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New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

the art work done by the pupils al Nathan Hale school was given and proved very interesting to the gath ering.
 Vocal selections were rendered by Miss Mae Belle swarsky and read
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

Laura LaPlante in "The Dangerous Blonde"
 "The Dangerous Blonde" carries as it's central figure the father, his pleasure-hating, club lecturing wife, the girl, her sweetheart and q bold bad vampire, deliciously burlosqucd, The whole plot Is filled with Aumor- ous situations well played by a cast of selected screen stars.
 Friday night there will be mon ster amateur contest with much lo- cal talent included.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

ings were given by Miss Levine. 2 , school orchestra rendered sew t very fine numbers during the ele. hing.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

Mrs William Kinner entertained the Maple Hill Bridge club at her i home on Golf street Tuesday after noon. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Theodore Wallon, Mrs. L. l.,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

Miss Lois Powell, who Is confined at the Hartford hospital with scar let fever, is much improved.
 Mrs. L. Kinsloy of Robbins avenue will spend the next three weeks in New York visiting relatives.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29
TWO CHILDREN STRUCK

Sona Wolak. aged f. of 94 Booth street, was struck hy an automobile driven by Adolph Manllus of 360 North Burritt street at 5;30 last evening on Broad street, and was slightly injured.
 Josephine Murraw, aged 5. Of 1t2 Rockwell avenue, was struck by q bicycle operated by Leo Michlowski, aged 15, of 5S9 Main street, on Rockwell avenue at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The child was attended Ivy Dr. N A. kinsella and taken 10 New Britain General hospital where it was found her face was laceratcd READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

Miss Lucy Baldwin. daughter Of NIT, and Mrs R. C. Baldwin is con fined to her home on Golf street with measles.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29
.rrHE SEA BEAST" AT LYCEuNt

Highest appreciation of the won- derful acting by John Barrymore in 'The Sea Beast" playing all this week at the Lyceum, is voiced by all who have seen this great epic of
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29

Jonathan Hart, Jr., and Richard Hart of Thompson street. are spend- ing the week in Madison.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23

ital investment represented by the
property. And yet legislative consid-
Grafton contemplates that no license
to operate broadcasting station be
granted for longer than two years.
With the vast possibilities inherent
in radio communication, the extension
and financing of this great service
should be encouraged, not discour
aged. A transoceanic commercial
communication station represents an
investment of 100000 or more.
What sensible investor would think OF
putting his money into an enterprise
practically subject to confscation
after the two years?
What opportunity for political wire
pulling and worse, when the mere
threat of non-renewal of license might
throw a great breadcasting station on
the market, to be bought practically
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23

what splendid big boy!" said an
ingratiating visitor the other day,
addressing the small son of distin-
guished American novelist, whom she
found deep in an illustrated fairy tale.
And you can spell out what is says
under the pictures, can't you dear?
Why, it won't be long before you'll
enjoy the stories your papa writes as
much as any one"
The little fellow regarded her
grayely-
"The stories, papa writes aren't
meant to enjoy" he explained. That's
the stories he tells. The stories he
writes are just to pay the butcher!"
The caller was naturally quite
shocked at the child literal and
mercenary acceptance of her favorite
authors jocular way Of referring
within the family circle-to his liter
airy labors.
Many years ago somewhat similar
anecdote WAS relatod by the poet
Bryant of his little daughter Julia.
A neighbor, shown into he libary,
where the little maiden sat solitary
upon the floor with a huge volume
OF Milton, with DoAe's Illustrations,
spread open before her, inquired
pleasantly, by way of greeting:
Reading poetry already, little girl?"
Little Julia corrected her politely,
but with authority: People don't
read poetry. Papas write poetry, and
mammas sing poetry, and little girls
learn to say Loetry; but nobody reads
poetry. That isn't what it's for
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
PLANS NATIONWIDE
STATE PARK CHAIN
Conference Seeks a Way to
Carry Out New Law.

