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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
By John w. Summers

High freight rates are the Chinese
Wall separating Inland Empire pro-
ducts from the markets of the world.
Competition in European markets
since the war grows fiercer as the
years pass. Every nation strives to
survive from it's own farms and fac
tories. The farm that survives and
prospers in the Northwest must be
brought closer to the dinner table Of
the world.
A study of markets and SURPRISES
leads inevitably to the problem Of
distribution, and to freights in par
ticular.
Water transportation is cheap
transportation. For the Inland EN-
pire that means development Of the
Columbia and Snake rivers. II any
there be who now oppose the Open
River or Columbia-Snake river de-
velopments for navigation, they prob
ably point to the Cello canal as q
futile expenditure. May I remind them
that a short stretch Of railroad
mileage through sand dunes would
never have developed any Of DUR
great and useful transcontinental
railway systems. There must be a
starting point and terminus, with
productive country in between.
Let us briefly review and familiar
ize ourselves with some facts: The
Columbia river rises in British Col
umbia, and after wide semicircle be-
tween mountain ranges and through
the beautiful Arrow Lakes, crosses
the international boundary line into
and through the State Of Washington,
and on the border between Oregon
and Washington and into the Pacific.
It's total length is 1900 miles. A
stream of great volume from its up
per reaches, it nevertheless, turnout
most of its course is non-navigable.
The Snake, its largest tributary, rises
in Wyoming, flows through Idaho,
touches Northeast Oregon, and flows
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

the truth-all the truth. What do ron
think about it?"
"What do you want me to tell your
Calls Shipley asked quietly.
81 want to know what there was be-
tween you and Jim franklin"
The girl stiffened.
Il want to know why you're protect
ing Web Spears and what you We're
doing at his home last night. ! want
to know why you have attempted to de-
ceive me, not just once, but several
times" He paused, looking at the girl
expectantly.
"I've told you that only knew Mr..
Franklin very casually. Webster
Spears and I are good friends, nothing
more. believe ! was more than
frank" declared the girl angrily,
.when I told you that am in love
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

Rave your"
ting It. Naturally. we discussed
everything that had happened. as soon
as we saw each other"
Naturally" agreed the detective.
"Now. Miss Shipley, want to ask you
concerning that remark you overheard
Webster Spears make as he left the
church yesterday. Just what was It
he said7 Please use his exact words,
as nearly as you can"
"I'm afraid don't remember exactly
what he said. was quite excited.
you know"
.'Not then, you weren't" Kilday con-
tradicted her. "It was his remark that
caused you to get excited. remember
swell, he asked where Rylie was
"He said something else. didn't hef
You told us last night"
aDid I? I don't remember. Her
eyes widened in apparent surprise.
Huh" the sergeant grunted. Don't
try that on me. You told US Spears
said. Where's Rylie? II he were here.
there wouldn't be any wedding"
The girl appeared to reflect on the
statement. I'm afraid you're mis-
quoting me, Sergeant Kilday. Or
perhaps misquoted Web. I'm sure
that isn't the way meant to say It.
AS I remember. Web said. where's
Rylie3 We can't go on with the
wedding until he gets here.
.Oh," the detective was elaborateiy
emphatic. $50. that was what he said,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

