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New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
BROOM AT THE TOP"

There was fist fight between a Senator and a Representative on the floor of the Louisiana house of rep resentatives the other day. There have been no fist fights, as far as has been ascertained, on the floor of the local common council chamber, but the incident in the southern state is sufficient to emphasize the point to be made.
 Pass the comment that possibly a little more fighting spirit-the spirit of standing up for cause-would be acceptable in Washington, for in- stance; and pass the comment, which is obvious, namely that engaging in fist fights is pretty small busi- ness for intelligent men to engage in, and consider the fight as an illustra- ton of the sad lack of appreciation of the responsibility and importance and the possibilities in their positions pos sessed by many, if not most, public men.
 Hitch your wagon to a star" is a good slogan in all walks of life. The ordinary man is too willing to admit his mediocrity He knows that his op- portunities have not been the best perhaps, and he does not aim higher than the standard set by the other ordinary men about him. If he does as we'll is as honest, as studious, as efficient .'as the next man" he is apt to be possessed of that self satisfac- tion which is the deadly enemy of achievement. He is not conscious of it but having reached position where he bears the proud title of good citizen he is apt to be satisfied and to believe himself limited by the limitations that hold his neighbor down.
 The big men of history have acknowledge no limitations. They have not boasted of their powers, but they have possessed that confidence which is the prerequisite of power. They have followed the theory that what a man has done another may do. They have been persistent in their fight along the lines in which they find themselves, and they have made the most of every opportunity. They have carried that mental whip and they have used it, not settling back when they have "done all they can," but determining to do a little more than they can-and they have done it.
 Every man has potentiaities which he does not appreciate.
 The floor of our common council chamber is sometimes the scene of action not as emphatically primitive as fighting, but just as unworthy of the men who sit in it. And many of those men, If they but realized the power that IS in them, could &C., complish great things. High goals, lofty ideals should occasionally be held up to men and women as we'll as to boys and girls-children
 And especially today is there room for big men and women modelled on 
 women of history.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
DE VALERA MAY BE
 SOUTH OF DUBLIN
Sim Fein Leader Said to Be
 With Irregulars

London, July s. (By Associated Press)-Chief interest in the Irish situation centers in the operations in the Blessington district IS miles south of Dublin in County Wicklow owing to the supposition that Ramon De Valera is with the irregular forces there.
 The republicans are tightly enclos- ed within a ring of national troops and announcement of the final suc- cess of the government forces is awaited with confidence.
 Erskine Childers is said by the cor respondent of the Daily Mirror to have been badly wounded.
 The Dublin correspondent of the Daily Express declares several hum dred prisoners already have been talk en and that several lorry loads or wounded were sent to the capital. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent claims the nationals can carry the rebel position at Blessington at any time but may delay the final opera tions to minimize bloodshed.
 The question of what the provi- sional government will do with De Valera if he is captured is raised by the Daily Mails Dublin correspond ent who expresses the personal opin- ion that it will merely detain him for while, releasing him for the first meeting of the new parliament.
 The writer adds that it is scarcely necessary for the republican leader to hide as the government does not plan severe punishment for any of the chiefs of the irregular movement He points out that Art OBrien and Sean O'kelly before being freed were fined only five shilling each to pay for their nights keep.
 Among the reports from the prov inces is an account of skirmish at keadewa County Roscommon in which six irregulars were killed. An other fight was reported in progress around Skeogh house on the Donegal border where two hundred free stat CTS were said to be besieging party of irreeularS.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
BERGDOLL.

Forgetting is one of the best things people do. It is one of the last things the United States does in regard to criminals who have offended against its laws. News comes that the gov ernment has not forgotten Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Neither have the people forgotten him-now that ton that the government is ready to prove he has taken steps to become
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

