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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-13
FORMER RESIDENT DIES

News of the death of Mrs. i. e.
Samuelson, which occurred Sunday
morning at 4:15 o'clock in Pendle-
ton, from influenza, was received
here this week by, Mrs. Grin Smith.
Mrs. Samuelson had only been ill
a short time. The body was ship
ned to Spokane for burial. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuelson will he re-
membered as former residents OF
the Highlands, where they owned
a ten acre tract.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-13

EAR IMPRACTICAL Christmas
oift a real good fitted pair OF
glasses is always suitable pee =.
4 Kowalsky at Hotel KenneWlck
Dec. 20, 81 or ~. or
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-13

wANTEDLThey job of making
KEYS, repairing locks, fixing fau-
Gets etc. Seer r. Barney Keel
ker at Wrecking Shop. Phone 24S1
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-13
CA. Humphries Dies

G. A.. Humphries died Monday
night in Butte, Mont, at the nome
of his daughter.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

American forces are subjected to an
extraordinarily heavy gas attack con-
tinuing at intervals all through the
night. Mingled with gas prolectiles
were shells of high explosives Per-
shing's lines northwest of Toul also
suffer heavy bombardment, Ger
man alrplanes. attempting to cross the
American lines today. brought a thou.
sand shells bursting about them, and
they hastily retired, British forces
occupy Ayette about Q miles southwest
or Afras and repulse a strong German
raid east OF Arras. near Fampoux,
French win near Lassiany and extend
their positions there. checking the Ger
mans near Moreuil and taking over
more front Berlin claims the
British have failed In their obiectives.
say they lost heavily on the Luce and
claim repulae Of Haig's attack ON Ayette.
= Ofiicial Washington looks for
stroke soon by Foeh and believes plans
for counter-offensive are now being
matured In which American troops will
be . factor. Secretary Baker, after
Waiting the Italian front, calls on Orr
iando.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

the state porcelain factory to men and
women passing the hundredth mile
stone, Last year only twenty-five such
gifts were forwarded.
The toad In question. which was
found alive and apparently firmly
buried In strata Of the pleistocene Age,
was sent to the National Museum
here. where the experts, after careful
examination. pronounced him to be
splendid specimen of a two-year-old
toad. Just how he got into the 100000
year-old stratum whence he was digged
remains mystery. Only he knows
and he cannot tell.
1t Is a fact that the countries and
the portions of countries claiming the
greatest number Of centenarians have
usually been those wherein birth rec
ords were most casually, carelessly and
enormously kept, II they were kept at
all. Bulgaria. Turkey, Albania and ex-
treme rural Russia have always been
rich in long-bearded, heavily wrinkled
and most venerable-sppearing men who
were probably seventy. eighty or ninety
years of age but whose claims to be a
hundred and over passed At their face
value because none was living able to
dispute them. Another example of this
Is offered by the American negro. un-
dotibtedly long lived race. but also un-
doubtedly possessing far fewer cente-
narians than 1t claimed.
The spring balance and tapeline have
spoiled many fish story and the prog
resS Of the establishment of proper
birth, marriage and death records has
materially reduced centenarianism
throughout the world Science can
now determine the age Of a tree. of a
trout, of toad. or almost any other
living thing. whales and similar deni-
zens of the deep perhaps excepted. A
few moments work with pen and
ink by some authorized under -official,
when brought to light years later. can
puncture with ease an exaggerated tale
of Winters and Summers survived
The average age of the human race
gets higher and higher. and 1t Is prob
able that there are alive today good
many more centenarians than there
ever were before. 1t Is only that the
fictitious ones are being put into the
discard.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

