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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
STARCHER SAYS
SCALE is ACTIVE
Rumor That San Jose Scale Has
Been Killed by Cold Weather
UnfOunded in Tract

1t has been rumored that the San
Jose scale has been killed by the
low temperatures experienced this
winter, and that some orchardists
are planning to omit the dormant
spray, according to Doyle B. Star
cher, district horticultural in
spector. If the scale has been kill
ed by the cold winter weather, the
omitting of the dormant spray
would mean the saving of dollsrs
and cents by the orchardists. How
ever, if the scale should not be
killed and the dormant spray be
omitted he would lose far more
than the cost of applying the dor
mant spray. The orchardist will ex-
perience the latter results if he
omits the dormant spray this
year, for only a small percentage
of the San Jose scale has been kill
ed.
Actual count of scale on twigs
this spring has shown that about
40 per cent of the over wintering
scale, those that are one-third to
one-half grown, have not survived
the winter. While this is greater
mortality than occurs during the
average winter, the remaining 60
percent of live scale will badly in
fest the orchards this summer and
fall unless thorough spraying prac-
tices are used.
Even though S5 per cent of the
over wintering scale were killed,
the remaining 15 per cent of live
scale would cause serious losses
if the trees were not sprayed. An
individual female scale may give
birth to about 400 young and as
the life cycle of the female covers
but a few weeks, there may be
several generations a year. The
progeny from one parent during
the season have been estimated at
1 sos, ,04O,24O females. Thus it is
easy to see why thorough spraying
should be practiced even though
only 10 or 15 per cent of the scale
survived the winter.
If Lime-Sulphur is used as the
Continued on Page Four.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
MARKET TRAIN
WILL ARRIVE
HERE MAY IL
Special for Better Marketing
of Farm Products To Leave
Pullman May 6 to Tour
Washington.

The special marketing train is
scheduled to arrive in Kennewick
Saturday morning, May IL. It
will be here in the morning only.
The program is arranged to begin
at 10 o'clock. Kennewick merchants
will entertain all of the farmers
who come to town to view the train
with free lunch. They anticipate
about 1000 persons.
The train, which will leave Pull
man May 6, will tour the state in
the interests of better marketing
of farm products. Agricultural ex-
hibits will be displayed on -.-t the
train and methods of marketing
will be demonstrated and discuss
ed. The train is being sponsored
by the extension department of
Washington State College and by
the Northern Pacific railroad. Lo-
cal arrangements for its stop in
Kennewick are being handled by
the Commercial club.
The schedule of events in connec-
tion with the appearance of the
train here includes a program and
exhibition at the train, free
lunch and marketing meeting in
the afternoon, the place to he an
nounced later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
WRECK SHOP
InESTROYED BY
RLAZE TODAY
1.ate This Afternoon De-
~ .oIiahes Structure ana
manages Brick Building
adjoining it.
,,,bicb started at about $50

Fire, which started at about 0;so
,,..,. tbis afternoon, completely
,'.sroved the frame building, in
''sieb Louis Eichner's Wrecking
Chop was located, and did consia-
...hle damage to the brick build
sia. sbich houses Swift's Creamery
ns ast;on on the east of it. This is
s ~ third fire of consequence IN
Tarrevick rs in the last 10 days.
ns.b ns. structures are owned by H.
p0I' aihel Mr.. Leibel estimates the
-. = To y he about 1000 to the build
mos iuo alone. The brick building was
;rssnred. S,s9 but no insurance was car
rcd -isd on the frame structure.
r. roris Eichner was fixing his
.ntomobile in front of his place
:. business late this afternoon
= rben Toe Bond called to him that
s;s 1..ss. establishment was on fire. The
flames spread rapidly and the
hn;lding was ablaze before.the fire
Janartment reached the scene. Al
though Eichner was in front of
the building, the heat was SO in
tsnse from the blaze that he did
- ovon save his hat, which was
inside of the building. He esti-
mates the damage done to the con-
tents to be about $4,000. 1t was
covered by fire insurance.
Two acetylene gas tanks, which
we're used for welding purposes
blew up shortly after the fire had
started. One contained little gas
and made slight explosion, the
other popped through the roof
and scattered the crowd a half
block away as it made its descent.
In the creamery building, the
cream scales and the desk were
saved by ]. L. Stradling, local
manager of Swift's Creamery sta
ton. Their damage was slight and
caused mostly by water. The poul-
try coups were destroyed and some
injury to the testing machinery
was sustained.
The upstairs of the building did
not fare so well. The roof was
damaged and the apartment oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Klein
knecht was injured. Their furni-
ture, which included a new $70O
piano was damaged by fire and wa
ter. The Kleinknecht's estimated
their loss at about $1,000. 1t was
covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Beal and their
two sons, who occupy the other
apartment upstairs were more for
tmate. They saved virtually all OF
heir possessions and removed most
Df them to the street.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
List of Petit Jurors
Received in Kennewick

