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The Washington times., 1930-09-11
Afternoon Boat Trips
On Potomac Popular

On account Of the pleasant
weather since Sunday, the man.
agement Of the Wilson line an
nounces that it has inaugurated
q new river trip down the Po.
tomac on the City Of Washington,
leaving Seventh Street Wharf at
2 p. m. and returning about S
p. m.
This trip gives excursionists an
opportunity to see the historic
points along the Potomac as far
down as Indian Head. Announce
ment has also been made that
the ever-popular 40-mile moon.
light trip will be continued every
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
STRANGE NTERL UDE' MAY BECOME A MOVIE

night at $3.50 p. m.
These two trips will continue
as long as the weather permits.
Music for dancing Is furnished
by Happy Walker and his orches-
ira on the second deck. There
are plenty Of bridge table, and
other games to furnish patrons
an enjoyable evening on the
boat.
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
ssf
NEW YORK

Four more players have been
engaged for "The Noble Expert
ment," the new drama by Michael
Grismaijer, They are AL Barto.
lot, Sidney Stavro, Lathrop Nit.
chell and c., Swayne Gordon.
Casting is being done at las
West Forty-fifth St:
The cast Of the Second Little
Show" will be the guests OF
honor at the Alhambra Theater
tonight, where there will be a
professional midnight perform
ance of the all-colored revue
Dark Moments of 1890" featur-
ing Snake Hips, late of BLACK.
birds"
AS a reward for seven years of
continuous service without q day
off except Sundays, Bernard Qua
trochi and Thomas Porter, elec.
trician and property man for
"'Vanities," have been given a
months leave of absence with
pay, which sort of proves what
Harry Stockwell says: That Ear
Carroll is a swell producer to
work for.
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
Uncommon Tribute

Twice in the last week a Holly
wood extra girl has written me,
singing the praises of Jack Gil
bert. She says: "I have been
working with him now for two
months in Way for a Sailor He
is putting everything he has into
this picture. His voice shows
smazing improvement. The best
compliment can pay him is that
we critical, jealous extras really
wish Jack Gilbert huge success,
He has been so pleasant and de-
cent ogwork with. not in the least
Ritzy. We think he is an actor
and a gentleman
That's a tribute for any star to
be proud Of.
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
No Ynu Knnw

Do You Know
That Will Rogers makes daily
trip to the telegraph office to
personally file his .syndicated
newspaper column?
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
Sammy Returns

Do you remember Sammy Cohen,
the nimble-footed comedian, who
worked in Fox comedies? He is
back in Hollywood, and brings with
him a bride. Her name is Doris
Roche, and she is from the muSi-
cal comedy stage. Sammy played
one Of the swackoed doughboys in
What Price Glory?" After that,
he co-starred in two-reel comedies
at Fox,
The Washington times., 1930-09-11
O'NEIL'S PLAY
In INTERESTS
PARAMOUNT
BY HARRISON CARROLL.
(copyrisht. 1880. by Premier
Syndicate. Incl


HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Sept. IL.
Working with the utmost secrecy,
Paramount is reported to have
filmed a test scene from Eugene
O'Neill's double jointed drama,
Strange Interlude."
/ am reliably informed that the
experiment was made last Sun
day with three players, Mary
Astor, William Stack and Ken
meth MacKenna.
The scene chosen was the
library episode in the O'Neil
drama. First, the characters were
photographed and their voices
were recorded in the conventional
manner. The famous "asideS"
were then secured as follows: A
silent camera photographed the
characters again. Next, the
thoughts of each were spoken in
another persons voice. This
sound track and the silent film
were matched. and, presto! an
aside which is easy to differen-
tiate from the direct dialogue.
Anyone who saw Strange
Interlude" on the stage will ap-
preciate the advantage of this.
1t took the average person in the
audience the better part Of an
act to learn how to tell when a
character stopped talking and
started thinking.
AS far as know, this is the first
hint that Paramount is consider
ing the production of Strange In
terlude." Clarence Brown tried
his best to sell Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer on the idea, but failed.
On the face of the thing, it
would seem pretty difficult for
anybody to get such Sex-laden
drama by the cenSorS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Carnival Under Way
Fair Board Appoints Committees
to Handle Details

