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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-22

HE hope of the world Is
that Christmas does not
grow old-fashi0ned. The
world may be cynical,
life may be hard, hand
may be raised against
hand and breast opposed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-22
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eous to the railroads, the COM
missioners felt that dollar at the
present time would be worth five
to ten dollars ten years from now
he continued, "and now the whole
situation is apparently tied up for
another three months"
The amount involved is some
thing over s3,O00,OOO to be divided
among the % counties who are
parties to the suit. The railroad.
however, has signified its willing
ness to pay half the amount due
under the proposed settlement and
place the balance in the custody OF
the court pending the outcome Of
the threatened litigation.
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-22
REAL SANTA CLAUS

THIS Christmas spirit is
! the real Santa Claus
spirit that Is universal-that
grows stronger with the years
that brings out the best In
us-a spirit that ID made up
OF kindly thought and deeds,
Of hallowed memories and Of
"Good WIZ to all.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-22
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UNDER THE MISTLETOE

aaarion-Jaek 10 getting near
oiehtsd.
Myr4ls-It dossn't follow that
ehsrs 10 anything the matter With
ahle eyes bseauss he can't sss you
efadef the niIsflstos.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-22
CHRISTMAS OR LENS

.lE s.iistea, u lis,nsiii.
rsergreens Isl he house
during the Yusei le original
" had purtn,se Dsseiltl thai
Of decoration IN ulsien ,Iays
each kind OF evergreen was
believed to cot er special bless
ings on those who passed be
meath its bousils. To pass I'm
der holly insured good for
tune throughout the year, bay
meant victory. while laurel
was supposed TO impart Q
spirit of beauty and poetry.
Missouri Farmer.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

Accused of having fired a shot
through door, slightly injuring
a man whom she said had an
noyed her, Vivian v. Pepper, 20,
is to be arraigned in Police Court
today on a charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon.
According to police, the girl
was at friends apartment at
317 Third st. S. E., yesterday
when Robert McNeely, 1925 Nine,
teenth st. N. w., called to see
her. She and McNeely became
engaged in an argument and he
left the apartment, it is said.
The argument was then re-
sumed at the door and the girl
is said to have slammed the door
and then fired a pistol shot
through the panel. Flying splint-
ers from the door struck McNeely
near the eye and he made a re-
port to police who arrested the
girl. She is now free on $1,000
cash collateral and will be given
a hearing this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
D. K. PREDICTED.
ON TRACTION
COMBINE
Sen. King Believes Both Senate
And House Are Ready to
Approve Measure

Final though belated ap-
proval by Senate and House
committees of amended bills
for the unification of the
city's street car and bus lines
was predicted today by Sen
ator William H. King IDD.
Utah, ranking minority mem
Der of the Senate District
Committee.
Both committees this week were
to scan eleventh-hour changes
suggested by Richmond Keech,
Peoples counsel; William NICK.
Clayton, public utilities COM
mittee chairman of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association; the
Public Utilities Commission and
possibly others.
Senator King recalled that
years ago, when a member of the
House, he advocated merger
legislation but the proposal at
that time did not take hold.
Now, he believes, sentiment both
in and out of Congress is for an
immediate consolidation of trans
portation agencies here and only a
few details are to be worked out.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Tip on Rutherford Death
Worth $40 to Times

The report on the death of
Representative Samuel Ruther-
ford, of Georgia, in his suite at
the Hamilton Hotel, given to The
Times shortly after the body was
discovered, was awarded first
prize of $40 in the weekly Wash
ington Times Newstip Contest.
The suspension of 10 members
of the Georgetown football squad
from duty in the dining hall for
alleged gambling, reported to The
Times by a student at the uni
versity, won second prize of SO.
It isn't very juicy news when
q sober COW discovers a still on
the mountainside, but when that
same COW ambleS from the still in
an inebriated condition and
nurses a hangover. that's news,
The tip on this yarn about a
Harpers Ferry, w. Va, cow was
awarded the SIS third prize.
The tip on the man who
jumped off Key Bridge in an al
legged suicidal attempt and then
swan ashore won the fourth prize
of So.
Six 50 awards were made for
the following stories: The police
chase which landed one car in
the Tidal Basin, another up
tree and the driver of one of the
cars in the hospital; wreck of
walter Reed Hospital ambulance
ct Sixteenth and Monroe SITS. N.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
RECHECK LISTS
Of THOSE ABLE
To AID CAUSE
Final Report of Contributions
to Be Made Tomorrow
Noon at Willard

