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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
Club Selects Tweedt
and LampsOn Homes

The interior demonstration of
the Better Homes in America"
week will be held at 2 o'clock
Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Ed. Tweet on the South Highlands,
with Mrs. Mary Davis in charge of
the meeting. The landscaping or
out door demonstration will be
held at the Lee Lampson home in
East Kennewick ga mile east of
Valley clubhouse May 1. The City
beautiful committee of the XII
wants club will aid in the demon
strations. Both. demonstrations
should be of special interest and
the public generally is invited.
There will, of course, be no charge
of any kind. Mrs. G.. H. Shanafelt
requests any one wanting to go
and not having transportation to
call her and she will make suitable
arrangements.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
James X. Allen to Head
EndicOtt Public Schools

James X. Allen, for the last two
years superintendent of schools at
Troy, Idaho, has been elected as
superintendent of schools at Endi-
colt, according to the Spokesman
Review. Mr.. Allen, who is a SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Allen. is
well known here having spent his
vacation with his parents and
helped them at the Model store.
He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Idaho and has added to the
duty of maintaining high scho-
lastic standards. a keen interest
in extra curricular student activ-
tiles, particularly in fields which
tend to inspire effort towards de-
velopment of character and to
broaden usefulness in life.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
LARGE CLASS
GETS BADGES
Boy Scout Court Gives
Merit Badges; New In
terest in Activity

Tuesday evening was big night
in Boy Scout annals of Kennewick.
Beginning with a six o'clock din
ner at Plowman's, attended by the
members of the two troop COM
mittees, Scout Executive Hayes
and several other men interested
In Scout work, the evening wound
up with a joint meeting of the
board of review and court of hon.
or. at which a number of merit
badges and scout rank badges
were given.
At the dinner a reorganization
of the troop committees was eff
fected and Executive Hayes gave
very interesting talk to those
present explaining in detail the
proper methods for the troop COM
mittees to function. Plans were al
so made for a reorganization of
the district council and a COM
mittee consisting of Harry Blake,
Warren Hodge and Lane K. Lar
SON was appointed to get the work
started.
The Court of Honor was held at
the Methodist church with G. H.
Shanafelt acting as chairman and
Harry Blake, Paul Stone. Irwin
Mueller, Willard Campbell and l..
K. Larson acting as judges.
The following rank bandges Were
bestowed: Star Scout. Troop 26-
Robert Campbell: First Class
Scout, Troop 81: Don Duffy; Sc
cond Class, Troop &c: Vern For
aker, Sheridan Fyfe; Troop 81:
Robert Watts, Ivan Graves and
Paul Rorick.
Merit badges were awarded to
the following: Firmanship, Lowell
Higley, Robert Watts, Ivan Graves
Roger Jones, Oliver Tyler, Don
Duffy.
Cycling Robert Campbell, Gene
Shanafelt, Don Duffy, Lowell Hig-
ley, Oliver Tyler, Ivan Graves.
Pathfinding: John Tweet, Oliver
Tyler, Gene Shanafelt. Robert
Watts, Lowell Higley, Don Duffy.
Ivan Graves.
Farm, Home and Interior Plan
ming: Robert Campbell.
Civics, Aviation, Public Health:
John Tweet.
Handicraft: Robert Campbell.
Cooking: Robert Campbell.
Music, Scholarship: Gene Shan
afelt.
Personal Health: Sheridan Fyfe.
John Tweet.
A feature of the evening was
the fact that six members present
of Eagle Patrol, of Troop % were
awarded total of nineteen merit
badges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
STATE TO PUSH
BRIDGE ACTION
Humes Thinks Sale Can
be Completed; Wallula
Cutoff Ready