Committees to handle the details
of the two-day carnival and auc-
ton sale were appointed by the
head committee Of the Fair board,
composed of Mrs. B. L. Cole, John
Kinkaid and Clyde Bush.
The program will be handled by
Mrs. A. M. Chellis, Mrs. Harry
Linn and G. H. Yedica. Frank Maui
pin is chairman of the dance COM
mittee; solicitations, refreshments
and a cooked food sale will be un-
der the direction of the Woman's
club and the booths and conces-
sions will be handled by the Le-
gion and the Business Girls.
AT the meeting Thursday night,
the Kiwanis club, Commercial club
and Vale Grange, through repre-
sentatives, pledged their support
and cooperation. w. C. Muldrow,
A. C. Anon and M. N. Hudnall
were appointed by the Commercial
club to serve.
Work is going ahead rapidly.
Members Of the Woman's club have
charge Of solicitation Of articles for
the auction. Dates for the affair
are February IA and Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Irrigation Group
Meet to Gather
Committee Data
Representatives Determine to
Unite on Plan Including an
Emergency Appropriation
for Highlands Relief

Early in February the special
investigating committee recently
appointed by DR.. Elwood Meade
director of reclamation, will visit
the Yakima valley to ascertain the
extent and order Of construction Of
the various units of the Yakima
project. The Kennewick unit, Rosa,
Kittitas and the Gle Elum storage
units will all be considered and a
complete report with recommend
ations made to the department.
The Kittitas unit is nearing
completion and the next step as
heretofore outlined is the construc-
ton of the Gle Elum storage, which
will be required before any furth-
er development is attempted, ex-
cept that of the Kennewick unit.
For the purpose of assembling
data and submitting report to
this special committee, representa-
tives of the various irrigation sec
tions were present in Kenneweick
Sunday. o. A. Larson and Lloyd
Miller, members of the irrigation
committee of the Yakima CONNER
cial club, who, with M. M. Moul-
ton, comprise the executive COM
mittee of the Yakima Valley r.
rigation League, were present to
meet with Asahel Curtis, who 10
chairman of the development bur-
eau of the Seattle Chamber OF
Commerce. o. F. Hagie, secretary
of the Yakima Chamber of Com
merce, M. N. Hudnall and d. o.
Urch, directors of the Kennewick
Irrigation District, and Jay Perry,
were also present at the confer
ence.
After discussion of the Yakima
project as a whole, it was deter
mined to unite on development
plan for the valley which would in
clude applying for the emergency
appropriation for the relief Of the
water situation on the Highlands.
The drastic and immediate need for
this item was acknowledged and
in the opinion of the local men,
will beyond doubt be embodied I'm
the recommendations to the special
committee. This item, however, is
an emergency one, and is to be in
cluded in the plan as whole.
Data from the several units viii
be assembled and submitted to Mr..
Curtis, who will arrange the report
for presentation to the federel
committee.
1t is hoped that these reports
will be completed in time to be
presented at Washington in tome
for action by the present session Of
Congress.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
CONSIDER PUTTING
IN NEW RAILROAD
Wenatchee Southern Company to
Revive Projects for Line to
End at Kennewick

Activity in the projected line Of
the Wenatchee Southern railway
from Wenatchee has been revived
by the growth in export tonnage
from Wenatchee and the announce
ment Of immediate construction
work on the Rock Island dam.
Ed. S. Russell, president of the
company, estimates the cost of the
line at $3,400,O00. Capitalization at
$4,000, the Wenatchee Southern
company was organized six years
ago. Russell stated that the route
had been surveyed along the Col
umbia, and Is percent Of the right
-of-way secured.
Connection with the Milwaukee
at Beverly and with the Nothern
Pacific and Union Pacific at Ken
newick will be made.
B. L. Baker, secretary of the We
natchee Valley Traffic, association,
placed the outbound tonnage Of
the town at $4,000, 900 for 1929.
This large figure, coupled with the
work on the Puget Sound Light &
Power company's intention Of
building the dam Immediately led
to renewal Of plans for the rail-
road, which will be known as the
"Red Apple Route" Russell said.
Mayor E. J. Wildly Of Wenatchee
is vice president and general man
ager.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
1890 Road Budget
of Benton County
Calls for 100000
Building Program Includes a
Span Across Yakima, Oil
ing New State Highway to
Prosser and Other Work