Refusing to admit the posi-
bility of failure, Community
Chest workers are intensifying
their efforts to gather the
100000 needed to meet the
1882 quota of $2,601, 900.
Committee and unit chairmen
have re-checked the lists and
will make a final effort to reach
every prospective giver.
Results of the solicitation over
the week end will be reported at
the final luncheon meeting of
workers at the Willard Hotel to-
morrow noon.
Every cent of the $2,601, 900
quota will be sorely needed before
the year is over, according to
Elwood Street, director. He said:
The quota was reduced to
the absolute minimum by the
members Of the budget COM
mittee. Later reports and OBJ
ServatiOnS have caused many Of
us to question whether we will
be able to meet the demands of
our needy and hungry with the
goal we have set"
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
TAX|MEN FACE
P. j, {. SUIT

The Public Utilities Comrnis-
sion took under advisement to-
day a proposal to enter suit
against the Bell Cab and the City
Cab companies to assess them
for costs of preparing transcripts
and records of the companies ap-
peal against the taxicab order in
the District Supreme Court.
A similar procedure was fol
lowed by the commission in a suit
against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company following
public hearing by the commits
sion. This suit is now pending in
the court.
The suit is based on section
of the Public Utilities act which
provides that expenses of a pro
ceeding before the commission
by a utility shall be borne by the
utility.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
PLANSDUE SOON
ON SAN|TOR|UM

Municipal Architect Albert l..
Harris assured the Tuberculous
Children's Sanitorium Committee
today that plans will be ready by
April Is for advertising for con-
tracts on the sanitorium to be
built near Glendale, Md.
The committee called a special
meeting today in the office of
Health Officer William c. Fowler
to determine the reason for the
continued delay.
Mrs. Ernest R. Grant. chairman
of the committee, pointed out
that three years ago the act
authorizing the expenditure of
$50O,OOO for the sanitorium was
signed by President Coolidge;
that in August, 1880, the site was
purchased and that plans for the
buildings were finally approved
last october.
Although no contract has been
let for the buildings, low bid
of $92, 300 has been received from
the Minter Homes Corporation,
of Dundalk, Md. for construction
of the nurses building.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
ILL, GETS
NEW LAWYERS

Two more lawyers today notified
District Supreme Court that they
have been retained by G. Bryan
Pitts, former executive head of the
F. H. Smith Company, now in Dis
trict Jail under two sentences
totalling IS years.
This brought the number Of
lawyers who have been retained by
Pitts from time to time to II.
The two who entered the case
today were Theodore F. Van Dorm,
of New York, and Sidney Roche,
of the District bar.
Pitts has been in Gallinger Hos
pital seriously ill for several days,
due to hemorrhage of the nose.
At the hospital today, it was
said the question of giving him a
blood TRANSMISSION had not been de-
cided. The hemorrhages con-
tinued during the night, but ap-
peared to be stopped today.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
FiUe Air Exhibits
Free to Bi Visitors

Bicentennial visitors to Wash
ington will have free access to
five separate aeronautical ex-
hibits. These are now being ar
ranged by the Army Air Corps,
Naval Air Service, aeronautical
branch of the Department of
Commerce, Smithsonian InStitu-
ton and commercial air trans
port lines.
Special guides, able to answer
questions and explain details, will
be provided, according to DR..
George C. Havenner, executive
vice chairman of the District
Bicentennial Commission.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
D. c. BANK BILL
UNDER SENATE
SCRUTINY
Hearings Also Due on Bone Dry
Measure; Many Expected to
Testify at Session