Congressman F, Hart Fenn iron this district Is satisfied that he hal
 represented the people well and Il quoted aa being in receptive mooe for renomination, Upon his return from Washington, the congressman gave a long statement to the Hart ford press in which he enumerated the achievements of the republican congress and expressed the conviction that republican majority would bt returned at the fall election,
 Among the accomplishment fol which Mir. Fenn claims credit fol his party is the improvement in tho market price of Liberty Bonds. Ht points to the fact that when tho democrats walked out and the repub- licans walked in the price was around S5 while 1t has now climbed 10 par This is the first time the writer hal ever heard the claim made by either party that it is responsible for boost ing the market price of bonds all though nearly everything else under the sun has been claimed by both democrats and republicans since they took their first stand against each other. It is unique in the annals Of politics and deserves to be written 1T the books in red ink.
 Congressman Tenn apparently ex- poets to be renominated without op- position. Only the future can tell whether his hopes will be fulfilled But for his own information, it can be said that there is feeling in re- publican circles in New Britain that he should step aside for a stronger man. It is said even by republicans that his service has not been remark able and a few months ago it was whispered that someone else would be named by the convention which will nominate the candidate It is pointed out that his term in Washing ton has been of the passive type and that as a worker he did not measure up to Congressman Lonergan of Hartford, who was acknowledged to have been one of the most active rep resenta tives this district ever had.
 In defense of Mir. Fenn. it must be said that few congressman succeeded in making their mark during their first term of service. Their activity is usually confined to getting acquainted with their fellow members of con- gress and to learning the Hay of the land" from a political standpoint. Nevertheless, rumor has it that sev- eral prominent members of the G. o. P. in New Britain-favor replacing MT. Fenn because they realize that the campaign in the fall is going to be waged with vigor by the democrats, many of whom expect to see the popular Joe Halloran contesting for seat at the National Capitol.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Also, the Courant states editorially this morning in regard to Mir Bissell as follows: "Conscientiously believing that the proceeds of the fund were misdrected, it is to the credit of Comptroller Bissel that he took the matter to court"
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

States Attorney Alcorn, according to the Hartford Courant some time ago, refused to support Butterworth' s case in the injunction proceeding be- cause he wasn't in sympathy with the case"
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

The Assoc ated Press is exclusively entitled to tn. use for republication Of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper Gnd also local news pub lished herein. .. .....u0.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Which meant, of course, that he was not in sympathy with Butter worth or he judged that the defend ant did not have a case.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Courtesy in these days is the qual- ity that keeps a merchant from show ing signs of suspicion when his cus- toner asks for blank check,
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

A magazine writer notes that men are wearing fewer silk shirts. Pos. sibly, But they wear about as many cotton ones called silk.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Still, 1t wouldn't be fair to honor Ford with the presidency and do nothing at all for the man who in- vented the pencil sharpener.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
N.mh,r Apai, Bor.nn c, Circulation

The A. P. c. is a national organization which furnishes newspapers and edrer- tisers with 4 strictly honest nnalysis Of rluntlon. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This iisures pro- tection against fraud In newspaper dis- trbution figures to both national and To- cal advert iserA
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Perhaps you have noticed that al most everything you never have oc- casion to buy is now considerably cheaper.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Every time gasoline goes up an- other cent, the pedestrian saves enough money to buy new walking stick
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

We expect any day to hear some re- former charge that the wave of crime is occasioned by popular approval of base stealing.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

There is one consolation. The Irish situation can't get much worse unless somebody discovers oil over there.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

We thought that it was two indi- viduals that took the matter to court
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

If you think we are not making progress. observe how conservative an old -fa shioned progressive seems now.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

But then, the Courant knows more about that than we do
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Still, if there were no silver plated gravy ladle what would distant rela- tives send the bride?
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
Nembrr of Tn. Associated Press

The only profitable advertising -Netiam In the City. Circulation books @nd press room always open te advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
cheaper.

We judge from the magazine ad- vertisements that all ladies who use the advertised articles have pretty silk-clad legs.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

No girl should say yes until she knows how much he can afford to spend for a radio set
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

cellent slogan for Verdun, but it is very annoying on the highway.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

The Supreme Court has disposed of the last hypothesis.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Keeping up appearance isn't so very difficult if you have charge account.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Speaking of the Halloran candi- dacy, the Paonessa boom for a place on the state ticket-thdt of lieuten- ant t-governor-does not seem to wane and does seem to be growing stronger.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
Facts andFancies
(BY ROBERT CULLEN,

Oddly enough, the advocates of phonetic spelling never spell it "fo- netik".
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

one should study the radiophone carefully, or in a little while one won't understand any of the jokes in the funny papers.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Anyhow, it has turned out all right
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
TELEPHONE CALLS,

Entered at the Post of1ee at New Bfitalf
 as Second Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Thanks to the court.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Those who hoped prohibition would pour oil in the troubled waters weren't thinking of fusel oil.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

Love is the quality that keeps a wife loyal to husband even after she learns to despise him.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

After a man reaches middle age, about the only vice he is addicted to is advice.
 Old Job stood the gaff, of course, but he never had a blowout a mile from a shade tree.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

They shall not pass was an ex-
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02

YOU are voting to allow parents to
forbid physical examination. II the
bill is defeated the original law
still remains in effect which per-
mits school boards to appoint q
physician to examine school child
rem.
Referendum ID provides that
any voter can be called upon to
make oath that he intends to at
filiate. with the party whose bal
lot he calls for at the primary
election. 1t is designed to main
tain party lines.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
ON THE BALLOT
INITIATIVE MEASURE No. q,

