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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10
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Edna Zinser is now employed
as stenographer at the Church
Mfg. Co.
Clara Smith left Tuesday for
Cheney to enter the normal.
Mrs. E. A. Barg and Mrs. Joe
Nadig were in Walla Walla on
business last Thursday. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 7. Denny were
Walla Walla visitors over the week
end.
Allen Gilmore, who has spent
the winter in Helena, Montana,
returned Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Berry and
daughter Florence of Granger,
spent the week end with Mrs.
Berry's parents Mr.. and Mrs. o.
A. Fry.
Mrs. Lutes and daughter Pa
tricia of Spokane spent the week
end at Dale Smiths. Mrs. Luses
is Mr.. Smiths niece. 2. H. III
Gus Jessberger has purchased
the Stone place, and is painting
the house and expects to move his
family their soon.
The Highlands is again repre-
sented on the school board, Dale
Smith having been elected to a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

place on that body last Saturday.
Word has come to friends here,
that Mrs. Lichty who lived two
years ago on the Nicoson place,
was married last November to
John R. Anderson of Alfalfa and
that they are living in Idaho.
Mrs. S. A. Combelic who has
spent the winter with her daugh-
ter in Portland, returned Satur-
day. She reports delightful visit
in a beautiful country but did not
altogether enjoy the constant rain
fall and is glad to get back to
Kennewick.
A. Struthers has traded his
place for property in Polouse and
will move there. Stanley Struthers
who has been employed in Lewis
ton during the winter, returned
last week and will occupy the
house his father vacated. The place
will be cared for by Guy Helm
this summer. 49,
Mrs. C. B. Foster, a former res
ident of the Highlands, who is
moving from Walla Walla to
Portland, spent several days with
her sister Mrs. I'll. w. Withers.
During her stay, Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. Withers were entertained
several times at luncheon or dinner
by Mrs. G. A. HUMPHREYS, Mrs
J. P. Miller, Mrs. McKain and
Mrs. Durbin. n.-> q
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

The Get-Acquainted club will
meet Friday afternoon, March IS
with Mrs. John Hughes with Mrs.
Worthy, assistant hostess.
On Tuesday, delegation from
this place helped the Kiona lodge
of /. o. o. F. hold their annivers-
airy celebration, combining it with
the international order. The Odd
Fellows all over America will be
Fellows in America will be 1OS
years old on the 26th day of April,
this year. Visitors were present
from Benton City, Selah, Yakima
and Grandview, also. A very ex-
cellent musical and literary pro-
gram was given, the address of
the evening was given by Phil G..
Warnock dealing with the history,
objects and ideals of Odd Fellow
ship. A large crowd of members
and friends attended and the gen.
eral verdict seemed to be that it
was one of the most enjoyable
evenings ever spent in that town.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10
REMOVAL OF SPRAY RESIDUE
FROM APPLES AND PEARS

A report of the experiments
carried on by the department OF
agriculture and the experiment.
station of several states, has been
received by the local horticultural
department and may be summar-
lied as follows: sr
Various solutions have been
tested by the different experiment
stations and each of these agen-
cies has individually reached the
conclusion that hydrochloric ACID
is the most satisfactory CONNER
cial solvent for removing arsenate
of lead residue from fruits. 1t IS
apparent that one part commercial
hydrochloric acid of 90 Baune py
volume to 100 parts of water, is
sufficient to remove arsenate OF
lead without injury to the fruit,
If properly used. .'s.r-
For fruit that has been heavily
sprayed it is apparently necessary
to immerse the fruit for approx
imately 10 minutes. However,
when the solution is applied under
pressure and sprayed on the fruit
in the form of jets, the time is
very much shortened and cleansing
has sometimes been accomplished
in IL to Is seconds. -,
Hundreds of treating and stor-
age tests have been conducted,
using commercial varieties of ap-
Piles and pears grown on the Pa
cific coast and among varieties
grown in the east, and there has
been no reported instance of in
Jury to the fruit from hydrochloric
acid treatment when properly
used and thoro rinsing has fol-
lowed.
With the present information. il
seems desirable that the fruit be
dried as thoroly as possible be-
fore packing. Particularly if it is
intended for long storage holding.
Where packing is done on the farm
the fruit can be allowed to dry
for one or two days before pack
ing. In the Medford district, fruit
which was allowed to dry in the
boxes IL to "a hours before pack
ing, has apparently had very sat
isfactory storage quality.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

