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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28
WHEN I WAS
TWENTY-ONE
AT 21-George Gibbs, the Novelist,
Decided Definitely to Abandon the
Real Estate Business.
BY JOSEPH KAYE

/" A 7 THE time I began the really
4 n serious business of working
every night at an art school, seek
ing the equipment 1 long needed to
make an artist of me.
Before this l had been a midship-
man at the navy academy because
my father had been a surgeon in the
navy. After l spent three years work
ing laboriously at football, verse and
pen sketches, with accidental mo-
ments of mathematics and chemistry,
I was permitted to resign.
"My second endeavor was obviously
to plumb misfortune to its depths,
for 1 can imagine no other reason
for entering the real estate business,
or in studying international law, the
one too concrete, and the other not
concrete enough to avoid the wars
into which my country was success
fully plunged.
"When | decided to enter the art
school l babe long farewell to real
estate without regret. Instead of
great artistic success however, there
followed success as a writer of spe-
cial articles. After this studio, IL
lustrations for the magazines and an
invitation to move to Philadelphia
and work on the staff of a well-known
magazine.-George Gibbs"
TODAY-Mr. Gibbs is a famous
American novelist He wrote his first
book when he was thfrty-one. 1t was
called "In Search of Mademoiselle,"
and by neat coincidence he actually
found her at the same time in Phila-
delphia and married her. Some Of
Mr.. Gibbs novels are, "The Bolted
Door," "Sackcloth and Scarlet" "The
Splendid Outcasts," "Fires of AM
bition," 1.-THE Yellow Dove"
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28

HORIZONTAL
1-Counterfeit
5-Kind or variety
S-Scarcer
9-Soothing
11-Doctrine
12-Welds
14-Performs
15-At this time
Ito embark
l7-Girrs name
1S-More certain
20-River in England
PA support
23-Horse's pace
25-Note of scale
27-To exchange
29-Small boat
31-That thing
33-Italian monetary unit
35-To fly
37-Two- wheeled vehicle
39--Evening
41-Beverage
43-Flock
45-Juice of tree
46-Grecian portico
Alone guilty of treason
ALTO sanctify
50-Boy's name
51-To WOO
62-Born
53-DeriSion
Solution will appear in next issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28
A GREAT SECRET

XXTHOEVER Katy was, and what
w ever she might have done, no.
body in Pleasant Valley knew any
thing about her except Kiddie Katy
did and his numerous and noisy
family.
To be sure, many of the Wild folk
and the people in the farmhouse, too
remembered hearing her name men
toned the year before
But they had quite forgotten about
her, until August came and Riddle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28
SOLUTION OF LAST WEEKS
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

FOR SALE-One 1925 Ford Sedan,
in perfect condition.; has run about
1900 miles. l am offering this car at
a sacrifice price. A small payment
down and payments for balance. The
reason | am offering this car for sale
is my eyesight does not permit me
driving any longer. You will find the
car in E. E. Kesner's Garage, Noun
tain Lake Park. Rev. F. L. Fultz, Mt.
Lake Park, Md-Advertisement 45-tf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28
Quick Way toEnd
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
DON PETER HAS
FINE CARTOON
Last Weeks Picture Attracts
Much Favorable Comment
for Local Boy

The cartoon appearing in this
paper last week caused quite LOT
of favorable comment. 1t was
drawn by Don Peter, one of last
years graduates from the local
high school. Don has rugged up a
series of cartoons based on the
trials and tribulations of a farme,
in the irrigated section, and has
submitted them to the publishers
of a large paper.
The local boy has shown an un.
usual ability along the cartoonine
line and is attempting to sell the
product of his pencil for enough
to pay his way thru the University
where he will further his studie:
along this line.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
FINE PRIZE FOR
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Lamp on Display for Winner in
Contest-Committee Wants
Score Cards

A fine piano lamp was brought
to the Courier-Reporter office this
week by C. S. Knowles, Of the P.
P. & L. Co., to be awarded as a
golf trophy. The lamp is sample
of the fine stock that was burned
in the recent fire at the warehouse.
Details of the contest on the
course have not yet been worked
out and the announcement of the
game will be made next week. The
tournament committee, however,
is insisting that no one be allowed
to compete unless he has salts
factory handicap. The handicaps
will not be announced until at
least ten cards are handed in by
each player.
The cooler weather is revlving
the interest in the game and the
cards should come in fast during
the coming week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
TWO MILES OF
PAVING DONE
Contractor Expects S to
Finish Job in One
More Month

