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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
SPORLEDER FAMILY HAS
REUNION AT OFT HOME

About 80 members of the Spor-
leder family gathered at the Henry
OFT home Sunday honoring Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Sporleder of Long
view, who leave the last of the
week for their new home in Mime
sofa. Some Of the guests came on
Saturday and spent the weekend
visiting relatives and friends. They
were all former residents of Ken
newick, among whom were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Sporleder and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Beck and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Beck
and children of Walla Walla. M.
and Mrs. John Sporleder and
children of Prosser, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruna Sporleder and son of Yaki-
ma, Frank Sporleder of Pasco, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Zarndt and Fran
els Zarndt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
OFT and son Walter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
News Review of
Current Events
Santo Domingo Destroyed
By Hurricane-Gr Great
Feat of Flyers
By. EDWARD w. PICKARD

Dys Ell w AMI W. I1ShhlSo
CANTO DOMINGO, capital of the
- Dominion republic and oldest
settlement of the white race IN the
New World, was almost entirely
destroyed by a tropical hurricane
which swept the city for four
hours. Nearly every building was
RACED and the number of dead in
the city alone is believed at this
writing to be about 800. The scenes
of horror and distress are described
in brief dispatches that came thru
after communication with the is
land had been partially restored.
President Rafael Trujillo himself
took charge of the relief work that
was started Immediately, and the
entire army of the republic was
put to work to aid the suffering.
Officials and newspapers of Santo
Domingo appealed for help to the
United States, and the Red Cross
was quick to respond, as it always
is. American Minister Curtis cabled
the State department at Washing
ton regarding the situation. He
said he had not received reports
from the interior of the island but
the loss of life there probably was
small. In the neighborhood of the
capitol all bridges were wrecked,
roads rendered impossible and tel
egraph wires had vanished. 1t was
estimated that the speed of the
wind was $50 miles an hour
The terrific storm, moving in
from the southeast, was headed
for the eastern end of Cuba and
the Florida straits. Communica-
tions throughout the entire region
were disrupted for many hours.
The Porto Rico liner Coamo, which
was on its way to Santo Domingo,
had marrow escape, passing thru
the very center of the hurricane.
It turned back and managed to
reach San Juan in a battered and
stripped condition. There were in
locations in reports received by the
weather bureau in San Juan that
the storm might turn out into the
Atlantic and endangering shipping
lanes.
The Washington weather bureau.
believed the Florida coast was not
endangered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
ONLY FIVE DAYS TO
SHOOT CHINKS

The Benton County Came Com
mission has again cut down on the
open season on Chinese pheasants,
allowing only five days of legal
shooting this year, starting Oct.
Is and continuing for Wednesdays
and Sundays only. The season on
water fowl will open the first of
the month and continue the re-
mainder of the year. The bag linn
its will remain the same as hereto
fore.
There seems to be a fair num-
Der of both waterfowl and upland
birds this year, but some poachers
are beginning to whang away at
the local ducks already. A warning
has been issued and some one is
liable to have his gun taken away.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Budding Operations
At Nursery Done
Wray Picks Varieties that
Are Adapted Othis
Section of Valley

The Kennewick Nursery, oper-
ated just south of town by Horace
Wray, has just completed the sea-
sons budding operations. Included
in the work, which totalled some
$4,000 buds, are some specialities
particularly suited to the Kenne-
wick area, according to Mr.. Wray.
He has an improved Bing, which
is blacker than the ordinary var
iety, and it ripens a week earlier.
The Rochester peach, he claims, is
much harder than the Elberta and
ripens two weeks earlier. His
iVacaville plum withstands the win
tiers, blooms late in the spring and
ripens fine large commercial plums
by July 9TH. He has an improved
Delicious apple which ripens ten
days ahead of the common variety
and will run Is percent extra fancy
color.
Mr.. Wray has specially selected
these varieties, taking into con-
sideration the peculiar advantages
of this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
No UpSetS in
Primary Vote
Powell Wins as PrOsecut-
or-McFarland to be
New Sheriff

