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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
Imperfect Rubber Goods

Many were the troubles that
early manufacturers Of rubber
goods experienced on account OF
the propensity Of rubber to expand
and contract with the heat. Daniel
Webster, who was Mr.. Goodyears
counsel In his patent litigation,
humorously referred to a fine CLOAK
Of India rubber he once owned,
stating that In cold weather It
stood well by itself, and that be
often SCI It out on the porch sur
mounted by his hat, many persons
passing by mistaking it for the Sage
OF Marshfeld himself.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
POLIYAN M
ncn-Ocn
COLUMN,

SOEH I'M
Abe had shot a
GfHf0iiN.A man and was
tHH a. fkkNNMM sentenced to be
EfHt STSI&ST electrocuted.
e Er(S On the morning
t+tN NY of the execution
# the warden told
HH @ him how sorry
= M~- he was, and how
EH6A it was going to
(((yNNO cost the state
XIV five hundred dol.
lars to electrocute him.
'sBum business" spoke
up Goldberg. "Give me
fifty dollars and I'll
shoot myself"
& & e.
N Art says it's the head
of the family who U.S.
ually has to foot the
& & &
.Hazel-And shall I return your
letters?
Larry-Yes, there is some good
material in them / can use again.
q q q q
A Paris husband shot no few
er than three men whom he
suspected of being on too good
terms with his wife.
What times wives in Paris do
have!
& & & &
The best thing to pur-
chase on the installment
plan is savings bank ac-
count.
& & & &
Ewes dropping again." said
Adam as his playmate fell out
of the apple tree.
& & & &
First Partner: In what position
does your son wish to enter the
business?
. Second Partner: Well. as far as
I can make out, he wants to start
near the top and loaf upwards.
& & & &
Gene giggled when the teacher
read the story of man who swan
the river three times.
"You don't doubt that a trained
swimmer could do that, do YOU? 2"
asked the teacher.
"No sir. but 1 wonder why he
didn't swim it four times and get
back to the side where his clothes
were"
& & & &
Sprague says a great many
people are a bowling success
at just bowling.
& & & &
How time flies
between seven and eight in the
morning
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
DEPARTMENTS - Geo. Broughman


Sociology is continuing as though each men,
Der enjoyed it. They are, in all probability,
waiting to see what it is like. The books have
not appeared as yet, and commercial law is
being used as substitute. i'll. ISL
"More and Better Pantomimes," is the cry
in senior English. Freddy Garrett as chairman
Monday, had some very clever and interesting
minutes. The seniors seem to be quite proficient
in dumb shows.
The French w class is travelling through
Switzerland. They are reading the French nov
ell "The Voyagle de Monsieur Perrichon." The
reading is very interesting and humorous
The French III class is journeying in France.
In "Le Belle GRANGE" the author tells of his
travels and wanderings there. The French Gus
toms when seen by an American traveller are
quaint and queer.
The physics class has been acting queer late
ly. They seem to be hght-headed. Today it was
explained. The class had been studying heat.
In the different phrases that compose this
study of heat something must have happened
that affected the members. The members were
simply crazy with heat.
The geometry class has been suffering from
terrible disease. They have developed "walk-
ing compasses." 1t is a disease very charac-
terlctic of students enrolled in geometry The
missing compasses have returned singly. and
in pairs. 1t is suspected that they merely need
ed little airing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26

IL &-KA SIX
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26

Substitutions: For Kennewick, o. Lincoln (S)
for Brown; Hudnall for Keolker; Broughman
for G. Lincoln. Prosser: Case 90 for Taylor;
Roberts for Collier; Calls (2) for Linden; and
Harsh ID for Case.
Saturday night the Kennewick quintet out
pointed and outplayed the White Bluffs five
by score of 25-4 in a slow and uninteresting
tilt. The boys were in much better form than
the night before and looped baskets in without
difficulty. s.r.-rs ...-.... .- "a.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
GIRLS SPORTS