United States. The exposition IA Ia be
confined TO the products of the two
countries In the Iberian peninsula.
Spain and Portugal, and to those Amer.
lean nations which were first discovered
or settled By the nayigstors Of spain
and Portugal.
O. How many Americans are there
In Nicaragua besides the Marines7-
A. The exact number Ia not known.
Probably there are about 800 Americans
In Nicaragua besides the Marines.
q. Is the paper tina. our money (.
made Of linen or cotton produet7-
A. It is . tough fabric. rs Der cent
linen and Is per cent cotton.
q. In what business was the father
Of Mary Todd Lincoln ensased9-I. L.
A. Her father was q bank president,
State Senator, owner Of mill, and
part owner Of woolen factory.
a. why did a certain kind Of cook
stove get the name Of range?-L. c. S.
A. Range Is q word applied by the
Pennsylvania Dutch TO the six-plats
stove. implying a larger range Of space
permitted by this particular type Of
stove than was possible with the four
plate stove which vas previously used.
@. Can an unlimited amount Of gold
be sent to q mint by an individual with
request that 1t be coined into money?
H A. g.
A. Free and unlimited coinage Of
gold exists In the United States.
Standard gold bullion may be deposited
at the mints and at the assay Offices IN
any amount. TO be coined for the benefit
Of the depositor, without charge for
coinage. but when other than standard
bullion Is received for coinage a charge
Is made for parting or for refining. or
for alley. as the case may be. Refusal
of gold bullion Of less value than 500,
or when 1t is too base for coinage, may
be lawfully made at the mints
@. How many boys and how many
girls attend high school?-A. 3. x.
A. The number OF boys attending
public high schools In 1877 was 1.445.-
ee6, and the number Of girls 1,si9,i23.
@. Is carbon monoxide heavier or
lighter than air?-E 3.
A. Carbon monoxide gas Is odorless,
colorless and tasteleSs II is slightly
lighter than air, but mixes readily with
air.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

= Passage by the Senate yesterday OF q
bill authorizing the removal Of the iron
gates at West Executive and Pennsy;-
vania avenues and their gift to the Ohio
: State Archaeological and Historical Sc
eiety brings one step closer the ideal
trsfnc condition which has long been
sought at this intersection. For years
the gates have acted 10 bottle UP the
~ tTafhc stream which daily flows through
= this section Of the city. Not only have
!, the gates served TO congest vehicular
trafhc, but they have added materially
10 the hazards Of walking. inasmuch as
2 neither the motorists nor the pedestrians
2 are able 10 see around the massive
: foundations.
The House has already passed the
bin, but the Senate yesterday added an
Amendment that no expense should be-
borne BY the United States In the re-.
,nnogsl OF the gates. 1t is expected that
the House will readily concur In the
amendment and that the bill viii soon
become q law. The gates have served
no useful purpose for years, and 1t VIII
BE- matter Of extreme gratincation 20
+ washingtonians when West Executive
2 avenue joins the ranks Of unobstructed
main thoroughfares.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