In the four contests on the repub-
lican county ticket in the primar-
les Tuesday the following were sue
cessful: sheriff, ]. X. Mcfarland;
clerk, Keene; attorney, Powell; SUI
perintendent; Strandwold. Matt
Driscoll won out as superior court
Judge in all three counties.
In most precincts in the county
there was q little more than nor
NAL primary vote, as there were
no real issues to create an inter-
est. The only unlocked for result
in the totals were the size of the
vote received by a copule of the
losers. It was expected that Keene
would win by a larger majority
for clerk and that Strandwold had
a bigger lead on Mrs. French.
The split between the two cand-
idates for prosecutor in Prosser
made it easy for the Kennewick
candidate, Charles L. Powell, to
gather in the most votes.
With unofficial reports from all
the precincts except Expansion and
Carley, both of which cast but q
score of votes, the totals are as
follows:
Sheriff.. X. Mcfarland, s47;
G. E. McClendon, S14; Chef Nc
Gee, 799; E. A. Silliman 1858.
Clerk-E. o. Keene, 1887; Frank
A. Damon, 1925.
Prosecutor Charles l.. Powell,
1904; C. w. FristOe, 1872; Brown,
7s9.
Superintendent - lStrandwold,
1909; French, 1902.
The one contest on the demo-
cratic ballot, for sheriff was won
by Ben Knox of Prosser, against
r. C. Bremmer of Kennewick. The
county clerk, E. o. Keene, states
there were less than a hundred
democratic votes cast this year in
the entire county.
In the upper end of the county
B. j. Pacious, of Prosser, was the
successful candidate for county
commissioner, while the present in
cumbent, Ira Hawley, won over
Arthur johnson in the middle di-
vision.
Winning majority in Benton
county, Judge Driscoll won two TO
one in Franklin county and three
to one in Adams county over Judge
Hamilton Of Prosser.
In the finals next month, Repre-
sentative John w. Summers will
be unopposed. 7. E. Brockhausen
will oppose Knute Hill, democrat,
for the office of state representa-
tive. Mcfarland viii oppose Ben
Knox, both of Prosser, for sheriff.
Keene will have no opponent as
clerk, and Harry Forsyth win
have to fight it out with Mrs. Mil
Ter, Of Prosser, as treasurer. Pow
ell will have no opponent, nor win
Strandwold.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Club Asks State to : =
TakePlymouth
River Improvement Query
To Get Local Views
Officers Speak

People of this district were ASK
ed to express their wishes in the
matter of the development Of the
Columbia river in a communication
addressed to the Commercial CLUB
today. The association is consider
ing ali phases of the prospective
work on the river and will urge a
united support of the action which
seems most needed.
County Clerk E. o. Keene was
present at the meeting and ex-
pressed the desire that the club ex-
tend to the people of the district
his warm feeling of appreciation
for the splendid support given him
from this district in his campaign
for reelection. County Attorney
George o. Beardsley was also pres
emit. He told of some of the trials
his successor would have to face
In the office, and expressed the
opinion that the legislature would
soon change some of the criminal
laws so that a county prosecutor
would at least be on an equal foot
ing with the defendants.
The club is continuing its fight
to have the Plymouth road includ-
ed in the state highway system by
the next legislature and plans to
ask other towns in Eastern Wash
ington to aid. Further action was
deferred to the committee on roads
who viii endesvor to secure polit-
ical assistance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
HIGHWAY MEN TAKE
REPORTERS EYE

A reporter at Yakima has an
eye for the uniform worn by the
state highway officers. Every time
he sees couple of 'em he writes a
piece in the paper. Possibly it's be-
cause they are so easy to see. If
you notice, there are no small men
wearing the outfit. All are over
six feet tall
When the group met at Yakima
ibis week to handle the fair traffic
the reporter was struck by their
size. Lining them up, he determin-
ed that Marvin Carnahan was the
biggest in the lot. Marvin weighs
26F, according to his own adnis-
sion-and he is not what you'd
call fat. There's just lots of him.
Seven other officers in the group
weighed over two hundred each.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Livestock Department
DR.. T. B. Hauschild