Actual negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Columbia river bridge
by the state were started Tues
day night when State Highway Di-
rector S. F. Humes met with rep
resentatives of the bridge COM
pany in Walla Walla, according to
a statement made by Mr.. Humes
before the Pasco chamber of COM
merce Wednesday noon. Mr.. Humes
did not reveal just what had taken
place at the conference but stat
ed that he felt reasonably sure
that the bridge could be taken over
by July 1. Another meeting is
planned for about May Is, he
said, and he has hopes that a def
mite understanding may be reach
ed at that time for the purchase
of the bridge.
Mr.. Humes further stated that
he was confident that bridge
could be built for less than $780,
900 as good as the one here. He
also stated that the state would
start survey work for the new
bridge after July 1. unless an
agreement could be reached with
the bridge company. And once this
is started, he said, the state will
drop efforts to buy and will pro-
coed to build.
Asked about the securing of a
franchise to build, he said that
he understood that it would have
to come thru a special act of Con-
gress hut that he did not antici-.
pate any difficulty in getting it.
The state could build within TWEEN
ty feet of the present bridge he
thought if it desired to. He con-
Guided with the assurance that
the state will push the matter as
rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Hunes also commented on
the Wallula cutoff, stating that
the state has the money available
to build the part in Washington as
soon as Oregon starts their end.
Oregon will start soon, he had
been given TO understand. He re-
ported the condition of roads all
over the state as being excellent.
He had just made a trip over the
Sunset highway and is returning
to Olympia by the Yakima valley.
Mrs. Humes accompanied him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
CHEST QUOTA is
NOT YET MADE
Committee Asks Pledges
be Returned Promptly
to Community Fund

Thirteen community chests in
Washington cities raised $1,370,919
last year for the support of well
fare agencies included in the chests
of those cities. The combined goals
were oversubscribed by $1,000.
In its campaign last fall the Sc
attic fund raised the largest fund
of any Washington chest and more
than half of the entire state by
securing STAT, $40. Tacoma raised
the largest amount over it's quota,
by S7,145. The funds support 166
welfare agencies in the state.
Washington community chests
and amounts sought and raised in
the campaigns are: Bellingham.
goal So, 200, raised SCALA: Dav-
export, goal $500, raised 1927. 30;
Edmonds, goal $500. raised $500
approximately; Enumclaw, goal,
2,100; raised, 81 400 (incomplete)
Kennewick, goal $1,000, raised ST.
100; Lyden, goal $4,000, raised ST.
1888.
Pullman, goal $1,000, raised
$1,000; Seattle, goal S741, 900.
raised s747,31O; Spokane, goal
s243, TOO. raised S247,555: Tacoma,
goal $181,280, raised 1S8.425:
Walla Walla, goal $33,23S, raised
$25,950; Wenatchee, goal $4,000,
raised $4,000; Yakima, goal, ST.
600. raised $4,000.
The local goal this year is ST.
425, of which $1,100 has already
been pledged. All those who have
not. and intend to do so. are urg-
ed to return their pledge slips
promptly, before the drive closes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
CHICKS BURN IN
HATCHERY FIRE
Department Called Three
Times in Week After
Long Inactivity

Two fires within the week have
broken a long spell of inactivity
on the part of the fire department,
while a third alarm proved to be
an error.
Early Sunday morning brood
er house on The Twin City Poultry
farm, south of town caught fire
and was destroyed, as the fire de-
partment, which was called, had no
water supply. The loss will be
about $500, which was covered by
insurance.
While filling the oil heaters for
the brooders Sam Weiggands, man.
ager, spilled some of the oil which
became ignited from the burning
wick. Almost instantly the interior
was ablaze. The farm is equipped
with a pressure pump and ordin-
arily the blaze could have been
easily controlled, but this cold
weather froze the hose and no wa
ter was available.
The loss included about 1850
baby chicks. Mr.. Weiggands sue
ceeded in saving about half the
chicks which were housed in the
building.
A dense pail of smoke from a
chimney in the rear of Pratt's
garage made some one think his
place was afire. An alarm was
turned in and the department had
a lot of fun hunting the fire.
With a strong east wind bowling
early Wednesday morning the Muir
ply house on Benton street caught
fire in the upper story and threat
ened for a while complete destruc-
ton to the building. The fire de-
partment made quick work Of put
ting out the blaze, tho considerable
damage was done to the upper
floor and contents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
P.O. TO ADOPT
BANKING HOURS
Consider Closing Office at
Noon on Saturdays;
Appropriation Cut