Washington.-A chain of state parks
to supplement the national parks is
the aim Of the national conference on
state parks. of which John Barton
Payne is president.
Such a system of public Fairgrounds
IL made possible under recent act
Of congress permitting the states to
acquire unreserved public lands for
this purpose
A survey made by the conference
shows that nineteen states have such
lands, the aggregate acreage being
1S5.00O,OO0, lying mainly west of the
Mississippi river. Land Is available,
however, for parks in three southern
states, Alabama, Florida and Louisi-
ana.
The joint committee on recreational
survey Of federal lands has made. a
study Of specific tracts which possess
features of value for local purposes.
It has picked out thus far lightweight
units containing 100000 acres, Of
which thirty-nine units, embracing
100000 acres, have been withdrawn
from other disposal by the general
land office pending action by the states
concerned under the new law.
Many recreational units have been
reported and officials Of the national
conference declare that In Utah par
tsCuIariy there Is beautiful, almost
magnificent, scenery In public domain
One suggestion advanced is that
state parks be established on the
sltes OF the proposed Wonderland Ma
eional park IN South Dakota and the
proposed Roosevelt National park In
North Dakota. Congress has refused
repeatedly to approve bills creating
these additional national parks
Ohacials Of the national conferences
assert that these could easily be
made state parks, comparable to the
Custer state park In South Dakota,
% the Palisades interstate, the ADJ
vondack and Catskill state parks In
Rev York and to the Redwood state
parks In California.
The public land Office has with
Drawn q number of areas In Utah
from public entry pending action by
thu state. while In Nevada the gov
ernor has had eleven areas with
drewn. In Alabama tract In Little
Mays gull, which is very scenic and
has gone practically unnoticed for a
number Of years, has been withdrawn
awaiting action by the state.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
Appeaslna Raby.

1t. isn't all honey being the eldest
girl of a family, as Marjorie often
finds. Particularly does she get ag-
gravated when told to put Baby Dora
to bed.
Dora has the common infantile com
plant of wanting everything she cen
think of before she win condescend
to go to sleep.
q want a drink of milk!" she an
nounced loudly one evening, when
Marjorie had already made several
trips upstairs.
Il lit the gas for you, didn't II" de-
manded Marjorie, standing accusingly
by the bed of the babe.
No answer.
y "And I've brought you your Teddy
bear and the black doll?"
Still Dora vouehsafed no reply.
"And | gave you a piece Of white
paper and nice pencil?"
This time Dora pouted assent.
Well, decreed the big sister, with
an air Of fnality, "iust you take the
pencil and paper and draw a COW;
then you can milk it,"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
Reformed
nuUnaoo

ptppptr2xS tfkHE4S1t SHSHtHfo
al have given up smoking" said the
pink checked young man, taking a
seat near the pretty teacher.
VERY sensible, said the pretty
teacher, approvlngly.
eyes" said the young man, "and
have also cuts.out billiards and pool.
No use wasting time that way. ! in
tend to devote my time to more
serious things
"Well. don't let us keep you from
any of those useful occupations, sug.
gested the professor, as he estaDlisse4
himself ia the next nearest se9t to
the teacher.
81 don't know" put in the bos'n,
taking up a standing position in front
of Ihe schoolDaa' am, there being no
seats left near enough. ct seems to
lne, professor. that a fellow cen 80
TOO strong in this reform bus ness.
Now, ,ere are these fishes that have
no eyes because they have always
lived in the dark and haven't used
their eyes. That's fact isn't it
Certainly answered the profess
sor, proudly Mature eliminates
faculties which are not>put to use'
Gust what thought. continued
the bos'n. That's wha. Slics, Dick
Nicherson, the captain of the Slip'ry
Sue, used to say. He said if you was
gong to be a pirate to keep on pi-
rating, for If fish stayed on land
Long enough he was liable to get
d.owned the first time it rained.
Slick Dick used to tell about man
named Shockem, who was = gambler
and green goods man, who took a
sudden notion to reform anG go to
work and make an honest living. He
had risen as high in his profession
as he could. He had robbed robbers.
But when he took notion to reform
he reformed and reformed big. He
passed up the whole game. After he
had been earning an honest living for
a few years his thoughts rot SO in
nocent and pure that he was an Easy
mark for every CRATER and every
crock that might come along.
This fellow got SO easy and unsus-
piclous and gFoen that the newsboys
got to thinning him in Til ee-cornered
penny matching games. He played
the twenty-six game for cigars, and
would even take chance on a rattle
or 60 into prize contest"
'Just what occupation did this char
acter follow curing the days Of his
honesty while he was acquiring in
n5eence?" asked the pink-cheeIed
young man.
lie was a schoolteacher." answered
the bos'n.
Indeed" vouchsafed TIE professor,
grandly/ I'VE instr actors are very
Often able to recognize fraud when
we see one and he looked at the
pretty teacher, and the pretty teacher
looked at him, and the pin.,-cheeked
young man accepted the cigar the
bosn offered.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
Contracts to Be Let for
Modernizing Sing Sing

