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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
SUPREME COURT
DECIDES CASES
Lower Court Upheld in Two
and Reversed in One
Action

Local attorneys have been advised
that the supreme court has rendered
decisions in the three Kennewick
cases argued before it February &c.
In the case of the American Secur-
ity Bank VS.. C. H. Swigart, w. p.
Thresher and Gordon Taylor, as di-
rectors of the defunct Liberty Motor
company, the lower court is reversed
and the three men are not held in
dividually for the company's indebt-
edness to the bank.
The higher court sustained the low
er court in the case of the Gardner
Nurseries VS.. Chas. Conway and Gard
ner is allowed judgment for damages
to his nursery stock by Conway's
sheep.
In the case of Mr.. and Mrs. M. O.
Kitten VS.. Mrs. E. M. Stewart the
lower court is upheld. The case in
volved several thousand dollars worth
of securities pledged in the purchase
of the furnishings of Hotel Kenne-
wick. The case is decided in favor of
the Kittens.
The American Security Bank, Con-
way and the Kittens were represent
ed by c. L. Holcomb and the other lit
igants by Moulton & Jeffrey.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
FIRST CHERRIES
ARE MARKETED
First Shipment is Made by Big Y
from Orchard of r. G. Wash
burn-CrOp Large

Kennewick shipped its first ripe
cherries last Saturday,. They were OF
the Early Purple variety, grown by
R. G. Washburn and shipped by the
Big Y. The cherry crop for the dis
trict will be double that produced in
any previous YEAR,. Practically the
entire crop will be shipped thru >the
Big Y, taking advantage of the cool
ing facilities of the large cold storage
plant. Cherries will be brought in IN
bulk, preceded and packed at the
proper degree Of temperature SO that
they will arrive on the eastern market
as fresh as they left the trees. A
specially built pine box will be used
and every effort made to place Ken
newick cherries on the market IN the
same place that is enjoyed by Kenne-
wick asparagus and Kennewick straw
berries.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24

is HONORED
Congratulations Come te
Kennewick from Many
Dining Car Guests

Secretary Crawford, Of the Com.
mercial club, is receiving many re.
turn postcards from the travellers who
helped celebrate Kennewick strawber.
ry day on the diners Of the Northern
and Union Pacific trains. The cards
bear addresses from New York te
Seattle and all of the writer's com
pliment Kennewick upon the fine quail.
ity of it's berries and the public spir.
itedness of its people.
Through the cooperation Of the rail
way officials Kennewick berries were
served free to dining car guests as
one feature of the annual strawberry
festival.
Dining car guests, however, were
not alone in paying tribute to the
Northwest's first ripe strawberries
Saturday. The home folk Joined with
many visitors in making merry in
honor of the annual berry harvest
One visitor from Roundup, Mont, PAID
his tribute to the quality of Kenne-
wick's berries and the superiority Of
Kennewick's cooks by consuming sever
generous helpings Of strawberries
cream and cake at the festival feed
at the M. E. church.
About four hundred people assemb-
led Saturday evening at the church
where the annual strawberry banquet
was admirably served by the Business
Girls club. The musical and speak
ing program as published last week
was carried out with the exception Of
the Sunnyside singers and comedians
who were unable to bs. present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
MINUTE WOMEN MEET
Annual Meeting of Benton County AS
sociation Held Wednesday

About twenty Kennewick women
attended the fifth annual meeting of
the Benton County Minute Women's
association held in Benton City We'd
nesday A picnic luncheon was served
on the grounds of DR.. F. S. Hedger
Officers were elected as follows:
County Councillor, Mrs. Harrison, of
Benton City; secretary, Mrs. F. S.
Hedger, Benton City; first vice coun-
cillor, Mrs. Mineah, Prosser. Mem
bers of the association voted to adopt
a ward at the Walla Walla Soldiers
hospital and also to give twenty five
dollars toward the erection of fire
place in the government hospital in
Tacoma.
Mrs. R. C. McCready, Sunnyside,
state councillor, was present at the
meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
MASONIC REUNION
kennewick Lodge of Perfection Holds
Annual Its Spring Jubilee

