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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
SHORTCAKE
DAYS HERE
Three Rivers Association to
Make First Berry Ship
ment Today

Strawberries are ripe, and anothe,
record is broken-the date of the first
shipment being the latest in the his.
tory Of the local industry.
The name of Kennewick does not
figure in the first shipment of two
crates which will be sent out by the
Three Rivers Growers this evening
Both of the crates come from Rich
land, one from the patch of John Sc
dar and the other from the Chalcraft
and Friermood farms.
The berry outlook is much more
favorable than it was week ago
Growers report that their patches
are still blooming heavily and unless
the weather becomes too hot there
will be practically full crop in spite
of the killing frost of May II.
Altho asparagus shipments will con-
tinue probably for another month, the
peak of the harvest season has been
reached and the daily receipts are be-
ginning to decline.
Blalock's, selling agents for the
Three Rivers association, are estab-
fishing most satisfactory record in
making quick returns to the growers
To date they have disbursed to the
growers, as an advance, $1.5O pei
crate on all shipments made prior to
May and $1.00 per crate on all ship
ments made between May and II.
The associations selling price to-
day was $1.25 per crate.
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Fruitgrowers Given Judg-
ment Against Wenatchee
= Fruit Exchange
JURY ALLOWS FULL
AMOUNT OF CLAIM
Defendant is Unable to Sup
ply Records of Selling
Transactions

A jury in the superior court Tues
day rendered verdict authorizing a
judgment of s27s0 against the wen-
atchee Valley Fruit Exchange in fa-
vor of J. L. Kelso and Sons. The
verdict was for the full amount of
the Kelsos' claim against the Ex-
change.
The case which has been pending
for some time and the trial of which
occupied four days of the courts
time, has been keenly followed by the
fruitgrowers in this community and
the outcome it is thought will have
direct bearing on number of other
cases now pending.
The case was the outgrowth of the
marketing of Kelso's 1919 apple crop
by the Wenatchee Exchange which at
that time operated branch house
here. The plaintiffs action was bas-
ed upon a contract which carried a
provision that at any time the grow
er could direct the Exchange to sell
his crop and was to receive the then
prevailing market price less the sell
ing commission and certain handling
charges. In November, 1919, Mr..
Kelso gave the Exchange notice to
sell his crop. When settlement was
made Kelso received 1925 per box for
his extra fancy Winesaps, while the
prevailing price in November 1919
as established by evidence introduced
at the trial, was $3.15 per box.
In answer to the plaintiffs COM
plant the Exchange contended that
Kelso had been overpaid and filed
counter claim for $209. To establish
this counter claim the plaintiff de-
manded that the Exchange produce in
evidence records showing when, to
whom and for how much the plaintiffs
apples had been sold. The defendant
company was unable to produce any
records other than duplicate receipts
for the unpacked boxes delivered to
them by Kelso.
1t required less than an hour for
the jury to return a verdict allowing
the full amount of the plaintiffs
claim.
The other cases pending as an out
growth of the 1919 marketing season,
the Wenatchee Exchange has brought
suit to recover from various growers
amounts which they claim were pay
ments in excess of the net returns on
the apples. These payments were
made as advances to the growers dur
ing the harvesting season.
M. M. Moulton, of this city, assist
ed by c. w. Bushnell of Prosser, con-
Quoted the case for Kelso e. Sons,
and the defendants were represented
by McCabe, of Seattle and Phil G.
Warnock, of this city. Mr.. Moulton
is attorney for the growers against
whom the Exchange has brought suit.
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GOBLIN MOTH ARE OUT
Horticulturalists Urge Growers I,
Get Busy with Calyx Spray