Mrs. ]. H. Woods, one of Ken
newick's old timers, returned yes
terday from Portland, where she
spent the winter. She said she GER
tainly was glad to get back to
Kennewick, where the sun shone
occasionally, at least. The weather
in Portland has been perfectly
miserable all winter, according to
Mrs. Woods.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

increase in this state in potato
acreage does not seem justified.
The question of price trends and
crop acreages is tied up closely
with the cropping system on each
farm. The long time plan of crop
rotation; the scheme of paintings;
the seeding of about the same
acreage of this crop or that crop
each year as it fits into the soil
and climate conditions; the ability
of the livestock to consume it; or
the available cash markets are the
important points to look into be-
fore shifting to some other crop.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

It is expected that the favorable
position in which most Washington
farm crops will enter the new
cropping season, will continue
thruout this year. The outlook for
livestock and it's products Is gen.
orally better than for some OF the
great cash crops. but weather
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10
WASHINGTON FARM OUTLOOK
Report as per March l, 1927, by R. M Turner,
Extension Service, State College
of Washington
of Washington

by IL per cent. With average
growing conditions, such an in
crease in acreage would result IN
much lower prices to growers. The
acreage has now been abnormally
low in the United States and the
price correspondingly favorable
for two seasons in succession. Any
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

A man in Canada says he was
the owner of the bull that chased
young George Young, the Catalina
swimmer. into a pond and forced
him to learn to swim. Also that
maybe he will sue for part of the
$4,000 prize money.
President Coolidge is having to
move out of the White House, but
he isn't moving so far away that
he can't go over to the treasury
every day and see if the surplus
is still there.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-10

We ErsInes display and invite
view it time The will be all that have expected
1t is type and combines many good points
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
THE GEORGIA WHIPPINGS

Georgia in former day was
famous for its peaches: the pendu-
lum has swung until now the state
is infamous for its whippngs.
The story of how a woman was
whipped, which has aroused the in
dignation of every chNalrous man.
had the immediate result OF bringing
to light three other whipping
parties which took place in the
vicinity Of Toccoa recently. Evident
~ all were perpetrated by the same
sang, ostersihly one intent upon be-
ing the moral mentors of the com
munity.
II may be difficult to prove guilt
against anyone after such outrages.
The cowardly attackers go hooded.
70 avoid being recognized. IF it
should happen, however, that con-
victions can be procured after such
an outrage the puni.h"nt given
should be the maximum.
Sympathy need never he wasted
upon towards.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
Keeping COOL IN THE BAD
LANDS

Never has there been President
of these United States SO isolated as
President Coolidge will be from now
on. II it's time to rest and recuper-
ate" he wants, he is in way Of
getting it. The newCoolidge summer
ca pital is 80 miles from the nearest
town and is linked to 1t by only one
telegraph wire. The newspaper boys
lowering round will have to take
their turns at getting the wire'-
if indeed, there will be much to
telegraph a waiting world from the
Black Hills this summer. Either this
or motor 80 miles to Rapid City
with the precious kilograms.
Rapid City. S. D., the other day
registered the coolest weather in the
United States. 1t may not register
the same degree OF chilliness every
day, but its average is low. This
summer. when the average Amer
lean is sweltering under the attacks
of 100-in- the -sha de-and- no shade
he can console himself that at least
one fellow citizen isn't sharing in
the general sweating. This Is a sum-
mer when President Coolidge will be
able to keep even cooler than usual
Where he is happens to be even
colder than Rapid City, being sever
al thousand feet nearer the clouds.
The President is now in the heart
Of the Bad Lands. He is doing his
best to make them good. Delegations
of Indians to confer with the Great
White Father are imminent.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
owe OLD-TI\fERS'

We laugh at the "old-timers" who
failed to lay out the city properly.
good-meaning folks who lacked
foresight and judgment. But we fail
to take into account that some day
the present generation will be in the
odd timer classification and
doubtless fall to suspect that. we
may be laughed at just as vocifer-
ously as We laugh at the ineptitudes
OF our predecessors.
And there has been evidence
aplenty thatswe make just as many
lapses in conjecturing the trend of
the future as the old-timers did with
respect to the present. The old-imers
failed to do many things that need
ed to be done for lack of money.
How often today, when important
public Improvements are suggested.
do we hear the same excuse made?
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
DE yALERA'S STRENGTH

