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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
Changers Guests of Club
to Hear Mclaughlin Talk

n. R. Vibber, chairman of the
local chamber of commerce COM
mittee on river transportation in
troduced Guy T. Mclaughlin of
Walla Walla, a member of the In
land Empire Waterway associa-
ton at the chamber of commerce
luncheon this noon.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was the main
speaker and outlined the object Of
the association. Six of the IL
oranges sent their delegates to
represent their oranges at the
luncheon and they invited Mr.. Nc
Laughlin to address Pomona
grange, which will be held Satur-
day at Finley grange hall. The
following grange members were
guests of the chamber of COM
mcrce: d. L. Hensen and Mr..
Travis of Horse Heaven grange; ].
R. Ayers, Finley grange; Guy
Story, Highlands; Roy E. Larkin,
Locust Grove; ]. B. Slaugenhaupt,
Valley grange. w. P. Stapleton
and w. C. Larson of the Northern
Pacific Agricultural department
were also guests.
Mr.. Vibber is assisted on the
committee 10y M. N. Hudnall, C. C.
Williams, C. H. Yedica and C. L.
Powell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
COUNTY POOR
GET 700 SACKS
OF US. FLOUR
Beef, Rice, Butter, Prunes,
Apple Butter and Clothing
Also Distributed; Start
Adult Classes in Pasco

The adult education classes are
being held in Pasco in the Labor
temple, according to Glyn Thores-
ton, distributor of Federal surplus
commodities in Benton County.
Glasses are being conducted in po-
litical and social economy, public
speaking and parliamentary pro-
cedure. Anyone from this side Of
the river who would like to take
up adult education can go to these
classes as the two towns have COM
bined in the work, according to Mr..
Thoreston.
Benton county has 700 sacks OF
flour, which was milled at the To-
cal mill, according to Mr.. Thores-
ton, to be distributed in Benton
county. This flour deal was Sc
cured thru the kindness of Waldo
w. Skuse, Benton county agent, on
federal government wheat allot-
ment. Benton county is one of the
fortunate counties in the state, &C.
cording to Thoreston, in having
flour to distribute under the sur
plus commodity supply.
Other supplies being distributed
under the surplus commodities are
ctnned beef, package rice, federal
futter, prunes, apple butter, Red
Cross clothing, and also locally do
mated clothing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
LAND MUST BE
CLASSIFIED FOR.
UNIFORM TAX.
Delinquency Situation Indi-
Gates Need for Change; s
Counties in State Now Be-
ing Studied by AAA .

February Classification of
land is necessary before a just
system of real estate taxation can
be established" says Rex E. Will
lard, Regional Director, Land Pol
icy Section, Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration. One of the
detectives of the work now under
way in eight Washington counties
is to obtain the facts so more sat-
isfactory system of taxation may
be created.
The tax delinquency situation in
the state points to uneconomic tax
alton. Much land is carrying a tax
load in excess of its ability to pay.
Many of the counties in western
Washington have attempted to bal
ance revenue from decreasing tim
her resources by increasing levies
on agricultural and potential agri-
cultural lands.
1t has been thought that the far
mer would follow the loggers, and
as the timber was cut, farms would
be established, but many types of
soil suitable for forests have not
made satisfactory farm lands.
Large areas of Eastern Washing
ton land best suited for grazing
and other extensive uses, have been
cultivated. Much of this land has
not produced crops sufficient to
provide the farmer a reasonable
living and pay the taxes necessary
to support roads, schools and other
government functions.
AS a result of putting lands to
wrong uses, many counties find
half their taxable lands delinquent
and huge acreages on the verge Of
county ownership. The land must
be classified to determine its ca
pacity for production, and our tax
system must be based on that class
ification.
There is limit to the taxes the
land can bear and when that limit
has been determined by classifica-
tion, long time plans can be made
that will prevent the recurrence of
the present tax delinquency situa-
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
May Get Hydrant Rate
Cut Down Somewhat