At the request of Sam j. Humes,
director of state highways, the
Northwest Toll Bridge company is
having prepared exhaustive da-
ia on the costs of the Kennewick-
Pasco bridge since its beginning,
looking toward the purchase of the
bridge b they state. This is accord
ing to statement issued by the
president of the company, w. f.
Grove.
Humes desires to seucre a fair
and accurate price in order that
it may be entered into the 1881
budget for highways to the state
legislature, so that the bridge may
be bought and incorporated in the
state highway system.
At the time of the purchase of
the Metaline Falls toll bridge, Mr..
Humes told Grove that il was his
desire to make the Columbia river
span the next added to the state
system. This proposition was dis
cussed at recent meetings of di-
rectors of the Northwest Toll
Bridge company where Charles
Huber, company engineer, gave da-
ia on construction and cists.
The purchase was considered by
the 1929 legislature, but because
of the absence of cost figures,
nothing was seriously done about
the matter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
"FRIEND HANNAH"
is QUAINT TALE
Senior Class to Present Play on
January %; Story Laid in
Quaker Days

"Friend Hannah" Paul Testers
charming costume play Of Old
England will be presented Thurs
day, January %, at the Liberty
Theatre by the senior class.
The play opens with fox hunt,
which results in many momentous
happenings. Hannah and old Tim
"take the high orchard wall" to the
establishment and admiration of
young Prince George and the hor-
ror of her Quaker uncle and
mother; young Prince George is
thrown from his horse and Han
nah is sent to London to repent Of
of her sins-for s'there are so
many sinners there" she thinks,
"that one more or less won't be
noticed among the crowd"
The play progresses with many
complications, not the least anus
ing of which are those provided
by "Cousin Isaac"
The play as whole is quaint and
old fashioned, full OF qulrks OF hu-
NOR and touches Of pathos; the
characters are well worked out and
varied, while the turns of the plot
are efficiently concealed from the
audience until the proper time for
unfolding.
The cast is as follows: Betty
Trott, Geneva Broughton; Hannah
Lightfoot," Margaret Witt; MAR
garet Lightfoot," Alice Mae Smith ;
Augusta, Princesses Dowager of
Wales, Ruth Mueller; George"
Prince of Wales, Harold Nelson;
Charles" Duke Of Chandos, Billy
Burris; Edward" Duke of York,
Thomas Brown; "Lord Bute," Billy
Frazier; Thomas Lightfoot," Will
son Preston; Isaac AFFORD" EN-
erson Potter; Robert Clegg," Dan
Carter.
Those in charge are: scenery,
James Kratzer; properties, Bonnie
Hitler; business manager, Wilson
Preston; director, Winona Rushton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
PLAY MAKES HIT
Business Girls Bring Down House
in 'sThe HOodoo;" Acting Good

Undaunted by the weather which
caused a small turnout, the Bust
ness Girls presented "The Hoodoo"
with all the dash and humor that
group puts into their activities.
Under the direction of Miss Eva
Leibbrand, the cast played their
parts in a finished manner. The
plot was an alienation of tense
situations and comic relief which
kept the audience in laughter.
Mention of outstanding players
must include everyone in the cast
Lena Mains as the negro nanny,
Esther Hatch as little Hemachus
and DOROTHY Reynolds as a Soon
fiding wife, mother of. seven,"
brought down the house. Miss Rey-
nolds also played the part Of the
fiancee Of Dayl Miller, handsome
hero. Ella Linn made a dashing
Billy Jackson, engaged to three at
once. Other parts were played
equally well.
Between the first and second acts
Mrs. Linn presented to Miss Leib-
brand a basket of carnations in
token of the Business Girls appre-
citation of her work in directing.
Gladys Speegle played piano num-
bers in the, intermissions.
Following the Thursday night
performance, members of the cast
gathered at Kings Pharmacy for
midnight supper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Hulnes Requests
Figures on Costs
on Local Bridge
Says Governor will Introduce
Sum for Purchase in 1881
Schedule when Company
Presents Expense Data

bodybuilding programs for Ben
ton county as outlined by the COM
missioners will total $3.50, 1000, ac-
cording to H. ]. Stranwold, county
engineer. General road and bridge
funds and the county road district
make up $4,000, and the perman-
ent highway and farm-to-market
funds will approximate $4,000.
At Prosser, $50 feet Of concrete
arch bridge will be built over the
Yakima river. Heavy oiling will be
done on the new highway between
Prosser and Kennewick, which
runs straight from Kennewick up
the valley, cutting off nine miles
and four crossings of the Yakima
river now found on the old state
road.
A call for bids on the completion
of the Prosser- Patterson road has
been published. This includes IL
liz miles across the Horse Heaven
hills and will cost about $38, 900.
The county well road, a stretch
of six miles, leading east from the
Prosser-Paterson road, will also
be completed this summer at cost
of $4,000, paid from the lateral
permanent highway funds.
improvements on the Horse
Heaven hills grade leading out of
Prosser will be made on. two and
one-half miles. Widening and the
removal Of several sharp curves
are planned. The county shovel,
with a Sd cubic yard capacity,
will be taken from Kennewick for
work on this road, which is ex-
pected to start this month.
From the lateral fund, $4,000
will be taken to oil the Kennewick-
Finley road for 10 miles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Federal Building for
Kennewick Discussed

