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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-10-29
HUNTERS SHOW CALF
BUT TALK VENISON
rs Attend Legion's Annual Stag
Party This Evening; Have 8
Down from Yakima

The stag venison dinner which
has become an annual affair with
the local American Legion post,
was held this evening at the Ma
sonic hall. About rs ex-service
men partook Of the deer meat
which was provided by Don
Thompson, HRed" Lape, Fred
Mills and Harry Hampton. There
was some question raised as to
the authenticity of the venison,
as a calls head with poorly at
tached horns was on display, and
possibly-just possibly-inasmuch
as Lape is in the butcher business,
there was some skull druggery at
the crossroads.
DR.. Spaulding acted as toast
master in his usual genial way
and introduced quite large NUM-
Der of visitors. Nine Yakima men
were present, six or eight from
Pasco and a goodly number from
Richland. Several new members
were given the first introduction
into the manner the local boys
handle their annual frolics and ga
good time was had by all"
1t was announced that there
would be a joint meeting Of the
Pas-Ken posts in Pasco the night
of November 10, when State Com
mander Irwin Jones of Wenatchee
would be present to deliver his
annual message to the local nosts.
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FAMILY PURSE
ISTNCREASING
IN POTENCY
Every One to Be Given a
Chance to Contribute to
Fund. Money or Supplies to
Be Accepted
By JAMES F. ROWE.

limited Press Staff Corr
olvmpia-Evil days have led to
mod for housewives budgets.
.Despite depression and unem-
rlovment, the family purse will
rrrofit according to comparative
f;o1res on file with the state and
local retailers.
Food prices have shown an ap-
nroyimate 81 percent decrease in
fhe past year, according to sur
vev made by United Press.
The reductions are as much true
If wholesale commodities as of
Those every day needs of Washing
ton families. it was found.
Prices paid by the state for pro-
ducts used to supply its institu-
tions were compared with those
which the corner grocer daily
quotes over the counter to you. 1t
mas found that tn general reduc-
lion in salaries and jobs has led
to q decrease in food prices that
we'll takes care of the decreased
budget.
For example, the state purchas-
ed 5000 pounds of flour and paid
at the rate of $3.08 per SO pounds
IS compared to 1898 year ago.
At the corner grocery, 40 pound
sack can be had for $1.49. A year
ago it brought $2.25.
Drastic reductions were quoted
the state in it's coffee needs. Roast
ed whole beans cost II cents a
pound as compared to Is cents.
The groceryman can sell you some
grades, which a year ago wer
worth 40 cents pound, for as
low as 10 cents.
Canned goods, preserved fruits
and all cereals likewise were sub
iected to the same process of cost
reduction. Tomatoes that brought
Is cents can last year should be
hf, for 10 cents. Canned beans
formerly selling at 25 cents can
are Just half that today, when pur-
chased by the "head of the fam
ily."
The state purchased its spices
at reductions of from two to IL
cents a can. This included CHINA
mon at / cents, as compared to %;
chilli powder for II as compared
to 20 cents; cloves for 81 as COM
pared to 40; ginger at 10 as COM
pared to %; nutmeg at % as COM
pared to 81 and similar reduc-
tons for other condiments.
"Black tea last year cost us from
: six to eight cents pound less
than today" state officials said.
Chocolate was five cents a pound
less this year."
The grocer reported that patent
breakfast foods in many instances
showed substantial reductions, but
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-10-29
PAS-KEN PLAYERS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Musicians from Two Towns Join
Forces; Practice at Pasco
High School

An orchestral organization COM
posed of musical talent from Pas
co and Kennewick has commenc-
ed practice for a season of anna
teur symphony work, and on Sum
day afternoon at a business ses-
sion of the group the following
persons were selected as a board
OF directors under Frank Beste,
chairman: Mrs. Paul Blanton, Mrs.
I. B. Hopkinson, Carl Cady and
Rex Fiske. Mrs. F. r. Leroux was
elected librarian and Mr.. Cady,
secretary treasurer. Theodore
Trowbridge of the Pasco high
school faculty will direct the
group.
This is to be an orchestra COM
posed only of adult talent and
membership is by invitation. The
music room of the Pasco high
school has been secured for week
ly rehearsals.
The following personnel is an
nounced: Violins: Mrs. Paul Blan-
Ton, Miss Kate Hammond, Miss
bee Miller, Mrs. T. B. Hopkinson,
MISS Pansy Stahl, Miss Frances
Mills, Mrs. Herbert Clark, w. j.
Barnes, Louis Jones, F. H. Lincoln;
VIOLA, Miss Mary Halvorsen; cello,
Lee Lampson and Willard Larson;
Giarlnets, Carl Cady, Burns Brown
and Jack Russell; trumpets, Rex
riske, Donald Fullmer, Floyd Hig-
icy; French horn, AL Probach;
trombone, C. R. Ridout; bass horn.
frank Beste; tuba, AL Smith;
drums, Harold Whittemore; string
pass, Faith seekin; pianist, Mrs,
+. R. Leroux.
The next regular practice will
De neld on Monday evening at sew
en-thirty in the music room, Pas
co high school.
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FIRE DESTROYS
CREAM PLANT:
NEW BUILDING
Total Destruction of Local
Creamery Causes Biggest
Loss; Will Erect Building;
Business Continues

