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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
Revenue Man Will Aid
Income Tax Strugglers

For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file federal
income tax returns, a deputy col
lector of internal revenue will be
at the Hotel Kennewick on We'd
nesday, February 26, from $3.50 a..
m. to 1870 pm. to assist taxpayers
in preparing their returns. No
charge will be made for this SER
vice. The internal revenue depart
ments declares that the matter of
filing returns should be given inn
mediate attention, in order to avoid
the neualty and interest. In addi-
ton to the Is percent interest inn
posed by statute for willful fail
ure to make return on time, there
the penalty and interest. In addi-
600 or imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
Two CounCilmen
Resign From City
Government Body
Oliver, Marsh Hand in Off
cial Withdrawals Tuesday
Night; Council Will Elect
Successors at Next Meeting

Two designations handed in on
Tuesday evening by councilmen
leave vacancies on the city govern
ing body which will be filled by
election held by the remaining
councilmen.
Brick Oliver, councilman from
Precinct 1, resigned because his
residence has been moved from
his electoral district. The other
withdrawal was that of w. L.
Marsh, who based his resignation
on personal reasons. Successors
will be chosen at the next session
of the city council.
Further business consisted of
voting bills, which 1--WE can pay,
even if Chicago can't" Mayor C..
A. Crawford said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
SPEAKS ON colo r
Miss Alger Gives Clothing Dem
onstration Talk Here

Using several Of the women
present for examples. Belle Anger,
clothing specialist from the State
College extension bureau, illustrat-
ed her talk, "Color, line and Tex
ture in Relation to Becoming
Dress" ut the Commercial club
rooms this morning.
Miss Alger showed how one wo-
man Of q given age and complex
ion could wear one group Of col
ors, while another, looking much
similar, was becoming only in an
other group. The Importance Of the
right neckline for the dress was
pointed out. In addition to giving
points for club leaders, Miss Alger
asked All girls to keep an account
of their clothing expenses. Repre-
sentatives of local women's clubs
and Al girls were present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
KIWANIS LUNCHES
WITH PASCO MEN
Keanewick Members Furnish Pro-
gram at Joint Meeting; DIR.
Spaulding Presents

Members of the Kennewick XII
wants club attended in a body the
regular Monday noon luncheon of
the Pasco Kiwanians this week.
The program was supplied by the
Kennewick contigent.
IPast-president Spaulding, with
all the dignity he could master,
presented TO the Pasco hosts an or
chid-colored donkey-flower, species
jokis oniu, in token Of his graft
tude for Pasco's sponsorship of the
local organization. Although no
notice Of the joint meeting had
gone out before Monday morning,
practically al the members from
Kennewick attended the luncheon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
GOLFERS TO MEET
Weather Warns Enthusiasm In
Club Singers Chests

Somebody reports seeing a robin
this week-which naturally brings
up the golf topic. The chinook OF
last week coaxed a couple Of the
dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts out 70
the course and they have been play
ing all this week.
Next Monday the annual meet
ing of the golf club will be held In
the city hall and all members are
urged to be present to elect new
officers and lay plans for the sea-
sons activity. One new member
has already paid his dues for the
coming year and present pros
poets are bright for successful
season
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
IN 70 r M Err VS.
Items Of interest taken from the files of
Courier Reporter five and ten years ago.


This is taken from the February
5, 1926, issue Of the Courier-Re-
porter: In compliance with requests
of many friends and interested
voters, Mrs. E. o. Keene has an
nounced that she will be a candi-
date for trustee on the school
board at the election in March.
Joe Siegfried, Jr., Lawrence
Scott, Lloyd McMillon and Charles
Parks led their classes on the high
school honor roll for the semester
ending February, 1925.
In the issue of the Courier-Re-
porter for February 5, 1920, it was
noted That the peak Of the influ-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06

enza epidemic has been reached is
the belief Of local physicians to-
day. While there are yet hum
dreds of cases in the valley from
White Bluffs to Hover, the per-
centage of new cases has not been
so great in the last few days. The
situation is well in hand, accord
ing to city health officer, DR.. F. M.
Crosby. :.
Kennewick Knights of Pythias
carried off almost everything in
sight at the annual district com
vention in Lind last Thursday. Earl
Terrell and T. B. Hauschild were
first prize winners in two of the
four individual contests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
WATER RETURNS
FIGURES QUOTED
Statement by Asahel Curtis Read
at Commercial Club; Fayors
Reclamation Work

