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The Washington times., 1931-01-30

world to save them from starva'
ton.
Drought last summer has
brought unprecedented privation
to many families living in the
Broken Back Hollow section of the
Blue Ridge. Chickens, pigs and
COWS have been sacrificed at less
than half their value in order that
the families might get something
to eat.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Adams Arson Case
Gets Trial DeLGY

FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 30.-The
trial of William Adams, recently
indicted for arson in connection
with the fire which destroyed the
Sullivan residence, near Colvin
Run, last November, with the loss
of four lives, has been postponed
by the Circuit Court until Feb
r1larv II
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
125 oPTIMISTS MEET

Nearly 1875 members attended a
meeting of the Optimist Club at
the Hamilton Hotel Wednesday.
Junior Optimist Club boys were
guests. The Rev. Francis j. Hur-
ney, rector of the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception, spoke on
the Shrine Of LourdeS.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
TAX REFUND MADE

The Treasury Department an
nounced today that an income
refund and abatement of $29,272
has been awarded Harry Gold
berg, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
Foot Ball Team Begins
To Shape Up for Season

After two weeks of foot ball
turnout, most of which was get
ting the boys in condition, Coach
Jacobs, who is teaching the No
tire Dame style of play, is getting
a line on his material. He is busy
now installing into them the var
ious shifts, formations, plays,
blocking and tackling. He has is
sued suits for 40 players, and has
an average of 35 out each eve
ming.
The most promising looking to
date for the back field are Hitler,
Vibber, McGahey, Carpenter, and
Sherk; with Jones, Johnson, Nc
Camish, Crossett, Warnock, Gla-
sow, Neuman, Hembree and HaW-
kins, who have less experience,
but are going to be mighty hard
to keep off the starting lineup.
On the line he has Brown and
Campbell as ends; Gilbert Bowen
and H. Scott, tackles; Liebel,
Whitney and j. Scott, guards;
Rupp, Knight, and Pennell, CEN
ter, and some mighty good look
ing material in Mueller, Neel,
Taylor, Mace, Shanafelt, Williams,
Tweet and Sillman.
All the boys are working hard
and with the spirit they are show
ing, the coach thinks x. H. S. in in
for banner year.
The first game will be played
on the new field in the park here
Friday afternoon, September 25,
against Hermiston.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17

Mother-Have you said your
prayers, Eddie?
Eddie-Yes, Ma.
Mother-And did you ask to be
made better little boy?
Eddie-Yes, and I put in a word
for you and daddy, too.
A Kennewick minister, in ad-
dressing his flock began: GAS ]
gaze about see before me a
great many bright and shining
faces" Just then 81 powder puffs
came out.
Askum-Ever been surrounded
by wolves?
Bascom-No, but / know the
sensation. / used to open the din
ming room doors at a summer
boarding house. Az.
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AGENTS COST
INSIGNIFICANT
CONTINUED from page ~

Continued from page u
erty valuation $4,000 amount
paid $3.50. Total paid S251.74.
His share of $4,000 is 1898.
Another pays taxes on city prop
erty valuation $1250.00, taxes paid
SLIPS Personal property valua-
ton $4,000, taxes pair s51.87. To-
tai paid $123.12.
tai paid $123.12. His share of
$4,000 is $.88.
Instead of cutting off some
thing that is worthwhile, why not
cut out some of our personal lux
uries? To illustrate, drive the car
to town one less trip per month.
Remember, it costs from a to 5
cents per mile to drive a car.
Those of us who chew gum, buy
one package less occasionally. We
may also attend one or two pic
ture shows less during the year.
IL one is accustomed to smoking
one can of p. A. each three days,
make it last four. There are hum
dreds of other little Injuries that
all of us indulge in that we could
just as well deny ourselves while
this depression lasts. Meanwhile
work for tax reform mot reduc-
tion). Let us lift some of the bur-
den from real estate and place it
on intangibles now tax free. Let
us progress and not go backward.
]. r, AYERS
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cuIIs s
and u
UneIassifieds