= provides for the repeal Of the
poll tax. If you favor the poll tax
you vote mo" If you are opposed
to the poll tax you vote, Eyes"
The poll tax is levied against the
individuals. If the tax is abolish
ed, an equivalent sum must be
raised by a tax on property.
Initiative No. 46 is the much de-
bated 1910 plan. 1t provides that
$50 for each school child shall be
collected by a state tax and paid
to the school districts. The theory
is that every district pays into
the school fund according to its
property and draws out according
to the number of it's children. If
you favor the plan vote Eyes. If
you oppose it you vote "No."
Referendum No. IL is the Ger
tificate of Necessity law. It pro-
vides that public service corpora
tions cannot extend their opera
tions without a certificate from
the board Of public works of the
the state. It is designed to place
greater control Of public utilities
in the hands Of the government.
The objection to it is that it gives
monopoly to the public service
corporations. The answer to this
argument is that the government
controls nearly all the activities
Of these corporations and the pro-
posed law merely permits Nthe cor
poration to have a monopoly when
the state thinks best. IF You IA
vor the idea, vote Eyes"
Referendum 10 provides that
parents may forbid physical exam
nation Of their children in first
class school districts. If you IA
vor compulsory physical examin-
alton, vote "No." IF you vote "yes"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02

knows, or should know, the abb
surdity Of his statement that an
attempt will be made by Kenne-
wick to unload the bridge upon
Benton county. In the first place
citizens Of Kennewick own less
than ten per cent of the stock OF
the bridge corporation. half OF the
bridge is in Franklin county, al
ready bonded to it's limit; and fin
ally the only possible manner in
which half Of the bridge could be
taken over by this county is by a
bond issue voted by 60 per cent
Of the voters of the county and
Prosser boasts that she has more
than 40 per cent of the maximum
vote of the county.
In last weeks issue the Courier
Reporter charged that in the
present county seat campaign the
Prosser politicians are attempting
to carry water on both shoulders
It here repeats the accusation and
cites Mayor Fry and Mr.. McGreg-
or to answer the charge. It also
repeats that the county seat issue
is the one stumbling block in the
path of progress, the thing which
kept Prosser from supporting the
bridge campaign, the thing which
will continue to prevent county
wide cooperation until it is settled;
that the basis Of settlement is a
COMPROMISE and the only compro-
mise is Benton City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
CAN'T GET JUSTICE
CCORDING TO PROSSER'S

"A leading attorneys and promin-
ent land owners, the county seat
question has so inflamed the
minds, biased and warped the
judgment of the people of Benton
county that the administration OF
justice is no longer possible in the
county.
Attorney Bruce McGregor and
Campbell w. Bushnell appeared in
superior court yesterday and re-
quested a change Of venue in the
condemnation cases whereby the
Kennewick Irrigation district is
seeking to acquire rights of way
for power canal along the Yaki-
ma river. They alleged that be-
cause of the county seat issue it
would be impossible to secure in
this county a jury that would hear
the case and decide it upon its
merits.
This is a rather open admission
that the Courier Reporter was not
far wrong when it said that the
County seat issue is stumbling
block in the path Of progress, the
thing that makes countrywide CO.
operation impossible. It might
have gone further and said it is
the thing that thwarts justice and
renders the due processes Of law
impossible.
The lands in question are requir-
ed for canal which is to double
the present irrigated area of the
county, increase its population, and
add materially to its taxable
wealth, yet in the opinion of Pros
ser attorneys it is impossible un-
der the present conditions to get
twelve men to hear the facts and
honestly, and without prejudice, de-
termine the damages to the present
owners.
If the Prosser attorneys have
set forth the facts, isn't it time
that the voters Of this county end
ed this miserable condition of af-
fairs. It can be ended by moving
the county seat to Benton City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
THE PROOF

