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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02

| Even our methods of greetin
our friends have to be changed q
meet present conditions. A bun
dred years or so ago, when / was ,
boy-to ask a friend how he "wa.
making it" led him to tbink yo,,
was politely inquiring about tSe
state of his health, his finance on
his family, but now if Won ~, ~
such a greeting he thinks Won are
prying into his secrets. Congress
met in special session to vote r o0
lief to the farmers and donat.J .
helf a million dollars to beIn III,
get deeper in debt and a mills
dollars for law enforcement nf
ficers to destroy the stills wbinh
are the only things left which Gov,
give true relief.
If the farmers troubles are IN,
aginary; which so many peopIe
would have us believe, then tbe
only relief he can experience is
some thing potent enough to make
him forget he is a farmer.
Of course there is real ioy i'm
"the balm of forgetfulness" that
comes from sweet cherry juice and
"the first aid to the imagination"
that comes from the blue prune,
but nothing quite equals the lapse
of memory that follows a good
drink of hard cider unless it is the
senance that follows in the wake
of full charge of properly pre-
pared grape wine. All these things
help, of course, and afford great
temporary relief but for COM
plete knock out / meet up with
something the other night that
have them all beat mile. A friend
Of mine invited me out to his
place in the country to a house
warming and dance.
Well, of course, 1 had to do the
chores before l could go and after
a few cows, feeding the
hickens and So on for about two
lours in the mud and then riding
en- or twelve miles behind a slow
lorse I was unusually conscious of
eing farmer and my first thot
vas to get some thing to change
ny view point.But all my search
nded in failure. No mussy mess, /,
othing suspicious in the woodshed {
{ malt and yeast in the cellar;
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02

mt get over it for three dsv, =,
tnen 1 felt like a wreck.
! D0 you remember how a
snakes of fancy
Around your body would eresD u!
crawl, =
after you had enioyed ~
pleasures of an all-niphFiS
drunken brawl.
And the elephant, so pink ~
shiney,
Around your downev had ,rorp !.
creep
with nothing but siIkeD tbps |.
Beneath his big and cIun,s,y ~.
Ind the dark brown TASTE az az .
used to linger -
IN your mouth from day to ~
md the ache up in your fOrehesSe
that refused to go away, =
And the pain and woe and d =
misery as you asked for o.
drink more y
But the voice from out the dsS .
ness whispered, q
Never, never more. .
Yours for more relief .
LESLIE J. SMITH .
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02

; ana nothing suspicious around III,
"ln or straw stack. So / though
was doomed to spend a oDie,
night brooding over my troubles Ss'
., Mhile waiting for the guests To
arrive by host backed tbe 49, 20
tank up to the south window and
put ~ a piece of rubber hose into r.
Then he took up a IittIa 'J ba ~
i anu dropped about three or four
,ittle white tablest into the water
ts never could find out just what
t M tablests were, but ! can " tas
W, G as to their potency.
one drink out of the hose ser.l
stream Of liquid fire gushing 4
down through my body. clear ;nte
my Toes The second drink brot
complete forgetfulness and the A
'n,rd' oblivion. l could see the
other guests were similarly ef-
iected after they had taken a good
long drag at the hose.
1t may seem a bit unsanitarv
for all to drink out of the same
hose but don't worry; any germ
that could live in or near that
mixture is going your way any,
way.
First, We began to dance, a real
old-fashion waltz, then a foxtrot,
then drag which is as near as |
can figure late edition of the
real Indian war dance.
Next we were dancing all three
together and then l don't think we
knew just what we were trying
to dance. But as I listened to the
sob of the sax and the boom,
boom of the war drum I thought
what shame it was we killed all
the Indians so soon. How they
would have enjoyed that exhibia
ton. If Daniel Boone had hold of |
a box of those tablets and sax
aphone instead of rifle, he would
have subdued the savages with
out casualty. 1
The last thing I remember see
ing purple cat chase green
pull dog up a hundred-foot pole
md keep him freed up there.
That sounds funny, don't it. Well
t was funny. But the funny part
vas there wasn't any cat or dog
,r pole there.
Boy, we had some time. I did
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
The Seattle Times remarks q,
as long as the women wear sI~
skirts the Seattle drivers w.,
fall asleep driving a car bee'".
they will be bound to keep av'S
when a pair of pretty knees ],
past.
! suggest that it is too mn
rubbering at the knees that MAJ
Seattle's traffic accident Hn ,
high. ...
w. ]. THURSToN
Editors note: No doubt tbai
why long skirts are being adODb
-as a safety-first device.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02
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A CHRISTMAS STORY FROM
KENNEWICK ON THE
COLUMBIA