A class of Id candidates were given
from the 4th to the 14h Scottish Rite
degrees at the annual spring reunion
OF the Kennewick lodge of Perfection
Friday. The 9th degree was exempli-
fed by Yakima team and R. F. Nc
Lean of Walla Walla communicated
the 10. II, 12 and 13 degrees. The
9TH and 9th were communicated by
R. E. Pratt of the local lodge.
About IS Scottish Rite Masons were
IN attendance. Lunch and dinner were
served at the M. E. church.
This week L. E. johnson, w. L.
Craver, F. F. Beste, L. F. Semon, G..
III. Shanafelt, ]. H. Siegfrried, Chas.
Florine and L. G. Spaulding have been
taking part in the Yakima Scottish
Rite reunion where degrees from the
18th to the 32nd have been conferred.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
OREGON HAY
MEN COMING
Association Votes to Send
Five Delegates to Ken
newick Meeting

The annual meeting of the Oregon
Cooperative Hay Growers was held
in Hermiston Monday, May 21.
A general report on the work of the
year showed that the association had
received an average of nearl y$15.00
per ton f. O. b. cars for No. / hay,
which was approximately $3.50 above
the average received for the same
grade Of hay from the Yakima val
ley, which has more favorable freight
rates.
In consideration of the report that
the Yakima Farm Bureau had passed
resolutions calling a meeting Of the
Northwest hay growers to consider
the possibility Of organizing larger
association, it was voted that the Ore
gon association send delegation Of
at least five members to attend fhis
conference. It was generally ex-
pressed that there was a vital need
of such larger organization.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
TO MAKE PATTERNS

Miss E. Belle Alger, State College
clothing specialist, will conduct an
all-day demonstration at the Valley
club house Saturday, June 2. Miss
Alger will demonstrate the drafting
Of commercial patterns. She comes
under the auspices of the Woman's
Progressive club of the Valley but all
women of the community are cordially
invited to attend. A cafeteria lunch
will be served for which each woman
will be expected to bring one article.
Further particulars may be obtained
from Mrs. Lee M. Lampson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
Strawberries Coming in at
Rate of Four Thousand
Crates Daily
PRICE HOLDS FIRM
AND DEMAND BRISK
Prospect Good for Six Times
as Many Crates as Ship
ped Last Year

Nineteen hundred fourteen, which
has stood out as the banner straw
berry year for the Kennewick- Rich
land district, has been wiped off the
map, as all previous records have been
smashed and resmashed by the thous-
ands of crates of luscious berries
which this week have been rolling in
daily from the patches. To date there
has never been another such straw
berry season as this-the weather has
been ideal, the berries of the finest
quality, and the price, while not fancy
is good and the market steady.
When 4375 crates came into the re-
ceiving warehouses Monday, shippers
predicted that would be the largest
day of the season. Mondays record
however, was smashed yesterday when
the days harvest totalled 4500 crates.
This is nearly half of last years en-
tire crop. Shipments to. date total
25,500 crates. Shippers and growers
estimate that the harvest is about
half over. If this estimate is correct
this years crop will be about six
times that of last year.
Owing to clearing of Northwest
markets of California berries the price
crept up the last of last week from
$3.50 to $4.00 and settled back to $S.75
where it held firm until today when
quotations dropped to 1925 to $3.50.
Lee M. Lampson, manager of the g.
Rivers Growers, who are handling
all but small percentage of the crop,
says he does not look for any serious
break in the price, altho Hood River,
White Salmon, Milton -Freewater and
sound districts will be shipping in con-
siderable quantities next week. .
While some of the growers are work.
ing short handed and are unable to
get all of their berries to market as
fast as they ripen, on the whole the
labor shortage is not acute.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
TELLS MORE ABOUT
KENNEWICK GRASS
F. e. Bailey Says Ne WORK Admits
Superior Quality of the
Local Product

