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Small Bill Held Invalid

Attorney General Claude Pollard held a bill en-
acted by both houses and known to newspaper read
ers as "the Small bill" unconstitutional. Now the
Small bill validated titles to stream bed lands and
abandoned beds.
In his opinion the attorney general reached the
conclusion that the Small bill violated the section OF
the constitution which provides that the public free
school lands shall be sold and which would prohibit
their being given away.
1t also is violation Of the constitution that the
legislature shall not have the power to grant any re-
lief to the purchasers Of public free school land.
In his investigation Of the records the attorney
general found that this act will result in the state
relinquishing it sright. title and interest to portions
of IA separae navigable streams in 40 counties in the
state and in approximately 400 original surveys. and
that if the bill becomes law the result will be that the
state relinquishes all its right, title and interest in
10 miles of the main channel Of the mouth OF the
Trinity river; in 20 miles of the main channel OF the
Brazos river in Brazora county; in 100 miles OF the
Canadian river, which is the widest river in Texas;
in all of the main channel Of the Trinity river from
Dallas to beyond Fort Worth.
Senator Clinton L. Small is said to be a lawyer
p very able lawyer. He is the author of the bill.
Manv lawyer-lawmakers in house and senate voted
for this bill. If it is all that the attorney general
claims it to be, why should it have been enacted?
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Q By ROE e,eae By cmaa, Press Association s

bumped shoulders, bot Mrs. Hogan
said men never fitted their names.
Lionels and Claudes we're always
bad boy, while Bills and Jims were
s~iSsies!
They debated also how much sal
airy Betty should demand. Mrs.
Hogan was ell for a big salary at
the start. She must make them
understand she was not a cheap
girl. Betty held out for a small sal
airy and a chance to prove her ster-
ling worth before demanding a
raise.
They chartered over it as though
1t were a settled matter. Mr.. Crane,
already selected as Betty's boss, was
very fortunate to get her. He should
be grateful, indeedi
Betty retired at last, telling Mrs.
Hogan that she wanted to feel her
best the next day so she could make
q good impression on MI. Crane.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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an, ~ About --Waaa
New York .N

NEW YORK, March ga group
Of song builders were talking shop
agaia last night, and one of them
remarked that most songs clicked
because they contained a fascinating
or contagiouse line in the chorus.
He mentioned blue Heaven" and
that ditty'S Just Molly and me
and the baby makes three" and
added that the most beautiful line
in the more recent numbers was in
Together" the line being "And
we'd both pretend-it would never
Billy Roses I'm the Middle of the
Night" hit was helped by the line,
I'm the middle of a moment you and
I forgot what no meant" which was
not permitted in the sheet music,
the copies containing this line:
Every moment had its charms,
dear, when I held you in my arms,
dear"
The vaudeville warblerS, however,
offered the original version, which
sent the listeners out Fastening to
the nearest music store.
KIBTTZER DEFINITIONS
Harry R~eichenbach forwards a list
Of Kitbitzers Their Origin and What
They Do. The first kibitzer, says
R~eichenbach was the fifth man of a
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washington
DaYhOOk

the end Of the last regular and the
beginning of the extra one-furn-
iShes an opportunity for the ag-
grieved element to get a lot Of this
anguish out Of their systems.
The only thing the majority lead
ers are anxious about is getting all
the static tuned out before the Sew
enty-first congress meets, in re-
Spouse to Mr.. Hoover's call, toward
the end Of April.
The squawking and suuealing and
yowling which make hardly any diff
ference during intermission would
be most unpleasant as part of the
regular program. Even as it is, they
hurt the managers a somewhat.
That is why they would have pre-
ferTed an earlier special session, to
have avoided so prolonged an eth
eric disturbance; or a latter one, to
scatter it over the country and make
it less audible.
But Mr.. Hoover would have his
way, which makes some Of the older
hands wonder il he has yet learned
all that they know about the best
methods Of manipulating the po-
litical radio-or even if he has a
natural flair for it.
The suggestion is heard on Capitol
Hill that Mr.. Hoover seems to think
he can get sweet music out of the
presidential "set' by main strength
and aWkwardness.
Many a doubt is expressed by po-
litical electricians If he ear make
any such system work no matter
how hard he tries.
In their opinion, he will find he
has to conform to mechanical linz
itations. Or the White House loud
speaker will emit static from the
congressional end of Washington
until it drives him frantic.
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The World and All
IN NEW YORK
By Charles P. Driscoll