The following story, printed in
the official bulletin of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, was read
at the Commercial club luncheon
today:
Asahel Curtiss, chairman of the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce
state development committee, has
been invited by DR.. Elwood Meade,
chief of the Reclamation Bureau,
to attend conference to be held
in Yakima early in February, with
a group of engineers and econo-
mists from the Reclamation Bur-
eau and members of the Yakima
Valley Reclamation League, to dis
cuss the government plans for ex-
tending reclamation development
in the Yakima valley. Two pro-
jacts still are to be completed in
the valley-the Yakima, which has
combined with the Rosa, and the
Kennewick. It is expected that the
order in which the projects will be
constructed and the amount of land
to be included in the projects will
be considered at the conference.
The projects which the gov
eminent has already built in the
Yakima valley have been very pro-
fitable, according to an article APP
pearing in the January issue of
the New Reclamation Era by Por-
ter j. Preston, superintendent of
the Yakima project. The total cost
of construction of the Sunnyside,
Teton and Kittitas divisions of
the Yakima project, together with
the reservoir systems, is $19, 1885,
936.
From 1910 to date, the Sunnyside
division has produced in round fig
ures crops to the value Of $117,-
DOC, 1000, and the Teton division,
81, 000, 900, or a total of $158, 0O0,-
0c0. In these 20 years the crop
production has been more than
eight times the total amount spent
to date in construction, according
to Mr.. Preston. Eliminating the
construction costs Of the Kittitas
division, not yet earning q return,
the value Of the crops produced in
the 20 years is II times the cost
of the two divisions and the res
eryoir systems. Last year the pro-
duction of the Yakima valley, ex-
elusive Of the Kittitas, was around
$45, 100000.
These figures of MIR. Preston's
furnish ample justification for the
activities of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce and other organiza-
lions in supporting the movement
to expand the reclamation devel-
opment in the Yakima valley, &C.
cording to Mr.. Curtis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
LEASES BUILDING
p. p. & L. Stores Department viii
Occupy Wholesale Grocery

The stores department of the
Pacific Power & Light company
has taken q lease on the old whole
sale grocery building and will oc-
cupy it at once, according to C. s.
Knowles. The insurance adjusters
on the fire damage to the old
warehouse are in Kennewick to-
day and as soon as they have COM
pleted their work the new place
will be Immediately occupied.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06

Since the Northern Pacific put
on the motor car from Pasco to
Spokane, connecting with train S34
at Pasco at 1:15, mail service has
been much improved, according to
Postmaster Shanafelt. All mail for
eastern Washington points, which
has heretofore been held for train
6 at $40 is now sent on train 334,
arriving several hours earlier in
Spokane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06

Members Of the Arts and Crafts
will give q kitchen shower Friday
evening at the home Of Mrs. W. C..
Muldrow in honor of Mrs. E.. S.
Peterson, a recent bride.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-02-06
Or. Winfield Scott Smith Writes

DR.. Winfield Scott Smith writes
from Spartanburg, s. c., where he
is now located, that they had a
big snow and the temperature went
as low as 20 above. He advises
Kennewickians to move to . warm
place. DR.. Smith predicts orchard
heating by gas in the near future
for Kennewick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-07
Filled Glass
Powder Jar

A frosted glass jar, A.
in green, rose or law 4C
ender - filled with
the best quality bath
powder. $1.00 value.-Street
Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-07
Sl.5O Brassieres

Model "Criss Gross" Zn
brassieres, In the long OSC
line style. Sizes "a
to so. $3.50 values.
Second Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-07

These are the dresses
the smart young girl viii
wear for school and dress
this Fall and Winter.
Jumper styles, straight
line models, two-piece eff
fects Of wool tweeds,
crepe de chine, travel
prints, rayon nat crepes
and jerseys. In the rich
new colors.
Kann's-Second Floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
New Name Brought
Into Staying Case