Two weeks ago the Courier Report.
er published extracts of letter writ
ten by F. E. Bailey to w. E. Johns
local horticultural inspector, regard.
ing the car, shipment of Kennewick
asparagus to New York. Mr.. Bailey,
who was formerly district horticultural
Inspector stationed in Prosser and
later in Spokane, is now assistant mar
keting specialist, u. S. Bureau of ag-
ricultural economics, stationed at New
York.
Mr.. Bailey writes the Courier-Re-
porter more in detail regarding this
shipment as follows:
On May there was offered on the
New York market a carload of Ken
newick asparagus. Knowing that as
paragus is one of the best early crops
which your district produces and be-
lieving that the growers Of your sec-
ton are receptive to any suggestions
offered for the purpose of aiding in
d IlldIhCIiIlS VI lucu
crops, want to present here brief
digest Of the comment which I heard
on the New York market regarding
this shipment.
Many who examined this stock said
it was of quality superior to most
of the California stock found on this
market in great quantity and some
members of the produce trade, after
trying it on their own tables, COM
mented favorably on the small waste
in the Kennewick stock, many stalks
being tender and edible to the base.
It is interesting then to inquire into
some of the reasons why this stock
brought few cents per pound less
than medium size California stock or
the same day, when market experts
agreed that the quality was such as
should bring five or ten per cent
premium over the southern grown
product.
The chief reason given was that
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
DROPS TO DEATH
IN COLUMBIA
Ted Broughton Falls from
O-W. Bridge and Swept
Away by Current

G. E. (Ted) Broughton was drown
ed about IL o'clock Saturday when he
fell into the Columbia river from a
swinging scaffold on the Union Pa
cific bridge under construction four
miles below this city.
Altho Immediately after the acci-
dent Superintendent Williams called all
men off the regular work and detail
ed them to the work of dragging the
river and searching for the body, and
yesterday a diver explored the river
bed around the pier where Broughton
fell, the body has not been recovered.
The news of the accident was flashed
to every Union Pacific agent along
the river between here and Portland
and today the drowned mans father
is mailing to all lower river postmas-
tiers notices of $50 reward for the
recovery of the body.
The scaffold from which Broughton
fell was slung at the side of pier four
which is not in midstream but well to-
ward the Benton county shore. The
scaffold was made by suspending by
ropes from the track ties, two six by
skies. Across these timbers plank
were laid for floor. Work for which
this scaffold was used had been COM
pleted and Broughton and William
Brace were removing he floor. The
accident happened while Broughton
was attempting to remove a cross
piece which held the two timbers to-
gether. He was standing at the up
stream end of the timber with his back
resting against the pier. When he
pried the cross-tie loose the timber
swung out from the pier and he drop
ped, feet first, into the river.
Brace and other workmen who wit
messed the accident say the young man
came up only once, almost in the spot
where he went down. Altho the wa
ter swirls around the pier with great
force, Broughton was a powerful
swimmer and the fact that he was un-
able to keep afloat until rope could
be thrown to him leads to the belief
that he must have been injured by
the fall
This is the theory held by Clyde
Lesser, expert diver of Vancouver.
Mr.. Lesser was brought here to as
certain whether or not the body had
lodged or was held in the whirl pool
around the pier. The diver went down
twice and reported there was absolute
ly no chance of the body being caught
on any of the bridge work. The bed
of the stream, he says, is as smooth
as a floor and near the bottom the
current is very swift and sraight,
there being no back wash. The wa
ter is about forty feet in depth.
He is of the opinion that the young
man was hurled against the pier and
perhaps rendered unconscious as he
went down. The force of the water,
he says, is terrific and it was with
difficulty that he, aided by his weights
and a guy rope, was able to buck the
swirling waters.
Ted Broughton was the second son
CONTINUED on fourth page)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24

the stock was in an unfamiliar pack
age, it being packed in divided flat
approximately 3x141sx20 inches with
the asparagus cut seven inches long
and placed crosswise in the crate. The
opinion exists here that such type
of package is not desirable for as
paragus.
While several types of containers
Continued on fourth page)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
HOW TO THIN

E. E. Hill, who has succeeded w. p.
Brown as district horticultural in
spector, announces that there will be
a thinning demonstration Saturday
afternoon by Mr.. Armstrong of the
State College. The first demonstra-
ton will be held in the orchard of the
Highlands Fruit company at 2 o'clock
and at o'clock in the orchard Of w.
M. Frazier.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
wOODMAN DANCE

The Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors will give their annual
strawberry festival dance next Tues
day evening. Strawberries and cake
will be served in the Woodmen hall
from 2 to 8 after which there will be
dancing in the Howe hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
Union Services to be Held Sunday
Parade Wednesday Morning