Albany, N. Knew York Etate's
century-Oid penal institution is to be
modernised after 20 years Of more or
leas intermittent effort on the part
Of the government.
Sullivan w. Jones, state architect.
announced that contracts will be-
awarded in December for completion
Of the new Sing Sing prison.
state Architect Jones described the
nroposed new Sing Sing improve
ments, which are to be financed from
the 500, O00,O 600 bond issue and which
are designed to replace the OLD prison
with modern sanitary penal insfitu-
ton. In part he said:
sThe buildings for which contracts
viii be let In December are two cell
blocks, providing 1882 cells, an as
9ombly hall which serves also as q
chapel, and an administration build
Ing. Zach cell will be equipped With
a toilet, lavatory and will be ven
sllated. In the existing new buildings
and those to be built there will pc
q total Of 1 400 cells.
sAs soon as the new buildings are
completed the old cell block viii be
demolished and the remaining build
angg in the old prison viii be convert
cd for Industrial purposes
'.The assembly hall has been de-
signed to seat 1920.
-.The entire group Of new buildings
Is surrounded by 24-foot reinforced
concrete wan. The new wall Is
equipped with guard houses at adj
vantageous points and win be fitted
with fiood lighting. In the event Of
a. alarm being given the entire prison
yard may be flooded with brilliant
tight, leaving no place IN darkness
mAare prisoners might hide
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23

at his own price by anyone who could
command sufficient influence, political
or otherwise to secure a license?
Even more vicious in its application
and more destructive to the interests
of the radio industry, as well as to all
other systems of communication IN
the United States, is the provision
submitted to the last Congress opening
all Government stations to full COM
petition with privately owned radio
stations, cables, telegraphs and tele-
phones.
This would reverse the well-estab-
lished policy of our Government to-
wards private enterprise, and would
subject radio communication to a de-
structive competition not imposed
upon any other public service. With
provision Of this character applied
to all public utilities, the United
States Government might as we'll
build lines paralleling all our great
railroads, managing them at public
expense and regardless Of loss, and
uS5tIOJ LuO P11fdIO1y OWACu railway
systems of the country. 1t might as
well build competing telephone and
telegraph lines. Such an attack by
our government upon private enter
prise is unthinkable.N
Certainly if there is any industry
or communication system against
which such unjustifled unsupported
competition should not be leveled, it
Is radio, an art still in its infancy and
an industry that requires the conf
dence OF the investment public.
Radio Needs Greatest Freedom
Radio requires the greatest fAeedom
Of experiment. and upon the broadcast
possible scale. Any measure that
would limit the right OF the expert
mentcr would tend to destroy initia-
tive, hold back technical development,
and limit the possibilities OF the art.
If experimental stations are not to be
permitted to operate during the time
that other stations are on the air, how
can new standards OF performance be
established? Close comparison and
checking OF results are the very es-
sence Of technical development. New
ertheless, proposals suggested in cur
rent legislation would definitely limit
the rights Of experiment. by limiting
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23

Brooklyn, N Proceeded by discussion Of radio prog
ress in the field and ransoceanc radio well
broadcastng General j. G. Harbord recently delivered the
following address entitled "A Survey of Radio Progress and
of Radio Legislation before the Brooklyn Chamber
of Commerce.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23

Has cOndd Action by Congress Which Would Rstard Throttle
Development Of Radio Would
LstenersIn and Would Be Unjust
Agricultural Districts
Adequate Wave Length
Asserts
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
WIse No.

