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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
WEST Side TAILOR
ING CO. MOVES

The West Side Tailoring Co., of
Main street, announces this week its
moving into new quarters at 346
South Third street, in with the
Charles Lenehan Dry Cleaning Com
pany. A fine line of madeto- measure
fall suit and overcoat patterns are on
display. The formal opening will
take place Saturday of this week. As
a special feature during the opening
week, $500 accident insurance pol
icy will be given free to each pur-
chaser of suit or overcoat The
popular proprietor of the West Side
Tailors, Mr.. o. R. Biddinger, extends
a cordial invitation to all his old GUS
toners and the public in general to
visit him at the new location.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
OPPOSE MINIMUM
+. WAGE

Vancouver, British Columbia
Lumber operators oppose the Accent
minimum wage law, effective Novem-
Der /. They want the act amended
to 35 cents, but this has been rejected
by the government The law was en-
acted to discourage the employment
of Orientals in the logging industry,
More than 40 per cent of the lum-
Der industry employees come from the
Far East.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
By ARTHUR H. PHILLIPS

At times one is persuaded that the
sense of common honesty has ceased
to function in American politics. With
our "oil scandals" "war veteran scan
dals," election Scandals" "alien prop
erty scandals" and the latest, "pe-
tition scandal" it has begun to look
like scandalous situation.
Although the latter will not take on
the national significance that others
have assumed, it is, nevertheless, as
odious in proportion. 1t is just
another spoke in the wheel of cor
ruption that has swept our political
field during the past few years.
Our reference to the petition scan
dal" has to do with the present move
ment by certain class of politicians
to abolish the primary election.
AS most everyone knows, the rep
resentatives of the big interests have
met with some serious reverses in re-
cent elections, and they have singled
out the primary as being the cause.
And they are right, too. The pri-
mary election has been a thorn in the
flesh of crooked politicians since it's
inception some twelve years ago.
They do not have the easy sailing
that existed under the convention sys-
tenn. Their political barque is tossed
on the rocks too often by the hurri-
cane of public Indignation. Hence the
big fight for a return to the "good
old days"
The Primary Defense League-an
organization to oppose abolition of the
primary-in attempting to authenti-
cate petitions circulated to get this
amendment on the ballot, found them
to contain as could be expected, fic-
titious signatures, fake addresses and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
VIRDEN RECALLED
BY UNION MINERS

Mount Olive, Ill.-Union miners in
this vicinity held a memorial service
in honor Of four members of the Mine
Workers Union who were killed at
the Vidern mines by strikebreakers in
1897. Every year the deaths of JOS
eph Gitterle, Ernest Smith, Edward
Long and Ernest Kammerer have
been recalled. Governor Tanner de-
clared that the importation of strike
breakers would not be tolerated, but
the coal owners ignored this peace
policy. The deaths of the four men
solidified the ranks Of the struggling
union, and since then the state organ
ization has increased its usefulness.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
THINGS MOVE
QUICKLY BEFORE
STRONG UNION