Charitable Lady-"What were
you, my poor man, before you
came to this penurious condi-
ton?
Lazy Lewis-I'm really sea-
sonal worker, ma'am. I smoke
glasses for solar eclipses.
Kennewick Man-Has your sons
college education proved of any
real value?
Neighbor-Yes, indeed, It's en-
tirely cured mother of Dragging
about him.
He was very fat and stood be-
hind an irritable old woman while
waiting in line to see movie.
Woman Stop yer pushin', can't
yer?
Man-Excuse me, madam, i did
not pushed. / only sighed.
Willie-Daddy, are flies lilies
because they fly?
Father suppose so.
Willie fleas fleas because
they flee?
Father-Sure, What of it?
Willie told teacher bees are
bees because they be.
Put down the number of your
living brothers. Multiply it by
two. Add three. Multiply the re-
suit by five. Add the number of
living sisters. Multiply the result
by ten. Add the number Of dead
brothers and sisters. Subtract one
hundred and fifty from the result.
The right hand figure will be
the number of deaths, the mid
die figure the number of living
sisters and the left hand figure
the number of living brothers.
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FAIR RECORDS
ARE BROKEN
CONTINUED from Page l..

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very good, while apples as whole
were down little from last year
Exhibits throughout the women's
building, including Home Econom-
les, fancy work, arts and crafts
were all very creditable.
In the livestock department,
poultry was not quite up to last
year, while pets, dairy stock, hogs
and horses were all considerably
improved over last year.
The playfield, a new project this
year, sponsored by the Kiwanis
club, with Miss Ethel McReynolds
in charge, was quite well attend
ed both days.
Taken as whole, the fair was
a decided success this year, &C
cording to those who had charge
of the work. The new buildings
and exhibits and entertainment
program received no small praise
from those who attended. While
not what could be called a finan-
cial success, nevertheless, fair Of
ficials feel that the good will of
the communities surrounding had
been earned this year in great
er measure than ever before.
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FORM LEAGUE
TO LIMIT TAX
(Continued from Page L.

-. ,--. --S..>->.s---s--
some. but the object and benefit
to be brought about by the league
will be a continual and lasting
reduction.
If we can initiate law limit
ing the percent of tax on real es-
tate it will continue from year to
year until repealed.
Did you know that intangible
property such as bonds, notes.
mortgages, moneys, etc. constl
tute more than half of the prop
erty of the state? And do you
know that the money loaner had
your legislature at is last session
law exempting all in
tangible property entirely from
taxes. Result is that all your
taxes must come fro mreal estate
and other tangible property such
as live stock, etc. Is it any won
der your taxes are increasing and
burdensome I will venture a
guess that half the voters in this
state who voted for the classifi-
cation amendment of our State
Constitution, voted with the be
lief that intangible property could
and would bear a part of our
taxes under that amendment.
Had the voter believed otheri-
wise T am satisfied the amend
ment would have been lost.
But we have it now by our
votes and we must be governed
accordingly and do our best to
protect our interests. The money
loaner who is best able to pay
taxes lost no time to see that his
property is free from taxes.
Do you think it is right and
fair? / do not. He has all the ad-
vantages of the government that
you have and uses the arm of the
law to protect himself and collect
his mortgages, and does not sup
port the government by a penny
of taxes.
7 believe everyone should pay
some taxes, as all are benefited
by government, but under our
laws now, often the one benefited
the most pays the least or none at
all.
living never was as reasonable
as now, and the profits of the
farmer never so small. Yet taxes
are higher than ever, and will get
higher and higher.
Soon no one can pay, then where
will the government expense for
state, county, city and schools
come from?
Let us cut out the frills and
unnecessaries and get down to
earth again and not increase our
burden whatever we do. Shall we
organize and protect our inter-
ests?
G. T. HAMILTON
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
CAr,L FOR BIDS FOR BOND
SALE

