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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
OILING FUND
$4,000 SHORT
Commercial Club Moves
to Help Out Situation;
Lampson Reports

Commissioner Hughes announc-
ed at the weekly luncheon Of the
Commercial club that the money
appropriated by the last session
of the legislature lacks some o.
10000 of being enough to COM
pletely oil the road from here TO
Plymouth, and the commercial
club is cooperating with the COM
missioners to find way to remedy
this. A representative is being
sent to Olympia to confer with
State road officials. Oiling has al
ready begun at the Plymouth end.
Committee reports from the
Fourth of July celebration commit
tee indicated that plans for that
were progressing nicely. A letter
from Mr.. Grove Of the Bridge
company informed the club that
the holders Of unused bridge cou-
pom books could secure a refund by
presenting them to the company
for redemption.
President Lampson, just back
from the east, reported that in so
many places there was consider
able pessimism as to business con-
ditions prevailed and that he was
glad to get back to the West
again where a more optomistic
opinion exists.
He also paid a brief eulogy to
Fred Morton for the assistance
given as a member Of the club
during his residence here.
Invitations were received from
the booster organization for the
Columbia Basin reclamation pro-
iect to attend meetings being held
at Lind and Coulee City on Sat-
urday and Sunday, and Paul Stone
was delegated to represent the
club at Lind, and Warren Hodge
lat Coulee City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
Legion Post Erects
Fence at Ball Park

An eight-foot fence has been
erected on two sides Of the base
ball diamond at the fair grounds.
The work was done under the aus
pices of the local American Lee
gion post, assisted by couple of
members Of the Moose lodge. The
work bee put on by the Legion
members accomplished the sort OF
work they were taught to do in
the late unpleasantness across the
pond. They dug into the task with
a will and in a surprisingly short
time the job was done.
The Legion here is rapidly gain
ing a reputation as q bunch OF
real go-getters.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
COOP. AGENCY
READY TO GO
National Marketing Or
ganization to Open Of
fices; Lampson Places

The board of directors Of the
newly formed National Fruit and
Vegetable Exchange, Inc. organic
ed by cooperative commodity mar
keting associations thruout the
country to centralize the national
merchandising of fruits and vege-
tables controlled by cooperatives,
has completed a four days meet
ing at the offices of the Federal
Farm Board in Washington. Gen.
eral managers and sales managers
representing a number of the
larger regional cooperative mar
keting associations participated in
the conference.
The consideration of the confer
ence was directed principally to
the working out of detailed plans
relating to the operating features
of the new Exchange.
The board of directors of the
National Fruit and Vegetable Ex-
change, Inc. announced following
the conference that ample support
had been pledged in the way of
tonnage, to warrant proceeding
promptly with the opening of an
office, which will be temporily 10
Gated in Chicago, to be in charge
of an executive secretary with 9TH
er necessary personnel and that the
Exchange would engage upon an
active program for effecting its
organization without further loss
of time.
The principal objective Of the
new Fruit and Vegetable Ex-
change, Inc, is to form a national
marketing outlet for grower-own-
ed marketing associations handling
fresh fruits and vegetables. The
member associations will also be
given assistance in standardizing
cultural and packaging procedure.
1t is the announced policy OF the
new national organization to deal
primarily with matters of distri-
button and merchandising. The
National Fruit and Vegetable Ex-
change, Inc, as such will not en-
gage in production financing. The
Grower associations that are men,
bers of the Exchange will obtain
necessary financing through Fed
eral intermediate Credit Banks
and commercial sources with such
additional assistance as the Farm
Board may extend under the pro-
visions of the Agricultural Mar
keting Act.
Lee Gampson of Kennewick is
a member of the board of direct
ors and has just returned from a
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
Rev. f. N. Morton Moves
to Chelan Country