own mind. .You knew Rylie didn't
like Franklin-he telephoned you yes
terday that he couldn't meet you be-
cause he had to see franklin he told
you he had discovered that Franklin
was having an affair with this actress,
ChOO Choo Train, didn't he?"
The girl nodded. gss
"And so when Franklin didn't show
up and the wedding was postponed,
you jumped to the conclusion that
Rylie had had something to do with It.
Am still right?"
"But don't think so now. I know
Rylie couldn't have had anything to
do with it. Why, anyone who knows
Rylie knows he couldn't have done
such thing"
Kilday nodded grimly. "That's what
you say now, but just the same. you
admit you thought he was guilty, at
first, In spite of the fact that you tell
US you are in love with him. You can
scarcely expect us to have more con-
fidence In him than you have. can
you?"
Calls Shepley clenched her fists
"Aren't you overlooking this? The
very fact that I am in love with him
was probably responsible for my fears.
Women are apt to. be-hysterical,
sometimes. concerning some one they
love-"
Peter, listening, mistrusted the state
ment. This girl. he thought, would be
the last to grow hysterical. She was
proving that now. In her defense Of
Rylie Carmody.
The sergeant shrugged. "How many
times did you visit the sacristy yester-
day?" was his next question.
''Once. I'VE told about that"
"And you saw no one but Nick
Royce? You never saw Doctor Aber-
nathy?"
"No. Mr.. Royce was the only one
there. Mr.. Franklin was In the study.
We spoke to him, through the door. but
saw no one but Mr.. Royce"
"Now. Miss Shipley," the detective
permitted smile to soften the lines
Of his face as he leaned forward en-
gagingly. what made you so sure that
a murder had been committed? You
were out in front. You only heard
Doctor Abernathy's announcement that
the wedding had been postponed.
There was nothing said about murder.
And yet, when Rylie took you home.
vou fold him that Tim Franklin had
been murdered"
"You must be mistaken. I never
told him that"
He says that's what you told him."
the detective insisted.
"No, he told you I said something
terrible had happened. never used
the word murder and neither did he.
Later, after Rylie returned to the
church and discovered what had hap
pened, you asked him who told him
about 1t. He said that did. He re-
ferred to the fact that had told him
something had occurred to stop the
wedding"
SLOW. do you know what he told
meT Kilday demanded.
aHe told me"
sWhen?"
aLast night"
@Oh, you two have been getting to-
gether on your stories, have your
The girls teeth cleaned where they
bit, momentarily, into the scarlet Of
her lip. That's q crude way Of put
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

with Rylie Carmody. After that, the
rest Of your questions are In very poor
taste, to say the least"
sAnd that's all you have to sayT
"There's nothing else left to say"
retorted the girl. "Now may got"
Peter, who had championed the girls
cause In spite Of himself, felt a re-
luctant admiration for the manner In
which she defied the detective, even
though his faith in her innocence Of all
knowledge Of the crime had been
shaken.
Kilday scowled. He was evidently
at loss as to how to proceed further
with his questioning. "All right" he
declared reluctantly, "you may 90.
but" he repeated the instructions he
had previously given Webster Spears
about remaining within reach. "Wen
probably want another talk with you,
later" he added.
(To Be Continued)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22
(Omitted Last Weekly

Billy Green, s, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Green Of the Highlands suffer
ed painful injury Wednesday while
at play, when silver punctured the
nail Of his finger. The young man was
taken to the doctor for treatment. The
injury is not serious, tho painful.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

A brush fire this afternoon on the
Dale Smith ranch caused the fire
siren to blow many blasts and the
fire truck, along with small boys and
cars of all descriptions to race madly
to the scene of the fire. No damage
was done to property and the fire
was soon extinguished.
Mrs. George Crutchfield was called
to Seattle on account of the illness Of
her daughter, Mrs. Hartlaub.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01
Cradle Song Brings
New Star to Pictures
In Her First u. S. Film

"Cradle Song" which introduces
Dorothea Week, Paramounts newest
continental star, to American audi
ences Is showing tonight at the Para
mount theater.
The picture Is from the stage play
Of the same name by the noted Span
ish author, G. NJ Martinez Sierra.
and the screen adaptation was made
by Marc Connolly, American play
wright known for the sensational
stage success, THE Green Pastures. .
The play, Cradle Song" has beer
produced in every civilized country o.
the world and is standby OF
dramatic stock companies. Paramount
bought 1t in 1921 but held back pro-
duction until they could find an act
ress capable Of carrying the principal
role, that Of Joanna. The perform
ance Of Dorothea Week in "Maed-
chen In Uniform" clearly stamped
her as the one person for the role
and she was signed by Paramount.
The story IS moving tale Of fru-
strated mother love behind convent
walls. Dorthea Week, as Joanna,
enters the convent at the age of 18
leaving behind several small brothers
and sisters whom she has raised. Her
need for motherhood Is almost mir
aculously granted when baby Is left
on the convent doorstep. She is per-
United to raise the child, and the
mother love she would have lavished
on her own children, she expends on
the founding.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01
AT THE MOVIES
Horse Play Coming
To Capitol Theater