The following list of petit jurors
has just been received from the
county seat at Prosser. They are
low being summoned by the sheriff
and are to appear Monday morn
ing, April Is, for jury duty in
Prosser:
Kenn wick, - Alvin Anderson
Lecreta Kinkaid, Ruby Green, G.
A. Crawford, George Anderson,
Mildred Kinkaid, E. Augusta Lar
son, L. E. Johnson, H. R. Vibber,
Mary G. Brown, M. S. Kinkaid.
Richland- Simon Carlson, r. G.
Supplee, Geo. N. Barnard, w. 81.
Gray.
Finley-Kathryn Tewalt.
Hover-V. T. Tucker.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
CITY COUNCIL
MAYREMOVE
REFUSE DUMP
Council Discusses Possible
Pollution of Bathing Pool
-Muldrow Appointed to In
vestigate New Site.

Removal of the city dump from
its present site on the river was
discussed at the meeting of the
city council Tuesday evening. Joe
Martin, president of the Izaak
Walton league, pointed out the
absence of bass from the bathing
pool and suggested a possible con-
tamination of the water. w. G.
Muldrow was aphointed by G. A.
Crawford, mayor, to investigate
the purchase from the county OF
some sand dunes about three miles
east of town on the river bank for
possible use as a dump. Report
was also made that a. federal law
has passed recently prohibiting
the dumping of refuse into navig-
able streams. This matter is to be
looked into as it will he necessary
to remove the dump if such is the
case.
Letters were read from the N.
P. and from the O-W. reporting
that they would consider placing
wig-wag signals at certain street
crossings; the N. P. at Fruitland
and the O-W. at Fruitland, Wash
ington and Benton streets.
The city also decided to spray
the trees within the city limits.
This is to prevent the spread OF
scale and other contamination.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
WATER WILL
BE AVAILABLE
AFTER APRIL /
Muldrow Says Water will be
Turned on by First of the
Month according to Pres
ent Plans.

The irrigation season is once
more approaching. Spring work of
getting ready for water in the
canals of Columbia Irrigation dis
trict is well under way, according
of w. C. Muldrow, manager of the
project. The spring was late one,
Judging by the appearance of the
first asparagus sprouts in a fa-
vored location in Section 9, the
growing season is eleven days lat
er than 1928 and % days later
than 1927 and 1925.
The annual ditch cleaning job
was somewhat heavier than usual
this year, due to the unusually
long flood season of the Yakima
river in 1928, which resulted in
heavier silt deposits. Work was
further handicapped, at least on
the upper canal, by the short wo-o
ing season, the small number of
teams available and the necessity
for great economy in expenditures.
Nevertheless, the job of replacing
ing worn-out wiers and setting new
ones will have to wait till the wa
ter has been brought down.
The exact date of serving water
this spring cannot yet be set, on
account of the work the state is
doing in building a new concrete
bridge across the main canal at
the 14th mile, for the new road to
Prosser. The work on this struc-
ture was delayed by cold and froz-
en- ground and has required hard
driving to complete on time. 1t
was necessary to change the
course of the canal for 450 feet
and the district board required the
state to change its projected
bridge location so that the cross
ing could be made in a safe man.
ner and also to line the curves
with concrete for $50 feet and to
protect all new cutting by layer
of selected clay covered by a layer
of gravel. The state also agrees
that all this work will be complete
ready for water, not later than
March 81.
At this writing the concrete lin
ING is completed; nearly all the
clay is in place and is being COW
cred with gravel; one of the
bridge piers is complete and the
lContinued on Page Four.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
LEGISLATURE
APPROPRIATES
RECORD SUMS
Most of Money Put on High
ways; Schools, State Gov
ernment Departments Get
Slightly Less Than in 1921
By Richard Hamilton