At the third annual Pacific
Northwest Methodist conference
held in Yakima last week, Rev. F.
N. Morton was assigned to the
church at Chelan and Monson, and
Rev. j. F. Long of Sunnyside was
sent to the Methodist church at
Kennewick. He will take up his
new duties July 5. Rev. Morton has
been pastor Of the Methodist
church here for six years and dur
ing that time has helped to pay
off the debts of the church and
beautify the grounds. Rev. and
Mrs. Morton have endeared them
selves to the people Of Kennewick,
who regret to have them leave
thu community.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
SALE OF BRIDGE TO
STATE AT 100000
RATIFIED SATURDAY
Heavy Majority of Stock is Voted for Transfer Of
PascO-Kennewick Structure; Toll Free Status
Expected to be Effective on July

Stockholders of the Northwest Toll Bridge company
Saturday afternoon voted to accept the offer of the State of
Washington for the sale of the Columbia river highway
bridge between Kennewck and Pasco prior to July at
price of 100000 Voting by shares with AGA of the 5000
outstanding accounted for 444 favored the sa according
to the Walla Wala Bulletin, and 120 opposed it.
All possible steps leading to the sale have been taken to
date and officers of the expressed belief that
manning details be completed that the bridge be
made free of tolls after midnight June 80.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
TALK JEFFREY
FOR SENATOR
Jones Protege Being Urg-
ed to Run Against Him,
Horr to Keep Out

Two more prospective republican
candidates for United States SEN
ator are in the offing. The pro-
spective rivals Of Senator Wesley
Jones are Frank r. Jeffrey and
Justice Adam Beeler, both Of
whom maintain homes in Seattle.
Mr.. Jeffrey, an attorney, prac.
ticed law in Kennewick, then went
to Spokane as United States dis
trict attorney, later moving to Sc
attic. He is comparatively young,
active, was the first state ccm-
mander Of the American Legion,
and is well known over the state.
Curiously, Mr.. Jeffrey is q sort
Of protege Of Senator Jones. He
was secretary to the senator in
Washington, D. c., and was named
United States attorney by the
grace Of Mr.. Jones. When it was
first suggested that Mr.. Jeffrey
should be candidate, he demur-
red, protesting that he felt under
obligation to Senator Jones. His
friends, however, have been insist
ing that the obligation has been
out-lived, that such obligations do
not hold forever, and seemingly
Mr.. Jeffrey has been convinced.
Anyway, Jeffrey is slated to make
some scouting trips over the state.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
REDEEM TOLLS

Perhaps there are many Of the
patrons Of the bridge who are
users Of coupon books, who re-
side in the town Of Kennewick.
The bridge company wants the
people to know that any coupon
book or fraction Of q book unused
at the close Of business will be re-
deemed by the company upon pre-
sentation Of the book at the same
basis on which they were sold, 2-3
Of their face value. These books
should be presented to the office
Of the secretary, 204 Union Bank
Building, Walla WallA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
KENNEWICK, PASCO
PLAN full PROGRAM
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
Regular Old-F Fashioned Celebration to be Held-Pa-
rade, Fireworks, Smoker, Sports Governor
to Open the Bridge i'm the Morning

a regular, old-fashioned Fourth
~ July celebration, with red fire,
spread eagle orations, bands and
narades is being arranged by the
business men of Kennewick and
pasco. Along with it will be a
celebration over the opening of the
toll bridge between the two towns.
Starting with a list of races, in
Guiding CREASED pig chase and a
creased pole, limit to kids under
is. the day will be filled with
amusements. The sports will take
Mace at nine o'clock in the Ken
newick city park.
At ten o'clock the parade will
start at Pasco, come across the
bridge, where Governor Roland 81.
Hartley viii cut the ribbon signify
ing that the last barrier on the
trans-state highway has been sew
cred. The parade will come up the
highway to the main street in
Kennewick and will return back to
the fair grounds where the speak
ing events of the day will be held.
After short speech by the gov
ernor and Director of State High
ways, Sam Humes, under whom
the negotiations for the purchase
Of the bridge were carried out and
. few prominent men of the state,
q regular old-fashioned Fourth Of
July grafton has been arranged
for. This will be followed by short
talks by state senator's, legisla-
tors and officials of the Grange.
The talks will be interpreted
with selections from the bands of
the two towns.
Following this speaking pro-
gram will be the open air smoker
held at The Trees at the Fair
grounds, starting at 100 o'clock.
A five-bout card is being arrang-
ID which will keep the fans up
and going.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
RAILROAD TAX
BATTLE OPENS
State Faces Loss of SILL
100000 if Findings Are
Upheld

