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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-19
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
Office of the Secretary of ST.
CHAPTER 10.

AN ACT relating to forestation and re-
forestation and the assessment and
taxation of lands devoted to that par-
pose and the assessment and taxation
of the products of such lands, and
providing for an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Wash
ington.
Be it enacted By the Legislature of The
State of Washington.
SECTION 1. That at the general cleo
ton to be held in this state on the Tues
day next succeeding the first Monday in
November, 1926, there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of this state for
their adoption and approval or rejection
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Washington so that the same
shall contain a new and additional Article
to consist of one section to follow Article
XVII, to be known as Article XVIII.
to read as follows:
ARTICLE XVIII
Section 1. Nothing contained in this
Constitution shall prevent the legislature
from enacting, by general laws. legisla-
ton for the purpose of encouraging and
promoting forestation and reforestation of
lands within the state. which laws may
provide such methods and means to ac-
complish that purpose as the legislature
may determine, and which laws, in adj
dition to such other means and methods
as may be provided by the legislature,
may provide on lands devoted to that pur-
pose for definite and invariable tax dur
ing a term of years, and Cor for a classi-
fication, rate, valuation and) or standard
of valuation for taxation and assessment
purposes, different from other lands and
property; and which laws may provide
for yield tax of definite percentage on
the value of the timber or forest products
grown on such lands. to be paid at the
end of definite term of years or period
or upon removal of such products, which
yield tax may be in lieu of any other tax
on such lands or products, or may be in
combination with such other tax as may
be provided for; and which laws may pro-
vide for contract between the state and
the owners of such lands, for q definite
and invariable tax on such lands during
term of years, and Tor for classifica-
ton, rate, valuation andy or standard OF
valuation for taxation and assessment
purposes different from that of other
lands and property, and Tor yield tax
of q definite percentage on the value of
the timber or forest products grown on
such lands to be paid at the end Of a
specified term of years or period, or upon
removal OF such products, which yield
tax may be in lieu of any other tax on
such lands or products, or in combination
with such other tax as may be provided
for.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of State shall
cause the amendment proposed in Section
of this act to be published for three (3)
months next preceding the said election
therein described in some weekly news
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NOTE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The above act filed in the office of the
Secretary of State January Ia, 1926.
j. GRANT HINKLE y
Secretary of State.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
To be voted on November 2. 1926.


An amendment to the State Constitu-
ton to be known as Article XVIII re-
lating to forestation and reforcstation and
the assessment and taxation of lands de-
voted to that purpose and the assessment
and taxation of the products of such lands.
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
Office Of the Secretary of State.
To Uh0ns It may concern In obedience
to the State Constitution and an act of
the Legislature, and fled without the ap-
prevail of the Governor, entitled as fol-
lows: IAN ACT relating to fores.ation
taxation of lands devoted to that purpose
and the assessment and taxation of the
products of such lands, and providing
for an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Washington" there is hereby
published for the consideration of the
voters of the State of Washington the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the con-
stitution Of the said state.
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You are further notified that said
amounts above iteniized include all taxes
levied against said property, including
both real estate and drainage assessments
for which Certificates of Delinquency have
been issued to the County, and any pur-
chaser of these Certificates of Delinquency
shall acquire title to such property upon
the payment of all taxes and assessments
due and subject to the installments OF
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ISTRATION BOOKS