Chicago. Members of the Techni-
cal Engineers Union secured wage
increases from the city council that
range as high as $2,1O0a year. The
rank and file average is $18 month
These gains were made shortly
after the workers affiliated with the
International Federation of Technical
Engineers, Architects and Drafts
mems Union, unit of the A. F. of
l..
The technical engineers have plead
ed with the city council to raise wages,
but they were unsuccessful until they
united and secured the backing of or
ganiZed labor.
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, ence is strongly indicated by the rev.
olution of voters in recent primaries
over the country. The conclusive
chapter has been written in the ca
reer of a number of old guard poll
ticians with good indications for a
| repetition in November
| Some of the arguments advanced
against the primary are results to the
peoples intelligence. They have be-
walled the expense of running the pri-
/ mary, but have failed to point out
how the delegates to a convention
could be elected with less expense.
They have proclaimed the primary a
detriment to the American standards
of democracy, but cannot show where
the convention system has ever con-
tributed to the welfare of the COM
mon people. They have denounced
the primary because of the small per-
centage of votes cast, but have offer
ed no assurance that the people will
flock to the polls to elect delegates
They have offered any argument that
may have tendency to delude the
people.
In fact, the primary will have to go
on the same whether candidates or
delegates are elected. That settles
their economy argument. And, space
permitting, every argument put forth
by them could be as easily refuted
The whole scheme, Matched and nur-
tured in the camp of the political
sharks, is purely an attack on the
peoples rights as an independent cleo
torate. They know that it is impos-
sible for the public to keep informed
on all issue, therefore, it is more
easily deceived by such fallacies.
Congressman Robert Crosser says I:
"There is no argument that is used
against the direct primary that cannot
and has not been used against popu-
lar government itself"
Popular government would suffer
an enormous defeat through the loss
of the primary, as the primary is far
more important to the voter than the
general election. If the right kind
of men are not nominated, it is cer-
tain that they cannot be elected. What
good would it do to elect men of in
tegrity and courage as delegates to
be confronted with a group of hand
picked candidates at the convention
They would be playing into the hand
of the politician, whoever they sup
ported.
One great feature in favor of the
primary is that it cannot be reached
so easily with slush funds. The cleo
torate covers so much greater area
than a few delegates. Therefore, it
is more conductive to clean politics.
Clean politics is an important issue
with the voters of today. There is
little use of voting for issues unless
we have clean men in office to carry
them out And the best way to have
clean men in office is to have them
elected by the popular vote of the
people, and not leave the job to a
handful of political wire-pullers in a
convention.
The present amendment is not a
partisan issue, and should be opposed
by all sincere and well-meaning peo-
pie regardless of politics. Its defeat
will give the people firmer hold on
their rights to suffrage. And the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
BATTLESHIP FOE DIES

Washington.-Th death of Rear
Admiral Fullam, retired, marks the
passing of an outspoken foe of the
battleship. On every occasion, in
newspapers and before congressional
committees, he expressed his belief
that the airplane and submarine have
doomed the battleship as major fac
tor in warfare aircraft will win
the next war;" he frequently said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
LONGSHOREMEN JOIN
UNION

Vancouver, British Columbia-An
employers substitute for the Inter
national Longshoremen's Union has
failed and these workers are joining
the legitimate trade union. The en-
ployers organized canadian union,"
but the workers have discovered that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-22
CHAUFFEURS WIN STRIKE

Chicago.-Chauffeurs employed by
the Bauer Cab Company won their
six-day strike for better conditions.
The employees union is recognized.
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NOTICE

State. of Washington, county of
Benton, IS:
In Justice Cuort, H. E. Huntingt
ton, justice.
To w. S. Stotler.
In the name of the State of
Washington, you are hereby no.
titled that P. j. Murphy has filed
a complaint against you in said
court which will come on to be
heard at my office in Kennewick,
Benton County, State of Washing
ton ,on the 18th day of December
AID. 1926 at the hour Of ten o'clock
in the morning, and unless you ap-
pear and then and there answer,
the same will be taken as confess
ed and the demand of the plain
tiff granted. The object and de-
mand of said complaint is to OBJ
tain Judgment for the amount Of
$47.3l together with interest
thereon, at the rate of six pei
cent per annum from September
IL, 1926 until paid, which is the
amount due on that certain prom.
issary note from w. S. Stotler tc
p. j. Murphy, and to enforce the
same by attachment proceedings
ancillary thereto.
Complaint filed Oct. 80, 1926.
III. E. HUNTINGTON, Justice
of the Peace. 11:1S-12:s
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ESKIMOS DON'T i
, USE SNOW HUTS
Igloos Scarce as Dobe Houses on
Cape Cod, Says Noted
Northern Explorer