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6-P-Po-
lice today brought the name OF
Paul =. Bronehurst. missing Holly
wood automobile salesman, into an
ever widening investigation or the
mysterious beach Sayings OF Lois
Kentle, Los Angeles coed, and
Francis Conlon. her fiance.
Two other men. Harry Harmon,
23-year-old Kansas oil field work.
er. and Miguel Garcia, Los An
geles fruit picker. also are held
while their recent activities are
being checked.
Harmon was charged with suspi-
cion Of grand theft Of an auto
mobile he said he purchased In
Valley Center. Kas. Garcia Is charu-
ed with suspicion OF numbering his
wife, JoSefa, found dead with "a
stab wounds yesterday.
Bronehurst is being sought on a
warrant charging automobile t5eft.
Police want 70 question him regard
ing a quarrel he had over the
telephone. supposedly with Conlon
They were told the quarrel involved
a girl. They said he had been absent
nearly two months, while Conlon
and his fiance were slain IN their
beach tent at Ensenada. Mexico
less than two weeks ago. Their
bodies bore many stab wounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
PEACEMAKER
Wounded While Attempting
To Prevent Shooting

SNYDER, Sept. e-F-Acting
as peacemaker between two other
men, eliminated today In the shoot
ing and wounding Of o. s. Wills,
So, Of Fluvanna, deputy sheriff Of
Scurry county.
The shooting occurred at noon,
on the square here. Wills told Of
ficers afterward that a man for
whom he had been acting as a 60
between i'm a dispute with another
man, called him to his automobile
and began shooting at him.
Wills struck at the gun and the
first shot went wild. but the sec
ond struck him In the left shoul-
der. He jumped to the running
board Of the car and grappled with
his assailant. holding the man
until Sheriff L. NJ Brownfield ar
rived.
Frank Greer. 30. farmer living
five miles south of Fluvanna, was
arrested and charged with assault
to murder. He later was released
under $1,000 bond. His wife and
mother were in the automobile with
him at the time OF the shooting.
wills was taken to q hospital al
Lubbock. but late today attendants
reported his condition was not Sc
riOuS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Financial Worry Ia
Blamed I'm Killing

PIGGOTT. Ark, Sept 6-tF-
Worry over financial troubles and
the plight OF a son suffering with
q broken back was assigned to-
night as the reason for Hood Hit,
54, wealthy operator OF a modern
farm near here. killing his step
daughter and then shooting him
self TO death.
The double tragedy was Witness
ed only by a three year old nephew
0 fthe slain woman. Alice Gertrude
Mccormick. SO. The child was Sit
ting on an Ironing board at which
Miss Mccormick was working when
Hit walked IN and without warn
ing fired a shotgun charge into the
body OF the woman.
He then reloaded the gun and
fired 1t at his head. He died about
three hours later.
Members or the family said Hit
had lever had q serious quarrel
with the stepdaughter. They believ-
ed worry over financial reverses.
over his sens condition, and over
the fact that Hit soon was 10 sub
nit 70 "a serious operation, tenn
porarily unbalanced him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
new INDUSTRY
MAY COME HERE
Drug Co. Seeks Locality For
Raising of Camphor,
Menthol Plants

The possibility that the Valley
will see a new and nationally i'm
portant industry spring up Is seen
in a letter from the Ell Lilly and
Company, indianapolis. Ind. which
Is Investigating climate and weather
conditions with the idea OF raising
and producing camphor and men
thoi here.
Neither OF the two Is grown IN
the United States at present, al
though they are used in great
quantities over the entire country.
Houston was first approached
with the project, but interests there
reported that weather conditions
and climate were unfavorable. re-
commencing the lower Rio Grande
Valley instead.
II am afraid we are a little too
far north here 20 grow camhpor,
but am satisfied that this can be
done In the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley, which. you are doubtless aware
has a genuinely sub-tropical eli
mate" the Houston Chamber or
Commerce wrote the Lilly company.
Most persons are not aware that
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Is
approximately 600 miles south OF
the southern boundary OF Califor-
MIA. and Is about the same latitude
as Key West, Fla"
The indianapolis manufacturing
company stated In their letter that
America would welcome home
grown and produced camphor and
menthol, the former derived from
the bark Of the cinnamamum CAM
phora. grown mainly I'm Japan and
Formosa at present, II the products
meet the requirements imposed up
on chemicals for medicinal use.
The local chamber or commerce
IS to investigate the matter, accord
ing 20 g.. Q. Richardson, secretary.
The Lilly company manufactures
medicines Of various types, and Is
nationally advertised. being one OF
the largest concerns IN the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Missing Pro Agent
Sought by Posses

