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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-10-13
Six-Weeks Exams

Dealers in midnight oil have
during the past week thought the
depression ended.
An investigation here has re-
yealed that the increase demand
had been brought about by the
coming of the first six weeks class
examinations.
A trip through the residential
districts during the, late hours of
the night brought to light many of
the students with their heads
bent over books, and note refer
ences, examining for their exams
that took place during the latter
part Of last week.
Report cards will be given out
Wednesday. October 70.
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into town, building several houses
one now occupied by J. B. Camn-
bell and developing another tract
east of the N. P. bridge.
Twelve or fourteen years apo
the family moved to Camas A
Clark county, where son-in-Iaw
E. A. Reed, worked in the paper
mill Buying 40 acres on Prune
Hill, Mr.. Spence and Will went ex.
tensively into the strawberry bus.
mess. About three years ago Mrs
Spence died. Since then Mr.. Spence
lived with q daughter in Canada
where he died. His body was brot
to Camas, where he was buried
September 10.
He leaves daughter in Canada
Will Spence, farming near Canas
and Viola, Mrs. E. A. Reed, 81
Camas.
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8 percent; seventh 81; 900, 8 1-2
percent; eighth 81 900, 4 percent;
ninth 81 900, A 1-2 percent; tenth
81 900, 5 percent; eleventh 81 900,
5 1-2 percent; twelfth $1,000,
percent; in excess of $12, 900, 2
percent.
The state tax commission is
charged with the administration Of
the act. Aggrieved individuals may
have q hearing before county
board composed Of three taxpay-
ers. Corporations who desire may
appear and protest before the tax
commission. Appeals may be TAX
en- by appropriate steps from the
county board to the tax commits
sion and from that body to the SUI
perior court. sd y
The bill contains penalty clauses
for false returns, failure to make
return and divulg ring net incomes.
The tax commission is directed
to transmit receipts TO the state
treasurer, who sh1ll deposit them
to the credit Of tie state current
school fund, and they must be used
exclusively for the reduction or
elimination Of the annual proper
~ tax levy for that fund. Any
surplus shall be applied, next, to
The funds for state institutions Of
hio2seqr 1earnin1 AMI any ha1snreu
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AGRICULTURE TRIP TO
PULLMAN

Friday evening, October Z, eight
members of the agricultural
classes and their instructor, Mr..
F. &. Barbee made trip to Pull
man to attend the livestock. judg-
ing contest held there Saturday,
October 8. Those who went were
Lyle Neel, Leroy Thamke, John
Stafford, Bill Bergen, Sterling
Tucker, Byron ILampson, Albert
Knight and Leslie Lewis.
The team, composed of Lamp
son, Tucker and knight placed
second from last but even that
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-10-13

With the death of Archie D.
Spence came the passing of an
other of those courageous pioneers
who helped to transform the des-
ert sands of Kennewick into q
land of plenty.
Mr.. Spence was born in Que
bee, Canada, 70 years ago. In 1908
he and his family came to Kenne-
wick settled on a 50-acre tract in
sec. z now owned by c. G. Camp
bell, planting to alfalfa, straw
berries and fruit trees. A few
years later he sold out and moved
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Prepared and Edited By Students the Kenneck High School

of 1910. The Phantoms had much
trouble stopping the big Cardinal
line and backfield and therefore
many consistent gains were regis
tered.
Kennewick missed a fine chance
to score in the second quarter when
they marched IS yards up the field
only to lose the ball on the Waits
burg 4-yard line because of two
costly fumbles. The Waitsburg
passing attack was working like
charm as the tall receivers
snagged passes over the Phan-
TOMS reach.
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Turtle Racing

The only species of racing turtles
are the box and gopher turtles. Gal
apagos turtles "a giant race of land
turtles now nearly extinct). when
captive in geological gardens, can
be made to move in any desired d.
rection by holding a pole to which
banana or 9. carrot Is attached in
front of their noses. In gopher tur.
tie races the turtles were released
from beneath stubs In the center Of
a circle and travel to the margin,
and the one which first reaches the
edge Is the winner.
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could not make the trip a failure.