Got any bunch as to how much
IT costs to run a little city like
Kennewick
The monthly warrants to the
paid city officers runs about five
hundred dollars-and the mavor
and councilmen are not on the paw
roll. That's just for the hired
help. The p. p. & L. company
drags down about four hundred
dollars a month for lights and wa
ter. The city thinks this is
trlfie steep, especially the five dol.
lars a month per fire hydrant
charge. The matter has been taken
up with the board Of public works
and thereu likely be a hearing
some time in the near future over
this charge.
But there don't seem to be any-
thing to do about the five hundred
dollar charge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
PUBLICITY TO
BE GIVEN TO
TAX RETURNS
Deputy to Be in Kennewick to
Help Residents Make Re-
ports Out Properly; Change
in Provisions

A deputy collector of internal
revenue will visit Kennewick on
February Is, am. He will spend
the afternoon in Pasco. He is MAX
ing the visit for the purpose Of as
sisting taxpayers with the prepar-
alton of their 1884 income tax re-
turns, it was announced today by
Alex Mex. Vierhus, collector Of in
ternal revenue for the district of
Washington and Alaska.
Since there are many important
changes in the Revenue Act of
1884, it is expected that q large
number Of the citizens of Kenne-
wick who are required to file in
come tax returns, will avail them
selves of the opportunity of visit
with Deputy Collector C. F. H. Vol
lendorff when he is here at Ken
newick.
The deputy collector will explain
the necessity of filing the public
ity information report, Form 1894,
which must be attached to all 1884
income tax returns, and in addi-
ton to assisting taxpayers with the
preparation of returns will be ready
to answer questions relative to the
changes in the internal revenue
law.
The law requires that all single
persons with net income in ex-
cess of 81 900 must file tax income
tax returns, and all married per-
sons with a net income in excess
of $500 must file returns. Indi-
viduals who have gross income
in excess of $1,000 are required to
file an income tax return regard
less of the amount of the net
profit.
Collector Vierhus announces that
the deputy on his visit here will
have limited supply of forms
available for taxpayers who may
need blanks for the purpose Of re-
porting their 1884 income.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
SEN. STINSON
TO PROVIDE
NEWS REPORTS
Weekly Letter to Come from
Senator Telling of Prob
lens Facing that Body Dur
ing Legislative Session

We have undertaken to send you
a weekly letter reporting in part
a few of the things that we are
trying to accomplish. We all. real
ize that many people feel that we
might do better to adjourn and
come home. But to show the great
demand for legislation, the house
mas introduced almost three hum
dred new bills and resolutions, and
the senate approximately one hun
dred and seventy-five. II one UNI
dertook to pick out those that have
real merits, he would be confront
ed with quite task.
Today we asked some of those
state officials who are wanting
large increases in salaries if they
thought that business and indus
try had increased in the same pro-
portion and some of them thought
it had, however, many of them arc
not in a position to know of the
trials of the taxpayer.
We are now holding regular
forenoon sessions with heavy COM
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
DISTRICT TO
BEN Eft BY
HOUSING ACT
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Brings Federal Man
to Kennewick; Work TO
Start March 1.

Mark Moran, state supervisor Of
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, was in Kennewick this morn
ing comforting with Miss 0'Mal-
ley, social supervisor of the dis
trict. Miss o'Malley stated that
a canvass Of the district showed
that Kennewick had q population
of approximately 1900 and approx
imately 400 homes and the first
canvas should find at least $40, 900
of renovizing work to be done inn
mediately, $4,000 Of which will be
labor on the first releases. ..s4z.
The normal turnover, according
to recent bank debts, is twelve
times per year, which within the
next six or eight months should
have a turn over Of approximately
$4,000. This amount Of money
will be spent with the business men
Of the city, she stated.
eve know the fact that the CWA
was boom to merchants, but this
is not government, CWA or PWA,
but just good old U.S.A.,' and bus
mess as usual" Miss O'Mal.ey
said. This is national movement
and is receiving cooperation of the
merchants and bankers all over
the United States.
This is private money loaned by
local bankers, who are insured
against 20 percent Of aggregate
loses, which means that citizens
having equity in their homes and
who have had a regular income in
past years may receive money with
which to renovize their homes and
make permanent requirements on
it.
With no down payment plan,
but to be repaid on q monthly ba-
sis, anyone planning to bake adj
vantage of this act, Miss O'Malley
states must have an income OF five
times the amount to be paid back
in any one year.
Federal housing act title one is
home renovating, repairing and
new building up to $1,000 such as
barns, sidewalks, silos. Work Of
this kind which is needed amounts
to 10 billion dollars in the United
States, according to the survey,
Miss O'Malley states.
Title two of the act are on per-
sonal character loans for new home
buildings, which require one fifth
down payment and the balance
from 10 to 20 years in monthly
payments.
A similar plan was tried out in.
England in 1922, when 25k mil
hon homes were built for approx
mately six billion dollars and last
year 100000 homes were finished.
England has one-third the popula-
ton and one tenth the wealth Of
the United States, Miss O'Malley
stated.
Miss o'Malley stated that the
credit Of getting Mr.. Moran to
come to kennewick at this time
was due to the active work of II.
c. Schmidt, M. N. Hudnall, A. +.
Brown and d. A. Rose who make
up a committee from the local
chamber of commerce and have
been corresponding with Mr.. Nor
ans department for some time. Mr..
Schmidt is chairman Of the COM
mittee and states that the active
campaign will start here in Ken
newick about the first week in
March and by that time several
new members may be added to the
committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
National Scout Week
Celebrated February s

