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New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
MRS. WEBB'S FATHER
 CONTESTS HER WILL.
Woman Friend Also Maintains
 She Mas Poisoned

White Plains. Oct. s,wFhe West chester seaRtE grand jury teddy aiil soniinne its inAesiisatien into the al- leeed poisoning ef Mrs, ehsTiss Mehh, wealthy member ef New York and Philadelphia society she died a week age today at the Westehesler iiltm0Fe country club at Rge, M r, Yesterday nr, William | Meyer Rha attended Airs, Mehe during her last illness and was the hTs, 10 intimate she had heen the gietim of slow poisoning appeared before the jury 10 explain his charges and suspicious
 One Of iodas's main witnesses is expected te be Mrs. Margaret l. Jehnstone. wife Of former NeN York judge and one of Mrs, Wehb's hest friends. Mrs, Iohnst9ne has been frank in her statements Of the be. lief that the wealthy Mrs. wehh was poisoned,
 4 move was started among former friends Of Mrs. Webb last night lo take the ease 10 Governor smith and ask him 10 designate the attorney general to continue the investigation.
 This move was taken soon after Coroner Fitzgerald and Dist. Attorney Rowland had made statements that if
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
SECURITY POLICE
 ALL ARE INTERNED
French Take Action as Result Of
 Sundays Riot

Duesaeldorf. Oct. 5.-Fsmilies of all the security police involved in Sundays rioting hero have been inc termed and are being held In strict confinement In the barracks with the men under detention according 10 the German newspapers today. Several members of the security police and number of German civilians are still missing and the city authorities have decided 10 drain the lake near the scene of the trouble with the idea Of finding tho bodies of some Of these persons. When the police fired on the crowd a number of civilians jumped into the lake 10 get out of the way and several may have been drowned.
 The German press reports that e2 railroad men and their families were expelled yesterday from Duisbnrg and 1855 railroad men and their families from Muelheimon Ruhr, It is re- ported that the French have occu- pied the railroad repair shop at Wit ten
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
TARIFF TO PROTECT
 PRODUCERS SOUGHT.
This Is Demand oI Louisiana
 Governor, a Democrat

Bs Fhs Asseristss PFass.
 Denver. ceiaa Oct s--JehR A
 Parker governor ef Louisiana. 2 democrat, addressing lhe Western Tarln Congress here today, declared the laFiff question Is more important lhsn ever befaFe ia our history and should not be made feIhail for de' signing politicians He charged that r0nr laanakeFs overlook the fact that the greatest assets today in America are our farmers and snF farming Ree' ple." and declared himself in favor Of tariff that Will protect the American producers.
 Is Pretec,ioali.
 The governor said ln part I am a proieetionisl l beliese ln the taFlH and that lt should be 50 graduated that those engaged in producing from the soil necessary food products, de- voting their brain, time and energy 10 their work. are entitled 10 Feasen' able profit and q comfortable living 1 believe with all my soul that the American man on equal terms can work with anyone, hut he cannot pos ably compete with those nations who wear practically no clothes whose wants are very limited, whose only hopes are for an existence and who have few ideals.
 TO my mind. the most valuable possession of America tody are her agrienlturalista. inc vast majority of whom are lawabiding, God-fearing citizens and in marked contrast to the eongested. money.inad population Of many Of onr great cities
 With tho enormous mass of tax free bonds. which have been issued and largely purchased with the rich in order to avoid all forms of taxation. with the certainty that capital is very timid and not seeking investments. and with the further certainty that the burden of taxes. falling on the shoulders of the farmer, is almost greater than he can bear and that lots of them are surrendering their farms and going to the city, 1t apepals 10 mo that the tariff question is more important than ever before in our history and should not be made a lpotbdif IOF Dcslsnl1S p"lttSidHS.
 Knows Value of Farms.
 My experience as Food .Adminis- .rator for Louisiana during the war. especially at time and period when NC rationed in order to save food, me that but for the pro- iuction of cane sugar in Louisiana md of beet sugar in number of western states, we would have gone absolutely without this necessary food product.
 We must remember that this in lustry gives employment to thousands If people and millions of dollars of ,apital. a large part of which is eS- pended in the purchase of mules rom Missouri, Tennessee. Kentucky nd Illinois, of machinery purchased rom Pennsylvania and other states. nd of wagons, carts and farm uten- ills purchased from all over the cen ral west. and our labor ewas the reatest consumer and best customer
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03