The great Palouse Philosopher
once said. cts hell to be poor, but
it's worse to grow Old"
Personally / enjoy being poor
and l wouldn't mind getting old if
MY brain didn't dull so fast that
/ cannot keep up with the trend
of the times. But things are NOV
ing too fast for me.
/ don't mean our fashions, our
inventions, our politics, but all of
our methods of living in this speed
mad age.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02
A COAL FOR 1880

A CTIVITY directed toward recognized
If ~ goal is much more apt to bear fruit thar
activity let loose at random. When you know
for what you are working, a great many
waste movements are eliminated and there
is some basis for intelligent coordination
bringing about an economy of time and eff
fort. -
We are facing new year-365 blank
pages to write the record of our achieve
ments What will the story be at the end
A rambling account, yielding to every within
of the writer? A messy scrawl with many
passages crossed out and as many new
starts? Or will it read straight through
logical, determined and concise-to an end
ing beyond the beginning?
You remember when you were in school
that the teacher frequently insisted upon
your making an outline before you started
to compose the actual theme or essay It
seemed an unnecessary bore, but didn't you
find that once the outline was in shape, the
essay came easily, filled it's allotted space,
and made it's point?
Make an outline of the story you are GO
ing to write of your accomplishments in
1880. There must be certain things you would
like to Sc done when the next year rolls
around. new house paid for, more acres of
land improved, money saved to go to college
or to send the children, some certain books
reads, new equipment for your business, a
chance to marry the only one. You can think
of many things that you want to come to
pass.
Procrastination is the ruin of lot of pos
sible happiness and success. The fault lies
not so much in failure to get at the task it.
self, but in failure to formulate a method
whereby the task may be most easily and
rapidly accomplished. Either thing can be
done or it cannot. Decide which alternative,
in your best judgment, is correct, and follow
it out. If you think it can be done, find out
how it can be done. Plan each step as it comes
and go it it.
Milestones along the way set not too far
apart, will mark each phase Of your accom-
plishment as the year goes on and gives you
a sense of getting someplace
When Finis is written on the last page of
1880, make it mean goal achieved
Why mourn? All our automobile agencies
are showing the new 1880 model cars. Even
the Fords are new! Chevrolet has novel fea-
lures, Hudson Essex and Oakland-P Pontiac
are springing advance stuff Somebody will
be able to swap the old bus for new one!
A brain is as wrong as it's weakest think.
One radio fan to another: SOS your old
Antenna y
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02
DAS II e S
by
DOT

The successful man doubles the
figures in his bank book and his
wife doubles her own.
& & &
Heigh- Why the big laugh?
Ho-A fellow just turned cor
ner.
HeighWhat funny about
that?
Ho-There wasn't any corner.
A Scotchman, an Englishman
and an Irishman were Dragging
about what good tailors they were.
Says Angus, "Show me man GO
ing around corner, and I'll make
a suit to fit him.
Pooh, that's nothing" says
Henry, "Show me man going a
corner with just his leg showing,
and I'll tailor him exactly"
"Ye're both pikers," says Pat
rick. "Just show me the corner,
and I'll do the trick!"
& & &
THE WAY DRESSES ARE CUT
THESE DAYS A WOMAN
is ALWAYS OUT OF
STYLE
& & &
I'll put poem in here because
haven't got the face
To blithely go away and leave
This just an empty space.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02

Well bet the fellow who held Is hearts
and bid one diamond had harder time with
his wife than the trumpet his-p artner's-ace
victim. + .=-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02
WHO EATS THEM?