Going on the theory that ''the
wheel which squeaks the loudest
is the wheel that gets the grease"
Kennewick is asking for federal
building.
Recently it was announced that
Ritzville, Colfax and Pasco were
slated for federal buildings. TAX
ing the bunch, Postmaster Shana-
felt wrote Representative Sum-
mers about the matter of securing
building here in Kennewick.
In his letter Shanafelt pointed
out that the volume of mail hand
led in the local office was about
equal to either of the other offices;
that the rent for the local room
was more than a thousand dollars
a year, which would pay for a
suitable building in the course of
time and that with the develop
ment of the High Line Canal and
the Kennewick gas fields, the town
would increase considerably in size.
DR.. Summers replied that the
determination of federal buildings
was left to a joint committee from
the post office and treasury de-
partments and that the towns were
considered in order of their apph-
cations, therefore it would be well
for Kennewick to get in its bid
now, without hope, however, for
any immediate action.
President Siegfried will appoint
a committee from the Commercial
club to gather the data and suo-
NIT it to DR.. Summers to use in
his application before the senate
committee for the building.
At today's luncheon other rout-
inc matters were brought before
the club. They included the freight
rate differential to the coast on
apples, wheat storage warehouse,
the Priest Rapids dam, radio pro-
grams and the announcement Of
committees for the coming year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Flames Damage
Buildings When
Hydraats Freeze
PascO Retail Block Threaten
ed When Blaze Gains Head
way; Cold Weather Ham
pers Firemen and Supply

Breaking out in the Peterson
Dye Works building at 1890 Mon
day evening, a disastrous fire
swept through four business build
ings in Pasco, causing a damage
estimated at $4,000 to the Cox
Corbin Paint store, Hulls jewelry
store, Mrs. Mullins soda fountain
and the Peterson building.
The general alarm brought out
the fire trucks and crew from
Kennewick and the Pasco N. p.
yards as well as the city depart
ment. Chemicals were used first
to combat the flames, which were
gathering Roadway swiftly. When
it became apparent that no con-
troll would be secured this way, the
fighters started to use the hoses,
only to find that water in most Of
the hydrants was frozen up.
Working under this big disad-
vantage, the crews were able to
get the fire under control only
after two and half hours labor.
1t was slow fire, not spectacular.
All the stores except Hulps were
covered by insurance, and Hull
suffered the least damage. The
Peterson Dye Works was practic-
ally destroyed. Most of the loss in
Cox-C orbin's and Mrs. Mullins was
due to roof fires and water.
Because of the frozen hydrants,
it was necessary to hitch the hoses
two blocks away and pump the
water. Kennewick's pump could be
heard plainly on this side of the
river. When the truck returned ut
midnight, it was sheathed in ice.
Blow torches were used to thaw
out the couplings.
In order to prevent similar
occurrence in Kennewick, the Pa
cific Power and Light company in
spects MIGRANTS here and will hold
their thawing machine in readiness
in case it is needed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Poultry Expert Will
Talk on Chick Raising

An illustrated lecture on raising
baby chicks will he given January
%, 8 pm. under the auspices Of
the Valley Grange. A. A. Morton,
poultry specialist, will deliver the
lecture, giving pointers on housing,
feeding and general management
of chicks. He will endeavor to show
some of the more dangerous pit
falls lying in wait for the raiser
of young stock in his attempt to
raise strong pullets. The lecture
will be given in the Valley Grange
hall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
SUNDAY NIGHT COOLEST;
THERMOM HITS s. BELOW

The peak of the cold weather so
far was reached Sunday and Man
day nights, when the government
thermometer of H. c. f. Speigle-
berg registered 5 degrees below.
Weather reports for the month
of December are as follows: cold
est day, December 2, IA above;
warmest day, December 80, 59';
mean maximum, 45.6'; minimum,
30.2'; average, 36.9'. There were
z clear days, z partly cloudy and
II cloudy days. Snowfall totalled
8.8 inches.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Majority Growers
Favor Cooperative
J for Wheat Selling
All Day Meeting of Grain Men
Results in Appointment of
Organization Committee;
LindIey Explains Plan