Inc new IA hour week law, re-
Gently passed by Congress, giving
an regular postal employees one
nan Gay off each week, is causing
considerable scratching of heads
ana figuring by Postmasters and
supervisory officials of the Post
oIIice department, according 20
roStmaster Shanafelt.
Only limited appropriation is
available for the hire of sub clerks
a. aIiu carriers to take the place of
1ae regulars released by the above
Jaw and two courses of action are
t ~ m 70 the postmasters. according
n 70 Mr. Shanafelt. The first and the
olo oss feasible, he stated, is to
.iTse the office at noon Saturday,
easing all employees except the
me uIe Ii the mailing division. This
ian is being tried out by the Bel
81 Imam office and possibly sever
e. ra. OF the other offices, and the
w. ae5lon OF the public is eagerly
o missened by postal officials. The
v;a aer course is to curtail the ser-
~ given on certain DAYS during
GIVE e week, possibly emitting the
clos;nhoon delivery on one day, and
sav;nIg tne money order and postal
noon gs windows, one or two after
eord ;s each week. Postmasters, &C
yioun ng to Mr.. Shanafelt, are an
sarv; s 10 give the public ali the
curta fs possible, but the new law
atoral ihg the work hours is 1nand-
can ~ ana unless the department
var;s see its way clear to allow the
priat;on princes sufficient appro-
earr;a oh Tor auxiliary clerical and
empIorroaalr e to take the places of
eurt a;iiuees absent. some form of
esssrn ,iheht of service will be nee
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
PRIEST RAPIDS
ROND SALE is
REINGHELDUP
rourt Action on Injunction
Proceedings May Halt the
Election Called for Satur-
day; 81 in Move

Action to enjoin directors of the
p-;ast Rapids Irrigation district
from issuing anad selling the pro-
r s125,O00 bond issue to De
i po mon next Saturday, was be-
vu in Yakima superior court to-
5av nv 81 landowners. Hearing has
lion set for May 2. J. F. Bleakley
heads the list of those protesting
The issue, who own about 800 acres
s 80 a,nnroximately one-third of the
cultivated land in the district. AS
- alternative proposition, the 81
owners asked that their property
be excluded from the district.
Conspiracy Charged
Conspiracy to deprive the plain
t;ffs of their water rights is charg-
ad IN the complaint. The defend
ants have openly stated that if the
bond issue goes through the plain
t;ffs will not get their water
FIGHTS. the complaint recites. The
directors granted the requests of
n petitioners for the exclusion OF
their property from the district,
hut refused to exclude the plain
tiff's it is claimed.
Two bids on the property of the
former Black Rock Power d Irrl-
cation company were received Feb
7 ruary 81, when the land was sold
under a federal court decree, the
complaint explains. w. 81. Keal
hid In the property in behalf of the
Priest Rapids Irrigation district.
and Ernest B. Hussey was the 9TH
er bidder under proposition No. L,
it is pointed out.
The second bid was not announc-
ed at the time of the sale in Yak
ina. but was submitted in writing
and admitted later by Judge j.
Stanley Webster, who held that the
second would be accepted in the
event the first failed to consul
nate its bid. Both were for S45,-
900.
Large Sums Needed
If the bond issue goes through
it will mean the confiscation of
the plaintiffs land and water
rights, the complaints recites. The
power, water and irrigation facil-
tiles are badly run down and de-
preciated and will require large
sums to rehabilitate, it is claimed.
From the bond issue it is proposed
to pay the original purchase price
and develop the power facilities
and make Improvements on the
system. The Chicago, Milwaukee,
st. Paul & Pacific Railway Co. has
agreed to purchase 100000 worth
of the bonds in the event they are
issued, the complaint states.
D. S. Wilkinson, w. J. Kincaid,
William Weber. G. T. Slavens and
the railroad company are the de-
PENDANTS in the action. LaBerge,
Cheney & Hutchinson are the at
torneys for the plaintiff .-Repub-
lie.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
RIBS BROKEN IN
HEADON CRASH
Cars Badly Damaged in
Collision; Injuries Are
Not Too Serious

Two badly damaged cars, cou-
pie of broken ribs, some severe
bruises and the loss of consider
able blood is the toll paid last Sat-
urday night as the result of an
automobile accident just south of
Richland on the highway.
Don Campbell. who was driving
alone toward Richland, collided,
headon, with a car driven by Fred
Garrett, who was accompanied by
Miss Elsie Howe. of Pasco. Both
cars were badly damaged, the en-
gines being rammed clear up un-
der the floorboards. Mr.. Campbell
suffered couple of broken ribs
and a fractured chest bone, several
cuts about the head and numerous
bruises. Mr.. Garrett was almost
uninjured, while Miss Howe was
knocked unconscious. tho she suf-
fered only bruises and minor cuts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

