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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
TRAIN KILLS
LONE DRIVER
James Johnson, in Ford
Coupe Hit by S. P. & S.
at Finley Crossing

James L. johnson, a well known
resident of the Walla Walla valley
was instantly killed Sunday noon al
Finley when his car was hit by .
west-bound S. p. & S. passenger
train. He was driving alone in Ford
coupe and evidently never ever
glanced up the track, which is visible
at this point for a mile or so.
Mr.. Johnson lived at Milton, Ore.
gon, and was returning from a visit
at Yakima. He was 81 years of age
and had lived in or near Walla Walls
for over twenty years.
The car was completely demolished
and the victim apparently was in.
stantly killed. From letters found in
his grip Identification was made, and
County Coroner Mueller took charge
of the remains.
An unusual interest was taken ir
the accident, in that prominent res.
ident of our valley has a similar
name. Jim Johnston, who lives in the
valley, chairman of the irrigation
board and prominent in political cir.
cles was the reported victim.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
ANOTHER TRAINLOAD
OF BUICK CARS COMES
Northwest Gets Two Entire Train
loads of Popular Cars = Ken
newick gets Quota

Another trainload of Buick automo-
biles will come to Washington and
Northern Idaho this week. This makes
the second solid trainload of Bucks,
10S cars in all, to reach this territory
within two weeks. The two trains to-
gether would strentch away for more
than a mile.
This demand thruout the entire ter
ritory not only proves the prosperity
of Washington and Northern Idaho,
but likewise demonstrates Buick pop
ularity. According to statistics COW
ering the subject, this is the first
time in the history of the two states
that any automobile in the Buick
class has been bought in such great
volume at one time.
The fact that Bucks are coming to
the Pacific Northwest by the train
load has gripped the attention of
Eastern financial writers who have
mentioned it frequently in different
newspapers and financial journals of
great circulation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
BALL CLASSIC
NEXT SUNDAY
Kennewick and PascO to Re-
new Ancient Rivalry
on Diamond

Next Sundays ball game will be
the event of the season with local
fans. Next Sunday Pasco, leaders in
the Strawberry league, will come
across the river determined to cinch
their hold on the pennant. Kennewick,
winner of every game except the first
played this season, is equally deter
mined that Pasco will get out of the
1000 per cent class. And the game
promises to be whizzer.
Last Sunday Pasco beat Richland
at Richland and Kennewick won from
Hanford by an eight to four score
The game was noted for the errors
committed on both sides, but diligent
practice demanded by Captain Warde
johnson tbs week is rapidly putting
the team in tip-top shape again and
an air-tight exhibition is promised
for Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
OIL TESTS ARE
BETTER DAILY
Col. j. w. Adams Pleased
with Showing at the At
talia Oil Well

Recent tests made of the core from
the Alfalfa oil well show forty per
cent tar base oil deposits and ten per
cent parafine base, according to Col.
j. w. Adams, who was in Kennewick
this week. The drillers are working
every day on the well at Alfalfa, and
the depth is now between $500 and
5000 feet. Progress is being made at
the rate of about three and half feet
per day.
Mr.. Adams says that he and his as
sociates are more confident than ever
that production will be started before
the 3750-foot depth has been reached.
Allowing for delays of various kinds
and figuring on less than the average
rate of drilling, he says the well will
have reached the required depth by
the first of September.
Mr.. Adams has spent over twenty
years in the oil business, as geologist,
superintendent and operator. Fifteen
years of this time he was in the en-
ploy of one of the large companies.
Three years ago he invested in the
Alfalfa company, left his position and
has been actively identified with the
work since. He is full of faith that
the present well will become a pro-
ducer and prove the field.
Mr.. Adams sons have moved to
this valley, where they are farming
and he will spend week ends with
them on this side of the river.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
PENMANSHIP AWARDS
INTHE LOWER GRADES
Palmer School Gives Recognition to
Pupils for Second Semester's
Work
The following children have won