Declaring Eskimo snow houses
north. of the arctic circle were
about as frequent as adobe houses
on Cape Cod, Vilhjamar Stefan
son, champion of the northland,
said in his lecture in the college
auditorium recently that so to 70
per cent of the present ideas of
the arctic were entirely wrong.
"Of the 1890 Eskimos in
Greenland, 1873 have never seen
an "igloo" and at least half their
number would be surprised if told
such ice-bound structures existed"
the explorer asserted.
Contrary to the general belief
that the arctic is always cold, Stef-
ansson said that during the sum-
mer months, which are practically
as long as ours in the temperate
climate, a government weather bu-
reau $500 miles north of the arctic
circle recorded a temperature of
IS degrees in the shade much of
the time. At one time the tempera.
ture passed the hundred mark, he
declared.
South Dakota, where the noted
traveller lived as boy, had cold.
er weather than he had ever ex.
perienced in the northern recess.
es, he found. At the north pole il
has probably never been. colder
than IS degrees below zero while
at Havre, Montana, the weather
bureau has recorded a temperature
of 6S degrees below in recent
years, he declared.
The arctic is rich in minerals
and oil and favorable to dairy pro
duction, according to Stefansson
Probably one of the most interest.
ing things he discovered was thai
the explorer could live on the ma
tural products of the country will
ease. He said that for nine month:
he had lived on a strictly, meal
diet and had thrived. There arr
enough caribou and seals in tn,
polar regions to keep an expedi
ton well fed permanently, he add
ed. ...s' @~ "a. +. '...,-
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Drainage Improvement District
No. 6. of Benton County, Wash.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual election of one drainage
supervisor for a term of two years
in Drainage Improvement District
No. 6 of Benton county will be
held on Tuesday, December Ia,
1926, from the hour of one o'clock
PM, until the hour of seven
o'clock PM. at the Grange Hall
at Finley. Washington, in said
district.
All persons owning land in said
district who are electors residing
in the state of Washington, are
entitled to vote in said election.
e. o. KEENE, County Audit
or and ex-officio clerk of the board
of county commissioners Of Ben
ton County, Wash. 11:25-12:2
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Drainage Improvement District
No. IL and No. IL Sub "a" of
Benton County.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual election Of one drainage
supervisor for a term of two years
in Drainage Improvement District
No. IL and IL Sub "a" of Benton
County will be held on Tuesday,
December 18th, 1926, from the
hour of one o'clock pm, until the
hour of seven o'clock pm, at the
residence of George o. Anderson
in said district.
All persons owning land in said
district, who are electors residing
in the State of Washington, are
entitled to vote in said election.
e. o. KEENE, County Audit
or and ex-officio clerk of the board
of county commissioners of Ben
ton County, Wash. 11:25-l2:2
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perty and discharge the executrix.
And that Wednesday, the 22nd
day of December, 1926 at the hour
of one o'clock pm. at the Superior
Court room of the Benton County
Court House in Prosser, Washing
ton, has been appointed by the
court as the time and place of
hearing upon said Final Account
and Petition for distribution.
ELIZABETH OLSEN, Executrix
c. L. Holcomb, attorney for ex-
ecutriX. 1l:25-12:9
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The Progressive Woman's club
had a very pleasant meeting Fri
day at the home of Mrs. j. Bry-
son Brown, assisted by Mrs. F. E.
Taylor and Mrs. w. D. ludlow.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. w. S. Dickinson on Decem-
Der 21st. Mrs. John Howard of
Horse Heaven was a guest. /
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Neel and
Harley had Thanksgiving dinner
at the Henry Neel home at Hover.
Mrs. R. A. Oliver and Louis left
Wednesday for Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia where they will spend the
winter with Miss Florence Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.. Campbell
returned last week after two
weeks visit in Asotin county.
and remained over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lampson en-,
tertained at Thanksgiving dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. F. III. Lampson and
Bruce of Lampson of Denver, Col
orado.
Misses Maude Lampson and Hill
da Winstrom of Hanford were
week end guests of Miss Clarice
Lampson. .
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Miller had
as guests over the holidays, Mrs.
Miller's two aunts, Mrs. Hungate
of Spokane and Mrs. Whitaker of
Post Falls, Idaho. They are sis
tiers of Mrs. Miller's mother, Mrs.
Hamilton who is visiting here and
the sisters had not met for 25
years. Charles Richey Of Portland
a nephew of Mr.. Miller was also
a guest.
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ESTRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given that v.
o. McWhorter on the 10th day of
Nov, 1926, took up and now keeps
at the old Howard Nye Ranch,
Prosser, Wash, the following es-
tray: VI
Horse colt, roam, weight 600 lbs,
yearling (e) brand on right Shout
der; Colt, bay with white specks,
600 lbs; yearling, brand (e) on
right shoulder; Mare, buckskin,
800 lbs, s years old, brand (E)
right shoulder and stifle; Colt,
sorrel, 500 lbs, yearling, brand
(e) right shoulder; Colt, buckskin,
400 lbs, 6 months old, (E) right
shoulder and stifle; Horse, white,
700 lbs, old, (M) on right stifle;
Mare, dark buckskin, 800 lbs, 8
years old, brand right stifle and
right shoulder; Colt, dark buck
skin, 600 lbs, year old, brand
on right stifle; Mare. light buck
skin. 800 lbs, 8 years old. brand
on right stifle; Mare, white with
red ears, 500 lbs, old, brand on
left stifle; Mare, light buckskin,
700 lbs, a years old, brand on
right stifle; Horse. grey, 600 lbs,
2 years old, brand on right stifle;
Mare, sorrel, 800 lbs, 8 years old,
brand on right stifle; Horse, grey,
1000 lbs, a years old, brand left
jaw; Mare, roam, 800 lbs. 10 years
old, brand on right shoulder; Horse
light buckskin, 700 lbs, 2 years
old, brand right stifle; Mare, buck
skin. 900 lbs, years old, brand
on right stifle; Colt, bay. 600 lbs,
2 years old, brand right stifle;
Horse. buckskin, 1000 lbs, 8 years
old, brand right stifle and right
shoulder; Mare, bay with white
face, 800 lbs. 10 years old, brand
right shoulder; Colt, bay. 400 lbs,
6 months old, brand right stifle;
Horse Colt, bay, 700 lbs, 2 years
old, brand right stifle; Horse Colt
black, 700 lbs, 2 years old, brand
right shoulder; Horse, bay, 800
lbs. 8 years old, brand right stifle.
Said estrays will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash at the
place kept, as above specified, on
Friday, the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1926, at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
unless the owner thereof, or legal
representative, shall appear prior
to that time, and make out his
title and pay all charges against
said estray.
Date of first publication of this
notice, December 2, 1926. ~
e. o. KEENE. auditor Benton
County, Wash. s.@ z 1929
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NOTICE OF SALE OF STATE
LANDS