Plans are complete for Kenne-
wick's observance of National
Scout Week, which officially opens
Friday evening, February 8, when
scouts, their parents and friends
will sit down to a real pot-luck
dinner in the basement of the M.
=. church at $50.
Frank Visger will preside over
the affair as POSTMASTER, and will
present a varied program which
inciudes the following: group sing
ing led by Scoutmaster Vane Wild
er; two numbers "Gaily We Dance
and 1.-THE Toreador Chorus" by a
chorus of twenty-four voices from
the high schools coming operetta,
The Belle of Barcelona" an adj
dress on "The Flag" by Bruce
moore of Troop 26, a skit by
troop u, Kirkpatrick's Kicking
kuties from Burbank, a short talk
oy Scout Executive Skipper"
hayes and finally, the Court of
aonor, presided over by Scout
commissioner James K. Bockius.
Eight boys will be up for awards
including two of the Burbank
troop.
Mrs. E. G. Lape is chairman of
me committee on dinner arrange
menus, and reports splendid coop
etaelon on the part of parents of
AS usual, the trophy will be
awarded to the troop having the
largest attendance at the Court of
honor, including both the mem
oers Oh the troops and their visit
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
CONTRACT FOR
NEW CANNERY
BUILDING LET
C. J. Mollendorf, of Spokane,
Gets Contract; Local Help
to Be Used; Completed by
March rs.

Mrs. Caroline Kitten, president
of the Kennewick Canning COM
oanv announced this evening that
the contract had been let today to
C. j. Mollendorf of Spokane for the
new building the local company is
erecting.
Mr. Mollendorf has just complet-
ed the new school building at Eli
topia. and he will start work on
the new building Monday, the work
equipment and machinery to be
moved from Ethiopia. Local help will
be used as far as possible. he will
be in active charge of the work, as
sisted by his foreman. The local
hmber yards will furnish the ma
terials, Mrs. Kitten stated and the
building is to be completed by
March 25.
The new plans as let today, were
changed Mrs. Kitten stated, some
what from the tentative plans of
several weeks ago. The new build
ing will be 80 x124 feet and will
house the workrooms of the can
merry and all the plant and equip
ment as we'll as the rest rooms.
The building that is on part of the
grounds will be used for a stor-
age warehouse. The new build
ing will be constructed of wood,
with plenty of windows for light
ing and ventilation purposes, and
q concrete floor brought up level
with present warehouse building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07

