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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
LOW COST OF ROADS

The people of the United States
annually spend twice as much for
luxuries as would be needed to grade
and pave the whole federal-aid high.
way system, the U. S. Bureau OF
Roads says in communication tt
the state highway department. From
tobacco to tourist travel and includ-
ing jewelry, perfumes, amusements
and several other items list of non
essentials is made up which cost $8,-
OBJ 100000 last year.
"Why worry about your road taxes
when you spent last year these enor-
nous amounts without any COM
plaint," asks the bureau of roads,
"Just six months allowance of above
fund would improve the entire high
way system of the United States and
thus enable you to drive from the
county seat of any county in any
state to the county seat of any other
county in any other state of the
Union"
At that it might be difficult to
drive from Friday Harbor in San
Juan county to Coupeville in Island
county even if everybody tossed in his
tobacco money for road building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
THE DEAD VILLAGE

Nov and then l stop for dinner
: at old Dumpville blythe Mere; it
grows sadder, grayer, thinner, grows
more shabby year by year. No one
rises, loud and ranty, to proclaim a
needed boom; no one ever builds a
shanty, no one dissipates the gloom.
And / say to Abner Dinger, landlord
of the village inn, "Why oh, Abner,
do you linger in a town too dead to
skin? North and south the trains
are winding, two departing every day;
all the people they're reminding of
chance to get away. And the walk
ing is much better than it often is,
/ wot; why not don your crimson
sweater and go forth from this bleak
spot ?" "Other places used to beckon, y
said Old Abner, "long ago, but I'll
stay here now, reckon, till old age
has laid me low. Here have place
commanding, while raise my garden
sass; here / have some little stand
ing, here 1 cut a swath of grass.
am Judge and squire and colonel
I'm the Caeser of the place; in the
country weekly journal men have
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

available for work on state roads
and bridges during the present bien-
MUM.
All of the federal aid funds for the
present year have been pledged to
pending bridge projects. Until con-
gress makes next years road appro-
priation the highway department can
not figure with certainty on the mon
ey therefore the new work to be
ordered this year will be highway
construction which it is planned to
pay for exclusively from state funds.
Some of the projects which have been
held up for contracting next year
have been delayed so that federal aid
can be added to state funds on the
work.
While bridge work and some other
contracts to be let have been allotted
their funds the state will not be
obliged to actually pay for all the
work before 1927 when new appro-
priations are made as some jobs can
not be finished in less than two years.
time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
NOW USE CRUSHED ROCK

Gravel has gone the way of other
primeval road materials insofar as
surfacing of state highways is con-
cerned. It may be used if crushed and
broken up but motorists will not have
to pillow through masses of gravel
that roll into and fill the bitches. The
state highway department has de-
cided to use crushed rock exclusively.
On eastern Washington roads crushed
rock has been used for several years
and these highways are the envy of
motorists from other states. In west
ern Washington travel is so heavy
that it has been found impossible to
keep graveled road in good condi-
ton while crushed rock can always
be used for hurried repairs and keep
up a high standard However, as the
department heretofore has pointed
out, fast moving machines with bal
loon tires are adding seriously to the
cost of maintenance of crushed rock
roads.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
A WIDE-AWAKE SPIRIT

RECENTLY man from a little
city not many miles from here
was boosting his city and community
up to the very stars. Another man
in the group said: "Neighbor, what
is the secret of the wide-awake spirit
of your city and community?
The stranger took off his hat, ran
his fingers slowly thru his hair, and
looked down at the sidewalk, SEEM
ingly in search of words to express
himself, and this was his answer:
ooh, we are still a from commun-
ity." When pressed for an interpre-
tation of his statement, replied, 81
mean none of us has been here long
enough to get over asking each other
where he came FROM And he added,
"When this community gets so old
and settled that no one need ask the
other where the other is from as we
already will know that everybody
has been born and reared here, our
community will be dead. A commune
ity needs new blood, just as does a
herd of livestock or nation.
I'm many ways we lament the loss
of our best young people and shudder
at the thot of having to get used to
new people when they move into the
neighborhood, but the best thing they
bring is an outside point of view and
a challenge to everything we do. Hab-
its and customs which will not stand
the challenge ought to be abandoned"
There are two ways in which a
community may die; one by losing
its best stock and replacing it with
stock of inferior quality, the other in
keeping its own stock and fencing off
the stimulus and challenge brot by
new people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
LEADS COUNTRY IN BRIDGES