AS a result of the fire last Sum
day night Kennewick is to have
another business building within
the near future. Following the to-
tai destruction Of their plant near
the Church Grape Juice plant
Manager Paul Spreen already has
under way plans for the new
structure.
The origin Of the fire, which was
one Of the largest, if not the larg-
est, which Kennewick has exper-
fenced, is not known. It was dis
covered shortly after midnight on
Sunday night. There had been no
fire in the plant since the day be-
fore and there was nothing partic-
ular inflammable stored in the
place. Ray Stevens, superintend-
ent of the creamery, is unable to
explain how the blaze started.
Famed by q high wind the fire
soon consumed the entire build
ing and contents. Outside of few
hundred pounds of butter which
was stored in the cold room
somewhat damaged at that-the
only salvage was the books of the
corporation which were gotten out.
The loss was one Of the largest
experienced in q fire in this COM
munity. At full face value, Mr..
Spreen estimated that his loss was
very close to 500, O0.OO. Taking
into consideration depreciation
and other losses, he thinks he will
suffer a loss of about $4,000. He
carried insurance in the amount OF
SOS, 900.
New equipment was ordered by
wire and two churns were receiv-
ed and set up in the Church Man
ufacturing plant at Pasco. Wednes-
day afternoon they were in opera
ton and double shift was main
tanned to catch up with the regu-
lar routine business. Temporary
offices were opened in the old
Grange store building on Front
street, where the business will be
continued until the new building
on Front street, where the bus
mess will be continued until the
new building is ready.
The new building will be mod
ern, entirely fire-proof structure,
75x1O0 feet and will be located Q
the corner Of Railroad and Cas-
cade street, just opposite the
Grange store. All the latest con-
veniences will be provided In the
new place and new equipment
thruout installed. Additional lines
of merchandise will be handled,
such as are now being wholesaled
from the Tacoma offices Of the
company.
Mr.. Spreen left last night for
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Railroads DisDutino Tax
Payments of SIS, 900, 900

Approximately $13,OOO,OOO in
taxes received in various railroad
tax suits will be decided in two
cases before the state supreme
court, says a UP news dispatch
from Olympia. The two suits will
attempt to test the legality Of the
property assessment act passed
by the 1881 legislature.
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ner for winners from the loosers.
The drive viii be short but inten-
sive, closing November IL. To-date
the auxiliary has about thirty
paid-up members.
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the coast where he will make fur
ther arrangements for his new
building. and equipment.
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(COntinued on Page Eight.l
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Young Slayer On
Trial For Life

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 90. U.P)-
Passion and a subnormal intellect
appeared the probable weapons oi
the defense in behalf of Jesus Bor-
ia, Tilted boy suitor, as his trial or
a charge of first degree murder
opened here today.
Borja is charged with stabbing
to death last August % in Kings
burg his successful rival, Pedro
Garcia, %, as Garcia and his 49,
year-old bride were being photo
graphed at their wedding celebra-
ton. p
Borja, assertedly not yet Is years
of age, has admitted the killing,
but pleaded not guilty to the muir
der charge and not guilty by rea-
son of insanity.
Tom Okawara, defense attorney,
in questioning prospective Jurors,
indicated he would attempt to prove
the killing was done in a blind pas
sion and that Borja is of a mental
age of only 10 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
new SYSTEM OF
SCHOOL REPORTS
UNDER DISCUSSION