Probably the outstanding fea-
ture of the 1929 Legislature, which
ended with burst of speed after
nearly 60 days Of Indifferent go
ing, excepting a few dashes OF
color, was that it broke all records
for appropriations. A tally shows
that, with Governor Hartley having
several days in which to undo some
of the legislative acts, the Legis-
lature made appropriations for the
extraordinary total of $S1 ,852,1 ,1S1.
That is $12, $4,000 more than the
previous recorder $69,709,37
appropriated by the 1927 legisla-
ture.
But the record was made by the
highway appropriations-the ap-
preparations for the operation and
maintenance Of schools, depart
ments and other phases Of state
government being slightly below
the 1927. The Legislature made its
big splurge with road money, turn-
ing out appropriations that were
undreamed of 10 years ago.
Responding to widespread
clamor for road money, with sena-
tors and representatives being
ready to" trade their shirts for a
chunk of the highway fund, the
Legislature authorized road funds
for the two years for a grand to-
tai of $44, 854, 900, which, it should
be understood, involves about ST.
$50, 900 in federal aid. On the same
basis, the 1929 Legislature auth
orized 1887, 900 more money for
highways than did the 1927 Legis-
lature, which had shattered all
records and expectations by turn
ing out two-year program for
a total just short of $50, 100000.
The Legislature rolled up the
phenomenal total by appropriating
general budget of $23,700,0OO,
by voting $5,O0O,OOO for "farm-to-
market roads and by specifying
$4,000 for an east-west paved
highway. The balance is made up
by appropriations and reappropria-
tions for the permanent highway
fund, general reappropriations.
money for island counties, federal
aid, etc.
For the most part, the extra
load was piled on the motorist.
The motorist was hit the hardest
when the Legislature tilted the
gasoline tax from 2 cents to 4 IL
cents. Of course, the motor license
fees were reduced-the new scale
being Sc for cars under $500
pounds and SIP for cars weighing
(Continued on page eight
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
CLUB SELECTS
BRIDGE GROUP
AT MEETING
Committee Will Cooperate
with Pasco in Investigation
of River Transportation
Facilities This Spring.


A committee was appointed at
the noon meeting today of the
Commercial Club to cooperate with
the Pasco Chamber of Commerce
in investigating the service to be
given by the Bridge Company,
which operates the Kennewick-Pas
co toll bridge, while the bridge is
closed from the middle of April
until about the first of June. A fer
ry will be operated during this
period while the work on the ap-
proaches to the bridge is being
completed. The bridge will be
closed during the period of assem-
bling goth asparagus and straw
berries and as all of the assembl-
ing is done on this side Of the
river, it is essential that adequate
transportation be provided. The
report was made at the meeting
that the monthly bridge coupon
books would not be honored on the
ferry.
The committee appointed by Ray
Sprague, president of, the CONNER
cial Club, was the present. bridge
committee of the club, which con-
sists of A. F. Brown, H. G. Fyfe,
F. F. Beste, Harry Vibber and
Herman Schmidt.
The governing board of the Conn
mercial Club will meet this even
ing in the office of Gascoigne and
Fyfe.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
JOBS OF ALL KINDS ARE
BEING LISTED AT HULETS

Jobs of. all kinds for both men
and women are being listed with
Hulet's free employment agency,
according to w. S. Hulet. This is
the season of the year when work
of all varieties commences and ap-
plications are being received by
the agency for men and women to
do different kinds of work.
At the same time men and wo-
men who want work can register
at the bureau, which is located in
Hulet's grocery. At the present
time there are three listings for
men who are wanted to work by
the month on farms in the vicinity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
FAIR COMMITTEES
NAMED BY BOARD
Plans for 1929 Fair Discussed at
Association Meeting-De-
partment Heads Chosen