Washington last year spent 1897,
TAI of it's federal aid funds on bridge
construction being led by but nine
other states that allotted more money
for spans across their rivers, the bu-
reau of roads reports to the state
and probably thru 1926 state officials
highway department. During 1925
predict that Washington will spend
more federal aid money on bridge
work than any other state; in any
event it will use all available federal
funds for that purpose.
The nine states which spent more
than Washington last year were:
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee and Texas, Missouri lead
ing with Site, 400.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
LAKES HOMES IN DEMAND

The state can find a market for any
lake shore lands it owns within :,
reasonable distance from city and
accessible by automobile route It
can sell tide and uplands which can
be reached by automobiles but the
strongest demand, Land Commission
er c. V. Savidge says, is for land
along Washington's numerous lakes.
Both the summer vacation crowd
and the people who want suburban
homes for the year round are seek
ing lake frontage. The farmers who
can reach a lake front are raising
more brook trout than potatoes and
getting more money out of boat rent
ais and camp site leases than they
are of the hay crops.
Land Commissioner Savidge took
official recognition of the rush back
to the waters when last years de-
mand for state lands set an UMPIRE
cedented figure but he was not pre-
pared for the boom that has come this
year. While boating on Puget Sound
is increasing and there is a better
demand for property on the islands
of the Sound, Commissioner Savidge
says the state land that sells the best
to summer colonists who prefer salt
to fresh water is the land that can
be reached by automobile.
Commissioner Savidge declares that
the great increase in the number of
automobiles is overcoming the camp
ing places along salt water and es-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

ing Of state superintendent ~ 81,
she was president, Josephine Cost.
Preston, superintendent of Ppb,;o r
struction, was told that 50Ooo -
sons applied in vain for adn;t+.,
to the closing school childrer,.
tional discussion of the constitr.: 10,
when President Calvin COOLIDGE w
scented the prize to the winner "a 4.
the same time a statement made !.
fore the educators that not moro tho,.
100 persons thoroly knew and undos
stood the constitution and its bi.to...
went unchallenged. In the Wasb;n,.
ton schools familiarity with the cos
stitution will begin in the sevora,
grade and hereafter the study win ~
emphasized so no child will loovo
school without working knowladao
of the country's fundamental law
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
THE small number of farmers

THE small number of farmers at
= the field day of the Prosser ex-
pertinent station Friday would indi-
cate that the farmers are not making
as much use of this station as thew
might. The experiments being car
ried on at the station and the gen
eral information which can be gained
by comforting with the officials there
could be of much use to the farmers
OF the valley and they should avail
themselves of the opportunity which
is presented.
Almost every crop which can be
grown in the valley has it's place in
the experiment farm and accurate
data is kept as to the growing of
each crop. This is all available to tn,
farmers of the valley if they will but
ask for it.
The state has spent a great deal OF
money in establishing the station and
a large amount is required each yea,
to maintain it. Unless the farmers
get some real and tangible benefit
from is the efforts and money of the
state are Observation-Disclosures Herald
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
1T WILL be interesting to observe


whether Prosser is successful in
getting the new court house, move
for which has just been started. This
is not the first time the attempt has
been made and there seems to be no
assurance that it will be a success.
Ever since that section of the valley
broke away from Yakima county.
there has been a fight between Pros
ser and Kennewick as to the location
OF the county seat. Prosser has had
a difficult enough time keeping the
county seat. to say nothing of court
house building. Hearings are to ne
held in various parts of the county
to learn the feeling of the taxpayers
IN the matter. If the old feeling
against Prosser as the location for the
county seat has died down, the court
house may be built. Otherwise the
county business will be transacted in
rented quarters as for several years.
.Grandview Herald.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
WHAT MAKES FREIGHT HIGH