Notice is hereby given, that on
Tuesday, the 7th day of Deem
Der. 1926, commencing at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day
in front Of the main entrance
door to the County Court House
in the city of Prosser, county of
Benton, state of Washington, by
the county auditor of said county,
the following described state
lands together with the improve
ments situated thereon, will be
sold at public auction to the high
est bidder therefor, to-wit:
Note: No one except citizens of
the United States, or persons
who have declared their inten-
ton to become such, can pur-
chase state lands.
Application No. 12807. SWA of
NEA of Sec. SO, Twp. 9 north,
range % east WIN, containing
40 acres. more or less, accord
ing to the government sur
vey thereof, appraised at $500.
Said lands will be sold for not
less than the appraised value
above stated and upon the terms
and conditions following:
Not less than one-tenth of the
purchase price must be paid at the
time of sale. The purchaser, if he
be not the owner of the improve
ments, must forthwith pay to the
officer making the sale the full
amount of the appraised value of
the improvements, as above stated.
One-tenth of the purchase price
must be paid annually thereafter
with interest on all deferred pay
ments at the rate Of six per CEN
tum per annum. Provided, that
any purchaser may make full
payment of principal, interest and
statutory fees at any time and OBJ
tain deed. The purchaser of land
containing timber or other valu-
able materials is prohibited by law
from cutting or removing any
such timber or materials without
first obtaining consent Of the Com
missioner of Public Lands or the
board, until the full amount Of the
purchase price has been paid and
deed issued.
All sales of state lands are made
subject to the reservations of oils,
gases, coal, ores, minerals, and
fossils Of every name, kind and
description, and to the additional
terms and conditions prescribed in
section 8 of chapter 256 of the
Laws of 1907.
Said land will be sold subject to
the terms, conditions and reserva-
tions of chapter 100 Of the Session
Laws of 1911, relating to ease
ments for rights-of-way and the
carrying of timber, stone, minerals
and other products over the same.
CLARK v. SAVIDGE, COM
missioner public lands. 11:4-12:2
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, RICHLAND

