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The Washington times., 1930-10-03

Why isn't Christianity as popu-
lar as it once was?
Why are young people more in
tereSted in
The exploits Of indbergh and
CoSte and Byrd
Than in the exploits Of Jesus
Christ?
Perhaps this is why:
We spend all our time in teach
ing that Jesus was a Cod
We quite forget to teach that
He was also
A gypsy!
We recall how He told men to
save their souls,
But we omit to mention that He
also taught them
To risk their lives!
We make wonderful sermons
about His heavenly home,
But we hastily pass over the
fact that
He left His earthly home and
spent much strength
In preaching against the domi-
nance Of homes,
And the danger of possessions,
And the general futility Of being
A Stick-in-the-mud.
There have been times when
Christianity
Gripped men like a madness.
During the CruSades, when men
went on long adventures,
Waged furious campaigns and
had glorious good time
Serving God and raising Cain,
Christianity was popular.
Or under the Roman persecu-
tion,
When men fought lions in
arenas
And hid in caves and were
burned as torches
In a flame of defiance,
Christianity was popular.
Whenever Christianity became a
fight for freedom,
A reckless crusade, a splendid
defiance
Of the status quo,
1t was popular with men.
And, If you'll honestly think
it over,
You'll have to admit that was
the only time
When Christianity would have
been popular
With Christ Himself.
For Christ was no admirer of
safety.
He didn't spend His time try.
ng to get in right
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Washington, Federal Center,
Grows Greater, More
Beautiful
Beautiful

THAT old dream Of locating Government departments and
bureaus in different States and cities makes feeble appear
ace despite the fact that the Federal Government
now engaged in the extensive program Of consruC
On Of Federal buildings here known in the history of
the nation
When this program is completed involving expenditures
approxmang $1260000O probably going far beyond that
Washington the Federal City, win possess Of the most
beautiful governmental buildings in the world modern and
practical but Of architectural designs arranged to haronize
With the Identification plans Of Congress and the Government
things that Chicago will have the Treasury Department
which leads Senator Cappers magazine to suggest that Chi
cago should try splitting up its municipal activities locating
them in towns and cities Of the country The office Of mayor
M Chicago around which there has been much trouble could
be situated in Pawtucket R. /, somewhere ese with
similar distribution Of other Chicago officials.
The truth is that if Chicago voters would transfer all Of
their municipal officials and offices to this city they could
learn much in good clean government
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

sion Of trying deliberately to
break UP the present move tow
ards cheap taxi rates. Possibly
coming system might be bet
ter than the present one, pro-
viding the rates were low
enough.
think the present condition,
In which the public Is being
educated to use the taxicabS on
q large-scale basis. and to
patroniZe it in preference to
street cars, is an excellent one.
If the rate is low rate for per
manency we shall soon find it
out. The taxi men are not in
business for their health. They
cannot operate at q deficit any
more than. the street cars can.
OF course. there are certain
points that must be cleared up.
irresponsible drivers should not
be permitted to rove and roam
the streets. The fly-by-night
character Of the service that is
frequently complained Of should
be done away with. The thing
should be put upon q response
Bile basis and then competition
among the low-rate companies
be given free play.
There viii be a real protest
here If we are deprived of the
boon Of cheap taxiS by un-
necessary interference by the
Public Utilities Commission.
RIDER.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Paddock Injunctions Losing
Rents to Property Owners

using paddock injunction processes against properties
housing booeggng operations here District Attorney Rover
striking heavily at the pocketbOOks Of local property
and may be employing the most effective weapon the
prohibition law has "
Before the filing Of eight paddock suits few days
ago eighteen properties valued 400 tied up and
y others menaced An estimate several weeks ago
M that property already losers to the extent Of
shout $4,000 year in rentals.
is stated that since January fully 800 property
in the District have been warned that the prohibition
law being violated their premises that many these
warnings will be followed by suits with big eup of prop
critics in comparatively short time
It is not to be supposed that most property de-
Hberatey rent their properties boogge Those who do
80 know the risks they taking The situation virtually
forces property go the expense investigating
the history of all prospective tenants putting somewhat
Just burden upon those who have desire wish to
courage violation Of their countrys laws.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
What Is Life?
By Archibald Henderson