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books of Benton Coun-
ty, Washington will close against
registration on Tuesday evening,
August "a, 1926, and remain clos
ed until after the Primary Election
September IA, 1926.
Dated this 10th day of August,
1926.
-E. o. KEENE. Auditor of
Benton County. Wash. 8:12-19
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL AC-
COUNT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
In the Superior Court of the State CT
Washington in and for Benton County.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
G. Graft, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Altbea j..
Montague, formerly Althea j. Graft, ex-
ecutrix of the above entitled estate, has
filed her final account and petition for
distribution in the office of the Clerk of
the above entitled Court and that the
Court is asked to settle said final account,
to distribute the property of said estate
to the heirs or persons entitled to the
same and to discharge the executrix.
Said final account and petition for dis
tribution will be heard by the Court at
the Court House in Prosser, Benton Coun-
ty, Washington, on the LIST day of Sep
TENDER, 1926 at the hour of $3.50 o'clock
in the forenoon.
ALTHEA ]. MONTAGUE
Executrix
M. M. Moulton, attorney for executrix,
Kennewick, Washington. 1895 .l9
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NOTE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The above act filed in the office of the
Secretary of State January IA, 1926.
]. GRANT HINKLE
Secretary of State
7.29-10 :2S
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Passed the House December 4, 1926.
Passed the Senate December 80, 1926.
Filed without the signature of the Gov
ernor.
j. GRANT HINKLE
Secretary of State
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M. M. Moulton. attorney for executrix,
kennewick, Washington. 1925 .l9
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SUPERIOR court

WaterV1lIe, June D.
Court came in at 10 o'clock. The
case started yesterday afternoon,
Campbell VS.. Lovely. L. B. Waldron
for plaintiff and J. w. Thombs for de-
PENDANT, was resumed and consumed
the greater part Of the day. Verdict
for plaintiff In 35s, $685.: in $50, S215.
Mr.. Lovely was recalled for further
examination. and stated there was a
man with him in his car that he had
given a ride, but that he did not get
his name and did not try to get him
to testify in this case.
DR.. Geo. w. Upton Of Sherman tes-
titled that he was called to attend Mrs.
Campbell. He stated that he found a
lacerated wound on the border of the
lower lip. another over the eyelid,
some bruising of the nose. and stated
that she complained of her knee and
her left arm. He did not observe any
swelling of the knee or arm, but
thought swelling would be likely to de-
velop later.
Earl Perkins. who lived close to the
scene of the accident. and his wife.
testified in relation to Mrs. Camp
BELLS condition when brought into
their house, and Mr.. Perkins testified
somewhat in relation to the position
Of the cars after the accident.
Charles w. HIATT, garageman, testi-
fed to the damage to the cars, the
tracks in the snow in the road. and
the position Of the cars at the time he
arrived at the scene of the collision.
The jury retired to consider the evil
dence at S45.
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as an end to learning. The chaIleng-
es Of life were cited with that chal-
1enge which their college learning
will give them as the first. The use
OF the knowledge which they have
gained is the measure Of it's value
and only by its application can it
ever be made an important factor
in the lives of the men and women
concerned. He spoke of many of
the nations greatest men who have
gained the greater part Of their
Knowledge outside of college walls
and stated that it Is there only that
the value of knowledge is measured
and known.
The second challenge which is
thrown to these quitting college life
is that of the proper use of their
possessions. Every life. he consid-
cred, has its value both to itself and
to it's fellows. The specific place of
every life in the work of the world
was touched upon and every accom-
plishment reckoned valuable in its
place. The training of a life is in
great part responsible for it's ac-
complishment. other conditions be-
ing equal. Two essentials for sue
cess were emphasized, being enthus-
iasm and faith in ones self, and
upon these two, DR.. Wilkinson stat
ed, success could be built.
After the services in the chapel,
the entire class marched in cap and
gown to all of the college buildings
and cheered each in turn according
to the old college custom.
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POnzi Still in
Doubt Over Mass. =.
And Florida Demands