Dave Bryant, deputy horticultural
inspector, says the Goblin moths are
Matching out in the Kennewick or
chards and his chief, Wendell Brown
has issued the following statement:
1t is of the utmost Importance to
the growers Of fruit that they are able
to produce large per cent of mar
ketable fruit per tree. In order to do
this the practice of spraying is prac-
ticed by every efficient orchardist.
One of the important sprays for the
successful growing of apple crops is
the calyx spray. This spray is applied
at the time of the year when practic-
ally all Of the petals have fallen from
the bloom of the tree.
The advantages of this spray is that
it leaves deposits of poison in the
calyx cup after the tube has closed.
The entrance of the larvae to the ap-
ple is in this way prevented. This
spray should be applied about the end
of this week or the first of next, but
there will be a slight variation, de-
! nepending on the variety that is to
be sprayed.
Many growers have been badly dis
couraged by the frost in the past week
.nd do not feel that it will be advis-
.ble to spray. However, the frost
d.naoe to the apple crop is much less
.h.n WAS thought at first. A small
nor cent of the bloom remaining will
result in a quite satisfactory tonnage
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ON
JUMP-OFF JOE
To Try for Gas and Oil on
Packwood Holdings South
of Kennewick

. Drilling operations for gas and oil
was begun Monday by the Packwood
Land Development company on their
holdings six miles south of this city
on the slope of Jump-Off Joe. Last
night the drill was down to depth of
90 feet and this morning operations
were suspended to await the arrival
of pipe, casing being rendered neces-
sary because of the soft formation.
w. H. Mather, general manager of
the company, says drilling operations
will be speeded up in every possible
way. He is confident that gas will be
brought in here at practically the same
depth as in the Rattlesnake field &c
miles northwest of here. Biologists
reports, he says, indicate that the two
structures are almost identical. The
surface contours, he says, are so
alike that Spokane paper last week
printed photograph of the Packwood
derrick on Jump-Off Joe as one of
the rigs now drilling on the slope of
Rattlesnake. The hills, he says, are
so alike that men who have lived
within sight of the two for the last
Is years did not detect the error.
at is our hope to make this strict
ly home company" said Mr.. Mather.
SIS. T. Packwood, VIM. p. Lawrence
and A. v. McReynolds, who are the
principal stockholders of the company
are putting their money into the en-
terprise in the belief that gas in COM
mercial quantities can be found in
closer proximity to Kennewick than
the Rattlesnake field"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
MRS. BRUNN HONORED
Her Latest Song Composition Feature
of Walla Walla Program

At the recent convention of the
Washington State Musical Teachers
association held in Walla Walla, Mrs.
c. Brunn Of this city received recog-
milton as one of Washington's COM
posers. Her latest composition moth
er o. Mine," beautifully sung by Miss
Louise Smith or Whitman Conserva-
tory faculty, was feature of the
Thursday afternoon concert. Both the
Walla Walla Union and Bulletin spoke
in greatest praise of Mrs. Brunn's
new song.
By request Mrs. Brunn will give
an invitation recital Of her own COM
positions, before leaving for her sum-
mer vacation.
Among her recent song compost
tions are: My Love, Embers Of
Dreams, for contralto; Where Love Is;
Thou Art So Like a Flower, violin
obbligato; Lovers Lane and Mother
o. Mine, contralto.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
CLUB YEAR CLOSES
Lawn Picnic Brings Annual Activities
of Woman's Club to Close

The annual picnic of the Kenne-
wick Woman's club was held Wednes-
day afternoon on the lawn at the A.
r. Gardner home. Luncheon, cafeter-
ia style, was served at one o'clock.
Following a business meeting was
held. The retiring president, Mrs. F.
L. Fraser, thanked the club women
for their support and with few ap-
propriate remarks, rendered the gavel
to her successor, Mrs. R. E. Pratt.
An appeal for books and recent
magazines for the mems reformatory
at Monroe, WASH, was read.
A vote of thanks was given to the
members of the Home Economics de-
partment for arranging the picnic,
which was one of the most delightful
in the history Of the club.
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O-W. TO RESTORE
FORMER SCHEDULE
Morning Train to Yakima, Evening
Train from Yakima to Go
Back on Sunday

Morning and evening passenger SER
vice over the O-W. R. & N. between
Waliula and Yakima, discontinued sew
erai months ago, is to be restored
next Sunday, May 81. The morning
tram to Yakima will be due out of
kennewick at 5:55 and the evening
tram will arrive from Yakima at
10:45.
Inc railway company has been im-
poi'uhed by Commercial clubs thru
out the valley to operate a Portland
sleeper on the new trains. The COM
pany is considering this request and
- IS probable that later a sleeper will
% operated on thrice-a-week sched-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
NEIGHBORs JAUNT