The following children have won
Palmer awards:
Mrs. Sprague's room: Vida Hyatt,
Geneva Broughton, Pauline Behrman,
Coral Campbell, Edith Aylward, Hell
en- Kathman, Palmer Buttons; AM
eel Walters, Maxine Paden, Mildred
Anderson, Violet Boyer, Virginia Gas
ccigne, Ray Brown, Jessie Hyatt,
William ludlow, Progress Pins;
Maxine, Paden, Virginia Gascoigne,
Mildred Anderson, Improvement Ger
ti6cates.
Mrs. Fergin's room:-Palmer But
tons to Freida Struve, Mary E. Fail
o., Annie Clark, Sylvia Lichty, Doro-
thy Hembree, Johanna Christensen,
Mary Cox, Edward Speegle.
Miss Gritman's room:-Palmer
Buttons: Ruth Gilleland, Olinda Doer-
ing, Emily Gascoigne, Edna Kempe.
Ercil Paisley, Albert Aylward.
Miss Swannack's room, Palmer
Buttons: Jeanetta Peter, Lois Brue,
vina Ferril, Ethel Dickinson, Ola
Nay Elliott, Kathleen Flesher, Alice
Vuast, Eala Duncan, Elmont Gatchell,
Lyle Tippie, Lynn Brown.
Eighth-A room, Final Certificates
Emma Miller, Hilda Kleinknecht, Dor
Is Jesberger and Walter Snyder. I'm
provement Certificates, Edward Cot
man, Pauline Gatchell, Dorothy Bach
man. Helen Barnes, Sena Christensen
sonn Brooks. Palmer Buttons, Craig
amman, Earl Greene and Elmer
FSulds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
THIS PAPER TO
PRINT co. NEWS
Commissioners Arrange to
Publish Proceedings in
Two Towns

Reports of the official proceeding
of the county board of commissioners
will be printed in full in this paper
during the coming year. Thru ar
rangements made with the commits
sioners last week, the Courier-Re-
porter will present to the people in
the east end of the county the COM
plete record of the county's business
affairs. Similar action has been TAX
en- with the Prosser paper, thus CIV
ing the widest possible circulation
to the news.
Situated as this county is, with the
two largest towns as widely separated
as it was physically possible, publi-
cation of the county news in either
paper deprived taxpayers in the op-
posite end of information to which
they were entitled. This new arrange
ment will no doubt prove popular with
Benton county taxpayers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
FROST SEASON
SAFELY PAST
Weather Bureau Man Tells
of Necessity for Or
chard Heating

The days of possible frost danger
are over for this season. Aside from
injury to the cherries during the
freeze of March 26, there has been
no commercial damage to the apples
or other fruits of this section.
However, We must not forget that
kennewick, is located in an area sus-
ceptable to spring frosts. Weather
bureau records covering nearly half
century show conclusively that the
climate of the United States is not
changing. There have been frosts in
this section of the Yakima Valley and
there will be in the future. Forum
ately, these frosts do not occur ev-
cry year, but at irregular intervals.
The damage done is. not always the
same, but it is against the frosts of
the irregular" period that wipes out
entire districts that the grower must
insure.
We are told by the insurance COM
panies that the probability of a house
burning down is one to one thousand,
and no one would consider letting
his property go without insurance.
The chances of losing your fruit crop
by frost is about one to three, at best
one to five. That is, there is likely to
be a frost severe enough to cause a
total loss Of fruit about once in five
years.
Insurance companies do not issue
policies insuring deciduous fruits
against damage by frost. Hence, the
only form of insurance available for
the fruit grower is frost protection
equipment.
Extensive Investigations and ex-
periments have been made to heat ex-
perimental plots with gas, electricity,
steam, small fires under trees, hot
water, circulation by blowers of heat
ed and unheated air, covering Of the
trees with tobacco cloth and lath
screens and by using overhead irri-
cation systems. But none have been
entirely successful. Some of the best
engineers in the country have tried
and failed. However, there is still
hope that an effective and more eco-
nomical system will yet be found. But
until that system is found, the only
safe and sure method of frost protec-
ton is that of artificial heating. The
most efficient way to carry out that
method is to distribute large num-
Der of small heaters ,thruout the or
chard rather than a small number of
large fires. This method has been
used successfully for nearly thirty
years in the citrus fruit district of
southern California. The practice of
orchard heating has been firmly es-
tablished in this section. Next year
will see an increase in the acreage
equipped with heaters. But don't wait
until next year, now is the time to
decide on the type of heater to be
used so that you may have them there
when the season opens next March.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
CLASS OF sc
GETS DIPLOMAS
Exercises to be held This
Evening at M. E. Church
-21 are Boys

