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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Money Comes In

Inc community playfield improve
ment committee reports donations
rom the various organizations
nus : week from the Bridge Club,
: oastern Star, Women's Club, p. E.
!, tuesday Bridge Club, Ameri-
eaa Legion Auxiliary and st. JOS
.pns !: Catholic church. This money
: 20 be used in buildings and
squpment for the playfield being
spOnsored by the Kiwanis Club
.no i the committee wishes to thanh
We organizations for, their splen.
@Q interest in the project.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Park Structure Work
Started This Week By :.
Browne; In Two Units

Work has started this week un-
der the direction of T. C. Browne
of the new building at the city
park. Foundations are laid and the
sewer connections will be made
this week and during the turnout
of the water in the ditch. 1t will be
located just east Of the present
pump house. It will be in two units
and connected by a pergola.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
WATER BOND
ADJUSTMENT
is PROPOSED
District Directors Want Elm
ination of Blanket Mortgage
and Distribution of Assess
ments on Lands

A matter of great interest TO
all the land owners of the Kenne-
wick valley is the proposed read
justment of the bonded indebted
ness of Columbia Irrigation Dis
trict. 1t is well known that these
bonds (amounting to $3.50, 0,0O0) ac-
cording to their present terms, are
to be retired during the next ten
years. There is a common feeling
that the high rates necessary to do
this would be extremely burden
some to the ranchers, who have
suffered severely from bad wealth
er and low prices most of the past
seven years.
While the matter is only in its
preliminary stage, it is being TAX
en- up by the District Directors
with representative bond owners,
and steps are being taken to get
the bond interests organized so
that definite plan Of re-adjust-
ment may be worked out. Since
these bonds are owned by about
two hundred individuals scattered
over several states, it is necess-
airy to get their interests together
in the hands of a committee en-
powered to act for them. Several
conferences have been held with
men from Spokane and Portland,
who were instrumental in selling
these bonds and encouraging pro-
gress has been made. These men
are fully informed of the difficult
ties of the situation and anxious to
cooperate in working out a solu-
tion.
The local management feels that
it will be necessary to work out
program that viii embrace two
major joints.
First, that the blanket mortgage
feature of the bond lien be elimi-
mated and a definite price be set
on each tract, which amount must
he well within the ability of the
land to pay.
Second, that the charges be
spread in such a way that the an
nual assessments will not be ex-
cesive and the land owners be given
the right to pay up in full at any
time and stop interest payments.
There is, of course, no detailed
plan of settlement as yet-that
must await the foundation Of
bondholder's committee, empower
ed to act for them. There is no
doubt, however, that this commit
tee, when it is formed, and steps
are now being taken to form it,
will consist of level-headed busi-
ness men, who realize fully that
the interests of the Dondholders
are identical with those of the
land owners. The last thing that
they will want is to insist on con-
iitions that will hurt the rancher-
the better he gets along the soon
er he can pay them off.
There is not the slightese reason
to be pessimistic about the situa-
tion. This district has a sound,
cheaply operated ditch system and
an ample water supply.
There is every reason to be-
lieve that a fair and satisfactory
plan can be worked out in cooper
alton, the period of uncertainty
ended, and the whole valley placed
on safer and firm basis. 1t viii
take some time and lots of detail
ed work, but it can be done by all
working together. AS the plans
progress and details become avail
able, the land owners will De kept
s-6z~nl
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Mrs. Ellen Rocheford
Passes Away Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen
Rocheford, mother of Mrs. c. G.
Longmeir, who passed away Mon
day night, were held Wednesday in
the chapel of the Mueller Under
taking Parlors. The Rev. c. M.
Keefer was in charge of the SER
vices.
Mrs. Rocheford was born Feb
ruary II, 1858, in Illinois. She has
been resident of Kennewick for
the past two years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Codling Moths Active

