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, 1924-06-19
THE NEW TAX LAW

While The Income tax bill, recent
ly signed by the President is not in
accord with the plan proposed by
Secretary Mellon 1t does provide for
the lowest tax schedule since the
war, and reduces the Federal levy
on almost every taxpayer, especially
the man or m with small in
comes. The effect Of the measure
Is immediate. in that it reduces by
rs per cent taxes on last years
incomes payable this year. More
than a score of excise and miscel-
laneous taxes are repealed within
, 1924-06-19

The Federal aid highway system
in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming en-
braces II ,0O4 miles according to the
Bureau of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The mileage by States is as follows:
ldaho 2,1o3
Montana 4,122
Wyoming NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5000
This system of highways has been
designated by the States and ap-
proved by the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture as provided by the Federal
Highway Act of 1921. According to
this Act the State highway depart
ments were to designate a system Of
roads not exceeding Z per cen of the
total rural mileage for improvement
with Federal aid and on which the
Government was to pay up to SO
per cent of the cost except in the
public land states where the amount
was increased in proportion to the
area of unappropriated public lands.
Appropriations for Federal aid
totaling S540, 900 900 have been
made since 1916 and considerable
progress has already been made on
the system. In this group of states
the total apportionment has been as
follows:
Idaho -----S5,741,O14
Montana ---------- 9,421,933
Wyoming --------- 5,75O,97S
Although two of the %appropria-
tons were made before the Federal
Highway Act restricted the expendi-
ture to roads OF the Federal-aid sys-
TEN. by far the greatest part of the
expenditure has been on the desig-
mated system. On April 80 the
Bureau of Public Roads reports the
status of construction as follows:
State Total Mileage Mileage Funds
Miles Miles Miles f Il n d S
. COM under to be for new
pleted con- con- projects
struc- struc- to be APP
, oo tioa ed proved
Mon. 773 1874 140 3,115,S71l
Wyo. 65S 273 40 15O,719l
The above figures show that 2,737I
miles of the 10000 miles embraced
in the system in the three States is
either completed. under construction
or scheduled for construction at an
early date. In addition the States
have improved roads on the system
independent of Federal aid.
The whole Federal aid highway
system embraces approximately 17O,-I
600 miles of roda. A careful study
is being made of its present condi-
ton of improvement. An approx
mate estimate based upon incomplete
studies is that at the end of the year
there were about $4,000 miles of sur
faced roads and $1,000 miles of
graded, which leaves nearly 10000
miles yet to be surfaced.
To bring this system up to service
able standards. therefore, within the
full decade ahead. will mean a sur
facing program of about II 900 miles
for each of the ten years; this in
addition to additions to the system,
the separation of grade crossings,
reconstruction. and such other work
necessary.
, 1924-06-19

Bashore. David, Peryam, Emma Rob-
inson, Vera Holland, Elizabeth Reed
Alice Willard, Arthur Hunter. Fred
Brunner, Eugene Williams, Ingred
Hill, Amelia Taccaloni, Rice Ober.
Reno Hakala. Tyne Tikkanen, Lena
Tikkanen. John Sarri. Stella Ligeros.
William Kaski. Suante Aho, Wilho
Aho, Dorothy Russell, Helen Van
Renterghen. Heinz Laurunen, Waino
kiemola. Uno Lehti, Marie Boam.
Viola Waisonen. "
, 1924-06-19

80 days, and the new scale of in
come and surfaces affects incomes
and revenues dating last January /.
The total reduction for the next
year beginning July l, is estimated
at $361.O00,000 and for the follow
ing year about $400, 900. 900. This
is more than the Mellon plan pro-
vided, but 1t is believed other ex-
penses will be proportionally re-
duced.
The chief affect OF the adoption
of the bill will be to stabalize bust
ness by d%isposing of the uncertainty
and agitation for class advantages.
, 1924-06-19

Under an act recently signed by
President Coolidge. every native In
dian In the country becomes a citi-
zen OF the United States. The grant
ing OF citizenship will not remove
the restriction on Indian lands IN
der Government guardianship. the
Supreme Court held that ~wardship
Is not inconsistent with citizenship.
, 1924-06-19

The British Labor Government
proposes to build during the next
few years $500, 900 workers houses
at a cost of about $4,000 each. The
proponents claim the cost represents
only 10 per cent Of the drink bill"
Better homes is considered the first
necessary step to improve labor con-
ditions.
, 1924-06-19