Tonight Thursday is Commence.
ment night for the Class of Nineteen
Twenty-Five. Exercises are to be held
in the Methodist church. The class
numbers thirty-six, twenty-one O.
whom are boys.
The exercises will commence with
the professional march played by the
high school orchestra, following
which Rev. L. j. Aldrich will deliver
the invocation. Harry Pearson, sal
utatorian for the class will speak on
Education for Health" A piano solo
by Hula Cox will precede Education
for Efficiency" by Ruth Smith. After
a number by the orchestra Edward
Shaw, valdictorian for the class will
speak on Education for Personality. y
Glenn FELTON,, president of the class
will follow with remarks to the class,
Education for Culture" will be the
subject of talk by Geraldine Adki-
son, followed by another number By
the orchestra. Lee M. Lampson, the
new member of the school board will
then make the presentation of the
diplomas, the exercises winding up
with the singing of the class song.
Members of the class whose marks
for the fous years of high school work
averaged ninety or better have hon.
orable mention, being Edward Shaw,
Harry Pearson, Ruth Smith, Geral-
dine Addison, Dorothy Carlen, Fred
erick Brown, Glenn FELTON,, Ethel
Paulson, John Neuman, and Charles
Parks, ten in all.
In addition to the graduates listed
above the following will receive dip
lomas: Leonard Allison, Neil Ander-
son, Burns Brown, Dennis Byram,
Clyde DeHaven, Harriet Hudnall,
Lloyd ludlow, Roy Johnson, Hulah
Cox, Marie Lande, Adell Lum, Eloise
Craver, Sallie Frazier, Margaret
Briggs, Maurice Hitchcock, John
Johnson, Oliver Lewis, William Pow
ell, Clifford Turner, Lloyd Waldorf,
George Williams, Carl Elliott, Isabel
Witt, Gladys Smith, Evelyn Olbrech,
and Veramaude Lyons.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
THEY COULDN'T
HOLLER FORE
f,olf Game so Slow "Look
Out Wasn't Needed -
Indigo Halo Indicator

last Sundays golf tournament hac
81, one counterpart in the history OF
M .hs game. That was when inmates
- two deaf mute colleges were pitted
AGAINST each other, some time since
n,r;ng the entire contest not once
w,s the golf team "Fore" used. Fore
y everyone nowadays knows, means
nook out" The players Sunday
.ouldn't play fast enough to ever
need the word.
Really, about the only way an OBJ
.erver could tell that it was golf
came was by the familiar little blue
Salo that surrounded each of the
Kennewick players.
Pasco brought over twenty men to
he matched. Their scores were about
tvo APIECE, while the Kennewick men
failed to average half that. Officially
the cards read az to 16 or some such
ridiculous figure.
Abrams of Pasco was the low man.
coming in with a score of 81. Peter
son of Pasco tied with Muldrow with
a for second low on the Individual
scores. Geo. d. Peters, took third
place with 85.
The local course is now one of the
best sand lot links in the valley, fair
ways in good shape and the greens
in the best condition they have ever
been. There should be some par scores
made in the next couple of weeks.
Several of the local fans are conf
dent that they can "break" 80. Par
is 72.
At ten o'clock next Sunday morn
ing Tournament Captain Gascoigne
will start his team against the Rim
Ky Dinks at the Walla Walla munich
pal links. A team of ten or twelve
will be chosen, but as many as pos
sible of the local players are urged
to be on hand.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mary Margaret Browns fourth
birthday was the occasion for merry
gathering of little folks at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. f..
Brown last Thursday afternoon. 1t
was a dress up party, the little girls
all coming dressed like grown folks
and the boys wearing cowboy, In
dian and all sorts of fancy costumes.
There was a big birthday cake and
ice cream too for Mary Margaret
and her nine little guests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
GIVE PARTY
FOR HOVER GRADUATES