fer the fst meats saa eFeps sf the western e0Fn belt,
 NNheh sugar Nas practically put cut on ihe free list, lheHe acre siNtFs tN'a sugar mills hetNeen AeR 0rieaas and the Gulf snd after inc Wilson Tariff Law, the number nas Fesneed te one and ever one hundred million dollars practically Alped ant at one stroke ef the pen, lt Is human ina, possibility for the sugar farmer. even Nith ths most madeFa machinery ana equipment, with the present high cost Of laheF and machinery, ta come in competition wilh cuha with it's cheap labor,
 ''ouF lawmakers overlook the fact that the greatest assets today in America are our farmers and. our farming people. as they have fur. nlshed in heth peace and war. the able, siFile Americans who have heen the greatest blessing 10 the nation"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03

more evidence of poisoning were moi forthcoming immediately tho case would be dropped. The chemical analysis of Mrs. Webbs kidneys. has not yet been reported officially to the county authorities.
 Father Protests
 The fight over Mrs. Webbs will or wills which were said to dispose of an estate of between $2,oo0,00O and s3,000.oo0 was expected to take more definite form today. Late yesterday S. Jennings German, the dead wom- ans father, entered protest to the filing of the ten line will which was submitted by attorneys for the hus- band. Other relatives will attempt to show second document which Mrs. Webb left unsigned because of her illness, in reality expressed her wishes.
 Mrs. Webb issued statement that although the ten line will left all his wife's property to him he would carry out the bequests mentioned in the unsigned one despite its inyalidity be- cause he believed it expressed her W lDlICS ul lllG tiUlt Ol nCI uSdlll.
 Lawyer Is Retained
 Former Surrogate Cohalan has been retained by relatives to contest the short will which was filed for probate. The clerk in the surro- gates office had refused to accept the unsigned will even as memolan- dunn.
 A controversy was started between Dr. Meyer and MT. Webb when the latter charged the doctor with ex- cluding him from his wife's sickroom. The doctor admitted the charge frankly. He said Mir. Webb had con- tnued to transact business with his wife during her critical illness but added that this was not the reason for excluding him.
 Tt was for very different reason which I shall not reveal now, he said, but which the authorities may have If they desire it."
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
RESCUED MEN LANDED

Reston, Oct, s,=Eleven men res eued from the drifting matorheat Ger. tFude eff Sandy Hook yesterday morn, ing were landed here today by the steamer Greeian of the Merchants and Miners line. fran Philadelphia. Al though suffering from exposure none was seriously affected by the egpeFi- enee Of drifting as hours in the dis, abled boat They left hy train for New York.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
GERMANS ARE RELEASED.
lhnae A.iaiaFs Arrested Nhsn They
 I.andesI la RelEinm Iresa.

iFussels, oet. s.=The three Ger, man aYialoFs Nh0 were arrested st kneeke-sur- Mfr. near EeehFugge. on September is, when German paper marks ta the amaunt ef five and a half trillion were seized from their aiTshiRs after feEeed landing, were released today by the Belgian author, ities. Diplomatic inquiry Is being made in tsonden as ta how ahe Of lhe Germans had obtained a British pass port.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
AMERICANS ARE FIFTH
Fspaas~ nr@ T, < a.ls ra~ s'.esias Ia the nrssilisa osassaai.l Exposition,

Rte ps gsaelFa, Oct. s.-Amsriesa exporters eeeGpied fifth place Ia the aamber Of pFi<es that were sNaEded fareisa exhibitors al inc Brazilian EsnteHnis Exposition iR this city. which eiSsed late in July, According ie eftieisi figures prizes were asaFd- ed to foreign exhibitors as foliaNss France SSs, Belgium sli, Portugal seI, Italy tse, United states ifT, England ita, Argentina les, I.nKemr berg Gs, Denmark iI, Japan is, Narr berg fs, Denmark q, Japan 4s, NaF- way ss, and GEseh0slegakia ai
 There was a fetal Of s,sss exhibits from foreign countries and 6,aia from Braxil, of which sss belonged ta state and municipal governments and the rest to companies and indir Nidnals of this country.
 The offieisl figures place ihe total attendance af the exposition at s.sss,- ies, or an average ef ts,Iss persons a day from the time il opened seP- temhsr :. iss2,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
TESTS rnn nIrNaM