RATION, ". NJ. Sept. 6-LF-
Posses and a Colorado national
guard plane dispatched from Den
yer to hunt for Ray Sutton, dry
agent now missing nine days. con-
cluded their second day or futile
search az dusk tonight. No clues
OF the agent. feared murdered hy
bootle=rers. were found.
While Charles Stearns. federal
prohibition director for New Mex-
leo. who ~ directing the search.
admitted the situation is not END
c~ouraEing. he said tonight the hunn
will be continued
A new theory was advanced to-
day, that Sutton may have become
temporarily deranFed and disaD-
peared. but prohibition officials
discount the possibility, contendInr
the missing man would hava been
found by now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
BACK
IN new YORK
All Coste and Bellonte Want
Is Rest and Chance
To Sleep

NEW YORK, Sept. 6-QP-Dieu-
dome Coste and Maurice Bellonte,
tired and bedraggled, but $4,000
richer than when they took of
from Long Island last Thursday on
their flight to Dallas, Texas. 70
qualify for the Easterwood prize,
returned to New York today.
They asked for only 4 thing
on their arrival at Valley stream
after a six and a half hour flight
from Louisville today, and that was
rest and a chance to sleep.
Accordingly. all engagements for
tonight and tomorrow cancel
led and they retired to their suite
In a Park Avenue hotel. where they
said, they would stay until to-
morrow afternoon when they leave
for Washington to receive a well
come from President Hoover.
Tired as they we're. they swung
their transoceanic Question Mark
north up the Hudson when they
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
THREE INJURED
AS POINT BUS
IS OVERTURNED
Mrs. Valente Is Most
Seriously Hurt
OF Trio

Three persons we're hurt. N per-
haps fatally as the Point Isabel
Brownsville bus overturned Satur-
day morning six miles from the
port city near Laguna Vista.
Meager details were available to-
day. but according to the story told
by Pablo Valent one OF the occup-
ants, the bus overturned after hit
ting some loose clods on the detour
near Laguna Vista. Valent said the
bus went over three times landing
right side up. His wife was hurled
30 feet.
The other occupants Of the bus
were Mrs. Teresa Lavios de Valent
OF this city and the driver. Mrs.
Valent was the most seriously hurt
suffering "a broken right hip and
badly lacerated leg. The front part
Of her face and the left ear were
literally torn into shreds. the larger
part OF her scalp being torn off.
Coast Guard
Valent suffered a severe shaking
up but no serious injuries. He is r
member or the U. :. Coast Guard
station at Point Isabel and was or
a furlough, when he and his wife
decided to come to Brownsville BY
bus.
The bus driver set out on foot
70 seek aid, the party being brought
to Brownsville by a passing motor
ist. Mrs. Valent was Immediately
taken to the Mercy hospital where
attendants said she was in a very
serious condition and might not
live.
The accident occurred at 1890
Saturday morning. The bus driver
was not seriously hurt fl the ac-
cident. Officials OF the company
have gone 10 the scene Of the wreck
TO investigate the accident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
MOUNTING TOLL
OF DEATHS IN
STORMS Path
Fear 5000 Mark Will
Be Surpassed In
Sto. Domingo
By RENE NJ. LEPERvANCHE
Associated Press Staff Writer

