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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Only Malt Of city's
Voters are Registered
Books Open Evenings I'm
til Tuesday of Next
Week

1t appears to be quite difficult
this year to get the voters, es-
peciaIly in the city, registered.
The registration books will close
next Tuesday night and only about
half of the voting population of
the city is now eligible to vote. As
special induce1nent to get the
names on the books they viii be
kept open all day and until nine
in the evening at the city hall to
accommodate the stragglers.
At noon today there were but
1874 registered in the first ward.
Two years ago there were 273. One
hundred sixteen in the second
ward are fixed to vote, while there
were 240 two years ago. In the
third ward there are 81 registered.
Two years ago there were 1919.
In the city limits voters must
register every two years. Outside
the city limits registration is good
for four years. The city books are
at the city hall. The five outside
precinct books are at the Cour-
Ter Reporter office. Register now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
MISS JOHNSTON AND
L. A. BEAMER WE'D
Popular Young Folks Surprise
Friends by Their Marriage
Saturday

Leigh A. Beamer and Miss Mar
jorie Johnston were married in
Prosser at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mason, cousins Of the
bride, Saturday, Augnust 8, by
Rev. Lester F. Wilson, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church.
The bride is the daughter and the
only child Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnston of East Kennewick, early
day pioneers. The bride was MEM
Der of this years graduating class
of the local high school. She wore
suit Of cream colored silk crepe
and hat to match, and q corsage Of
pink rose buds. The groom is grad
uate Of the Pasco high school and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. FL. A.
Beamer, also pioneer residents.
He is employed at the Big Y and
Tuesday evening the members of
the Big Y went to the home Of the
newlyweds and brought electrical
gifts for the new home. For the
present they have established a
home in city view addition.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Inspects Post Office Sites

Inspector j. E. Fitzgerald Of the
postoffice department was in town
this week Investigating proposed
sites for the postoffice quarters,
as submitted in the proposals re-
Gently submitted to the department
by various Kennewick owners.
owners. He declined to give any
definite information but it is I'M
derstood that four sites are being
considered. Mr.. Fitzgerald states
that the results of his investiga-
ton will be sent to the department
which, after due consideration, will
make its choice.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Union Oil Company
Puts Up Supply Base
Storage Plant Building ON
N. P.-WiIl be Ready
This Month

The Union Oil company is build
ing a storage plant in KennewicIS
near the N. p. railroad, at the foot
of Washington street, opposite the
Church Grape Juice plant. It will
have a storage capacity of 10000
gallons of gasoline and a like
amount of kerosene. A warehouse
for lubricants, ETC., will also be
constructed.
A crew of workmen under the
direction of Fl. ID. Briggs is doing
the work which will be completed
and ready for use by the first of
the coming month. 1t is under
stood that the company also plans
to put In q service station if a
suitable location can be found.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Canadian Liquor Is
Spilled In Desert
Parched Land Instead Of
Threats Drink Booze
When Car Wrecks

Ernest Lutes, alleged Spokane
rum runner, accompanied by Max
Harrington and James Bingham,
ran off the grade near the summit
of the Umatil1a and Kennewick
road with load of Canadian Ii
quor. The car rolled about $50 feet
down hill. The injured men were
picked up by tourists and brought
to the Pasco hospital. None Of the
men was seriously injured. Depu-
ty Sheriff MCGEE arrested the
three and turned them over to the
federal officers. Lutes posted a
$500 bond, Bingham and Har-
rington are being held in the Wal
Ia Walla county Jail. All defend
ants were taken before u. S. Conn
missioner Warden at Pasco and
bound over to federal court. Lutes'
car was q complete wreck, and
most Of the liquor was spilled on
the parched sands Of the desert.
However, some of it was salvaged,
according to local reports.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Adopt Wage Scale
For Fruit Workers
Uniform Rates Advocated
Valley Sets Prices
For Fall