Reekland, Me, Oct, s,-The de- strayer Putnam went on the Rock. land course today for standardization, fesnmlng q series of experimental trials which were begun last fall.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
GI.oRIA,s FATHER DIES

San Pedro, Oct. 8 Joseph F. Swanson, 52, father of Gloria Swan son, movie actress died here yester- day from acute heart trouble. He was an army field clerk.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
MANY TAKE INSURANCE

London Companies Doing Big Busi-
 ness in German C. cs
 London. Oct. 3.--I.arge policies are being placed in the London insurance market against risks of strike. riot and civil commotion in Germany on property belonging to American and British interests much of which is in Hamburg. The Daily Telegraph quotes one underwater as saying that the amount of such insurance totals "literally a million pounds"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-03

A gorgeous evening wrap is of black velvet lined with green velvet with a roll collar of the velvet in both colors
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

port to home grown products with the
cooperation of the people of the dis
trict.
Considerable regret is being ex-
pressed at present by the fruit grow
ers in this district over the resigna-
ton of v. L. Georgeson, county ag-
ricultural agent for Benton county.
Mr.. Georgeson is looked upon here
as painstaking and intelligent work
err, always ready to help or advise,
whenever called upon and it seems
like penny-wise and pound-fooIish
move to curtail extension work in
this county in the interests of lower
taxes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15
AS OTHERS SEE Us

IF 1T WERE possible for some mar
= of unimagined wealth suddenly te
purchase, own, control and dictate
the policy of every newspaper II
the United States, he would be die
tator Of the United States. He coule
elect whom he pleased. He could con.
troll legislation by controlling legis.
lators. He could tax as he pleased by
controlling the taxing bodies. He
could make war, declare peace, amend
the Constitution -. his power would
be absolute.
For this country is governed by
public opinion, and public opinion is
almost entirely in the hands of the
newspaper.
With this in mind the words uttered
by Oswald Garrison Willard, editor
and owner Of The Nation, should be
published far and wide, and given
serious thought by all who read news
papers which means practically
all adults in this country.
Mr.. Willard charges that the news
paper has become money making
institution rather than the carrier OF
an editorial message; that its main
function is to pay dividends rather
than to present the truth; that the
great papers frequently takes sides
and deny the other side the chance
to tell their story, and that they are,
for all their cleverness, used far too
much by varied interests to publish
paid-for propaganda for this, that and
the other special interest.
We can all see come examples Of
newspaper unfairness. There are pa
pers which will print no Masonic
news prominently. There are journ-
ais which minimize every activity Of
the Catholic church. There are pa
pers in which Jew cannot get his
name and those in which Gentle
Is never handled gently. There are
Republican papers who can not tell
the truth about Democrats, and DEM
ocratic papers which never tell the
facts about Republicans.
But, so far, the biased papers bal
ance each other; and no man is COM
PEELED to read only one paper. But
the real bulwark against newspaper
dictatorship is the small paper, the
country sheet, the small town daily;
and it should be a matter Of pride
to all such, as well as to their read
ers that while Of the larger city pa
pers the truly fairminded and hon.
est sheets are in the minority, the
exact reverse is true among most of
the eighteen thousand smaller jour-
mails Of the Meteorological News
Service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15
there is a growing thrift among
Americans.