packed for. Again we say, happy Peter
Slaglemilchs daily trip downtown,
with that old briar clutched tightly In
smoking. viewed rightly and with SYM
pathetic eyes. Of course.
Some persons might have shifted at
the efficient bowl, or held their noses on
general principles, for 1t Is an axiom of
such persons that all pipes must be
dirty" and that all pipe bowls must,
perforce, stink"
Our hero, however, took good care of
his faithful friend. and kept 1t con-
Stantly sweet; that Is, as sweet as q
pipe may be. Even the most ardent
smoker could not claim the breath Of
new-mown hay for his briar, or sup
pose for an instant that any one would
mistake 1t for q blossom OF lilac. sweet
with the freshness OF April dew and
sunshine.
For a pipe. however slaglemilchs
did pretty well. 1t did not create A
caused him to be arrested 1t came and
went with him unmolested.
It was, indeed, his best friend. Sla-
glemilch showed this by the way he held
1t. the way he looked at 1t. and above
all. the manner In which he used It.
Those who rode with him on the
street car every morning got into the
habit of looking for him and his pipe
at a certain corner. Rain or shine, the
friends were always together
The pipe boarded the car In the left
hand of It's large companion. A big
hand held Ii by the bowl, the thumb be-
meath. the index and second finger
closed over the top.
The rite of filling the pipe evidently
was finished at home, because no mo-
ton whatever was made with 1t during
the entire trip.
Those who liked their pipes knew
from their own experience that Peter
Slaglemilch was simply waiting.
~ * **
From time to time the elderly man
gazed down at his briar, much as II
10 say to 1t:
well, 1t won't be long now"
The car rolled over the rails with its
smooth grind while the passengers
looked out the window. or read their
papers, or talked to each, or sneezed
on their neighbors' collective necks.
Every one there, except Peter Slagle-
Aad OuS OaAC ANASo W eCb w SAAS
Office on time.
Slaglemilch had two ideas. Getting
to the office was the lesser of the two.
Lighting that pipe came first.
Officials had decreed years ago that
the carrying of lighted cigars. pipes or
cigarettes was against the law. SO there
was no'&Ing for Slaglemilch to do ex-
cept " until he got off the car
Those left behind watched him go
through regular ritual.
AS the car got halfway In the mid
die of the block to his corner Peter
Slaglemilch's left hand rose and placed
the pipestem in his mouth. His right
hand pushed the button.
The moment his foot hit the street
Peter showed his right hand into a
capacious pocket. from which he pulled
q big match, one that held plenty of
FIRE.
AS his foot touched the curb he lit
the match, although just how no one
could ever see. and as he rose on the
curb he applied the light to the bowl
Those who turned their heads in
variably beheid Peter Slaglemilch walk
ing contentedly down the street. great
clouds of smoke waiting above his mead.
the very moving picture OF q happy
man.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Peter slaglenilch and his pipe were
Man and wife we're no more welded
than Slaglemilch and his trusty briar.
It was an old pipe. quite black
through constant smoking. 1t had a
silver band, tarnished through age,
sunk into the stem, and a rnouthpiece,
or bit, much the worse for wear.
It impressed the pipe wise as AN ef.
man could depend upon in fair
weather and foul.
This was no fancy pipe. he was
aware, to be trotted out only on holi-
days. It did not cost so much that its
owner was afraid to smoke II in the
rain.
;, Nor did he, one was sure. apologize
for Its price or say that hts wife gave
1t to him for q Christmas present"
One might believe land be sure he
was right, always o most comforting
thing, that Slagleniilch picked 1t out
OF trayful on counter somewhere.
Mr.. Slaglemilch did not look to be
about pipes. Just so 1t smoked--what
more could man ask Of one?
Nor did this ardent devotee of Lady
Nicotine appear to be any more par
ticular about the tobacco he crammed
into the capacious bowl Of his old
smoker
|. Some there are who hunt and ex-
plore, in search of the perfect mixture.
They fiy from brand to brand, in the
fond belief that somewhere. some day,
they will discover the one and only
smoking tobacco.
When they find 1t. they believe, they
viii get the Big Thrill, the Grand Kick.
Old Peter Slaglemilch hsrbored no
such delusions.
He was satisfied with any brand
whatsoever, just so long as II burned
Perhaps he was right, after all.
The search for the perfect blend"
is the connoisseur's delight. the self
caused work and worry OF the anna
teur The real smoker has nothing to
do with 1t.
Those who smoke because they want
to NAV spend their time and money on
the collection of cans of strange brands.
but the man who smokes because he
has to-ah. there you have another
one!
Pete" Slaglemilch as he was famil-
iarly known to his associates. smoked
because IL was part or MS lie, as
much his portion as his wife. or his
dog or his house. or his job. or his
breakfast. or his morning trip down.
town.
Smoking with him was as instructive
as breathing. He no more thought of
the one than of the other. Every
chance he got. at home or abroad. he
stuck his old briar in his mouth.
Around him constantly floated the
aroma Of his favorits brand, for he.
90. had q favorite. of course. They all
do. He spent no particular time in Its
selection. however.
TIL. manufacturers said 1t was the
oest smoke" in the world, and Peter
Slaglemilch took their word for IT,
Happy Peter Slaglemilch! For him,
10 doubt. no trial by error, no con-
fusion. no uncertainty. no preferring
me day and rejecting tomorrow For
him there ives only great certainty.
"Everybodys Smoking It Now" said
the big ads. So Slaglemilch laid his
money on the counter, took a tin home,
Allied his pipe. putfed away with con-
tsntmenJ.
He was the man the pipe was made
for. the man the ad was written for.
the man the tobacco was grown and
Evening star., 1928-04-03
Tn. Greatest Educational Center.

La yisg Of the prospect Of the pas
cage by Congress Of the bill 10 abolish
diploma mills" IN the District Of Co
lumbia, IL would be really worth while
fer some public spirited eitien or group
Of citizens 70 raise q fund TO buy the
building which has been demonstrated
70 be the greatest educational center
In the world. That building Ia nov the
. home Of more than fifty colleges and
universities and medical schools. u h
. small frame structure and It's pur-
chase would probably not entail Q large
expenditure. II might well be kept,
after the enactment OF this pending
legislation, as 3 souvenir Of the con-
aisjons prevailing IN the District under
which the organization and operation
Of an Institution Of learning granting
degrees Of all grades, has been one Of
the easiest and cheapest forms Of en-.
: tArpribe. According 10 testimony given
before TIM congressional committees,
previously In Ihs Senate and nov re-
peatkd IN the House, from this tiny edt-
Gee has poured fourth . steady stream
Evening star., 1928-04-03

