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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03
STATE AUCTIONS
PROJECT LANDS
Soldier Tracts at Hanford
Find Ready Purchasers
Among Local Residents

The state of Washington sold out
its half million dollar interest in the
Hanford soldier settlement project at
a public auction held in Prosser last
Saturday. Something over $50,OOO
was received from the sale.
After an investigation of the pro-
ject earlier in the year some fifty OF
the soldier settlers were given deeds
to their twenty acre tracts by the
state in lieu of further trouble and
expense on the part Of the state. Re-
funds and other settlements were
made on forty other tracts, all i'm
proved, which the state took back and
sold at auction.
Appraisers put value of S34,925
on the tracts which brought nearly
ififty per cent more than that amount
at the sale. There were 100 bidders
all eager to get the land. j. c. Lloyd
White Bluffs attorney, was the larg
est single purchaser, buying 16 tracts
| 1t is understood that he made tn
purchase for residents on the project
L. Burns, also of White Bluffs, wa
second largest purchaser, he securing
five of the tracts. All consisted o
twenty acres, and all except four
were improved with buildings, pumps
wells, etc.
The sale was attended by about 6
people from White Bluffs an
nearly every tract had two or thre
local people bidding for it. The sal
was conducted by the county officer:
with state officials in attendance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03
GOSSIP TURNS
TO ELECTIONS
With County Convention
Out of the Way Dopsters
Take Up Primary

While political gossip and partisan
activity have centered about the Sc
lection of candidates to the state con-
vention to be held in Longview on the
18th Of this month the attention OF
the political dopsters has now turned
to the possible candidates for the var
ious county offices.
The filing date for the declaration
of intention to s'stand" for a politi-
cal office is over month away, but
the candidates are already declarine
themselves. Mr.. Moulton has an.
nounced that he will again be can.
didate for representative in the leg.
|islature. Mr.. McDougal will run ir
the democratic primaries as a can.
didate to succeed himself as county
treasurer. The consolidation of his
office with that of assessor brings
another candidate into the field. Har.
lry Forsythe, present incumbent il
that office, will appear on the repub
Ilican primaries as candidate for coun
ty treasurer. One or two others arr
about persuaded to make the ract
for this office.
The office Of county clerk and aud
litor are being consolidated this yeal
and the present auditor, E. O. Keenc
will accept another term OF it. HI
will seek the nomination on the re
publican ticket. It is understood tha
the present clerk will not file, though
several other people are thinkin,
about their political prospects in thi
particular niche.
For county superintendent o
schools it is likely that there will b
three candidates, all on the republl
lean ticket. ]. w. Gilkey, the presen
superintendent, will seek reelection
MRS. Crawford, of Prosser, forme
superintendent, will also make tn
race, according to reports. And thl
lend of the county will have a cand
ldate for the office in the person 9
Mrs. Wier, of Hover.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

The Legion of the local Moose
lodge were hosts to the lodges of the
Yakima valley at Legion frolic last
Monday afternoon. Three candidates
were initiated during the business
session. At seven o'clock grand par
ade composed of the members of the
Moose, the Legion and the Lady
Legionieres, marched from the M. E.
church to the Commercial hotel where
the ladies served banquet to about
one hundred. The banqueters were
entertained by Donald Higley, who
sang and Beth Mulkey who danced
the Charleston. Following the ban
quet all went to the hall where dane
ing was enjoyed. Music was furnish
ed by Don Campbell, Marvin Parks
and Orlin Fisher.
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TO CHINA

A shipment of fifty cases of Bing
cherries has been shipped to China
through the Washburn- Gleason COM
pany. The cherries were a special or
der which was filled by VIM. Mills OF
Hover. and the fruit was picked
greener than is usual, for long ship
ment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

Mrs. C. A. Florine was brought
home today from st. Elizabeth's hos
pital in Yakima where she has been
patient for several weeks. She
had a goitre removed and is improv.
ing slowly. She will be at the Mer'
genital home on Avenue A until she
is stronger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