At meeting held in Yakima
the first of this week, 81 directors
of local units completed the organ
ization of the Central Washing
ton Growers association. Seventy
four percent of the tonnage of the
Yakima valley, with value of
$40, 1000, 900 is represented in the
organization. C. S. McDonald, Of
Prosser, was elected president.
The following basic wage scale was
adopted: 35c an hour for seasonal
orchard and warehouse work, COM
mon labor; DC per box for picking;
85c per hundred for box making,
including nesting and stacking;
S0c per 100 for lidding and mark
ing; 4c per box for packing; soc
to 35c per hour for sorting.
This scale is the basic rate and
is practically identical with the
scale adopted in the Wenatchee
district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
News Review Of
Current Events
By Edward w. Pickard

Dy EAW 0Hu We ACAoIQ
COUTHERNERS who voted for
- Hoover in 1928, through ,Hor-
ace Mann, formally announced re-
bellion against the administration
of southern patronage and polit-
ical affairs generally by Postmas-
ter Walter 81. Brown. Mr.. Mann's
statement, which was issued on the
eve Of q meeting Of the Republican
national committee in Washington
outlined plans adopted by a group
of prominent southern Hooverites
to incorporate an "all-southern"
Republican organization and throw
off the yoke of northern patron
age carpetbaggers' as well as of
designing political hijackers."
Hoovercrats representing ten
southern states had met in confer
ence in Savannah and adopted
resolutions expressing resentment
at the refusal Of the administra-
ton to recognize Mann's services
and leadership. They agreed to
meet again in Atlanta on August
Is to perfect their organisation.
Because of the heavy Hoover vote
in the South in 1928, the ten states
represented in the Savannah con-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Wheat Business 10
Stay on Toboggsn
Federal Farm Board is
Urging Decrease in Pro-
DuctiOn Says Durdle

County Agent E. C. Durdle gave
an interesting report of the dis
trict meeting of the federal farm
board held in Pendleton last Sat-
urday at the Commercial Club
luncheon today. Chairman Legge
was present at Pendleton, as well
as several of the other members
of the board and the agricultural
experts from the state colleges of
the two states.
Durdle said that the speakers
at the meeting stated that the
wheat growing business was due
for slump on account of the rap
idly increasing production, both
at home and abroad. He said the
board advocates the reduction of
wheat acreage to the point where
production will be only sufficient
for home consumption, as the for
eign markets were rapidly being
lost thru tariff and other restric-
TONS,
AT the close of his talk he is
sued a general invitation to the
businessmen to be present next
Thursday afternoon at Demon
stration meeting on the Lande
place down the valley. For years
one of the big problems the farm
ers have faced has been the lack of
suitable alfalfa fertilizer. On the
Lande place a test plot has been
made and the results will be noted
at the special meeting Thursday.
All farmers and others interested
are invited to be present also.
Attendance at the luncheons is
increasing. Three candidates for
public office were present today:
E. o. Keene, candidate for re-elec-
ton as county clerk; Judge Matt
Driscoll, of Pasco, candidate to
succeed himself and Charles l..
Powell, Kennewick's candidate for
prosecuting attorney.
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Powell for Prosecutor
LEGAL Attorney Making Campaign
for County Job

Charles L. Powell, local attor-
Aey, has filed for the office of
prosecuting attorney of Benton
county on the republican ticket
he has been practicing law since
his graduation from the Univer-
stty Of Washington in 1926 and
has been located in Kennewick for
the past year.
Advocating uniform law en-
forcement, Mr.. Powelps campaign
Will be carried on thruout the en-
are county with ssPowell for Pros
eeutor" .as his slogan.
The candidates for prosecutor
have all fled on the republican
aeket. The primary of Sept. 9 will
decide the election for this office,
therefore it is important that all
those interested in the election of q
prosecutor register and vote at the
rfmaries.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Returns From Europe

J. p. Miller returned Saturday
from three month trip through
Europe and a visit to his old home
in southern Sweden, which he left
40 years ago. His parents had
passed away during the time, and
only one brother was living there.
He was accompanied on the trip by
his brother, John Miller. They
spent a week in Stockholm, and
also visited points of interest in
England, France, Germany and the
Netherlands. going over the south
ern route, and returning by Hall
fax.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
PLANS FOR FALL FAIR
PROGRESSES NICELY
Discuss Changing Districts to Give
More Equal Basis for Exhibits
at Kennewick Fair

