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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-19
Hill Decries Condition
at State Legislature
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better law enforcement, particu-
larily as it applys to the prohibi-
ton problem. 1t is understood that
a number OF, the organizations are
working along this line and it be-
speaks public opinion which has
been necessary to a real program
Of law enforcement. This move
ment would seem to be very COM
mendable.
A resolution asking the U. s..
shipping board in cooperation with
the war department to make a
comprehensive survey of the nav
igable waterways and its tribu-
taries was favorably acted upor.
This resolution was one which had
originated elsewhere but was felt
to be very much worthwhile from
our standpoint.
The Pomona was asked to act up
on a contract with Kelley
Springfield tire company, whereby
the Changers belonging to the Po-
mona would be provided a card by
the county which would permit
them to purchase thru a special
agent for this territory, Kelly
Springfield tires at a reduction
over the regular retail price. This
contract was acted upon favorably.
Business matters which were
brought up at the Hanford meet
ing of the Pomona and laid on the
table for reference to the legisla-
tive committee were still upon the
table due to the illness of Mr.. Nc
Bee, who is in the hospital in Sc
attic, and the fact that Mr.. Hill
had been too busy with legislative
matters to give consideration to
this matter during the past month.
During the afternoon lecture
hour program was of a recitation
by Thee. Lampson and a number OF
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RECITAL

Mrs. T. B. Hopkinson will pre-
sent her class of first, second and
intermediate pupils in a public re-
cital Saturday evening at the Con-
gregational church, beginning at
7:3O. The students from Kenne-
wick are Barbara and Burke Haus-
child, Irene Olson, Frank Martin,
Joyce Mulkey, Delma Brown, Max
inc Enger, Wayne CARRIER, Lois
Campbell, Margaret Reed, Arthur
Dutton, Verne Foraker, Knealand
Rathbun and Ottie Tyler. Richland
pupils are Irene Luelloff, Media
Fletcher, Geraldine Dam, Melva
Hartung and Lillian Carlson. Pas
co will be represented by Thelma,
Velma and Bonnie Myklebost, June
Frey, Bryce Hall, Charlotte PEN
field, Evelyn Reardon and Marian
and Harry Bowen.
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Blacksmith Of Gretna
Greene Pronounced Myth

Gretna Green's marrying black
smith is the newest sacrifice to
historical research. Before the In
stitute of France the report was
recently made, after considerable
delving into original sources, that
this romantic detail in English
in reference books, was purely
mythical.
Gretna Green, between 1854
and 1856, after England abolished
clandestine marriage, was a place
where runaway couples could be
legally married. Living just north
of the border of Scotland, it en-
abled clippers to take their vows
before any resident of the village
-tolIkeeper, ferryman, soldier or
smuggler But there was no black
smith.
Checking up the French savant,
the Manchester Guardian learns
that his discovery is true. Core
spondents obtained from the oldest
inhabitants. of Gretna Green the
origin of the empty legend; An
artist when commissioned to paint
a sign for the dollhouse inn put a
blacksmith in the wedding pic
ture for the sake of symbolism,
hoping to emphasize the durabil-
ity of the link that was being forg-
ed. His symbolism passed into ira
dition and so into history.
Doubt is expressed, however,
whether fact can efface the artists
concept. The anvil altar, the
leathern surplice, the mighty grip
that clasped the hands of bride
and bridegroom super power
making a timeless gesture had
elements of sentiment that people
prefer to retain-New York Times.
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Mrs. L. G. Smith left Sunday for
her home at Cashmere after an
extended visit at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. o. Jamison. They accom-
panied her to Odessa.
Mrs. Harlan Munsey entertained
at a one o'clock bridge luncheon
Friday at her home in Richland.
st. Patrick motifs were cleverly
carried out in the house, on the
tables and in the menu. Five tables
were in play, honors going to Mrs.
Oliver, Miss Evelyn Yedica and
consolation to Mrs. j. H. Turner.
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twelve or fifteen instruments now
seems possible. BY your presence
next Sunday morning help to keep
the attendance above the two-hun-
dred and fifty mark.
The subject for Sunday morning
at IL o'clock will be "The Gospel
of the Marrow Road" For the
evening service at 7:30, the SUBJ
ject will be, "The Sick Man Of
Kennewick." We will try to tell
who he is.
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Thursday, March !. :.