In a graphic manner Rate Expert
II. 0. Berger of the department of
Public Works showed the interstate
commerce commission in the Helena
wheat rate case why freight rates in
the extreme Northwest are so high.
Citing railroad figures he showed
that during 1924, 1925 freight cars
passed thru the Montana gateways
bound for the coast, 1892 being
loaded and 1883 or 55.81 per cent
Of the total, being empties hauled
west for waiting freight. Eastbound
last year were sent 1887 loaded
cars and 847 empties, the empties be-
ing but 6 of l per cent of the whole
eastbound haul. The Northwest last
year, Mr.. Berger's figures showed,
furnished eastbound loads for 1922
more cars than were hauled west
loaded or empty during the year, the
extras being provided from sur
plus on hand at the beginning Of the
year. Mr.. Berger argued that the
railroads must be allowed to quote
rates that will load these westbound
empties if the freight rates are to
come down.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
JUDGED BY ITS NEWSPAPER

MOST people look at newspaper
- as the business of a single in
dividual. If it thrives, that is the
owners or the, editors business. Il
it fails, that also is the owners o,
the EDITORS business.
As a matter Of fact, the success OF
failure of paper is matter Of
grave concern to an entire town.
Newspapers are the best advertise
ment city has in the outside world
Other cities Judge town by the kind
of newspaper it has. If it does not
thrive, outsiders are inclined to look
on the town as undesirable to live
in, and so move on to other cities.
Thomas Jefferson once said that
if he had to have government without
newspapers or newspapers without
government, he would take the news
papers, because thru them he felt
that the state could be run with at
least fair success.
If some of us appreciated more full
ly the value of our newspapers, we
would make great effort to see that
they got the news and advertising
and so become successful. Modern So
ciety cannot get along without news
papers any more than it can without
schools and churches. -Ellensburg
Record.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
"a GOOD PLACE. FOR s24.Oo

EOF twenty-four dollars a year a
person can purchase the privi-
lege of hanging a little red sign
out in front of his place of business
with the words, ga Good Place.
neatly inscribed thereon. The sign is
not copyrighted and anyone else can
stick up an identical sign for about
dollar and QUARTERS sign paint
ers charge.
A couple of young fellows are 60
ing thru the country selling the priv
ilege of being "a Good Place. The
theory is that tourists will stop and
do their trading where they see these
signs. Already there is follow-up
bunch of hustlers selling the privi-
lege of putting up the sign, "a Bet
ter Place." ALI of which would seem
to indicate that merchants would do
well not to spend their money with
perfect strangers for advertising.
Advertising schemes are as multi
tudinous as the sands of the Sahara
and about as valuable.
If some responsible organization
were to select certain reliable con-
Germs in each town and advertise
them among tourists as such, it might
be profitable for all concerned. But
when couple of irresponsibles,
whose names do not even appear IN
the transaction, go thru the country
selling the "Good Place" signs to any
one who will pay the price. No one
profits but the young gentlemen who
take in the money.
AS one after another of these
schemes lures money from the pock-
cts of the unwary, the fact is driven
home that the merchant who gets
ahead is the merchant who advertises
in the newspapers of his community
and few others do get ahead
Sunnyside Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

always give you a better stock to
select from. It is characteristic Of the
American people to try to get some
thing for nothing, but the time when
they can do this has not come as yet.
Nor is it liable to come this year.
Kennewick merchants do not promise
to give you something for nothing,
but can give you as much for your
money as merchants anywhere else,
and they are showing an immense
lot of reliable goods.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
WILL KNOW CONSTITUTION