Plans for the fair are progress
ing nicely this year, according to
the members of the board who
have been meeting regularly all
summer. At the last meeting there
was some discussion relative to the
changing Of the boundaries of the
districts in order that they may
compete on a more equal basis. FL
nal action was deferred until the
next meeting.
The selection of the judges for
the various departments came in
for some discussion and the board
will select for judges people who
are qualified to act. In each case
where it is at all possible, the
judges will be out of town people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
GOLF TOURNAMENT

A post-season golf tournament
has been arranged for the middle
of next month. The ten best play
ers from Waitsburg, Pasco, Ken
newick and the Rinky Drinks Of
Walla Walla will play picked
team of forty from the country
club at WaIla Walla. The match
will be played on the latter's beau
tiful course.
To select the ten from here two
18-hole tournaments viii be play
ed, one on each Of the next two
Sundays. Only those who qualify
for both games will be permitted
to make the team to go to Walla
Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
kennewick Cow Wins
High Yield Trophy
Purebred Jersey in ]. A.
Thompson Has Fine
Fat Record

Holger's Pet Lady, a purebred
Jersey cow owned by Alfred J..
Thompson here, has recently won
the silver medal award Of the AM
erican Jersey Cattle Club for her
excellent yield in an official pro-
duction test. During this test Of
sos days, Holger's Pet Lady pro-
duced 52S.27 lbs. of butterfat and
8,545 lbs. of milk. She made this
record on only two milkings per
day and turnout the ten months
her milk averaged 6.18 percent
fat. With the exception of one
month this new silver medal COW
produced more than so lbs. of but
terfat during every complete
month of her test.
Her total yield during this
test is the equivalent of $50 lbs.
of butter and 1874 quarts of milk
produced in ten months. Holger's
Pet Lady was 8 years and 10
months of age when started on this
test.
Mr.. Thompson owns nice herd
of purebred Jerseys and has been
successfully carrying on produc-
ton testing for some time. The
herd has been photographed and
the pictures will appear in farm
magazines with national circula-
tons, bringing some valuable pub
licity to the district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
GET EXTRA PRIZE
Winner of Local Contest to Go to
Spokane Fair

HE winner OF the local fair
queen contest will have extra
monuments. The Commercial club
Soay decided to stand good for
: se railroad expenses of two girls
y represent the district at the In
s.ssase Fair to be held in Spokane
s Is mist week in September. The
:; ;scsy girls viii be the two highest
a = sae present queen contest being
A. ! for the local celebration.
J. Spokane an elaborate program
entertainment is being planned
@e princesses from the various
rms Ms Of the Inland Empire.
sa aas standings of the local can
lo. ass up to tonight are as fol-
T s May Turner, 4,45o: Jane
4 ssa 16,4Oo; Bernadine Durdle
S, 1ou; Stella Murray, 1900 and
s0ei Williams, s,525.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
erySurrounds
Youths Drowning
Unidentified Man Found
in the Irrigation Ditch;
Companion Missing

The irrigation canal claimed for
#a only victim this summer the
Ne Of q young unidentified man
vho was drowned Monday morn
mo about six miles above town.
The nude body was discovered
floating in the canal some ten
niles below town, near the He'd
;roton Mace at Finley. A ditch pa
t - made the discovery and
r ! the officials. Investigation
disclosed a suit of clothes and 2
can on the ditch bank near the
highway crossing. Every possible
cine had been removed from the
clothing except dealers mark IN
the cap, showing that it had been
originally purchased in Olympia.
Not 4 single thing was found in
the pockets by which indentifica-
ton might be made.
The inquest held Wednesday
brought forth the following infor-
nation. The young man was about
Ave feet seven, weighed about $50,
had dark hair. A tattoo mark on
the right forearm with the name
Jenny was the only identifying
marx. The ditch patrolman on the
upuer beat remembered meeting
two young met at about that lo-
cation Monday morning. He said
be spoke Of going in swimming in
the ditch and he was able to ident-
ify the body as that Of the young
q of the two with whom he had
spoken.
Il is surmised that the young
man had attempted to go in the
ditch to cool off and either slip
ped, hitting his head ON the con-
crete lining or had been unable to
swim and had drowned, as the wa
tor at that point was over a mans
head. Possibly his companion had
attempted q rescue, failed and
beat it away, fearing complies
tons or that he had robbed his
!, companion, leaving him before he
1was aware of his fate.
The body is still at the Kenne-
wick mortuary, while the sheriff's
office is attempting Identification,
The only clew being the fact that
he had mentioned to the patrolman
that be had come from San Fran
cisco.
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HOnors Topeka Guest

