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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-07

Miss BERTHE Ford is out again after
several days Of illness.
| Mrs. Ella Atkinson and Miss
Sarah Atkinson are visiting relatives
in Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Franklin West is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Arm
strong in Wilmington, Del.
Mayor E. J. Tull, who has been
confined to his home by reason Of ill
ness is able to be out again.
Mr.. Elwood L. Bevans and family
will remove at an early date from Po-
comoke City and locate in Paulsboro;
New Jersey.
Mrs. Pearl Harrison, of New York,
is spending some time with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Holland, of
Second street.
An entertainment will be given by
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety in Salem M. E. Church on Tues
day evening, June 10th.
Children's Day exercises will be
held in Salem M. E. Church, this city,
on Sunday night, June Is, 1924. The
public is cordially invited.
DR.. and Mrs. o. r. Byrd, of Ports
mouth, Va, visited the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Richards
the early part of the week.
The Executive Board of the Wor-
cester County Chapter A. r. C. will
meet in the Court House, in Snow
Hill at $50 on Monday, June 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colmore E. Byrd, this
city, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Virginia Louise, to
Godfrey Child, ESQ.,, Pocomoke City.
No date for the wedding has, as yet,
been determined upon.
The members of Headquarters Co.,
3rd Battalion, LIST Infantry, Maryland
National Guard wish to express their
thanks and appreciation to all the or
CARNATIONS and individuals who help
ed them make their Benefit Supper
a success.
The Southern Convocation of the
Diocese of Easton will meet in st.
Paul's Church, Berlin, June 10 and
II. This convocation includes the
clergy and lay delegates from Somer-
set, Wicomico, Dorchester and Wor-
cester counties. Delegates from Po-
comoke parish will be elected at the
close Of the service in st. Mary's
Church Sunday evening.
Ransom B. Nichols, son of Rev. r.
p. Nichols, pastor of Salem M. f.
this city, arrived on Wednes-
day last from Dickinson College, to
spend the summer with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. R P. Nichols. Young
Nichols was a member of the relay
team which captured first honors for
Dickinson College in it sclass at the
of Pennsylvania.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-07
FOR SALE.

Four cows, fresh to pail, and Sec
ond to none. Phone 151.
JAMES S. CLOGG,
5-31-tf. Pooomoke City, Md.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
ANNIVERSARY OF
PYTHIAN ORDER
:. -
Diamond Jubilee To Be Observed by
Kennewick Lodge Next Tues
day in Legion Rooms

Knights of Pythias in all parts of
the United States and Canada some
time during the week of February
10 will observe the 60th anniversary
of the founding of the order. The OBJ
servance will be known as the Dia-
mond Jubilee and a program for the
occasion has been prepared by the
supreme lodge and sent to all sub
ordinate lodges.
The Kennewick lodge will hold its
Jubilee ceremonies in the American
Legion rooms Tuesday evening. Ow-
ing to the limited seating capacity
attendance will be limited to Knights
members of their families and invited
guests.
Four short addresses will be given
Friendship, by c. L. Holcomb, Charity
by Lee C. Henderson,; Benevolence
by E. A. Davis, Pasco; Patriotism
by Judge John Truax, Ritzville. The
Ritualistic work will be conducted
by E. H. Mann, Chancellor Comman.
der; Archie Durbin, vice Chancellor;
Floyd Higley, Prelate; w. H. Grav.
enslund, Master of Work; Floyd Hut.
chins, Master at Arms; T. B. Haus.
child, Keeper of Records and Seal; A
r. Gardner, Poems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
MOORES RAPS
STATE FARM
Says Intent of Legislative
Act Has Not Been Car
ried Out At PrOsser

When sweet potato culture was un-
der discussion at today's CONNER
cial club luncheon, Gordon C. Moores
president, took occasion to criticize
the State College for failure to carry
out the intent and purpose of the
Legislative act which established an
experimental farm near Prosser.
Experiments carried on at this
farm, Mr.. Moores said, have been al
most exclusively in stock feeding,
similar experiments and tests have
been carried out in many other states
and this station has really developed
little or no information that was not
already available, continued Mr.
Moores. "The intent of the act by
which this station was established was
that the farm was to be used to ex.
pertinent with new crops and work
out new methods for the benefit OF
farmers of irrigated lands. Little OF
nothing along this line has been at.
tempted and it's work has been Of
doubtful value to irrigation farmers
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
Woman's Club and Local
Physicians To Cooperate
In National Program
ALL CHILDEN SIX
AND UNDER WANTED
Spokane's Noted Child Spe-
cialist Will Be Asked to
Take Charge of Work