Union Memorial services will be
held in the Baptist church Sunday eve-
ming. The sermon will be preached
by Dr. L. j. Aldrich.
The Memorial Day committee of
the United Spanish War veterans are
urging all Sunday schools, fraternal
orders and patriotic bodies to take
part in theparade which will form at
the foot of Second street Wednesday
at 10 o'clock. Conveyances
to the cemetery will be provided for
all who participate in the parade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
nENRY KILMER DIES

away Following Long Illness
Ben. 'rom Bright's Disease
home = oliver Kilmer died at his
hae N East Kennewick following a
Pune,.l ness from Bright's disease.
Ae M services We're conducted at
By Rev er parlors Sunday afternoon
a CD 4 =. McKelvy of the Church
been u which the deceased had
NJ r1 member since 1914.
June N,,mer ,aa was born in Nebraska
father = 1896. He is survived by his
'3o sisters and four brothers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
LEGION DANCE

For the purpose of raising their
quota OF the national fund for the per-
petual decoration of the soldiers
graves IN France, Robert w. Ely post,
American Legion will give a dance
at the Highlands club house Saturday
evening Of this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
NEW SHOE SHOP

Earl Perry has moved his shoe re-
pairing shop from Richland to Kenne-
wick and has occupied the Tillery
building on Second street. Mr.. Perry's
business will be known as the Ken
newick Shoe Hospital, as Harve Hen
bricks, who burned out last week, will
not reopen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
g.l;ma Farm Bureau Heads
Moyement for Big Co
operative Body
,rvlTE BUSINESS
\ MEN AND BANKERS
,uroose is to Stabilize Price
and Systematize Dis
tribution

bay growers coiii ieieiiee WHICH ~
.rected will be attended by the
no hay growers of the alfalfa
rl,ets Of Washington and Oregon,
sS,.rs. State College Extension
,1ters and representatives of Com
Id bodies, will be held in Ken
,Gjck Monday, June a.
1Se movement for the conference
- started recently by a number of
wilma hay growers who requested
y Yakima Farm Bureau to head a
ement Intended to bring into a
0Spaative marketing organization
bulk Of the alfalfa hay crop of the
Gp states.
q. L Hull, president, and F. B.
Clmbers, attorney, of the Yakima
nm Bureau were in Kennewick the
II Of the week to make the prelim-
~ arrangements for the confer
~ Mr.. Hull says Kennewick has
~ chosen as the meeting place be-
ense Of its central location. From
~ until the conference day Mr.. Hull
q Mr. Chambers will continue their
&orts to secure one Of the largest
a most representative meetings of
" growers ever held in the North
ut. Growers, both large and small
4 the Kittitas, the Yakima, the CO.
lnbia, the Walla Walla and the Her
Gston hay districts will be urged to
atend, while urgent invitations will
= extended not only to the bankers,
emmercial clubs Of the hay raising
eetions, but to the bankers and the
aambers Of commerce of Seattle, Ia
ANA, Portland and Spokane.
The banker and the business man,
18th Of the small town and the city,
1e just as vitality interested in this
novement as are the farmers, said
u. Hull. We want the banker and
ne business man at this meeting. The
Rzpose Of the proposed cooperative
~sanization is to stabilize the price,
gstematize the distribution and en-
ige the consumption Of alfalfa hay.
tne hay growers of the arid Sec
e0ns are finding their business un-
H0ltable because of the uncertainty
= ne market. The dairymen of the
sMamette Valley and the Puget
s'und country are finding their busi-
Improbable for the same rea-
= There is no reason why the bus
- Of both cannot be made profit
Dalrymen of western Washing
Il ana Oregon are willing to enter
long time contracts to buy our
= prices which we can afford to
u The dairymen have their as
aons and when the hay men have
- sne two can get together.
mere are great markets for all
nay which have been untouched
Se Washington and Oregon grow
'ecause the growers are unorgan-
~ Every year hay growers of
ma sell hundreds of thousands
s Of alfalfa, inferior to ours, on
'ent contracts which we can
n because we haven't a large
'onnage under any one control.
vss. big market in the south
-, - might reach via the Panama
An :. ! We were properly organized.
Ih..: 'aese phases of the marketing
4 ~ n and others will be discussed
h,,as : conference. We would like to
bu,. very hay grower from Ellens-
\. Walla Walla present.
a.onIerence will open at 10 a.
= the Legion hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24