The De Valera party in Ireland
has surprised everyone by making a
better showing in the recent election
than was anticipated. and far bet
ter showing than first reports OF the
election-which were given out by
the Free State government and were
largely estimates
The Free State government 1, no
longer the strongest single party in
Ireland. but that does not mean the
De Valera Republicans are much
closer to the attainment OF power in
Erin. The half dozen minor parties
represented in the Dali Eireann
combined are sufficient to prevent
the Republicans from gaining the
ascendancy, and on most of the
vital issues they are at odds with
De Valera. The latter wants a ma
Jority in the Dali which will refuse
to take the oath of allegiance to
King George: which might work
we'll in Chicago, but not in the Dahl
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
JAIL FOR TIPSY DRIVERS

That the tendency OF the courts is
,, to look upon drunken driving with
increasing severity is indicated from
the announcement by judge In the
Bronx. who apparently is tired fool
ing" with such cases and has let 1t
be known that he considers Jail
sentences the only method Of deal
ing with the problem.
Consequently. when he had before
him a man who drove his car while
drunk, he set aside the usual con-
sideration given first offenders" and
sent the man to Jail for ten days,
in addition to levying a fine. Second
and third offenders will draw long
er terms.
The wave of approval has been
general. 1t is clear that the most
unpopular individuals we have In
modern society are drunken drivers.
They have no friends. Everyone
wants to see them get the limit.
Judges everywhere seem to be TAX
ing the cue and Jail terms for such
offenders are becoming increasingly
, common.
II drunken man leered up the
street swinging six-shooter he
would be regarded as very dan
| serous individual and the judge
would soak him hard. A drunken
man at the wheel of an automobile
is at least equally as dangerous.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16

unless it IL allowed to remain too
long, but 1t may change the color
appreciably. and ruin the appear
ance. The simplest way to prevent
mildew is to keep the leather in a
well-ventilated. dry. light place.
preferably exposed to the sunlight.
When mildew develops. 1t should
be washed of with soap and warm
water. or simply wiped of with a
moist cloth drying the leather we'll
afterwards.
@. Does a whirlpool revolve like
the hands of a watch in the northern
hemisphere and opposite in the
southerly hemisphere?
A. A whirlpool rotates either
way in each hemisphere, as deter
mined by the course of the main
stream and location of the obstacle
that induces the eddy. The same
is true of the atmospheric eddy
known as the dust whirr'. On the
other hand the eddy, known az the
tropical cyclone. generally 100 to
500 miles across. turns counter
clockwise in the northern hemis-
phere and clockwise In the southern.
This is determined by the rotation
Of the earth.
Q. How many rigid dirigibles
does the United States own?
A. Only the Los Angeles.
Q. Has a dirigible ever crossed
the Atlantic ocean,
A. On July 2. 1919. the R-34 left
East Fortune. Scotland. for Roose-
welt Field. Long Island. carrying 81
passengers including an American
observer and British stowaway.
1t flew 5000 miles in 10s hours.
Later it crossed back to England.
This was the first dirigible to cross
the Atlantic.
Q. Was Longfellow's wife burned
to death?
A. She was burned to death
July 1861, when her dress caught
fire from a match on the floor.
@. Who is the worlds greatest
sprint runner and the greatest long
distance runner?
A. Charles w. Paddock is general
~ recognized as the greatest sprint
runner and Paavo Nurmi a. the
greatest long distance runner.
Q. Where do we get tho express
sion Passing under the rod" to sig
nifty punishment?
A. It refers to an ancient form Of
punishment, beating with rods, ap-
piled to soldiers in the days Of the
Roman Empire.
Q. Who played the part Of Mikes
partner at the piano In the motion
picture New York.?
A. Richard (skeets) Gallagher.
@. What is the meaning OF the
name Hilda?
A. 1t Ia Teutonic and means
supporter.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
"FOOLING THE FARNfR'