With the Women's club cooperat-
ing with the physicians and dentists
a children's health conference is to be
conducted in the Commercial club
rooms during the first week in March.
This conference is part of the ma
tional program of the children's bu-
reau of the u. S. department Of labor
which is working through the divi-
sion of child hygiene of the state
board of health.
This is conference of physicians
and mothers to determine the devel-
opment and present condition of child
rem brought by their mothers for ex-
animation 1t includes careful phys
ical examination of each child, in
which the child is weighed, measured,
and compared point by point with the
normal child, in order that the moth
er may see where she is succeeding,
where she is failing, and how she
may secure better results
The examination is noncompetitive
and no score card is used. Il is not
contest or a clinic. 1t is intended
neither for the child Of exceptional
development nor for the sick child,
but for all children. No medical ad-
vice is given. If defects are found
which need medical treatment, the
mother is advised to consult her own
physician or specialist. The confer
ence physician enters on special
record sheet the result of his exami-
nation and a summary Of his advise
to the mother and gives her copy
of this record sheet.
In this conference all children six
years of age and under will be ac-
cepted from Richland, Finley, How
er and Kennewick. There is no exam
ination fee or other charge.
The Woman's club has named Mrs.
A. r. Gardner general chairman of
the conference and the following sub
chairman have been named. Mrs. Geo.
ID. Peters, enrolment; Mrs. w. c..
Muldrow, publicity; Mrs. HI. r. Vib-
ber, house; Mrs. A. H. F. Watkins,
equipment.
Mrs. Peters has named the follow
ing committee to take charge Of en-
rollment in their respective districts:
Richland, Mrs. r. ID. Sawyer; Finley,
Mrs. Cooper; River Road, Mrs. HI.
p. Cramner; Horse Heaven, Mrs.
Bentley; Highlands, Mrs. E. o. Keene;
East Kennewick, Mrs. James john
son; Hedges, Mrs. r. H. Perkins;
Olmsted, Mrs. A. F. Brown; First
Ward, Mrs. w. S. Walters; Second
Ward, Mrs. George Carpenter; Third
Ward, Mrs. l.. w. Soth; Hover, Mrs.
William Mills.
A preliminary meeting held last
evening was attended by Doctors l..
G. Spaulding, A. G. Tullar, G. F.
McCuskey, C. ID. Hopper, and DIR. D.
S. Brogunier and representatives of
the Woman's club.
An effort will be made to secure
the services of DR.. Mccormack, child
specialist of Spokane. If he cannot
come he will be asked to recommend
some other specialist.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
ADVISES FARMERS TO GET GOPHERS

ger of the irrigation district had been
in touch with him to see what help
he could give US in our work of con-
trolling the gopher. Mr.. Sonderman
of the Highlands Water users associa-
tion was also interested and present.
While the past few seasons have
pretty well demonstrated the value
Of the systematic trapping campaign
carried on by the Irrigation District
to protect its bitches from the cost
ly destructive breaks caused by the
pests, little has been done in sys-
tematic way to stop their equally
destructive and damaging work in the
irrigated fields of the valley. Every
farmer knows how the gophers work,
wastes his water, and interferes with
his distribution, but only a few have
learned to fight him effectively and
keep their places clear. Especially on
the Highlands with its small rills and
Continued on page five)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
LOCAL PUPILS
in BIG CONTEST
All High School Students
Will Write in National
Oratorial Contest