Plans for new report cards TO bf
used in the rural schools were dis
cussed last night by school author
tiles.
The present report cards will be
replaced in the near future by ones
more in line with modern educa-
tional theory. No definite type has
been adopted as yet, but the gen.
eral principles to be involved have
been discussed.
Children will be graded as doing
satisfactory or unsatisfactory work
and will be marked accordingly
BY proper tests, the child's ability
will be determined and if he is
working to the best of his ability
he will be graded as satisfactory.
Healthful living, with the child
working to his capacity are the
aims to be achieved in the county
schools this year.
1t is hoped also to have some
record on the cards showing the
grade placement of the child as
measured by standard achievement
tests. BY this record parents will
be informed as to whether then
child is doing work comparable
with the average child in that grade
A child in the fifth grade, for ex-
ample, may be working to the limit
of his capacity yet his achievement
may be that of the fourth grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Inventor Killed
By Explosion

CHICAGO, Oct. 20. W.P) - Emil
Schoenberger, chauffeur who had
dreams of great inventions, was
killed today when his first inven-
ton exploded, wrecking his garage
workshop. A companion was prob
ably fatally injured and Schoen-
bergers wife and children escaped
the resulting flames.
The inventor worked as a chauf-
feur for Walter c. Peacock, wealthy
Chicago jeweler. A friends, Robert
Posi-, and he were testing a device
for high vaporizing of gasoline i'll
home made laboratory established
in the garage over which the
Schoenbergers lived.
Without warning the invention
exploded with terrific force. Doors
and windows of the garage were
blown out and flaming gasoline en-
veloped the room. Schoenberger
was crushed to death beneath the
automobile engine which the vapor-
ization device had been installed.
Posi- was saturated with blazing
gasoline but managed to crawl out
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Hospital Diet
Chafes Rolph

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 90. U.P)-
Government James Rolph, Jr., in
dignantly breakfasted, lunched and
dined on orange juice in st. Fran
els hospital today.
The portly executives familiar
smile was missing as he consumed
the meagre rations allowed by DR.
John c. Gallwey, his physician
while he RECEIVERS from a cold.
DIR. GallWey said the governor S
temperature has gone down but that
he must remain in the hospital the
rest of the week. The ban on visit
ors was continued today and Daniel
j. O'Brien, state penology director
stationed himself in the hallway
as body guard.
We'll, I'm going to vote next
Tuesday if have to go to the polls
in an ambulance the governor
promised.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Husband Seeks To
Divorce Actress

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. %. U.P)-
Irene Rich, motion picture actress,
was charged with extreme cruel
ty" in a suit for divorce filed here
today by David Blankenhorn. Miss
Rich's third husband and prominent
Southern California banker.
The couple eloped in April, 1927,
and separated last May. They have
no children. He is we'll known on
The Pacific coast and negotiated the
sale of Catalina Island to William
Wrigley.
The complaint sets forth that Miss
Rich caused Blankenhorn grievous
mental suffering, declaring she
stated life with him was burden
some and a severe detriment to her
professional career"
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30. U.P)-
Irene Rich, motion picture actress,
admitted today that she intends to
file suit for divorce within a few
days against her third husband,
David Blankenhorn, a broker, with
whom she eloped four and a half
years ago.
Miss Rich said the estrangement
was caused by "a totally different
viewpoint on great many matters,
especially money
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
County's School
Teachers Quizzed

Questionnaires have been mailed
to all the county teachers by the
county superintendent of schools
office and in these questionnaires
the teachers are asked to check
those teaching subjects in which
they are most interested.
Returns will be tabulated and
sections of approximately 80 persons
will be formed for the annual
teachers institute. The teachers
will spend the mornings in section
meetings, at which experts in the
particular subjects will speak.
Afternoons will be devoted to
group meetings. BY spending the
mornings in conferences it is hoped
that the teachers will receive special
information and instruction on the
subjects in which they are most in
terested.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Childers Hopeful
For Canal Pact
Continued From Page u

push forward this development witt
the greatest possible speed.
The thing that surprises and
shocks one is that we still find
some in the community who are
willing to hinder, obstruct and de-
lay. Hardly were we are on our
way to Washington, when a suit
was started, with the very obvious
purpose of retarding and hindering
this development. Then a recall
movement was put intensively un-
der way against a director who
favors the development.
The primary reason for attempt
ing to recall Blair at this time, seems
to be to get control Of the board
and stop this contract. The candi-
date most prominently mentioned
against Blair is a director in the So
called Water Rights protective As
Sociation. This association claims
70 favor the All-American canal,
and yet its every movement is to
destroy it. 1t submitted arguments
w Illt o1IlNL Vi NAls hibNA III
which were so eminently unSound,
and submitted to him a draft of a
so-called amended contract SO rad
ical in its terms that it could not
be approved by any government Of
ficial, and if approved, no appro-
priation could possibly be expected
under it.
IN their protest to the secretary
among other things they request
that no attempted apportionment
division or allotment of said waters
within the state OF California shall
be had or made until the rights OF
the lands situate in the Republic
Of Mexico have been definitely de-
termined by treaty between the Re-
public of Mexico and the United
States Of America so that there
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Health Meeting
Tomorrow Night