Elliott and Jones cOmD.,.,
race was won by Mr.. ~ ~ Tie
made a lobster look liks 't vAo
George Henke gave ! ! pikst
minute treat in magic. sns went" 9
keeps up in practice h. "u Nm 2 b
named Houdini II. VIII b
A. J. Pitner, who has no,,
ly located in our Communist. aOent.
tied with the church Last !. w.
Miss Paulson and Mis- sunday,
Joined the Kings Dauebtas. t \,
last Sunday and if this clS.' cas-
up its recent growth, Il win sp'
great in numbers as Il Is n : "a Y
ity. VOal
The Young Married p...,A
class is having an animateS u
looking up the Scriptures IN ~ y.
subject "If a person be savss y. ~
he be lost" 'al
B.Y.P.U. Sunday evening at Gan
Bible study at 1880.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ey.
ming at 7:30. w
Sunday morning service N.
gins at 10 o'clock; sermon al lo.S0
followed by study period and Cha
ing exercises which ends at ii;sO
This is an interesting and en-.
joyable service thruout and n
who have no church home ara Il,
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Pioneer of 1910 Dies
at Richland Sunday

The many friends of Mrs. Neal
Nelson were shocked Sunday morn
ing when the news came of her
death, for it was supposed she was
getting better. Mrs. Nelson had a
host of friends, who are grieved
over her loss.
Mary Cecilia Christensen was
born in Denmark, April IA, 1856.
She came to the United States
with her parents when she was IL
years old. Sept. IL, 1879 she was
united in marriage to Neal Nelson
in Chicago. To this union were
born six children, three of whom
survive. She and her husband were
always pioneers, having pioneered
in newly opened territory in Ne
braska and South Dakota. They
moved to Richland in the fall Of
1910, where they have resided ev-
er since.
Mrs. Nelson was always active
in community affairs of Ricnland
and of the Methodist church. Two
weeks ago she gave testimony at
the communion service, saying she
had been Christian for 90 years.
In spite of her age she was very
active and mentally alert up to the
time of her death.
She leaves to mourn her loss her
husband, one daughter, Mrs. p. N.
Friarmood and two sons, Paul A..
and Phillip E., of Kellogg, Idaho,
and seven grandchildren; also five
brothers, David, Anthony and Dam
iel, all of Chicago, William, Of
Kellogg, Idaho, and Ward of Colo
RADIO Springs; and three sisters,
Mrs. Chas. johnson of Denver,
Mrs. A. L. Adem and Mrs. Robt.
Madsen, both of Chicago. Her hus-
band and three children were with
her at the end.
The funeral was at the NJ. E.
church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. f.
M. Filbert Officiating. Burial was
at Rest Haven cemetery.
While her friends were prepar-
ing a shower for Miss Genevieve
Gibbs and were expecting to have
an announcement of her engage
ment and the date of the coming
wedding the secret leaked out that
she was already married and was
now Mrs. Brian Harvey. Mrs. Har-
vey has been very active in HI
club work and has a class OF girls.
Mr.. Harvey was formerly employ
ed in the Advocate office.
Neal Nelson, a grandson Of Mrs.
Nelson came from Seattle where
he is attending the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Christians
Of Kellogg, Idaho, came to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Nelson Tues
day. 81
Paul A. Nelson and Phillip E..
Nelson drove from Kellogg, Idaho,
Saturday night, called by the seri-
Gus illness of their mother.
The Senior All club met in the
Home Economics room Of the high
school Saturday afternoon. The
girls enjoyed a luncheon and then
put on a mock wedding to present
Mrs. Harvey, a recent bride, with
some gifts. A business meeting
was held and it was voted to send
as many delegates as possible to
club camp in June, including Mrs.
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Richland News Items
Residents of Rchand invited give the district greater
publicity by informing the correspondent of the happenings OF
the community. Z