With today's figures, the paving
of the River Road will total a lit
tie better than two miles, accord
ing to w. M. Walker, superintend-
ent for J. H. Collins, the contract
or. Between six and seven hundred
lineal feet of concrete pavement
are being laid daily. According to
Mr.. Walker, if no serious difficult
ty is encountered the entire five
mile contract will be completed
within four weeks.
The work, until this week has
been seriously delayed on account
of the contractors inability to Sc
cure trucks enough to keep the
gravel coming as fast as the big
machine could handle it. The grav-
el is being washed and crushed at
the pit just, across the Richland
bridge, making long haul to the
work. 1t has been especially diff
cult on account of the new grade
going to pieces under the traffic
of the heavy trucks. The new de-
tour road, considerably longer, is
now being used, and the gravel is
being delivered as fast as it can
be handled.
The crew will pass the old Given
place tonight and the subgrade and
ribbons" along the edges have
been completed for a considerably
longer stretch.
Sand for the job is being shipped
in and a side track and bunkers
have been built on the Highlands,
where it is washed and loaded In
the trucks. A new pumping outfit
is being installed on the river and
the completed concrete is kept un-
der water for ten days. A further
curing of thirty days is required
by the state, which maintains that
concrete is not permanently set
under two years time.
Efforts are being made to allow
light traffic on the lower end Of
the road before it is opened to gen
eral traffic, to allow residents Of
the river road to haul their soft
fruits to town.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
WHOLESALER CO.
TOPS RECORD
Fine Showing Made in the
Past Year A. A.
Anderson Quits

The Central Grocery Co. last
month topped the highest record
ever made by the local concern, ac-
cording to A. A. Anderson who re-
signed this month to take a posi-
tion as assistant manager for the
Southern Idaho Grocery Co.
According to Mr.. Anderson, the
business of the Kennewick Whole
sale Grocery Co. had dwindled to
almost nothing a year ago, when
the Central Grocery Co. of Yak
ina purchased the business with
Mr.. Anderson as manager. Since
that time the company has stead
lily increased it's receipts until to-
day it is one of the thriving bus
inesses of the valley. Mr.. Ander-
son says that a loyal support by
the retailers of the valley has had
much to do with the success of the
lower valley branch.
Victor Zaremba will move to
Kennewick to take Mr.. Anderson's
place as manager. He has been eIe-
ployed as credit man for the Yaki-
ma concern for some time and is
well acquainted with the company's
business and policies.
Mr.. Anderson will leave shortly
after the first of the month for
Idaho Falls to take over his new
work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
MORE STUDY
OF PASTURES
Prosser S ia t 10 n After
Pasture Possibilities
In County

The increased interest in pas
ture crops in the irrigated sec
lions Of Washington and the prob
lems that the farmers are being
confronted with in fitting these
crops into their cropping systems
has lead the Irrigation Branch Ex-
pertinent station to extend it's work
with forage crops, more especially
with sweet clover. Biennial White,
Biennial Yellow and Hubam, an
nual white, sweet clover are being
compared as annual and as bien-
NAL pasture crops. Since the "a
mount and quality of the vegeta-
ton produced is of primary impor-
tant it is essential that they be
measured accurately and by a
standard in common use among
the farmers. In order to obtain
these datas livestock are actually
pastured on all plots and results
are reported in carrying capacity
per acre for the entire time that
the crop may be pastured.
Although carrying capacity is
of primary Importance the problem
Of soil fertility is also to be con-
sidered in choosing pasture crop.
In order to study this problem the
pasture plots will be plowed in the
fall Of the year in which the pas
ture data is completed and cropped
uniformly the succeeding year. The
yield crop on each plot will be of
greatest Importance in studying
the fertility problem. Laboratory
methods will also be used in order
to determine the factors which
cause some plots to be high yield
ers while others are low.
After two or three years Of this
more or less preliminary work,
pasture crops will be studied ex-
tensively in a crop rotation exper-
iment in which the number of
years in a rotation system will
vary from two to ten or more
years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
STORES SHOW
BIG ACTIVITY
Local Dealers Report Sub
stantial Gains During
the Year

This town of Kennewick is rap
idly staging a comeback to the
proud position it once held of be-
ing the best mercantile town in the
Yakima valley. More people line
the streets during business hours
than have been seen for years and
the number of automobiles has
provided a parking problem on
several occasions.
Individual stores are making
records to shoot at. Mr.. Sprague
of the j. C. Penney store reports
that his June totals were better
than twice as large as the best
month the old Golden Rule store
ever had. The new Piggly Wiggly
store has steadily increased its
volume and today the Kennewick
store is doing better than twice the
gross of the Pasco branch, accord
ing to Lester Fine, who is manag-
er for both stores.
The Hulet Grocery, starting a
little over year ago, has better
than doubled its daily average OF
customers and the average amount
per customer has shown a gait
flying increase. This store has
grown so fast that enlarged quar-
tiers and facilities were necessary
even before the end of the first
years business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
SMALL CITIES
LOSE PRESTIGE
Lack of Interest in Regis
tratiOn Causes
Difficulties