Last week was doubly prosperous one for
che girls basketball team. On Friday night, at
Prosser, the girls held up the honor of the
school by defeating the Prosser girls by a
large score, 26-11. The large number of Ken
newick people among the spectators declared
that they had never seen the team play such
fast game. On the home floor Saturday night
the girls defeated White Bluffs in game that
was too one-sided to be interesting, the score
mounting to 52-6 in spite of the fact that all
Of the inexperienced players were used.
Let us hope that the game at Benton City
Friday night will not mar the excellent record
that the girls have been making lately.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26

lars to eIectrOcute him.
Bum business" spoke
up Goldberg. "Give me
fifty dollars and I'll
shoot myself"
& & e.
Art says it's the head
of the family who US
ually has to foot the
bills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
VOL. III
EDITORIAL
ga DROP OF INK"-Edna Kimpel

ga DROP OF lNk,-Edna hlmpei ,
If after the development and perfection OF
printing and the art of penmanship we SHOULD,
by some miraculous power, be deprived of our
supply of ink we would find ourselves In a
very complex situation, which might give us
an opportunity to think of the benefits we
might derive from one little globule of ink.
When drop of ink is accidentally spilled
and comes in contact with an object it is likely
to cause grief for someone. But if properly
handled and applied it may result in great
boon for the persons concerned, as the applica-
ton by the welding of pen in the hand OF
a certain person so the ink is properly spread
and results in the form of his signature might
cause rejoicing TO another person; for by the
addition of a single signature to a document
it may be annuled in the face of law.
Ink is also employed in the transaction Of
business and in correspondence, which is ac-
complished by the common act of letter writing.
Another art which is made possible by the
use of ink is that of printing. Everyone who
has been taught the science of reading derives
numerous benefits from a printed page, such
as education, information, amusement, and it
is also the means whereby we are brought
closer to the world outside of our immediate
vicinity. 1
Some one has said ga drop of ink makes the
world think" and we should admit that it was
sal dwith all seriousness when we realize the
many ways this fluid benefits US. g."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26
BELIEVE i'm OR NOT

Joe Siegfried is not planning to enter the
prize ring when he graduates.
Don Fox is noted dancer. Hula, Hula, of
course.
Clutch" Lincoln got four letters in his fresh
man year-three Fs and K.
The White Bluffs coach thinks that Kenne-
wick's favorite sport is indoor football.
Freddy Garrett passed that famous English
examination.
Nobody has called Paul Shoemaker peaches"
for more than week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-26

Abe had shot a
man and was
sentenced to be
electrOcuted.
On the morning
of the execution
the warden told
him how sorry
he was. and how
it was going to
cost the state
five huudrod dbl,
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
Nice Target for Some Filler

T HIS ii one Sans giant fighting ships with giant
guns thousands of horsepower army cf men il the
crew; S60O0OOOO wouldn't pay for II Including her ccs
and other necessities sixty millions wouId ~ the price
Of this fighting ship
And mi that she really amounts to ~ this:
SHE rs VERY NICE TARGET FOR SOME SklLLkULs
AIR MAN flying $4,000 BOMBING MACHINE
This il no reckless statement General William Mitchell
the abest Of flying force who was Tying and tight
ing ii Trance after month sitting IA swivel chair
can move to you that ship woudn live three days II
came al Also II real war came this boat and like
# would Be hidden away the harbo out Of danger from
liz arplanes and submarines the fleets Of Great Britain
were hidden away during the big AL but submarines ana
4 few fast cruisers, that she had to risk
il this boat thanks ofoy navy sent out Il
war this would happen
Firs would come fleet 81 swift pursuit planes
leased from the deck of enemy aipIane carrier These
rurst planes going miles hour would dart back and
forth above this heavy battleshp ike hawk flying over
rabbit And with light machine guns and light bombs ana
gas they would the anacra from the deck q
battleshp and destroy the anarcraf guns ~ fifteen
minutes.
Then would come heavy bombers, dropping their 5000
pounds the highest explosives Those explosive.
could sink the ship without touching ii rs General
Mitchell has proved heavy bomb dropped ia The water close
the side of the ship will sink ship more surely than
bomb dropped on deck
This $bOOO0OOO ship toy nice parade ground for the
But how long will the United States supply $bO0000O0
piece supply targets to the airman ct other countries
comes?
How long is ii going to take us up and realize
THAT THE PRICE or ONE GREAT BATTLEsHH would
give the air fleet that need?
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
EMPLOY THE DEAF
BY DR.. Frank Crane