C. Pattee. The girls are planning
food sale Saturday at George
Gress' to raise money to send del
egates to Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hartung
were business visitors at Yakima
Tuesday.
VIM. Boetcher and his SON Mar
Gus are at Harry Snively's this
week doing some cement work.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Hale of Yak
ina spent the first of the week
with Harry Snively and wife.
Under the leadership of Mrs. r.
B. Deighton the Easter cantata
promises to be success. They are
now practicing twice a week.
v. Dickinson took Mrs. E. R.
Watts and her daughters Barbara
and Doris of Los Angeles Monday
to Church Place to visit her sis
ter-in-law.
Norman Carmichael returned on
Sunday evening after a months
absence. He had spent the winter
in Los Angeles, where he was en-
ployed at the Griffith & Norriss
restaurants.
Mrs. Ernest Johnson returned
to her home Tuesday after spend
ing ten days at the hospital in
Pasco, where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. C. d. Mitchell, a former
resident arrived from Corvallis
Monday afternoon to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Nelson. She is
staying with Mrs. Friermood.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. McAuley,
and r. C. Walker of Walla Walla
were in Richland Sunday and had
dinner with Mrs. Walkers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Armstrong.
The many friends of John Strey-
Teller were glad to have him able
to return home again Friday. Mr..
Streyfeller was glaa to get home
after spending so many weeks in
bed at the hospital.
Tom King, wife and daughter,
Hazel, of Wapato, attended church
here Sunday and were dinner
guests at Carroll Harding's, and
visited with C. C. Harding, who
is still confined to his chair.
After spending a delightful win
ter near Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Fishbach and their sons, Les
ter and Clarence, arrived home
Saturday. The two boys re-entered
the high school Monday morning.
The Cleaners class gave another
of their parties Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Koehler. The guests were not al
lowed to forget it was st. Patrick's
Day. Irish potatoes were served IN
the menu.
A good deal of interest is being
centered in the oratorical contest
Friday evening. AS the entertain
ment is to be free it is hoped there
will be a large audience to en-
courage the young people. Those
who take part in the contest are
Joe Curtiss, Margaret Dam and
Rosalie Devranleau. Miss Anna
Favro will sing solo; Misses
Alice Wood and Mile Citron will
play duet and Misses Helen Mil
lard and Geraldine Dam will play
violin solos.
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Advanced Indians

The Indians of California had or
ganized school systems with ele-
mentary and higher instruction in
ceremonial and religious matters,
long before white men came into
their country, is the finding of an
anthropologist at the University of
California.
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Church of Nazarene

Prof. A. S. London and his par
ty of musicians will be at the
Nazarene church Thursday, March
26, at which time he will put on a
program by the Sunday school
board of the Northwest district.
The program will start at 1920 in
the morning. .r
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Established Precedent

This story is told of the late
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and
Allison of Iowa. They were leav-
ing the Capitol one evening and 1t
was raining heavily. "Do you think
it will stop" asked Spooner. "It
always has," answered Allison.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-19
Days Changing Length

Browns measurements Of the
changing length Of days shows that
in 1928 the earth was 80 seconds
ahead of it's average rotational mo-
tion for the past three centuries.
There appears to be cycle Of 800
years Of frightening and shorten
ing.
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Baptist Church

The ALL Church social on Fri
day evening was a very pleasant
affair. 1t was one of those occas-
ions where both young and old
thoroly enjoyed themselves. One
of the dramatic and startling fea-
lures Of the program was the 'lob-
ster race" in which messrs. Hulet,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-19

There are only thirty sets of at
tuned church chimes in the United
States.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
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CHURCH NOTICES
Methodist

Methodist
New members in the orchestra
of the Sunday school are helping
out greatly in the music and the
possibility of an orchestra of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
A FAMOUS BATTLE FLAG