Jerseys-A. ]. Thompson won
firsts on aged Jersey bull, young
Jersey bull, bull calf, aged cow
heifer, yearling heifer and cow and
calf; Brunn & Gregerson won sec
ond on aged Jersey bull and second
and third on aged cow, and third
on heifer.
Guernsey-F. B, Davis won first
on aged bull. Robt. Williams first
on aged COW.
Holstein-W. w. Rice won first
on young bull; H. Hartung wor
flrsts on heifer, heifer calf and
COW and calf.
hire-Howland & Leonard
won first on bull calf, aged cow,
nel1erf heifer and calf.
shorthorn-LeRoy Thanke won
Ilrst on heifer.
Poland China-F. B. Davis won
flrst on best boar.
Duroc-Best boar, F. H. Lamp
SON. first, W. Harris, second; best
SOW, r. N. Foraker, first, F. B.
laws, second, F. B. Davis, third
gss. gut, Harold Carpenter, first,
s.nLampson, second, F.H.Lamp-
syn' 'nlrd; sow and litter, F. N.
nrol
oraker, first, F. n. Lampson; fat
9sfrow, Harold Carpenter, first.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11

Word was received this week at
the local post office that permits
sion had been given to extend the
city delivery service, both foot and
parcel post delivery, to patrons on
the following streets: Washing
ton street, from the canal south TO
the city limits; Dayton street,
north from Ave E to Ave. F.; Col
uInbia Ave-, from Ave. F TO Ave.
G.; Avenue G., from Everett st. N.
to Columbia Ave. Postmaster
Shanafelt announces that this ser
vice viii become effective as soon
.as houses in this district are num-
bered and provided with mail re-
ceptacles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Local Fair Is
Well Attended
All Divisions Make Better
Showing To Add
Entertainment

This years fair was one of the
hest in recent years, judging from
an standpoints. Quality and guam
t;tv as we'll as attendance We're all
sboye the average for the past
few years.
One of the big features and ofs
that is most eagerly contested each
wear is that of the community ex-
hints. First prize in this competi-
ion this year was won by Valley
Grange. with second going to Ken
newick Gardens, third to Finley
Grange. Locust Grove was repre-
sented with an excellent dry land
exhibit, which was awarded a blue
ribbon.
Probably the department. which
attracted the most attention was
The Horticulture booth, in charge of
Mrs. C. A. Carpener and Mrs. Gil
ard. The display was arranged
around a sunken lilly pond and it
created much favorable comment.
The fancy work department, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Winken-
verder and Mrs. Washburn held
exhibits surprising those of pre-
vious years, both in quantity and
quality.
The baking and canning exhibits
under the direction of Mrs. A. F.
Brown, the Arts & Crafts depart
ment, in charge of Mrs. Aldrich
and Mrs. Powell, and the Antiques
& Curios, Mrs. Hatch in charge,
were fully up to previous stand
ards in quality and number.
IN the agricultural building there
we're more exhibits than in the
past two years, and included prac-
tically every variety raised in the
district. The livestock department
was headed by DR.. T. B. Hauschild
and in nearly all classes the exhib-
It's exceeded those of former years.
Sam Weiggands had charge of
the poultry department and Ralph
crutchfield handled the pets. More
aasce will be devoted to this de-
laztment another year.
There were more entertainment
1eatures this year than ever before
md nexttyear they will be further
enlarged. The band added much to
the pleasure of the visitors with
its concerts and the ball games
proved drawing card both after
Moons.
A partial list Of the prize win
ners is printed this week. The list
will be completed in later issues.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Agriculture
J. B. Slaugenhaupt

W white eggs-T.C. Poultry Farm.
Drown eggs-Mrs. o. r. Rider.
Leslie Smith
turkey Red-M. Simmelink.
Early Bart-M. simmelink. Row
Cullen. i"eeu.' Ned
Zen len Ears Yellow Dent-William
sels, Fred Harris.
curing curing bush beans-o. Brue.
ccantaloupes-Fred Harris.
ESsrrots-Mrs. L. Smith.
sgplant-Mrs. W. F. Martin.
Ans: Weiggands.
p nas,melon-H. Hedington.
st,a ~una ! watermelon II. NJ.
sigest Observation-Disclosures.
WHOM hh;ansaH. c. Puderbaugh.
Harris. i0ls-m. CARRIER, Fred
-0peorn-Bennie Blair
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
GOLFERS co TO WALLA
WALLA ON SUNDAY