About thirty Royal Neighbors at
tended the annual Benton-Franklin
convention held Monday of this week
at Connell.
The afternoon session was devoted
to business and officers for the coming
year were elected. In the evening COW
ers were laid for about 100 persons at
an elaborate banquet served at tables
attractively decorated with spring
flowers. The next meeting will be
held in Pasco.
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TALKS TAXES

Jay Thomas, Seattle, representative
of the Lower Cost of Government
League, was a speaker at the Com.
mercial club luncheon Wednesday. Mr.
Thomas briefly outlined the taxation
program which the league proposes tc
submit to the Legislature next session
Later he will return to this county to
address general meetings of taxpayers
He was accompanied here by Repre-.
sentative w. III. Kirkman of Walla
Walla.
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AAsONs IN YAKIMA

coufe,ras asnnewick !, Lodge of Perfection
nee uD0,, - the fourth Scottish rite de-
Yakima I% ~ class of Sc candidates in
cal s Nm. Monday. A number of the 10.
attend d, :. remained :, in Yakima to
ion At sh;.a ~ Of t the session of the reun-
. The sr,ea aaes the degrees from the 4th
tie seo..;lSd asnd are being conferred bv
'''sh Rite bodies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
BUREAU MEETINGS

For the purpose of formulating
plans for purchasing field selected GER
tilted seed potatoes for next year, the
Benton County Farm Bureau is hold
ing a series of meetings. The Finley
Hover bureau will meet in the Finley
school house next Tuesday evening
and Friday evening of next week a
joint meeting of the Highlands and
the Valley bureaus will be held in the
Highlands club house. All potato
growers are urged to attend these
meetings.
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EXAMS COMING

Examination in seventh grade sub
jects will be given at the high school
Friday of this week, beginning at 9
o'clock. Geography and physiology in
the morning and history in the after
noon.
Supt. Lynn II. Smith and f. D.
Eidal are giving eighth grade exam
nations at the high school Thursday
and Friday of this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18

Row E. /. Mitchell will deliver the
h.cc.,aureate address to the gradu-
.tes of the Hanford high school SUM-
day. The graduating class numbers
seven this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18

Members of Kennewick Volunteer
Fire Department are experiencing all
the thrills Of a youth with his first
pair of long trousers. The new La
France fire truck has arrived. (Lit-
tie applause for the new fire truck and
don't forget the firemen's benefit show
at the Liberty next Friday).A
Since its arrival the new truck has
been put thru its PAGES by Engineer
Hill, who represents the A. G. Long
company of Portland. The apparatus
was given an official test Tuesday
afternoon, both for speed on the road
and with the pumps. The tests were
entirely satisfactory and fully up to
specifications as outlined in the con-
tract. At its meeting Tuesday evening
the council passed a resolution of
ficially accepting the truck.
With the new equipment the depart
ment can play two streams upon the
roof of the tallest building in the city
and can take the water supply from
the fire hydrants, the canal or even the
river.
Mr.. Hill will remain in Kennewick
until the members of the department
have been thoroly instructed in the
use of the new equipment.
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Miss Noma Terril returns to Spo-
kane tonight after weeks visit with
home folksand friends.
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depended Seattle worth Of
Bill
grocery
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-05-18
FIRE TRUCK
MAKES GOOD
LaFrance Torpedo Passes
Official Tests and is Ac-
cepted by City
~ ~ %. ~ ~ %. ~ ~ ~ ssN .
OUT OF THE WAY

X La order to prevent accidents in
* case of fire, it is necessary that
X the new fire truck have clear pas
X sage thru the streets. In the
* future drivers of automobiles
TX and other vehicles will be ex- ;
* pected to regard the first blast :
X of the fire siren as a signal to
y: Immediately pull to the curb and
* for pedestrians to keep to the
* sidewalks.
X H. w. Desgranges, Mayor.
= TsE " X * x Y ~ " " X N S-.5 TX 1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-26
and continuous,

and continuous"
Where detours are necessary, ii is to
be the practice of the department to
put the patroman whose section is
closed to traffic on to the detour.
The commissioner gives the patrol
men the following suggestions; PA.
trolmen should answer in a good ma
tured way all questions asked no mat
ter how foolish they may appear, and
report any suggestions as to improve
ment In their work to the district
highway commissioner.
IF the other fellow loses his temper
the patrolman will have a decided ad,
vantage if he controls his.
Be familiar with the automobile
laws and the rules of the road, report
ing all violations to the secretary OF
State at Montpelier.
Always remember that the road
you are proud of will cause little more
effort on your part than the road you
must apologize for.
1T Is doing the little things that
seem hardly worth while that makes
the difference between an excellent
road and just an ordinary road
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-26
TODAY'S ISSUE
16 PAGES
Section z
INJECT MORE SYSTEM
INTO STATE PATROL
Highway Department Issues Book Of
instructions, Including Lesson
in Department

