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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05
MORE INTEREST
NEEDED IN CLUB
Fiscal Year Ends This
Month-New Officers to
he Selected Need HelD

Tho fiscal year closes on November
soth and the years work as whole
% = %commendable. Nevertheless, note
= = warning is timely if the club is to
:. of real benefit in the days to come.
According to the bylaws it's OBJ
;.ct Is primarily, "to bring into closer
....lat;on. the varied business and
f.rming interests, thereby enabling
nrompt energetic, united, harmoni-
ens and efficient action in all mat
tors affecting the general welfare,
vhich shall stimulate business activ-
;tv an denterprise, promote the gene
,al GOOD, cultivate friendly business
and social relations among ourselves,
md with our neighbors thruout the
state." Surely a worthy object! If
th;s objective is to be attained during
1925. few things should be noted.
/. A need of growing membership.
To every business man in town comes
the challenge: ssWhy am I not a mem
Der,
Il cannot be a matter of fees, for
thew are negligible compared with
other communities. Is it because of
Door functioning power? If SO, am
doing my bit? If not, is it fair to
saddle the other fellow with all the
blame?
Why, having been member, did
| lapse?
Perhaps you "just let it slide, !
either thru lack Of interest, or were
too much engrossed in other things.
Or, perhaps. having let your fees run
M to an amount which surprised you,
you just cut loose as the easiest way
for you," (but not for the club.
In any case the club was "out" the
amount of money, and which is even
more important, loser of member
and channel Of usefulness.
The bylaws call for expulsion af-
ter 80 days arrears of dues, but the
secretary has carried members for
several months before dropping the
name, in the hope Of a conscienten-
tious response. Fair enough!
2. Election Of officers. Strong lead
ership is needed. On Wednesday, No
vember 25th you will have an oppor-
tunity Of voting for the best men,
in your judgment to lead in 1926.
Loyalty calls for 100 per cent attend
ance on such an occasion. The useful
ness Of any organization is just as
large and far-reaching as the total
membership choose to make it and no
more.
In addition to names presented for
Office by the nominating committee,
further names may be added from
the floor at the regular meeting on
Nov. 18th. It's up to you.
3. Active Bureaus. The bureau
chairmen are the key-men Of the
club, and the president and secretary
are almost helpless without the full
support of these men. A wise selec-
ton is imperative. Two or three bu-
reaus have done splendid work this
year, but the success of the organi-
xation depends upon the real team
work OF all the bureaus. Lack of team
play has resulted in too much busi-
ness transacted on the curbstone in
stead of from the floor of the house
out who is to blame? To be healthy
all such business should be done with
the full approval of the club as a
whole, either from the floor, or thru
tne governing board. 1t is pretty
generally concluded that such an or
ganlzation is a necessity, If that be
50, let US back it by action and full
loyal support.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05

Local Scottish Rite Masons will
~ 70 Grandview Armistice Day to
r rus on the sixth degree for the
alandvlew lodge which is holding its
Wlual reunion at that time. The
.ah,ma lodge will ememplify the
an ''n degree at that time also. Any
-ne t.s Who desires to go can obtain
S.lsportation !. by notifying G. II.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05

The local Rose Croix chapter OF
the Masonic lodge has received word
that a permanent charter has been
granted them. Officials of the grand
lodge will be present at the dedica-
ton ceremonies. This is the third
Masonic charter in force in Kenne-
wick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05
MOOSE TO FRoLIC

Saturday, November 21, the Moose
lodge will stage a Legion ceremonial
and dance at the Moose hall The af-
fair will start off with a big dance
after which the lodgemen will as
semble for the frolic. Delegations
from all parts of Yakima valley and
Walla Walla will be in attendance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05
LEGION DANCE

According to their usual custom
the American Legion will celebrate
Armistice day with a dance. Tickets
are now on sale and the party will
be held at the Highlands club house
Wednesday evening, Nov. IL. Nov
city stunts will be featured during
the evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05

Lynn L. Smith, former superin-
tendent of the city schools has been
in town this week. Mr.. Smith is now
with CHM & Co., text book publish
ers and lives on the coast. He reports
Mrs. Smith and the children well.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05

The Woman's club will meet Fri
day afternoon, Noy. 18th at the Com
mercial club rooms. The program will
be in charge Of the Modern Litera-
ture department.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05
WAR TROPHIES

The War department has offered
the city collection of war trophies.
which has been accepted by the coun-
Gil. The display will be part of the
decorations in the new city hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05
K. of p. TO CONFER srd

Next Tuesday evening Kennewick
Lodge, K. of p. will hold big time
at their hall. The 3rd rank will be
conferred and a big social evening
enjoyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-05

Mr. and Mrs. M. NJ. Moulton and
laughter Helen We're in Walla Walla
A"a Pullman Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
CONTRACT is LET
FOR MEMORIAL STONE.
Women's Titanic Association
Orders 1850 Tons for Mon
ument to Heroes.