IN NEW YORK
New York hasn't always been a city of apartment.
dwellers. 1t is only 50 years since the first apart
ment house was built in the city.
A chorus of jewellers in old apartments NAV greet
this information with Sneers, saying, why, the
apartment I live in must be at least twice that old.
and maybe it isn't absolutely the first one"
But the first apartment house built in New York
is still an apartment house, and is still fully occupied.
1t is at 142 East Eighteenth street, and is five
stories high, built of red brick, and contains apart
mentS of four, seven and nine rooms. The rooms are
large and high, in the old style.
Rutherford Stuyvesant, who built the first apart
ment house in New York, borrowed the idea from
Paris builders. The first demonstration made the
idea 60, and now every New Yorker is generally be-
lieved by outsiders to live in an apartment. AS a
matter of fact, there are still a great many separate
houses with lawns and back yards in Brooklyn, Rich
mond, Queens and Bronx boroughs.
One of the most spectacular residence develop
ments" in New York is Tudor City, fronting on the
East river, on and near Forty-second street.
Now, Forty-second street, as nearly everybody
knows, runs through the heart Of the busiest part Of
Manhattan island. II runs straight from the East
river to the Hudson river, and it is one of the chief
traffic arteries east and west. Grand Central Ter
minal fronts on it The new Chrysler building, tall
est in the world, abutS it. The new Lincoln building,
ldISeSC i1oor space, lrOnCS on IL. Inc Times build
ing also, and many other famous and great structures.
Nevertheless, down on the East river front prop
erty could be had for a song only three or four years
ago. Fred F. French saw his chance. He bought up
blocks and blocks of this cheap real estate, and began
erecting towering apartment houses.
Tudor City consists of a group of buildings, a
dozen or more. You can't keep track of the number,
for a new one starts before the last one is half COM
pleed. The buildings vary in height from six stories
to % stories, and still higher units are under way.
The builder Of this residence city in the heart Of
the business area of New York looks out for light and
air for his tenants. He keeps some of his ground va
cant of buildings, and plants it to shrubs and trees
and flowers, despite the mounting taxes and the
temptation to use every square foot for rentable
property.
This experiment doubtless will lead to other large
undertakings, for the Tudor City project has been an
immense financial success.
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Who am 7? I am the composer Of
what recently successful opera?
Who composed the words for it?
Of what great pottery maker was
Charles Darwin a grandson?
How many men did Admiral
Dewey lose when he destroyed the
entire Spanish fleet in Manila bay
in 1898?
What is the nationality Of the
Papal Guards at the Vatican?
whether therefore We eat. or
drink, or whatsoever We do, do all to
the glory of God" Where is this
passage found in the Bible?
Today in the Past
On this day, in 1916, the Mexicans
under Villa raided Columbus, N. M.
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are &C
tive in mind and have a genius for
keeping out Of trouble. They are
both honest and genuine.
A Daily Thought
Love is a credulous thing."-Ovid.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Deems Taylor; 1.-THE Kings
Henchman"; Edna st. Vincent Mil
lay.
2. Joseph Wedgwood.
3. None.
4. Swiss.
5. I Corinthians, x, 81.
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Garner the Leader

Selection of Representative John N. Garner of
Texas as the democratic house leader indicates that
it will be a militant democracy that will assemble
at Washington on April Is, when the special session
Conovenes.
The republicans will have an overwhelming ma
jority with a total Of 267 as compared with 165 on
the democratic side. While this is the greatest
majority any party has enjoyed in recent years ex-
perienced leaders realize that with Garner as leader
the democrats will figure prominent in the framing
of legislation.
While the republican leaders have agreed to lay
aside factional differences and propose to push the
Hoover program through at the special session, they
know that any deviation from that program which
would prove Objectionable to the democrats likewise
would prove Objectionable to the republican repreSen-
tatives from the west. In other words, in the event
the republican leaders make any attempt to deviate
from the fundamentals of the program outlined by
Hoover in the presidential campaign, they will find
the democrats, led by Garner, holding the balance Of
power.
The first clash is expected to come in framing the
proposed farm relic legislation. On this question
there is a wide gulf between the eastern and western
republicans, and there can be no question that the
astern wing will endeavor to pass a measure that
will prove more or less non-effective. On the tariff
a wide range of opinion also exists. The industrial
east will oppose protection on the products OF the ag-
%ricultural West and South, and the western republi-
cans will not be content to remain quiescent and
watch the eastern wing erect a higher wall OF pro-
lection for their industries and leave agriculture TO
get along as best it may.
The democrats are practically unanimous in their
demand for effective fran relief and equalization of
tariff benefits. Between them and the western re-
publicans there is a closer bond Of mutual interest
than between the Eastern and Western wings of the
republican party, and this bond is the cause of con-
siderable worry among the eastern leaders Of the re-
publican party.
With his 26 years experience as a member OF the
national house of representatives. his popularity
among both republicans and democrats. and his
marked ability as an aggressive champion Of the
principles of democracy. John N. Garner will prove a
leader who will, despite the heavy majority OF the
republicans. place his stamp upon the legislation that
will be enacted during the coming two years.
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There are residents of Brownsville who retain q
vivid recollection Of those days when q trip TO san
Antonio and return would require ten to twelve days;
when Dallas was considered more distant than is
London today, and when mail from New York re-
ouired from 90 to 80 days to reach the Lower Rio
Grande.
The passenger schedules announced by the air
lines assure that the round trip to San Antonio can
be made in 20 hours, and the passenger can enjoy a
nights sleep in the Alamo city. Mexico City, once
deemed SO far distant that a trip to that capital was
the event of a lifetime, can now be reached in four
and one-half hours. Mail from New York will reach
the Valley in 80 hours instead of 80 days, the time
required a little over a quarter of a century ago Tor
the Morgan line boats to beat their way down the
coast and transfer mail at New Orleans or Calves
ton to the coastal vessels serving the lower Gulf ports.
The achievements of the past half century have
heen remarkable, almost unbelievable; and among
them development of the airplane and air lines has
been one of the most outstanding. The Lower Rio
Grande country, which thirty years ago was isolated
from the rest of the world, will, with inauguration
Saturday of thu Mexican and American air mall and
passenger lines, have better connections with the
great commercial centers than many of those sections
which heretofore have enjoyed advantages in that
resnect. In fact, the lower border country due to the
geographic location Of the Brownsville port, will have
all the advantages of rapid communication which
onIv the greatest centers of population possess.
1t is a far cry from the OK cart OF old days, the
stern wheel river boat or the numbering stage coach
to the airplane Of the present period. The trans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-08
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