Superintendent j. w. Failor has
not only given his enthusiastic en-
dorsement to the national oratorical
contest which is being sponsored by
large number of daily newspapers,
but he has directed that writing in
the contest shall be an English re-
quirement in each of the. four classes
of the high school.
A long list of prizes, starting in
each eligible school which enters the
contest and eliminating with three
major prizes of $500, $1,000 and $500
to be awarded at Washington, ID. C..
in the final contest in June.
The participating newspaper in this
district is the Spokesman-Review
which is offering prizes of its owr
as follows:
To each student who writes an ac-
ceptable oration, a Certificate OF
Merit, duly signed for The Spokes-
man-Review by the contest manager
To each champion in each eligible
school where five or more students
compete for the school championship,
q medal.
To the champion of The Spokes-
man-Review territory, 500 cash and
travelling expenses to and from Los
Angeles, Cal; second prize, $50 and
third prize $25.
The orations which the competing
students are to prepare and deliver
are to be on this general theme: "The
Benefits of the Constitution of the
United States" These orations must
be original, but in assembling mate
rial and in outlining their addresses
the students may have the aid of
faculty members, relatives or other
persons. Before becoming eligible
for the championship of their dis
tricts all students must sign a state
ment that the oration is their own,
so far as the writing of it is con-
cerned. No Grafton may require more
than IL minutes in delivery.
The student may write his or her
oration on any one of the following
subjects:
The Constitution.
Washington and the Constitution.
Hamilton and the Constitution.
jefferson and the Constitution.
Madison and the Constitution.
Marshall and the Constitution.
Webster and the Constitution.
Lincoln and the Constitution.
The only restriction as to the de-
velopment of these subjects is that
the Grafton must be Of such a char
acter as to increase interest in and
respect for the Constitution.
Kennewick is in the seventh dis
trict of the Spokesman-Review ter
ritory, comprising Kittitas, Yakima
and Benton counties.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
WOMAN'S CLUB IN
REGULAR MEETING
Committees Named to Assist in
Child's Welfare Clinic and
Puffer's Visit

The regular meeting of the Wom-
ans club for February was held Fri
day afternoon in the Congregational
church parlors. Mrs. r. E. Pratt, pres
iding. Mrs. Banta, chairman of the
entertainment committee announced
that the club would give the annual
banquet dance on February 26 at the
Highland club house. This year the
proceeds will be given to the Library,
park and cemetery associations. Mrs.
L. w. Soth representing the current
events department, gave ten min
ute talk on current topics. Superin-
tendent ] w. Failor asked the club
to cooperate with other organizations
for the visit of j. Adams Puffer, lee
turer and writer, who comes here in
the near future, and Mrs. F. L. Fras-
er and Mrs. H. e. Huntington were
appointed committee to confer with
Mr.. Failor and the Commercial club.
DR.. L. G. Spaulding outlined plans
for the Child's Welfare Clinic to be
held here in March, and asked that the
Woman's club cooperate with him in
this commendable undertaking. The
club voted unanimously to assist him
in every way possible and Mrs. A. r.
Gardner was appointed chairman of
committee for this purpose.
Miss North Of the local schools
urged better understanding between
parents and teachers.
Mrs H. w. Withers, Mrs. c. A.
Crawford and Mrs. Wesley Monroe
were made members Of committee to
look after window display for Wash
inpton's products week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
DRILLING AGAIN

Drilling operations which were
temporarily suspended in the Colum-
bia Basin Oil company's well recent
ly have been resumed. Carl Kuppers,
president of the company, has taken
charge Of the rig and he and E. B.
VogeL general manager, will per-
sonally direct the drilling. They report
excellent progress.
Mr.. Moores as representative from
Benton county was one of the leaders
of the fight which put the expert
ment farm through the legislature.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14

DIR and Mrs. C. d. Hopper were
the honor guests at community din
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
y. Rudkin Tuesday evening. The oc-
casion was the birthday anniversary
of DR.. Hopper. Hosts for the dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon C. Moores,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Cramner, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Muldrow, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. j. Rudkin. Bridge followed
the dinner, honors going to Mr.. and
Mrs. Muldrow.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
TALK BANKING
TO STUDENTS
Local Bankers to Give Ser
les of Talks on Banking
and Economics

L. E. johnson. president of the
First National Bank, has been named
county chairman Of an educational
campaign which the American Bank.
ers association is conducting through
out the nation. The purpose OF the
campaign. which has been planned
by the associations committee on pub.
lie education is to endeavor to give
the students of schools and colleges
and the general public better un-
derstanding of the fundamentals Of
American banking and elementary
economics. To do this a series Of nine
lectures have been prepared.
The first of these lectures, "The
General Idea of the Bank, will be
given to the Kennewick High school
Friday of this week, by Mr.. John
son. The schedule calls for two lec-
lures each month and Mr.. johnson
will ask G. F. Carpenter, cashier
of the American Security bank ia
alternate with him.
Other subjects are: The Bank
Check, Loaning the Banks Money,
The Basis of Bank Credit, The Bank
and Your Investments, Relationship
Between Banker and Farmer, The
Federal Reserve System, Analysis
of Simple Bank Statement.
Superintendent Failor who has
heard these lectures given in other
schools says that while they are in
tended for young people of school
age they are exceptionally interest
ing to adults. He extends an invita-
tion to the public to attend them. Mr..
johnson will speak at nine o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
MEASLES SUBSIDE
AND SCHOOLS OPEN
Attendance in Both Grade and High
Schools is Close to Normal
At Opening