could not make the trip a failure.
The contest consisted of seven
classes. There was one class each
of Shorthorns, Herfords, Holsteins
and Jerseys and commercial draft
horses. The horses were of one of
the unusual features of the con-
test as it is very rares that class
of horses are obtainable.
Sunday the same group visited
the u. of Idaho where they saw
some exceptionally fine stock.
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STATE W.C.T.U.
TO MEET HERE
OCT. Is TO q
CONTINUED from Page IL

Continued from Page ~
liver an address of welcome to the
White Ribbon delegates.
Supt. w. S. Hodge will give the
greeting to the convention from
the schools, Mrs B. I. Whitney
from the Woman's club and DR.. L.
j. Aldrich from the churches.
Mrs. Lee Lampson is general
chairman of the convention; Mrs.
T. w. Payne, assignment chair
man; Mrs. C. Larsen has charge
of the registration; Mrs. H. ]. Ca
pell. transportation; Mrs. Emma
Hampton, Pasco, seating; Mrs. A.
v. Lewis, banquet; Mrs. H. A.
Linn, information and literature
table in charge Of Mrs. Carrie
Lampson.
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attle and Chehalis. Delegates were
nresent from a majority of the
thirty-four county tuberculosis
leagues and plans for the coming
sale. which opens November 25th,
were outlined. -.
Mr.. Newcomb, who is on an ex-
tensive trip, which will take him
to Is states, viii return to the Ma
tional Association offices in New
York about November LIST.
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matter favorably and was hoped
to have more favorable action
from these in time so that the plan
could be put into effect the first
Of the year. Briefly, the plan pro-
vides for 25c initiation fee for
Pomona, but the dues being paid
In such way that the money
comes back to the Pomona either
directly or as expenses for the
delegates.
It was brought out by some Of
the members that the Buena Vista
and Whitstran Oranges were not
very active and suggestions were
made for visiting days. The matter
was finally put in the hands of a
committee and arrangements made
for visit to Whitstran, Friday
evening, October IA, and to Buena
Vista Tuesday, October 25 Each
person attending was supposed to
take their lunch in sack and the
visited Grange to furnish coffee.
Reports of subordinate Oranges
were heard with more or less the
same action being shown in all
Oranges with probably Vale lead
ing in the amount of work being
done and reported upon 1t has
been more or less cessation Of
action during the summer, but all
Oranges seem to becoming quite
active now.
Initiative No. 81 was brought up.
before Pomona and after consid-
cradle discussion vote was pass
ed urging Changers to vote against
this measure
A resolution of coincidence was
passed and the secretary instruct
ed to send this to the family Of U.
S. Case and copy to be sent to
the State Grange News, and one
to be spread upon the minutes.
The lecture hour program was
under the direction Of Mrs. Harriet
Joyce and Mrs. Vera Simmelink,
Locust Grove lecturers.
The program was as follows:
I. "Let Me Call You Sweet
heart" Locust Grove orchestra.
Personnel: Evelyn Edwards, .pi-
ano; Lucille Heberlein, trombone;
Gilbert Edwards, mandolin; Lynn
cite Heberlein, violin; Cecil Ed
wards, saxophone; Marguerite
Root, clarinet; Irene Heberlein,
clarinet. IS.
Dancing numbers. 1. Seven
: Jumps: 2, Crest Hen. Neil Sim
nlelink, Donald Larlin, Ruth SAT-
ford and Ruby Stafford, accompan-
led on piano by Evangeline Ness.
s. Vocal solo. Glenna Kinkaid,
accompanied on piano by Euarda
Vinson.
4. Skit, aThe Stupid Witness
N. ". Heberlein, Ralph Stafford,
Gilbert Clodfelter.
5. Quinten by Locust Grove. Roy
IArkin, Vera Simmelink, Lyle
Sfmmelink, Mrs. j. G. Dennis.
Shirley Sirnmelink, accompanied on
piano by Mrs. j. C. Swayze.
6. Play, when 3 Bargains a
Bargain" Evangeline Ness, Ora
May Lyons, Lyn Beightol, Lyle
Simmelink, Shirley Simmelink,
Bud IIarkin.
Invitation to meet with Kiona-
Benton for November meeting was
accepted.
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INITIATIVE 60