A committee of three was ap-
nointed by wheat growers OF Ben
ton and Franklin counties to plan
the organization of a local wheat
marketing cooperative under the
Northwest Grain Growers Cor
poration, at an all-day meeting on
Monday in Kennewick.
IT. s. Case, Rattlesnake, w. c.
Travis, western Horse Heaven, and
Gilbert Clodfelter, eastern Horse
Heaven, compose the committee,
which was authorized to select
others to serve with them. Terri
tory including all of Horse Heaven,
Glade, Rattlesnake and that part
Of Franklin county not already IN
other groups will be organized.
Work done by the federal farm
board, National Grain Corporation
and Northwest Grain Growers was
explained by Troy Lindley, a menu
Der of the regional organization
With headquarters at Spokane.
Based on previous experience
with attempted cooperatives, mis-
givings were expressed by num-
Ser of growers present. Following
the general discussion and explain
alton, however, the majority SEEM
Cd to favor the proposed plan,
which follows that outlined by the
federal farm board.
Bulk handling of grain was brot
before the meeting. The consensuc
of opinion was that while this
method was a little slow, it will
soon become the predominant one
In this county. The question of
sacks for the coming years crop
was left to the various oranges,
with the possibility of cooperation
in purchase If advisable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
INSTALL MOULTON
1880 KIWANIS HEAD
New President Outlines Policies
for Coming Year-O. II. OIL
son Makes Address

installation of the 1880 officers
of the Kiwanis club was held Tues
dav evening at the Hotel Kenne-
wick with a banquet and ladies'
night combined. NJ. M. Moulton,
newly elected president, received
the gavel, announced the appoint
ment of committees and outlined
the program and policies for the
coming year.
High tribute was paid by him to
the committee in charge of the
play ground. Attention to pres
ent problems rather than future,
Identification of the town, partic-
ularly through improvement of va
cant property and participation in
a campaign for better citizenship
in the community, were the main
points in Moulton' inaugural adj
dress.
o. H. Olson, ex-lieutenant gov
ernor of the district, made the
speech Of installation, declaring
that there was an ever increasing
list of state, national and COM
munity problems to which each To-
cal Kiwanis could give its atten-
ton. Competition between stage
and rail transportation and the
social life of farm communities
were two that he mentioned. OIL
son presented the past presidents
pin to DR.. L. G. Spaulding, retir-
ing head, and the presidents pin
to Moulton. DIR. Spaulding asked
for the hearty cooperation of ev-
cry member of the club in assist
ing the new president in carrying
out the program for 1880.
Committees appointed were: at
tendance, /. N. Mueller; C. H.
Yedica; Kiwanis education, Frank
Green, w. C. Muldrow; house, Gus
Neuman, H. j. Capell; public af-
fairs, E. II. Behrman, Robert
Mackie; publicity, R. E. Reed, E.
c. Durdle; interclub relations, E.
C. Tweet, A. H. Wegner, A. C.
Anon; program, Vane Wilder, Lar
~ Oliver, Harold Fyfe; under
privileged children and vocational
guidance, E. C. Smith, G. 81. Shan
afelt, C. s. Knowles, James Bockius
and L. G. Spaulding.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
BUYS $6,771 BUTTER
Anti Butter Substitute Campaign
Responded to by Neunan

Interesting facts are being brot
out by the Commercial clubs cam
paign against the use of butter
substitutes in defense of the val
ley's dairy industry.
Gus Neuman reports that in 1929
his store bought 14,136 pounds of
Kennewick butter at an average
cost of 40 cents pound, making
a total of $6,771. In addition, ST.
549.87 was paid for flour and feed
from the Kennewick Mill, and over
$4,000 for farm produce such as
eggs, potatoes, fruits and vege-
tables.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-01-16
Church Hoop Teams
Continue Play-Offs

Basketball scores for the play
offs in the church league show ra-
Their uneven playing. On Saturday
afternoon the Methodist juniors
trounced the Christians 20-7, while
he st. Joseph juniors won 20 from
the Congregationalists by forfeit.
In the evening the Methodist SEN
iors took the game from the
Christians 1910, and the Gongre-
gationalists reversed things by
winning 23-10 from st. Joseph's.