CUBSTANTIATING the state
~ ment made last week by the
Courier-Reporter to the effect that
Prosser politicians have made the
same promises of supporting Il. h.
Briggs and C. D. Mitchell, oppos-
ing candidates for commissioner,
the Richland Advocate this week
SAYS that Prosser campalgners OF
fered to deliver several numbered
votes to Mitchell, provided he and
his friends would throw their sup
port to Prosser in the county seat
campaign.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
ball and starts tearing round right

ball and starts tearing round right
end and pretty soon another player
is 7dishing in the opposite direc-
ton with it. The play is one Of
those 'fool 'em" kind and is good
one if it works. The well-coached,
well-trained teams use it only as
sort of emergency reserve but
with the nondescripts, it is q
ssbear" on Saturday afternoons on
the sand lots.
In the present county seat scrim-
mage Prosser politicians are ap-
parently pinning their hopes to the
old criss-cross, better known in
politics as the double-cross. Mayor
Fry tucks the Kennewick-P asco
bridge under his arm and makes as
if for a goal around right end,
presently Bruce McGregor is chas-
ing adown field with it in the OPP
posite direction.
Prosser refused to support the
bridge campaign and proposed to
Kennnewick a trade on the build
ing Of a court house. In recent
talk before the Kennewick Com
mercial club, Mayor Fry charact-
erized the undertaking as most
meritorious and complimented the
citizens of Kennewick for their
public spiritedness in helping to
finance it. He admitted that with
holding their support the people
of Prosser had made grave mis-
take.
In debate at the Fruitvale
school house last Saturday night
Bruce McGregor said, in effect,
that the people Of Prosser had no
apologies to offer for their attitude
toward the bridge project; that
they considered the undertaking
unwarranted and ill-timed; that
they were opposed to it at the time
funds for its building were being
raised and they were still opposed
to it. The people of Kennewick, he
said, carried away by their enthusi-
asm, land against the sound advice
of Prosser) had subscribed far be-
yond their ability to pay, their
notes are now unpaid and they are
framing up to unload the white
elephant upon the taxpayers of the
county.
Whom are we to believe? Why,
the business men Of Kennewick
are to believe Mayor Fry when he
tells them that the new bridge is
a valuable asset to Benton county
and to the state and that their
work is most commendable. Why
shouldn't he tell them that? The
Kennewick business men all have
votes on the county seat question
to put into the ballot box.
For the same reason the farm-
ers of Fruitvale, are to believe
Mr.. McGregor when he tells them
that the people of Kennewick
business men, farmers, lawyers,
doctors, laborers, clerks, steno-
graphers) who put their money in
to the bridge, are boobs, plotters
and conspirators and the only de-
tenders Of the county wealth are
the Prosser politicians who wanted
to j trade bridge stock for court
house bonds.
Mr.. McGregor is a lawyer. He
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
BRIDGES AND COURT HOUSES

DRUCE McGREGOR'S accusa-
- ton that Kennewick will at
tempt to unload the Columbia Riv-
er bridge onto the county recalls
an interesting incident Of the 1912
county seat campaign. 1t was at
a meeting in Kiona in which both
Prosser and Kennewick partici-
pated that Prosser played one of
her trump cards. Lon Boyle very
dramatically unfolded before the
audience blue print of magni-
ficent steel bridge. He told his
hearers that the building of this
bridge, plans and specifications for
which had been prepared, was
Kennewick's closely guarded Sc
cret. He declared that the reason
Kennewick, so strenuously opposed
the building Of court house was
to save the bonding credit of the
county and burden the taxpayers
with "this magnificent steel
bridge"
Who prepared that blueprint only
Prosser campaigners' know. No
body in Kennewick had ever seen
it before or have seen it since. How
soundly Boyle lied that night ten
years ago, Time has proved.
A magnificent steel bridge today
spans the Columbia river. It was
built to the end that the tourist,
the investor, the homeseeker might
be brought in increasing numbers,
into the state Of Washington, in
to Benton County, into Prosser; to
the end that intercommunity
travel, trade and friendship might
be stimulated to the benefit of the
state, of Benton county, Of Pros
ser; to the end that the Inland
Empire highway through Benton
county, through Prosser might be
the first paved translate high
way. It was built by the public
spirit, the enthusiasm, the coopera-
tion Of the communities along the
Inland Empire highway, with the
exception Of Prosser. Not one cent
Of taxes has been levied upon the
taxpayers of the state or the coun-
ty for it's construction and it's
building has added thousands Of
dollars to the taxable wealth of the
county. The bonding credit of the
county is unimpaired and during
the ten years no Kennewick citi-
zen has so much as suggested that
the county be bonded for the build
ing Of the bridge. As a matter of
fact the idea of its building origin
ated not in Kennewick but in Walla
Walla. Kennewick merely did
what Prosser refused to do
cooperated.
Now comes Mr.. McGregor, echo
ing the false cry Of the past and
declares that Kennewick is con-
spring to crush the taxpayer with
q magnificent steel bridge" Time
will doubtless deal as effectually
with his bunk as it has with
Boyle'S.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-11-02
FRY OR M'GREGoR,

NHE OLD CRISIS CROSS play
in football is known to every
school boy. A player takes the