For years the cost of our state
county and municipal governments
have been betrayed almost ex-
clusively from general proper
" tax. The result has been an In
creasing burden on property with
. corresponding decline IN real
property values. The cost of gov
eminent has increased and cannot
be curtailed without jeopardizing
efficiency. The income tax bill
has been proposed to furnish .
source Of revenue, which win re-
Heve the strain on tangible prop
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c H y r G H Els

- - 1sA%9
Church e tie Nssafese
~. i. Hanson, Pastor
Sunday school at 10.
Meenin9 worship at IL.
n. Z s. hour 1t $50.
Evening service ct 7:30.
Prayer meetings 1t the church
on Wednesday,. 1850.
Cottage, Friday night, 1880.
"A friendly welcome awaits Won
at any or al Of these services.
Methodist
10 am. Sunday school, in de-
partments, Floyd Hutchins. sun
erintendent "A fine orchestra of
dozen or more pieces is making
9 real contribution at the SUNDAY
school hour.
II am. Morning worship Snh.
ject, For Christ and Homeland y
setting forth some Of the nav.
and places in which we have besr
privileged to have . part II H..
redemption Of our own land Snec
ial music. 49,
$50 pm: Epworth League. Jun.
ior high school and adult oronrs.
1880 pm. Evening service Snh
ject, Following Jesus This III,
be one OF the @fifty-nine.r sinc :.
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New Rule Suited Twain

Mark Twain once went to borrow
book from neighbor's library.
The owner said he would be happy
to accommodate him, but he had
adopted rule that any volume
taken from his library must be used
on the premises.
The next week the neighbor
dropped over for the loan Of Marks
lawn mower.
Take it and welcome" chirruped
Mark, .'only under recently adopt
ed policy 1t is only to be used on
the premises. Golden Book Maya
zine.
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WAITsBURG 10. KENNEWIcK d

Friday afternoon, October d,
Kennewick Phantoms went down
to defeat at the hands of the
Waitsburg Cardinals by a: score
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kennewhcklPasco Lutheran
Rev. H. F. Hammer, Pastor
Divine services Sunday, Octo-
Der at 11:15 am.
Sunday school. at 9:45 am.
Choir and orchestra rehearsal
every Friday evening at 8 pm.
No rehearsal Friday, October ID.
/. You are invited.
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SUI, 1uShSF anu hUlSuC placed
second from last but even that
erty. Similar laws are in success
full operation in a number OF
states. 1t does not increase the
amount of taxes to be collected,
but will decrease by the amount
realized from its operation, the
revenue to be raised from either
sources.
The bill proposes to levy and
collect a tax on the net income of
every person residing within the
State of Washington, or from his
personal representative in case of
death, and from every non-resi-
dent upon such income as is de-
rived from property located or
business transacted within the
state. Net income" is defined as
gross incomes less allowable de-
auctions.
Gross income includes:
/. Rents, dividends from stocks,
money from loans and notes.
2. All wages, salaries and fees
derived from services.
3. All profits from the trans
action of business or sale or dis
position of real estate or other
capital assets.
4 All royalties from mines or
possession or use Of franchise.
5. Life insurance paid.
s. All other gains, profits or in
come derived from any source
whatever excep tsuch as is de-
clared exempt.
Corporations may deduct from
gross income the following:
l. Wages and salaries, ordinary
and necessary expenses and cash
bonuses.
E 2. In cases of mines, natural
deposits and timber, q reasonable
allowance for depletion and de-
probation of improvements.
8. Losses actually sustained and
not compensated by insurance or
otherwise.
4. Taxes except local improve
ment assessments.
5. Dividends
s. Amounts distributed to pa
trans.
2. Contributions for exclusively
public purposes, such IS to !
community chest fund.
Persons may deduct from gross
income the following:
/. Wages paid.
2. Ordinary and necessary ex-
penses in carrying on profession
pr business.
3. Uncompensated losses.
A. Dividends.
5. Interest paid on existing IN
debtedness.
s. Taxes other than inherftanee
tax and local Improvement Asses-
Inents. 4 .s.z
Z. Contributions to religious,
charitable and exclusively public
purposes.
Income derived from any at the
following is exempt:
I. Pensions from the United
States.
2, Inheritances and gifts.
8. Insurance received on : life
policy except when payable TO !
corporation or partnership.
A. Income Of mutual savings
hanks and similar institutions not
organized for profit. Z
sss S. Income which is exempt from
state income tax under Federal or
state constitution.
After the tax is computed each
person is allowed to deductions
therefrom as follows:
L. If an individual, $500.
2. If husband and wife or head
of family, $3.50.
8. For each dependent child m-
der 18 years Of age, $500.
4. For each disabled dependent,
$500.
S. Taxes on residence property
owned.
6. Taxes on other property pro
vfded the amount does not exceed
so percent Of the income tax 9th
el.wise ayable.
Tax to be levied and collected on
4 A. Kill iii
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First Church of Christ. Scientist
Pasco, Washington
Authorized branch of the Moth.
en- Church, The First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass!
holds services Sunday morning at
Ii o'clock, Sunday school at 9:45'
Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock
Reading room in the church edl-
flee is open Wednesday and Sat-
urday afternoons, except holidays,
from 2:30 to 4:30, also Wednes-
day evenings at z o'clock.
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Lynn Brown has been quite i'll
with throat trouble, but is better
at present.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
II. A. Schultz, pastor
10 am. Sabbath school-every
Saturday morning. Classes for the
children and adults.
Ii am. Preaching services. All
are welcome.
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we have adopted for the fall and
winter a series of evening services
varied in form and characterm, but
uniform in that they continue fif-
ty-nine minutes from start to I'm
ish. Remember, this is one OF the
fifty-nine. Special music. Cordial
welcome, come and bring friend.
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LOCUST GROVE
PLAYS HOST TO
co. POMON "a

