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The Washington times., 1933-01-04
SCREENS
ROUSE COUNTY

Persons living along the Wash
ington Boulevard and the Defense
Highway have joined forces with
police of the county and State in
pushing legislation that would in
crease the penalty for possession
and operation of smoke screens"
on automobiles.
The two important highways
have been the scene of countless
"smokings' by rum-runners when
they have been too closely pur-
sued by police. Accidents have
been caused by them and the
citizens are demanding that the
legislature, which convened today,
do something at this session.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
NeW Bill Transfers
Control of Lookup

Residents of the upper end of
Prince Georges county are show
ing interest in a proposed bill!
which will probably be introduced
at this session of the Maryland
legislature, opening today.
The bill would give the Prince
Georges county police Jurisdiction
over the lookup in the Metropoli-
tan District Building in Hyatts-
vile. At the present time it is
presided over by two men ap-
pointed by the sheriff and the
lookup is run as a branch office"
of the county jail at Upper MARI
borO.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
WARRANT AYERS
DRUNKENNESS
I BY OFFICIAL
HyattsVilIe Magistrate to
Pass on Allegation Of
Force Home Entry

Warrants charging Eugene B.
Plumer, chief of Mt. Rainier
(MdJ police, with assault and
battery, intoxication and disor-
derly conduct were issued today.
!. When the case was called before
Judge j. Chew Sheriff in the
Hyattsville police court, Plumer
asked for a continuance and the
case was set for next Wednesday.
The, warrants were issued by
Magistrate Retta D. Morris,
HyattSville, on complaint of Elmer
a. Petit. of Ravenswood Avenue,
Hyattsville.
Petit charges that Plumer
forced his way into the Petit
home early last Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Mary Petit heard
fumbling at the kitchen door ana
she went to the kitchen. She
opened the door a little and
Plumer is alleged to have forced
his way in, showing Mrs. Petit
to corner.
Mrs. Petit screamed for her
husband and other son, Alfred,
who were on the second floor.
They hurried to the kitchen and
Plurner is alleged to have threat
ened them. A short fight ensued
at the end of which Plumer was
IN the backyard. Petit said.
Mrs. Petit called for police and
Albert Anderson, chief o. Hyatts-
vile police, responded. He took
Pluner from the Petit home.
Plumer is said to have been in
uniform.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
Alexandria C.. of C..
In Membership DriUe

An intensive drive for new
members of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce is shortly
to be inaugurated, j. william
May. president, announced today.
Letters have been sent all pres
ent members urging they support
the drive and that they retain
their memberships.
The chamber will meet Mon
day at 8 p. m. A directors meet
ing will be held at p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
GOU. Byrd Refuses
, To Discuss Politics
ssvo ,;II bouo 10 ..L M,

You will have to ask Mr..
Roosevelt"
This was the reply of former
Gov, Harry Byrd, of Virginia,
when he was asked here yesterday
to talk about the new administra-
ton. He is here only to discuss
Argentine apple quarantine regula-
tions with Agriculture Depart
ment officials, he said, and left
this afternoon for his home.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
PATMAN SNAGS
D, {. BEER BILL

(Continued from Local Page)
if there should be any national
celebration when the President
signed the Collier bill and the
District is left out in the cold.
Such celebration should occur
right here in the District"
Black further said he was con-
fident the Senate would pass the
Collier bill which already has
bee napproved by the House and
asserted:
"The President will come to
his senses and sign it."
Bride Gives Opinion
Representative Howard w.
Smith CD, of Virginia, raised
the question as to whether the
Collier bill would not permit sale
of beer in the District. Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride,
called on for an opinion, said
that he believed the Volstead
Act had repealed most of the
provisions of the Shepherd law
regulating sale of intoxicants in
the District and expressed the
opinion that since the question
had been raised, the Black bill
would be much safer.
He pointed out that the Shep-
herd law repealed all licenses
and other regulatory measures in
handling intoxicants and said if
he were right in his opinion that
the Shepherd law had been re-
pealed, the District would get no
revenue if beer was sold under
the Collier act.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
Police Seek DriUer
In Injury to Boy, II