VT7HAT people want most of ALL that Is the sefrespecng
&. w kind of people, is not charity but employment
~ Al man who work at all wants to do his bit.
commndabe trait in human being is desire to
on himself off other peoples backs
you give job therefore, give boost to his
personality You help him respect himself
charity depresses personality
encourages that spirit in him which makes him pauper
would object
giving then help them along But this
IS do. sentiment
giving little surplus relieve ourselves Of
responsibility of giving interest and effort
Federation Hard
Hearing with headquarters Washington D. c. seeking
help the deaf by finding them jobs The New York League for
the Hard of Hearing has done deal for the unemployed
deaf.
These organizations investigating constantly occupations in
the deafened make chance
occupations available occupations.
suggested deafened salesman he
give the saesmanshp of fur for fur cutting and he making
that line whereas he failing line
New York store employed hard of hearing cash girls with
because the crash of noise of the
distract them.
although he is handicapped in many.
realize
well other crippled impaired people, give
ploymnt the employers the country do great
deal good giving work giving
them charity dispensing argess in
urged that should their
with their business but wherever
just well by those who need
but for chance to work and support themselves.
copyriEht BY Mcclure
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
BY Elsie Robinson

band. She does not dust the
manteIpiece or put the Goldfish
to soak or sweep under the be,f.
But she does live life like gay
adventure and she makes Dan
feel that he is q combination OF
Iindbergh, Columbus. Buffalo Bill
and Alexander, destined to tie
history into pretzels.
When a man feels like that he
doesn't mind pitching in and
helping wash the dishes.
When a man DOESN'T feel
like that, all the well-Washed
dishes and neatly-seWed buttons
don't amount to boot.
That's why some women-even
some seemingly bad women-have
been able to perform miracles
with men.
1t is also why some women
apparently very good women--Ret
about as much appreciation as
an old monkey wrench.
IF YOU WANT TO HOLD A
MAN GET "A GRIP ON HIS
IMAGINATION. That's where he
really LIVES.
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
y Dr. o. ~. u. Reed

THE great trouble with people
n generally, 20 far as the nat
uraI laws 81 better breeding are
concerned, Is that the latter are
looked upon as applying IN 4
practical and pecuniarily profitable
way 10 the breeding of horses,
cattle and pigs, but may be com
pleteIy ignored as applied TO the
better breeding Of human beings.
In other words, too many people
look upon the science OF better
breeding eugenics. il is called, as
applied to the human problem as
something abstract and theoreti-
cal, as well as remote from every
day life.
The possible field OF eugenics.
as pointed out by the learned
!. b. s. Haldane, can be divided
fairly sharply into two branches.
First, definite defects with q well
marked heredity could be elirni-
mated, and, second, the general
level of the population, either
with regard to health or with re-
gard to logical characteristics,
might be raised.
The elimination of obvious gross
defects is hardly controversial.
Although the methods to be EN-
ployed are a matter of contro-
versy. no one thinks it Mlesirable
that there should be large mum
bers of people who go blind at an
early age. or are dwarfs. or lack
the proper number of fingers. or
suffer from defects OF that kind
On the other hand. raising the
general level of the population is
open to a lot of discussion. We
have no absolute standards. The
great investigator, the Able Mem
del. found that most hereditary
defects are inherited according to
a definite law in one OF three
ways. The first type OF inner.
itance comes from a dominant
character. This is handed on from
a parent TO half his children, re-
CARELESS of sex. For instance,
suppose the father of a family
has what is known as lobster
claw" a deformity OF the hand
in which there Is nothing but a
sort of stumpy thumb and little
finger. If his wife is normal
roughly. half the children will
have the defect and half will he
normal. or these children. the
abnormal ones, il they marry
normal wives, will hand on the
defect to half their children, and
so on. The normal children will
all have normal offspring.
Now. when there is disease
or malformation which is inherited
in this particular way 1t seems
only right that the physician or
eugenist should warn an affected
person that Ii he or she has chli'
dren, about half of them will have
the same complaint.
1t is equally important to assure
the unaffected people OF such
family that they will not transmit
the disease, for there is g. great
deal OF unhappiness about because
many people, with the vague views
of heredity that are current, De-
lieve that they will transmit some
grave defect to their offspring.
when really there is no danger OF
IL. and they might make the best
parents.
A scond type of pedigree is what
is called 1.-The inheritance OF sex
Technology" Examples OF this
are color blindness and bleeding
disease. The latter is a condition
in which the blood noes not cioC
properly and consequently one IN
which any trivial cut or Wound may
lead to fatal bleeding.
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
STRETCHING TIME
7 Garrett p. Serviss.