A campaign TO mollify the Amer
lean farmer has started in earnest
We are reading in almost every pub
LEGATION that the farmer has not
been as badly off as he has been
painted, and that anyway, he is now
getting more and spending more"
How much Of this is politics and
how much of it is truth is hard to
determine. The farmer, reading
these nice things about himself, may
got TO believing them.
The farm situation mysteriously
improves Just prior to every ma
tional election. That is part OF the
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16

Times change. Think how much
good magazine material was wasted
in the old days over a back fence.
With the birdman soaring glor-
iously above and the plowman plod-
ding YEARLY below. it's difficult to
feel sorry for the ployman.
Short and dreary history of man:
Somebody turns him over to spank;
som ebody turns his head: somebody
turns him down.
The only chance 10 get any morn
ing sleep now is for somebody to
invent lawn mower that will
sound like an alarm clock.
It may not he necessary to go TO
Europe for polish, but it takes a
European TO polish an apple that
way.
Correct this sentence: when 7
go away for a visit" said she. II
know John won't forget to water
my plants
Copyright. 1927, Publishers e..
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
ELIMINATING THE CROSSING


The time will come when there
will be no Main street crossing.
There will be subway. The rail-
road tracks will be raised high
enough to permit the construction of
such an underpass. and all the woes
OF the city at this downtown
monstrosity will have vanished. IT
may take 80 years for the city to
come to it; maybe less"
Thus spoke citizen on Main
street, his conversation of course
, being overheard.
Which indicates, perhaps, the
radical turn of mind which citizens
can follow In endeavoring to solve
public problems. A subway at Main
street, such as they are generally
understood. would vitiate the value
Of considerable property in the
vicinity. That, at least, is the first
objection that comes to mind. But
not necessarily.
BY the time the construction Of
a subway or underpass at this point
is seriously considered or undertake
en-. the development Of two-ply
e IN ho
developed. They are already being
talked OF in New York and in Chi
cago it is being done along one
street. These thoroughfares would
have vehicles travel at a lower level
than pedestrians: it might not be
necessary for pedestrians at any
future Main street subway to use the
same leel as the vehicles in getting
across the tracks. Such a scheme
would not greatly injure business
houses along the thoroughfare along
that point.
All OF which, of course, is in the
future: sounds chimerical too. But
i'll 100 years who will arise to claim
that the scheme could not work. BY
that time we may have innumcrable
subways of this type in the city;
and for that matter, there may be
double-decker streets galore.
This looking into the future is
enough to make one nervous.
And, having con jectured on sub
way for traffic. We shall turn our
thoughts in an alternate direction.
If airplanes have not done away
with surface transportation before
that ultimate development the
probabilities are that all trains will
be put underground through this
city eventually. An upgrade between
Berlin and here and Plainvlle and
New Britain makes this possible.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16

Just how it happened, bus c. S
Bradley, who was standing nearby
said that he heard cry Of pair
arm. The ambulance was sent cut
to the park with DIR. Reeks aboard
The mans arm was removed and he
was taken to the Hartford hospital,
None of the doctors present wanted
him to go to the local hospital.
Chairman Curtis of the special
hospital committee said that no new
cases had been reported today; $50
persons are now guaranteed. De-
spite requests. the committee will
not cancel the licenses Of Walter l..
Mains circus and the boxing match
es unless the situation takes a turn
for the worst.
Steps are already being taken for
the reorganization Of Co. f. A pc
tition is being signed. largely by the
former members, and when 1t has
IS names it will be sent to the ad-
jutant-general.
Councilman Farmer IL asking
cities the size Of New Britain whether
they have permanent fire chiefs or
not, The movement for one here is
not dead yet.
Chief Rawlings sent Officer Cos
grove out today to check up on gar
bage Collector Rogers. who was re-
ported to be collecting from the
smallpox houses. He admitted It.
but said DIR. Clark had ordered him
to. DR.. Clark denied it and the col
lector is in quandry.
Tho leading trap rock companies
in the state have formed COM
bine. The Cook Stone and Ice Co..
Of Plainville is one Of them. The
new combine will be known as the
Connecticut Trap Rock Crusher Co.
Selectman Prior will shortly issue
call for special town meeting in
Plainville to appropriate $500 addi-
tional for the stone road on West
Main street. This would give a good
road from the west of Bristol to New
Britain, except for one break on East
Main street. Quick action is being
taken, for the trap rock merger is
expected to result in higher prices.
Benjamin Alling intends to enter
Harvard law school In the fall.
Attorney B. F. Gaffney is attending
the 18th reunion Of his class at Yale.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
Local Men Graduate
From Bentley School