This is no longer measly commun-
ity. We've had 'em.
When the schools opened Monday
following a measles recess of three
weeks the attendance was within ten
per cent Of normal. Each day since
then attendance has been increasing
until now high school attendance is
practically one hundred per cent and
there are comparatively few pupils
out of the grade rooms.
Physicians report that the epidemic
has about run its course and the few
cases Of measles are for the most part
among children under school age
whom have been slower to contract
the disease than the older ones.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
WAFFLE DAY SET
Business Girls Will Cook and Serve
EN- In Kennewick Hotel Dining Room

Yum! Yum! Yum! There is another
waffle day coming. Those Business
Girls are going to cook and serve
'em again. Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Kilt
ten have donated the use of the Hotel
Kennewick dining room for the occa-
sion. Waffles will be on the griddle
all day until eight in the evening,
Saturday, February 23. The earnings
of the undertaking will be divided
between the park and library funds.
Those who ate waffles with the
Girls at Hoopers last year, will 'un-
doubtedly repeat this year
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
SCHOOL ELECTION
is MARCH FIRST
Moulton Whose Term Expires is Will
ing To Continue on Board if
Elected Again

Inc annual school election will be
1e,u , =, IN the city hall Saturday, March
Inc polls will be open between the
Aoors OF one and seven pm.
one director for three year term
succeed M. M. Moulton is to be
10 date there has been no talk re-
sssarolng the coming election and if
ts re are any prospective candidates
tney are not known.
Mr. Moulton informed the Courier
c"l..r 1porter today that he is willing to
eo''inue on the board if he is elected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
Government Man Confers
With Manager Of Colum-
bia Irrigation District

w. c. Muldrow, manager of the
Columbia Irrigation district, has the
following to say regarding the cam
paign to exterminate gophers.
Speaking of gophers, we were fav-
ored last week with visit from Al
bert H. Swain of the u. S. Biological
Survey. Mr.. Swain is chief Of the
northwest division, with headquarters
in Olympia. Not that we mean to
call Mr.. Swain gopher, but that the
pocket-gopher was the immediate
cause of Mr.. SWANS call. His depart
ment is interested, among other
things, in pest control, and the mana
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
TWENTY-EIGHT
HONOR PUPILS
Excellent Scholarship Rec
ord Is Maintained Dur
ing First Semester

Twenty-eight High school students
completed the work of the first semes-
ter with an average grade of 80 or
better. The average semester grade
for the entire school was S4.2. As in
the monthly grades the girls have
a slightly higher scholarship stand
ing than the boys. The girls scored
85.4 for the semester and the boys
1873.
Of the three highest honor stud
ents, however, two are boys. Edward
Shaw is first with semester grade
of 95.5, Ruth Smith second with 95.25
and Harry Pearson third with 95.
Those students whose semester
grade was 80 or better are: Buster
Paden, Lawrence Scott, John Tyson
Elsie Brogunier, Hazel Lodge, Ella
Neuman. Allan Walton, John Soth
Meta Miller, Ardice Sheppard, Jean
Walton, John Neuman, Harry Pear
son, Glenn FELTON,, Edward Shaw,
Geraldine Atkinson, Anna Blackler,
Thelma Ferrill, Ruth Smith, Austin
Ferrill, Osval jacobson, Frances Mills
Phillip Soth, Mary Bremmer, Beulah
Dickinson, Joanna Luke, Lucille Sand
berg, and Mabel Walton.
The semester report by classes fol-
lows:
Freshman, Subjects carried III
Subjects passed 100. Subjects failed
8. Number of 90s %. Class average
85. Average of boys 82.9. Average OF
girls S6.5. Honor standing, 1st Hazel
Lodge, SO percent; Lawrence Scott
92.5 percent; John Tyson 91.5 per-
cent
Sophomore, Subjects carried 174
Subjects passed 156. Subjects failed
18. Number of COS 80. Glass average
1873 percent. Average of boys 1874
per cent. Average of girls 1874 per-
cent. Honor standing, Jean Walton
94.5; John Soth, 81; Ardice Sheppard
92.5.
Junior, Subjects carried I'll. Sub
jects passed 166. Subjects failed 5,
Number of COS Al. Glass average
SAT- percent. Average of boys S3.5
Average of girls sc. Honor standing
Edward Shaw 95.5; Ruth Smith 95.25;
Harry Pearson 95.
Senior Subjects carried 1876. Sub
jects passed 131. Subjects failed s.
Number of COS 80. Class average
1874 percent. Boys average 1876. Girls
average 85.6. Honor standing, Osval
Jacobson 93.75; Phillip Soth 92.75;
Francis Mills 92.5; Beulah Dickinson
92.5.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
Experiments Indicate That
Crop Can Be Produced
Here Very Profitably
TO REQUEST DATA
OF STATE COLLEGE
Agricultural Bureau Asked
To Assist Farmers in
Further Experiments