One of the South's most famous battle
flags is now in the Confederate museum in
Richmond, to which it was presented by the
family of the late Colonel Charles T. Loehr,
historian of the First Virginian regiment, to
which the flag belonged.
The women of Richmond made the flag
cut of the strips of silk cut from their dresses
AID it had its baptism of fire at Bull Run. 1t
Id the First Virginia in many battles, and
saw its last service on the field at Gettys-
burg, where the regiment formed part of
Pickett's division in it's illfated charge, one
of the most desperate in military history,
whose failure lost the battle and perhaps the
war.
Of the regiments plight at the close of
the battle Colonel Loehr wrote: 'The color
guard is dead and the color sergeant hss lost
his arm: our colonel lies dying on the field,
and the regiment lost 120 men out of about
160 who went into the charge"
1t is fitting that the famous flag should
be added to other priceless relics in the Con-
federate museum, which are viewed with
reverence by many thousands of visitors
from North and South alike.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
ONLY HOT AIR

Those Credulous and unsophisticated
souls who take the speeches of their Senators
and Congressman seriously may have been
rudely Jared if they read statement once
made by Senator Glass, of Virginia, who
said:
"In all my experience of % years in
Congress, have never known speech to
change vote"
While this is rather broad assertion,
it is practically true. A large percentage of
the speeches printed in the Congressional
Record are just so much hot air. Many of
them are never delivered at all, but are writ
ten out and printed for distribution "back
home" for the purpose of impressing the vot-
ers with the great craftsmanship of their
authors.
Aside from few notable exceptions, the
sole aim in life of Senators and Congressman
is to get reelected. Every utterance and
every note is directed to that end.
Therefore, oratory of colleagues does
not influence them very much. They are
thinking always about what their constitu-
ents will say, and vote accordingly, regardless
of anybody's speech.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
OLD RULES BEING UPSET

In recent interview, Walter Dill Scott,
president of Northwestern University, the
largest Methodist institution OF learning, dis
cussed the indifference to religion which is
apparent among present-day college students
and graduates. He frankly admitted that
the colleges had encouraged the material
viewpoint and said:
Science started the trouble. We taught
our youth the scientific history of mankind,
which upset their religious trainings, and we
gave them nothing to replace their old creed
We threw away the old tool before we had
developed the new.
"In the early days there were certain
fixed rules which governed life. This shalt
thou do and this thou shalt not do Today
these rules are all topsy-turvy. We are in a
transitional stage We can't teach our stu
dents any one set of rules, because we don't
know what they are ourselves"
DR.. Scott then defined the new religion
IS not being confined to any sect or dogma,
but as the broad science Of living with our
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
NEWS 200 YEARS AGO

In connection with the 200th anniver.
sary of the Maryland Gazette, some early
copies of that newspaper were exhibited.
The news and advertisements of early
days were naturally quite different from
what is found in current newspapers, as they
reflected the customs and beliefs of their
time.
One of the stories from Vienna told of
the burning of several persons convicted of
witchcraft, among them "a midwife who had
baptized 1000 children in the name of the
devil" A local item related the experience
of a negro slave who struck white man in
an argument over a dog fight. The negro
was sentenced to have one of his ears cut
off pursuant to the law in such cases."
Among the advertisements was one an
nouncing the arrival of cargo of "about POO
choice slaves, which will be exposed for sale
on Thursday the 22nd of this instant"
In its issue of October 81, 1762, the
Maryland Gazette published the news of the
birth of a son to the British king and queen,
which had occurred on August IL. The
story bore the headlines: "Great Joy to the
Nation! A Prince of Wales is Born. God
Save the King" This was the dissolute and
notorious character who afterwards became
George w.
The Maryland Gazette was frequently
suspended for varying periods, but is credited
by the Librarian of Congress with being "the
dean of present-day American newspapers"
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its threshed, then out and into
sacks, and into big grain eleva-
tor that is fastened onto the thing.
Then on near the back end is a
stock market board where a-bunch
of men that don't own the farm, the
what, or the combine, buy it back
and forth from each other. That is
If you have threshed a thousand
bushels why they see each other
a million bushels Of this thousand
bushels, which was actually
threshed, then they announce to the
farmer that on account Of supply
and demand, the wheat is only
worth two bits, (25c). That's what
you call combine.
Well this Campbell fellow is
mighty interesting. He thinks that
the Farm Board is a mighty good
thing. But he does also think that
they have had a pretty raw deal
from the whole grain trade, and
the banks. You see it looked like
the Farm Board with its co-opera-
tives and various other things to do
away with the middleman just turn
ed them against the whole scheme.
The banks knew that the farmer
would start borrowing from the
at low interest instead
Of them at 10 and 1870.
He says that Mr.. Hoover knows
that its been a scheme on all their
parts to discredit the Farm Board,
so we wondered, he and I, (him
the idea and me doing
the wondering) why Mr.. Hoover
dident just come right out and tell
the people what had happened. We
figured that if Mr.. Hoover went di-
rect to the people and told them
the real Iowdown that he would
have them with him. But Of course
one Of us holds office, or
ever was elected to anything. I
guess the truth can hurt you worse
in an election than about anything
that could happen to you.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
State News Briefs
From, OurExchanges