r asst Saturday there were 210 pounds of
IL oleomargarine sold by one Grandview
grocer. That is lot of butter substitute. An
other grocer sold a lot but refused to say
how much No Matter. Both of them say that
nearly every pound of it was bought by farm
ers We obtained our figures from Grand
view because we were afraid to bring the
investigation closer to home. Doubtless pro-
portionate quantities of the stuff are used
around here.
In the first place, the grocer is not to be
blamed for selling it. It is an economic ques-
ton and not moral one, and if the local
farmers want to use it, the grocer is justi-
fled in selling it. Farmer organizations that
fight the grocers on the matter are all
wrong. They are looking too far away. Some
of these Grandview sales were made to men
who sell cream to the creameries
This is dairy country and we are all
somewhat dependent upon the success of the
dairy business but the farmer is more di-
rectly dependent upon its success than the
rest of us. IL the dairyman succeeds it raises
the price of all farm products and especially
of all farm lands We look to- congress to
keep out cocoanut oils when the very people
who are injured by their use, buy them and
use them
Grandview is just like the rest of the
country. According to the Interstate Com
merce Commission the railroads last year
hauled S23, 232, 900 worth of "butterine and
margarine" -Sunnyside Times.
Both County Treasurer Forsyth and Irri-
CATION Manager w. C. Muldrow report a fine
year-end collection. In fact, the largest
amount for November and December in four
years Better conditions on the farm are re-
Elected in these statements, and in a more
hopeful outlook for the future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-02

The Courier-established Mar. 81, 1902
The Observation-Disclosures Jan "a, 1908 R
. Consolidated on the first of April, 1914
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
SPLASH WEEK T0
 BE STARTED AT Y
Boys and Girls to Be Taught Art
 Of Swimming During Campaign

Splash Week to start Monday April q, and the Y. M. C. A and Y. W. C. A. arc ready to teach any where from five to six hundred boys and girls nine to 1 1 years of age who cannot swim the art of swimming.
 Starting Monday next. registration cards will be distributed in all the schools cntitlins the holder of this card four swimming lessons (under expert instructors) free of charge. Boys and girls who cannot swim on receiving the registration cards from their respective teachers will be re- qucstcd to write plainly their names ages and addresses, and then bring i them to the Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. C. A. on Saturday. April 19. from 9 to 12 a. n., to register. At that time they will receive necessary instruc- tions and the hour they will come for their lesson each day. The girls will register at the Y. w. c. 4 and the boys at the Y. NJ. C. A.
 The four day free swimming course starts on Monday. April 21 and continues until Thursday. April 4.
 Miss Gertrude Fossett and Miss Mona Yochcm. secretaries at the Y. W. C. A., have full supervision of the swimming classes at the latter association.
 The local Y. NJ. c. A. physical di- rector and his associate, Harry Kicf- fer, will teach the boys the funda : mentals of swimming. No boy or girl will be compelled to learn, rath- CT each boy and girl will be encour- aged and instructed in the simplificd art of swimming.
 During the past seven years the local Y. M. C. A. has been conduct ing public school swimming cam palgns. Several hundred boys have been taught to swim and perfect their swimming style. The remaining number of boys who attended, but did not pass the tests. lost all fear of water, gained knowledge Of the proper methods and would with a little more practice become fair swimmers.
 Results of public swimming cam- paigns for boys who could not swim and attended the '. NJ. C. A. course of classes.
 Total boys registering in the past seven years 1.031. Two hundred and serenty-ninc boys were taught to swim, anI 243 boys who could swim q little were able to perfect their strokes and increase their distance. Under Miss Gertrude Fossett, di- rector of physical education at the I. W. C. A. the first public swim ming campaign for girls started in 1927 and during these three years several hundred girls were taught to swim as direct result of the | campaigns promoted.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
WELL BABY CONFERENCES

The schedule for the well baby conferences conducted by the Visit ing Nurse association for the week of April l4, will be as follows:
 Tuesday - 47 Ellis street North end school. Volunteer assistant, Mrs. Edward Schupack. Nurses in attendance, Mrs. Anna Ramsey, Mrs Mildred Alderman.
 Wednesday - 52 Center street, Volunteer assistant, Miss Florence Bently. Nurses in attendance, Mrs. Anna Ramsey, Miss Anna Miskey.
 Thursday - Washington school. Volunteer assistant, Mrs. Harold Tayntor. Nurses in attendance. Mrs. Anna Ramsey, Miss Marie Szetela.
 Friday - East Street school. Vol unteer assistant, Mrs. +. L. White. Nurses in attendance. Mrs. Anna Ramsey. Miss Anna O'Connell.
 Conferences are not held on rainy days. All weighing conferences are held from o:S0 to S:S0 p. m. A doc tor is present at all conferences at , D. m. The examining physician is Dr. L. B. Slysz.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
IMPROVEMENT IN
 SHOE MARKET SEEN
Dry Goods Jobbers' Business
 Shows Slight Increase