An initial movement toward the
construction of the Titanic Memorial,
at the foot of New Hampshire ave-
nue. in Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway, was made Wednesday when
the women's Titanic Memorial Asso-
citation let contract to the Columbia
Granite and Dredging Co. for 1850
tons of rip-rap stone, to be used in
building the memorial.
The memorial, which was author
lied under the appropriation act for
the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1918, is ito
serve as a lasting tribute to those
who sacrificed their lives during the
sinking Of the steamship Titanic, in
order that the lives of women and
children might be saved"
The officers of the executive COM
mittee of the Women's Titanic Me-
mortal Association are: Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, chairman; Mrs. Rob-
ert s. Chew, secretary; S. G.. Stell-
wagen. treasurer, and E. Ralph Bur-
ton, attorney. Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney is the sculptress of the me-
mortal. The local representative in
charge of the work on the memorial
is Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., director
of public buildings and public parks
of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
TERRITORY DIVIDED
BY CITIZEN GROUP
Georgetown and BurIeith As
sociations to Pass on Agree
ment Reached.

At meeting of committees repre-
senting the Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation and the new Burleith Citi-
zens' Association last night at the
Potomac Savings Bank, the George
town representatives agreed to cede
to the new association part of its
territory to the northwest, excepting
Western High School.
No final agreement was reached
last night, as the committees are to
report to their respective associations.
The offer of the Georgetown associa-
tion was to give up their claim to
all territory in a northwest direction
from Reservoir road and the middle
of Thirtyfffth street. The Burleith
association had claimed both sides
of Thirtyfifth street and Western
High School.
The committee meeting was de-
scribed as amicable, representative
of the older association welcoming
the new, but desiring, for "senti-
mental reasons" to keep Western
High School. The Burleith committee
was headed by Henry B. Robinson,
the Georgetown committee by John
II. Ihlder.
Evening star., 1925-03-13

Americas first oil well is said to
have been discovered on small
mountain farm In Wayne County, KY,
ia 1922.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
POLICEMEN FREED
OF ASSAULT CHARGE
Lieut.. Pierson and Pvt. Proctor
Proved Not Guilty of Beating
Prisoner in Station.

Lieut.. Joseph w Pierson and Pvt.
Ralph G. Proctor of the Police De-
partment, assigned to the seventh
precinct, were acquitted late yester-
day afternoon by a jury in Criminal
Division 1 of a charge of assaulting
Arthur A. Davis, a blacksmith, while
he was prisoner In the precinct sta
ton last September. Without deny
ing that Davis might have been beat
en-. the accused officers declared they
took no part in it and were not in the
station at the time Davis claims to
have been assaulted
The jury deliberated about 80 min
utes before reporting its verdict of
not guilty. The accused policemen
were congratulated by their friends
on the result of the~triaI
Attorneys w. E. Leahy and Lucien
II. Vandoren conducted the defense
of the policemen, while the Govern
ment was represented by Assistant
United States Attorney Fihelly.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
IN-COM-CO CONCERT
SCORES A SUCCESS
Choral Sections Second Program
Pleases Large Audience in
Masonic Hall.