Indicating the activities of the
codling moths in the Kennewick
orchard districts, the following re-
cord of catches was turned in by
Harry Linn, horticulturist.
Beginning with June 20, the
number for the consecutive days;
104, 232, 2sO, 1872, 17S, 297, 2SS,
244, 273, 201, 261; July 1, 2 and 8:
233, 205, 1872.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
CLEANUP CREW OF BOYS
WILL ATTACK CITY DITCH

All Kennewick boys who like
to swim in the ditch will meet
in the city park at 2 o'clock on
Friday afternoon to clean out
the ditch while the water is off
w. C. Muldrow announced Wed
nesday. The city trucks will be
there to haul off the rocks and
refuse that have annoyed swim
mers all spring. Any boy who
would like to help in this is urg-
ed to come out.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
FTFTEEN DOCS POISONED

Fifteen dogs were killed by poi-
son here last Thursday night. Dis
coveries made by city authorities
who are investigating, indicate that
the poison was all baited on one
plot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
= Freedom and Service y

The freedom of being free to friends neigh
would like is of the most precious rights we
have The opportunity to make others better satisfied
make them feel through actual experience that others
their welfare indeed most pleasant part of
daily fe In the exercise of this freedom each of
gains for the knowledge that he better for not having
lived unto himself alone brings with feeling of gratfica
tion not possible to other manner AS We
SOW shall you reap just true today the day it
was uttered So let this community of freedom
and service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Columbia Going Down

High water on the Columbia
river was reached June 20 afper
attaining only normal maximum
this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Business Girls Elect

AT q meeting held Monday night.
the Business Girls club held an
election Of officers. Ellen Linn was
elected president, Beatrice Short,
vice president, Lucille Sandberg,
secretary and Gladys Speiele,
treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

A WELL, BEHAVED GALLERY-This
flock Of woollies doesn't seem to disturb
the game Of Miss Hannah Mcdonald, fair
Scottish golfer, as she plays round on
course Of the Paris (France) Golf club.
International Newsreel
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

HUGE HOODLlGHT-One Of
de banh Of eleven searchlishts be.
ing installed At tie Newark IN. j.
municipal airport fol use Of planes
landing At night. The series Of
Lights total $4,000, 900 candle
power. The greatest Aoodisht ever
ooos9uoeo lassrnaesesal Nsvsr,ea
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

EXCAVATIONS BODY IN SESSIONPhoto shows member If tbe
inteed Commission Repaaoas they recently ia Pan. 10
see expert: who vii aid determining method Of payment By Central
recently appointed ,..~ - -.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

BON VOYAGE!-No, it int another Lindbersh
welcome. Its merely stay,at,home friends of voy.
ageu aboard the huge Canadian Pacific liner
Duchess Of Athol, wishing them good sailing and
gentle breezcs On their trip to Africa. The part.
ing Of the ticker tape ymbolizes the final good.
byes. tnt,rnauosal Nsx,r,.,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

OFF TO A FINE START-With every sail
beuing full and their tackle in trim for speedy
maneuvering. these sleek craft Of the San Diego
Yacht club got of to an even start in the first
race Of the Winter season off San Pedro, Cal
The yacht 'Teva" is shown in the lead.
International Nswaresi
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

HIS MORNINGS MORNINC!-Ths is Norman
Ross idea Of perfect way to start the day. The
Chicago swimmer here shown fondling huge slab
Of ice after 4o0yard dash through the chill waters Of
Lake Michigan. Like to try it? l.tsr,..ona, Nevsr..,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-24

SPEEDER DE.
spite his millions.
Dewey Auerbach
(nght), New
Y ork candy
man cturer,
was sentenced to
two days in the
Tombs and fined
$50 when he was
convicted of
speeding on =
city street.
International
Newsreel
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

