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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02
THE BONUS

WORD comes that the bonus bill
w has been given the right of way
in congress over the Smith Mel Nary
bill.
The Courier-Reporter is of the opin-
ion that the ex-service men Of this
community, of this state, and of the
west will lose more by the failure of
the Smith cNary bill than they will
gain by the success of the bonus bill.
And we are not so sure but the same
thing will hold true thruout the ma
ton.
The best possible bonus the ex-ser-
vice men can wish for is revival of
prosperity on the farms, in the mills,
shops and factories and for the begin
ming of new public works and private
enterprises.
If the claims of the proponents OF
the bonus can be granted at this time
without crippling business delaying
new development enterprises, and ma.
terially retarding a return to pros.
perity, well and good. 1t is doubtful
however, if this can be accomplished
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

that the Kennewick project be given
square deal in the columns Of the
Spokesman. The square deal was new.
er given.
Now the question is, who is Spo.
kane? Is it the Spokesman-Review
the Chamber of Commerce or the Co.
lumbia Basin committee? When the
Spokesman attacked Kennewick and
other smaller projects year ago
when in recent editorial it attempt.
ed to sidetrack the smaller projects
by saying they had been taken care
of in the regular appropriation bill
was it speaking for Spokane, or was
it placing in false light the Spokane
which has never attacked a worthy
reclamation project?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02
BLUE PENCILING THE MAP
OENATOR PALMER of King coun

CENATOR PALMER Of King coun-
~ ty is the author of an initiative
measure to redistrict the state into
twenty-one senatorial and sixty-three
legislative districts. There are now
forty-two members in the senate and
ninety-six in the house.
1t is evident the tools used by the
senator in framing the bill were map
Of the state Of Washington and a
blue pencil. After converting the map
into a fantastic camouflage pattern
he called the segments legislative dis
tricts. In other words he used his
pencil much and his head little.
Benton county is put into district
with Klickitat and Skamania coun-
ties. In shape, this segment, when
traced on the map, represents nothing
in particular. This undoubtedly ap-
pealed very strongly to the senator's
Imagination. AS a political until it
would represent the same thing. About
the only thing the three counties have
in common is boundary line. They
have no commercial relations, their
indutries are not similar and their
people are strangers.
The trouble seems to be that what
Senator Palmer and number of the
westside politicians do not know about
the eastern part of the state is whole
lot. They know there is such coun-
ty as Benton, as Klickitat and as
Skamania and when ringed round by
blue pencil they are contiguous ter
ritory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

states and doing an annual business
of SS,OOO,OOO, has petitioned the fed
eral court for a receiver. The presi-
dent says the league is forced to dis
continue not because of financial diff
ficulties, but because of internal dis
cord. This is an old story. The pri-
mary cause of cooperative failues are
almost always from within rather than
from without. Cooperative efforts
fail because of the individuals failure
to cooperate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02
LEST WE FORGET