WILLMAR-Thirty-two thousand pounds of
rough fish for sale in eastern markets taken in
the SEEMING of Willmar and Foote lakes in Kandi-
yohi county by commercial fish firm. In addition
10000 pounds of unstable small rough fish also
netted. The fish are being placed in pens on Eagle
lake for late shipping.
Sportsmen who thought the two lakes did not
contain game fish were surprised when 300 crappies
$50 pickerel $500 perch and small amount of bass
were brought to the surface The game fish Were
transplanted in Eagle lake. 1t required eight hauls
to bring the fish to the surface.
Fishermen Of the commercial firm also have
seined Lake Minnetaga. Game Warden Louis Hal
version supervised the work.
SPRING HILL-Because the saloons have closed
and the income of the village has declined to such
low mark that it cannot afford municipal water
tower and it is being dismantled.
In the good old days. when the village realized
q large part Of its income from saloon licenses the
tank was erected at cost of 5000. That was in
1906 The digging of the well cost $780, and the boil
err engine and pipes $780, the cost representing an
investment Of $1,000. The tower 80 feet high
and the tank 16 by 16 feet because Of dsuse it had
become public menace.
LE SEUER-Two people were killed and two in
iured Saturday night In of the most tragic &C
cidents that has happened on the new No. High
way e. d. Boyce, an abstractor OF Mankato, was
driving south on the highway about mile and q
half from Belle PLANE, the Divine hin, when his
car slidded into the ditch. He and woman conn
panon escaped uninjured in the accident. They had
waited nearly two hours hoping to get help when q
car driven by Mrs. Margaret Nicholson, OF Sleepy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
ARE VA
LISTENIN'

'Tother day a Teller SEE, I
gotta make some resolutions
for the New Year. Gotta quit
somethin' or other" Bad con-
science. Maybe that guy didn't
live accordin' to the old golden
rule or sumpin.' Or else what
for would he have to make a
resolve to live better. Be your
self! The leopard has got spots
and va can't change 'em, neither
will resolution make a differ
emit animal out Of that guy. Add
everything up and it's about like
the poet SEE: Resolutions, yes,
we make 'em, not to keep 'em
but to break 'em. Happy New
Year Folks. Are va lstenin.'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
fellowmen and making them happier and bet

fellowmen and making them happier and bet
ter.
Speaking of the lack Of religious educa-
ton in the home, he said: Parents are not
educating their children religiously, as they
did generation ago, because they do not
know what to teach them. The parents
themselves do not know what they believe
We are in transitional stage"
The substance of DR.. SCOTS conclusions
is that ultimately the old creeds will be aban-
doned to a great extent, in view of the revela-
tons of modern science The process involv-
in the development of new and rational
religion is what he describes as ga transi-
tional stage"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
Miss Emma Hines spent Sunday

Miss Emma Hines spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. ". L Prosser and daughters,
Ethel and Erma, visited Mrs. Fred
Schaub Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Frederick
were guests at the Fred Cooper
home Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Frederick en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Fred
erick, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Frederick and son. and Mrs. Lee
Frederick and daughters. Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tipler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Tipler and
Betty Jean spent Christmas with
Miss Jessie Tipler.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Gaffaney and
Children spent Christmas with
Mrs. Ellen Gaffaney.
Alois and Alice Hoth spent the
week end at Hankinson, N. D.,
with their brother Leslie.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Braninger, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Heens spent Snday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hines.