"Why," asked . Missouri paper,
"does Missouri stand at the head in
raising mules?"
Because says another paper,
'that Is the only safe place to stand
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-12-23
HARTFORD ANALYzES PENDING
FEDERAL RADIO LEGISLATION FOR
RADIO LISTENERS and INDUSTRY

Urges Congress Exercise Extreme Care in Considering Congress
sona Bills 10 Regulate the Greatest fundamentally for tn
Dissemination Of Education, News and Entertainment Since
the Invention Of the Printing Press.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
SHIP 9 CARS OF
BERRIES SO FAR
Season Half Over Quality
Fine and Prices are Hold
ing Up Well

The ninth straight carload Of straw
berries for this season is being pre-
cooled today for shipment tomorrow,
and it has been sold for the eastern
markets. These car shipments in ad-
dition of course to the local express
stuff. And last year there was but
one straight car shipped out.
According to Mr.. Lampson the
season is only about half over and
already the tonnage has exceeded last
years entire crop. At the beginning
of the season it was thought that the
berries this year would about equal
last years total.
Mr.. Lampson says that the price
still remains at $3.75 and $4.OO per
crate here and that the eastern de-
mand is still good. The weather this
spring has been ideal for the berries
and the quality and size has been ex-
ceptionally fine. A Aka pack this year
is common and some crates have
gone out 3x4, with nothing smaller
than 4x4 in the entire crate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
THREE GRADUATES
HOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Moulton Delivers Commencement
Address - Present Inter-
esting Program

The Hover high school held its COM
mencement exercises in the school
auditorium. Wednesday evening.
A large audience had the pleasure
of hearing splendid address by NJ.
NJ. Mou,ton, the speaker of the eve
ming. He brought out very forcibly
the fact that life is a school and that
anyone with a backbone and not mere
ly wishbone, could gain an educa-
tion in school and in early life that
would be of inestimable value in af-
ter life.
Each Of the graduates gave inter-
esting orations. Mabel Hughes brot
out in pleasing style. the import.
ance Of "Boots for Paving Stones"
Glenn Howard showed the value OF
"Self Reliance" and Joseph Muraws-
ki delivered thot provoking vale
dictory.
Music was furnished by Dorothy
Dahlin. Gladys Speigle. Mrs. Cush-
man. Mrs. Gallaher and Pearl Will
liams. In a neat little speech, ID. 5.
Hughes, clerk of the school board
presented the diplomas. Supt. Tucker
presented the successful contestant,
Mabel Hughes with the Lincoln rs
say medal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
NOW TIED FOR
HIGH PLACE,
Ball Team Looks Good to
Local Fans Play at
Pasco July 4th

Kennewick has climbed to a tie fcr
first place in the baseball league by
winning last Sundays game at
Grandview, coupled with the fact that
Sunnyside lost to Benton City, 9-E.
Richland and Mabton staged a loose
exhibition in which Richland took
the big end of a 1919 score.
Fans are figuring that by a week
from Sunday, when Kennewick will
play Benton City, that Kennewick
will have the strongest team in the
valley. BY that time Evett and Warde
Johnson will both be back in the
line up, and the Benton City team,
which has taken on a couple of play
ers from Prosser. will find hard 60
ing. Benton City now has the best
line up, according to the fans and a
defeat will put Kennewick safely in
line for the pennant.
Kennewick will play Pasco on the
-31st and again during the week when
the Changers are here. In return
Kennewick will furnish the amuse-
ment for the Fourth of July game at
Pasco. The team will be further
strengthened at that time by Burgh.
of Richland, who has been attending
Whitman college.
Next Sunday Richland will play
here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
WALLA WALLA MEN
TO PLAY. GOLF HERE
Match Arranged for Sunday-BIind
Tournament with White Bluffs
Proves Interesting

The municipal golf club of Walla
Walla will be the guests of the local
club next Sunday. Arrangements are
being made for fifteen-man match,
with return game at Walla Walla
in two weeks. Play will start about
ten o'clock in the morning, to be
followed by a dinner for all the play
ers after the match.
Last Sunday six players came down
from White Bluffs and played in a
blind hole contest with the local team.
Honors were about even on the blind
hole, which created unique feature
in the game.
No change has been registered on
the ladder during the past week, but
several challenges have been issued
and accepted for the coming week.
and some changes are looked for in
the standings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
Keeping Full Head in the
Canal Requires Con-
slant Attention
WEED TROUBLES ARE /
EARLY THIS YEAR
Five Hundred Acre Feet of
Water Lost Daily by
Evaporation

