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I Phillip Shireman of Wilson
Creek was here several days las,
week visiting his parents.
j Geo. D. Eggers, a former resi-
dent of Richland came over from
Lewiston Wednesday on business
and visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Boettcher and other friends
| o. A. Phillips of Damascus, Ore
lyon, is here on business and work
| ing in the fruit.
| S. c. Kurdy has traded his store
for the farm of Geo. Timm who
has taken possession Of the store,
his father assisting him.
| Carol Curtiss and wife returned
Friday from Browning, Montana,
where Mr.. Curtiss had employment
with his father. They were COM
PEELED to stop work on the road
on account of cold weather and
snow.
Alfred Jessett of Pullman, ac-
companied by Dean Lailow as
far as Kennewick, came to Rich
land Saturday evening to visit his
parents.
Walter Boettcher arrived home
from Burns, Montana to visit his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Boett-
cher.
Mrs. JAS. Roehl and little son
John came Monday from Weiser,
Idaho. They are visiting at the
home of Mrs. j. Koelsch.
Miles Michael and daughter OPP
al are expected Friday from Ida
no. He. will take charge of the
Christian Adventist church. They
are accomplished musicians and
will be quite an addition to the
church and social life Of Richland.
Mrs. Jos. Roehl of Weiser and
Mrs. J. Koelsch were dinner guests
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Breithaupt.
Mrs. Allan Murray entertained
at dinner Monday in honor of Mrs.
Shuttle Of Minnesota. Covers were
laid for IL.
Mrs. Shuttle who has been Wis
iting her daughter Mrs. Wilkinson
and family for several months,
returned Wednesday for her home
in Minnesota.
Mrs. Farnsworth has arrived to
take the place of Miss Ferris
teaching the 9Th grade. We are
sorry to state Miss Ferris is still
ill with inflamatory rheumatism.
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the next two years until the or
ganization Louis F. Hart thot he
had built will look in comparison
like a 1910 Ford jitney against a
Packard of 1927. The Hartley
forces will have the machine. They
will also have the advantage OF
knowing that every Tom, Dick
and Harry in the state with q
gubernatorial bee will be filing
declarations Of candidacy. The
Hartley people will also know that
in every district where the Hart
ley opposition is strong an out
standing anti-Hartley candidate
will get this vote. Hence they will
see to it that there will be enough
gubernatorial candidates SO that
the anti Hartley vote even if it
should be fully 80 per cent of the
state, will be so widely split and
divided that the Hartley 10 per
cent will nominate. This is the
way the primary game is played.
That Hartley will be renominat-
ed is certain, if he lives out his
term and desires second one.
This is assured. Then it means
that the democrats will trot out
their best bet just as they have
in the present senatorial scrap and
this bet will cop the coin. It is
in the cards at this stage Of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-09-16
FAIR SEASON

ElAIR time is here. While the
: fairs each year are largely a
repetition of the exhibitions and
programs carried out the preced-
ing years, there is something dis
tinctly appealing about them that
year after year draws both city
and country people to them like a
magnet.
The fair fills a niche in the
yearly calendar that nothing else
seems to touch, and despite the
fact that most all fairs are alike,
it is a peculiar citizen who does
MT feel the urge to join the throng
and surge along with the crowd
in the midway, or at some of the
exhibit booths.
AS an instructor of the farmer
the fair has lost part of its
early significance. Farmers insti-
tutes, agricultural courses at col
leges and farmers weeks wherein
much scientific information is inn
parted bearing directly on improv-
ed culture of the soil and care of
livestock, have superseded what
was originally intended to be the
mission of the fair.
Yet the fair returns year after
year.
Modern fairs are more social
occasions than exhibits of products
or appliances. They afford oppor-
tunity to meet friends and make
new acquaintance. What is to be
seen there is incidental rather
than the object in going.
The fair has changed consider
ably in it's features, but it is still
potent to draw. No longer may 1t
be of so great benefit in an ag-
ricultural way, but serves pub
lie demand and as such it thrives.
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THANKS