Boston, June 16.-Three young
men from New Britain, Conn. were
graduated from the Bentley School
Of Accounting and Finance at the
annual commencement exercises
here last night. The graduation
class numbered 40 men, and the
exercises were held in the Boston
Opera House. with nearly 5000 rela-
tives and friends attending. Tho
graduates from New Britain were:
John J. Mc1nerney. SO Beaver street:
Roalo Neri. II Roberts street. and
Benjamin ]. Nevulis. 243 Chestnut
street.
The commencement address was
given by DR.. Edward Howard Griggs
Of New York. and there we're brief
talks by Dean Hastings Hawkes. and
President Harry G. Bentley. who
presented the certificates Of gradua-
ton.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16

OUESlIONS avs " CxkGD
You can get an ansv to any
question OF fact or information By
writing to the Question Editor
New Britain Herald. Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York avenue
Washington, D. c.. enclosing two
cents IA stamps for reply. Medical
legal and marital advice cannot b<
given, nor can extended research
be undertaken. All other questions
will receive 4 personal reply. Un-
signed requests cannot be answered.
All letters are conddential.-Editor
@. How old is Mussolini?
A. He will be ~ years Of age
on July %. 1927.
Q. How does the average weight
of a loaded freight car compare
with that of a Pullman car?
A. The average capacity of a
box car is $4,000 pounds and the
weight of the car is 10000 pounds.
Freight cars are seldom loaded to
capacity. The average weight OF a
Pullman car is about 16S,5oo pounds.
Q. Where did the expression
sixteen to one" originate?
A. In 1896 the democrats under
the leadership of William J. Bryan
demanded the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at ratio Of six
teen ounces of silver to one OF gold.
campaign slogan.
@. DO any large rivers in the
United States flow northward?
A. The Red river, Powder river
and Snake river are three OF the
largest that flow north.
@. What is a whirlpool?
A. An eddy or vortex where
water moves with a gyrating sweep;
usually caused by the striking of
current against bank. by the meet
ing OF two currents or by the action
Of wind against the tides.
@. Can an auto be protected
against lightning by chain at
tacbed to the frame and dragging on
the ground?
A. Any place entirely inclosed
by metal is protected against light
ming. This would apply to closed
automobile with metal body. The
rubber tires insulate car from the
ground and the dragging chain
would provide a safe path for a
lightning discharge. How well IT
would ground the car depends upon
the nature OF the paving and
whether it is wet. But the chain
would not prevent a person IN an
open car. or car with wooden body,
from being struck. since he is higher
than the metal chassis.
@. What is the state church OF
Russia?
A. There is now no state church,
Q. When is it proper to wear
Spanish shawl?
A. 1t may be worn as summer
wrap or as an adornment at win
ter party.
@. Does mildew injure leather
and how can it be prevented?
A.. All leather will mildew II
kept in warm, damp. dark place.
Probably it will not seriously re-
duce the serviceability OF the article.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
Bus AND AUTO COLLIDE

A Sigh: collision between a
Mastco company bus and an auto
mobile driven by c. NJ. McGowen Of
last evening at East and Kelsey
street, Sergeant John c. Stadler re-
ported. The bus was at standstill
at the southwest corner of Kelsey
east on Kelsey street. sounded the
horn on his car. he told the sergeant.
but as he was about to turn into
East street to go north, the bus
started and was struck on the left
side and lost piece OF metal. There
was no cause for police action. the
sergeant found.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
Observations
On The Weather

Washington, June 16.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Fair
tonight and Friday. Not much
change in temperature. Moderate
north winds becoming variable.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Fair tonight: Friday increasing
cloudiness; not much change in
temperature; moderate north and
northwest winds.
Conditions: The area Of high
pressure over the Lake region is
moving slowly eastward and centers
this morning near Detroit. Michigan.
1t is producing cool nights and
pleasant sunny days in the northern
districts east Of the plains states and
Rocky Mountains. Showers &C.
Cured during the past few hours in
New England. south Atlantic coast
states and in scattered portions Of
the western plains regions. Temper
ature changes have been slight.