Lack of snowfall last winter in
the mountains has left us without
the usual spring flood in the Yakima
river. The usual thing in the spring
is flow Of muddy water lasting un-
til late May or early June. It is evi-
dent that this holds back the growth
Of weeds and moss by shutting off
the sunlight from the bottom. It also
seals the pores of bed and banks and
greatly decreased seepage, says Man
ager w. C. Muldrow.
Experience shows us that our seep-
age and evaporation losses in this
system are not a uniform thing but
q highly variable and fluctuating
quantity. In fact they often change
by 10 per cent or so in a couple Of
days, due to hot or cool wave or
to rising or falling river. This af-
fects the regulation of deliveries very
materially, especially on the lower
ends of the system.
It is not possible to wipe out these
flutuations entirely, the only way to
do that would be to develop system
that would waste some water at the
lower ends in all normal weather, to
be drawn on during the unusual per-
iods. A change made at the headgates
this morning is not felt at Hover
until about tomorrow noon. The only
way we can keep it as steady as we
do is by anticipating the changes q
day or so in advance, as the weather
shows a change. Thus, two raises
have been made at the headgates in
the last two days, amounting to elev-
en- second feet, or about 500 acres
Of water. The guages at Kennewick
have not changed at all, showing that
the II second feet have been absorbed
in increased loss from the main canal
due to hotter weather. There has been
some drop in deliveries in spite of
this but nothing like the drop that
would have come otherwise.
incidentally, the intake at the head
gates today, May IL, is 305 second
leet, just above the previous high
record Of 3O2 second feet on July
1th of last year. It is not advisable
to increase the head any further this
year, as it may start serious bottom
scour in a few sections of the upper
canal still in need of gravel lining.
There will be some scour at best.
weed and moss growths are start
ing earlier than has been the case
SINCE 1920. The green moss is already
present almost to the headgates, and
z copper-sulphate treatment will be
given this week. This should clean
up the moss for several weeks.
The county road crew, in coopera-
uon with the district forces, has OPP
sned a road on the canal bank from
the Highland road bridge to Vista
road bridge, a distance of over two
miles: Next week the stretch from
highland pump house down to the
hume above Kennewick will be op-
ened. These new roads will be great
operating advantage to the district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
PEA GROWERS
GET TOGETHER
Will Handle Crop Under
One Head - Good Re
turns Reported

During the past three or four years
the growing of green peas has be-
come quite an industry in this val
ley. Farmers. of the Hover district
were pioneers in this line and their
success has prompted others to en-
gage in the business. Now there are
quite a few growers at Finley, Ken
newick and Richland. So many, in
fact that it has had a demoralizing
effect upon the markets.
At meeting called Tuesday night
it was decided to pool the shipments
of all the growers in the valley and
the sales to be handled under one
head. The organization was perfected
Ey the election of board of direct
ors, who have already made market
ing arrangements with the Three
Rivers association. w. F.. Ashby, M.
L. Gallaher and HI. S. Hughes are
the members of the board of direct
crs.
in addition to the marketing prob
lem the organization hopes to have
adopted more uniform standard,
both as to packing and picking. Too
many "flats" (undeveloped pods) in
cluded in shipment causes distinct
loss to the remainder of shipment.
That the pea growers have been
making a. nice thing is indicated by
some of the returns. One grower at
Hover reports that he has had net
returns of better than $500 per acre
from peas, in addition to using the
same land for crop of late potatoes
and using the pea vines as a green
fertilizer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-13
POMONA MEETS

me Benton County Pomona grange
met n with the Vale Grange Saturday
may 9Th. Master c. G. Williams pre-
sieea y over the meeting All but, one
u the officers ws,e present. A large
erowa attended both afternoon and
evening meetings. A class of ten was
Sven the 5th Gegree during the cve
nlng session.
q = splendid supper was served by
r, e members of Vale grange Mrs.
lark, lecturer Of the Vale grange,
aaa prepared a splendid program, If
mu.c' recltations, fancy dancing, etc.
Th rhicn was very much enjoyed by all.
~ ae next meeting will be held with
e h'a Locust Grove grange, Saturday,