A popular song Of the day is
entitled "Ah, Sweet Mystery Of
SMfe." Unfortunately, the au-
thor is unable to resolve that
eternal mystery. Ernst Haeckel
wrote a great scientific treatise
entitled THE Riddle of the Uni.
verse" But even he could not
solve it, with all his knowledge,
insight and acumen.
Even the great scientist Oar.
win stands baffled before this
great mystery, behind which,
lies the figure of a benevolent
creator. In his Origin Of Spe.
cieS" he says:
"It is interesting to contem.
plate a tangled bank, clothed
with many plants Of many
kinds, with birds singing on the
bushes, with various insects fit
ting about, and with worms
scrawling through the damp
earth, and to reflect that these
deliberately constructed forms,
80 different from each other,
and dependent upon each other
lii so complex a manner, have
all been produced by laws act
ing around us. There is gran
<deur in this view of life with
its several powers, having been
originally breathed by the Crea-
tor into a few forms or into
one; and that, whilst this plan
set has gone cycling on accord
ing to the fixed laws of gray.
ity, from so simple a beginning
endless forms most beautiful
and most wonderful have been,
and are being evolved.
= All through the ages philoso-
pliers and scientists have been
irving to supply some defini-
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

ton of life. Most of these def
-nitions seek to take account Of
the continual flux which char
acterizes the vital process. The
best minds Of all generations
have made attempts to formu-
late a definition of life. But
the problem is far too complex
to be summed in a few lines of
definition.
Some of the definitions are
merely negative in character.
and in no sense Illuminating.
For example. Bichat defines life
merely as "the sum total Of the
functions which resist death"
Such a definition does not get
you anywhere.
Aristotle gives a better def
milton when he describes life
as "the assemblage Of the
operations Of nutrition, growth
and destruction" But this is
not a definition Of life: it is
merely a description Of the dif-
ferent phases through which
life passes. De Blainville gives
a ponderous, but scarcely help
full, definition Of life as "the
two-fold internal movement Of
composition and decomposition,
which takes place within an
individual without destroying
it's identity" Perhaps the
most highbrow definition of
life ever attempted is that of
Herbert Spencer: ''The definite
combination Of Heterogeneous
charges, both simultaneous and
successive, in correspondence
with external co-existences and
sequences"
Copyright 1880, International
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson.

with the Proper People and
keeping out Of jail.
He went out looking for a fight.
He openly boasted that He
came to bring a sword"
He snooted-in classical terms,
to be sure,
But nevertheless it was Snoot-
ing
At steady jobs and bank &C.
counts and family ties
And all other arrangements
that kept the human soul
Bound and SNUG and afraid to
take q chance.
AS for Himself, He took all the
chances there were;
Took them with his eyes open,
Even the chance that led to the
cross
And never whimpered.
Tell that to young people.
Tell them about Christ'S cour-
age and recklessnesS
AS we tell them about Lind
bergh's and Byrd's.
Teach them to respect their
own curiosity,
AS He respected His curiosity;
And to develop a healthy im-
pudence
AS he developed His impudence.
Teach them to doubt and ask
questions,
To risk and rebel, to take any
chance
For the sake of their hunger fer
Truth.
Teach them that poverty
doesn't matter,
And loneliness doesn't matter,
And slander doesn't matter
AS long as they somehow find
God.
Stop talking about salvation
Stop babbling about respecta-
bility-
No ardent young soul ever wor'
ries about salvation,
Or gives a hoot for respectable
fly.
Ardent young souls want only
adventures
Adventures for freedom.
Make Christianity an adventure
again;
Forget about Christ the God
And bring back Jesus the
Gypsy. -,
And Christianity will be popu
lar again,
AS POPULAR AS II WAS
WITH CHRIST HIMSELF.
(copyriEht. 1880, by KING Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
by DR.. Louis e. Bisch-