While John Curry, Y, the 500
block Second st. N. W., is in a
critical condition at Sibley Hos
pital, police are seeking an un-
known motorist who brought the
boy to the hospital in his car
after John was struck by hte
machine. and then disappeared.
The boy has both legs broken,
a broken arm and possible skull
fracture.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
ATTACKER GETS
i. Is YEARS

Maurice (Jack) Stewart, colored,
of Germantown, Md, was SEN
fenced to serve Is years in the
Maryland Penitentiary for crimi.
nal assault upon 15-year-old
white girl by Circuit Court Judges
Arthur D. Willard and Charles w.
Woodward in Rockville yesterday.
Previously they had denied a
motion for new trial, filed by De-
Tense Attorney Barnard Welsh.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
Women Democrats
Meet: Plan Party

Completion Of plans Tor The
tacky party and open house
January IL in Democratic head
quarters, Clarendon, will feature
the meeting Thursday night Of
the Arlington County Womens
Democratic Club.
Mrs. John Edwin Nevin, of
Clarendon, is chairman of the
committee handling the party.
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
CHURCH Benefit DANCE

A dance for the benefit of ST..
Matthias Church, Capitol Heights,
will be held in st. Margaret's
Hall, Seat Pleasant, on Thursday
night,
The Washington times., 1933-01-04
FIREMEN TO DANCE

The Capitol Heights Volunteer
Fire Department will hold a dance
in the engine house on Saturday
night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
$40 Prize Offers
New Opportunity

Can you use an extra $40
in cash?
You can be the owner of just
such an amount for just your
spare time in the next week!
Here's how: To the man or
woman in Kennewick or the
surrounding territory who turns
in the most new subscriptions
from Saturday morning, Aug
ust IL, to Saturday night, Aug
ust 10, The ourier-Reporter
will pay an extra prize Of $50
in cash
This prize is extra and in ad-
dition to the prizes already an
nounced. All new subscriptions
turned in during the week Of
this special $40 offer will count
towards both the original prizes
and cash commissions and on
the $50 prize.
Everyone, whether or not an
active candidate at present, is
eligible for this $50 prize
nothing that any candidate has
already done counts for this
award. Only those new sub
criptions collected during this
seven-day period will count.
Enter your name toda J-now
for this new $40 awardI
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
rs
BACKING NRA
100 PER CENT
Nearly Every Institution is
Showing Blue Eagle; Plans
Laid for Consumers Part
in Recovery Program

Further progress was made in
the presidents recovery program
this week, when an administrative
committee was formed, headed by
Mayor Alfred Anon. r. E. Reed
was elected secretary. This come
mittee is to educate the commun-
ity on the plan, secure cooperation
and create the action which will
cause the plan to become success
full.
The plan, as outlined by General
Johnson, is to have military orr
ganization, with specialized work
under each of the special units.
Representatives Of all civic organ
izations made up the committee and
Mayor Anon was made general.
Mrs. B. l. Whitney, president Of
the Woman's club, was made lieu
tenant general.
Three colonies were appointed:
Col. Hammer, whose work will i'm
clude speakers and meetings; Col.
Nevlow, publicity; and Col. Frank
R. White, who will have charge Of
the works..
After thoro campaign of edu-
cation thru public meetings of all
kinds, church meetings, theatre au-
diences and the like, backed up by
publicity, the workers will enter
the field.
Majors, captains, lieutenants and
other Officers will conduct this
portion Of the work which will be
to get consumers to sign the cards
pledging support to the employers
and merchants in carrying out
their parts Of the presidents re-
employment program and get the
wheels Of progress once more in
motion.
A house to house canvass viii
be conducted. Those who agree to
cooperate will be given stickers
and window cards indicating their
attitude. Merchants and employ
ers who live up to their agreements
will be favored with patronage and
a general campaign waged TO buy
while prices are low and TO avoid
a dole.
Practically every business insti-
tuition in Kennewick is displaying
the blue eagle, q survey Of the
town indicated. The roll of honor
displayed at the post office includes
nearly every name Of the towns
business, including employers and
those who have no employees.
Wherever possible the local bus
mess houses are complying both
to the letter and spirit Of the pres
ident's plan. Extra help has been
put on in several places and they
will conform with later rulings
covering their classifications as
soon as they have been determined
upon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
Is Cent AID Brings
$1OO Cash Deal!