Last week at its luncheon, the Com
mercial club talked asparagus and
strawberries, today the sweet potato
was the feature of the speaking bill
Of fare.
The discussion was started by W..
C. Muldrow, manager of the Columbia
Irrigation district, who halls from
the sweet potato country and knows
4 good one when he meets it. He said
that from the few experiments con-
Quoted last year, through the efforts
Of O. w. Rich, there were reasons
to believe that sweet potato culture
could be made very profitable in this
district.
One of the most successful of these
experiments, Mr.. Muldrow said, has
been conducted by j. C. Buchanan on
his place in the valley. From five
rows across his garden, Mr.. Buchanan
had harvested about 80 bushels of
first quality potatoes. This yield was
It the rate of about 18 tons per acre.
Il is not reasonable to hope that his
yield could be maintained on COM
mercial scale, he said, but there is
reason to believe that in. this soil
and climate a very high yield would
be the rule. Sweet potatoes are now
selling for $140 ton in the coast
markets.
"Of course this yield at this price
would mean too much money-about
$25OO an acre." said Mr.. Muldrow.
aBut it does seem that the sweet po-
tato is deserving of further investi-
CATION and exploitation in this dis
trict."
Mr.. Rich followed Mr.. Muldrow and
explained that the sweet potato ex-
periments last year were a part of
project which he undertook in an eff
fort to find other profitable crops to
60 along with asparagus, strawber-
ries, and other early crops. He in
terested Mr.. Crookham, seed grower
Of Caldwell, Idaho, who furnished
seed for experiments with sweet po-
tatoes, lima beans, sweet corn, and
pop corn. The sweet potato was the
OAAAy OAC VI tnc lOuI tLciI gave pIOIii-
Use Of being profitable crop for this
section.
Mr.. Crookham secured from Iowa,
one hundred pounds of northern ac-
climated seed. Plants were grown by
Mr.. Buchanan and distributed to sew
eral farmers in the district. The
spring was cold and for time grow
ers feared that the experiment would
not prove successful. For the most
part, however, they were. AT his home
in town G.. R. Bradshaw harvested
100 pounds of potatoes from 10 hills,
From his last years crop Mr.. Bu-
chanan has saved seed and this spring
will grow about $4,000 plants. OF
these ne will put out 10000, Mr.. Brad
shaw 10000 and the remainder will
be distributed among other farmers
in 500 lots.
Following this presentation, mem
that the club through its agricultural
Ders OF the club expressed the belief
bureau, should further investigate the
possibilities of sweet potato culture
and the bureau was instructed to take
.ne question up with the State Col
iege to ascertain what data and aiG
could be furnished by the extension
service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
LIBRARY OPEN

The Library is again open for the
distribution of books. During the epi-
demic of measles, no books were CIV
en- out and before opening to the pub
lie, the room has been thoroughly
fumigated. A meeting of the Library
Board was held this afternoon
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14
COMING UP TOWN
Pacific Power & Light Company To
Move Into Reed Building Soon

Robert Bragg, district manager OF
the Pacific Power e. Light company,
announced today that the Reed build
ing at Second and Washington streets
has been leased by his company and
will be occupied as an uptown office
and sales room as soon as the inter-
ior is redecorated and properly re-
modelled. He hopes to have the new
location ready by the first of next
month .....a...t..... ..- " es .
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-14

Don't forget the senior play "Noth-
ing But The Truth" by James Mont
gomery. Even during the measles
quarantine the seniors have been prac-
ticing and expect to produce an ex-
cellent play.