The board of the Fair association
met Tuesday to plan for the 1929
fair. President C. G. Williams ap-
pointed the following committees:
Grounds-Dan Giard, L. A. Tweedt
Otto Reese, Chris Puderbaugh, w.
C. Muldrow, A. Morgan, C. r. Ri
der, Walt Sheppard, Vie Heber-
lein, c. A. Carpenter, Rev. F. N.
Morton, Ralph Stafford, Mr.. Bundy;
Finance A. Mclean, H. R. Vib-
Der, A. F. Brown, H. C. Schmidt,
T. ]. Chalcraft, R. R. Wooden;
Publicity-E. c. Durdle, Mrs. Marie
Ballinger, representing the Ken
newick paper, Ed Sisson, repre-
senting the Richland paper.
The following superintendents
of departments have also been ap-
pointed: Livestock-Elmer Martin,
Elmer Schneider; Agriculture.
B. Slaugenhaupt; poultry = Sam
Weiggands; horticulture e-Jay Per-
ry, Harry Linn; fancy work-Mrs.
Cole; home economics-Mrs. A. F.
Brown; floriculture-Mrs. c. A.
Carpenter; arts and crafts-Mrs.
L. ]. Aldrich; antiques and curios
Mrs. F. r. White; 4-H Club
Miss Edna West; pets-Vane Wild
er: agriculture-H. B. Terril
The superintendents are each
being asked to check the premium
list for their individual depart
ments and have it ready to pre-
sent to a joint meeting of the fair
board and superintendent to
Tuesday, March 26th.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
CHALLENGE WEEK
TESTS HELD HERE
New Cars Perform Under Local
Conditions to Prove Claims
of Manufacturers

In line with the nationwide pol
icy of conducting tests during
Challenge Week" the local Hud-
son-Essex dealers, the Twin City
Motor Co., this week put on few
tests. The plan called for local re-
cords on speed, economy, accellera-
ton and 'braking tests.
Accompanied by a newspaper
man a new car was put thru its
PAGES. Without any "tuning up
Of any sort new car was taken
nom stock. 1t was taken to the
pavement and was speeded up from
nve to 35 miles per hour in ten
seconds flat. Then run onto a dirt
road Ito save the tires) the car
was brought to a dead stop from
speed of 25 miles in twelve feet.
An examination showed that but
oneabrake grabbed at that. It's too
quick to stop.
A gallon of gas made a fraction
over twenty miles on a trip to
Alchland and back. The speed test
was not made with the new car,
out other witnesses testify that
ne Essex makes 70 miles witt.
ease under local conditions. While
aese local records are not phe-
aomenal in any respect, yet they
W snow that automobiles nowadays
under ordinary conditions are per-
.o,mlng in way undreamed of
lew short years ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
TO STOCK LAKE

A carlod of corrugated iron mas
just arrived for use in the con-
struction of barn on Van Horn
Lake, three miles west from Rich
land, by A. III. York, president OF
the Beaver State Investment COM
pany. Mr.. York plans to drain the
lake, fence it, put in a dam and
clean out the slime in the lake.
The lake is formed by drainage and
will refill. The lake will be stocked
with bull frogs and muskrats. The
skins of the muskrats will be used
for commercial purposes and the
bull frogs for the commercial mar
ket.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
NEW OFFICERS TO
BE INSTALLED

New officers of the Lodge of
Perfection will be installed Friday
evening at the Masonic Temple.
The new officers are Mark M.
Moulton, venerable master; Ralph
Reed, senior warden; DR.. B. L.
Cole, junior warden; Fl. G. Fyfe,
treasurer; and M. N. Hudnall, sec
retarry. The old officers are F. F.
Beste, venerable master; M. M,
Moulton, senior warden; Ralph
Reed, Junior warden; H. G. Fyfe,
treasurer; and M. N. Hudnal, sec
retary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
HEATHS PRESENT BOOKS
TO KENNEWICK LIBRARY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Heath pre-
sented $50 volumes of fiction, nom
fiction and poetry to the Kenne-
wick library recently. Mrs. w. A.
Wright also has donated number
of books. Mrs. Cora McKain, IL
brarian, reports that new boxful
of books, purchased with money
from the Bartlett bequest, has ar
rived at the library.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
Dependability