The Misses Freda and Esther
Malchow were hostesses Wednes-
day evening to Is young people.
Honoring Miss Martins Overmiller,
their cousin Of Topeka, Kansas,
was the incentive for the party.
Games and songs were enjoyed as
were the delicious refreshments
served by the hostesses.
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; = = = , = = = = = = = =
: COOKS WANTED

Z The ladies who have charge
= Of the home economics depart
= ment Of the fair, are sending
= out q call for all the good
= cooks of the district. Mrs. A. 1
= F. Brown and Mrs. Ronald
, Hatch, who have this section
= in charge, would like to have !
: everyone who will contribute
: to the display this fall, give
, 'em a ring and tell 'em about
= it. They want to make the
= booth bigger m better than !
= before. Get a premium list
= and figger out just which Of I
: the prizes you want to take,
= call the ladies' and then do
= your stuff in time for the dis
= play. But tell 'em now.
= = - q = = = = = = - = = Z
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3 q 2 = 2 q . q = = = = =
. We've Been Mistaken

q Here we've been thinking >
= it was so hot this past week. =
= Reports from all around us =
= indicate sweltering tempera- :
. lures. The forecasts each day =
= carry the same message stem =
. perature above normal" =
. Around here in August we =
. consider ITO as normal. But =
p the official records have made =
. it a lot cooler. Last Thursday =
. was the only time this past =
= week when the temperature :
. hit the century mark, the Of =
= ficial record being 10S. Fri =
. day showed 81, Saturday "a, =
2 Sunday 90, Monday SO and the .
= same Tuesday. =
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= E = p + + = + r = ? = +
: Rather Have Snake or
, Mice About the Place?

+ All last winter the Neuman
+ store was free of mica
+ unusual situation in a store. !
, The fact was commented upon
= several times during the year :
= by the employees. One day
= this spring one of the boys
= found small garden snake in /.
+ the back room, and unthink- :
Z ingly killed it. Since then !
= there have been mice about the
= place. Between the two Gus
J has decided to make extra !
!. inducements, to have another !
= snake take up a protected life !
= in the back room.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Don't Believe in Signs

The Commercial club secretary
says the club doesn't get enough
publicity on it's accomplishments.
He calls attention to the work his
committee has been doing in get
ting rid of the unsightly signs and
posters which have disgraced the
public highways for all these many
moons. Also calls attention to the
fact that a license is required TO
put up bills and posters and asks
that citizens require advertisers
to procure said licenses wherever
possible.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
IN PERSON

The fair management will have
the pleasure of introducing the
candidates for queen at the dance
at The Trees next Saturday night.
The ''princesses" will make a puo-
lie appearance and endeavor to
win votes thereby. The band is be-
ing reorganized to dispense sweet
music during the fair dates. Prac-
tice meetings have already begun.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Car Wreck Fatal
to Local Woman
Mrs. D.F.Parks Killed I'm
COlliOn; Husband and
Daughter Hurt