Members and friends of the English
Lutheran church gave the pastor and
his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Paul FOSSIL,
reception last Monday evening in
the church parlors. Rev. Hagoes of
Tacoma was present and gave an ad-
dress.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
COLTS ARE tanned
Benton City Trounces Locals in Fire
mems Benefit Ball Game

Benton City successfully harnessed
Joe Martins Colts in the Firemen's
benefit baseball game Sunday after
noon. The score was IL to 4. The
colts are frisky, full of promise and
local fans are of the opinion that they
will soon be going good.
A return game will be played in
Benton City Sunday. Mr.. Martin is
attempting to line up schedule with
Richland, Pasco and other nearby
towns for series of twilight games
to be played week days. The admis-
sion price for these games will be 25
cents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24

Kathleen Flesher entertained doz-
en- little girls friends at her home
Monday afternoon in honor of her
tenth birthday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-24
CHAUTAUQUA MEETING

Frank N. Mitchell, advance organ
izer for the Ellison-White Chautauqua
is to meet with the local committee at
$3.50 Saturday evening in the offices
OF Gascoigne & Fyfe, to assist in out
ilnlng plans for the coming Chautau-
qua campaign and to explain the out
standing features of this years pro-
gram.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

The author or the publisher with
rare foresight appends note to the
effect:
Reproduction forbidden; quota
ton limited to 300 words. Copy
right 1923. The Nation, Inc. All
rights reserved"
Three hundred words is more than
a reputable newspaper should want TO
reproduce. Since the article from
beginning to end is tissue of the
vilest slander. most transparent lies
and fetid mouthings of one who must
be either knave or 0 fool. A few
samples of his mad rawlings will be
sufficient TO disgust the decent peo-
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11
Little Rock Letter

Little Rock May 1T is pity
that the laws Of the land do not rec
ognize libel on a state or commun-
ity. II adequate penalties were pro
yided, the publisher Of an alleged
periodical Of enlightenment publish,
ed somewhere in the effete East
would be mulctcd to the extreme lin
Il for an article which has just ap'
reared in "The Nation" written by
one &C. l.. Edison" This slanderous
attack upon the state is published
under the head, Arkansas, A Ma
tive Proletariat."
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

A. NJ. Birchfeld of Hoxie was ar
rested at Sedgwick one day last week
on charge Of transporting liquor. A
pint of white mule was found in an
umbrella which he was carrying. A
search Of a suitcase revealed two half
gallon jars and a quart jar filed with
liquor. Birch6eld was tried and fined
800 and costs.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

Deputy Sheriffs Lee Doyle and
Warwick Of Lawrence county raided
the home Of VIII Capple, who lives a
few miles south of Walnut Ridge,
one day last week and captured a
quantity of corn whiskey and some
mash. Capple was arrested and
taken to Jonesboro where he was
placed under a bond to await the ac.
tion Of the Federal grand jury.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

Geo. Norris, a farmer living near
Poughkeepsie, came near being killed
Thursday evening of last week while
at work in his field. He Is thought TO
have been kicked by the animal he
was plowing. When found Mr.. Nor
ris was unconscious, and his head and
face was badly bruised and cut, and
II was number of hours before he
regained consciousness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

Mrs. II. NJ. Graham, wife of a trav-
cling salesman of Walnut Ridge, com
mltted suicide one day last week by
shooting herself with a revolver. She
leaves a husband and a nine year old
son. Ill health is given as the cause
for her rash act.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

Lee Smith, age 10, was run over
and killed by train near Alicia, Law
renee county one day last week. The
boy with two companions was return
ing to their homes at Minturn from
McRae where they had been 10 pick
Strawberries. The Smith boy stop
ped to rest and It is supposed fell
asleep on the railroad track.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

George Wilcox, young farmer liv.
ing near Newport, was severely in
jured a few days ago, when a rifle
which he was handling was accident
ally discharged, the bullet entering
his hand and lodging near the elbow.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

City Clerk Rogers Of Walnut Ridge
has been instructed by the city coun-
ell to collect an occupation tax from
all business and professional houses
Of that town. After May 18th a pen
atty will attach on all unpaid taxes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-11

Rev. Burke Culpepper and party
will open a big revival at Walnut
Ridge and Hoxie next Sunday, May
13th. The tent win be located on
the divide between Walnut Ridge and
Hoxie and both towns win cooper
ate IN the meeting.