The Chinese are skilled In many
things besides growing tea, max
ing chop suey and looking after the
laundry. They have quaint Gus
tom about being very honest. It
started a long time ago when clev-
erness was unpopular. But it has
Eever been forsaken by the citizens
of the great oriental domain.
The only way good Chinaman
could start his New Year was with
clean slate. He had to break his
bottle of red ink and make only
black entries for those to whom he
owed money, and on the ledger OF
his own conscience. It was not q
moratorium for him. No, sir; It
was q payatorium. He had to dig
up, penny-for-penny. The Mosaic
Law never had anything on him.
Chinese New Years Day is pay
up day. All old debts have to come
out of hiding and look their own
er right in the face, and he has to
shake his head gravely and feel q
little bit ashamed. So he looks at
his debts, and he digs up his money
and he goes out to pay every last
one of them in full.
1t takes him all day, but the
journey is easy, because his heart
gets light with his purse. They
may have Scotch stories in China,
but they still are without a bank
ruptcy law. 1t is pay up or be
shamed. The worst thing that can
happen on the second day Of their
New Year is to be in the hole!
Not such very bad custom, aft
er all, is it? One of those quaint
Oriental customs that we might
adopt. We may as well borrow it
along with others that we have ac-
copied in the past.
Well, in Kennewick next week is
Chinese New Year. It is pay-up
time. 1t is when your slate is go
ing to be clean, but only by squar-
ing all old accounts.
Every Booster in this great Bet
ter Times Campaign will be happy
to know that you have been good
Chinaman, because some girl will
get not just 100 Credits for each
dollar paid on all old accounts, but
double that number, or 200 Credits.
The Booster who can induce 9TH
ers to go out and pay $1,000 in old
bills, is going to have 100000 more
Credits to speed her on her way to-
ward her goal!
Be alert next week, which is
Chinaman's New Years. You don't
have to tell your closest friends,
and you don't need to even whisper
to your Booster friend that the
Credits you hand her later in the
week were won mostly on Chinese
New Years. But you can at least
have that innate satisfaction of
knowing that, while helping the
Booster, you are helping industry,
and breathing the very spirit Of
President Roosevelt's New Deal
which, above everything else, is a
Square Deal!
So help those who had faith in
you and extended you credit. You
will have faith in yourself, know
ing that you are doing your bit.
You will have a happy feeling in
knowing that you are adding to the
Credits that will make your favor
lite Booster move little closer to
that coveted Queen Row!
Be Good Chinaman-next week
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
WHEAT CHECKS COMING

Most of the approval sheets have
been received at the county extern
sion office for the second 1888
wheat program payment and the
first 1884 payment, according to
a statement made yesterday by
Waldo w Skuse, county extension
agent. Checks should follow short
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
LET US SPRAY

Got any fruit trees on your city
lots?
They must be sprayed this year
the council says, and they offer an
opportunity to save a little on the
work. The city is hiring r. p.
Cassidy to spray the trees on the
parking strips, and arrangements
may be made with him for priv
ately owned trees. If you have
scale on your fruit or shade trees,
better get in touch with Mr.. Cas-
sidy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07

Mrs. Cora McKain will be host
ess to the Horticulture club at her
home Monday, February IL at a
dessert luncheon, instead of Mrs.
E. A. Miller, who was the an
nounced hostess.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
Mary Puderbauph

All the girls are holding back
punches of their coupons and we
look for a flood to break loose
about next week, when the bulk of
the. monthly bills will be settled.
Practically everybody in the COM
munity is saving the little coupons
which are being given out free with
purchases made by the participat-
ing merchants who are sending
some local young lady on the trip
to California.
Many of these coupons have not
yet been spoken for and there are
still lots of opportunities for the
ambitious to bounce to the top of
the list and capture this fine prize.
As matter of fact there is quiet
an undercurrent of activity and we
look for a big surprise when the
next lot of votes is counted.
Be sure to ask for the coupons
when you make purchases or pay
accounts to the participating mer-
chants, q list of whom appears on
this page. Save the coupons for
your favorite and help her win this
coveted all-expense-paid trip to the
sunny south.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
NEW COUNCILMAN

w. C. Donahue was elected the
councilman from the third ward
Tuesday evening, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
George Hartje. Mr.. Donahue will
be sworn in at the next meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07