Starting another week of ac-
tivity for the Senate District
Committee, the insurance and
banking subcommittee, Sena-
tor John j. Blaine (R.) Wis
consin, chairman, was to open
hearings this afternoon on leg
islation proposed by the Comp
troller of the Currency to
tighten the regulations apply
ing to banks, trust companies
and building and loan asSo-
Citations in the Capital.
These hearings will be followed
tomorrow by resumption of con-
sideration of the Howell bill for
a drastic prohibition enforcement
code for the District.
Many to be On Hand
Both wet and dry organizations
have given notice they would have
a large number of witnesses pres
ent.
The full District group will con-
slider the Howell measure. 1t re-
ceived a favorable report in the
past session, but Senate vets
blocked a vote on the floor.
Bills governing the release OF
trusts securing real estate loans
and to protect holders of indus
trial life insurance policies are
also scheduled for scrutiny and
action by the Senate District Com
mittee during the week.
Rail Damage Bill
Other measures awaiting early
report include the street car mer-
ger bill; authorization for adjudi-
cation by the courts of the dispute
between the Treasury department
and the owners of the Mt. Yer
non, Alexandria and washington
Railway over damages incident
to the forced abandonment of its
terminal here, the site having
been condemned by the Govern
ment in its building program, and
several other routine bills on the
committee calendar.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
College Personnel
Group to, Meet Here

The ninth annual conference
of the American College Per-
sonnel Association will be held in
the Hotel Washington here be-
ginning next Wednesday and
lasting three days. About so
prominent college officials will
take part. according to Miss
Lillian M Barbour, of Ohio State
University, secretary of the con-
ference.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
SCHOLARSHIP.
WON BY GIRL
Times Staff Photo

The fifth graduate of Central
High School to receive the award,
Miss Sidney Hamilton, lis Rock
Greek Church Road N. W., has re-
ceived one of the scholarships to
Swarthmore College for next year,
it was announced today.
Miss Hamilton, who will be
graduated from Central in June,
in addition to achieving a high
scholarship, has been active as
associate editor of the school
paper, a member of the student
government council, and a mem
ber of the National Honor So
ciety.
The scholarship was established
by Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel White,
of Atlantic City, in 1925. Since
the first award seven years ago,
no other school has had the honor
of having more than one sue
ceSSful applicant.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
SHOTS At DOOR.PAGEANT MARKS
H0[D GIRL, 20 BAL PROGRAM
Times Staff Photo
MARGARET

A pageant in two parts, depict
ing the Poetry of the Sea" and
the Fantasy of the Sea-" will be
the outstanding entertainment at
the Bal Boheme, the Arts Club
annual fete, at the Willard Hotel
tonight.
The pageant, "Neptune's Re
view," will be followed by grand
march of those in costume. Three
prizes will be awarded for the
most outstanding costumes.
One of the attractions will be
the Seaport Cabaret" during the
dancing following the pageant.
The ball will open at 10 p. m.
Half the proceeds of the tickets
will be donated for relief of the
unemployed.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

w.; the confession of a Culpeper,
Va, man that he killed one man
and wounded another when they
attacked him at his home; cap
ture of deer on the Million Dol
lar Bridge; dismissal of $50 Cen
sus Bureau employees and. the au,
tomobile wreck in which a young
student for the priesthood was
killed
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Secrecy VeiLs Hunt
For JeUeL ThieUeS

Search for three young men in
connection with a $2,5OO jewelry
robbery of the Julius Garfinckle
store is being conducted by police
today under veil of secrecy.
1t is learned, however, that the
three men went into the store
late Saturday and, while two en-
gagged a clerk in conversation, a
third pocketed a tray of jewelry
and left.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Problem of Children
Who Work Is Tonic

Problems of child welfare work
ers will be discussed by Miss
Mary Wootten, chief of the spe-
cial permit bureau of the Child
Labor Department of Maryland,
at the February meeting of the
Montgomery County League Of
Women Voters Friday at the
Women's Club of Bethesda.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Bus Operator Fined
Following Collision

Twenty-seven cases were on the
docket of the Alexandria police
court today. Fines of $50 and
costs we're imposed on four pro-
hibition law violators. James "A.
Taylor, driver of an Alexandria
Washington bus, was fined $25
and costs for colliding with an
Alexandria, Washington and Bar
croft bus Saturday night.
: Ten speeders forfeited $5 to
$40 each,
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Engineers Plan
An Custer Roast

Washington Section, American
Institute of Mechanical Engi-
neers. will hold its sixth annual
oyster roast at the Capital Yacht
Club, Eleventh and Water Sts.
S W., Thursday at $50 p. m.
Joseph Dixon, former governor
of Montana, and Albert w. At
wood. will speak.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
CiUitans Will Dine
Tomorrow Night