There are two chief varieties
Of deaf-mutism, the type Of case
which is congenital and the type
which is caused by some disease
which affects the ear soon after
birth.
It has been held that close
intermarriage-c o n q nguinity
lis a cause Of congenital deaf.
mutiSm.
There are cases, too, where
some member Of the family like
q grandparent was similarly af.
flicted, there being, in all prob
ability an hereditary defect
handed down from one genera
tion to another.
However, there are children
born both deaf and mute
often referred to, but incorrect
ly, as deaf and dumb"-who
give no history Of any similar
condition for several genera
tionS back.
AS regards these acquired cases
which occur after birth, menin-
gifts may be q cause. Scarlet
fever likewise can cause either
permanent deafness alone or
deaf-mutism.
Water on the brain-hydro-
cephalus-may produce pressure
changes and q mute and deaf
condition.
Lastly, blows on the head and
other injuries affecting the au-
ditory or hearing nerve may be
responsible.
When children are born deaf
muteS, there has been some ar.
rest of development Of the tenn
poral bone, like an absence of
one Of the essential cavities in
the ear, a growing together Of
the three little bones which
transmit sound in the middle
ear. failure Of proper develop
ment Of the auditory nerve, etc.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. Peace and am,ty ,Oith all nations; entnngltng
alliances NTH none" as advocated By George
Washington.
2 Proportional representation in the United States
Senate no State to haze less than tao Senator's
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap.
portionment in the House of Representatives.
g. A separate Department of the Army, of the NGvy
and of the Air Forces, all united Nnder Secre-
tGry of National Defense.
e. Federal action to the limit of Federal posUers to
abolish ilkteracg tn the United States Wnder
Secretary of Education.
s. Installation OF the President the first of Jan
uGrg fo'loa0inq November election
g. SetectiVe immigration to admit only those suiteo
for American citizenship.
2. Deportation of undesirable aliens.
O. Complete publicity for income tGres.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

see lines Of cars impatiently
waved forward into groups Of
persons crossing on foot.
Starting with the signal Of
the policeman, q line Of pedeS-
trians will find. nine times out
Of ten, that before they reach
the opposite sidewalk, the police
man has changed the signal,
and is beckoning to the wait
ing automobiles to move for
ward, leaving the poor devils on
foot to reach the safety Of the
curb in any way the gods Of
chance may provide.
Such conditions are danger
Gus enough at best, but when
the streets are crowded with
an army Of school children, 1t
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Protection of Children
Urged on Motorists


Editor, Times:
Now that District schools
have opened for another term
it is time for local motorists to
exercise double care to protect
pedestrians. With $4,000 chill
dren crossing the streets every
day, it is necessary for the
driver Of every automobile. TO
be constantly on the alert least
some little life be ground out
under the wheels OF his
machine.
washington is. one of the
worst cities in the United
States in which to walk.
Whether it is the fault Of local
motorists, or of traffic regula-
tions, it is hard to say, but the
fact remains that the man on
foot in the District gets a
tough break"
There is a traffic regulation
here to the et1ecC LnaG PeueS-
trians crossing with the lights
have the. right-of-way over auto
mobiles making a turn-but, to
quote current slang, "try and
get It'll" Cars wIiZ around
corners without even Stacking
speed, and woe to the unfor-
tunate pedestrian who is cross
ing, serene in the belief that
the traffic regulation just
quoted give him safety.
Pedestrians crossing at corn
ers where there are traffic
lights, or no signals at all,
have a better chance than those
at intersections where there are
traffic officers, however. Strange
as it may seem, police who are
directing traffic are far less
of q safeguard to the pedes,
trian than the mechanical
lights. Standing on any corner
where one Of these minionS OF
the law Is stationed, one can
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Opposes P. q. 9. Drive
Against Flat Rate Cabs

Editor, Times:
The recent action Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission in try
ing indirectly to effectuate a
regulation abolishing the 35-cent
cabs in Washington is suspicious
Some Of us are q trifle fearful
that the commission is not so
strongly favorable to low-rate
cabs as is the public here.
I do not accuse the commits
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

is UP to every motorist to "do
his bit" to protect the price
less young lives Of those who
tomorrow will rule the nation.
B. SCHWARZ.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
KNOWLEDGE
TEST

Match correctly:
/. odoriferouS
censure
2. blame
fragrant
3. verbose
rash
4. defer
wordy
5. adventurous
postpone
Fill each blank:
6. Aquiline is like the oeak
Of an
z. Brussels is a va-i-
ETY. Of cabbage.
8. Circe was an enchar1treSS
in Homer'S -.
9. The young Of the frog
hatch out as
10. wrote "Jane Eyre"
Do you know:
IL. What is Boreas another
name for?
IL. Who was the leader ct
the Greek expedition
against Troy?
13. Who made the First
United States Flag?
IL. Whose sword was called
"Excalibur"?
IS. Who were the household
gods Of the Romans?
ANSWERS ON Magazine Page)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
ARNOLD GIVES
DIPLOMAS TO
IS GRADUATES
Seniors, in Caps and Gowns,
Hear Commencement Ad-
dress and Get Diplomas;
Baccalaureate Sunday.