THE Spokesman-Review in its issue
= of Monday, February ~, publishes
a statement on Spokane's position to-
ward reclamation of the arid lands OF
the Pacific Northwest.
Among other things the statement
says: Spokane has attacked no
worthy reclamation project, and will
not. 1t will help all meritorious pro-
jects in the Northwest, including the
Columbia Basin project"
The Spokesman-Review evidently
thinks it's readers have short memo
ries. A year ago, it was waging a
front-page editorial fight on the state
reclamation board. In its effort to
get the official togas of the MEM
bers of the reclamation board, it made
deliberate attacks upon number Of
the smaller projects of the state, in
GLIDING the Burbank, the Pasco, the
Richland and the Kennewick projects.
These attacks were as false as they
were vicious and they stand today un-
corrected in the columns of the paper
which made them.
In its issue of January Is, 1921, un-
der big headline on it's front page
the Spokesman said: "Charles Ben
son, brother of the former commits
sioner of agriculture, is president and
large owner in the Yakima Farms
company of Kennewick and Seattle,
which controlled on July 10, 1920, 49,
600 acres of privately owned $4,000
acres of land on the high areas south
and west of Kennewick. These lands
are worth, without water, from 81
to possibly SIS an acre. The sheep
men have bought the best of them at
an average price of $3.50. The cost of
irrigating these lands will go probab-
ly to 5000 an acre and some complex
engineering problems are involved.
So the state board agreed to promote
an irrigation district to cover these
lands and little outside land. If
the board pursues it's past policy, it
will pay the present owners $50 an
acre for this SIS land. The board will
then raise the $6,0O0,OOO or $1,000
900 needed to build the project and
the lands must then sell for $3.50 to
$500 an acre." In the same attack
the Spokesman charged that the lands
in this project were $50 feet above the
nearest water, while the u. S, gov
eminent records give the elevation of
the highest as only 700 feet above sea
level.
At that time the Spokesman said in
effect that the lands within the Ken
newick project were poor and of lit
tie value; that the feasibility of the
project was questionable both from an
engineering and economic standpoint
that the State Reclamation board was
attempting to promote the district in
the interests of certain land specu-
lators.
Now the Spokesman says Spokane
has attacked no worthy reclamation
project and will not. If those articles
Of January II, 18 and 10, 1921 were
not attacks, what were they?
Under date of January 26, 1921, the
Kennewick Commercial club wrote the
Spokesman-Review and set forth IL
detail the falsity of the charges ant
requested that it make correction il
its columns. The letter was ignored
The local club sent copy to the Spo
kane Chamber of Commerce and asked
that it use its influence to the enc
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

There is no disposition on the part
of congress or the American people
generally to refuse to acknowledge
and discharge in full measure the ma
tons obligation to the disabled sol
diery, but the voting of bonus in
discriminatory, regardless of the kind
or class of service or the beneficiary's
present condition is matter the ad-
visibility of which is questionable.
Insofar. as the enactment of legis-
lation is concerned the nation has not
been neglectful of its duty to the dis
abled veteran. Since the present con-
gress convened in special session in
1919 it has authorized appropriations
in excess of 81, 500, 100000 for use in
behalf of ex-service men. Some idea
of what is being done in their behalf
may be obtained from recent state
ment made by Colonel Charles R
Forbes, director of the veterans bu-
reau:
"(1) Paying out 81 100000 in cash
every day, including Sunday, direct
ly into the hands of ex-service men
or his dependents.
"(2) Providing, without cost, hos
pital care and treatment to 10000
ex-service men. This care includes
board and lodging and represents an
annual expenditure of $60,0O0,000.
"(3) Giving vocational training
without cost, to over 100000 disabled
ex-service men, at an annual expendi-
ture of over $30,000,000.
go Conducting an insurance bus
mess for over 100000 ex-service men
without any cost of administration to
them, at premium rates below those
of private companies for like policies
The insurance now in force is in the
sum of $2,5OO,OOO,OOO.
"(5) Mailing out 650,O0O checks
every month, representing an expendi-
ture of S42,0OO,OOO monthly.
"(6) Conducting over $4,000 medi-
cal examinations every month.
"(7) Giving outside treatment in
cases where disqualification is not re-
quired to 10000 ex-service men every
month.
"(S) Handling 1000 new claims
every day in addition to the 1900, 600
already on file and employing over
1000 ex-service men in carrying out
this work.
"(9) In addition to the above the
Veterans bureau has allowed 305, ZOO
compensation claims; has paid out in
compensation benefits $3OO,14 900;
has allowed $4,000 insurance claims,
totaling value of $1,31O, 100000.
400 The Veterans bureau will
expend during the current calendar
year of 1922 $51O,OOO,OOO in behalf OF
disabled ex-service men-more than
the entire expenditures of the United
States government in any year of its
history prior to 1897.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

EXCHANGE 240 acre dairy or stock
ranch, 70 acres under pillow, balance
good timber. Spring and creek water
ed. $25 per acre, 6 miles from Brew
ster for place in Yakima Valley. w.
E. Reynolds, Brewster, Wash. 47-8p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