The savings figures, which come
from the American Bankers Associa-
ton, show an increase Of billion
and half dollars in the savings ac-
counts Of the banks of this country.
The American people have sailed
away eighteen billions, not including
what they deposited in the postal
savings system and the building and
loan associations. What is equally
encouraging, the individual accounts
have grown more than two millions
in number and now total about twen-
ty-nine millions.
The statistics on life insurance,
which in recent years has come to be
regarded more and more as medium
for saving as well as for the protec-
ton Of dependents, are even more inn
pressive than the bank figures. For
ty large companies which are men,
bers of the Association Of Life In
surance Presidents and which write
three-quarters of the life insurance
business of this country, report that
they wrote last year policies totaling
more than six and a third billions.
When we remember that in 1890,
a generation ago, the deposits in all
the savings banks Of this country
were only billion and half Of dol
lars, it is astounding to find now that
each year the people are putting
away that amount and paying an
equal amount in premiums on their
life insurance. The total Of all bank
deposits, savings and otherwise, was
only four billions in 1890; now it is
nearly forty billions! In 1890 here
were scarcely more than million
life insurance policy holders; now
there are twenty-three million policy
holders.
A country in which eleven million
their own homes, in which there are
of its twenty-five million families own
twenty-nine million savings accounts,
in. which there is an average Of one
life insurance policy for every home,
is surely country to be envied. And
it is refreshing to see, from statistics
which spell thrift, that the extrava-
gance SO prevalent in some places and
among some classes has not pene-
trated the flesh and bone Of the ma
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

L.
several days last week, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Richmond.
Mrs. o. r. Richmond and daughter
Irene went to Seattle last week. Miss
Irene will enter the Long Beach SAN
itorium. Mrs. Richmond will return
home in few weeks.
Miss Elsie Jungstrum and Alvin
Scott and Carl Howard drove to Pros
ser Thursday night to hear the WASH
ington Glee Club.
DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Hedger enter
tanned for dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Alexander, Mrs. Chas. Pearl
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cotton and
children, all of Prosser.
A. E. Whan drove to Prosser on
business Saturday.
The Owl club met Wednesday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Strate. Prizes were won by Miss
Jungstrum and Mrs. j. p. Triesch
After the game delightful refresh
ments were served.
M. A. Mclean has very ambitious
and travelled dog by the name Of Bus
ter. Last week when c. Iceberg load
ed a car of beef cattle for Spokane
Buster helped load and when the last
COW was driven in he followed and
the combined efforts Of Mr.. Iceberg
and the train men were unequal to
the task of getting Buster out OF the
car. Buster returned home with Mr..
Iceberg Saturday and refuses to as
sociate with other CANNES in his
neighborhood feeling he. is much
travelled dog.
The Community church is showing
moving pictures at the church every
Sunday evening. They have already
shown the trip to the Yellowstone
park and Ben Hur. There will be
pictures Sunday evenings for some
time and everyone is cordially invited.
The Kiona Benton Improvement
club met at the home Of Mrs. w. W..
Simonton Thursday with the presi-
dent, Mrs. w. M. Scott, presiding.
The club voted to give patriotic
banquet in compliment to their hus-
bands on Washington's Birthday, Feb.
%. After the business meeting Mrs.
Scott read an interesting and instruc-
tive paper on Child Health and Well
fare. Miss Monica Weber, county
nurse, gave q report of her work in
the schools and also an urgent invi-
tation to all to attend the lecture to
be given by DR.. Caroline Hedger on
Monday, either at Prosser or Kenne-
wick. Roy Simonton favored the club
with a piano solo, after which delic-
ious refreshments were served.
Mrs. H. NJ. Gilbert of Yakima gave
very interesting talk O "a Trip
UP the Nile," before the members and
guests Of the Progressive club last
Friday at the Hotel Benton
Art Works of Kiona met with an
unusual and serious accident Sunday
afternoon while assisting in moving
a derrick at the oil well. A single
tree broke, striking Mr.. Work in his
side. He was hurried to his home
and DR.. F. S. Hedger was called who
reports Mr.. Work doing as well as
could be expected.
The merchants Of Benton City are
making special window displays this
week Of Washington products in CO.
operation with Washington Products
Week in this state. Altho the freight
rates are much cheaper from Port
land or Seattle or Spokane, the mer-
chants are willing to lend their sup
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15
THRIFTY AMERICANS

= ly condemned for their lack Of
thrift. While they have become ra-
Their noted for their earning capacity
they have long been regarded as In
ferior to the European people in the
matter Of savings.
Recent reports of life insurance
companies and savings banks indicate
that this old condemnation no longe,
holds good. They show that in spite
OF all the claims of extravaganza
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