Diplomas were presented to 36
graduates of Kenewick high school
at the commencement exercises at
the Methodist church last night by
F. j. Arnold, member of the school
board.
With caps and gowns giving ac-
cent to the auditorium filled with
friends and parents of the seniors,
DR.. L. J. Aldrich rose to give the
solemn invocation. This was follow
ed by Bonnie Killers salutation.
DR.. C. w. Chenoweth of the Uni
versity Of Idaho gave the inspiring
address Of the evening. The vale
dictory was spoken by Margaret
Witt. Vocal numbers were given
by Frank Green and the school glee
club.
Baccalaureate services were held
Sunday night at the Methodist
church. The invocation was given
by the Rev. F. N. Morton, and the
benediction by the Rev. II. r. Ced-
erberg. Taking as his text "Ren-
der unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars and unto God the things
that are Gods" the Rev. E. H. Ed
wards preached the baccalaureate
sermon. The glee club sang the re-
.cessional.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
KIWANIANS GO TO
DIVISION MEETING
Seven From Kennewick Attend
Conference at Yakima; Morton
and Spaulding Report

DR.. L. G. Spaulding, F. N. Nor
ton, Larry Oliver, G.. HI. Shanafelt,
R. E.. Reed, C. S. Knowles and /.
N. Mueller represented Kennewick
at the divisional Kiwanis confer
ence in Yakima Tuesday. Spauld-
ing made a report at the afternoon
session on the underprivileged
child and Morton on good will. Ho-
ward Whitbeck of Yakima, nephew
of Knowles, won the oratorical
contest.
Following the all-day session, the
conference closed with banquet,
featuring talks by Charles Walker
of Portland, district governor, and
Clinton S. Harley, president of the
University Kiwanis club of Seat
tie.
The Kiwanis ladies were enter
tanned at bridge at the Country
club during the afternoon, and
Mrs. Knowles won second prize.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
WILDER MADE
CHEST SCRIBE
Will Have Duties of Exec
utive Secretary; Poppy
Sale Decided

Vane Wilder took over his du-
ties of executive secretary of the
Community Chest at a meeting
Thursday night. 1t will be his du-
ty to collect the pledges, and take
charge of the correspondence of
the committee.
Discussion of the sale of Me-
mortal Day peoples by the Amer
lean Legion was brought up, and
the suggestion of Don Thompson
that peoples be put in boxes in
the stores was adopted. There will
be no solicitation. The peoples will
he there to buy if you wish.
Several solicitors from out-of-
town organizations have been re-
ferred to the Chest committee,
which indicates that the system is
functioning satisfactorily in Ken
newiclS. Next week letters from the
committee will state in full their
purpose and plans for the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
TRIMBLE MADE
PRESIDENT OF
GROWERS UNIT
Kennewick Orchardists Or
ganize Branch of Central
Washington A S s ociation;
Board Elected.

The Kennewick unit of the Gen.
trail Washington Growers associa-
ton organized and elected officers
at a.meeting at the Highlands club
house Tuesday night. About thirty
growers were present. From a
board of directors OF five, F. L.
Trimble was elected president; w.
s. Green, vice president and M. G..
Clark, secretary-treasurer. The
other two members are ]. J. Ross
and H. j. Liebel. Trimible was
chosen trustee of the central board.
The organization adopted the by
laws previously drawn up, and
signed 10000 boxes of apples.
This is from the Kennewick dis
trict alone, and does not include
Richland.
j. C. Mcdonald of the Cherry
Lane orchards of Prosser and T.
v. Boaz, secretary Of the central
board, were present and spoke to
the assembly, explaining the pur-
poses of the association. Better
ment of fruit growing conditions,
more returns to the grower, and
collective action against obstacles
in producing and marketing fruits
are aims.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
Warm Nights Bring
Moths; Watch Traps