When are words worth $500
apiece?
When they are listed in The
Kennewick Courier Reporters
Classified AID section, answers
A. Gilmore of Kennewick, route
one.
Here's his proof: In the July
81 issue of The Courier REPORT
er he inserted this % cent ad:
FOR SALE span mares,
400 pounds; 9-11 years,
wagon, 3 IL inch, harness,
S100. "A Gilmore, Rt. 1, Ken
newick.
The next morning friday
by 10 o'clock the team was on
its way to Seattle following a
cash deal-a result of this lit
tie Want AID, Mr.. Gilmore said.
He had five callers that morn
ing in response to the ad.
And just last Sunday ] had
still another prospective pur-
chaser" Mr.. Gilmore laughed.
'The folks surely do read those
little ads. / know / do myself
the first thing"
That's why Mr.. Gilmore has
another ad in the paper today.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
C0urier-Reporter to
Give Free Classifieds

Now, more than ever, sub
scribers of The Kennewick
Courier Reporter will receive
wonderful bargain during this
papers short campaign.
With each year in subscrip-
ton paid, each subscriber will
receive, absolutely free, two
Want AID coupons, each of which
is good for 25-word classified
nd in The Courier Reporter any
time this year. A two-year SUBJ
scription, at the special rate Of
$500, will entitle the subscribe
er to four Of these Want Ad
coupons$1.00 worth OF CLASH
fled advertising freel
Get your free coupons today
by renewing or subscribing to
The Courier Reporter through
one of the candidates; the list
is printed elsewhere in this is
sue help your favorite.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
STORE HOURS
ARE CHANGED
IN TWO TOWNS
Stores Now Open at 8 in the
Morning and Close at g.
On Saturdays Open Until
$3.50 Under New Ruling

The five o'clock whistle which
we are gradually becoming ac-
quainted with, indicating the clos
ing time of the local retail stores,
will blow at six o'clock beginning
Friday of this week. On Saturdays
the siren will belch forth at $3.50
from now on, unless some other
Interpretation Of the MIRA code is
given out.
A later Interpretation of the re-
tailers' code has changed the pro-
visions of the working hours re-
quired. Under the 52-hour sched-
ule, employees in the retail estab-
lishments were limited to 40 hours
work a week. Under the extension
to 48-hour work week, the store
service time has been extended to
SO hours per week.
At a meeting tonight at the
city hall, representatives from al
the retail stores of both Kenne-
wick and iPasco discussed the new
Interpretation and have decided
upon the following uniform store
hours to govern the two towns. A
full 63-hour service week will be
maintained. The stores viii oper
at eight o'clock and close at six
on the first five days of the week,
On Saturdays the stores will open
at 7:30 and close at $3.50 in the
evening.
1t is presumed that non-food
stores will follow the hours as set
forth here, with perhaps a half
hour later later opening time in
the mornings. This is in conformity
with the hours as adopted by the
other stores in Pasco.
Inasmuch as the code governing
the operation Of retail establish
ments has not yet been definitely
adopted, it may be possible that
further changes will be required.
Local establishments, wishing to
back the Presidents plans in every
respect will conform to such new
provisions as may, from time to
time be required.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
County Road Oiling
Work is Under Way

According to members of the
county engineers crew, work be-
gan Wednesday on the Kiona-Ben-
ton road, after completing the day
before the Frosser-B Byron oiling
2 1-2 miles of highway. They state
they expect to complete the Kiona-
Benton road about next Tuesday,
when they will move down to Ken
newick and begin the two miles of
seal coating on the plymouth Um-
atilla road, beginning at the Ken
newick city Unite. When this is
completed they will move back to
Prosser and start tn fourth and
last job of the contract let to the
Northwestern Road company of
Portland on bid of $15.157.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
SCHOOL BOND
ELECTION GOES
OVER EASILY
Only 20 Votes Out of 527
Against Refinancing of IDS
trict Indebtedness; Legal
Steps Under Way