difficulty OF meeting the desires of Cali
fornia,"
The New York Sun refers to an attack
by Representative Douglas Of Arizona on
the sincerity Of assertions that this
undertaking Is intended primarily to
control floods or for irrigation" and
continues: What. then, Is the primary
purpoce Of the proposals embodied in
the Swing bill? Mr.. Douglas says that
every other purpose except generating
power on colossal scale could be ac-
complished by total expenditure of
$4S.000,000. The real purpose of the
stupcndouS plan now brought forward
Is TO establish the United States Gov
ernment in the power business, so that
municipalities and private corporations
In southern California can get HYDRO
electric power al low cost. In
defiance Of all experience, II would put
the Government into business"
IT Is proposed to tax the farmer"
ayers the Indianapolis Star. TO reclaim
large areas TO add to the surplus of food
products that already Is looked upon as
an embarrassment. Until the rich soil
We have available Is needed and is util-
lied there seems little reason for spend
ing millions to make productive areas
that are not required. The farmer who
Is not impressed by the need for more
acres TO cultivate viii be In no mood TO
indorse public ownership of utility
projects on the theory that ne Is to be
helped" The Salt Lake Deseret News
predicts attack on "a project for estab-
fishing socialistic power trust under
Government control"
The position taken by Boulder Dam
opponents IN pointing out how i'm
measurably greater would be the danger
from such q structure than was that
attendant upon the ST. Francis Dam.
which recently collapsed In California" !"
Is described by the Utica Observer-Dis-
patch. The Waterbury Republican
however. assails such opponents as Of
fering an unexpected and silly argu-
ment."
Uncertainty In the situation Is seen
by the Ogden Standard Examiner, which
suggests: Arguments advanced by
California seem packed with so much
weight that one fears a misfortune will
hefali the entire West II much more
delay Is encountered In getting the
project under way~~and then comes a
broadside from the opposition and one
Is left In doubt. Since there Is so much
controversy and uncertainty, and the
public and Congress. too. really don't
know whether the dam should be built
or not. II might be A good idea to wait
a little while before rushing TO spend so
many millions"
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Of certificates OF graduation and Of
degrees and diplomas which on their
face entitle their holders to practice law
and medicine or any other profession or
to teach any branch Of learning--in
other words, to so the whole distance
OF intellectual and technical service In
this country.
As q showing OF high-grade American
efficiency. the course Of the head of
practically all OF these half hundred
and more Of schools, colleges and uni
versities located In the little frame
structure on upper Seventh street may
be cited He has concentrated in him.
self sll OF the executive duties OF this
great array Of institutions. and In order
TO demonstrate the activities Of his ere
ations he has bestowed upon himself
no less than twenty seven degrees,
which Is far above the average Of the
most learned of American pundits. 1t
is probably a record Of individual de-
gree holding. Had he obtained these
degrees by the old-fashiened method
of study and research in the more con-
servatively founded educational insti-
tutions he would have required several
hundred years to accumulate this in
teresting string OF authorizations which.
according to the documents. he is JUS
tilted in placing after his name. The
fact that he was formerly A cook on
sailing schooners may or may not be
regarded as qualification for this
wholesale educational service. But. In
cidentally. 1t may be wondered whether
he was as good cook as he is an
Assuredly this old building should be
preserved and this enterprising user Of
ii should Be engaged for service by
some iars. corporation. His talents
are unmistakable. Nobody knows how
much he has made in the course of
his educational work. but however
much that may have been. he ought
to command higher compensation as
a supersalesman
Evening star., 1928-04-03
A Move Against the Fence.