FOR RENT-Four room furnished
house. Inquire 1922 North First.
, 1924-06-19
JeWett families
the JOY of a motor car
that's not a toy

XX7HEN family buys Q Jewett
w they marvel At the vast diff.
ference between the ordinary
light. fimsy, u~ndcr.powered car
"a "toy"-snd Jcwett's husky
weight and power.
Any trip they want to make.
they make in comfort and on
timei No "babyinS' Of the Jew.
ett-no question about master.
IND strange roeds or hard hills.
Jewett remember, has hll fifty
horsepower. Il weifhs 20S0 Ibs.
, 1924-06-19

-200t to 400lbs. more than ''lifht"
skies. Has 6-inch. deep fnme-
all-steel universal ioints-Paite.
Timken axles front and rear. A
rus1edness inviting confidence.
Al anywhere near $l065 Jew.
EFT Six has no equal. Never be.
fore such power, strength, sheer
ability. ~roominess, convenience.
We can prove to you the truth
in I'll the world no car like
this"
Come in odayi lss,4,
, 1924-06-19

CALL 5S3w FOR ICE
c 4 C TRANSFER & ICE CO.
OIL FIELD TRUCKING.
, 1924-06-19
GIGANTI ROAD
PROGRAM FOR
NEXT 10 A

The Federal aid highway system
in Idaho. Montana and Wyoming en-
braces 1O,004 miles according to the
Bureau of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The mileage by States is as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the personal property delinquent tax
lists have been turned over to the
Sheriff of Benton county for collec-
ton with instructions to get the mon
ey. There is no desire to inflict a
hardship on anyone, but it is neces-
sary that the taxes levied be collect
ed in order that the various depart
ments of county and state govern
ment continue to function, and as
several thousand dollars of personal
property taxes have evaded payment
each year thru failure to insist upon
ravment, it is thought that strict
enforcement of collection is the only
method fair to all. g.
Witness my hand this Both day of
April. 1924.
-E. o. KEENE. County auditor
and Clerk Of the Board Of County
Commissioners. 5.1-S
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

our national character into disrepute.
We commend the record achieved
by Senator Dill in the United States
Senate.
We declare in favor of a fair adj
justed compensation act whereby the
soldiers who served our country in
time of war may have the option of
choosing whether they will receive
the benefits of the act during their
life time or having the compensation
made in the way of life insurance;
Improved legislation covering CO.
operative marketing.
A restricted immigration, protect
ing the people of the United States
from a flood Of immigrants and es-
pecially from those Of an undesirable
character who are unable to assim-
ilate American principles.
The continuation Of the direct pri-
mary. a#
The enforcement of all laws so that
their operation will be just and fair
to the rich and poor alike, and that
no class shall receive special favor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
MILK SHOW
is THURSDAY
Special Movie to be Given to
Collect Canned Milk
for Near East

The milk fund movie by which Ken
newick is to contribute its quota to
the thirty carloads of canned milk
which the Pacific Northwest is to
send to the starving children of the
Near East is to be given at the Lib
erty theatre at 10 a. m. next Thurs
day.
AS planned the show is to be pri-
marily show for the kiddies and
the milk will be purchased by the
kiddies' dimes, altho adults are not
barred. All those who can attend at
that hour are urged to come to the
show. The admission charge will be
one 1O-cent can of milk and for ev-
cry can of Borden's milk received the
Borden company will donate a can
to be applied on Kennewick's quota.
The schools are cooperating in the
effort. There will be no class room
work Thursday, but the busses will
be operated as usual so the kiddies
can attend the show. The children
have been asked to bring their dimes
to school and the milk will be pur-
chased in case lots and distributed
to them. In order that no child be
deprived of seeing the show the MEM
bers of the Commercial club at to-
days luncheon donated $3.50 to pur-
chase milk for those children who will
be unable to bring dimes.
The boy scouts have volunteered 70
pack the milk for shipment and they
request that merchants save their
milk cases so they can be gathered
up for repacking the cans of milk.
The movie promises to be dandy
for youngsters or adults. There will
be five reels of the Colonial Girl.
tw oreels of Season of Childhood and
a Mutt & jeff comedy. The films are
furnished the Near East relief COM
mittee by the Paramount company
without charge and M. w. Matte
check makes no charge for the use OF
the theatre
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
LAST SCHOOL WEEK
Commencement Exercises Thursday
Evening in M. e. Church