The Business Girls are jubilent
over the victory of their candidate
for the fair queen. They wish TO
thank all the friends who assisted
in the campaign by supporting
their candidate and making the
victory possible. There has been
a wonderful spirit of cooperation
and good fellowship turnout .the
conteset manifested by both allies
and competitors. The sponsors of
the present queen wish to express
their appreciation of this.
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game. The wise old political heads
have seen it coming and have
sought to head off the breach in
the republican ranks. There are
others who feel that the time is
ripe for a general house cleaning
anyway and it might just as well
be done two years from now as
to be left hanging on any longer.
The democrat warehouses; have
been carefully playing the game
with the same end in sight. They
are beginning to smell the plum
tree and are not going to permit
anything to upset the plans which
will bring victory two years hence
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SPECIALS THIS WEEK

2-section spring tooth for -..------.--
Ford Coupe i'm Good Condition
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the exhibit of samples of what is
declared to be pure crude oil, on
display in the Hotel Dacres bar
Der shop. The samples were drawn
last Sunday by E. B. Vcgel, who
made visit to the Alfalfa well
and found oil standing on top of
the water to depth of Is feet.
Mr.. Vogel declares that he is sat-
isfied that the oil has risen from
the well as the casing was capped
when drilling operations were halt
ed last spring and strong loo.
shows no traces of having been
tempered with.-Walla Walla I'm
ion.
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|ANE of the finest advertisements

nNE of the finest advertisement
- that has come to our motto
in many, day was one that az
peared in the Pasco Herald las
week. The ad was inserted by tn
new Bank of Commerce that ha
recently been organized on ths
side of the river and written frol
an entirely new angle from a CON
cercial organization. The ad Wa
so good that we are reprinting
in its entirety:
Kennewick and Pasco Should
Play Together
Next Friday and Saturday,
September II and 18, Kenne-
wick will have it's annual fair.
It is an event in which that
end of Benton county takes
great pride and interest. In
the past it has been a credit
able exhibition of the products
of the district and has furn-
ished good time to those who
have attended.
This year we believe Pasco
should have representation.
Kennewick is neighboring
city and we should be glad of
the opportunity to cooperate
with her. In the past some OF.
the relations of the two towns
have not been as agreeable as
they should have been. It does
not make any difference whose
fault is was; the important
thing now is to pull together.
And we feel that we may be
able to create q good feeling
by attending the fair next
week.
Therefore let us plan to go
over on one Of the two days.
The Pasco Pilots. who made
such creditable showing at
Walla Walla Labor Day, will
undoubtedly be there and
should have all the help they
can be given to make the
showing a successful one.
That's the spirit that makes 8
own jump out of the village class
md puts it into the city status
An institution that favors such 8
as outlined above is
,ound to prove successful and will
,ecome one of the pillars Of the
community. We predict a long and
lseful career for the Bank Of Com.
nerce.
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SAMPLES BOOST INTEREST
The interest of oil 'tfans" has
again been aroused here through
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Dangerous to Keen

Buy iodine in small quantitie. ~.
cause as 1t ages the alcohol evann
rates and the tincture becomes cpn.
centrated, thereby greatly inc,eo.
Ing the strength.
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LIE 1T seems hard to be married
: to your wife, remember it is
hard for her to be married to you.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
EAGLES SPONSOR
MOVEMENT FOR
AGED PENSIONS
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. IA
proposed drive for enactment of
old age pensions in every state of
the union will be discussed as a spe-
cial order Of business today at the
2Sth annual convention of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, in session
here.
Announcement was made BY FranA
Herring of South Bend, Indiana,
chairman of the old age pensions
commission, that bill would be
introduced this fall in every state of
the union which has not made pro-
vision for pensioning aged citizens.
Nomination of officers and the re
ceiving OF bids for the next con-
vention are on today's program. The
elections will be held tomorrow.
BY long established custom, it is
expected Michael O. Burns, of Ham
ilton, Ohio, grand worthy vice pres
ident, will succeed Charles Guenther
as president of the order.
Milwaukee is making strong eff
fort to win the next convention.
Invitations were also received
from the chambers of commerce of
New York, Minneapolis, Savannah
and New Orleans.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
Property Sale
Leads to Riot