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned City Clerk at her
office in the City Hall until 7:3O
P. M, October Is, 1881, Tor the
purchase of City Lighting BONDS
IN the amount of $4250.00
Said bonds to be serial IN form
and maturing annually commence
inc with the second year and end
inc with the sixth year from date
Of issue in such amounts, TO pc
specified by resolution OF the
Council. as will meet both prin-
cipal and interest, as nearly as
practicable, by an equal annual
tax levy. Said bonds to bear IN,
tarest at a rate not exceeding 3
ner cent from date payable semi
annually. both principal and IN
terest payable at the office of the
treasurer of Kennewick, or at the
office of the State Treasurer II
purchased by the State of Wash
ington.
All bids to be sealed and, ex-
cent the bid of the State Of Wash.
inpton. if any, to be accompanied
by deposit Of 5 per cent, cash
or certified check, deposit to be
returned if bid is not accepted and
if the successful bidder fails to
purchase said bonds within thirty
DAYS after the acceptance OF his
bid such deposit to be forfeited to
the City, and the City Council
may accept the next lowest bid.
| All bids must specify:
(a) The lowest rate OF inter
est and premium, if any, above
par, at which said bidder will pur-
/ chase said bonds or
/ (b) The lowest rate OF inter,
| est at which said bidder will pur-
chase said bonds at par.
No bonds will be sold at less
than par.
The City reserves the right tt
reject any and all bids, but M
bids to be withdrawn after hav
ing been filed without permission
from the City Council.
Winifred Campbell, Clerk.
9:17-1O:;
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Classified Ssrti..

classified Section
Notice. viii not 4
responsible for ~ :
debts contracted y
your coal bill M
winter. Let me an,
show you how 20 es
lit down. ~
M. N. Hudnall, editr
tai
We will have on trasL
October 10 a car 4
Roslyn Cascade mine
No. 3 coal, price sT.n
cash, fob. car. Lenv,
your orders now.
| TAIL
Weather
Cold and stormy nsst
Christmas. Buy Tuna
lump.
Fair and warmer icr
building. Buy Tuna.
Lumber.
TAIL
B ALL
See you next week.
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Mrs. Flip-Are you troubled
very much in your neighborhood
with borrowing?
Mrs. Flop-Yes, great deal.
My neighbors don't seem to have
anything / want.
Janet-How Grace's husband
has changed. He used to give her
perfectly gorgeous coats and
scarfs.
Gladys-Seems like he doesnf
give a wrap. any more.
Parker-Who is that man ovel
there swapping his fingers?
Lytle-Ihat's deaf mute will
the hiccoughs.
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him to be of consider

him to be Of consider
able length, SO long in
fact, that when he had
succeeded in getting q
hold of him he had to
reel him in like a gar
den hose. This reeling
went on for a few min
utes until finally the
eel refused to come any
farther. Looking up
Father saw that he had
W r raped his tail
around a tree on the
opposite bank. He was
100 feet long. OH!
OH! 3!
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Thursday. September !,

j. Levi took IsadOre to t..,'
use Of the personal psoS so1s :
in speaking of firm mst s.oOA 2
Ia Leyi-Aren't we partner, !.
Why Why den must it pc always ~ ~
Out on the road the FAM Il
week Levi received this .Ou0SA
from Icy. iush VIII
Come at vonce. We b,,.
arrested and charged with ~, ,s.I g
luf to our stenographer S SSSl'
marry her?" 0nau n
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
Latin in History