Commencement Exercises Thursday
Evening in M. E. Church
Owing to the fact that the program
for class day exercises which are To
be held next Tuesday is. so long some
the class awards and the presenta-
ton of trophies viii not be made un-
til Thursday evening at the COM
mencement exercises.
Other than this there is no change
in the commencement week program,
as announced last week. Friday eve
ming of this week the annual Junior
Senior banquet will be served in the
M. E. church. The Baccalaureate
sermon will be preached Sunday eve
ming by Rev. F. L. Fraser and the
commencement exercises proper will
be held Thursday evening in the M.
E. church. e r..-.. d. .=.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

II
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o. w. Engles, Mrs. A. Beavers, and
Charles Bentley.
Mr.. Beavers was designated rs
Benton county's member of the state
platform committee, c. L. Holcomb
was made chairman of the delega-
ton and Mr.. Hayden was designated
for the credentials committee and
Mr.. Mcneil for the permanent or
ganization committee.
A communication was read from
the East Washington w. c. I. U.
pledging their support to that party
and those candidates who come out
four-suuare on law enforcement.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. A. Beavers, county chairman
with Mrs. M. Mahoney secretary.
The following resolutions reported
by the resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
We, the Democrats of Benton
County, Washington, in convention
assembled, hereby re-affirm our al
legiance to the principals of democ-
racy as promulgated by Thomas JEFF
ferson, Andrew Jackson and Wood
row Wilson. " r."-.~
We are proud of the record achiev-
ed by the Democratic party under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson
whereby more progressive legislature
was adopted and enacted in the law
during the first two years of the ad-
ministration of Woodrow Wilson
than had been enacted into law for
thirty years preceding among which
are the Federal Farm Land Act; the
Federal Reserve Bank Act; reformed
system of taxation, the progressive
income tax; the Federal Trade Com
mission and the Federal Warehouse
Act.
We deeply deplore and condemn
the practice which has gained
strength in high places whereby the
servants of the people have made
public office the means Of collecting
great tribute from business and COM
mercial interests resulting in enrich
ing those specially favored at the ex-
pense of the public resources and the
common people and we especially
condemn the attiture of those offic-
ers whose connection with certain
motion picture interests, oil concerns
and similar organizations have brot
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
RECITAL IS ENJOYED
Audience Appreciates Numbers Civ.
en- by Mrs. Hopkinson's Pupils

Audience Appreciates Numbers Civ
en- by Mrs. Hopkinson's Pupils
The musical program given by q
large class of the pupils of Mrs. T.
B. Hopkinson at the Kennewick Con-
gregational church Friday evening
was a married. success. Practically
every seat in the church was filled
and the large audience listened with
excellent attention and interest thru
out the evening.
Seldom have Kennewick people at
tended a recital marked by a better
variety of selections successfully
rendered. Indeed it is not easy TO
single out numbers more deserving
of favorable mention than others,
yet the audience seemed to specially
appreciate the rendition of so many
selections entirely from memory.
Among others who succeeded in this
were Misses Cox, Zimmerman, Nagel,
Davis and Leonard Allison.
The vocal numbers by Mrs. Dam
were greatly enjoyed by the audience
Also the mandolins by the Frazier
sisters and Ethel McReynolds and
the trio of violins by tn boys from
Pasco. s.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
FINLEY NOTES
: : 80 80 : : :