Montpelier, May %. - The state
highway department plans to develop
and extend the patrol system of main
tenance Of highways as zone OF the
most efficient methods Of repairing a
highway system" according to book.
let Of instructions to patrOlmen sent
out recently from the highway office,
The booklet is compiled to give the
patrolmen directions for doing their
work in careful and economical
manner. The patrolman, it is stated,
will be responsible for the condition
Of the section of road assigned to him,
and Is to provide himself with a team
OF horses and a cart or wagon, a SHOW
ell, pick, hoe, rake, stone hook, iron
bar, axe, lamp, scythe and snatle and
a red and white lantern. The town or
state Is to furnish a road machine,
small grader. drag or hone, and such
other equipment as is judged neces.
sary.
The patrolmen are instructed to give
their personal attention to their work,
and to be at work on their sections
every day throughout the active sea
son except on Sunday and legal holt
days They are also to keep them.
selves informed as to distance and di.
rections, condition OF the roads. con
struction work, detours, town officials,
and automobile laws. One maxim Civ
e. them by Commissioner Dix Is Re.
member the public expects and is en-
titled to receive a maximum Of trans
portation service"
Patrolmen are to make complete re,
ports weekly to the commissioner, and
are directly responsible to their dis
triot highway commissioners.
In connection with several pages OF
instruction on maintenance OF gravel
surfaces, the patrolmen are instructed
that the three vital factors in this
work are good drainage. consistent
dragging, and careful and sufficient
patching. II is stated that drainage
patching and dragging will properly
maintain a gravel surfaced road pro
viding that the process is thorough
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-26
PERU

Mrs. Ina Crossman lost a good COW
last week and Walter West several
heifers from sickness Mrs. Cross
mans COW was found dead in the pas
ture.
The remains of Adams Corbett
who died at the home Of his son III
New Ipswich, N. H., last February at
the age of 90 years. were brought
here for burial beside his wife and
daughter in the village cemetery Mr..
Corbett was a resident of the town
for many years The body was ac'
companied by Mr. Corbetts son, w.
A. Corbett, with whom he had made
hig home for some time.
Several from here attend the fun
eral OF Mrs. Susan Lakin at Manches
ter Center on last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lakin lived IN town for many
years before going to Manchester
Center where she and her sister,
Miss Burt, bought the Fair View
hotel.
Mrs. NJ. b. Lyon arrived at her
home here on Friday and was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lyon Of
Newtonville, Mass. and Mrs Mary
Packer of Greenland with whom she
has lived during the past winter Mr.,
and Mrs. A. NJ. Lyon and Mrs. Pack.
er returned to their homes on Sun
day. Mrs. Lyons daughter. Mrs. f.
A. Norris, and son OF Cleveland
Ohio, arrived Sunday and will re.
main for some time with Mrs. Lyon.
Mrs, Abbie Clayton and II. I. Walk
er OF Weston and r. H. Holden OF
Bennington were in town on business
one day last week.
Fred Burke OF Brattleboro son OF
Mr. and Mrs William Burke, former
Peru residents, is spending few
days in town.
Mrs Zoa Dean was in town a few
days OF last week
E. NJ Batchelder. who was report
ed to be on the sick list last week
Is better at present
NJ. ]. Hapgood attended the Sun
day school rally in Windham on WeC
nesday Of last week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-26
FLETCHER WOULDN'T
SEEK GOVERNORSHIP
His Son Denies Rumor That Elk Gov
ernor Would Have Sought
Second Term