The Interstate Male Chorus, which
is the choral section of the In-Com-
Co Club of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was enthusiastically re-
ceived last night at Masonic Hall by
a large audience at the clubs Sec
ond concert of the season.
Under direction of Clyde B. Aitchi-
son. conductor, and with Robert l.
Feuerstcin, aecompanist, the chorus
presented a program varying from
the classic "CheIubim Song from
the Russian Church Liturgy sol
emn. noble number-to some bright,
prancing bits from the Russian, which
skipped and raced through increas-
ingly fast tempo to a thrilling finish.
These were "F'irefies" and AT
Fathers Door
The Sword Of Farrara" (Bul1ard),
difficult and spirited favorite with
glee clubs, was given excellent in
terpretaticn, opening the concert and
was followed by two sweet soft num-
bers-'Stars of the Summer Night"
(Woodbury) and THE Lamp in the
West" (Parker).
Some of the best ensemble work of
the evening, with careful shading of
tone, was in Sunrise" (Podbertsky),
which opened softly and swelled to a
gorgeous brilliance with the dawn
"Mammys Lullaby" (Spross) was de-
lightfully sung to an arrangement
from Dvoraks "Humoresque" Other
numbers included The Autumn Sea"
CIV. Gericke) and Found" CVan der
Stucken), by the chorus and Ross
Farrar, tenor soloist of the evening
Mr.. Farrar was encored after a
group of four numbers. responding
with Smiling Through" His group
included Pleading" (Elgar), but
Lately in Dance" (Arensky), The
Swan (Grieg) and Thanks Be to
God" (Dickinson).
Evening star., 1925-03-13
LETTER INDICTED
IN LIQUOR CASES
Chicago Millionaire and
Three Employees at Summer
Home to Face u. S. Court.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 13.-Joseph Letter
of Chicago and three employees of his
Summer home in Beverly were
charged on several counts with il
legal possession of liquor in indict-
ments reported by the Federal grand
jury yesterday. The indictments
give the date of the alleged offenses
as December / and last and specify
that the s5 bottles of liquors are of
many varieties.
Federal prohibition agents on De-
cember raided the Beverly Farms s
estate of Letter and seized liquor
valued at more than $4,000, which
they charged had been placed there
within two months.
Watchmnn Arrested.
A fortnight previously it had been
reported that ht-jackers had stolen
$4,000 worth of liquor from the es-
tate. Allen J. Harris, watchman
placed there by a private detective
agency, was arrested on a charge of
larceny, 1t being alleged that his alb
sence at the time of the theft was
Two nights later the hi-jackers
were said to have paid the estate
another visit. Percy Huxley, a care
taker, notified the Beverly police.
They met gang Of eight men driv-
ing off in an automobile truck loaded
with liquor valued at $4,000. The
hi Jackers overpowered the police,
seized their automobile and escaped
Harris told the police he was asleep
when this affair occurred.
Three Employees Indicted.
The employees named in the indict-
ments today with Letter were Huxley
Eugene O'Neil and William F. Col
Inns, all of Beverly.
Collins is chauffeur for Letter and
is charged with transportation as
we'll as the counts of smuggling and
concealment, which were lodged
against the other three indicted
Several men havr been arrested,
including Harris, f. alleged com
plicity in the hi-jaci.ing raids. At
the time that these were reported
Mr.. Letter said at his Chicago home
he was unaware that liquor had been
stored on his estate.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
NOTED BUSINESS MAN
MEETS DEATH SUDDENLY
Walter C. Humstone, Trust Com
pany Official, New York, Expires
in Augusta, GA.
BY the Associated Press.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 13.-Walter
c. Humstone, vice president of the
Hamilton Trust Co. of New York, died
at hotel last night after'a brief
illness. The body will be sent to his
home, in Brooklyn, tomorrow.
Mr.. Humstone had been a guest at
a tourist hotel here for the last
month and during most of that time
had been i'll. His sudden death was a
shock to those who were at his bed
side. He was 76 years old.
AT the time of his death, besides be-
ing vice president of the Ham
ilton Trust Co. of New York. he was
a director in the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co., West Pennsylvania
Steel Co., United States Title Guaran-
ty, the Gamewell Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph Co, and member
of the executive committee of the
Telephone and Telegraph Life In
surance Co. He was a thirty-second
degree Mason and member of sew
eral exclusive clubs.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
FIVE ARE SEEKING
TO SUCCEED EBERT
German National Socialists
May Nominate Sixth Man
for Presidency.
By the Associat ted Press.