The little service station at Grays
Wells, ON the edge of the sand hills.
where Henry Segars was shot and
killed by his niece, Docie Stockton
about SIX weeks ago, was the scene
of a near riot lat last night, when
Segars widow arrived from Texas
to take possession of the place and
found A. Hedgepath in possession.
Mrs. Segars is said to have taken
forceful steps to regain the prop
erty and the resultant encounter
drew a crowd of Is persons who add
ed to the furore by taking sides in
the argument. A call was sent in
to the sheriff's office and Deputy
Sheriff Pat Thaanum hurried to
scene. He restored order and COM
manded Mrs. Segars and Hedgepath
to report at the office of j. w.
Giassford, attorney for the public
administrator, to settle the argu.
ment.
AT a conference this morning it
developed that Hedgepath had pur-
chased the station from the admin
istrator's office for $275. AS no
court order had been issued author
1.-TWO such a sale the deal was in
validated and the property will be
turned over to Mrs. Segars, accord
ing to w. f. North, counsel for
Hedgepath.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11

Swas graduated from the Imperial
high school when he was -. He
planned to be civil engineer, and
studied to that end. Fate, however,
| drove him into the electrical ser
vice game, and that Fate did the
right thing is proved by the splen-
did service building occupied by
Mr.. Holt S company at Sixth and
State streets.
Two things have contributed
largely to the growth of the Flee
trical Service Company since its
| incorporation in October, 1921. In
the first place, Mr.. Holt is a friend
| ly go-getter. He has time to be ac-
tive in the Rotary Club, the Cham
Der of Commerce, the Masons and
to do the general utility work for
the Scijts band. In the second
place, he sees to it that his busi-
ness is run in an orderly manner
and that his customers get what
they pay for.
Mr.. Holt proposes to build up and
keep all the home trade he can.
That is what enables him to keep
on living in Ell Centre with hls
wife and his four children.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
PRIMARY RESULTS
ARE INC0 MPLETE
In FOUR STATES.
DOnahey Ahead in Ohio
Contest; POmerene Is
Leading Senatorial Race
Ry United Press E.eased Wire