School health problems will be
stressed at a dinner to be given to-
morrow evening in the De ANA
hdel, Calexico, and attended by
health department officials, school
officials and school nurses.
Speakers will be DR.. Bernardo
Batiz B., health officer of MeXi-
cali; B. M. Gruwell, district super
intendent of schools; DR.. H. A.
Reese, county helath officer for
Yuma, Arizona; Dr. Alex Lesem,
health officer for San Diego city
and county, and Dr. w. B. Wells,
health officer for Riverside city
and county.
Dinner will begin at o'clock and
large number of local officials
plan to be present for the occas-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Employment In
Steel Improves

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. U.P)-
Employment in the United States
Steel corporation is beginning to
improve, James A. Farrell, presi-
dent Of U. S. Steel, told the senate
economic planning committee today.
Farrell told o. the attempts OF
his corporation, largest unit in the
industry, to divide work among en-
ployees, despite greatly reduced
operations. Last January "a per
cent of the regular force of 240.00C
men was given part or full time
employment.
This percentage dropped in June
to 80 per cent, in August and Sep
tember to II per cent, but now is
beginning to rise, Farrell said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
FRIENDS ASSAIL
REPUTATION OF
MISS BRITTON

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. %. U.P)-
The reputation of Nan Britton was
the focal point of attack again to-
day by the defense, seeking to &C
quit c. A. Klunk- Marion, Ohio, on
charge of libeling Miss Britton
through a book which denies ner
daughter is Une child of the late
President Warren G.. Harding.
Miss Britton asks $4,000 judg-
ment for HUNKS part in distribut-
ing The Answer to the Presidents
Daughter"
Smilingly, Miss Britton withstood
sharp attack on her character le-
yelled by three former school chums
at yesterdays session. Mrs. Mary
Catherine Hade, Mrs. Ellen Lucille
Stoll and Mrs. Helen Grigsby, all
of Marion, averted their faces be-
! fore her steady gaze as they teSti
fled that as a girl, her reputation
was bad.
Mrs. Hade narrated a story of a
nude bathing party which she said
Miss Britton attended, although she
could not remember the time, the
place nor other members of the
party nor the name of the person
who had told her the story. She
related another story she said she
had heard, which told of indiscreet
actions of the plaintiff while q
guest at the home of Mrs. Anna
belle Fairbanks. Mrs. Fairbanks is
the daughter of Judge Grant Mou-
ser. attorney for Klunk in the cur
rent trial.
Elizabeth Ann, Miss Britton'S
daughter, was missing from the
court room as the trial was resumed
today. She was banished by Judge
John Killits who said this is ne
place for a girl of her age" Eliza
beth Ann is II.
Mrs. Stoll, one of the former
school chums, testified that storie!
derogatory to Miss Britton's charac'
ter were brought to her attention
when Miss Britton's own book, "Tht
Presidents Daughter" first ap.
!, | pedrGQ Ill MdIlOH. OllueI ClOSo
examination, she said she had ne
yer heard Miss Brittons name
; linked with that of any other MAI
| than Harding. She said while Mis-
, Britton had been a guest in he
home during the Harding presiden
, tial campaign in 1920, her CUES
said nothing about her daughter
, who then was more than a yea
: old.
Passages of THE Answer to 'Th
| Presidents Daughter, were rea
: into the trial by the defense in sup
: port of its contention they repudl
ate many statements appearing il
Miss Britton's own book.
One passage. to which prosecu
ton counsel objected, referred t
the pending divorce suit in Ne
! ! York of Patricia M. Whitema
against Richard NJ. Whiteman. Mis-
Britton is named correspondent
= the suit. The defense contends thu
:. Whiteman collaborated with her
= writing THE Presidents Daughter
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Reading Meetings
To Be Conducted
Tn Rural Schools