Miss Edna Keene is in the Pasco
hospital recovering from an opera
tion for appendicitis which was per-
formed last week. She is doing nicely.
John Keene is in the hospital in Spo-
kane undergoing treatment for his
foot.
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give promise of reasonable degree

give promise of a reasonable degree
of success.
Some mistakes have been made in
the past and the Interior department
is to be commended for refusing to
be pushed into developing any new
projects unless these conditions are
found to be sound.
For several years the Pacific North
west farmers have faced very trying
conditions. The doubling Of our
freight rates has cut us off from
eastern markets and we have found
ourselves over-developed agricultur-
ally and under-developed industrially.
Our surplus crops have found mar
(CNntinued on ,aano fo.,nA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

The Camp Fire girls with their
leader Miss Winnifred Huntington,
went on an overnight hike Friday.
They carried food and bedding and
enjoyed life near to natures heart.
They arose at an early hour, they re-
port, and some of the mothers are
considering spreading blankets on the
front yard to see if it gets the same
results.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

The Horticulture club gave lun-
cheon last Monday in honor OF Mrs:
A. HI. f. Watkins at the nome OF
Mrs. Cora McKain. The affair was
farewell for Mrs. Watkins and the
afternoon was spent in social way
with fancy work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

Miss Winnifred Huntington left
Tuesday night for Belle Frouche, S.
H.. to be present at the graduation
of her brother Louis, the last OF the
week. She will spend the summer
their with her sister, Mrs. w. S. Sly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. William McClaskey
of Seattle spent the week end with
Mrs. Cora McKain.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-03

E. o. Keene, county auditor, was a
Kennewick visitor Wednesday.
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Continued on page four)
Evening star., 1926-05-16

1929. The two commanders who
would be similarly affected are j. II.
Comfort. from November, 1926. to
June, 1928, and c. s. Joyce, from
March, 1927. to June, 1884. Follow
ing are the three lieutenant COM
manders whose active service would
be thus extended: II. G. Fuller. from
October, 1926, to June, 1927; August
Schulze. from August, 1925. to June,
1884. and H. J. Reuse, from August,
1926, to June, 1895.
Another suggestion which has been
made and which is claimed will solve
some OF the ills of the naval person.
mel problem Is the proposal to retire.
as in the next higher grade, those
officers who are transferred from the
active list by reason OF reaching age
in grade. This would revive for
mer practice Of advancing officers
upon their retirement. SO many pro.
posals and suggestions have been laid
before the departmental authorities.
all of which are claimed to better the
Navy's personnel situation, that it is
yet too early to predict what the out
come will be. It goes without saying,
Evening star., 1926-05-16
KlWANlS IN MONTREAL.
Headquarters Opened for Annual
Convention June ITO.

CHICAGO, May Is R).--Head-
quarters for the annual convention of
Kiwanis International have been
opened in Montreal for the tenth an
niversary gathering June 7-10. Charles
Evans Hughes and Charles M. Schwab
expect to attend and deliver addresses.
The "All Kiwanis night" will broad
cast the proceedings SO that the l .463
clubs on the American continent may
observe at the same time an united eX.
preston of international good will and
understanding.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
DAY TRIP IN 20 MINUTES.
Plane Used Between Out-of-Way
Islands in North Sea.

BERLIN, May is P).-With steady
pace the airplane is obliterating space
and time in travelling from out-of-the-
way places. The network of airlines
that now cover all northern Europe
is to be extended over the country
between Westerland-on-Sylt and Wyk-
on Foehr. cities on two of the Friesian
Islands in the North Sea.
Though the towns are only 10 miles
apart, 1t takes a whole day to travel
from one town to the other by the
present rail and water route, which
leads through Fylensburg, Denmark,
on the mainland. and then back to
the Island of Foehr. An airplane
can make the trip in 20 minutes.
The United States maintains 120
lighthouses.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
HAREMS ARE DEFENDED
AS HOMES OF CULTURE
Armenian Composer, Educated in
One Until He Was 16. Wants
to Explode Myth.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 15.-Jobless ply
sicians and midwives are now on the
lists of those receiving public doles
in numerous villages of the Rhine
land. A decline in the birth rate
is attributed as the cause. In I'm
termassfeld the towns sole midwife
reported that she had not been able
to make "a living and registered her
self as unemployed.
The old Turkish harems are defend.
ed by Haig Cudenian, Armenian com
poser. as homes of culture instead
of debauChery. He denounced what
he called the "harem myth"
up to my sixteenth year" he said,
Evening star., 1926-05-16