Austrian scientist to go even closer to Nature and to reveal her own voice over a radio broadcast station. He took pot of flowers from his living-room window, placed it in the company of a lot of complicated electrical apparatus, and then actually broadcast the sounds made by the blossoms as they grew i'm perceptibly before his eyes! Needless to say, the radio listeners who were permitted to eavesdrop on the novel experiment obtained quite thrill out of it.
 How this amazing experiment was made possible by the operation of the electric ultra -micrometer is described in Radio News by Ashur van A. Som. mers. The original apparatus used for the broadcasts was designed by Prof. Richtera, director of the "Ravag" sta tion in Vienna.
 Briefly, the idea is to arrange deli cate system of levers in such man. ner that the upward movement of the plant as it grows moves one plate of tiny condenser. This condenser is con. nected across the tuning condenser of . high-frequency oscillator, which is tuned to exactly the same frequency as second oscillator of identical con struction. While the lever remains sta tionary, the two locally-generated cur rents do not produce any "beats" be- cause they are tuned alike. However, the very slightest movement of the lever, which will be caused by even an infinitesimal growth of the plant or
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
Engine Driven With Dust

4 NEW type of engine which does "A not need liquid fuel. but can
 be run on dry coaldust. has been demonstrated by Rudolf Pawlikowski, who was associated with Dr. Diesel in the early days of oil.engins construc- ton, and who continued to experi- ment with the attractive idea of burn- ing cheap coal in an engine. Instead of spraying oil into the cylinder. very finely powdered coal is blown in, but tho action of the engine remains much the same as when oil is used.
 The success of the engine. according to H. L. Morrison in Power, is due primarily to the design of the coal dust fuel valve and to the use of small charge of oil to insure ignition. In former designs the coal-dust caked and refused to enter the fuel valve. The constant flow of the coal and air mixture along screw conveyors elim. mates this.
 "One hesitates to predict wide use of this type of engine" says Mir. Morrison, "but it seems to have obvi- ous advantages. in that either coal or oil can be used. depending upon the price of the two fuels. A standard Diesel can be altered to use coal-dust
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
Stature and Diet

THE influence of diet upon the
 development of race character.
 istics has been shown by certain experiments of Japanese scientists in Tokio. To determine whether the slight stature of the Japanese depends upon their rice diet, the regular rice dinner of . group of school children was supplemented by other articles of food belonging to the diet of races of greater stature. The results of thess experiments, carried on for several years, were an increase of several centimetres in stature and several pounds increased weight
 A military physician in India made similar experiments with Indian races of varying stature. Sikhs and Pathans are larger than other Indians usinR other dietA The Mohammedan Sikhs consume milk, cheese and vegetsbles which other Indian races, of the Brah- min religion, do not
 To carry the investigation further . litter of rats, whose metabolism i. similar to that of mankind, was taken, One half were fed with food such a the Sikhs and Pathans uss, and the other half with normal Indian food, Frequent experiments showed that the "Sikh-Pa Pathan" group attained . con- siderable size, while the other group remained much smaller.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

ing engine. His first choice. . coal. burning engine. was ! failure-not be. cause the idea was wrong. but because of his inability to deliver coal-dust into the cylinder. Efforts to make usa of coal-dust directly did not end with Deisel's failure, for both here and abroad experiments have been carried on by . number of investigators.
 Out of this has appeared what i'm partial engineers declare to be . prac. tical coal-dust engine. The Pawlikow. ski engine is workable, but the ques- tion to be answered is, What is its field of application?
 "Ins plants of small horsepower the cost of fuel is not the large item-the labof cost is the important part of the operating cost, and . reduction of 50 per cent in the fuel cost of 200. horsepower plant would be not over fifty cents per hour. The gain would not justify the addition of coal pull verizer and the necessary engine alter ations, for the overhead on the cost of the change would be more than the fuel savings. The same argument ap. plies to a small steam plant, in which a change to an oil-burning engine would offer greater savings."
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
Origin of the
 Family
HORDE life," somewhat simi-
 lar to that which exists among