Mrs. Dora Parks, So, for the
past ten years resident Of the
West Highlands, was killed Sum
day morning in an automobile ac-
cident on the Yakima Ellensburg
highway, six miles west Of Yal1i-
ma. Mrs. Parks and daughter, Vir-
ginia, were riding in a car driven
by her husband, d. F. Parks, which
collided head-on with machine
driven by o. w. Titus Of Monitor,
Washington.
Mrs. Parks was thrown against
the windshield and front Of the
car. Her neck was broken just at
the base Of the skull. She died in
stantly.
Mr.. Parks received several brok-
en- ribs and severe cuts and bruises
about the face and legs. Miss Parks
had a leg broken near the ankle,
and minor cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Titus, who with three small
children were riding with her hus-
band, sustained a broken nose and
an injured knee. Neither children
nor Mr.. Titus were seriously hurt.
Passing motorists picked up all
of the injured parties and hurried
them to st. Elizabeth's hospital,
Yakima. Mr.. Parks was able TO re
turn home Tuesday afternoon, but
Mrs. Titus and Miss Parks will be
in the hospital for some time.
The collision occurred after M.
Parks, who was driving a new Ford
sedan, had passed several other
cars. He had regained the right
side Of the road, when the machine
swerved across the highway, strik-
ing the Titus car, an Essex sedan.
Both cars were badly damaged.
An inquest into Mrs. Parks
death was held Tuesday morning
at Yakima and Mr.. Parks absOlv-
ed from any criminal charge.
The body was shipped to Ken
newick Tuesday where It is being
held at the Mueller funeral par
lOrs. Funeral arrangements are
pending the arrival Of members
of the family, but it will probably
be held tomorrow or Saturday.
Mrs. Parks, member Of the
Baptist church, was well known
and respected in the community
in which she lived. She was known
to her neighbors and friends as
woman of sweet disposition, al
ways ready to do any friendly or
helping act. Largely through her
efforts, she and her husband had
developed small cherry orchard
on the West Highlands that is one
of the districts beauty spots.
Mrs. Parks was born In Virginia
in 1867. With her family she came
to Washington in 1920. Surviving
her are nine children, Mrs. William
Parl1hurst, Pasco. Mrs. A. H. Jones
of Kennewick, Miss Virginia
Parks, Kennewick; Mrs. Harvey
Ray, Schriver, Montana; Mrs. BIC.
Finfrock, Los Angeles, Calf; Mrs.
Wilbur Dague, Fresno, Calf;
Isaac Parks, Kennewick; Clay G.
Parks, Daughtery, Iowa, and
Charles Parks, Omak. There are
also several grandchildren.
Nearly all of the immediate
family will be here for the funer-
al this week, which will be held at
the Mueller funeral parlOrs Friday
at ten o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Old Friends Unite

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bothell and
daughters, Margaret and Eleanor,
of Pasadena, California, while on
their way to Spokane. spent Mon
day with the M. S. K,nkaid fam
lily, whom they had not seen in
20 years.
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Aliens Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Liggett Of
Spokane spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Allen anil FAM
lily. Mrs. Liggett is Aliens sister
and the Liggetts were returning
from a two weeks vacation spent
at Seaside and Portland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-14
Mrs. Sands Goes East

Mrs. F. E. Sands left Wednes-
day over the N. P. for Philadel-
phia, as delegate for the depart
ment of Washington and Alaska
of National Auxiliary of the u.
S. Veterans. While away she will
visit in Washington, D. c., st.
Louis, and Kansas City. She ex-
poets to be away about month.
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v. c. 7. u. Holds Elect io,,

aess " c. 7. u. will hold its
hnd. q meeting on the High
lanai AM, a the home Of Mrs. Carrie
quessss Ladies attending are re-
am.St . bring a covered dish, as
her. VIII be served on the lawn.
WIZ be election of officers.
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Moth Catch

Inspector Harry Linn reports
codling moth catch from July 20
to Aug. Is as follows: 235, 406,
224, 189, 1876, IA, 214, 1876, 66,
$50, Is, ga, 224, 367, 331.
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Kenneth Kadow Returns

Kenneth Kadow of Pullman is
a guest of Jack Soth this week.
Kadow is former Kennewick boy
and graduated from w. S. G. with
the class Of 80 and has accepted a
fellowship there for the coming
year. He will leave the last Of the
week for Everett for visit before
returning to Pullman.