Only seventy adverse votes were
cast at the special school election
Monday afternoon, out of a total
of more than five hundred. As a
result, the board took immediate
action to attend to the legal for
malities preliminary to tn issuance
of the bonds.
The proposition was whether or
not bond issue to be taken by
the state. Thet money from the
bonds will be used to retire the
outstanding warrant indebtedness
and put the district back on a
cash basis.
1t was simply a change in the
form of indebtedness, no new ex-
penditures being authorized or
permitted. The saving thereby
will amount to several thousand
dollars a year, it is estimated.
Much interest was manifested
in the election, due to the full un-
derstanding the patrons had Of the
situation. The issue will amount
to something in the neighborhood
of $40, 900, interest and all, and it
is expected that the state will take
them at about 4 Ia percent inter
est. The warrants now bear in
terest at seven percent.
Bonds may be retired as fast as
the tax money is collected for pre-
vious delinquencies. The new issue
will cover the warrants issued to
the first of July this year.
At the present time school war
rants, when cashed, not only carry
the seven percent interest, but are
also discounted. The bond issue
will provide funds for calling the
warrants and from now on the in
come is anticipated to be sufficient
to permit calling at once on the
warrants to be issued from now
on.
The alternative, should the cleo
ton have failed, would have been
a curtailment Of the transporta-
ton, supplies or length of the
school term, or special millage
levy this year. Under the present
set-up the legal ten mill levy will
be sufficient to cover the budget
as outlined.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
FIRE DAMAGES
WALTERS HOME
Roof Burns on Garden Tracts
Residence; Origin is Mys-
terry to Family

A neighbor came breathlessly 70
the w. S. Walters residence IN the
Garden Tracts this morning with
the warning that the house was
afire. Investigation proved the fact
and the roof Of the dwelling was
pretty well destroyed, tho prompt
response by the fire department
kept the fire damage to that por-
tion of the house.
VIRTUALLY everything in the
house was removed, but the build
ing is seriously damaged from the
water. The loss is covered by in
surance, it is reported.
No possible origin Of the Are
can be determined, for the chim-
neys are intact and there is no wir-
ing in that part Of the roof.
Mrs Walters mother, who was
living there, was stricken with q
heart attack following the excite
ment and was removed 10 the Linn
hospital.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
COUNTY GETS
S. p. & S OFFER
@ N TAX BILLS
End Of Long Litigation is
Made by Compromise Set
Element; $4,000 Besides
Cancellation of judgement

An offer of $35,O47 was made
by the S. P. & S. railroad to the
Benton county commissioners this
week in settlement of the tax case
which has bsen in the courts for
the past several years. The amount
offered was in addition to the cam
collation. Of the judgement Of $685.
900 which the road holds against
the county for taxes already IL
legally collected.
The offer was approved by the
county and the legal steps to Sc
cure the payment are now being
made.
Benton county was the last of
the nine counties involved lin the
tax litigation to accept the settle
ment proposal and in paying the
sum the railroad will clear up its
tax assessments up to the year
1Continued on Pare Tour.1
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
CLUB AGAIN is
SEEKING ROAD
RELIEF WORK
Situation Desperate in This
Locality for Winter Jobs
for Citizens; Committee to
Work Out Plan to Follow

Every possible effort to secure
further work on the Paterson-Ken-
newick road as relief measure
will be made by the local chamber
Of commerce. The matter was brot
before the meeting this noon by
County Commissioner Jay Perry,
who stated that the work was Of
almost vital necvessity to this
community.
Mr.. Perry suggested that every
citizen who had any influence with
state officials in any capacity use
it toward securing an appropria-
ton for the work. He told Of the
part the work played as q relief
measure last winter and showed
how much more serious were the
conditions facing the community
this year.
While of great value from q
transportation standpoint, tn e
building Of the road at this time
was even more important from the
relief standpoint. Others spoke
along the same line and the presi-
dent was authorized to appoint a
committee to lay plans for q CAM
paign to be submitted at the next
meeting of the chamber.
Jay Perry, Harold G. Fyfe, M.
M. Moulton and E. ]. Brand were
named as the committee to formu-
late the plan to secure the appro-
priation for the work. This COM
mittee will also take into consider
alton the plans to be made by the
county relief committee which will
meet tomorrow night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
SCHOOL BAND
TO DISPORT'
Parents and Friends to Frolic
at Park Sunday; Free Re
freshments Served