Moth emergence has increased
since May s and evening temper
atures have been favorable to egg
laying, declares Harry Linn, hor-
ticultural Inspector. With contin-
ued warm weather, many eggs
should be Matched by May 20. If
traps in the individual orchard
have shown heavy moth emergence
a combination oil-lead spray may
be used to good advantage, Linn
said. Cooling moth emergence rec
ords obtained from three traps
each at the III. M. Anderson, Bill
Green, Avery Truman and Sam
phere orchards may he seen at the
post office.
Cooling moth emergence for the
last two weeks as determined by
the IL traps is as follows: week of
April 29-May So, 80, 90, o, o, 10,
80. Week May 6-May 49,, A, 81,
81, AZ, Sc, SO, so.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
SLUGGERS WIN
in kITTYBALL
East Side Takes Game IL
10; Church League
Forms Schedule

Just what relation kitty ball is
to one OF cat nobody knows, but
it's cinch that kitty bah is en-
|joying the popularity formerly held
by the cat variety. The West Side
WALLPAPERS and the East Side Slug
gers tusseled again Tuesday night,
and the East Siders came off best,
lilo.
Members of the winning team
were Blake, Stafford, Brownell,
F. Higley, Copeland, Thompson,
ludlow, Hatch and Joe Brown. The
West Siders, The Walloper nine was
manned by Monroe, Stricken, Pad
EN-, O'Neill, Brick Oliver, John Neu-
man, Ed Neuman, Mathews and
Human.
The first game, played last week,
resulted in a ALL win for the
WALLPAPERS. The next game will be
Friday, May Is. The vacant lot
across from the Methodist church
is used as a diamond.
The church kitty ball league
adopted the summer schedule at a
meeting Tuesday night. Each
church has one team. The schedule
follows:
May 10, st. Joseph's-St. Paul's;
81, Congregational Methodist; %,
Baptist-English Lutheran; 26,
stian-English Lutheran; %,
Methodist st Paul; 20, st. JOS
eph-Baptist.
June 2, Baptist Christian; 4,
Congregational-St. Paul's; 6, M.
E.-English Lutheran; 9, st. Paul's-
English Lutheran; II, Christian
Methodist; Is, Congregational St.
Joseph; 16, Baptist Congregation
al; 18, Christian st. Paurs; 20,
st. Joseph's English Lutheran;
%, Baptist st. Pauls; 25, Christ
ian Congregational; 81, Metho-
dist st. Joseph's; 80, Methodist
Baptise.
July 2, Christian st. Joseph's;
8, Congregational-Luther
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
WARTER BRINGS IN
4 WITH HOME RUN
Kennewick Scores So on Benton
City Nine in Fourth Win
Of Season

Kennewick put Sundays game
at Benton City on ice by running
in four tallies in the first inning.
With three men on bases, C. E..
Warter knocked homer that
scored Linden, Higley, and john
son. It was a fast game with few
errors on either side, and ended
with a 5-2 win. Warter, pitching
his third game, brought his strike
out record to Al.
White Bluffs defeated Hartford
TO in the other league game.
The Bluffs boys will play Keen
newick on the local grounds on
May 18. This will be the highest
game yet, for White Bluffs has
only one defeat chalked up, and
that was from Kennewick, 3-2.
Warter and Higley were the 10
cal batteries in Sundays game,
and Montgomery Howard and
Larson for Benton City.
League Standings
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
Brown Seeks Office
Of County Attorney

Andrew Brown, Prosser city at
torney, announced Tuesday his
plans to file as candidate for prose-
cutting attorney for Benton coun-
ty. He will be opposed by C. w.
Fristoe, also of Prosser, who de-
clared his candidacy several weeks
ago. George o. Beardsley, present
attorney, is ineligible because he
is now serving his second term in
the office. %@
Brown, resident of Prosser for
Is years, has been prominent in
Republican activities in the coun-
ty, and will be a delegate to the
state convention in Bellingham on
May "a. This is his first candidacy
for county office, though he has
been mayor and councilman for
Prosser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-05-15
Bridge Contract Let
To Seattle Firm

McRae Brothers of Seattle won
the contract for the state bridge
at Prosser with a bid of $4,000.
The contract was awarded Tues
day by the state highway depart
ment in Olympia.
The actual work on the 6761s-
foot reinforced concrete span is
held up until the APPROVAL Of the
federal government is obtained.
This is expected in time to allow
work to start June 1. The federal
government contributes Sd percent
Of the cost Of the structure, which
will be of tn arch type with Cir
der approaches.