Ludlow, May 23-The late ex-Gov-
ernor Allen NJ Fletcher of Proctors'
VILE would not have been a candidate
for another term as chief executive Of
the state Of Vermont, according to a
statement by his son, Allen NJ Flet-
cher, Of Ludlow. my father was not
candidate at the time of his death, "
said Mr.. Fletcher, land would not
under any consideration have been a
candidate for the governorship. He
was not an active candidate for any
thing at the time but might have
been.s g.~SH &x II II III
This statement of his son coincldes
with a remark made by the ex-gover-
nor himself five days before his death
to group of Proctorsville friends.
VIII Butler. who was in the group, had
asked him If the rumor OF his probable
candidacy had any foundation In fact.
Mr.. Fletcher replied: Il have gone by
that stage Another governorship
would be like a step backward and
VIC al ou6lt W ~ lol va VI
Frank E. Howe, editor of the Ban
ner, and lieutenant governor during
Mr.. Fletcher's governorship, has said
the same thing. He was close friend
OF the ex-governor and was with him
the evening before his death. Mr..
Howe said editorially in the Banner
anent the subject: Contrary to the
thought of many he had no intention
of being a candidate for any office.
Mr.. Fletcher was willing he might be
thought to be candidate If by so
doing he could hold up the public
conscience to higher ideals IN public
matters"
These statements of excellent au'
thority are interesting as refutations
OF the rumor that Mr.. Fletcher had
planned to inject himself personally
into the present campaign. Mr. Flet-
cher had expressed his dissatisfaction
with the platforms of the present can
dIdates, A. w. Foote and RedAeld
Proctor, and intimated that one or two
other candidates might be expected tc
contest the Office with them.
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While His Building Feeding
"ALICE ADAMS" CHOSEN
BY PULITZER JUDGES
Booth Harrington Gets $1,000 for Best
Best American Novel
of Year

New York, May 23--Booth Tarking
ton again has won the Pulitzer prize
of $1,000 for the American novel best
presenting the wholesome atmos-
phere of American life and the high
est standards of American manners
and manhood" Columbia University
announced Sunday. The prize-win-
ming novel was alice Adams"
Eugene ONeiiTs Anna Christie
won the $1,000 prize for the American
play best representing the education
al value and power of the stage in
raising the standard Of good morals,
good taste and good manners"
The $4,000 prize for the best book
Of the year upon the history Of the
United States goes to James Trus-
low Adams for THE Founding of New
England" and the $1,000 prize for the
best American biography teaching
patriotic and unselfsh services to the
people, illustrating by an eminent ex-
ample, excluding as too obvious, the
names Of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln TO Hamlin Car
land, for "A Daughter Of the Middle
Border"
Edwin Arlington Robinsons Col
leeted Poems won the $1,000 prize for
the best volume of verse published
during the year.
The Arlington ceremonies for Amer
ica's Unknown Soldier last Novem-
Der provided the material from which
were written the pr'ze-winning news
paper stories and the prize-winning
newspaper editorial Of the year.
Kirke l.. Simpson OF the Washing
ton staff of the Associated Press for
his stories on the return of the "Un
known Soldier" was awarded the
$1,000 prize for the best example Of
a reporters work during the year.
Frank NJ O'Brien's editorial, THE
Unknown Solder published in the
New York Herald on November II,
was awarded the $500 prize for the
best editorial article written during
the year; the test Of excellence being
clearness Of style, moral purpose,
sound reasoning and power to infu-
ence public opinion in the right direc-
ton"
The prize of $500 for the best news
paper cartoon went to Rollin Kirby
OF the New York World for his car.
toon, "On the Road to Moscow pub
lished August 8, 1921.
The New York World won the gold
medal for "the most disinterested and
meritorious public service rendered by
any newspaper during the year. for
its expose of the Ku Klux Khan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-26
GIRLS! WRITTEN SKIN
WITH LEMON JUICE

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in
to a bottle containing three ounces
of Orchard White, which any drug
store will supply for a few cents,
shake well, and you have a quarter
pint Of harmless and delightful lemon
bleach. Massage this sweetly frag-
rant lotion into the face, neck. arms
and hands each day, then shortly note
the beauty and Wilderness of your
skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring that
soft, clear, rosy-white complexion, al
so as freckle, sunburn and tan
bleach because 1t doesn't irritate.-
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