by IHe AssOSlAted EreSs.
BERLIN. March 13.-With five can
didates for the German presidency al
ready nominated and some possibility
that the National Socialists may
nominate a SIXTH it seems almost GER
tain that the election of March % to
choose a successor to the late Presi-
dent Ebert will fail to develop a ma
jority of all the votes cast for any
one candidate, as the requirement is
Starting from the extremist side and
ranging over to the conservatives the
official candidates now are:
Ernst Thaelmann, transport worker
Communist.
Otto Braun, former Prussian nre
mier, Socialist.
DR.. Wilhelm Marx, ex-chancellor
and present Prussian premier, Center
party.
DR.. Wilhelm Hellpach. president of
the Baden Free State, Democrat.
DR.. Karl Jarres. former minister of
the interior and at present burgo-
master of Duisburg, joint candidate
of the parties of the right
May BE Test of Strength.
1t is generally considered that the
election of March % will be a test
OF strength between the Right and
Left groups, after which probably two
candidates will be agreed upon for
the final balloting ApRl 26.
In the camp of the parties of the
Right 1t is stated that should DR.. Jar
res not develop sufficient strength TO
make likely his election on April 26,
Otto Gessler, the minister of defense.
who is Catholic and a Democrat. but
very conservative, may be put for
ward by the Right section for the
second election in the hope of draw
ing votes from the Centrists and the
Democrats
Evening star., 1925-03-13
COLLISION BRINGS ARREST
Autoist, Hitting Car in Front of
Police Station, Faces 8 Charges.

Ernest j. Fletcher, 614 Third
street northeast, was driver of an
automobile that coIlided early today
with the car of Edgar w. Price, 3710
Henry street, Baltimore, in front of
No. police station, Ninth between E
and F streets northeast. a
Fletcher left his car Immediately
after the accident happened, and was
arrested at Tenth and H streets
northeast shortly afterward. Charges
of colliding, leaving without making
his identity known and driving while
under the influence of liquor were
lodged against him.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
-. X

by the Associated Press . X
NEW YORK, March 13.-After In
vestigating the problem tpf child
marriages, the Russell Sage. Founda-
ton. in a report. made public today.
says it's study dsspels the idea that
there is something idylf1c about such
youthful unions.
The investigators conclusions are
opposed to marriage at too young an
age, because of the phystc cal and
mental immaturity of the contracting
girl child married to- an older man,
neither may ever knowsth meaning
of genuine comradeship. in She mar
The foundationa recentlyI tdeclared
that there are 7qGs0GO.epersd1s in the
United States tffp >W ere Smarried
when under 16. meypercentage Of
marriages of girl = 5fb'fs Years old
is lowest in New York CITY and in
and in mountamoAs;~ stak it is
twice the New England pefcentage,
and in the central southern states
three times as high. -
Youthful marriages are most prev
alent in remote AuEal .regioTfs.
AS railroads, I aAtothobess, tele-
phones. the telegfePhhpd PEP papers
vestigators belieke-sits RrSBSble that
the child marriag s. NMA d4trease.
1t was found, EgcosdHHsit4 the re-
port, that in cert ain fsofafe3a commu-
mites, there were not oi1ly.E9ry early
marriages, but SO many iptermar-
riages among the cousinsF of one
family strain that sometimes three
fourths of the inhabitants of viii
lage have the same surname.
The foreign habit of early mar
riage does not persist after the first
generation" the report says. I'm fact,
the foreign girls of the second gen.
Grafton are actually marrying at a
later age than n}five ffFls. sThe diff
fere nee Is strikipg-13.3 per cent OF
Evening star., 1925-03-13
TO RENEW PHONE SERVICE
London-Berlin Connection, Severed
in 1914, Soon to Be Restored.

LONDON, March 13.-Direct tele-
phone connection between London and
Berlin, severed in August, 1914, is to be
re-established during the Summer, it
has been announced by the British au-
thorities.
Telephone communication from Lon
don to the continent at present is con-
fined to Paris, Antwerp, Brussels, Am
sterdam and Rotterdam. Most of the
London newspapers receive their con-
tinental news from Paris and other
points by telephone, there being fixed
periods during the day and night when
the calls are put through.
The British correspondents in Berlin,
Munich and Cologne also send most of
their items by telephone through sys-
tenn of relays in Brussels or Amster-
dam.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Pecan Tree Brings $4,000.
From the Nature Magazine.