The smaller cities of the state
are in danger of losing their pres
tige and influence but none IF
them seems to be worrying much
about it. Unless there is sudden
arousing of interest the people Of
the smaller cities will not have
much to say about the selection of
public officials this year and con-
sequently little interest around the
courthouse, the state capitol or in
congressional halls.
Residents of the smaller cities
are not registered and the date for
closing the books for the primar-
les is only a month distant. Re
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
PORCH SUPPER

Mrs. P. L. Graham, Of Cross
well, Mich, came Saturday and is
"a house guest of Mrs. G. w. Sherk.
The ladies are friends of long
standing and are reviving their
youthful memories. Mrs. Paul nu
sair and Mrs. J. B. Slaughenhaupt
gave a porch supper in honor of
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Sherk Tues
day night. It was Mrs. Sherk's
birthday and the main feature cf
the feast was the big birthday
cake with 16 candles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
FAIR COMMITTEE
GETS CONCESSION

:
The Fair committee was granted
the exclusive concession privilege
within the city limits during the
two days of the fair this fall. The
council was unanimous in its opin-
ion that the fair be given every
advantage possible to put the af-
fair across.
The Farmers Exchange was
granted the privilege of installing
a curb pump in front of their es-
tablishment on Front street.
After transacting the usual grist
Of routine business, allowing cur
rent bills, etc., the council ad-
journed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

ports to the secretary of state,
who is gathering the voters lists
for mailing this years election
pamphlets shows a startling lack
of interest. The big cities of Seat
tie, Tacoma and Spokane have list
ed a big percentage of their voters
and the country districts are well
registered because the 1924 lists
are still good. But most of the
small town people seem likely to
be obliged to stand around and
watch somebody else run the gov
ernment-unless they register at
once.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
LEARNS HIGH
SCHOOL COST
Definite Data Being OBJ
tanned on Expense
Per Pupil

What it costs to educate a high
school student will be known def
lnitely this fall when State Super
mtendent Josephine Carliss Pres
ton analizes the data her office is
gathering. Incidentally the average
cost Of educating a child in the ele-
mentary schools also will be es-
tlmated but these cost figures will
not be as carefully worked out as
the high school data.
Two new acts passed by the last
legislature provide for paying the
districts in which children from a
military, naval, or lighthouse res
ervation or national park or or
pnanage attend school the cost Of
tnelr instruction. The average cost
oI educating children in the grade
ana high schools of the state is to
De taken as the amount to be paid
.ne SCHOOL district Tor such pupils.
Inc money is to be paid out Of
'ae state and county common
school funds before the balance is
apportioned among different dis
tricts.
Heretofore county reports have
Jumped the cost of elementary and
nigh schools. With high school
sOsts determined the grade school
hgures obviously will be the bal
anee when the high school costs
are deducted. Probably next year
W1ailed cost figures on all grade
schools will be gathered separate
Cost Of buildings is not includ-
"a In the estimates require dby
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
BUYS SIX lO-A
APPLE TRACTS
Seattle Man Takes Sixty
Acres of Highland
Orchards

Six ten-acres tracts Of apples
on the Highlands all in full bear
ing, were purchased last week Dy
j. r. Atkison Of Seattle. The tracts
were sold by the Northwestern I'm
provement Co., the land depart
ment of the N. P. and contain
some Of the best tracts on the
Highlands.
Mr.. Atkison is an experienced
orchardist, having owned a con-
siderable tract Of apples in the
vicinity of Mabton. He took pos
session of the land on the 10th.
The crop, which is heavy this year,
will go to the purchaser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
SCAN THE LIST

In this weeks Courier-Reportcr
IS published list of the 1920 de-
llnquent taxes for which the couE-
ty will issue certificates of delin.
quency. Property owners of the
county will do well to search the
list to see if their property is IN
Guided in this list. The amounts
for which the certificates will be
issued are, in most cases, small and
1t is possible to lose title by ne
glectlng to pay one Of these small
overlooked items.
Scan the list carefully, if you are
a property owner. It may save you
the title to your place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
ON CRUTCHES

Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Struve went
to Spokane last Sunday to get
their daughter Lillian, who has
been receiving treatment in the
Shriners hospital. The little girl
is getting around nicely on crutch-
es and is still wearing cast. She
will return to Spokane in Septem-
Der to have the cast removed when
it is hoped that she will be cured.
On their trip to Spokane the
Strives were accompanied by Mrs.
Pulham and six-year-old son Ron
aid who will enter the hospital for
treatment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
CANDIDATES

Kennewick was visited this week
by three candidates for county Of
fee. Mrs. Weir of Hover, and Mrs.
Lulu johnson of Finley, both cam
didates for county school superiu-
tendent, We're .electioneering, as
was Z. C. Howard, of Prosser, who
has filed as a republican candi-
date for the office of county clerk.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
MORE TROUBLE

Owing to the construction work
on the river road, it will be nee
essary for the patrons on this
road, west of the Moeller corner,
to move their boxes up on the new
road built along the ditch bank.
Service will begin on the new
route Monday morning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Gest were
the recipients of a surprise party
Saturday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Harper. During.
the evening a sudden shower ap-
peared and gifts both useful and
ornamental were bestowed upon
the newlyweds. Refreshments were
served and a social time enjoyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
PIONEER DIES

Mrs. Harriet A. Davenpeck, aged
"a, passed away July 13, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Grant
A. Stewart at Orient. The body
was brought to Spokane for bur-
ial. Mrs. Davenpeck made many
friends. in Kennewick when she
lived here with her daughter, Mrs.
Stewart. She was one of the OK
team pioneers, crossing the plains
from New York in 1864 and her
stories of early days in the North
west were thrilling indeed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22
COPYING VOTERS NAMES

Secretary Of State j. Grant Hin
kle has very little information to
send to voters this year, there
being but two constitutional
amendments to print in this bien-
nial election pamphlet. The voters
who will receive the pamphlet are
those who are registered by July
for that is the month during which
registration officials copy the
names and send them to the sec
retary of state. In all cities and
towns a new registration is re-
quired this year to qualify voters
for participation in primaries and
election.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

:, Mrs. H. c. Meimke and Mrs.
vnafies Sheppard motored from
taile5o, California, arriving here
ale nrst Of the week. They were
sgeOmpanied by Mrs. William
esestmyer, of Portland, and Mrs.
osorge SwalIey and son Kenneth
S Slenardson from Olympia. Mrs,
ssy ss@aliey had been visiting her
Aaughter for the past ten days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

The members of. the Eastern
Star and their families had a pic
mic supper Thursday on the lawn
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
e. Akin in the Garden Tracts.
About fifty-fve attended and al.
ter doing justice to the bounteous
spread played games and had a
good time in general.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

Misses Thelma and Gladys Gooch
were calling on friends in town
Monday. They were en- route from
their home in Spokane to Seattle
and other coast points. Gladys
will teach in the high school next
term.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

The members of the Moose
lodge, the Legioniers and their
friends enjoyed social evening
Monday. The affair followed the
regular meeting of the lodge dur
ing which the intiatory degree
was conferred. The evening was
spent in dancing and refreshments
were served by the committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

M. II. Kershaw, Joe Perry. joe
Martin and W. H. Striclsler re.
turned lastN night from a fishirp
trip at Enterprise, Oregon. Thev
report a good catch but as usual
! lots of big ones got away. The
left here last Sunday in. the Ker.
shaw car.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-22

The Altar society of the catho'i,
church will give a card party ana
lawn social at the home of c.
keolker, Friday evening, July 2S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
Some Job

Make $50 American cowboys look
like Arabian guerilla warriors, in
race, form and costume-and have
them ready in just sixty minutes
On top of that make sixty repre-
>sentatives of as many different peo-
pies of earth look like members of
the French Foreign Legion, with
death in their eyes and grim deter
mination in their tight-set Jaws
and you will have turned in a darned
good days work!
That's the Job which faces Charles
Dudley, makeup expert, when the
Milton Stills Company, now filming
Men Of the Dawn" for First Ma
tional, returns to location near Qua
deloupe.
Dudley, who has a long list of
successes to his credit, had only $50
makeups to superintend the last time
the company was out-a mere baga-
telle' " near MN ten IL. Inc next
time, however, this number will be
augmented by $50 more troupers, to
make up the entire strength of Sheil1
Ben -Achaed's' forces as he hurls
them against the hated "giaours'
| (Chrstians).
Nor does this list include the
principals-Sills, Montagu Love, vi
ola Dana, Natalie Kingston. Charlie
Murray. Arthur Stone, Arthur Ed
mund Carew and the rest, who d.
their own making up.
It's lucky that Dudley revels ir
his work; otherwise he'd have givei
up in desperation years ago.