Jacksonville, Fla, June 6.-tP)-
According to County Solicitor l.. B.
Howell, no action will be taken to
estreat the $500 bond posted here
by Charles Ponzi, financial wizard,
if the bondee follows the advice OF
his counsel and drops his appeal
from sentence of year IN the
Florida penitentiary.
PonZi, who is wanted in Massa-
chusetts for sentencing on con-
viction~on charges growing out or
his financial promotions, gave as
reason for postponing his appear
ance in Boston fear that his Florida
bondsmen would be hailed into court.
Ponzi's attorney declared last night
that he had advised his client to
withdraw the appeal here and sur
render to the Florida authorities so
that they could work out the prob
lem of their joint jurisdiction over
the prisoner.
Massachusetts has prior claim
on Ponzi," Solicitor Howell said.
Comfy between states would de-
mand that we turn him over to that
state just as New York turned Rich
ard Whittemore over to Maryland to
be tried on a murder charge instead
of the New York robbery charge.
Tonight Ponzi could not be corner
ed for a statement and apparently
had not yet decided what he will do.
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GEORGE w, REYNOLDS

/. George w. Reynolds. SO, died at his
home on Winter street, Saturday af-
ter short illness. He was born in
Sidney, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Reynolds and he had been a resi-
dent Of Waterville for the last A
years. For some time he was engag-
ed in the lumber business.
Mr.. Reynolds was one of the few
surviving Civil War veterans In
Waterville. He served through the
conflict and at the battle of Gettys-
burg he was severely wounded, lying
on the field for three days before he
was found and given medical aid.
The effects of his wounds lasted
throughout his life. During the war
Mr.. Reynolds saw considerable of
Lincoln and his personal acquaint-
ance with him was one Of his most
cherished memories.
He is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Harry M. Gordon of Jamaica Plains.
Mass; asson, G. Stanley Reynolds of
Chelsea, Mass, and by four grand
children, Helen A. Gordon and George
r. Gordon, both of Jamaica Plains
and Drummond Reynolds and Jean
Reynolds, both of this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the home on Winter street this after
noon at o'clock. Rev. Leopold II
r. Hass, pastor of the First Baptist
church will officiate. Burial will be
in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Long Lost Charley
Continued from Page One)

The man now Sc years old is mar
ried and has six children.
II want no money" he said. Il
know that the estate of Christian K.
Ross was exhausted In his search for
his son. All / want is my birthright.
1 want name for my six children. I
have borne. four names and l want
my right proved to one of them"
The Charley Ross case has been
one of the outstanding mysteries in
American history. When the child
disappeared his father began a
search FOR him that he prosecuted
until his death in 1897 and in which
he spent 100000 in his vain effort to
recover his son, who was a. curley-
haired lad of years when he disap-
peared.
The boy was believed to have been
Kidnapped by wandering peddlers.
After his disappearance the father
received a demand for $4,000 ran
som. He was willing to pay 1t but
the case caused such hue and cry
that the abductors were afraid to ar
range for the return of the child.
Afterwards there followed a nation
wide search and huge rewards were
offered. Hundreds of Charley Ros-
ses" were produced almost every
where but none was the right one.
Suspicion finally settled on two river
thieves and peddlers, William H.
Mosher and Joseph Douglas, as the
kidnappers but when the two were
finally caught in robbery they died
of gunshot wounds before they re-
vealed anything of the missing
youths whereabouts. :
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REFERENDUM
CONTINUED from Page One)


charged by Senator Borah in a re-
cent address in Baltimore in whlcn
he came out fatty for prohibition
enforcement and criticized the COM
ing referendum.
The argument Of the Idaho SEN
ator that every statute and constl-
tutional amendment should be HI
orally and sternly upheld" Mr..
Phelps said, was untenable because
of the ignoring by the south" OF the
14th and 18th amendments dealing
with suffrage and legal rights. The
New York assemblyman also charged
that Senator Borah did not even
try to do anything" about the disre-
gard of these amendments.
The referendum will be legal, Mr..
Phelph said, because of the act pro-
yidine for it had been duly passed
by the legislature and signed by the
governor and no court action taken
in opposition.
'In It's last analysis this referen-
dunn" he said, "is an honest ATTEMPT
to find out the views of the people
of New York state.
1--WE are supposed to have state
rights, and one of our rights should
be to find out, for ourselves by our
selves, just where we stand on the
problem of improving what is to US
an obnoxious law.
"Good taste keeps outsiders from
interfering in a family argument,
Senator, and when outsiders do in
terfere they are never thanked by
members of the family. and very.
very seldom do they find it has help
ed them, personally or politically"
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Coburn Starts
1O6th Commencement
Exercises Sunday