Ten local golfers will enter a
tournament at the Walla Walla
country club Sunday, in competi-
ton with players from Pasco, Day
ton, Waitsburg and Walla Walla.
Those making the team from here
and their positions are as follows:
Ray Copeland, w. Gravenslund, w.
Marsh, H. Gall, R. E. Reed, w. C.
Muldrow, j. Backius, r. L. Lundy,
Don Thompson and Ralph Mat
thews.
Those who do not go to Walla
Walla are planning a trip to
Prosser to play on their course. 1t
is expected that a dozen or more
will go to Prosser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
House Numbers Must Show

Postmaster Shanafelt calls at
tention to the fact that postal reg
ulations require that in order to
have city delivery, the houses be
plainly marked with the required
number. In number of instances
householders have allowed vines
to grow over the house in such a
manner that the house number can
no longer be plainly seen from the
street. He asks that care be taken
to have the vines trained in such
manner that these numbers will
show.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
DON'T DELAY

= Every person who has an
= interest in property on. the
= Highlands, or in the area in
= cluded in the enlarged area,
? should lose no time in sign
= ing the contract with the dis
= trict. No work can proceed
= until these contracts are in.
= If not signed, the property
= will not be allowed to receive
= water from the rebuilt plant.
? Contracts may be had at the
= office Of Secretary Moulton
, or Gascoigne & Fyfe.
= = = = . = . = = = . . =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11

Rhubarb-F. N. Sigmon, G. q
Rhinehardt.
Tomatoes Fred Harris, M
CARRIER.
BeansO. Rider.
Colored Beans-F. S. Mcclure
Mangels -Robt. Williams.
Dried PeasO. Brue.
Squash Pardini, C. S.
Hughes.
Largest Squash Victor Lund
C. S. Hughes.
SunflowerR. L. Rogers.
Late Potatoes e. w. Dammier,
o. w. Engels.
Early PotatoesE. w. Dam
mier, G. E. Rhinehardt.
Any VARIETY. w. Dammier.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Meats Too

McDonald's Red & White store
is putting in a fresh meat depart
ment. One section of their tiled
glass refrigerator will be used for
the display of the fresh cuts. The
department will be under the
charge of Phillip Trier. All meaCs
will be government inspected and
the new department will be ready
for the Saturday trade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
New Books at Library

Five new books were received at
the library this week and placed
on the pay shelf. They are the
latest fiction by popular authors.
The books received are: pleasant
JIM by Brand; Mystery Range"
Settler; Butterfly" Norris; Gill"
by Wick and Redwood and Gold"
by Gregory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11

The Highlands Water Users as
ISOLATION, at their special meeting
last week, voted unanimously to
transfer their property to the Ken
newick Irrigation District. This
will enable the district to go ahead
with the plan to make the trans
fer to the government Thus yet
another step has been taken in the
plans to have the Highlands dis
trict come under government sup
ervision in the water matter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Goulds Visit. Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Gould and
small daughter, Barbara, of Yaki-
ma, accompanied by Mr.. Gould's
father, Of Boston, visited old
friends in Kennewick and High
lands Sunday. The Goulds are for
mer residents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Plan 40 New
Tax Measures
New Financing Plan for
Schools to be Up
Grange Agrees
By. RICHARD HAMILTON