The Junior class Of Hover high
entertained the class of '25 and the
faculty at a banquet at the w. F.
Ashby home, Saturday evening, May
at 6 O'Clock. Covers We're laid for
ten. The class colors, green and sill
Yer, We're cleverly carried out both
in the menu and table decorations.
Immediately following the dinner,
toasts were given and the rest of the
evening was spent in telling stories
and singing. Ea
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Sister Lottie of Pasco will be at
the Christian church at o'clock SUM-
day afternoon to give her marvellous
testimony on how God delivered her
from thirty-five years of the NOR.
phine and cocaine habit. All welcome
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mrs. R. E. Reed, Mrs. G. H. Shan.
afelt. Mrs R. L. Banta and Mrs. r
F. Beste were hostesses for very
attractive bridge luncheon given Mon
day at the home of Mrs. Reed. The
tables were prettily decorated with
columbine and bowls of roses ane
irises were used about the rooms
High and low score were held py
Mrs. w. L. Craver and Mrs. +. q
Mann.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
PEANUTS

The Commercial club is still hope
full of getting the peanut business
started this spring in small way
Seattle parties are planning on either
contracting for the planting of ac-
reage by the Kennewick rancher or
planting 10 or II acres themselves,
or both.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mrs. C. f. Schenk of Lewiston, Ida
no is visiting at the home Of her
father j. F. Perry Of the Garden
Tracts. Mrs. Schenk stopped over in
walla walla to visit with her daugh-
ter Florence who is junior at Whit
man college.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Funeral services for Lawrence, the
eight-month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Stuhr of Othello were held Sat
urday afternoon at the home of his
grandmother Mrs. Nellie Shaughnes-
sv of Mob Hill. He was buried in
Riyerview cemetery. Death was due
To pneumonia.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
ANOTHER STORE
Allan w. Smith. of Spokane I,
open Music House and Teach

Allan w. Smith, of Spokane. has
moved to kennewick and will open
music store here. He has leased space
in the Transfer building and will
handle musical goods of all sorts. in
Guiding pianos, monographs, radios.
etc. In addition to his line of mer,
cnandise, he will conduct classes in
elementary and advanced music. He
mas had years of experience in the
business and uses the most widely
approved methods.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14
GETS APPOINTMENT
Another Kennewick Man Receive
State Job from Governor

Some time ago one of the valley
papers had an editorial to the ef-
feet that the governor of this state
used the percentage basis in judging
the fitness of a man for state ap-
pointment-25 per cent on politics
and 75 per cent on whether or not he
lived at Kennewick. The percentage
is working. Carl Williams this week
received official notice that he mad
been appointed on the advisory com.
mittee for the state fair.
"The salary that goes with the jot
don't amount to much" said Mr.. Viii.
liams, "in fact there is none, but car
you imagine him appointing me--s
bullshevikt?' The job will not re.
quire the removal of the Williams
family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

The local chapter PEG. met with
Mrs. HI. Cranmer at her home on the
River Road Tuesday. During the af-
ternoon Mrs. H. e. Huntington was
initiated into the sisterhood. The
program was in charge of Mrs: ).
p. Miller. The study topic was THE
Hawaiian Islands"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

j. H. Siegfried left Tuesday on a
business trip to Walla Walla, Pendle-
ton and Baker, Oregon. While in
Baker he visited at the home of Mrs.
Siegfried's sister Mrs. Cranib, We'd
nesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

i, sr;. ;ak White of the City Market
tAers rOymg visit with his two bro
ton nyron of Kirkland, Washing
aceom a Dan of Salem, Oregon, who
her. Tsshled Th by their wives arrived
aps -: ..u:esday. They will drive to Spo-
wko luis .s Week end and visit brother
- ives in that city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Following the regular business
meeting of Althea Rebekah lodge
Tuesday evening a farewell party was
given in the lodge rooms in honor
of Mrs. Lucy Willsey who is leaving
for Walla Walla to spend some time
before going to Vancouver, BIC. to
visit her daughter, and Mrs. A. v.
Peterson who will make her home in
Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mrs. r. @. Macmahon very pleas
antly entertained members of the
Horticulture club and other friends
at her home on the Highlands Mon
day afternoon. The afternoon was de-
voted to games and sewing. Mrs. G,
w. Sherk won honors at games. Fif-
teen guests were present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