~ ANa -
school, Fort Sill.
Okla. Despite the
lack of sufficient
funds Which af-
fectS all of the
arms of the Serv-
ice, Gen. Snow was
very much pleased
With the admins
tration of the
school.
Maj. y. NJ. Beers,
+. A., chief of the
materiel section,
office of the chief
of Field Artillery
left Washington
la st week for Fort
Bragg. II. G. to
NritppSS a test OF
Evening star., 1926-05-16
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 6 1e2e-pART

however, that something will come
out Of all these discussions which will
regulate the promotion. retirement
and the discharge of members of the
line personnel of the Navy.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

"T was educated I'm a Turkish harem.
The women were most cultured. 1t
is nonsense TO regard harems as
places of debauch. They were homes
of decency and refinement"
Evening star., 1926-05-16
ARMY.

Gratitication was expressed by Mag.
Gen. w. i. Snow. Chief of Field Artil-
lery, when he returned from an OBJ
SerNatiun visit of the activities al the
, 1926-03-10

candidate for assembly next fall. He
asked Governor Smith for restoration of
his citizenship papers and has been re-
commended by Bishop Manning and JUS
tice of Supreme Court Mahoney.
Minneapolis. Attempt to bomb a mo-
ton picture here on Sunday night was
frustrated when the manager found the
bomb behind the screen and threw il
into the alley where il extinguished it.
self in snow drift. He shouted for the
patrons to flee for the exits, which they
did, but no casualties were reported.
, 1926-03-10
LOCAL
GASOLINE FILTERS).

The scbnr. ''Vigilant" left here last
evening for Faiardo, Porto Rico, with
81 head of horned cattle, l horse and
l hog.
The schnr. Resolution" left here yes
terday afternoon for st. Thomas with
the usual mid week mail and the follow
ing passeugers:-Ida James, J. B. Mar.
Gus, Hubert Jacobs, Camalita Henry,
Mrs. A. GiIlead, Marjorey Gillead. LEROY
Gillead and Rupert Andrew.
The Lighthouse Tender Lilac" ar
rived here yesterday afternoon.
Parties interested are reminded that
the rattle of the Ford Touring Car 10
takes place at the Christiansted Theatre
at $50 O'Clock this evening. See ad on
fourth page of this issue.
, 1926-03-10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

Upon requesting confirmation of a ca.
blegram recently received as to the pas
sage of the Bacon Bill, | was advised
this morning that there was an error in
transmission. The message should read
passed the House Committee without
one dissenting vote"
D. HAMILTON JACKSON.
9th March 1926.
, 1926-03-10
US. NAVAL RADIO STATION
CRAFTSMANSHIP, ST. CROIX,
9TH MARCH 1926.
(COMrtesg Of The AssOcl0ted Press

~ - L a. w dIl6i 1IdGCI,
national professional champion, won the
right to be unofficially called golf cham
pion of the United States when he de-
feated Bobby Jones twelve up and eleven.
to go in their seventy two hole match
tnal, thirty SIX holes were played over
Pasedna course here to day.
Geneva. Council of League of Ma
tons to elect Germany to membership
seems likely to be prolonged as serious
deadlock has developed among represen-
tatives of the Powers over conditions
under which Germany would enter
League and have permanent seat in
Council. Germany maintained her atti.
tude toward granting other nations per-
manent seats and herself, while Poland,
Spain and Brazil presented their claims
for permanent seats, Spain announced
that if she were not elected to perma-
nent seat with Germany she would re-
sign from the League. The situation
is admitted by all parties to be seri-
Gus.
New York. London and New York
have had telephone conversation across
the sea as clear as an ordinary cross
town talk. Newspaper men gathered in
American telegraph and telephone Offices
in New York and talked for about four
hours yesterday by wireless telephone
with group at general post office in Lon
don. From London voices were carried
eighty miles by wire to new broadcast
ing station ct Rugby, then thrown $500
miles across the Atlantic to receiving
station at Haulton, Maine, thence thew
came by wire 600 miles to office. Re.
plies were sent by wire to radio corpo.
ratiOns Of America broadcasting station
at Rocky Point, Long Island, then across
the ocean TO Wroughton, England. and
from there were sent by wire to Lon
don.
MentOne, France.-Miss Helen Wills.
American champion, won finals of Men
tone tournament by defeating Senorita
De Alveres of Spain six to four, six to
four. Miss Wills and j. van Allen of
Brooklyn were defeated in finals of in
ternatiOnal mixed doubles for the cup
of nations by Mile. VaIsto and Henri
Cochet GO, 90.
Washington. Death has removed from
the roster of the navy one of another
outstanding Spanish, American war he
roes, Rear Admiral Richard wainwright,
retired, died last Saturday night at the
age of seventy six. He died at the Ma
val Hospital. Admiral wainwright was
executive officer of the battleship Maine
when she was destroyed in Havana har-
Dor in 1893.
New York Samuel Reddaz, reformed
gangster and former convict, will be
, 1926-03-10
TELLS OF ALLEGED RUM RING
Relates Methods He Says Were
Used in Running"
Boston POST