Monday evening the Business
Girls met at the club rooms ant
drove to the Richland park for a
weiner roast picnic around an open
campfire. Games and stunts were
played. The Misses Odjie SHEPPARD
and Freida Draper were hostesses.
On Tuesday evening, April %
President Ella Linn requests the
girls to meet at the Commercial
club rooms at z o'clock where cars
will be waiting to take them to the
Highland club house to decorate
for the annual Apple Blossom ball
which will be held at the club house
Saturday evening, May 2.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
County Agent to Talk
Truck Crop Fertilization

E. C. Durdle, County Agricul-
tural Agent, has been asked to dis
cuss truck crop fertilization at the
lecture hour program of the Fin
ley Grange tomorrow night, Fri
day, April "a. Because of the sandy
type of soil in the Finley comnlun-
ity and the need of an especial
care in maintaining of humus sup
ply as well as fertility it was felt
that this topic would be especially
appropriate to the community. 1t
is understood the topic will be dis
cused particularly with the eco
nomical phase of the problem as
one of the uppermost features of
the discussion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

F. B. Mason of. Prosser visited
with relatives and friends Monday.
On his return he was accompanied
by his brother-in-law, Billy Hunt
ington, who has spent the past
two weeks at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. E. Hunting
ton, while recuperating from an
appendicitis operation. He will Wis
it few days in Prosser with rel
atives and go on the latter part Of
the week to Seattle to join his
ship, the Tennessee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23
Local Golfers Lose
at PascO Sunday

Kennewick golfers went to Pas
co last Sunday and came home
with the short end of the score.
The Pasco course is long one,
very sandy and in poor condition.
Members there are anticipating
joining with the local club in the
installation of an up-to-date grass
course on this side of tile river.
preliminary plans for which are
now beng considered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

Kennewick was busy and ex-
citing place for few minutes on
Wednesday. Early in the morning
the high wind tore the large Red
& White sign loose from it's moor
ings and it went banging and flap
ping against the plate glass win
dow of the store making the front
entrance look like "after the bat
tle.' Carpenters temporarily repair
ed the damages so the days bus
mess could proceed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

Rev. F. N. Morton turned the
evening service hour at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening over
to Troy Bockstruck, who recently
returned from Russia. He gave a
very interesting and instructive
talk on conditions there today.
Every seat in the church was TAX
en- as was all the standing room.
1t was said to be one of the larg-
est crowds ever gathered in the
church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

Six more gas wells, considerably
nearer Kennewick than those in
the present field, are in prospect.
While the company has not yet
closed the deal for the property, it
is understood that two sections
will be tested. On each of the new
locations 6.00O-foot well will be
sunk as well as two more of lesser
depth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-23

Mrs. Ruth Gest returned Sunday
evening from Sunnyside, where
she was called by the death of her
father, C. H. Schlosser. Mr..
Schlosser was the first of FAM
lily of IL children to be called by
death
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23

county's automo-
bile fatality mark
TO 154 for the
year.
Two men were
killed a nd six
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Jerry Healey, Of Boston. vall

Jerry Healey, of Boston. Valley
was veteran of the World war.
James Bradshaw, Negro, so, r. r.
II, Box q, died at the city hospital
early today from injuries sustained
Sunday night when his car and an
other driven by Thomas De Hart,
Al, of 1850 North Temple avenue,
collided at Thirtieth street and
Kessler boulevard.
Mrs. Amanda De Hart, 80; Jack
Miller, 10, of 1855 East Thirty
fourth street and Mrs. Nellie Black
were injured.
Others injured in accidents:
Mrs Pearl McGill. 81. Of 5770 West Nor
ris street. cuts and bruises: Mrs. Helen
Harding. r, r. II, Box %, cut: Harry Nc
Kee. 80. Of s54 Highland avenue, and his
sons. James and John. cuts and bruises;
West street. bruises; Bernard Downs. %.
Swayzee. Ind. arm decorations; @. M. Her
ron. SO. or 20 South Summit street. his
son. Christian. ID: and mother. Mrs. Jen-
ME Heron, 70. Of 1000 southeastern aye
Hf ae ss MAJ Martha 95u st4eet R set
cut: Villa Mae Douglas. Negro. g. OF
2289 Indianapolis avenue. bruises: George
Ellis. 10. of 507 Virginia avenue. side and
head injuries: Charles Williams. II. of
Noblesyille. arm and hand cuts. Dan v.
Gasson. so. Of 3032 North Illinois street.
4. of 1922 North Harding street. cuts and
bruises
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23