whether railroad taxes are to
be reduced millions yearly and
taxes of all other taxpayers cor
respondingly increased is to be de-
cided by Federal Judge j. Stan
ley Webster in Spokane, where the
case is now being heard.
The Northern Pacific, the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle and the
Milwaukee railroads have brought
suit against all counties Of Wash
ington through which their lines
pass, contending their property is
and has been overvalued. Twenty
nine counties, including Benton,
are involved.
IF the decision is favorable to
the railroads, other roads undoubt-
edly will bring similar suits.
The principal question involved,
and a very complicated one, is
what method or methods should be
used for valuing railroad property.
Judge Ralph Kaufman, special
master in chancery at Ellensburg,
after hearings and studies extend
ing over two years, made findings
highly favorable to the railroads.
These findings fill a large book,
but their essence is that the rail-
roads should be valued by what is
known as the stock and bond meth
cd, that is, the value of the whole
system as determined by it's Sc
curities; and the value should be
prorated to the different states
and counties according to mileage
therein. In the case of the S. P. &
S., the master found the lines
value should be determined by cap
tilizing the net earnings at z per
cent.
The counties contend cost Of re-
production, less depreciation of
the railroad properties, should be
considered in determining values;
and the results should be checked
by using the stock and bond meth
cd and the capitalization method.
Specifically, the railroads are
suing on 1925, 1926 and 1927
taxes; but whatever findings are
made for these years as to valua-
ton methods would apply to sue
ceeding years also.
State Faces Huge Loss
Loss to the states taxpayers, If
the findings of Master Kaufman
are upheld, have been estimated
at $11, 100000. This figure does
not include future losses, but only
money that the counties would be
forced to refund, or would be bar
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
WATER TURNED
OFF JULY 3RD
Water Shut Off to Clear
Ditch Of Weeds; Fav-
orable Weather Helps

Many inquiries are coming to
the irrigation district office as
to the time of the usual summer
turnout of water. This is done to
Kill the water weeds and MOSES
which grows on the bottom of the
canals. These, by retarding the
How OF water, are able to lower
dltch capacities very seriously un-
der certain conditions.
Conditions of cool weather and
muddy river water hold back these
growths, and it now appears pos
slble to keep up good deliveries
until about July 4th. The potato
crop will then be made, and it
would seem good judgment to
make this cleanup in time to be
ready for the usual July hot
weather.
no unexpected conditions de-
veiop, then, water will be turned
OUT OF the canals on the night Of
July Bird and will be out the
= usual three-day period required
ior q full weed cleanup.
Inc system was put into un-
Usually good shape last winter and
weather and river conditions have
Ega .
peen very favorable for canal op-
efatlon. Hence there has been no
interruption of service whatever
SINCE water was turned into the
aeadgates on March 18th, and the
Quantities delivered have been un-
normly high.
The signing of the bond settle
ment contracts of the District has
zen going on steadily and less
yuan ten percent of the lands re-
uain to be signed. Most of the
.sners Of these lands say they
e willing to sign, but just can't
no time to come in and do it. It
costing the district money to
Up up this campaign for sigma
e; that costs the landowner
~. uney =, Nothing is gained by de-
4I,t is highly desirable that the
s. si De closed and put into oper-
.;. .0n. Every owner Of property,
, as well as country, owes it
mmseh and to his district to
0ose Of this matter at once.
W. c. MUIDRoW, Sec.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25

