat
) ural feminine desire to .boss." IL
frankly annoyed, and not ut all
backward in saying 30. However.
q poem she has written Ii accepted
for insertion In the Oriole. on a
strictly commercial basis-cash in
advance. The poem suffers some-
what from the inexperience Of the
youthful publishers in the Fart
preventative" Her not altogether
unreasonable demand for republi-
cation Of the masterpiece, with its
beauty unmarried, 10 scorned. and
the break between Miss Atwater
and the publishers Of the Oriole
widens. The Sunday following.
F1orence's particular chum, Patty
Fairchild, pays her q visit. They
are Joined, despite Miss Atwater's
openly expressed disapproval. by
Master Herbert Atwater and FEN
~ Rooter. Patty Is delighted. Flor
encs. stays aloof.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09
!. DUTY WE'LL DONE.
Springfield Citizens WorthiIy
Honored LincoIn's Memory.
Writer Who Knew the Great President
commends Placing Of Tablets
at Points Of Interest.

Springfield citizens have discharged
a duty which the nation has owed to
future generations. They have re-
called the memory Of Abraham Lin
coins life in Springfield by placing
thirteen bronze tablets at places made
historic by events in Lincoln's career
while he resided there, writes Henry
B. Rankin in the New York Tribune.
These tablets bear his name and tell
OF the events that transpired at the
various places and dates. The bronze,
the designs and the workmanship
represent the best quality of memorial
art.
To younger citizens who never knew
him and to the thousands Of visitors
who are attracted to Springfield only
because 1t was the home Of Lincoln,
these tablets will be most revealing
Of his presence. in the Illinois capital.
These memorials are living embodl-
ment of the Lincoln spirit in Spring
field and are as appealing and more
voieeful than even his tomb. He still
lives at Springfield now in daylight
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09
PART TWO

They went sat!rically down the
street, their chumminess with one an
other bountifully increased by their
common derision Of the outsider on the
porch; and even at a distance they
still contrived to make themselves in
tolerabls; looking back over their
shoulders, at intervals, with say-not-so
expressions on their faces. Even when
these faces were far enough away to
be but yellowish oval planes, their
say-not-so expressions were still biting
" eloquent.
Now a northern breeze chilled the
air, as the hateful three became in
distinguishable in the haze of autumn
dusk. Florence stopped swinging her
foot, left the railing, and went morose-
II into the house. And here 1t was
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-09

tall, gentle, strong man, heroic and
sad, who was constitutionally called,
by his fellow countrymen from this
Office and placed at the helm Of state
to preserve our national union. In
that time Of political turmoil and civil
revolution he guided his country safely
through blood and fire and tears, with
steady, mistaken faith In God and
man.
Truly "a Man for the Ages.
It was not the opportunity nor the
stress Of great occasions, such as the
delivery Of his speech in the Illinois
state capital on "a house divided
against itself cannot stand" nor the
debates with Douglas that followed ii,
nor the opportunity before New York
audience at Cooper institute, that ac-
count for or explain the progressive
development Of Lincoln.
1t was not Salem, Springfield or
Washington; 1t was neither Stuart,
Logan, Herndon. Douglas, Baker, Har-
din nor the able men In his cabinet
and who surrounded him In 80 many
other capacities, both civil and milf.
tary who can have the credit Of prom
lnence In the making Of Abraham LIN.
coin, much as those places and some
OF those men have contributed TO It.
After and. beyond all these Influences
and those times and men that he there
moved among. and rising beyond all
comparisons with them, we clearly dis.
Germ the Unique and exclusive person:
atty Of Lincoln himself.