hearings begin today before the House
committee on the judiciary on the La
Guardia bill to enact a national law to
curb the fence" as a factor in crime
IN this country. This bill permits pros
ecutions by the United States in cases
Of thefts committed in one State and
cunSummsted by deliveries to receivers
Of stolen goods IN other States. 1t Is
regarded as q most important step to-
ward the curbing of crime
II Is well known that most large
scale thieveries and burglaries are con-
i. Quoted by agents OF receivers. who sell
: the goods so stolen. OF course. at a large
profit. These thefts are on q veritable
business basis. The goods are taken
from stores, from warehouses and even
) from freight cars. and are transported
by truck across state lines to receiving
stations. from which they are later dis
tributed to buyers, in many cases to
large mercantile establishments.
In old times the fence was an indi-
vidusl, = clever, unscrupulous person
. With an ability to find q market for
the wares brought to him by thieves
who operated ''on their own" The
present-dsy fence. however, is more
likely to Be q group. actually a COM
pany, doing business on q large scale,
whose buying agents" are the cracks
men and whose customers are business
: establishments and manufacturers.
Under the present laws It Is extreme
" difncult to prosecute the fence ef-
fectively. With the modern facility Of
transportation stolen goods may be car
ried across State lines. 1t is dificult To
assemble witnesses when they are to be
had Troublesome questions of iuris-
diction arise. The receivers. whose real
: business Is camounaged under innocent
titles. are able. almost with irnpunity. to
defy the laws and to continue to hire
thieves and thugs 10 keep them supplied
with goods
This country's losses from theft
mount annually into enormous figures
Manufacturers. wholesalers and retail
ers. whose products and supplies are
stolen. would be bankrupt but for the
carrying Of heavy insurance policies.
the cost Of which goes into the bin
against the customer, who. In the last
analysis. pays these premiums plus o
percentage Of profit.
Az the hearings which open today
Representatives Of the National Crime
Commission win present arguments
which undoubtedly win disclose In a
startling manner the extent to which
this system Of organized crime has been
carried In the United States. The COM
mission has made careful study of the
question. and II Is believed that If this
proposed law Is enacted 1t viii be pos
sible TO undertake effective prosecution
against systematic wholesale thievery.
and with the addition Of State enact
ments, changing the laws relating to the
prosecution Of such charges. the fence
may be put out Of business in America.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN. !

Did you ever write q letter TO
Frederic J, Haskin? You can ask him
any question of fact and get the answer
In a personal letter. Here II great
educational idea introduced into the
lives Of the most intelligent people in
the world-American newspaper readers.
1t is a part Of that best purpose OF
newspaper-service There Is no charge
except two cents in stamps for return
postage. Address Frederic j: Haskin.
Director, The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Washington, D. G.
O. How much life insurance Ia car
ried by the people Of the United states7
w. s.
A. The Department of Commerce
SAYS that the total life insurance now
in force is about $87 600, 900, 900. More
than $1,000, ,ooo,o ,oo0 was written UP in
1927.
@. Does the banyan tree yield any
frllit?--M. M.
A. The banyan tree Is q species Of
fig, and produces fruit Of rich. scarlet
color not larger than q cherry. growing
in pairs from the axis Of the leaves.
@. Does the United States Navy pro-
vide fish on Friday for sailors in the
Navy of Catholic faith?-H. B.
A. There Is no set rule. Fish Is usu-
ally provided on Friday. but men In the
military and naval services are given a
dispensation by the Roman Catholic
Church
@. What is Fords Theater used for
now?-F. B. r.
A. It is now being used as a ware
house. This building, in which Presi-
dent Lincoln was shot, will probably be
restored and made into museum.
@. Please give some information
about the Hispano- American EXPOSE
tion.-H. j. s.
A. The Sixty-ninth Congress author
lied an appropriation Of 100000 to
cover the official participation OF the
United States Government in the Ibero-
American Exposition, which will open
in Seville on october IL. 1928, and will
remain open until the end of June,
1929. The name Ibero- American Ex-
position. instead of Hispano- American
Exposition, was adopted In 1922. in or
der that Portugal and Brazil might be
included The United States building
will be so constructed that 1t will serve
as ou consulate after the exposition
has closed. President Coolidge has ap-
pointed a special commission to take
charge OF the representation Of the
Evening star., 1928-04-03

II iG strange how dificult OF verihca-
ton and how susceptible Of destruction
are claims, and even evidences OF
great age. TWO items appearing IN the
same issue OF The Star recently dealt
with old people In Prussia and ancient
bstrachians In our own Western coun.
Try. The PnissiAn ministry has asked
authoritiss throughout the state 10
make It their business 10 keep informed
on approaching centennial birthday an
niyerssTies In order that the premier
may foliov the usual custom Of sending
congTaaaksAoTy letters and gifts from
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Ancient mummies continue to be re-
markable for no personal beauty. They
are sepulchral custodians of out-of date
furniture and old jewelry. Tombs of
the present generation when reopened
viii show plans for skyscrapers. motors
and aeroplanes. The wisdom of the
ancients is possibly overestimated.