E-M elaGtg Ei
EIIlM

BY CHARLES p. STEWART
WASHINGTON. March 8.-Capi-
tol Hill, where our national legisla-
ture hangs out, will simply sizzle
with congressional static for the
next six weeks. or Whereabouts.
Static" is right.
Congress will not be in session.
SO there can be nothing coherent
about it. Yet nearly all the sem
ators and representatives will re-
main here, awaiting President
Hoover's extra summons, with
naught to do but rend the atmo-
sphere in almost a 531-laWmaker
power discord.
The new administrations event
WIZ add nightly to the clamor.
Ordinarily congress packs its suit
case and goes home right speedily
after Inauguration day. Its men,
bers may continue to broadcast SEN
timents as yehemently as in the
present instance. but the stations
are so small and widely scattered
that the racket dissipates itself. in
stead Of shattering the ether like a
INT explosion.
Gathered all together in the SEN
ate and house office buildings-and
those only a couple Of blocks apart
the legislators achieve the effect OF
one grand chorus, but with darn
little tunefulneSS about it.
It goes without saying that nc
president ever announced a cabinet
that satisfied everybody.
In fact, it would be impossible for
him to satisfy anybody. If a senator
or representative is pleased with one
appointment, he is almost certain to
be perfectly Mortified at some other
one. Assuming him to be the presi-
dents party. he usually warmly in
dorses the whole layout. i'll his Off
cial capacity-on the floor. over at
the Capitol building. However. in
the event that several of the White
Houses selections really do give him
sharp, shooting pains. there is nc
reason why he shouldn't screect
with anguish in the privacy Of his
own quarters-in whichever of the
two office buildings they may hap
pen to be situated.
The interval between sessions
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GARNER A MAN OF THE HOUR
(AuStin American).

Representative John N. Garner Of Texas, by unan-
imouS vote of the minority representatives, won the
democratic nomination as speaker of the house. An
honor very deserving.
Garner of Texas is perhaps the foremost man on
the minority side. He has been an M. Q. % years.
He never loses his head. He is wise as to the ways
Of legislation. He knows how to control his tongue.
He is not a political chatterbox. When he has a
message he shoots it across.
There are many men who talk themselves to
death. There are very few men who think them
selves to death. A voluminous talker in time gets to
me a political or social pest.
Garner thinks rapidly and never talks unless there
is something to be said for country and party.
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formations wrought in transportation and conmuni-
cation have been potent factors in development Of the
nation. In no section will they prove more potent
than in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, for which the
air lines will mark the beginning Of a new era Of
rapid development in a region that has been endowed
by Nature with climate and soil unsurpassed. the de-
velopment Of which has been retarded by its isola-
ton.
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Tim@l y Views
BEAUTY IN DESIGN OF DER
URGED
BY OGDEN L. L
Under-secretary of the U. S. Treasur,