Confined from mage ~
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T. B. SEAL SALE
HOLDS SCOURGE
UNDER CONTROL

Continued from Page II
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
POLICE MACHINE
CUNNERS SHOOT
EIGHT IN CROWD
81 Persons Seized When
Chicago Cops Halt Pro-
test Session.
United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, May 7.GFour demon
strators were in the hospital to-
day with broken legs and four
others suffering from minor bullet
wounds after police quelled a pro-
test gathering at suburban MelroSe
Park with machine gun fire.
Under arrest we're thirty-seven
persons, including two women,
charged with being leaders OF a
demonstration of 300 persons who
we're charged by firemen, police and
county highway patrolmen when
they waved red flags.
None Of those INFUSED we're hurt
seriously. Police said wounding Of
the men was an accident.
Officer James Bronze, who car
ried submachine gun, said he was
attacked by the rioters and beaten
to the ground. In falling, he said,
his weapon was discharged.
The demonstrators said they first
gathered at Bellwood, a suburb
AACcA 4ACAOoC pain w it'll pO4tCc
ordered them to dispense, the group
of 300 started to march in orderly
fashion to the neighboring village.
1t was here that a disturbance had
occurred in the May day celebration.
When the parade reached this
village, police, forwarned by their
comrades at Bellwood, deployed
about the main street to greet the
demonstrators.
Members Of the parade said the
police charged them swinging clubs
and batons. Firemen stationed at
hydrants played water on the crowd.
AS the men and women scattered
in confusion, police began to fire on
them, they declared. They charged
the machine-gunning was inten-
tional on the part of officers and
that four rounds were fired.
The International Labor Defense
committee said the meeting was
called in protest of just such tao
tics as were displayed by the police
Friday.
In previous gatherings at Melrose
Park, they said, Shirley Mason,
feminine Communist, was arrested
without cause and Tom McKenna,
Chicago secretary of the American
Civil Liberties Union, beaten and
given a broken jaw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
MINNESOTA U.
SENIOR CHIEF is
KIDNAP VICTIM
Disappeared Wednesday
Night on Way to Call on
COED; Returns Friday.
By United Prem