Latin was reduced in writing
about the Sixth century B. C. by
the use of an alphabet derived
from the Greek alphabet of the
town of Cumae, in southern italy.
Latin became a literary language
during the Third and Second CEN
turtles, d. G.
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IT is
REPORTED
THAT-
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Walter Ottomeir left Sunday
for his home in Cheney, where he
will visit for two weeks before en-
tering the University of Washing
ton for his senior years work.
Robert Himmelsback and Mr..
Brown of Yakima spent the week
end as guests Of Mr.. Himmels-
bach's brother, Harold and family
/ on the Highlands and attended the
Kennewick Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Haugen of
North Dakota, who are house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Plowman accompanied Mrs. Plow-
man to Walla Walla Sunday and
visited with Mrs. Plowman's sis
ter.
Lucas Bros, who have had the
oiling contracts on the county
roads this summer, are moving
their equipment to Kennewick to
be stored over the winter months.
They were here today making ar
engagements for the Edwards,
Fyfe building.
Mrs. w. r. Anon, ST. of Pasa-
idena, arrived Tuesday evening from
Seattle. to visit her children, w.
R. Anon, jr. of Locust Grove, A.
&c. Anon and Mrs. C. C. Williams
of the Garden Tracts and Mrs. l.
N. Mueller of First Avenue and
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. C. Vickers and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, arrived Thurs
day afternoon and spent the week
end visiting friends here. They
! left Monday morning for Yakima
! to visit for week before going
to Pullman, where Miss Gladys
attends W.S.C. The Vickers have
spent the summer vacation visit
ing and touring the southwestern
states and the national parks.
Mrs. Andrew Bassie of Los An
geles, stopped over Tuesday to
visit Mrs. G. w. Sherk and her
daughter, Miss Beatrice on Ave.
A., while enroute to visit her old
home in Michigan. Mrs. Bassie and
the Sherks were neighbors and
friends in Michigan before coming
west.
The second division of the
ladies aid of the Methodist church
invite the first, third and fourth
division of the aid to luncheon
on September % at the parson-
age. Lunch will be served at IL:
80. The ladies plan to hold lunch
con once month thru the winter
with the different divisions as
hosteSses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague and her
daughter, Miss Mercedes, are ex-
pected to arrive Friday morning
from Centralia to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Miller and family. They
are on their way to Missoula,
Montana where the Misses Mer-
cedes Sprague and Glee Miller
will attend the university this
year.
George Plowman and Dean Yed-
lea celebrated their birthdays on
Monday afternoon, by having a
party on the Yedica lawn, where
IL boys played games until they
were tired and then repaired to
the Plowman cafe, where some
eats with a birthday cake with 10
candles around the center for
Deans years and Is in the second
ring for Georges.
William A. Kaefer of White
Bluffs, died from a self inflicted
gunshot wound in the head about
S o'clock Tuesday afternoon at thu
home of his sister, Mrs. English
He was born May %, 1884 In Ger
many and made his home in Cal
ifornia before coming to Whit
Bluffs last spring and was EN-
ployed in restaurant in Whit
Bluffs. Burial will be made at Sal
Bernardino, California.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
Civil War Rifles

During the Civil War there were
approximately 100 different makes
Of muzzIe loading army rifles. The
following makes were popular at
that time: The Springfield, Sharp's
Halls, Snyder's, Josslyn and
Scott's. The British furnished
many other types to the Confed-
crate states.
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Mrs. Palgrave Coates and son
Gushing Eels of Harper were the
guests of the st. PauPs rectory
over the weekend. They were on
their way to Walla Walla where
Cushing will enter Whitman, of
which one of his grandfathers was
q founder,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
Fame Is For the Few

Though there may be many
rich, many virtuous, many wise
men, fame must necessarily be
the portion Of but few.-Hall
Wisdom of HammuraH
Two. Thousand years before
Christ, Hammurabi hade severe
laws against rapacious money lend
ers and made the protection OF
widows and orphans and OF the
weak against the strong the card
;naI principles of law and morals.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17

While all this cussin'
is goin' on about the
prices of farm produce
and lipstick, and fe-
male cigarettes, the
weather, etc., we might
do a little cussin'
about how cheap we
are sellin' lumber with
no buyers - dog-gone
it! Lumber's lower to-
day than in many years
wish that somebody
would make me prove
it-try me out-may-
be / can.
M. N. Hudnall, editor
tail
RAMBLINGS
We offer a fish story
as told by Father Jods
1t seems he was
fishing in a small,
stream up in the Ida.
no hills and hooked ar
eel. He proceeded to
land him and found
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Too Late to Classify

FOR SALE-Ripe tomatoes, SOC
per apple box. Also Delicious
culls and windfalls. John Fergu-
son. phone 2774.
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FOR SALE-O Orchard run Delic-
ious apples, Toe box. F. Giles,
Highlands. 25-30c
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FOR SALE-Trumpet and set of
trap drums. Just the instru-
ments for the school band. Inquire
at Courier-Reporter office.
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Editorial

Thursday, September II, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-16
CUT IN INCOME TAX
SEEN IN DRY REPEAL
Source of Great Federal and
State Revenue Outlined
Through Liquor Control.