FARMERS WANTED-who will cul-
tivate land in Columbia Irrigation
district and pay the taxes. Said land
is next to building lots in Kennewick
next to canal and near Hover and
Benton City; make a proposition
stating how much per acre you can
pay if you buy the land. Address
E this office. 41tf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

TWO of the objections to County
= Agent v. L. Georgeson seem to
be that he doesn't maintain headquar-
tiers in Prosser and he isn't a So
cialist.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

WHEREVER you see ared" head
W smite it-advises an exchange.
This may be good advice, but with
two red heads in the family, the edi-
tor of this paper simply can't follow
it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15

THE IMPORTED music at the High
= lands Club dance Saturday night
may have been all right for those
who wished to do Walter Camps
daily dozen in front Of all the folks,
but to dance by-huhnuh.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-02-15
: BENTON CITY :
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August Benson went to Seattle on
Sunday on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gaustad were
visitors in Prosser Thursday.
Thomas Taylor of Yakima visited
his son Russell Taylor on the High
lands several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cotton and child
rem of Prosser called on Mr.. Cotton's
uncle, j. G.. Cotton Sunday.
Edward Copgouf of Seattle was q
business visitor in Benton City Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Van-de- Vanter and
small son took Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Silliman.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mclean spent Tuesday
shopping in Kennewick.
Mrs. E. j. Baird went to Yakima
to shop and visit relatives, returning
home on Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gibson drove to
Prosser Thursday.
NJ. A. Mclean drove to Prosser on
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. I. Evert and the
children, accompanied by Miss Lund.
drove to Prosser Saturday.
E. NJ. Strate spent Tuesday in Ken
newick looking after business.
]. C. Jensen went to Spokane Sat
urday and returned Monday accom-
panied by Mrs. Jensen, who has been
spending some time in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weaver returned
home Tuesday after spending two
weeks in Yakima. Mr.. Weaver has
been under physicians care and has
come home greatly improved.
Miss Hilda Thompson returned
home Monday from Waitsburg where
she was called on account Of her
mothers illness.
DR.. and Mrs. HeGger drove to Pros
ser Monday to attend the luncheon
given at the home Of Mrs. B. E. Nc
Gregor in compliment to DR.. Caroline
Hedger of Chicago. DR.. Hedger Of
Chicago and DR.. F. S. Hedger Of Ben
ton City discovered in the course Of
conversation they were cousins and
spent some enjoyable moments club
ing the family tree together.
E. M. Strate and Irl Roper also
drover to Prosser to hear DR.. He'd
ger.
A great many people Of Benton City
were disappointed in not being able
to go to Prosser or Kennewick on
account Of the cold weather.
j. L. Lyle, project manager of the
Yakima project and n. d. Scroggs.
manager Of the Sunnyside Extension
project, met with the local board on
Wednesday afternoon.
Walter Hartman and Miss Barber
drove to Sunnyside Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Clark and daugh-
ter returned with them to visit Mr..
Clark's parents, Mr.. and Ms. Porter
Hartman. Mr.. Clark returned to Sum
nyside Sunday, while Mrs. Clark will
spend the week here.
Porter Hartman and son Walter
drove a load of beef cattle to Ken
now;ck SATURDAY.
F. D. Silliman sold six head Of cat
tie to DR.. Minton Of Prosser last
week.
Fred Sennes, wife and baby Of
Whitstran, were callers on Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Cotton Tuesday. Mr.. Sen
mes is living on the Kintre ranch but
is endeavoring to buy suitable To-
cation in the Benton City district.
Aaron Snyder and family were WIS.,
itors in Prosser Saturday.
Paul Richmond went to Spokane
last week on business.
Mrs. Stocks and Mrs. Hicks went
to Prosser Saturday.
The Community club met in Mar
tina's hall Tuesday night. John eau
stad presided. The business Of the
evening was the discussion of the
best location for a community lot to
build a o,,,,,nsfu c1,1h h0I1So on
, 1923-03-22
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

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stitute for calomel, act gently on the
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People afflicted with bad breath find
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tablets are taken for bad breath by all
who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
thy but firmly on the bowels and liver,
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the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening,
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gripping, pain or any disagreeable effects.
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and liver complaint, with the attendant
bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; you
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Take one or two every night for a week
and note the effect. 15c and SOC.