The Civitan Club of Washing
ton will entertain at dinner to-
morrow evening at the Hotel
Lafayette.
A surprise is promised by "a
wellknown Civitan acquainted
widely in the theatrical profeS-
SION"
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Justice Stafford
LdU Dinner Speaker

Associate Justice Wendell P.
Stafford, of the District Supreme
Court, will be the principal
speaker at the annual banquet OF
the Washington College of Law
Saturday, February 20, at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Dean Grace Hays Riley will pre-
side,
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
KATE SMITH GUEST

The weekly luncheon of the
Women's National Press Club will
be held tomorrow at the Willard
Hotel. Kate Smith, Washington
radio star, will be the guest Of
honor.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
CITIZENS TO GATHER

The next regular meeting of
the American University Park
Citizens Association will be held
in Hurst Hall on the grounds of
the American University, Wednes-
day at 8 %. m.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Cat Scratches Send
Child to HOSDitdL

Evelyn Henry, 8, 731 S. Henry
St., was so badly scratched by
her pet cat yesterday that she
required hospital treatment. She
was taken to the Alexandria Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
HURST HALL MEET

The American University Park
Citizens Association will meet
Wednesday night at Hurst Hall.
American University. Massachu'
sets and Nebraska Avenues
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
GILBERT SEI.DES


these United States by colossal and unprecedented
grand larceny of simple fundamental elemental rights,
but also at the patience of the millions who suffer-
ing from that stupidity
Something like two million rules, regulations stat
utes and laws which clutter the records of Congress-
the various State legislatures municipalities, county and
township administrations have heaped up colossal
mountain of indigntes poor Mr. and Mrs Jonathan
c. Citizen which have left them bewildered indignant,
resentful hog-tied, crippled crushed and rampagngy
rebeliOuS and contemptuOus.
"How many of this vast body of laws and statutes
exist for the simple purpose of making the lives of the
men, women and children of this nation happier and
richer and more contented?...
Life? Most of us today must excuse ourselves for
living. We know from which direction the boot
logger or the officer may start shooting Liberty?
Two hundred thousand of people each and every
are marching in out of the prisons of the nation
millionaire or pauper, merchant or mendcant, shop
keeper budding Shakespeare, of knows when
the long and wrahful of the law will reach out
toss us into the hoosegow.
Have Drink
millions who to shores to enjoy simple
liberties suddenly found they criminals for taking
naenabe right to take swig from the demjohn were
regmented into fear of strange and awful law conceived
through native Chekha of thousands of and
spies. The greatest patriot became through these in
ferna perversons of the Constitution the spy, the
snooper the sneak premium placed on the treach
and the nfamy of the agent the pro-
hibon forces. And by this strange perverson of
ernenta purpose the merry bootegger become the
modem hero reflected unconscOusy in the movie gorltlca
tion of underworld characters.
"Of the pursuit of happiness need be said
than that the good housewife of today is always surprised
when hubby returns from his daily to-if he be
one of the fortunate today who can boast of job
INHALED unsubpoenaed
"What the country needs today is not good five-cent
cigar That appears to have been well taken Of
What needs is grand roundup national scale by
the citizens this United States of all the snoopers
spes sneaks, cheap politicians fake reformers long
nosed Purtan sads prosecutors and prosecutors who
have made life miserable for the vast body polite
"Al these gentlemen should be given territory to
live in by themselves where they nfct their various
nostrums reforms rules, regulations and twisted dis
torted ideals upon each other.
This will give the rest of poor sinners chance for
brief period of happiness raise another crop
of reformers who will again. in the natural cycle of
human events devote themselves to the destruction Of
life liberty and the simple elemental pursuit Of human
hannneSS"
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
BOY BREAKS ARM

Harry Jones, jr., II, broke his
arm while playing football on a
vacant lot in Alexandria yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

strikes me as desirable that people
should think, once in while, about
such simple little things as life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. l
also have feeling that even if things
calm down in China we are likely to
be engulfed very soon by a tidal
wave-of politics. So we might as
well go down thinking of good things
instead of trivial ones.
Who Is Stupid?
"This apparently simple purpose of
government" Mr.. Warshawsky says,
has been so tragically obscured in
recent years that we are driven to
wonder not only at the stupidity of
the politicians who have taken the
Government awav from the neonIe of
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
True to Type
THE THREE CRACES
OF AMER CA
DES RED
Rv GILBERT SELDES-