A day in old Monterey, romant-
ic capital of old California from
1776 to the end of 1S49, with trip
over the famous 17-mile drive, a
visit to Carmel, the artists colony,
views of the famous Pebble Beach
Golf Course, Del Monte Inn, and
the Preside has been added as an
additional feature Of the winners
of the Better Times contests in the
various Washington cities, accord
ing to an announcement of the
special committee on tour arrange
ments. j. C. Kaynor, publisher of
the Ellensburg Record, and chair
man of the Press Association travel
committee, has recently returned
from the south where he went with
Don, Eek, representative of the
railroads, to work out all details
of the trip to be taken by the party
of Washington girls who win these
various contests being held in
many cities Of the state.
Several other additional features
have been added to make the tour
even more interesting and more al
Turing.
At San Francisco the party will
stay at the New William Taylor
Hotel, in the civic center, with res
ervations made for all rooms above
the ninth floor to give the girls
view of the city, the bay and the
Golden Gate.
Visit Club Lido
The party will arrive in San
Francisco Monday morning, March
Is, and will be met by Gray Line
tour BUSES and taken with their
luggage to the hotel and then for
a drive over the city with visits to
many interesting spots. Lunch
will be at the famous Club Lido,
one Of the show spots Of the city,
where an elaborate floor show has
been arranged. In the afternoon
the girls will be entertained at a
theatre party at the new Fox Thea
tire, regarded as one of the most
elaborate in the entire country.
Dinner will be at the hotel in
private dining room, and in the
evening the Gray Line will take
the party through Chinatown.
Visits will be made to all the in
teresting spots and the most fam
GUS Oriental district in the Occi-
dent will be explained.
The next morning the party will
be taken to their special cars which
will be attached to the Daylight
for the trip via Palo Alto, Fresno
and Watsonville, and then over q
branch line to Del Monte and Mon
terey. The Monterey Chamber Of
Commerce is arranging trip over
the 17-mile drive, through the fish
ing districts, via three of the most
famous golf courses in the world
and through one of the most unique
villages on the continent, Carmel
by-the-Sea.
Historic Building
Over the Old Custom House at
Monterey, still standing, and which
will be visited, have flown the flags
of three nations, Spain, Mexico and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07

Miss Betty Barnes left Tuesday
Tor Pullman after spending the
mio-semester vacation with her
parents Mr.. and MIRA. W. Barues
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-02-07
NEXT WEEK TO BE CHINESE NEW YEARS


Nosed out of first place last
week by Miss Verdella Mueller
Miss Edna Mechanism comes back
strong this week and again is plac.
ed at the top of the list in the lat.
EST count, made Wednesday eve.
ming. But little relative change is
made in tn rest of the list.
Edna McCamish s
Verdella Mueller
Alice Altrogge ....
Geneva Broughton
Annie Clark "
Wilma Liston
Irene Heberlein
June Visger
Anna Kuh
Mabel Hughes
Jean Arnold
Evelyn Edwards
Rosa Struve
Leta Minden
Verna Cook
Elsie Gleason
Ora Mae Lyons
Dora Williams
Floyce Smith
Euarda Vinson
Alma LEM
Martha Luke
Madge Cross
Lucy Helm
Edith Stradford
Ruth Kimpel
Lena Mains
Mercedes Potts
Esther Moulton
Marguerite Root
Evelyn King
Glee Miller
Mary Puderbaugh
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Historic Building

Over the Old Custom House at
Monterey, still standing, and which
will be visited, have flown the flags
of three nations, Spain, Mexico and
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Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-26

story Of the Dionne quintuplets. the
sweethearts of Canada and the United
States, who ended the year by acquir-
ing the status Of full-fiedged movie
stars.
3. The silver jubilee of the reign Of
King George Of England, splashed with
the color Of Old World imperial
grandeur and attended by empire-wide
celebrations in honor of hts majesty
and Queen Mary, both deeply beloved.
4. The shocking. but theatrical death
of glamorous Prince Alexis Mdivani,
divorced husband Of Barbara Hutton,
the Woolworth millionairess. His ad-
venturous life ended in a wild mid
night ride in his motor car BY his
side was beautiful young Baroness
Maud Won Thyssen, wife Of wealthy
German.
The car struck a culvert, somer-
saulted several times high in air, and
left Mdivani dead, with his companion
seriously injured.
5. The tragic death of Queen Astrid
Of Belgium in Switzerland in the
crash of a motor car driven by her
husband. The young King. travelling
at high speed. took his eyes from the
road for a split second to glance at a
map held by his Queen, who sat be-
side him. The car leaped from the
road and crashed into tree,
catapulting Astrid to her death. She
died in the Kings arms.