Boston POST
Graphic details of the methodssemplcy-
ed by the alleged syndicate of Greater
Boston men who the State ~clairns con
Quoted run running on a big scale for
the supply of b0otleggers in Chelsea, Re-
we're and Maiden, were unfOlded in Sup
erior Criminal Court, East Cam bridge.
yesterday, during the trial of The five de-
Pendants charged with conspiracy to sell
liquor, keep and expose it for sale and
illegally transport it.
WENT UNARMED, HE SAYS
. During the entire afternoon Lawrence
Lavan, Revere, ''chautfeur" for the al.
legged rum ring at a $50 a week salary,
testified as a Government witness, bari q
the well laid plans to secure rum and
liquor from taifhaven, New Bedford and
Newport r. /.
The defendants are Michael and Jesse
j. Muchnikoff, Cambridge and Chelsea
garage proprietors, Simon Adelberg, De-
vid and Aaron Hosmau. After relating
the details of his employment by the al
legged rum ring at a salary of $50 a week,
LaVan told Of making On the average
four trips a week, the source Of supply
in most instances being Fairbaven and
South Darmouth. On many occasions.
be stated. be made sight trips a week.
Aaron Hosman instructed him to carry a
gun on such trips, testified Lavan, lest
he meet hi-jackers on the road, but this
he refused to do, be stated, depending
for help on a jack handle in the evenr IL"
was stopped. Aaron Hosman and AdeI-
berg, however, carried guns when they
made ~rum-running trips, testified the
witness.
CRASHED INTO CARS, He SAYS
The automobiles employed. testified by
the witness, to run the rum were regis
tered by him during 1925 in The names
of women relatives of the Ho8mans and
Adelberg, and an Italian resident. The
Muchnikoff's, he stated, rar garages in
both Cambridge and Chelsea. most Of the
liquor being delivered to the latter city.
He told of making a trip 80 the Perry
House. in Newport. r. |. Nav 2 1923
Evening star., 1926-11-18