The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E.
church met Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Earl Jones, sewing and
making fancy work for the bazaar.
Mrs. J. Koelsch returned Sum
day from Pendleton where she
went Thursday to spend Thanks
giving with her daughter and fam
lily.
Quite a crowd from here went
to Kennewick Monday to hear Bill
ly Sunday preach.
Union services were held at the
M. E. church, Rev. d. M. Michael
of the Christian Advent church
preaching the sermon.
Bill Jessett returned Sunday to
Pullman after having spent sever
al days with his parents.
The c. A. song service was held
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Breithaupt.
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NOTICE

Notice of Equalization of As
sessment Roll of Columbia Irri-
cation district. Notice is hereby
given that the assessment roll of
the Columbia Irrigation District
is now on file in the office of the
secretary and Board of Directors
at Kennewick, Washington, and
that the board will meet in their
office in Kennewick on Thursday,
the 23rd day of December, 1926,
at 1870 pm. as a Board of Equal
ization for the purpose of equaliz-
ing said assessment roll, at which
time the board of directors will
hear and determine such objections
to said assessment roll as may
come before them. =.
Given. by order of the Board OF
Directors this 9Th day of Novem.
Der, 1926. IS 2. go.
James johnson, Louis Tweedt
C. G. Hitchcock, directors.
w C.. MULDROW. Sec. 1925
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S25 REV ARD

for news leading to ar
rest and conviction of
partie s who recently
stole Steam Hammer &
two 15-in. Well Bits
from our gas well in
Rattle Snake Hills, Ben
ton County. - Seattle
Inland Oil Co., AIT, 34th
Ave-, Seattle, Wash.
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ESTRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given that L. T.
Brooks on the 1st day of Nov,
1926. took up and now keeps at
ranch Pr miles NV of Hanford,
Wash, the following estray: 1
horse. year and a half old, sorrel,
brands on right shoulder, bald face
and white eyes; 1 horse, IL years
old, dark bay. brand on right
shoulder.
Said estray will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash at the place
kept, as above specified, on Fri
day, the 18th day of December,
1926 at the hour of two o'clock in
the afternoon of said day, unless
the owner thereof, or his legal rep
resentative, shall appear prior to
that time. and make out his title
and pay all charges against said
estray.
Date of first publication of this
notice, Dec. 2, 1926.
e. o. KEENE. Auditor Benton
County, Wash. 1928
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OF HEARING ON FIN.
AL ACCOUNT AND PETT-
TON FOR DISTRIBUTION

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington for Benton
County, in probate.
In the matter of the estate of
W. F. Martin, deceased. q Ea
Notice is hereby given that
Elizabeth Olsen, executrix of the
said estate and the last will Of
deceased has filed her final ac-
count and petition for distribution,
wherein the court is asked to set
tie said account, distribute the pro-
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