Under-secretary of the u. S. Treasury.
Ogden Livingston Mills was born at Newport,
r. L, Aug. %, 1884. He was graduated from Har-
ward and admitted to the bar in 1908 and since
then has practiced in New York City. He was
defeated for election to congress in 1912 and
served as a member of the state senate from 1914
to 1916. Serving with the American Expedition
airy Forces in France during the war, he was COM
missioned a captain in the army. He was elected
to congress in 1921, served six years. and then re-
signed to accept the office of under-secretary Of
the treasury. His home is in New York City.
The federal government is under an obligation to
take the leadership in establishing beauty of design
as well as practically of use in the buildings it con-
structs, and those responsible for carrying out the
S300,000,000 building program are fully cognizant Of
the traditional standards which must be met.
Certainly no one so well as the government itself
can set a standard of good taste in architecture and
firmly establish it. Our public buildings must of ne
cessity add to or detract from the beauty Of any city
in which they are erected. Furthermore. it is in
evitable that they should influence to some extent
tn architecture Of buildings erected by the city or by
private enterprise. 1t is of the greatest Importance,
therefore, that these buildings which the fedral gov
rnment is erecting should be simple and dignified in
design and suited to the uses to which they are to be
put.
But when it comes to the building of a national
capital an even greater obligation is imposed upon us.
We have inherited from the founders of the republic
a great tradition, below which we dare not fall. And
as the country has grown in greatness and in influ-
ence its capital city has become increasingly inpor-
tant. More and more it is being visited by those who
from every part Of this country and the world.
We owe it to them and to the generations yet to come
to see that they shall find there a great, beautiful
city-a city not made with hands only, but into which
have been builded the beauty and hopes and aspira-
lions of America.
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SIX IN DANCE PARTY DROWN
ROSMUCK, Ireland.-Three girls
and three men returning from a
dance at Camus were drowned
when their boat capsized.
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On her last trip westward the Mauritania carried
1872 passengers and $~S,7Oo,Oo0 in gold. To those who
have travelled in Europe it will not be necessary to
explain that the passengers had no connection with
the - Star.
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SALARY WEDDING GIFT
KANDAL, Eng.-Efforts be-
ing made to GUST the town cylncil
because it voted a salary increase
to a girl employe who got married.
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Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. Deems Taylor; 1.-The Kings
Henchman"; Edna st. Vincent Mil
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-11-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO
FILE CLAIMS

In the superior court of the
State of Washington, for Benton
county.
In the matter of the estate OF
Mary Josephine Kephart, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Let
tiers Parliamentary on the estate of
Mary Josephine Kephart, deceased,
were granted to the undersigned,
on the 18th day of October, 1929,
by the said Superior court.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to serve
them, with the necessary vouchers,
upon me at the office of M. M.
Moulton, Kennewick, Washington,
within six months after the date
of the first publication of this no
tice; to-wit: within six months af-
ter the 18th day of November, 1929
and file the same with the clerk of
this. court together with proof of
such service, or they shall be for
ever barred.
Dated at Spokane, WASH, this
9Th day of November, 1929.
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co.,
by C. A. Nicholson, Asst. Trust
Officer, Executor
M. M. Moulton, Charles Powell,
attorneys for executor, Kennewick,
Wash. 11:14-12:5
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-11-14
MRS John H. HULTIN

Headaches kept me miserable.
Then rheumatism and neuritis set
in and I'd have pains in my back
and sides that would force me to
give up and go to bed. was up
and down that way most of the
time.
"My sister got me to try Sar-
gon and two bottles of this medi-
cine completely relieved my trou-
bles. l eat hearty meals now with
out a sign of Indigestion. The head
aches and rheumatic pains have
disappeared. ] go right through
my homework without having to
lie down during the day. Sargon
Pills overcame my constipation en-
tirely.
Thanks to Sargon ! am enjoy
ing splendid health for the first
time in twelve years."-Mrs. John
H. Hultin; 1885 2sth Ave., N. w.
Seattle.
vibber-G Clifford Drug Co., agents.
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tiers Letters Testamentary on the
estate of Nettie Slaugenhaupt, de.
ceased, were granted to the under
signed, on the 18th day Of Octo-
Der, 1929, by the said Superior
Court.
All persons having claims
against said estate, are REQUIRED
to serve them with the NECESSARY
vouchers upon me at the office of
M. N. Moulton, Kennewick. Wash.
ington, within six months after the
date of the first publication of
this notice; to-wit, within s;Y
months after the oath day of Oct
ober, 1929, and file the same with
the clerk of this Court together
with proof Of such service, or thev
shall be forever barred.
Dated at Kennewick, Washing
ton, this oath day of October, 1929.
j. B. SLAUGENHAUPT, Executor
By d. M. Moulton and Charles
L. Powell, his attorneys.
N. N. Moulton, Charles L. Powell
Attorneys for Executor, Kenne-
wick Washington. 10:24-11:7