A lar to that which exists among
 present-day monkeys, probably lies back of mans modern social sys- tems, according to Dr. Gerrit s. Miller. curator of mammals at the United States National Museum. "Humanlike asso- citation of male and female," the scien. lists says, together with the psychologi. cal conditions which accompany it, seem to occur mostly in mammals vhoss young are born in | state which places difficulties in the way of their care by the female alone-mere helplesssness of the young is probably not the deter mining factor. A litter of young wolves needs the attention of both parents, a litter of young opossums does not. A young monkey clings to the female sole administrations. The help of the male is not required, and have been unable to obtain convincing evidence that true family bond is established. The absence of this ability of the in fant to cling to its mother may be rs- garded as one of the specifically hu. man elements which in precultural times could have combined with moro generalixed primate characteristics to lay the foundation of the family sys- tenn in man."
 Dr. Miller's opinions and conclu- sions on this subject are published in the quarterly journal of the American Society of Mammalogists. "It is well known" Dr. Miller is quoted as saying, "that highly developed type of sex love is often attributed to mammals other than primates, especially to some of the carnivores, but the absence of carefully conducted experiments and of convincing field observations leaves the subject open to legitimate doubt"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
|" ODAY fierce battle is on-that

" ODAY fierce battle is on-that
 of mankind against the termite,
 popularly and erroneously called the white ant. which it somewhat re- sembles in color and form. This vora. cious insect eats up houses. telegraph poles. trees and libraries. and as it works from the inside. these useful things are gone while yet they seem intact. Even lawns are attacked by subteranean termites, and another species is working through stone and brick walls.
 About the only effective means yet found to combat this pest is to coat threatened objects with . protective preparation of asphalt.
 "The organization of termite life is highly developed" says Alfred Ainsell in the American City. "These insects live in colonies, with kings, queens, soldiers, workers, chemists, carpenters leach of which does his allotted work for the general betterment of the colony. No slackers or invalids are tol.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
WilI Radio S0Iue Secrets 0f Gr0Wth:?

flower, alters the capacity of the midget condenser and throws one os- cillator of tune. Since the oscillations generated by this unit are now slightly different from those of the other, they will heterodyne or "beat," and . third frequency will be generated, equal numerically to the difference between the two original oscillations. If the values are properly selected, the beat signal can be made to fall in the audible band, between l6 and about 10000 cycles.
 The beat note is then led directly to the incubator circuit of the broadcast transmitter, and will go over the air as peculiar squeal. Another possible arrangement is to reproduce the noise first through loud speaker, and to pick up the sound waves with the usual studio microphone. This scheme allows the operators to listen to the apparatus directly and to determine whether it is working properly.
 In tho actual oscillators used in the experiments by the Vienna broadcast station, "Ravag," the circuits were ad- justed to a frequency of l,500,000 cycles (200 metersl. The plates of the condenser whose capacity is affected by the growth of the plant are very thin aluminium discs about two inches in diameter. The top plate is attached to one arm of the lever, while the bot tom one is fastened to an upright rod. Tho position of the latter is adjustable, and is determined by experiment with the particular plant being used.
 The growth of mushrooms has been observed with the aid of this apparatus. One end of the lever is simply rested on the top of the mushroom; as the latter rises, it pushes the other end of the lever downward, increasing the ca. pacity of the midget condenser and, consequently. decreasing the frequency of the oscillator in whose circuit it is
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
What Inventors Are Doing

curve of the occupants body, has at tached to it, 1t the left . hinged leaf which can bs raised to the horizontal and fixed in that position by . tele- scoping extensible bracket beneath. Thus . comfortably wide space is pro vided fer writing materials, books and whatever else may be requisite.
 A flying toy which may take the shape of bird or . miniature airplane is the invention of Jose Calvo, of New York. Discharged from . catapult, it travels in . circular path and returns to the operator. The "bird" is made in one piece, of cardboard or sheet metal, with outspread wings and . tail. For its discharge into the air, it is engaged with an elastic band carried by the cat. apult, which is held in the other hand.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