The 106th commencement exercises
of Coburn Classical Institute opened
yesterday morning when the baccalau-
reate sermon was preached by Drew T.
Harthorn, the principal. in the audito-
rum of the First Baptist church The
services were attended by a large num-
Der and they were carried out in a
very impressive way.
Members of the graduating class
formed in a body and marched to the
church led by the class marshal. Tim
othy Ryan. The girls of the class
wore the regulation school uniform of
white skirt and middle with a black
tie.
The scriptures were read by Rev.
Leouold H. r. Hass. pastor OF the
church. while DR.. z. c. Whittemore,
member of the board of trustees of the
school, offered prayer. Mr.. Harthorn
took for the title of his address 1.-The
Eternal Quest" He dwelt at some
length on the record which Coburn stu
dents had made for themselves after
graduation. especially in the various
colleges they had attended. He did
not place much belief in the talk of
the day that the present younger gem
GRAFTON is not up to the standard of the
past, and the speaker said that he had
full confidence that his hearers would
make a good account of themselves
Mr.. Harthorn stated that he did not
know into what fields of. endeavor the
students would enter, but he urged
them to live so that they would re-
ceiye all the happiness possible.
The musical program was one of
much beauty. Horace P Daggett. a
member of the class OF 1929, was at
the organ. AS the students were filing
to their places in the church he played
Wagner's Themes from Lohengrin.''
Miss Mildred Broollins of West We'd
ford, Mass, was the soloist and the
song Consider the Lilies" which she
sang was much appreciated. The Co
burn Glee Club sang two selections.
Handel's Largo" and Pfuegers How
Long Wilt Thou Forget Me-
Today's Program
This morning at $50 O'Clock the
seniors will hold their last chapel in
the school auditorium. At $50 this
afternoon the senior class day exer-
cises will be carried out in the First
Baptist church, and at o'clock this
evening in the junior high school au-
ditorium the junior exhibition will
take place. at which time two plays,
"A Minuet" and Ashes of Roses" will
be presented.
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BATES COLLEGE
Ivy Hop.