TyHE supreme court judges who de
l. clared the woman's suffrage
amendment constitutional, are prob
ably married men.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

lust how soon is somebody going
d to advocate bonus for the bat
tle-scarred taxpayer?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

THE Pacific Cooperative league, OPP
= Grating 43 stores in five western
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02

We are looking for new moon.
All the old bootleggers have been
pinched.
Did we say all?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02
Tlaytttnna
Tlapnnnnlp
WHY They Wear EN- Short

Why They Wear EN- Short
Her polish'd limbs,
VeiPd in simple robe, their best attir'
Beyond the pomp of dress, for
Lov'liness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornamen
But is when unadorned,
Adorn'd the most.
&
The flapdoodle editor has re-
ceived numerous communications
asking "what is Flagitious Flap
DOODLE We don't know, but
Webster says 'tflagitious" means
"atrocious" and "flopdoodle"
means nonsense" Far be it
from us to question the wisdom of
Webster. Hence it is, what it is,
otherwise it wouldn't be.
At any rate, it has been a hare
winter and busy week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-02
Tragedy in One Act

Place: postoffice; time, March L.
As we'll known citizen break pane in
window envelop and reads the saffron
hued enclosure, he exclaims: eff hell
it heated with electricity the cost Of
government must be som'thin' tur-
ruble!"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
PETER FAUKALD
COMMITS SUICIDE
Dependency Seems to Have Driven
Deceased to Do This, Having
Been Ill for Some Time.

Peter Faukald, a middle aged resi-
dent of this city and we'll known here,
took his own life about ten o'clock
this morning, by shooting himself in
the head twice. 1t seems that Mr..
Faukald had been sick for some time,
having suffered stroke some time
ago and his condition and the worry
occasioned from it, drove him to this
act. He is a widower but has some
grown up children. He was alone in
his home this morning and we are
told that his housekeeper was outside
hanging out some clothes, and while
doing this she heard two shots and
upon rushing into the house found
the deceased lying on the floor in
one of the living rooms. The first
shot seemed to have glanced off his
head but the second one went right
through the brain and he must have
been instantly killed. Further de-
tails we have been liable to get at
this time. The body has been taken
in charge by County Coroner N. o.
Holberg, who will decide as to wheth-
err an inquest is necessary or not. 1t
apparently is a clear case of suicide
so that an inquest will not be neces-
sary. We understand that daughter
formerly employed in the Peoples
Store here, is now in Wisconsin.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

On Sunday the executive board OF
the North Dakota Dental Society held
a meeting in the city to discuss plans
for the annual meeting this summer
to arrange for the necessary clinics
for the meeting. The executive board
of this society includes Doctors Sweet
of Minot, Barber Of Grand Forks,
Schmidt of jamestown, Rolling of
Bismarck, Pote of Fargo and Wells
of Harvey. They decided to meet in
Valley City as it was the most Gen.
trally located of any town and the
more easily accessible than any other
town in the state. DR.. E. r. Roberts
granted them the use of his offices
and the meeting was held there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