Boston, April 1c tUP)-Slight inn provement in shoe, wool, and cloth ing business was noted in Brad streets weekly summary of local trade conditions released today.
 Heavy leather has shown a ten dency to ease off in price" the report said. "Sales of both sole and upper leather have been sluggish, excepting some few large lots of low priced patent having changed hands. Ten dency is toward hand-to-mouth buy ing confined largely to the 20 cent to 90 cent field in upper leather.
 There has been a slight increase in shoe production locally during the past week, but manufacturing is re- ported considerably behind that of last year at this time. A slightly bet ter demand for shoes is reported by local retailers following more sea- sonable weather.
 The wool market was slightly more active during the week under
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
TROOP 1 ID TAKE
 GOOD FRIDAY HIKE
Will Trek to Burlin6ton-Pan- thers Lead World Flight

Final plans for Boy Scout Troop As annual Good Friday hike were laid last night at the meeting ot that troop at the Center Congrega- tional church. In order to strike further out into territory which the boys have not already covered. the mixers will take the a. m. train from here to Bristol next Friday and will strike out north from Bris tol into the hilly region about Bur lington. The boys will carry thciI food and will be gone all day. is expected that 30 or 35 scouts will make the trip, which will be il charge of Assistant Scoutmastei Euclid V. Hartung.
 Richard Hube's Panther patrol took the lead in the world flight by hopping off from Foochow China, on the strength of five merit badges won by patrol members This patrol Is now on the way tc Tokyo and has finally shaken off tho Tyrannousaurus patrol at least tenn porarily and left it behind at Foo chow. The Gemsboks are at Hut and the Silver Foxes and Eagles fai back at Bombay.
 The coming field day was dis cussed, and practice for the variou; events will be started at the nex- regular troop meeting. Six tests were passed. The meeting was con cluded with a drill under the lead ership of Senior Patrol Leader Will liam A. Baker.
 At 9 meeting of the troop trumpe1 band it was voted to purchase rair covers for the drums and RaymonG Watkins was elected to member ship. The troops application fo@ membership in the Connection: Pliers 6 Drummers' association will come up at the annual meeting in Torrington tomorrow morning Scoutmaster kermet E. Parker will be the troops official delegate and will be accompanied by Senior Pa trol Leader Baker.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
HAS TWO OUTFIELDERS
New York Giant Fans Are Wonder ing If McGraw Will Be Able to Find Another Gardener,

Toledo O., April 12 P-A few fans arc beginning to wonder whether the New York Giants arc planning to go through the season with only two outfielders, or if Irish Meusel has hit hard enough in q couple of exhibitions to give him a working instead of coaching job. Meusel was pressed into service be- cause of a shortage of Giant out fielders, then Manager McGraw made it worse yesterday by return ing to the Toledo Mud Hens Johnny Mostil, whose weak les has kept him from playing major league brand of ball this spring.
 But even Mcuaels slugging, which included q homer with the bases full yesterday, could not give the Giants the decision in their spring series. The Sox arc four games ahead with two to so.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
BOSTON TEAMS HOME
Red SoX and Braves Begin Quest of City Championship in Series Starting Today.

Boston, April 12 P-Home from the southland, the Red Sox and Braves begin the quest for the city championship today. New manag- CTS and new players will greet the fans in the two games.
 Manager Bill Mckechnie of the Braves will start Bruce Cunning ham on the mound and Manager Heinie Wagner has announced Milt Gaston as the Red Sox pitching choice. Durleigh Grimes. recent ac- quisition from Pittsburgh, was ex- pected to confer with Mckechnie to- day.
 Two new men will be in each starting lineup. Third Baseman Randy Moore and Left Fielder Wal ly Berger will show their wares for the Braves for the first time. Re- cruit Tom Oliver in center field and Otis Miller on third base arc tho Red Sox newcomers.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
Robins Test Strength
 Against Real SIuggers