Variety Of settings add to the spicy
action OF Horse Play" Universals
newest comedy hit. co-starring Slim
Summerville and Andy Devine, COM
ing Saturday to the Capitol theater.
The early sequences Of the picture
depict western ranch life, on the
Montana plains. reproduction of
which is said to do justice to what
is still regarded as the colorful wild
west"
In direct contrast to the rolling.
cactus studded reaches of this section
OF America, the story Is swept, In
logical and hilarious manner to the
throbbing hubbub Of ancient London
where Slim and Andy, precipitated
by sudden wealth. determinedly start
the search for the girl Of Sims
dreams. What happens as the locale
shifts from the interior of the fash.
ionable Ritz-Savory in London to the
bleak castle and country estate Of an
austere English noblewoman IS q riot
Of amusing episodes and kaleidos-
copic revue Of the American and
English countrysides on the part Of
the set designer.
The cast includes Leila Hyams, as
the feminine lead. Lucille Lund, the
All American Girl" May Beatty.
Una O'Connor. Ferdinand GottSchalk
and David Terrence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01

It should not be forgotten that the
empire, OF Japan exists In the Far
East as much as does the United
States on the American CONTINENT
Eli Amau. spokesman for the ia
panese foreign office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01

Tilden is the best tennis player I
ever have seen. He is master Of shots
and can make his head save his heels.
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01

Now Hollywood is thinking Of max
ing movies of some of Shakespeare
plays. But not before the directors
will want to improve on the titles
and some Of the lines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-01

We can become strong again only
II we honor our past.-German Vice
Chancellor Won Papen.
Evening star., 1934-03-19
.ALLIGET0R-pEAP

year 1758. In Brazil 1t is a highly
priced fruit and tree.
It Is a fine, wide-Spreading ever
green, with large oval leaves that are
bright green in color. The yield Of
fruit under good conditions is re-
markable.
The fruit is big and heavy and
sometimes weighs as much as four
pounds. 1t hardly seems possible for
the tree to produce so much fruit
that apparently weighs down the
branches but little. Sometimes a
very bountiful crop, however, weighs
the branches down so much that spe-
cial props have to be placed under
them.
The long, pear-shaped fruit has a
tough outer skin that protects the
flesh just under it. The firm, but
terry flesh is a bright greenish-yellow.
which contains from 10 to 20 per cent
Of green1sh oil. The seed is wrapped
in a silken membranous cover, which
protects the meat of the fruit, and
when it is ripe you can shake it so
that the seed rattles. This seed is
very healthy-looking affair and
about the size of a small apple.
There are several shapes Of fruit.
Some are round, some oval and others
Evening star., 1934-03-19

pear shaped. Their color varies, too.
The pear-shaped fruit, of deep, rich
green, is the preferred shape. Others
are deep purplish and some even red
dish or light green. To buy a ripe
fruit you should test it by pressing
It very gently and if the flesh yields
slightly the fruit is mellow.
The tough outer skin Is removed
by peeling it of, and usually a ripe
fruit can be peeled with the fingers
and the skin, in two parts, or even
one, comes of. The flesh will be
firm and can be served in halves with
lime or lemon Juice, salt or pepper.
1t may be cut into cubes, served with
French dressing for salad. It is
easily digested as a vegetable oil or
fat, and is exceptionally nutritious.
The protein content Is very high
for fresh fruit and IN some parts
Of Central America, where fish and
meat are scarce, this fruit, with a
cup Of coffee, is considered q de-
licious meal by the natives.
The term alligator was given TO
the fruit because Of the texture Of
the skin. This name is deservedly
passing out. The name pear was
given on account of its shape. The
name avocado promises 50 much that
1t Is high time the fruit came into
its own and was placed In the diet
as 1t deserves.
Copyright. 1e94)
Evening star., 1934-03-19
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPROWLs.
Gifted People.