/. The authorization for purchase
was made by the 1881 legislature
which voted 100000 therefor. The
formal offer was submitted May
% by Samuel J. Humes, director
of Highways.
More than 100 stockholders at
tended Saturdays special meet
ing, which was presided over by
w. F. Grove, president. A total Of
1926 shares were represented by
persons present with their own
stocks and proxies, while the re-
mainder was in stock represented
by owners in person.
Arrangements are being made
officials told the stockholders, TO
disburse the. money to be received
from sale of the bridge to the
state, first to the release Of all Of
the mortgage indebtedness against
the bridge and second in cash to
shareholders. N. A. Davis, treasur-
er, estimated that about $40 In
cash will be paid for each share Of
common stock held.
The total debt Of the bridge in
GLIDING mortgage bonds, taxes,
etc., which represents liens against
/ it, was given as $685., 004.67 as Of
June 30.
Notice sent first and second
mortgage bondholders Of the
company brought sufficient re-
sponses to enable the stockholders
Iby resolution to call in for retire
ment on July 1, the $374,080 In
b onds outstanding, President
Grove said, and to effect an In
terest saving, through avoiding the
call at the next regular interest
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
MCLEAN IMSEN

A very pretty home wedding
took place at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Simsen on Sunday after
noon at four o'clock, when her
daughter, Alkaline, wa sunited in
marriage to Bruce Mclean. Rev.
Kauth officiated. The ceremony
took place on the spacious lawn
with q background Of roses, n.y.
dranga and snapdragons. Pre-
ceeding the ceremony the brides
sister sang go Promise Me-" Miss
Alma Reese played the wedding
march. The bride was given away
by her uncle, Mr.. Fred Wenzloff
and the groom was attended by
Francis Zarndt. Little Billie Grav-
enslund in ruffled pink organdie
was flower girl and Calvin Sim
sen, nephew of the bride, was ring
bearer.
The brides sister, Louise, was
bridesmaid and was dressed In
lowered yellow chiffon and wore
a picture hat. She carried a bout
quet of rosebuds and daisies. The
bride was lovely in gown of
cafe-ano-lait silk lace over pink
chiffon and wore q small hat. She
carried bouquet Of orchid sweet
peas, rosebuds and baby breath.
After buffet luncheon, which
was served on the lawn, the bride
and groom departed for a trip to
Lake Louise and Banff, Canada.
The bride lis graduate of the
Kennewick high school, Ellens-
burg normal and took a post grad
uate course in Los Angeles and
for several years has been a teach
er in the Yakima schools. The
groom is also q graduate of the
Kennewick high school and is a
successful orchardist of the High
lands.
On their return they will make
their home III the attractive resi-
dence on the rim of the canyon.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Ella Harrison, Mrs. Vera Connell,
son and daughter and Mrs. C. A.
Forresman, all Of Yakima, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Hildebrandt of
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
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NOTHIN' TO TT!

= Rumors are afloat today =
= that because of the flaw in Z
= the title to the bridge prop :
= erty that the tolls will not =
2 be removed according to the 8
= original plans. Several stor- :
= les are afloat-and all of =
, them are more or less distort-S
= ed. Secretary Grove was in .
= town yesterday and has given .
= orders that the big cash reg .
2 lister down at the toll house .
. be locked up at midnight on .
. the 30th and the chains flung =
= in the river. The bridge viii .
. be free from and after July .
2 first. =
= LATER-Word was receiv- .
= ed ustabefore going to press Z
2 from the N. p. railroad Of =
= ficials stating that the people .
= Of Kennewick and Pasco had .
= nothing to worry about on :
= this score-that the road :
= would either issue deed out-S
2 right or an easement to the .
= state for q right of way .
= across their land.
= = . = = = = = = = = = . .
McLEAN-SIMSEN
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
THIEVES