The members of the Eastern Star
order outdid themselves last night in
entertaining their friends in the Ma
sonic Temple. The occasion was six
handed euchre party and twenty
eight tables were placed in commits
sion, one hundred and seventy being
present last night. The high score
was captured by Tom Bonhus and he
was accordingly awarded the prize.
Mrs. w. G. Wilkins succeeded in an
nexing the consolation prize. The
evening sped along rapidly and it
was time for the serving of refresh
ments long before the guests realized
it, but after the games the ladies
served to their guests some very
appetizing refreshments. The eve
ming was very pleasing and delight
full one to all who were present and
the party given by the members of
the Eastern Star was big social
success. The ladies are planning on
more social doings, particularly af-
ter the Masonic Temple has been fin
ed up in shape so that they can en-
terrain more efficiently. One men,
Der of the Star was hostess for each
table and it was her duty to see that
her guests were properly taken care
of. which each one did in fine shape.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Lloyd Lee, son of J. J. Lee of this
city left Sunday on a three months
vacation. From here Mr.. Lee will go
to Wisconsin where he will spend
some time visiting friends and rela-
tives and from there he will journey
down into Oklahoma and Texas to
look over the oil fields. Mr.. Lee, Sr.
hasn't said word about buying up
any oil stock but it is rumored Lloyd
has something of that effect up his
sleeve. During Lloyd's absence from
the city, his father J. J. Lee is hand
ling the meat business himself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 6-Secret Ser
vice agents working under directions
of Col. Hildreth, U. S. district attor-
ney, seized a $4,000 string of pearls
alleged to have been struggled into
the United States by Mrs. Laura
Kachlnacher, widow of the late DR..
Kachelnacher, widow of the late DR..
known throughout the northwest. Ac-
cording to officials Mrs. Kachelnacher
confessed bringing the jewels into
this country without paying duty
which would be sixty per cent of the
value of $4,000.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
At the Eastern Star party last ev

At the Eastern Star party last eve
somebody swiped pair of perfectly
good overshoes belonging to Walter
Holster and left in the place Of them
pair of very poor ones. This is
probably a mistake, but whatever it
is Walter would like awfully well to
have those overshoes left at the
Times-Record office so that he can
exchange back again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

The High School Dramatic Club
Play Fanny and the Servant Prob
lem" played at the College Audito-
rum last night was witnessed by a
large audience and from the way they
applauded, it must have made hit.
The characters were we'll taken by
each one concerned and the whole en-
tertainment was pleasing and enter
tanning. The personnel of the play
and those who were responsible for
the work of putting it on so well de-
serve much credit for the high class
entertainment afforded last night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
The Rotary Club held it's regular

The Rotary Club held it's regular
weekly meeting at the Rudolf Hotel
Tuesday noon. The attendance was
not large on that day as many of the
Rotarians had taken it into their
heads that they wanted to go to the
big automobile show at Minneapolis
and they went. Al. Hammes was the
chairman of the day and gave very
interesting talk on "pharmacy". He
gave very comprehensive outline of
what was necessary to make an eff
ficient pharmacist and good outline
of the drug business generally.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Did you ever see congressman S
wife trying to teach her husband a
speech to deliver in Congress? The
speech is to be rehearsed before a
newspaper reporter but, "the effect
of your speech, my dear, even tough
ened reporter can't stand it." Listen
to Esther Schroeder playing the part
of Mrs. Dusenberry, tell it to hubby
in "Down in Dixie" to be given at
the College auditorium next Monday
evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

E. A. Clare, representing the John
Leslie Paper Co., of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was a caller at this office to-
day. Mr.. Clare is substituting for
our old friend John McAfee, who has
made this territory for many years,
but who is now at his home recover
ing from severe operation. Friends
of Mr.. McAfee will be pleased to
know that he is recovering but it
will be couple of months before he
is able to resume his work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Bublitz an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Louise to Mr.. Warren Calfee at
Milbank, S. OAK, on Feb. 4. Mr.. CAL
fee is a business man of Ashland:
Wis. Mrs. Calfee has been in charge
of the Music and Art department OF
the public schools at Milbank this
year. They will leave Milbank for a
brief wedding trip and will then re-
turn to Ashland, Wis, where they
will make their home. Rev. and
Mrs. Bublitz returned to the city last
night from Milbank where they were
in attendance at the ceremony.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
The Kroner Bros. are putting on a

The Kroner Bros. are putting on
bowling contest at the Club Bowling
alleys and among the numerous priz-
es being offered is a six months sub
scription to this great family journal
of ours-the Times-Record. This prize
alone should prove a big drawing
card for the contest. Perhaps if you
already have the Times-Record in
your home you could send it to one
of your friends. The alleys are in
first class shape and both men and
women are taking advantage OF
throwing the balls down the alleys
these cold winter evenings.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Members of Co. G are working hard
completing plans for putting on the
37th annual ball on Wednesday, Feb.
%. The tickets will be out in few
day and it is hoped by the officers
of the company that this dance-the
first to be put on by the new company
will be a success in every way.
With their new quarters in the Ma
sonic temple the boys believe they
have one of the best if not the best
company in the state, and are very
thankful to the local Masons for the
temporary armory.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