~yE OF the most astonishing
conclusions reached by mod
ern astronomers is that the
life or stars, including, Of course,
that OF our sun. is not limited 70
the two or three score million years
calculated by the late Lord Kelvin
whose word was law through
most OF the scientific world in the
last half OF the nineteenth century
but must he reckoned in billions
of wears at the lowest.
IT was the insistence of geolo
gists upon the necessity Of vastly
raising the estimates of the length
of time that the earth has existed
since life appeared on it, that first
led to the abandonment of Kelvin's
yerv moderate figures. Convincing
evidence was found that the early
forms OF life known as presCam-
brian must have been In existence,
and enjoying about the same sup
ply of energy from the sun that
we now receive, at least several
hundred million years ago. During
all that immense lapse OF time the
sun appears to have been radiating
at A substantially continuous rate
though not without some finetua-
tions. which occasionally, no doubt,
were greater than any that have
been observed in historic times; but
never great enough to destroy all
organic life.
When the claim Of the biologists
came to be generally recognized as
solidly founded. the next step was
to discover a means of satisfying it
which would be logically consistent
with the known facts of science.
This has been found in the de-
velopment OF the new atomic
theory. Neither chemical COM
bination nor gravitational action
could develop the amount of
energy needed for more than a
few million years. But, on the
other hand. radioactive transfor-
nations, by which unstable ele-
ments are changed into Others.
release amazing amounts Of
energy. sufficient to account for
the suns radiation during billions
OF years. Thus the great longevity
The Washington times., 1928-07-28

the sun and the other stars Origi-
mates in the heart OF the atoms
OF which they are composed. The
latest form Of this theory assumes
that the mass OF the sun is
diminished by it's expenditure 81
radiation energy. 1t spends it,
substance and its life III shining.
but the store of atomic energy
that it holds is so stupendollS. and
the process DC its dissipation Ii
so gradual. that during 4 billion
years the sun has lost only / lis, goo
Of its total mass, loss that
would not make any notable
change in its size or its rate of
radiation as observed orf-the
earth. Messrs Russell. Dngan and
stewart say that ..the whole life
of the sun as a luminary has
probably endured for thousands
OF billions OF years: and the sun
IS likely to shine with gradually
decreasing splendor, for even
longer in the future.
One estimate OF the total life
span OF the average star has been
2 hundred thousand billion wears.
nut recently Harlow Shaplsy. the
director of the Harvard Observa.
tory, has suggested possible
great extension OF this On the
OASIS of observations showing the
existence of cyanogen lines in the
spectra Of stars OF varying tenn
peratures and different ages, cyan.
ogen Is composed OF carbon and
nitrogen, elements which are
round separately III comets and
meteors, Dr. Shapley thinks it.
conceivable that the cyanogen in.
stellar spectra is not originally in
the stars themselves. hut Is sup4
pied by comets and meteors circl-.
ms round them. A they fan into
me stars, their carbon and nitro.4
gen combine TO form cyanogen..
but the existence OF this becomes,
itself a token OF the presence ofs
the meteoric and cometic matter
OUT OF which ii Is formed and
winch continually adds fuel 10 the
stellar furnaces. III this way
lne hundred thousand billion wears
might he extended Ia 4 seeming
eternity. NJ
The Washington times., 1928-07-28