GIFTED people, as rule, show their
unusual intellectual traits very
early in life. Being gifted, they have
few intellectual companions. So they
tend to draw apart even on the play
ground. AS they grow up, the gulf
between them and the ordinary run
Of human beings widens. In the
course of time, gifted folks regard the
average person as stupid or dull.
They criticize accepted customs, OBJ
Servances, dress and social sanctions.
Having no real society, the gifted
create one suitable to their own
tastes. This creating takes them into
the field of Imagination, where they
live alone with their own thoughts.
They become bookworms, dreamers,
recluses. Their neighbors, unable to
understand how they get that way"
come to the conclusion that there IS
some streak Of abnormality in their
makeup. Neighborhood gossip tends
to point them out as interesting OBJ
jectS for study. Everything they do
is possible subject for idle comment.
The stock of supposedly queer traits
increases. Gossip about them hardens
into conviction; they are said to be
queer.
1t Is popularity supposed that the
gifted but queer are born that way.
This popular notion is only about half
true. The individual is born with GER
tain unusual abilities, but he appears
queer merely because his talents keep
developing out Of step with his social
environment.
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-03-19
Pointed Paragraphs

If some men owned the earth they
would try to dodge the tax collector
just the same.
Confidence is seldom lost, but 1t IS
often sadly misplaced.
A girl isn't necessarily timid be-
cause she jumps at a conclusion.
Time isn't exactly money, but some
people spend one just as foolishly
as the other.
A man seldom poses as a confirmed
bachelor until after some woman has
confirmed him.
1t is an easy matter for the average
man to acquire a flow of language.
All he has to do is to step on tack
with his bare foot.
A wise man never guesses that a
woman is over 40 years old-in her
presence.
Don't make the mistake of giving
a man advice which doesn't confirm
his own opinion.
Know thyself," says the philoso-
pher Yet how disappointed some
men would be if they knew them
selves.
When the yellow streak begins to
work out of some people they have
a fit of the blues.
While a woman likes to have q
man tell her that he knows her like
a book, she is apt to get furious If he
says he can read her between the
lines.
Evening star., 1934-03-19
AreYou Your Beauty?
BY LOIS LEEDS.