bH LHfffN FFffs
MINNEAPOLIS, May THE Uni
versity of Minnesota campus. in
turmoil for a month with a series
Of violent student political out
breaks. was aroused again today by
the purported kidnapping of the
senior class president.
The student, Richard MORGAN Of
Minneapolis. returned to his home
Friday night in what was described
as an exhausted condition, after
having disappeared on Wednesday
night while en- route to call on
coed.
MORGAN told a story Of having
been kidnapped from his automobile
by a group Of men. whom he be-
lieved to be students. He said he
could not identify any Of them and
had no idea where he was held
prisoner.
University authorities were to
question him regarding his story.
Student opinion was divided over
the kidnapping" some regarding it
as a publicity stunt.
MORGAN was to have led the grand
march at the senior prom held Fri
day night. Inasmuch as his disap-
pearance conceded with reports
that tickets for the ball we're SELL
ing poorly, college officials first be-
lieved the affair was devised TO
bring more money in at the box
Office
The youths parents, however.
demanded that Lotus d. Coffman,
president of the university, act TO
apprehend the abductors. and asked
Governor Floyd B. Olson to in
vestigate conditions on the campus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
Last Call for Recruits
in Times Radio Contest
Indiana Ballroom Will Be
Scene of Finals Tonight;
Many Entered.

The Times and the Indiana Roof
ballroom today sound the final call
for recruits TO The Times Charlie
Davis Amateur Radio Contest. which
started in the ballroom last Tues
day night.
The talent hunt is being spon-
sored at the instigation Of Charlie
Davis, former Indiana theater
master of ceremonies. who presents
his dance orchestra in the Indiana
ballroom. His opinion that there is
an abundance of talent in Indian
apolis and vicinity has been proved
by the great number Of entries.
Last preliminary of the contest
will be held in the ballroom at 1880
tonight. Winners will compete
later in the evening with the Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday night
winners for the championship. a
share in the cash prizes totaling
SIS, a one-week engagement in the
Indiana ballroom, and an addition,
without charge. in radio station
WINS Cincinnati studios.
Any talented person over Is years
Of age is eligible to compete. (Only
recitations are barred0
Judges are Walter D. Hickman,
Times dramatic critic; Frank Sharp,
WFBM program director: DeSsa
Byrd, Circle theater organist; Don
Hastings, of the Pep Unlimited
Club. and Charlie Davis.
Friday night winners were:
Miss Shirley Cable, 1877 Newman
street; a trio, Alvin Pavey, Byron
Gettings and William Hoening, 233
West Twenty-ninth street: Flana-
gan sisters, $40 North Hamilton
street, and Eddie Allen, 1893 Win
ton etreat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
is TEXAS VOTES TO BE
GARNERED BY GARNER
Easy Victory viii Raise His Total
Strength to Ninety.

By United Press
DALLAS. Tex, May John
Nance Garner, Speaker Of the
House, is supported for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination with
Texas forty-six votes. it developed
today as precinct presidential con-
ventions were held throughout the
state.
No organized effort will be made
to obtain second-choice instructions
for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
of New York, according to T. Whit
Davidson, Dallas, president of the
Roosevelt-for- President Clubs in
Texas.
With Texas forty-six votes and
the forty-four he won by defeating
Roosevelt and former Governor AL
fred E. Smith, in California. Garner
will have ninety votes supporting
him.
I'VE are for Garner as long as
there is a reasonable possibility of
his nomination" Davidson said.
But We are opposed to any coalition
to block the Chicago convention, or
any movement led by John j. RaS-
kob or Smith"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-07
OPPOSE COAL MEASURE
Merchants Fear Bill First Step in
U. S. Ownership.

A resolution opposing the con-
gresSional Davis-Kelly bill to stabil-
ize the coal industry as the first
step in government ownership, was
unanimously adopted at the session
Friday in the Claypool of the In
diana Coal Merchants Association.
Louis F. ShuttleWorth of the
Raven Coal Company, indianapolis,
was elected president, and other
officers chosen are: William F.
Hornberger, TT. Wayne, first vice
president; Lewis Cosner of Bedford.
second vice-president; Ray Lewis of
Elwood, secretary, and Charles Cross
of indianapolis. treasurer.