Prohibition, the khan, presidential
aspira lions and local issues, were
voted on by the electorate of four
states who went to the polls in yes
terday's primaries in Ohio, Arkan-
sas, Alabama and Nebraska.
In Ohio, Senator Atlee Pomerene,
wet, was leading Supreme Court
Justice Florence l.. Alien, dry, tor
the Democratic nomination sfOr the
United States senate in early re-
turns today. Senator Frank b. Will
lis had an outstanding lead for the
Republican nomination.
Governor A.. V. Donahey had a
four to one lead in the Democratic
nomination race for governor. My
ers G. Cooper led in the Republican
race for the same honor.
Donahey's nomination and cleo
tion would put him in the class of
Governor AL Smith of New York as
three term governor, and would add
to his national prestige. If Pom
creme is nominated and defeats Will
lis, he also will have real prestige as
Il presidential candidate.
al Smith was an issue in Alabama
where Bibb Graves, Democratic
candidate for governor. charged his
opposition with planning to back
the Catholic governor for president.
Graves was leading in early re-
turns.
Hugo Black, senatorial candidate
to succeed Oscar w. Underwood, had
a substantial lead over John IL.
Bakhead, his nearest opponent.
Both Graves and Black were back
ed by the khan.
In Arkansas, John L. Martineau,
attacked as wet during the cam
paign, was leading Governor Tom j.
Terrall, supported by the anti-sa-
loon league in the Democratic pri-
mary race for the governor.
Nebraska issues were mostly To-
raj. Governor Adam McMullen,
candidate for denomination, was
leading his two opponents in the
Republican race. Charles Bryan,
brother of the late William j.
Bryan, was unopposed for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
tion. OF six congressman seeking
reelection, only three were opposed
and they were expected to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
LAWYERS BATTLE
EVERY STEP AT
GAIN ES' TRIAL
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug H.
Forced by defense attorneys to battle
every step of the way, the prosecu-
tion sought TODAY to introduce tes-
timony at the Wallace c. Gaines
murder trial that would tehd to
show Gaines alleged "strange and
unnatural relationship toward his
daughter Sylvia, as a motive for the
girls murder.
Ewing ID. Colvin, prosecutor, and
John ID. Carmody, defense attorney,
clashed when Carmody leaped to his
feet and accused Colvin of trying to
impeach his own witness, Cyrus E.
Jones, city employe and intimate
friend of Gaines.
The heated argument came when
ColVin, apparently non-plussed at re
plies of the witness which We're not
what he expected, attempted to re-
fresh the mans memory as to his
original statement made in the of
flee of Sheriff Matt Starwich.
With the prosecution temporarily
thwarted in its effort to get be-
fore the jury testimony regarding
Gaines alleged conduct toward his
daughter, Captain of Detectives
William Kent today was investigat
ing the movements of the "Cali-
fornia strangler,' reported to have
been in Seattle at about the time
the young woman was slain.
Detective Kent has telegraphed
to California authorities asking for
additional information regarding n
man giving the name of p. II. Brown
arrested in Needles, California. Ac-
cording to press advices, Brown con-
fessed to the wholesale killings of
women in coast cities.
GOWN said he expected to call
DR.. Dudley Long, who treated Mrs.
Elizabeth Gaines ON November 80
for self inflicted gunshot wound.
Through DIR. Long and other wit
nesses, Colvin hopes to show that
Gaines wife harbored an intense
feeling of jealousy toward her step
daughter, Sylvia.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
MANY PROBLEMS
FACE DRY CHIEF
UPON HIS RETURN
Andrews Confronted by
Vexatious; Questions
May Resign.
By JOSEPH S WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Assis-
tant Secretary Of the Treasury An
drcws returns from Europe today
to face the most vital and intricate
prohibition problems since he be-
came dry car.
Six separate major problems
await Andrews action. They are:
disappointment of new dry ad-
ministrator for California and Ne
vada to succeed Colonel Ned NJ.
Green, suspended ON charges of
converting government liquor to
personal use.
2.-Inauguration of cone sup
ervising squad" to aid in drying up
America. Zone superintendent
will act as liason officers between
headouarters and administrators in
the field.
3.-Planning fall campaign
against bootleggers before Septem-
ber l, when he will meet with re-
gional administrators to outline the
offensive
4.-Application of the new Brit
ish smuggling arrangement,
which prohibition headquarters be
ieyes will virtually put rum run
ners operating from the Bahamas
and Canada out of business.
5.-Realignment of Canadian bor-
der patrol forces
6.-EXplanation to Controller
General McCarl of the Brude A.
Beilaski case. Andrews personally
hired Beilaski as a special under
i,cover agent at reported salary of
- 100 Il month. NeCarl wants to
know how the sl,uth was paid as
he was not on prohibition payrolls.
In addition to these problems,
Andrews has Il still larger one, Il
! personal one, to solve-whether IV
remain in off;"e
Aadrcws is expected {" resign in
The near future, but his friends say
that special pressure is being brought
/ pc: suade hi.n 20 rerAain in office
until after the fall elacrionS
Ardent drvs opposed to Andrews
have been working to h. q him
resign.
reports that Fog A. HavHes pro-
! liiiti.h commissioner. wo,ll'' sue
! c>ed andrews, were denied BY
treasury officials today.
Andrews viii find upon his re-
! turn that his federal police force
I has been increased by 9G6 recruits,
organized into special squads for
| prohibitlom service.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
GRAND JURY DOES
NOT TAKE ACTION
ON LOST PAPERS
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1l.--The
Los Angeles county grand jury adj
journed today without taking ac-
ton on the theft of evidence in the
Aimee Scmp.e Mcpherson invcstiga-
ton.
The Jurors, it was learned. were
dead'ocked on the question of eX-
pelling' the member accused of des-
troving important evidence and de-
cided to drop the incident.
When the grand jury re-convenes
tomorrow it will take up Il probe of
liquorrunning and hi-iacking in
Los Angeles county, indicating the
Mcpherson ease has been pcrman-
emily dropped.
The evangelist was back at An
polus Temple today following a
two-dav vacation at Lake Arrow
head San Bcrnardino mountain re-
sort.
She had no comment to make on
the grand jury scandal prompted
by the disappearance of two gro
cery slips in the handwriting of
the woman who occupied a cottage
at Carmel with Kenneth G. Ormis-
ton missing radio man.
81 had fine vacation and feel
greatly rested,' she said. "We
will carry on rs usual at the tom
pie We have hundreds of new
converts, praise the Lord. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
CONFESSED SLAYER BELIEVED INSANE
Imperial Youngster Loses Life Beneath Automobile
Adopt New Plan
For Light Gable