answer depends on the sort Of powder
employed and upon its use. Some
powders, especially those that are
largely starch, tend TO cake when
mixed with the secretions of the sweat
glands: decomposition may then re-
suit with consequent irritation to the
skin. If any sort of face powder is
allowed to remain on too long-espe-
cially II in q caked conditioner is
used too often, the complexion loses
its fine texture. pores enlarge and
blackheads and pfmples are not long
in appearing. Girls who have the
habit of dabbing on fresh powder
many times day are taking the sur
est way to running their compilations.
Hair loses its beauty when it loses
its healthy sheen. Neglect Of daily
brushing or scalp massage will rob
the hair of its youthful beauty very
soon. Anything that dries the hair
too much, such as bleaching and too
much curling with heat, will gradually
ruin its texture and glossiness. Ex-
ceSsive dandruff will smother the
scalp. Ill health and worry cause
premature fading of the hair even in
the 20S.
One of beauty's worst enemies Is
chronic constipation; it can transform
the loveliest schoolgirl complexion into
! an ugly, sallow mask Incorrect diet,
also, can spoil youthful beauty; a
poorly balanced diet may cause excess
sive dryneSs Of the skin and various
complexion blemishes. The young
girl who does not realize the impor-
tance of food selection is headed for
premature loss Of health and beauty.
One Of the most appealing things
about the teen-twenty period Of life
is its physical vigor and buoyancy.
The ideal youthful figure is strong,
supple and well poised. When de-
fects like prominent abdomens, round
shoulders and double chlns occur at
this time they are due to incorrect
posture and insufficient exercise. They
make the figure look years older. The
well-exercised figure is more attrac-
tive at 25 than at Is years of age, but
many girls allow their muscles to be-
gin growing fabby in the middle 20s,
when they should be at their best
physically.
Evening star., 1934-03-19
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Now my partner, having as many (or
few clubs as spades, assumed an un-
warranted responsibility and bid four
clubs. took this to five. Double, re-
double Down one. Wernher and one
other player tied for top on the hand,
making four spades double. The bidding
went-one club, pass, pass, one dia-
mond, two spades, two no trumps by
North, four clubs by Wernher, four
spades by McKenney. North realized
that he was being asked to decide be-
tween four spades and five clubs and
wisely chose the lower contract. He
said it was the first time he had been
forced twice by his partner after hav-
ing passed dealers opening bid. The
play is automatic. Declarer leads out
the two high spades and then plays
clubs relentlessly, forcing West and
reducing him to one less trump than
his own trump holding each time. A
good example of the time factor in
trump control. Had West held five
spades, South would have been butch
cred, as the time factor would have
been against him, and he would have
been reduced to fewer trumps than
West from the start.
Copyright. 1934)
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper, with self-addreSsed. stamped en-
Evening star., 1934-03-19
SinpIihed Spring Frock is Auuned to Mode
Attractive Newness Providedi'
by Squared Yoke. Action
Back, Side Pockets.
Is Tailored to Bring Out Every
Definite Outline of Design
in Smart Manner.
BY BARBARA BELL.

~ HIRTWAIST frockS, jaunty and
colorful, have almost succeed
ed in crowding other practical
~ types of daytime frocks out of
this Summers fashion picture.
And it's hard to improve upon them
for smartness when they are made in
mems shirting and fittingly tailored
to bring out every definite outline of
the design,
The illustration shows a model de-
veloped in striped Seersucker-a ma
terial that is having a great vogue
Just now because of it's rough, modish
surface and the fact that it requires
no ironing. This feature, in itself, has
made it one of the most popular of
the Summer materials. Because it is
moisture proof, it is seen extensively
in all the new collections of travel and
beach togs. And its success in these
fields is responsible for its increased
acceptance in daytime dresses of the
practical kind.
The pictured design assures us that
the creators of cotton frocks are put
ting youth and f1attery even into the
plainest of dresses, with the result
that the most simplified Spring frocks
are attuned to the mode. This one
boasts a chic newnesS in the squared
yokes, the action back and the side
pockets.
Aside from the Importance of seer
sucker for ShirtWaiSt frocks, there are
colorful ginghamS, fanciful linens,
piques and roughly woven cottons in
a natural color that will be seen more
and more as substitute for white.
Barbara Bell pattern No. l274-B
Is designed in sizes 80, "a, SO, SO, 40
and AZ. Size "a requires 41a yards
Of 35inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
Illustrated instruction guide that is
simple to follow.
Evening star., 1934-03-19
Uncle Rays Corner

1879 sun spots, the largest number
counted for any of the 81 years.
DR.. Nordmann also learned that
other cool years were those with many
sun spots, and that the warmer years
were those with few spots. In one
year-1878-only three sun spots were
observed, and that was a warm year.
The change in the suns heat is not
great in one year as compared with
another, but even a slight change may
mean a great deal In regard to storms
and other weather facts on earth.
CFor science section of your scrap
book)
If you want the free leaflet, "Ques-
tions and Answers About Europe"
send a stamped, return envelope to
me in care of this newspaper.
UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright, 1934)