Verify, verify. the diagnosis of
love is a simple thing. and its
symptoms easier TO read than an
electric sign.
Wherefore. then, doth any
woman deceive herself, saying, Il
cannot TELL whether or not this
man loveth me; for he is reticent,
and his words reveal nothing?"
For In their lighter moods, men
may differ one from the other: but
under the spell of the Love Fever,
all men are as one nanand that
one as window glass! SELAH.
The Washington times., 1928-07-28

actually seems more in love with
her every day. Carries her pic
ture around with him and phones
her three or four times day;
boasts as il he had the matri-
monial prize trophy.
Naturally it makes other women
sore to see Hester getting by like
that, Particularly Dams sister,
Annie. who is a record house
keeper and just slaves her fingers
off for her husband. But does he
carry her picture around DC
boast about here? He does not.
Most of the time he acts as il she
didn't figure in his life at all.
And, as matter of fact, she
doesn't.
Strange as it may seem, foolish
little Hester does more for her
husband than the excellent house
keeper. And therein lies the secret
of why some women hold some
men-and others don't
Annie sews on all her household
buttons, has his meals on time,
keeps a spotless house, saves his
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
Hearst Papers Advocate:

l. An agreement Of Enghsh-speGking peoples to pre-
serVe peace among themselves and to promote tke
peace OF the sOorld.
PROPORTIONAL representation III the United States
Senate no State to haze less than taOo Senator's
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionment IN the House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
g. a seDcrate Department OF the Army, Of the Macy
and 81 the Air Forces al united under Secretary
OF National Defense
III Federal octio, to the limit OF Federal pOsoers to
obOish ;iterucg IN the United States under Secre-
tary of Education.
Electson of CONGRESS Ia November Installation
the 1st of January follosUing. inauguration OF tee
President LIST Of January nect after November
/ election.
The Washington times., 1928-07-28
Our Policemen and Their Hot
Uniforms and Hidden Pistols

- Ts newspapers editorial few days on the aD-
mrd1v hot and heavy clothing Of in summer g
tastsd with the cool apparel of women editorial
costing that Washington policemen be given relief from op
ressive clothing regulations IN hot N iesser
- the slavery Of men to customs. and their
csntance Of Whatever kind Of clothing designers and manu-
nfrers nut out for them there probably little hope q
change unless do set foot some movement 70 ao
the male sex.
III humid and hot periods Of summer there chance TOT
relief washington policemen ask only the privilege that
when the thermometer goes high il the tube they Ds per
ted to intuition their blue coats to catch lew nWu
breezes while they walk steamng pavements
Hare Il most interesting comment to Washington
notice conditions from Capt Harvey Miller editor Of the
Coast Guard the national publication Ct the United states
nRIue buttoned up uniforms in hot weather are tor
turous unsanary and humane Neither e the stranger
within our gates they show administrative efficiency
By ali means our policemen should have summer uni
while You are at il Why not say something about
giving our officers sam Browne belt With their guns
On THE OUTSIDE WHERE THEY CAN GET TO
THEM?
for or draw gun as bluff When he pulls it moves
to pull ii he should be ready to fire and fire QUICKLY
M IN the Navy and Marine Corps and knowing what
guns are for would have been popped over had tnelr
guns been strapped outside Of their uniforms what
chance has an officer fumbng under his coat tails and
into his hip holster, against gunman desperate ana
sVs can learn ! lot about uniforming our policemen
and also about wearing their guns sans handicap from
Philadelphia with that citys snappy looking cops winter
or summer uniformed properly and with their artillery
rugged where the other side it business
and QUICKLY.
I'VE ought to get the sweatbox uniforms off Of
policemen and at the same time unshackle their shoot
ing hands =
The Times consistently urged that Washington policemen
be systematically trained in pistol craftsmanship that they
may become the best pistol markmen IN the country Win
criminals fully acquainted with that fact
likewise urged and will continue to urge that WASH
ngton policemen be equipped that their pistols snail De
hand
sam Browne belt then the belt should be provided
The accessible pistol the possession of crackshot IS
powerful psychological with criminals They understand
that it business has to be put to work. and they
are impressed.
Washington people not their policemen shot up
there is to be shooting they prefer that the victims shall DC
those who have broken breaking laws There are two
ways this Splendid craftsmanship on the part O
policemen and the ability to get to their weapons in hurry
when necessary.