The r. L. Park juvenile band will
hold frolic at the park Sunday,
starting at eleven o'clock. Parents,
relatives and friends are invited to
attend Each family is asked to
bring picnic lunches, but lemon
ade ice tea and ice cream will be
furnished. The committee, in its
invitation says, Lets leave all
Sunday clothes at home and go
with the idea of everyoe having
a good time" The band, number
ing about thirty, will render a
program of selections during the
afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
POWER RATES
ORDERED CUT
ON IRRIGATION
10 to IS Per Cent Reduction
in Price of Juice for Farm
Activity; Rate Applies for
This Year Only

A reduction of ten to 35 percent
in irrigation power rates was or
dered this week by the state de-
partment of public works, follow
ing series of meetings held thru
out the eastern part of the state
recently. The new schedule cover
the Pacific Power & Light sched-
ules as well as the Washington
Water Power Co. and the Puget
Sound Electric Co.
The cut in the rates was tenn
porary one and private power COM
panies were given a warning to
beware of a policy of short sight
edness.
The departments order disposed
of one of the major cases in the
new administrators investiga-
tion of rates, valuations and credit
practices of private utilities.
The temporary reduction order
ed applies only to the 1888 rates
for irrigation spray and power
rates. The three companies were
ordered to eliminate certain exist
ing rate structures for these
classes of service substituting the
so-called California rate struc-
ture, beginning with the 1884 ir-
rigation season.
The reductions in 1888 were
made retroactive to May s, 1888,
the day the department, proceed
ing on its own motion, entered
complaints against the companies.
The average reduction, applied
to the bulk of the customers, will
be approximately % percent, tho
but few of the spray users are us
ing the spray rate, for the regular
rate is the lower in most in
stances.
Under the new rate structure or
dered by the department the COM
panies must submit new rates on
or before November 80, 1888.
Changes in regulations were also
ordered. The modified regulations
follow: Billing at higher rate for
failure to make prompt payment
prohibited. Bills, unless paid with
in Is days, shall bear interest at
the legal rate. Deposits not to ex-
coed one months estimated bill in
advance. Service not to be discon-
tinued because of previous years
unpaid service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10
ELECTION ON
REPEALAUG. %
Two Candidates to Go from
This District; Must be
Qualified to Vote

But little is known concerning
,ne repail election to be held the
mssef part of this month.
II IS to be held at the regular
p0lng places, the same as in a
e ee.s election, on Tuesday, the
s 81; OF this month. Only quail
ile0 electors may vote. Those who
nave registered this or last wear
are qualified
Each legislative district has ire
avn sn.; candidates on both repeal and
ts..,-repeal tickets. In this dis
:. s, :, comprising the four counties
al Sknamania, Klickitat, Benton
~ u franklin counties, there will
ne. TWO members elected to the re-
= Ssa, |. convention. Each has declar-
no,; nus stand when filing for the
e.a Inc anti-repealists have two
H. u,uates IN this district, while
eaea; lsepeallsts have several. The
in seoa se. name will be printed
Tbs . para. columns on the ballot
t;cl. Two highest candidates on the
bsr eI receiving the largest num-
ed " votes will be declared elect
80 80 far. every state which b.s
been 81 oh the repeal question has
al ., LOT It. The score now stands
inptor !; aor, none against. Wash
at tha u spite of the wet vote cast
tia da,l last election is counted in
state doubtful a column. Thirty six
far s ss are required to repeal the
isned eighteenth amendment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10

C. d. Bunts of East Kennewick
marketed the first grapes of the
1888 season today, when he brot
in to the Big Y about so baskets
of Campbell's Early. The first
cantaloupes reported were from
Hover on Tuesday of this week.
when w. F. Ashby shipped two
crates, and the first watermelons
were harvested by Henry Jacobs at
Finley. The pear season is expect
ed to start the first of the week,
when the harvest of Bartletts viii
begin.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-10

Mrs. T. w. Payne, Mrs. B. J.
Campbell, Mrs. Herman Campbell
and Mrs. Christina Larsen and Miss
Mamie Barnes drove to Benton
City today to attend the group
meeting of the Foreign Mission
AIRY society, when members from
Pasco, Hover, Finley, Richland and
White Fluffs and Hanaford met
with the Benton City and Kiona
members for picnic dinner and
meeting in the park.