~ OMMENTING on my remark that 1.-The object of
~ laws should be the happiness of the citizens Mr.
Sam Warshawsky has written me letter, too long for
this space, but demanding liberal quotation. think it
is over-colored and perhaps little too angry, but it
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-03
TO OBSERVE i4oth ANNIVERSARY

Montesano, Wash.-"Contrary to the
opinion of many persons, the discover
les Of Capt. Robert Gray, the 10th
anniversary of which is to be observed
May to IL, are of Importance to the
entire Pacific Northwest, and not
merely to Southwestern Washington, !"
declared A. Wendell Bracket, secre-
tary of the Robert Gray Memorial
Association, here.
ut was these discoveries, although
their story is much neglected" Brack-
EFT continued, that gave the United
States its initial claim to all of the
territory drained by the Columbia
river. This is of interest to Oregon
and Idaho, as much as to Washington,
although Gray never penetrated far
inland.
"It is hoped that the anniversary
will receive attention throughout the
entire Oregon country"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-03
CHAPTER RECEIVES GIFT.


At the regular meeting OF Island
Chapter No. ITO, O. E. S., held on
Wednesday evening, a very pleasant
surprise came to the chapter in the
form of beautifully bound copy OF
the Holy Bible, gift most charmingly
presented by MI. and Mrs. Jack
Gabourel.
Since coming to Vashon to make
their home more than year ago, the
Gabourels have attended Island Chap
ter and have endeared themselves to
those who have been privileged to
know them in this way. Sister Lillian
Williams, Worthy Matron in behalf OF
the chapter graciously accepted this
gift and expressed the pleasure it had
afforded the chapter in having the
association of Mr. and Mrs. Gabourel
and that Island Chapter will carry on
it's work inspired by this lovely gift
from Peggy and Jack" as they are
known and loved at Eastern Star.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-03
100000 CUT IN SCHOOL
COST PROMISED STATE

Spokane-If the people knew all the
facts about tax inequalities in Wash
ington, N. D. Showalter, superintend
ent of public instruction, said they
would rebel.
"Only IS per cent of the people,
the superintendent declared, "are pay
ing the taxes, and some are paying
forty times as much as others on a
given valuation"
AS for the schools, he explained
100000 was cut from the cost OF
operation in 1881, and he predicted
100000 would be cut this year.
"And in most cases." he concluded
"the economies have not been made at
the expense of efficiency"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-03
NORTHWEST GAIN SLIGHT AS
COAST EGG OUTPUT RISES

While California receipts continued
to show a normal seasonal increase
egg production held practically un-
changed in Washington and rose only
fractionally in Oregon during the week
ended Saturday, February 81. The
decline of the output from last year
has been slightly reduced in all three
states, a Department of Agriculture
review reports.
CALIFORNIA; upturn was considerably
larger than in previous periods this
year with thirty-three packing plants
receiving 47,o21 cases. This was a
gain of 6.74 per cent over the pre-
ceding week, while the drop from the
same 1881 period was cut to 26.55 per
cent.
Combined receipts in Washington
and oregon's thirty EIGHT plants were
only up SO per cent with the output
totaling 3609s cases. A decline Of
25.a6 per cent was recorded when the
figures were compared with the same
week year ago.
All Coast markets held steady tc
firm throughout the week while Cali
fornia prices were generally cent
higher by the close of the period
Reports from hatcheries of increased
orders for future deliveries indicate
that producers have more confidence
in the future market.
Storage demand is reported to be
progressing more slowly this year as
holdings showed gain of ony 3,7l6
cases during the week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-03
FEBRUARY DEATH LIST
HEAVIEST IN SEVERAL YEARS

An increase in natural deaths wa.
largely responsible for an increase ii
cases handled last month by Coroner
William j. Jones.
Last months total was 1853, the
greatest February death list for King
County in six years.
There were 1ls natural death:
AGAINST 81 year ago in February; Il
suicides, equaling February, 1881;
traffic fatalities against Is in Feb
ruary year ago; Is domestic acct
dents against IL the preceding Feb
ruary; 2 industrial accidents against
6; street car fatality, the same as
in February. 1881, and homicides
against year ago.