Members of the State Advisory
Tax commission, having made a
confidential report to Governor
Hartley, now will settle down 20
the grind of preparing more than
40 bills to constitute a ready-made
program to guide the 1881 legisla-
ture in revising the state taxation
system. Unlike the Hart Tax In
vestigating committee, which
merely made report, leaving the
preparation of the bills to the en-
terprise and mercies of the legisla-
tors, the Hartley commission will
introduce bills to fit it's recon-
mendations and thereby put the
buck up to the 1881 legislature.
Neither Governor Hartley nor
the commission will reveal fea-
lures of the tax program, but this
writer, after attending the commits
sion on its survey of the state, has
confidence in submitting the fol-
lowing outline of the proposed re-
vision of the state taxation sys-
tenn:
1. Relief of general property,
which now yields $4,000, 600 an
nually in taxes, by approximately
25 percent or more.
This is to he accomplished by
shifting financial requirements for
state purposes, now totaling around
s13y 100000 from property to new
forms Of taxes. 1t should be UNI
derstood, however, that the $751;
100000 now raised for state pur-
poses is to be increased to the
proximity of $19,OO0,0OO by the
adoption of the Showalter a50-25-
250 plan for financing the common
schools, which will raise the states
share, roughly speaking from ST.
100000 to $13,0OO,OOO. Therefore.
it is expected TO lift 1000, 900
yearly from the bill of the prop
erty taxpayers.
2. To create new excise taxes
and licenses to yield not more than
$17,000,0OO, which, with contem-
plated limitations and economies,
might take care of expenditures
for state purposes. In the list of
contemplated new forms OF taxa
ton are: general income tax,
reaching Individuals and corpora
tions, including the banks; some
form of a sales or excise tax, par
ticularly to reach certain luxur-
les; an excise tax on public util-
tiles, including municipal plants,
and revision of some of the pres
ent license fees. Mote: This charge
would eliminate fixed levies for
schools Of higher learning and 9th
er state institutions, creating d
general fund for all state pur-
poses.)
8. Lower limits for local road
levies, which now touch property
for more than S11 200, 600 yearly,
as well as other restrictions and
limitations, with the idea of furth-
er reducing the tax on property
which on gresen. basis, void TO-
tai $59, 100000 after being relieved
of the $19, 0OO,O that would be
Continued on page 1O.)
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Poultry
Sam Wleiggands

In the poultry department Mrs.
j. C. Hogan won first cock and
hen, best old pen, third on best
male, and second cockerel and pull
let in Plymouth Rocks.
Milton Chickery won first on
young pen of Orpingtons.
C. F. Winkenwerder took first
young pen, any variety and best
male, and best Leghorn cockerel;
seconds on Red young pen and hen.
Twin City poultry farm took
third on young pen, first on cock
erel pullets and leghorn young pen.
Mrs. C. C. Williams won second
on best male, any variety, and
firsts on Wyandotte hen, old Rock
pen and cockerel.
Mrs. IL. j. Smith won first on
Ancona pen, second on leghorn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Mrs. Green Entertains Club

The Kennewick bridge club met
at the home of Mrs. Frank Green
Wednesday, honors going to Mrs.
]. C. Bockius. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. E. C. Durdle on
Kennewick avenue on September
"a.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11

EOR the first time the Atlantic
ocean has been crossed in a
nonstop flight from Paris to New
York. The feat was accomplished
by Captain Dieudonne Coste and
Maurice Bellonte in their famous
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-09-11
Horticulture
Harry Linn

Plate Exhibits Jonathan NJ.
CARRIER, Sussex Fruit Ranch.
Ark. Black Sussex Fruit ranch,
II. Burfiend.
Grimes Golden Sussex Fruit.
Winter Banana. Puderbaugh.
Continued on page 10.)
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USERS AGREE

Continued on page 81
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Continued on page 1O.)
The Washington times., 1930-06-11

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1930-06-11
Forced to Bed
With Pains in
Back and Limbs

MRS =. STANLEY
For fifteen months people in
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The Washington times., 1930-06-11
| Stain IN SLOT
/ ..MAGH|NE WAR

NEW YORK. June II d.NsJ.
What police declare is war for
slot machine rights in Brooklyn
resulted early today in the killing
of George de Fec, "a, and the
wounding OF three others in a
Brooklyn street.
De Feo. said to have been try
ing toenlaYge the territory where
he PLACED slot machines, was fix
ing 8 flat tire on his car when
another auto, containing the gun
men, swept by. A hail Of bullets
raked DE. Feo's group and the
four men fell.
Abe ;Reles, "a, has two bullets
in his back and may not live.
The others were not seriously
wounded.