IN nEPENDABILITY is the real basis upon
- which can be built the future of any
community. When We have the feeling that
we can depend upon the folks with whom
we are in daily contact to do as they say
whose word is as good as their bond-fOlks
that you know are for you and this COM
munity "a hours of the day-then We have
something substantial upon which to start
building a community. And that is just
what we think about the folks of this COM
munity-and the other business and pro-
fessional men think the same thing, if we
may judge from their statement elsewhere
In this paper. # Dependability is great
thing: we cannot have too much of tive
want all we can get. Depend on your neigh
Dor and he viii depend upon you-the up
building OF the community depends upon
union of the two.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
THREE RIVERS TO
HOLD BOARD MEETING

The Rivers Growers associa-
ton will hold a board meeting
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. It
is understood that proposed ar
rangements with the Big "Y" are
still pending and that they will be
discussed at this time with the
idea of arriving at decision eth
er one way or another.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
STREET LETTER BOXES
DOLL UP FOR EASTER

The street letter boxes are
+ getting ready for Easter.
+ They are blossoming out with
= nice new green dresses this
: week. A coat of fresh paint
= is being used to doll them up.
= Uncle Sam is setting all ex-
+ ample in spring cleanup for
+ the rest of Kennewick. Now
: is the time to rake the lawns,
: paint the front porch and
: clean up the alleys.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
EVENING REVIVAL SERVICES

!, ondenominational revival ser-
sa .a.es are being held in the large
,I,aer room of the Hotel Kenne-
l.. S.ek < every evening at 7:45 o'clock
~ ~ evangelist Frank L. Kalles of
n,a nranogan. The full gospel will be
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21

The east brick wall of the Yaki-
ma Fruit and Cold Storage plant,
which burned last week, tumbled
into the street sometime during
the night last night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
Local clerks Rate We'll

Local post office clerks rate WeII
according to VIM. C. OFT, chief
clerk, railway mail service, who
was here this week conducting case
examinations. Clerks Floyd Hutch
ins and C. E. Hitler were high,
with ratings respectively of 1878
and 98.7S.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
services at st. Joseph's

ees at 81. JOSephS
nes. '1lces at st. Joseph's church
cloos. sunday u, will be held at IL o.
snaa;. @ Inis is Palm Sunday and
peelai observance will be made.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-21
BRICK WALL COLLAPES

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-11

wouldn't ever digest. She became I'M
derweight, sallow and weak.
"Then I decided to try California
Fig Syrup, and the results surprised
me. Her bowels started working inn
mediately, and in little or no time she
was eating so she got to be pest at
the table, always asking us to pass
things. Her weight increased, her col
or improved and she began to romp
and play again like other children.
Now she's the picture of health, and
strong as boy"
Pleasant-tasting, purely vegetable
California Fig Syrup acts surely and
quickly to cleanse your child's stom-
ach and bowels of the souring waste
that is keeping her half-sick. bilious,
sallow, feverish, listless, weak and
puny. But it's more than a laxative.
1t tones and strengthens the stom-
ach and bowels SO these organs con-
tinue to act normally, Of their own
accord.
Over four million bottles used q
year shows it's popularity. Ask for it.
by the full name, California Fig,
Syrup" so you'll get the genuine, en-
dorsed by physicians for so years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-11
Girl Earns $500 to Pay
for Course in Flying

Fremont, Neb. = Nineteen-year-old
Josephine M. Schaefer took an air
plane ride during Fourth of July
celebration at Humphrey two years
ago. That settled the career question
for her. She would be pilot.
Her father, Joseph Schaefer of Nor
folk, didn't take 80 kindly to the idea.
Josephine determined upon earning
her own money to pay the tuition at
a flying school. But jobs for young
women were scarce.
The girl came to Fremont, tried
several jobs and finally found she
could make and save more money as
waitress. She worked twelve hours
day, every day until she had saved
5000. With It she paid for a 5O-hour
course.
Josephine now is finding out that
an ambitious aviation enthusiast
spends many hours on the ground toy
ing with valves and pistons before
she goes aloft.
Her father relented and bought the
girl flying toys.