A new plan for installation of
Lighting cable, worked out by p.
w. knight, city engineer, and which
it is believed will effect a saving of
least 90 per cent, is being employed
in the cable work ON the new svs-
TEN for Main street.
e Ordinarily lighting cable is laid
in conduts placed below city side
walks. Under the new plan the cable
is laid in Il narrow trench running
along the gutter. Knight explained
that this does away with necessity
for conduit as the cables are pro-
tected by the asphalt surrounding
them. It also makes the work of
repairs cheaper as the cables are
only two inches below the surface.
Workmcn preparing for installation
of the system here have completed
1900 lneal feet of the trench along
Main street. Work in the down
town section will probably start
late this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
By The
MYSTERIOUS COWBOY

BUSINESS men such as Herb r..
Holt are not found everyplace.
They are scattered pretty freely
over the west, but are practically
unknown in the east. In the I'm
perial valley, however, it is diff
ferent. Here $ where business men
of his type thrive more than any
where else.
There's reason. This is a new
country, young man s country.
That S what brings us to the eX-
traordinary thing about Herbert
Holt, namely, his youth. One
naturally expects to find the pre-
sident and manager of the Electri-
cal Service Company to be man
at least 40 years old. Herb, it is
surprising to learn, is only 80 years
old. The one who said "go west,
young man, and grow up with the
country had in mind such a
country as this Imperial valley-a
country where the spirit of youth
prevails.
Herbert Holt began learning the
automobile business when he was a
II year old boy at Imperial. He
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
NEW SECRETARY
APPOINTED FOR
s. D. CHAMBER

San Diego and Imperial county
residents will find sympathetic
friend in Orville S. Mcpherson, the
newly appointed sccretary-manager
of the San Diego chamber of com
merce, who succeeds John Lawrence
Fox to that position. Mcpherson
has devoted all his life to public
service work, and good part Of it
to the agricultural interests.
The new San Diego secretary has
been field representative of the
California Development association
for several years. and immeditely
prior to coming to San Diego or
ganized the Pacific Coast Transpor-
tation advisory board of the Amer
lean Railway association Of which he
was made executive secretary.
Mcpherson experience in traf-
fic matters will be of great value
to San Diego county shipping inter
ests, the directors of the chamber be
lievc His experience as executive
secretary of the Pacific Coast Trans
portation advisory board took in a
scope of five southwestern states.
During 1920, '2l. and 100 he was
secretary of the Tucson, Arizona,
chamber of commerce. He is a
graduate of the University of Ari-
zona and saw Is months service over
seas as regimental adjutant with the
rank of captain in the Goth fell
artillery, 9Th division.
"San Diegans feel very fortunate
in securing the services of Me
Pherson for executive secretary of
their chamber of commerce, Presi-
dent Lane ID. Webber Of the com
merce body said. ellis former Ari
zona connections will mean much in
promoting friendly trade relations
between Arizona and San Diego
county.
"McPherson s wide acquaintance
ship throughout the southwest with
the leading agricultural and indus
trial interests, and his experience in
organization and public relations
| work, will be of considerable SER
vice, not only to San Diego, but al
so to the residents of San Diego
and Imperial counties.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
Boys Missing on
Drifting Yacht
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. H.
After a AZ hour search for three un-
identified boys reported drifting
helplessly at sea in the stolen Long
Beach yacht, Midway, the local
coast guard unit announced today
it had failed to find any trace of the
craft.
The boat, belonging to G. Robin
son of Long Beach, was last seen
Sunday morning, it was reported,
when three unknown youths were
padding in it without permission OF
the owner.
Following reports that the yacht
and its crew had landed at Avalon
and put out to sea again coast
guard cutter CG-257 was dispatched
in an effort to locate the boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-11
Traffic Officers
Halt Thousands
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. IL
State motor police stopped 1ll,l25
automobile drivers in California dur
ing the first six months Of 1926,
wrote out the little slips to "tell
it to the Judge for 37,246, and
permitted the remainder to 90 ON
their way after n reprimand,
r. These figures were made public
today by the state division of mo-
tor vehicles. The state 5 highways
We're protected at profit of more
than $4,000 during this period for
the fines paid by violators and the
delinquent fees totaled $303,0lS.O5
rs against salaries amounting to
$251,352.9S.
More than a million miles were
covered by the state officers in this
period. Of those stopped 22,4SS were
speeding, 52,47s had glaring or il
legal lights, 1865 were violating
road rules and 22,474 were Violat-
ing miscellaneous sections of the
law.