Repeal of the prohibition law would
cut personal income taxes by 80 per
cent. Henry H. Curran, president of the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment declared in a statement
made public today. Right now the law
makes payment necessary by 100000
persons who would not otherwise nave
to bear this tax, he added.
Modification Held Possibility.
Curran estimated that had the eigh-
tenth amendment been repealed year
ago the Government would be the re-
cipient of internal revenues this year on
wine, beer and spirits of 1882 ,O00,O 900
He contended this would have allowed
a reduction in personal income tax pay
ments of So for every $40 now paid.
At the same time, statement was
issued by the Congressional Districts
Modification League holding any hnal
action toward repeal by the next Con-
gress as a "supremely unlikely event" "
and urging a drive for mod1tlcatlon as
a more ready eventuality.
Curran argued that IN addition to
the saving on personal income taxes,
repeal of the dry laws would bring IN
additional revenues to wet States IRON
their own properly controlled liquor
systems"
Goes in Illicit Channels.
LAS things are now" he said, "all of
this possible revenue goes in the pockets
of the bootleggers, gunner, racketeers
and their highly organized employees,
except for such part of it as goes to
prohibition agents and the police in
graft and brides"
He contended further that Massa-
chusetts. New York. New Jersey and
Illinois, which he described as wet, are
now paying SO per cent of the total
revenue from personal income taxes.
"The States which are most clamor-
Gus in support of prohibition" Curran
asserted, do not shoulder the cost Of
the noble experiment"
The Modification League said 1t pro-
posed to place before the next Congress
a petition carrying 20000,000 names
for those favoring modification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-16
Broadway to Washington


BIG part of Broadway is going
~ to move to Washington tomor-
IA row to help the National Press
4 \ Club celebrate st. Patrick'S day
in a good old Irish way.
An Irish night" has been arranged,
which will bring together most I'M
pressive assemblage of talent, all OF
them outstanding stage, movie, concert
and radio stars, who trace their an
cestry back to the old sod.
Eddie Bowling, Broadway favorite and
star of the late smash hit, Honeymoon
Lane" is acting as impressario.
Others On Program.
He is president of Famous Artists OF
the Air, which is furnishing the pro-
gram, and here is a partial outline OF
the evenings entertainment:
Ray Dooley, FollieS star; Yacht CLUB
Boys, internationally known quartet
Just returned from engagements in Lon
don and Paris; Hal Skelly, star OF
burlesque; Lee Morse, blues crooner,
known to millions of radio listeners;
AL Shayne, the international ambas-
sador of melody; Louise Bernhardt,
concert singer of the Metropolitan
Opera Co.; the Trade Twins, vaudeville
favoriteS for years, and J. Fred Cootes,
composer of many song hits, lncluomg
the score of Sons o. Guns"
Arrangements have been made where
by both the National and Columbia
broadcasting systems will send out
portion of the entertainment on the
air over nationwide hook-ups.
Stars May Appear.
Maestro Bowling has indicated that
this imposing list will not complete his
array of talent On the long-d1stance
phone he told E. S. Leggett, president
of the Press Club, he was hopeful OF
bringing along jeanette Mcdonald and
jeanette Reed, the movie stars; Allen
Jones, the concert singer and Jack
Pearl the we'll known comedian. Kate
Smith. Washington's own, is another he
is trying to obtain.
Two special cars will bring the Press
Clubs guests to Washington for the oc-
casion. President Leggett and John D.
Erwin, a member of the club, made an
airplane trip to New York last week to
clinch the final arrangements.
The members of the Press Club will
dance before and after the show, with
Harold Veo's noted radio orchestra
rendering the music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-16
ACIear Complexion

Rudy cheeks - sparkling eyes -
most women can have. DIR. F. M.
Edwards for 20 years treated scores
of women for liver and bowel all
ments. During these years he gave
his patients a substitute for CalOmel
made of a few well-knOwn vegetable
ingredients, naming them DIR. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. Know them by
their olive color.
These tablets are wonder workers
on the liver and bowels, causing a
normal action. carrying off the waste
and poisonous matter in ones system.
If you have pale face, salIOw look,
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue,
headaches, a listless, no. good feeling,
all out of sorts, inactive bowels, take
one of DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
nightly for a time and note the
pleasing results.
Thousands of women and men take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-nOw and
then TO. keep fit. 15c, soc and Soc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-16

The intended victim, Paul Anikeief,
Soviet commercial counselor here and
chief of the trade delegation handling
the Russian fisheries dispute,
was wounded dangerously. He prob
ably would have been shot to death,
police asserted, had not dog belong
ing to a Japanese neighbor interfered.
Nobukatsu Sato, "a, later surren-
dered, declaring he was responsible for
the shooting.
Anikeieff, en- route to the Russian
embassy, had just turned his car from
the driveway of his home when the
assassin leaped to the running board of
the machine and opened fire with a