Washington school children are go"
ing to know and understand the con-
stitution of the United States and of
the state of Washington the state
school superintendent has determ-
ined. To inaugurate next years bet
ter study of the constitution Septem-
Der IL, will be designated as consti-
utionday and November IL, in Amer
lean Educational week, will also be
set aside for emphasizing constitu-
tional study.D During the recent meet
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
EIGHT MILLIONS FOR ROADS

State road and bridge contracts let
so far this year approximate S6,O0O,-
600 in value and it is estimated that
by the end of the year $8,0OO,OOO of
new work will have been ordered. In
addition this years federal aid and
the forestry departments road funds
for this state will have been pledged
for new highways.
Inclusive of money expended during
the last biennium and reappropriated
by the last legislature but excluding
the amount spent prior to April 1, it
is estimated by highway officials that
$16,477,534 of state money will be
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

seen my pictured face. And I'd rath-
er be Caeser in this dead and dis
NAL hole, than to be an unknown
geezer where the big professions roll.
In New York no man would greet
me save the green goods profteer,
but men chortle when they meet me
in old Observation-Disclosures"
Walt Mason. III.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

pecially on Hood Canal. Most favored
spots now are occupied by Friday
night and on Sundays camping places
are gone. The state may take advan-
tage of this demand by opening up
some of its land holdings at salt
water beaches.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
YOUR MERCHANTS

AS the summer approaches, the
: = phddler and the cheap auction
man will be around in all his glory.
He will tell you the smooth story
about bankrupt stock that must be
sold. But be not deceived. Remember
that your home dealer is here to make
every promise good, and that he can
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

SoME Kennewick people seem to
= think that because bread is the
staff of life, they can get thru
life with one long loaf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

THE only man who can succeed at
his work by beginning at the top
is the well digger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

A FRIEND of the editor says that
ne saw a sign in a city barbershop
that read: eyes we cut mems hair
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19


Los actuales suscritores que Sc hallen
al corrientes en- ell pago de- stis Quotas. asi
como todas las demas personals en- gs-
neral, pueden remitirnos oportunamenta
la suma de SIS so para cubTir su suscri-
ciop por ell >ano de enero a diciembre de
1925.
Este importantisimo regalo es real
.mente Ell inico en- su genero, pues 81 Sc
tiene en- cnenta que ell valor de los tres
libros es SO. 90, resultara que toda per-
soma puede obtener por la suma de 81. SO
la suscricion de PUERTO RICO Illus
TRADO durante ell ano proximo. Nues-
tro regalo Sc hace extensive tanhien pa
ra toda persona que pague $6s50y que
resida en- Estados Unidos. Los residen.
tes en- Santo Domingo, Cuba, Mejico, Es-
paaa otros paises extranjeros, deberan
pagar 5000 por el ano de suscrici6n y
los tres libros.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19

LONDRES, febrero Is (Cable
Francss) s).-Durante treinta Y seis
horas Sc han desencadenado en- ca
81 toda Europa grandes tempes-
tades de nieve seguidas de fuer-
tes, vientos huracanados. Grandes
ciclones han asolado gran parte
del territorio sur de Europa, y
espeeialmente Italia, los Alpes
bavaros, Austria, Francia, Suiza,
Portugal, Espaiia y tambien Ma
rruecog. Muchos arboles han sido
arrancados de rafz, por la vio-
lencia del huracan, los rios han
salido de madres, cheques de tre-
mes incendios, tambien han sido
pr0vocados por las tempestades.
Cerca de lsehl, un empleado de
ferrocarril perecio en- m choqpe
con IN ar0ol tambien resulta--
ron heridos muchos pasajeros. En-.
Salzbourg, muchas casas han sido
destruidas; y en- las cercanias de
Henmarkt, seis casas han sido
destruidas por el incendio provo
cado por cortes-circuitos electri-
cos. Muchos barcos han sufrido
scrias averfas y peqnehas cmhar-
caciones han desaparecido, te=
miendose hayan perecido sus tri-
pulantes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19
81 Sc sigue Ell prOgrama....