Kosciusko, Miss, boasts what is be-
Iieved to be the worlds most valuable
tree, a pecan tree that at the age of
16 years recently brought $2,50O.
It was bought by nursery man for
grating purposes, because, although
the tree had only been bearing for
nine years. 1t produced enormous
pecans weighing 25 to a pound. The
nursery man plans to use the tree for
the Improvement of his stock, thus
making it worth far more than S2,50o
to its new owner
Evening star., 1925-03-13
CHILD MARRIAGES. NOT IDYLLIC,
SAGE FOUNDATION PROBE FINDS
Investigators Oppese Early Wedlock and Also
Unions Where There Is a Great Disparity of
Ages-,Nfucf Intermarriage Disclosed.

native American girls are married
between Is and 20. but only 6.3 per
cent of the foreign girls of the Sec
ond generation are married between
these ages"
Among the motives that seem to
cause child marriages the investiga-
tors found: The desire to escape from
unhappiness in the home; to evade re-
quirements of the compulsory edu-
cation law; to avoid punishment for
infractions of other laws.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Prisoner Asks Cell Term

Lloyd B. Arnold of Ottumwa, Iowa,
pleaded his own case before Federal
Judge Martin J. Wade at Council
Bluffs recently, when he was brought
up on a charge of using drugs. He
asked the court to sentence him to
year in the penitentiary so he could
get the drug out of his system. Judge
Wade granted his request.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
RULES In CARMACK CASE.
First Finder of Gold in Klondyke
Did Not Die Penniless, Court Saws.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 13.-The
State Supreme Court has affirmed a
judgment of the King County Su-
perior Court involving the estate of
George Washington Carmack, who
discovered gold in the Klondyke dis
trict of Alaska. With the exception
of certain property, valued at about
$4,000, which the court awarded to
his widow, Marguerite Carmack, the
balance of the estate in this State,
said to amount to about $4,000, was
either community property or Mr.
Carmack's own property, and must be
administered by the administrator,
the court held.
Mrs. Carmack claimed Mr.. Carmack
died practically penniless and that all
the property was hers. Graphic Grace
Saftig, who claimed to be Carmack's s
daughter by former marriage to an
Indian woman in Alaska, also de-
manded a share.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Causes Not Definitely Traced.

Out of 6S cases of typhoid fever re-
ported from November Is to January
is, % patients stated they had eaten
raw oysters. But Is of those % pa
tients also reported having eaten raw
vegetables.
DIR. Fowler said he would admit that
the eating of raw oysters by person
may be a suspicious circumstance. but
he did not believe Ii could be taken
as conclusive evidence that the oys-
ters caused the illness unless they
could be analyzed. especially where
they had also eaten other uncooked
food, such as raw vegetables
In the cases in which the patients
had eaten both oysters and raw vege-
tables, the health officer said he could
not attempt to say which of the two
classes of food caused the illness, or
whether either of them was respon-
sible.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
60 OYSTER-TYPHO|D
VICTIMS REPORTED
Medical Journal Figure Not
Fully Accepted, However,
by Health Officer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 13.-Fall River
and Hartford were the only large
cities in the country without single
death from typhoid fever in 1924,
of the American Medical Association,
which emphasizes the generally good
record of the Atlantic seaboard.
TT is well known that deaths from
typhoid fever constitute an index to
the sanitary conditions of the COM
munity," says the journal in con
nection with the publication of it's
thirteenth annual statistical typhoid
record for cities over 100000 popula-
tion. '"Thc araIvsiS for 1924 shows
that geographical location mas con-
siderable bearing on the Incidence OF
typhoid fever"
Refers To Capitals Cases.
The New England States main
tanned excellent records while the
oyster-typhoid epidemic gave New
York a. higher typhoid mortality than
for several years, with as many as
$50 excess cases in that city, and
Washington. D. c., had about so
cases from the same cause, the
journal said.
Richmond, Washington and Balti-
more, among the South Atlantic cit
les, reported the lowest typhoid rates
in their history In the Central States.
indianapolis and Toledo continue to
show high rates although beginning
TO approximate more nearly what
might be considered a normal Incl
dence of the disease" Louisville and
Birmin CHAM have rates exceedingly
low, whereas Nashville and Memphis
produce figures so amazingly high as
to require special investigation" ac-
cording to the juornal.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Fowler Analyses Cases Here.

Health officer William c. Fowler
said today he was not prepared either
to deny or to affirm the statement
that Washington has had so cases of
typhoid fever resulting from the eat
ing of raw oysters.
He did, however, reveal number
Of facts taken from the records of
the department, including the follow
ing:
Out of 131 separate samples of oys-
ters analyzed by the Health Depart
sment within the past few months,
only two samples were found to be
bad, or containing more than the nor
NAL amount of bacteria.