Rev., Geiszler was guest at the
Homer johnson home Sunday.
Miss L. Jacob was visitor at the
Carlson home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kemmerling
and ]. Nickols were Walla Walla VS.
itors Saturday.
Mrs. C. C. Day of Kennewick was
an all day visitor at the M. w. Tin
del home Thursday.
M. w. Zindel and family were
guests at the o. Meals home in
Horse Heaven Sunday.
Mr.. Russell of Tacoma is here look
ing after business interests. He is the
guest of Mr.. Sprague.
The warmer weather will be great
ly appreciated as the aphis are doing
a great deal Of damage.
Mrs. c. Puderbaugh left Wednes-
day evening for Seattle for months
visit with her daughter.
Kathren Lea was absent from
school last week with case of chick
en- pox but is able to be in attendance
this week. ~
A party Of four drove down from
Connell Saturday morning and were
guests at the home of F. r. Masters.
They returned Sunday evening.
Wednesday night Rev. Geiszler
Cecil Richards go to Pasco to organ
ize the DeMolay. The organization
work is to be put on by the Kenne-
wick boys.
G. Monroe Ford delivered hatch
of 700 baby chicks Saturday and has
set his electric incubators again for
the final hatch of the season. He re-
ports most excellent matches with
them.
As the freeze did so much damage
to early crops quite number are not
to be daunted, but are busy putting
in cantaloupes, watermelons, corn
and such crops that still have lots of
time to mature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathers and Mrs.
lessen of Kennewick were dinner
guests at the Hamlet home Sunday
to help celebrate the birthday of Mr..
Hamlet and daughter Kathren. La
veta Smart, Mansel Twalt and Carl
Carlson were also guests and very
enjoyable day was spent.
A most enjoyable surprise was
rendered Mrs. F. Masters Saturday
night when fourteen ladies from Ho-
yer, who constituted the class in bas-
kerry which Mrs. Masters has con-
Quoted came up. A very merry time
was had. As token of their appre-
citation the ladies presented Mrs.
Masters with an electric percolator,
Pyrex casserole and set Of hand
painted cups and saucers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
Our new Linen and Wolfe
Dresses are in. Prices range
tS,cn,,o h~- 81 ~
Is


On all Suits and Skirts
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
EAST KENNEw1CK
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Jack, the small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Swayze is sick.
Lee Lampson made q business trip
to Seattle last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Marsh visited
at H. w. Browns Sunday.
Emil Albrecht ST.. went to Spokane
Wednesday on a business trip.
Mrs. Guy Davis and Helen return
ed to their home at Pasco Sunday.
Gull White left Saturday for Col
vile where he will summer his sheep.
Ed Blair of Kahlotus was a guest
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Hunt.
Col. w. S. Vail of washougal
visited at the F. S. Mcclure home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Mcclure inter-
tanned the G. A. Rupp family at din
ner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Morton accom-
panied their son Roy and wife to
Hover Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Lum of Yak
lima spent the week end at the home
of their son Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hunt went
to Kahlotus Wednesday to spend the
remainder of the week.
Saturday, April &c to Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Albrecht an eight
pound daughter who has been named
Edna Louise.
Albert, the youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Schuster cut off the end of
his thumb with Ratchet while cutt-
ing kindling.
On account of several other attrac-
lions coming on the same day, the
Progressive Woman's club postponed
their all day meeting for one weei,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
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DECLARE FOR
VIM. G. MADOO

fContinued from first page)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01
JAMES VENTERS DIES
Passes Away After Illness of Many
Months-Masonic Funeral ri

James Venters for four years a
resident of Kennewick Garden
Tracts, passed away at his home
Monday, April % after a lingering
illness from heart trouble. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
the Baptist church with Rev. ]. A.
Shaw officiating. Interment was in
Riverview Heights cemetery with the
Masonic lodge, of which he had been
member for forty years, in charge.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Venters is
survived by one daughter Mrs. Annie
Smith of Couer d'Alene, Idaho.
He was born in Kentucky, March
20, 1S49.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

We are now carrying the
Patsy Frocks for little girls
land boys. The dresses for
girls are for ages 2 to Ia.
Little boys suits run from
ages 2 to 5 only. Made in
suiting materials.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

PLATE GLASS for windsbie,a.
Shop. 0eS'e Tine
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-01

FOR RENT Eight room modem
house, except heat. In quire w M.
Stevenson, Columbia Second Hand
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-01
BIC FOURTH OF JULY JUBILEE WILL BE HELD AT DAWSON
Why the City Bond Issue Should Garry.