The following interesting letter has
been received from our subscriber:
Mr.. VIM. H. .Moriarity, of Gadsby,
Alta. Canada: "Well we are having
a very nice winter here in the frozen
north, no snow and cars have been
running up to yesterday, not much
snow yet, but thermometer 30 below
and times are hard here owing to the
very low price of farm produce.
Wheat is 86c per bushel; oats 31cc
steers SC; pork lie. It might in
terest you to know that the C. P. R.
agent at Gadsby was once Valley
City man, night agent under John
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

President T. Melvin Lee, of the Mid
dlewest Trust Company, returned to
his home yesterday morning from a
weeks visit to the twin cities where
he was looking after business matters
While there, Mr.. Lee heard John Nc
Cormack, the famous tenor singer,
and SAYS that any time they want
him to come to Valley City he will go
out and help raise the money to pay
him. He is a fine singer. Mr.. Lee
also says that business conditions
are better and that business men are
looking forward to a good year for
business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Speaking of basketball material in
the little village of Leal, it is said
they have some real live wire basket
shooters in that little town. The fast
Kensal five tried conclusions with
this speedy aggregation last week and
met defeat to the tune Of 112 to 6.
This is certainly an exceptionally
large score and one that Leal fans
will undoubtedly remember for some
time to come.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

R. M. Stee: President Of the North
Dakota Society of Engineers, }. W.
Bliss and C. O. Stee, all of this city
leave this morning for jamestown
where they go to attend the four
teenth annual convention of the N.
D. Society of Engineers which will
open at Jamestown Thursday morning
These three local men are scheduled
to deliver addresses on various sub
iects at the convention.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Assistant States Attorney G. G.
Wattam came up from Fargo last
NIGHT and will assist States Attorney
Green in the prosecution of the Gum
mer trial today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Edward E. Kidder's "a poor Re-
ltion'' one of the most popular come
dies ever written, has at last found
it's way to the screen in the latest
Goldwyn starring vehicle for Will
Rogers. The picture which, as a
play, made the late Sol Smith Russell
famous, will be shown at the Grand
theatre tonight only.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

J. H. Sampson returned from Min
neapolis on No. / after spending sew
eral days there selling cattle he had
shipped down and taking in the first
day of the auto show.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

n. R. Marquisee and family left on
Sunday for the Twin Cities where
Mrs. Marquisee and the family will
visit friends and relatives while that
hustling clothier goes east to do his
spring buying.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moran returned

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moran returned
to the city on Sunday evening from
Minneapolis where they have been
spending the past four months as
guest of their daughter, Mrs. B. }
Junod. On their return they were &C
companied by another daughter, Mrs
H. l.. Warren, of Mandan, who had
been spending a few days in the cities
shopping. Mrs. Warren returned to
her home at Mandan on No. 3 last
night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

grade of the Training School clashed
for honors and the Lincoln School
basket shoters won out by the same
score ID to IL. This was fifty-fifty
for the Training School and the city
school which makes it very nice all
around. Both games were good ones
and kept the respective rooters on
their toes all the time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Agnew returned
to the city Monday night after spend
ing the past month on vacation trip
Minnesota where they visit
ed their parents and former friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Mrs. w. S. Hoster returned to the
city last night after spending few
days at Heimdal, N. OAK, where she
has been visiting her daughter Doro-
thy. Miss Hoster is teacher in the
Heimdal schools this year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

Rev. Thos. E. Nugent was a vlsi-
tor to Fargo Tuesday. He went
down to attend a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Congrega-
tional churches of the state of which
he is a member.