Thieves ransacked DR.. Spauld-
ing's car this morning and stole
his medical kit from it. They also
went thru Irving Gleason's car,
both of which were standing in
the street in front of the resi-
dences. They got a automatic re-
volver and a flashlight from the
Gleason car. The doctors bag and
some of the Gleason papers were
found on Yedica's lawn, but the
gun and flashlight are still miss
ing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25
BRIDGE OPENING CELE-
DRAFTED AT THE TREES

The opening Of the Kennewick-
Pasco bridge will be celebrated
with q dance to be held at The
Trees pavilion on the night Of the
opening, Wednesday, July 1. A
large crowd is expected from
across the river on this opening
night. Come out and join with
them In . real, poppy ~zippee"
evening Of fun.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. v. II. Ward ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
OF Pasco drove to Odessa Sum
day and attended . ]. C. Penney
company employee picnic
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
Testing a Theory

A year ago E. r. squibbs 81 Son did what many
other large industrial firms are considering doing 1t
adopted the hve-day work week. without cutting
wages.
The president of the firm has made his first report
on results of the policy.
Curtailment to f1ve-day week effected
greater efficiency in production theoretically the
7ve-dav week represents curtaiment of the working
hours of per cent or stated differently an increase
in wages of per cent and hence it might be an
+icinated that labor costs of production would rise
by this amount.
I'm large operations where we can maintain an
actual check-up on efficiency it was found that pro-
duction in the fve-day week amounted to 981s per
cent Of the production heretofore attained in five and
onehalf days or that rs per cent of the per cent
cnt in working time was picked up in added efficiency
of the f1ve-day week.
During the last ten years production OF volume
IN all departments has shown. a constantly rising
trend During the same period. wages have been
Increased and hours curtailed. Ten years ago tf&A
working week was forty-nine hours; today we operate
forty hours week, reduction of 1873 per cent.
production costs during this entire period have
shown a constant decrease year by year, until today
or company operates at the lowest cost per dollar
of sales in it's history"
This comes within the category OF expert evidence,
entitled to special consideration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
Killing to Cure

TT seems to me this is sound ad-
L vice. The trouble with us is that
at the first signs Of depression we
Immediately cut wages and lay Oh
workers.
The result is that, instead OF
remedying what might have been
only a temporary sitaution, we Gre
ate a stupendous problem for our
selves.
A nations workers are its most
important asset. Not only do We
need them to keep the wheels OF
industry turning, but we need them
to buy the commodities which they
produce.
They are, after all, in the ma
jority. It is they, and not the hand
full of nillionaires we boast, who
are the important factor in bring
ing back prosperity.
Recently an ad appeared in the
help wanted columns of one of our
papers. I don't remember the exact
wording. But the advertiser was
looking for a young woman who had
to be an efficient stenographer, able
to take eighty words minute, ex-
perienced, intelligent and willing to
work hard-all for SO week.
Naturally those requirements
would suggest some one a little
above the average. It is an insult
to any ones intelligence to offer
such ridiculous remuneration.
And yet I have no doubt that
there were any number Of stenog-
raphers eager to take the job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
Seventeen Years After

Seventeen years ago today the German govern
nent declared war on Russia, after waiting nearly
two DAYS for the Russian government to suspend the
General mobilization which the Russians well knew
would provoke Germany to war.
Now after nearly two decades the states of Europe
are more anxiously engaged in trying to undo the
evil effects of the war and the subsequent peace
than at any time since Aug. 1, 1914 This may be
a propitous moment to try TO draw few lessons
that may be of help in charting future
For two generations before 1914, Europe had been
riding 5or fall, with no serious efforts to prevent
the ultimate calamity Unbrdled patriotism feelings
of pride and revenge imperialism and trade struggles
competing colonial designs, tariff wars, alliances,
secret treaties and vast ornaments had transformed
Europe into great powder house which needed only
a spark like the murder of Franz Ferdinand to set
it of
Yet the war was not inevitable after the Sarajevo
assassination. If Russia had not encouraged Serbian
intrigues; If Germany had checked more carefully
Austria after June g. 1914; if Austria had been
lied with the occupation OF Belgrade as a rneans