On the h day e 6 a Of D'.en so6d e4 %
s e NJ s important 7 e % has ee P be peop n g
years ago They They
Go S ns Taer the proceeds which, we're used only
mart Of these old cement water mains and make needed extensions
making these Improvements the use Of the old mains which were
then replaced has been continued great loss to the city b
los: mas oeen by reason OF the b b it Ice 1 m @
mains fGmPen feSf nave ] mat e e So p Us d on
500 per anum IN addition to this loss on account o. leakage the Iy
a bo day % RdnR the plant % its S
Besides entalng daily above these old e, cement
water mains will not & bsd ord a dyns like d
pas rf bu and @ te de@ 1 helpless snd thu" leave
property the Of the flames false for the city to
aedste ~std sni a ae m na e @ supply ma
b6 I n Had S sfn are oer
the Gys fire department would r have been hfes the
sinking plant. which viii
mem as ma needed easnss2 5 in 9e Tt 4s
En endm H adeonate e wen cement water mains
The reasons above be sufficient the bond
tissue without p.xio " ~ % peril @ s aR' a
The Proposed Bonds Will COST Nothing
the and whose nqy wGod sad ms to o
purely standpoint tS o3s. Doed ndso as would
For the past several years property Of Dawson have
R P0m five fo'f fifteen CENTS per added
rates on asc9q H Hs who have much with
the making Of fire insurance rates have a % pena G
has estimated that the prSPe5ty own
proposed bonds through period Of thirty The aver
off the principal and interest on these
words generally speaking
obgate themselves they would be assured OF So
nofr
per proposed issue bonds would be n
9oper based upon Therefore individual
ascertain how the bonds
b seeing how and deducng FIVE fifteen
then take his
and find out lust w be required levy of rs
mills. NJ. r.
The CITY required by special levy off the
bonded debt The levy
for this purpose alone mills If the bonds carried
this of mills for the
reason that 8m heretofore has been the principal
$1,000
interest bonds Both these OF bonds
off these
issues annually would be due annually the
would be
the newi issue of bonds
1ya+ervvorks bonds to be voted July l1th
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-01
WAL kER RECOMM ENDS
STRICTEST ECONOMY
BIENNIAL SESSIONS WOULD
EFFECT GREAT SAVING, HE
TELLS LEGISLATORS.

Strict economy in state government
and an equitable system OF taxation
providing for the fair distribution of
the expenses of the state was en-
phasized by Governor Walker in his
mssage to joint session of the Geor-
gia general assembly Thursday.
The governor commended limiting
the appropriations by the Legislature
and urged still further pruning of ex-
penses.
Perhaps the greatest contribution
to the spirit OF economy which leg
islator can make the governor said,
would be the passage of a bill pro
viding for biennial sessions of the gen
era1 assembly. This would effect saw
ing directly and indirectly and OF
hundreds OF thousands of dollars"
The executive declared that the
number of deficiency appropriations
had grown until the state is operating
on system OF deficiency approprla-
ton. Expenditures must be curbed, ="
the governor declared.
He declared that the people OF the
state want the tax reform question
disposed OF, but simply referred the
legislators TO his message OF last year
for his views on this subject. He urg-
ed the repeal OF the tax equalization
law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-01
LEAPS FROM 75-FOOT
BLUFF TO HIS DEATH
YOUNG MAN PLUNGES FROM
pREcIPICE NEAR FIT. GAINES.
CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Six miles below this city near Ben
nett's landing. on the Alabama side
of the Chattahoochee river, says the
Fort Gaines Georgian, Alex Edwards,
a well-known young white man OF
Fort Gaines and Shortervile, leaped
over the edge of bluff rs feet high,
Tuesday. and as a result died lew
hours later. Eight or ten other men
members of the Holley & West logg-
inp camp and two or three farmers
who had been fishing in the river
witnessed the tragedy. About mid-at-
ternoon all were near the preciplce
talking. Suddenly Edwards remarked,
Pm going to jump off. Little or no
attention was paid to his statement,
but he walked toward the almost per
pendicular declivity few steps dis
tant; grasped his nose in the fingers
of one hand and, to the surprise and
horror OF the onlookers, he did jump,
landing on hard ground far below.
Three or four minutes later he was
picked up unconscious, placed in an
automobile and hurried to Fl. Gaines.
There were few, if any, marks of
violence on Edwards body, but upon
examination by DR.. w. c. Kimberly
it was discovered that the still un-
conscious man had suffered grave in
ternal injury with compound frac-
lures of the right arm and dislocation
of the left shoulder
Such surgical aid as seemed worth
while was given young Edwards, and
he was later carried to the home here
of his mother, Mrs. Clara Edwards,
where he passed away about nine
o'clock Tuesday night, never having
consciousness,
Those with whom the unfortunate
man had been talking just before he
jumped to his death say he appeared
entirely normal and untroubled, and
thew were immeasureably astonished
when they realized that he actually
had carried out his rash threat.