"It might have been one thousand
feet
'.This was not the wagon t1rat set
your dogs to barking?"
mo
"If YOU couldn't see the wagonA how
did you know how far away 1t "as!
II heard the racket"
"You followed It into De Russeys
Lane?"
Yes
"You know where the lane wasc
"I did and I didn't"
You had lived on that farm for
several years and yet you didn't know
that the lane shoots of from Hamilton
avenue right in front Of your farm,
1T doesn't, it's away down."
Took No Notice.
You passed the lane many times?"
II never took no nttice Of it,
Wasn't there a sign on the corner
reading DE Russey's Lane'?"
II don't know. For years there
was no sign there
Had you ever been through the
lane before that night?"
No"
How many times since?"
when went through. when l
went back, and when / went through
with David and Totem"
Those are the only times?"
Yes"
Those were the only times you
were on the Phillips farm"
Eyes"
You followed the wagon until you
thought you might be discovered
from your mule braytng?"
Yes; all those Italians in that set
tlement knew my mule
Where did you lose track OF the
wagon?"
when it turned into Easton ave-
nue.
How =. did you know it was Easton
II learned that since"
You haven't been there in the
DAYTIME: have you?"
"When was that?"
"Oh, not so long ago
She Can't Remember.
IT understand you to say that you
were only in the lane three times.
When was the last timer
IT don't know"
''How far from Easton avenue were
you when you lost track of the
wagon?"
About 40 or so feet
You weren't afraid that they
would hear the mule braying?"
'The mule didn't bray then. The
car turned into the road and showed
people in the lane and j lost track of
the wagon"
"Is that as far back of the wagon
as you were at any time?'
YES"
Didn't you tell me you got far
back so that the people in the wagon
would not hear the mule braying.
What was the idea of being so close?"
II didn't know what the idea was"
"Sou gave up the idea that the mule
might bray?"
mo. she might have brayed at any
time"
How far from the road were you
when the car turned in?"
About 10 feet"
Six Feet From Car.
How long after the wagon turned
into Easton avenue before the car
turned into the lane?"
Just a few seconds
Evening star., 1926-11-18
MASONS At BANQUET.
400 Members and Wives Of Dis
trict 81 at Clarendon Fete.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CLARENDON, Va, November is
Columbia Lodge No. 2s5. +. A. A. NJ.
was host last night in Odd Fellows
HALL here at the third annual ban
cuet Of Masonic Lodges of District
No. 50. About 400 members and wives
were present.
Representative James W. Collier Of
Mississippi and Representative Cy-
renus Cole Of Iowa. headed the list Of
speakers, which included Mrs. J. c.
Whitehead of Mary Washington Chap
ter. O f. &; r. Jasper Hallock. Royal
Arch Chapter. and Alvin O'Halloran
of George Washington Chapter. Order
of De Molay John NJ. Stewart,
deputy grand master of District No.
81. was toastmaster.
Entertainment features included
solos by Mrs. G.. w. White. w. a.
Mccoy, and Mrs. B. D. Shreve. selec-
tions by the Imperial Male Quartet,
recitation by Mrs. Alice s. Morese
and q sketch by Handy and Doe, min
strels Of Cherrydale. The banquet
was prepared and served by members
of Mary Washington Chapter. No. so.
o. f. S., with the matron, Mrs. Oive
Moreland, as general chairman.
Evening star., 1926-11-18

"And also, was he to say that he
saw on automobile in the road and
two men standing near by?"
No
Did you ask him to say that
further up the road he saw a horse
or mule. with a woman on ito"
NO"
The nurse took Mrs. Gibson's TEN.
perature and felt her pulse at the one
Evening star., 1926-11-18
KILLED UNDER WALL,
George smallwood Crushed in Wal
ter Reed Grounds.

George William Smallwood, So years
old, of Alexandria. Va. was crushed
fatally yesterday afternoon when
four.inch brick wall of a building un-
der construction in the grounds OF
Walter Reed Hospital fell upon him.
Williams was pulled from beneath
the debris by fellow workers and
taken to the hospital dispensary
where he died an hour later. Small,
wood. it Is stated, was walking beside
the wall when 1t gave way under the
pressure of fresh concrete being
poured against 1t.
Coroner hewitt ordered an inquest
at the morgue today.
Evening star., 1926-11-18

"How far in front of the car were
the people that you saw"
About feet"
"rhey waited for you to go past?"
'"They were standing in the road
They made no attempt to conceal
their IDENTIFY"
II didn't notice about that"
Evening star., 1926-11-18
Accident Victim Given Sc, 500.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. November is
The jury in the suit of Theodore r.
Shaffer. president of the Elk Run
Coal Co.. against the Wilson and Pugh
Hardware CO., for 900 damages
for injuries sustained In a fall down
the elevator shaft at the wholesale
establishment OF the defendant,
brought in q verdict for $500. p
Evening star., 1926-11-18
Christmas Sale to Open.

A Christmas sale of articles made
by the patients of the United States
Naval Hospital will be held at the
headquarters of the District Red
Cross roll call, 1905 F street. from No
vember 10 to "a. The articles are to
include various kinds Of leather
goods. woven baskets, lamp shades
and other things.