Ivy Hop
That long-anticipated event in the
life Of every college Junior, the Ivy
hop, takes place at Bates College Mon
day evening. Case hall, ablaze with
lights, will be decorated with a unique
arrangement of streamers in soft
pastel shades. draped from the central
chandelier. The floor, newly buried
for the evening, is in prime condition.
and the music will be furnished by
the Collegians in charge of Lee Water
man, '26, of East Bridgewater, Mass.
The guests of honor will be Presi-
dent and Mrs c d. Gray and Prof.
and Mrs. George NJ. Chase. The pat
rons and patronesses are Prof. and
Mrs. Chester A. Jenkins. Miss Oneida
Bass and c. r. Thompson, freshman
athletic coach. The receiving line
which forms opposite the fireplace and
the portrait of the late President
Chase will consist of Fred +. Googins
of Portland. president Of the Junior
class, Margaret E. Hanscom of eBthel.
President and Mrs. Gray and Prof.
and Mrs. Chase.
The favors chosen for the young
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ing to order after which District
Deputy Howes took charge. Shor1
talks were given by Grand Patriarch
George 8. Leavitt Of Richmond
Grand Senior Warden. William F.
Worcester of Old Orchard: Grand
Sentinel, William fitzpatrick Of Ken
nebunk, Chief Patriarch A.. NJ. Cor
meau OF Pejepscot Encampment OF
Auburn; Past Chief Patriarch o. A.
Corey Of Casco Encampment: Senior
Warden arroll Young Of Kennebec
Valley Encampment OF Richmond:
Chief Patriarch George Wadleigh OF
Jeptha Encampment of Augusta;
Past Chief Patriarch H. c. Reed OF
Kennebec Valley Encampment OF
Richmond; Past Chief Patriarch
Ralph Dale Of Evergreen Encamp-
ment of Gardiner and Pianist Law.
renee of Evergreen Encampment OF
Gardiner.
The Golden Rule degree was con-
ferred on a class of three candidates
by the degree team of Jeptha En-
campment Of Augusta. the work be-
ing as fine as has ever been seen In
this town.
. The members of the degree team,
of which Frank Douglas is degree
master, were as follows: Chief Pa
triarch, w. F. Currier; Senior War
den, Fred Hall High Priest Albert
Drurnmond; Junior Warden. O. E.
Farnham; Guide. George Andrews:
first watch, Leonard Brown: second
watch, Linwood Long; third watch,
Elmer Lapham: fourth watch. Har-
old Baker; fifth watch. Fred Fuller;
sixth watch, Norman Brown: first
guard of tent, Fred Spearin; secono
guard of tent. Eden Brown; inside
seminal, George Wadleigh; yellow
race, Leon Searls. John Howes,
Warren Thomas. Burton Hodgkins;
black race. Irving Packard, Osmond
Allen, Linwood Albee. Harry Pier
pont; Egyptians. John Harvey,
Henry Harvey, Charles Hall; Mo-
hammedans, Orren McAllister. Les
lie Hall, Roland Batchelder; Brown
race, Brooks Brown, Albert Brown;
westerner, Vinton Dunn.
The committee from Casco En-
campment in charge Of the arrange
ments for the meeting consisted OF
William H. McMackin. Henry T: b.
Leeman. John r. Courson. Edward A.
r. Roode and Clyde z. Stevens.
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Ukranians and
Troops Clash in
Eastern Galician City

DanZig, June 6.--(P1-The city ana
province of Tornopol in eastern
Galicia, have been declared under Il
state of siege. and Lamberg and
Tarnow now under a state of emer-
gency owing to serious disturbances
there.
The most sanguinary encounter
took place between Ukranian demon
strators and three companies OF
troops in Tarnopol, when an attempt
was made to clar the streets in the
course of a national demonstration
at which more than 5000 adherents
of the independence movement de-
manded the convocation of a nation
alist assembly for East Galicia.
Several persons were killed and
more than so wounded. Police ar
rested 105 students.
Other Ukranian demonstrations are
reported from Tarnow, Jaroslav and
Lemberg. At Lemberg more than L.
900 Ukranians attempted to storm
the central prison, vociferously de-
handing the release Of all political
prisoners.
In this city and in Tarnopol IS
Communists were arrested. All the
newspapers of East Galicia are un-
der severe censorship. This move
ment and refusal of the peasants to
pay taxes are attributed to Com
munist propaganda.
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Favorable Farm Bill
Continued from Page one)

(NonIlnuSO IFOfn EdS0 SuSJ
ing in the meetings so as to be as
helpful as possible in the solution of
the biggest problem Congress faces.
Besides the farm bill, the good
roads measure is certain to be con-
sidered during the week. Friends Of
this bill are insistant that it be ap-
proved and sent to the President.
They have given notice that Con-
gress cannot adjourn until action is
taken.
The real stumbling block to ad-
journment now is the French debt
settlement. The Senate finance COM
mittee will begin private hearings
on this next Wednesday with view
to getting the bill of ratification in
position for action by the Senate.
That will not come, however, until
the French parliament has acted and
there is no information here as to
when that will be.
Another Senate inquiry to be put
under way this week is that into
senatorial primary and election cam
paign expenditures, with the special
committee directing it's attention
first to the Pennsylvania Republican
primary in which reports have had
it that several million dollars were
spent.
The most important measure slat-
ed for House consideration this
week is that to create twelve addi-
tional federal judgeships. The
measure to increase the salaries OF
the federal judges also may be TAX
en- up.
Tomorrow the House will work on
unobjected bills on the calendar;
Wednesday measures affecting pub