Una contribution de dos mile
simas de un dollar $500
FOndo MorriA-NeIson, eqsnva-
iente q una contribution 0.16
Derechos de estudiantes,
equivaiente a una contribu-
cf6n de O.10
Instituto POlitecnico de San
German o.S9
Total para instruction univer-
aitaFia en- P. R. $2.65
Esto ee menos que el prometiio
pagado en- los Hstados Unidos pa
"a instruction universitaria, toman
do por base una contribution sobrc
cada $1,000 de prOpsedad tributa-
BE. como 50 ve : continuation.
r-icrt5 Rico (Indieado
atslbaj s2.65
Los Rstados Unidos 2.s3 t2)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19
Sc DIsCUTE LA LEY DE FL
NANzAS.-UN SENSATIONAL
DISCURSO DE NJ. HERRIoT

PARIS, febrero 18. Gable
Frances) ).-Se discuti6 en- la Ca
mara de Diputados de Francia,
aver, la Ley de Finanzas que tan
tos concentrates ha provocado. NJ.
Herriot, Presidente del Conseio
de Ministries hizo uso de la pala
bra declarando que el no inmis-
cuira en- NADIA la politica en- este
"affaire" va que solamente
tiene la intencion de demostrar
al pals la verdadera situacion fl
nanciera Y la question nacional
international que demanda ser
estudiada Y debatida en- el Con-
greso con ealma.
Herriot, dijo, que Francia des-
pues de la guerra, al adquirir tan
tas obligaciones con las demas
naciones habia perdido gran par
tc de su libertad y que sc hacia
necesario recuperarla toda COS
Ia. "Nosotros debernos actualmente
consentir en- sacrificarnos con ell
fin de adoptar soluciones recesa-
rias a este problema 81 queremos
equilibrar nuestro presupuesto ma
cional".
FL Premier frances, declare que
el tiene dos plataforiaas en- la
Tesoreria para yer de resolver e.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19
Huracanes y tempestddes de nieDe
- - en- casi toda Europa

problema financiero frances: La
plataforma superior que es con-
servar Ell valor de la moneda ma
cional en- circulation respaldada
en- orc por un total no menor de
Al millardos de frances y la in
ferior, la de las emisiones de-
"Banco de Francia" actualmente
ascendientes a 21 millardos des-
pues de haber sido de 81 millar-
dos orc.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19
HERRIOT NO CREE EN- UN
CAMBIo BRUSCO EN- LAS
FINANZAS

PARIS, febrero IS. (Cable
Franc6s) M Herriot, Premier
de Francia, en- el discurso que
pronunciara aver en- la Camara
al ponerse a discussion Ia Ley de
Finanzas, declare que 81 no creia
en- la posibilidad de un cambio
brusco en- las tinanzas naeiona-
les. Mas bien tenfa la seguridad
de que lentamente Sc iria arre-
glando satisfactoriamente el valor
de La moneda 81 el pueblo fran
ces consentfa en- hacer los sacri-
hcios que dernandaba la situacion
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-19
PARA TENER OPCION A ESTE
REGALO:


Ell nnico requisite para obtener estos
tres hermosos libros, es pagar por an
ticinadn II snscrici6n de un aio la Re-
vista PUERTO RICO ILUSTRAD0. o sea
la suma de $3.50. Por esta insignificant
te suma tiene usted derecho al regalo
de los tres libros y la stiscrici6n por
todo Ell aio 1926. Ell precio actual de
suscrici6n dicha Revista no sufre alte-
raci6n alguna.
Actuairnente ell suscritor paga 81 so
as. q sea &c. 90 al a1o, 81
efectiia ell pago en- cuatro veces.t Sin en-
barge, pagando $5 so de una sola vez,
aparte de. no sufrir molestias con el CO.
bro, ell suscritor obtendra una economic
de so centavos en- el afio de suscricion,
recihira enteramente gratis siendo el
franqueo de nuestra cuenta,-las tres
magnfficas ohras que mas arriba Sc de-
Italian.
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ss cree arnsmsnts quo pusds re-
slitiTla.