New York, April 12 Pl-Brool;- 1yn's Robins get a chance today tn test their strong pitching staff against some real sluggers as they open their annual series against the Yankees.
 The Tanks warmed up for it yes- tcrday by collecting three home runs and seven extra base hi:s against minor league opposition while the Robins hurlers were limiting the Boston Red Sox to eight blows but losing the game. Jim Faulkner, slated to return to Buff falo, was the weak link yesterday but Ray Phelps, who jumped from a class D team at Jacksonvillc, Fla, to the majors. looked like | worthy addition to the Brooklyn hurlers.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

review. Prices were little firmer. largely on the strength of foreign markets.
 Business of dry goods jobbers and mems furnishings has shown a slight increase during the past week. Mems clothing Is active. Suit and cloak jobbers report busin quiet.
 'Department store sales are being maintained by frequent sales. Spe- cialty shop sales arc small.
 The general volume in the whole sale jewelry business for March 10 date is 20 per cent less than last year and is 25 per cent less than corresponding period in 1929. The retail end of the business shows 3 shrinkage of 20 per cent over 1929. Collections are fair to slow.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
CINCY-REDs BEAT BRAVES

Last night the Cincy-Reds defeat- cd the Braves for the second time in the Friday night Y. NJ. C. A. in door baseball league winning by the score of IS to 6. By virtue of their rin last night they will so against the winner of next Monday nights league match which is scheduled for next Friday night at p. m. A number of the players in the two leagues have been selected to go up against the Y. M. T. A. & B. base ball team in the very near future in a series of games. Some of the men selected to represent the local " arc as follows, Flores, Maetta, Scavallo, Budnick, kamar. Lipha, F'eldmann. Five more men will be selected Monday night. The score:
 Cincy- Reds
New Britain herald., 1930-04-12
By W, D. GRIFFITH

Collegiate stars of season age in the one mile run find their ranks fairly intact at the start of the 193O outdoor campaign. The two mile field. however. h-s suffered serious losses that must be replaced before this years marks will approximate the excellent records made over the eight-lap route last spring and sum- mer.
 Two great milers stand out before me as the cream of tho field. 1 hope may sec Rufus Kizcr of the Uni Nersity of Washington match strides with Orval Martin, Purdue universi- tvs great runner and Western Con- ference champion.
 Both Close at i:15
 Martin, an experienced campaign CT, has an opportunity to accomplish something that has never been donc in the Big Ten-win the outdoor mile under APO. The Boilermaker star was caught at 4:15.S against Leo Lermond, Boston A. A., at the Penn relays last year but was not forced into as fast a pace in the Big Ten arguments. Riser negotiated the four lap race in the splendid time of 4:1S.S a year ago and gives every in dication of doing as well and proba- ply better this season.
 Harold Manning of the University of Wichita, National A. A. L. junior champ, and Joe Hickey of New York university, one mile indoor and out door intercollegiate king. arc back looking for more laurels. Newcomers who are certain to make the going difficult include s. J. McKeever ot Illinois, conference champion in 1924 but out of school since 1925; Maurice Mckniff of the University of Penn sylvania, rated ono of the best milers that school has produced. High hopes are being held for the Penr star when the long grind over the outdoor route gets under way.
 Manning Runs Both Races
 Such illustrious performers in the two mile run as II. N. Fields of In- diana, Dave Abbott of Illinois, James Reid of Harvard and William Cox o1 Penn State have passed out of the collegiate spotlight.
 Manning of Wichita, ono of the few distance men who enjoyed cuc. cess in his dual efforts as mile anG two mile runner last year, will prob ably devote most of his time to the longer race this season. Jesse Mont gomery, University of Pennsylvania senior, already is being named by many in the cast as possible I. C IA champion. He was a consistent scorer in the major meets of 1929 Paul Rekers, young Penn State star is another likely candidate for tho two mile crown. He was particular ly active during the past indoor sea son.
 The University of Indiana, while losing an excellent man in Fields still possesses veteran in Rodney Leas, who captured second in the Big Ten championships and fourtl in the National Collegiate trek las' season. The Hoosier school also claims a find in Robert Kemp sophomore, a young man who prom ises to surpass Leas so far as steady performance and excellent time arc concerned.
 Starting his final campaign thi' season is Elbert Sellers. University of Washington, who holds the Pacific Coast Conference two mile record Sellers won his event last year Tn the fast time of 9.c7.5.