The annual luncheon and election
of officers for Kennewick Chapter D.
AR. was held Monday at the home
of Mrs. w. j. Hoyt. Officers for the
year were elected as follows: Mrs.
Hoyt, regent; Mrs. j. H. ,Sieefried,
secretary; Mrs. M. M. Doan, treas
urer; Mrs. E. A. Gray, registrar;
Mrs. George D. Peters, historian.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Clifford re-
turned Wednesday morning from a
trip to coast cities. They visited the
A. r. Gardner family in Olympia,
the Guy Haydons in Aberdeen and
other friends in Tacoma and Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

The Woman's Auxiliary of St.
pauls Episcopal church are asked to
attend corporate communion at IL
o'clock Sunday. The blue boxes Will
be taken up at this time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Gull White will leave
Monday for their summer home near
Colville. Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Gall
will occupy their house during their
absence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Since the above was put into type,
it was decided by the school board
to postpone or perhaps dispense en-
tirely with the public services on ac-
count of the liability of spreading
diphtheria.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

The Congregational Aid will meet
Thursday, May 21 in the cnurcn par
lors. Mrs. I. Serier, Mrs. X. =. Pratt,
Mrs. Lehnhard and Mrs. NJ. u. CLARK
will be hostesses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

The Knights of Pythias lodge will
hold social at the hall next Tues
day evening. All Knights requested
to be present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Doan Of Yak
ina motored to Kennewick with
friends Sunday and were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Beinhart.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Herman Raglan, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie White, Miss Cecil Hutchins, MISS
Opal Elliott and Everett Grouse were
Walla Walla visitors Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-05-14

Mrs. Percy Combelic has been WIS.,
iting relatives in Spokane this week.
Mr.. Combelic will drive up Saturday
for her.
Arizona state miner., 1925-10-10

ply accuses Doctor Hornaday of "ego-
tism, conceit and an imperfect knowl-
edge of conditions throughout the
country"
President John e. Burnham of the
American Game Protective and Prop
agation association has this to say,
among other things, as to Doctor Hor-
naday's charges:
Thls attack on me and on the Bio
loglcal Survey was carefully planned
as the opening gun of campaign
against the Federal Game Refuge bill.
have been getting letters from the
west warning me against an attack
which was to be sprung in New York.
Commercial game dealers, opponents
of the Migratory Bird law, advocates
of spring shooting of ducks, and that
type of men, are all aware how Doctor
Hornaday is being used This is not
in any way to be construed as a re1ec-
ton on Doctor Hornadays personal
character, which is Of the highest. But
he is easily led by men with Interior
motives, who have taken advantage of
his disappointment over the failure of
his campaign for the arbitrary cuttin e
of bag limits.
Doctor Iornaday is the only out
standing conservationist in the country
today who is opposed to the Game
Refuge bill. The New York Geological
Society, the Geological Gardens of
which Doctor Horraday is director are
among the many endorsers of the mea-
sure. The Biological Survey has in it's
employment men of scientific attain
ments all over the country To supple
ment their judgment an advisory board
assists the bureau in making necessary
regulations in regard to migratory
birds. 1 am its chairman
The board consists of 20 men who are
notable for their achievements in con-
servation. 1t was this board of which
Doctor Hornaday is a member and not
directly the Biological Survey, which
rejected Doctor Hornaday's application
for rs per cent cut in shooting privi-
leges in the United States. The vote
against his proposal was taken after
thorough discussion and was prac-
tically unanimous.
The board has as members such men
as George Bird Grinnell, who received
recently from President Coolidge the
Roosevelt medal for conservation;
George Shiras who, to save the birds
conceived the idea of putting the LOTT
species found in our country under the
control of the federal government and
DR.. T. Gilbert Pearson, president of the
ties.
Doctor Hornaday regards just one
method, that of closed seasons and re-
duced bag limits for game birds, as the
way to conservation. 1t is not a uni
versal remedy because it has been
worked to the limit in enlightened sec
tions of the country, and in unenlight-
ened sections 1t is useless for lack of
efficient law enforcement Of much
greater value are refugees, where the
wild life is at all times protected, the
game species as well as the non-game
The makers of arms and ammuni-
ton deny Doctor Hornaday's charge
Of undue influence. They also insist
that they are strong supporters of pub
lie movements for the conservation of
game, inasmuch as it's determination
would largely put them out of busi-
ness. The more the game, the better