pair founds . new colony. These fly. ing ants are the termites most fire. quently seen, because it is only in this form that they leave the seclusion of the colony. They are very clumsy, often getting into food and causing a great deal of annoyance during the swarming season. usually the Spring of the year.
 "The termite is one of the most in. genious insects confronting man. If, in order to replenish their lardcr, they have to pass over obstacles through which they cannot pierce their way, the 'sappers' and engineers of the city are pressed into service. These will devise solid galleries made of . mixture of wood which has been pre- pared by chewing. The galleries are tubular when they have no support. The artisans will avail themselves, with extraordinary skill, of every circum- stance that will permit economy of labor and raw material. They enlarge, straighten and level; every gap is rounded and polished. If gallery runs alongside . partition it will be. come semi-tubular; if it can follow the 0uBtC AVIuleu Uy LWO W4IS, however, it will be merely covered with cement, thereby saving two-thirds of the work
 "1n termite colony there is no dirt or filth, and very few diseases are known to attack them. They eat their own dead, their skins which they have shed. and any other refuse that hap pens to be in the way. They arc guided by . sense of smell, and they com municate by . seeming form of telepathy. They do not store their food, but depend on constant contact with wood or plant life in order to live. They attack trees and shrubs by enter. ing under the loose bark. or through an injured or dead root
 "Subterranean termites are Smaller than the non-subterranean type, but their colonies arc larger and more efficiently managed. They must have moisture, and in order to obtain this they often work deep into the ground. On the other hand. the presence of
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

connected. It is interesting to know that tho movements of plant growth are not steady, but pulsating-like the strokes of ! pump.
 The oscillators are built into two adjacent metal cans, which shield them completely from each other. Each can contains an oscillator coil, . vacuum tube, and the usual filament resistors and radio-frequency chokes. The "A" and "B" batteries for each circuit are contained in the same cans, but sepa- rated from the radio-frequency com ponents by metal partitions.
 The front panel of the instrument looks like a large one-dial receiving set. It holds two meters, . dial to ad- just the tuning condenser of one of the oscillators ithe other being fixed |, and two auxiliary knobs for filament control. Once adjusted, the apparatus is left alone.
 The electric ultra-micrometer has a practical use in the measurement of extremely small distances, since varia- tions in the length of m object to an extent as small as 1-250. .000, booth of an inch can be detected. This move ment is SO much smaller than a wave length of light that it is necessarily forever invisible. Very slight changes of temperature, which affect the length of pieces of metal, can be measured with precision to 1-5500th of . degree, Fahrenheit. In fact, when . person enters the room in which the electric ultra -micrometer is located, the rise in its temperature occasioned by the heat of . huunan hodv is Anou0 oh fo rouee a loud squeal to issue from the loud speaker.
 The super-sensitivty of the electric a-micrometer to the slightest varia- tions of temperature makes this in. strument of precision of great value in conducting experiments in which it is necessary to record the most im- perceptble movements.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

moldings, picture-frames, furniture of all kinds, and wood products generally. Their communities average about . hundred individuals.
 "A peculiar danger of the termits lies in the fact that its work of destruc- tion is seldom apparent. They eat only the inside of wood, and show themselves rarely. Thus, the sills, supports, flooring, and other parts of . building may be completely eaten away except for the outer shell, which gives the appearance of being sound. The termite is voracious. He eats continuously, twenty-four hours . day, week in and week out"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29

at . cost ranging from five to ten dol- lars per horsepower, depending upon the size of the unit.
 "The internal-com. bustion engine avoids much of the steam plants complication, but cheap liquid fuel is not available every. where. Coal is more wi ely distributed than petroleum. and usually is m u C h cheaper on . heat unit basis.
 "We have. then, the efficient, simply constructed internal. combustion engine us- ing . relative costly fuel and the compli- cated stea m plant whose inefficiency is offset by the use of . cheap fuel. It was the combination of the simplicity of the internal combustion engine and the burn ing of cheap fuel that ct Dr. Diesel upon the research that led to the Diesel oil-burn.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
The Insect That Dev0urs Houses

steam pipes in . house often creates enough moisture to satisfy them with. out maintaining contact with the ground.
 "The non-subterranean termite in. fests telephone-poles, trees and build- ings. It is found in the frame of the house and in the supports. to . cer- tain extent; also in floors. ceilings,