heaters, electric fixtures and plumb
ing fixtures were involved.
The paraphernalia was seized.
along with some synthetic gin,
moonshine whisky and home brew,
in a soft drink establishment al
legedly operated by George Lewis.
Lewis was arrested. but left Butte
before being prosecuted.
Edward Ryan then opposed the
seizure of the fittings claiming that
they belonged to him. The circuit
court ruling upheld his contention
that the forfeiture proceedings I'M
der the revenue. act was meant to
apply to manufacturing establish
ments only.
Prohibition agents who raided the
Butte speakeaSy were armed only
with Volstead act search warrants
and Ryan commended that this also
served to preclude seizure under the
revnue statute. The supreme court
unanimously decided against him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

to Chicago from Kansas City were
killed Sunday night.
Twenty-three men were injured
when the train was derailed. -Four
bodies have been found and rail-
road officials believed three more
would be disclosed when the wreck
is cleared away.
The trains cargo was intended
for the international livestock ex-
position at Chicago.
Two victims were identified as
ALIVE Babb, 40, Kansas, H., and
Jacob Krider, %, Delaware, o. A
third body was believed that of Bill
Fetch, address unknown. The
fourth was that of an employe OF
the Sunset farm, Chicago, owned
by Mrs. Mary G. Llewellyn.
Engineer c. M. Billo, Jefferson
City, Mo-, blamed the accident on
broken rail section, weakened by
recent heavy rains. The first car
after the locomotive was derailed
cousing the next twenty-three cars
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23
Way 10 Get AT a Cold
Is Through Elimination

AS soon as you catch cold. the
pores close; perspiration is checked.
Gases and waste can't escape
through the skin. That's why your
doctors first advice in case of colds
is a mild laxative like cascara.
Medical authorities agree it actually
strengthens bowel muscles. You get
cascara in its most pleasant form
in candy Cascarets.
Remember this when you catch
cold; whenever breath Is bad;
tongue coated; or you're headachy,
bilious, constipated.
Why resort to harsher things
when CaScarets activate the bowels
so quickly. so harmlessly and pleas
antly-and cost only dime?-Ad-
vertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23
PINCH FAKER SUSPECTS
Four Are Arrested Charged With
Taking Clothing in City.

Four men are under arrest to-
day on false pretense charges after
they are alleged to have taken
clothing from persons under the
guise of donations to the Saliva
ton Army.
Held by detectives are John R.
Durham, As, alleged ring leader;
Harry Kastter, 40, and Everett APP
plegate, 10, all of 1903 West Wash
ington street, and John Utterell,
"a, of 933 Hanson avenue. Two
other collectors are sought.
Salvation Army officials denied
knowledge of the operations of the
alleged clothing racketeers and
warned citizens not to donate ex-
cept to uniformed agents of the
Salvation Army.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23

to pile up. The train carried nearly
sixty cars.
The injured were taken to Kan
saS City for treatment. The line
will be cleared by late afternoon
and traffic returned to normal
workers said.
The number of horses killed car
not be determined until all the
wreckage is cleared away, railroad
officials said -Four cars of mer-
chandise, a car of horse vehicle:
and car of cattle also were
wrecked.
The men were horse trainers, rid
ing with their charges in the boz
cars. The horses were from the sta
bles of owners prominent through
out the middle-west.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23

Women who appreciate bar
gains in Millinery will rave
about these values. Tricornes,
sailors, turbans, etc. Black
and wanted colors. All head
sizes at only
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23
TRAINERS AND
VALUED HORSES
DIE IN WRECK
Three More Bodies Sought
in Ruins of DeraiIed
Freight Train.
By United Press

By United Press
WELLINGTON, Mo-, Nov. 23.-
Three more bodies were sought to-
day in the wreck of the Missouri
Pacific freight train in which four
men and thousands OF dollars
worth of blooded horses en- route
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23
SPEAKIES DEALT
CRUSHING BLOW
Highest Court Holds Bar
Seizures Legal.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-The
government won powerful weapon
in prohibition enforcement today
when the supreme court held it
could forfeit the furniture and fit
tings of speakeasies, under the old
internal revenue statute.
The ruling announced by Justice
Stone was in the famous Butte
(Mont.) bar case. The seizure of a
bar, chairs. tables, props. water
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-23

At an English seaport where the
tide levels sometimes change as
much as thirty feet an inventor OBJ
tains from 80 to 250-horse power by
capturing the water in tanks and
using the fall to operate a turbine.