Copyright 1890. and all rights re-
served by The Associated Press
SANTo DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic. Sept. 6-tP)-The smoke
OF unnumbered funeral pyres hung
over the white mans most ancierS
city In the Americas today as the
bodies Of the victims OF last Mon
days hurricane, now estimated at
more that 1000. were consigned to
the flames.
The estimate of dead, made by
DR.. Antonio Calderon, In charge OF
the sanitary service, is admitted 10
be conservative, and it IS feared the
final total will be at least 5000. That
Is about cne-eighth Of the entire
population Of the city. Five thou
sand more, many Of them expected
to die. are seriously injured.
Property loss is set at from $40
100000 to $50 600. 600.
Horror Increases
Hour by hour the horror grows as
refugees continue TO drift In from
outlying towns, bringing with them
tales Of new destruction and death,
and additional bodies are found in
the city's streets as the workers
clear away the debris.
Along the muddy streets and on
the banks OF the river Ozama the
dead yet lie in piles. a menace to
the health Of those who escaped the
hurricane. All available houses.
churches. and hospitals. are filled
with the wounded. 400 being billeted
in San Rafael hospital alone.
An unestimated number Of women
and newborn children were killed
in the maternity hospital. The build
ing was rooted with zinc, sheets OF
which were ripped away by the
160-mile-an-hour wind and carried
through the air, moving down like
a giant scythe those who crossed
their path. Fifty bodies In the hos
pital wre decapitated.
StilI Sans Lights
The city Is still without light or
power, and, worst Of all, the water
supply plant Is so badly damaged II
will be days before 1t can be re-
paired. With the city filled with
dead and debris. the question Of a
pure water supply becomes hourly
more pressing.
"A squadron OF six Cuban airplanes
bearing physicians and medical sup
plies, landed here this morning. and
this afternoon the All America Gable
ship "All America" arrived with a
large supply Of medicine and food
stuffs. and several ddctors and
nurses.
Their arrival brought new hope
10 the little body OF local officials
and physicians who have worked
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Cops Enriched By
Oil to Stay
On Job

DALLAS, Sept. s-tP-Two
policemen here today wore
smiles that wouldn't come off.
Why? They we're virtually as
sured Of fortunes in oil.
1t all started several years ago
when w. y. Gamble, traffic po-
liceman. figured 1t was time for
him to hit" and began quietly
TO invest his savings In oil leases.
He advised his friend S. n.
CBuck) Stroud. bertillon opera
tor in the Identification bureau
to do likewise, and when Stroud
received a reward for the arr 1t
OF persons who had destroyed
some newspapers he took a
chance.
This morning they we're IN
formed the Joiner test we'll No.
3. seven miles west OF Hender-
son. Rusk county. had blown In
with a flow estimated at from
1900 TO 10000 barrels q day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
AFTERMATH
Of Drum and Bugle Contest
Will Be Discussed

Two American Legion meetings
here during the coming week are
expected to be featured by discus
sions Of the bugle and drum con-
test and its aftermath at the state
convention In Austin.
The Legion executive committee
will hold q meeting Monday noon
at the FL Jardin hotel, while the
regular meeting OF the post will
be staged Thursday evening at the
Legion hall.
The Brownsville bugle and drum
corps won first place in COMPETE
ton at Austin only to be disquali-
fled later because 1t was ruled that
one member was not eligible on
the grounds that he had not paid
hts dues for the year.
Latitude Given
The contest rules, as given 20 the
local corps from headquarters, state
that 1t is only necessary that rs
per cent Of the corps members be-
long to the Legion. IN view OF this,
local L~egionnaires believe they are
entitled to the state championship
and to the honor OF being the Of
fetal state corps.
The local body was adiudged first
and given a prize OF $500 at Austin.
State Commander Ernest Cox in
dicated to Commander W. O. Wash
ington Saturday In a telegram that
the disqualification would be e
considered next week. He stated
he had called a conference OF the
contest committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Aged Man Kills Son,
Daughter and Self

MARTINS FERRY, O, Sept. g.
P-Carmen De Felice, go q village
character at Plum Run, today hot
and instantly killed his son, Jacob,
80. OF Penowa. Pa. and fatally
wounded his daughter, Mrs. James
Maretti, 81.
De Felice then stood before a
mirror and ended his own life by
sending a bullet through his head.
Mrs. Maretti died at a hospital
here tonight. The shooting took
place in the De Felice home. Coun-
" officials believed the shooting
was planned, and said the man ap-
parently was mentally unbalanced.