Miss Winnie Mae Mackey and
Mrs. Grace Ferrell, instruction su-
perVisors of the county superinten-
dent of schools office, are conduct
ing q series of reading meetings
next week in the various districts
OF the county.
The purpose of these meetings
is to demonstrate the most progress
sive methods of teaching reading.
Similar meetings will be held dur
ing the year for various otner sub
iect demonstrations.
Teachers of the north end schools
will meet in Brawley on November
a. those of the EastSide, in the
Alamo school on November 3; those
of the Westside district in FL Gen.
tro on November 6, those of the
Southwest, at Mount Signal, on No
vember 5, and those in the An
drade-Bard district, in the Andrade
school on November 9.
Those who will assist in the de-
monstrations are Mrs. Dorothy An
derson Of Mulberry, Miss Ann Hal
loran. Miss Margaret Mcbride. Miss
Gladys Campbell, Mrs. Dorothy
Martin of Alamo, Mrs Hattie James
Of Meloland, Miss Amy Griset OF
Meloland, Miss Dorothy Jones OF
Ogilby, Miss Dorothy Travis of
Mount Signal, Mrs. Lois Stewart
/ CT Mount Signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
SmuggIe Accused
Ont OF State

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. UP)-
Ray Shuey, former Dayton, Ohio,
business man, was secretly taken
from Los Angeles to Yuma, Ariz.,
to board a train for Dayton to face
embezzlement charges, it was
learned today.
Late yesterday Superior judge
william c. Doran dissolved a writ
Of habeas corpus which previousl5
had prevented Shuey's removal after
he was aboard an eastern train.
Fearing John Cooper, Shuey's at
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Indian School
Plan Is Scored

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Oct. 29. (U.P)-
Addressing an assembly OF o00
Mission Indians here in open meet
ing. DR.. James Hoffman Batten OF
Pomona college, executive director
of the Inter American Foundation.
criticized the Indian school system
as conducted by the Indian de-
partment of the department of in
terror.
DR.. Batten contended that schools
should be on the reservations and
not located far from the homes of
the Indians.
THE Indian is not ward OF the
government but citizen and the
children should be at their homes
or on the reservations DR.. Batten
said. Transportation of children
from their homes to schools is not
only a waste of money but a waste
of Indian energy Schools on reser-
vations would lot only improve
conditions of the children but OF
the parents on the reservation as
we'll"
DR.. Batten pointed as an exam
pie to the Mexican system. where
schools are located at the reServa-
tions.
The Mission Indians will be here
a week with conferences scheduled
daily and dances and tribal cele-
brations at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
CALL GIRL ATHLETES

PASADENA, Cal, OCT. 2y. IU.PJ-
Southern California feminine aspir-
ants for the 1882 Olympic games
team will gather at Paddock field
here November to start training,
Aileen Allen, director of feminine
sports of the Olympic Competitive
association, said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Local Men Hurt
In Coast Crash

Word was received here yesterday
that Amos Chick and Jack Holt
were injured in a head-on automo-
bile collision near San Diego Tues
day night.
While details of the accident are
not forthcoming at this time, it is
understood that their injuries are
severe but not serious. Both are
under the care of physicians.
Chick is a mail carrier in Ell Cen
tro and Holt Is an automobile me-
chanic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

L. G.. Schultz, Monte Vista, Colo
rado, champion potato grower, last
year grew 1145 bushels on meas
ured acre. IN 1929 an acre produced
l047 bushels.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

torney, would seek a writ from a
higher court, two officers of the
Los Angeles detective force took the
Ohioan tc Yuma and placed him ON
the train where a Dayton officer
waited. 3fFHk
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
HOOKED STURGEON IN BACK

LORAIN. O.. (U.P)-Izaak Walton
left this one to Rudy Moo, photo
grapher Moo reported that, while
casting for bass in Lake Erie. bis
hook settled in the back Of a 75-
pound sturgeon. He kept the fish
at the top of the water long enough
to get hold of a small rifle and
shoot the sturgeon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

shall be no uncertainty as to the
amount of water available for I'M
perial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
HELP FOR THE SANDMAN

Little bundles of nerves and grow
ing muscles are soothed by gas
heated water ;. tired bodies are
rested and made ready for bed by
the good night bath.
GAS is modern convenience. The
new Automatic Water Heaters are
modern, too. Join the two and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

Several Rogue River apple grow
ers in Oregon are packing apples in
paSteboard boxes, as a trial stunt.