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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-10
COLQUITTG|RL
PROPOSED,
SAYS BOY
Roosevelt Graduate, Back at
Home, Also Bares Love
Opposed by Mother
"AIice asked me to marry
her and I would like to"

"Alice asked me to marry
her and 1 would like to-"
This statement by 17-year-old
Roby "Duke" Whitfield. RooSe-
welt High School student, was in
jected into the strange disappear
ance story of pretty Alice Col
quit, II, today, as the girl was
reunited with her parents after
a nine day absence.
Duke" made the declaration
to The Times soon after Alice
a former Roosevelt High School
student, had declared:
81 love Duke / shall always
love him. I shall give him up
because my mother wants me
to. But can never forget him"
TELLS OF LOVE
interviewed at his home in the
400 block Of Massachusetts, Ave
N. w. soon after he had been
asked by Principal Allan Davis, OF
the school, to return home until
the matter could be Strengthened
out" Duke" said:
81 know Alice's folks think I
enticed her to leave home. 1
didn't though. She left on her
own accord"
fearful and nervous, Alice,
granddaughter of former gov
ernor Of Texas. found through
pictures published in The Times
told her story today in the family
home in the 1900 block Irving St
N. w.
It was the pictures Of Miss Col
quit printed in The Times yester
day which disclosed the where
aboutS of the girl. Mrs. Thomas
Higgins, owner of a boarding
house in the 600 block Massachu
sets Ave. N. w., saw the pictures
and recognized the girl who had
stayed in her house for a week.
She telephoned Mrs. Maurice Rob
erts, mother of the girl. Detec'
tives went to see Mrs. Higgins,
and while she did not know the
girls address, she gave them a de.
scription of a youth who had come
to visit her every day.
fearful Reunion
Police found this youth, Whit
field, and took them to another
rooming house in the 100 block
DeSales st. N. W., where she was
found and taken to her home
where there was a fearful reunion
Alice denied that she was to
have been married this summer
to Charles Dean, a Nashville,
Tenn, youth she met last year
while he was attending an cleo
trical school here.
Mrs. Roberts said yesterday
they were engaged and had
planned to be married this sum.
mer, but the young girl today
denied that there was any formal
engagement or that she contem'
plated marriage.
Worked i'm Cafe
Miss Colquitt remained a week
at the Massachusetts, Avenue
place, leaving at the end of that
time because she was unable to
pay the 81 weekly rent, Mrs
Higgins said. For several days
another girl was with her, accord
ing to the landlady.
Then last Wednesday, Alice OBJ
tanned work as a waitress at ar
L Street cafe. She had worked
just two days when she was found
and returned to her home.
Denies Marriage
Sitting in her comfortable home
today she said:
II thought this over very care
fully before left. I went out
one day and sat in the park to
think things over.
81 loved Duke. I still love
him. But my mother had in
sisted that / give him up. He
had been in trouble, and mother
said he was not Of our social
class.
81 am not married to him.
1 told Mrs. Higgins he was my
husband because she was curl
Gus when he came to see me
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-10

Fair and slightly cooler tonigh
and Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-10
TIMES INDEX

THE WASHINGTON TIMES
guarantees Home Delivery Serv.
ice every evening. Should you
fail to receive yours, call DIS
trict 1000 any time before 1918
.. M, and your copy will be dis
patched by special messenger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
FEAR VOTE ON
LIBRARY AND
PARK LIGHT
Extra Millage Election to
Garry Institutions 60 be
Held Saturday; Polls Open
s to 8
Saturday is election day.

Saturday is election day.
If the number of elections held in
a community is an indication OF
true democracy, this district GER
tainly ought to be democratic.
This time the election is to au-
thorize a two mill levy on property
within the city limits, specifically
for the maintenance and operation
OF the park and library.
Under the present laws, where adj
ditional taxation is to be author
lied, it requires fifty percent Of the
vote at the previous governors cleo
ton to make the election legal. In
this case nearly four hundred voters
will have to go to the polls Satur-
day, and majority Of that number
must vote yes for the election to
carry.
Voting booths in the three regu-
lar polling places will be open Sat-
urday from eight in the morning
until eight in the evening. AS there
is no particular issue at stake, it is
thought that it will be difficult to
secure enough voters to make the
election valid, SO hackers of the two
institutions are urging everyone
to make a special effort to get to
the polls Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
CHURCHES PLAN
MOBILIZATION
DAY ON SUNDAY
Kennewick Churches Cooper
ate in Worldwide Program
at Cross Roads i'm Nation
al Affairs is Claim

Rally and Spiritual Mobilization
Day is to be observed with special
programs in all of the Kennewick
churches in cooperation with all Of
the churches of the rest of the
world. We have come to a time
when the leadership of the world is
recognizing that we are passing
through one of the greatest changes
Of all history and the question as
whether this country is to remain
Christian or be something else is
right before us. The present reign
of greed will land us in anarchy.
President Roosevelt recently said,
"The Churches are the Greatest
influence in this world of ours to
overcome the present tendency to-
ward greed" The stronger the
church the stronger the influence
it will be. The churches therefore
call upon all of their members to be
present on this day and most cor
daily invite and urge. all people
friendly to the church to attend the
church of their choice. Let us make
it great day for the cause Of good
government, a clean and wholesome
community, and a truly militant
church Of eJsus Christ Ministerial
Association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
MEAD AGREES
TO GIVE ROSA
MORE MONEY
Hill Says There is Now No
Doubt About Work on the
Project Going Ahead; Pros
ser in Three Years

A promise to include an item for
further construction on the Roza
unit in future budgets has been
given by DR.. Elwood Mead, COM
missioner of reclamation, Repre-
sentative Knute Hill of Prosser said
in the commercial club meeting at
Prosser Tuesday.
He returned recently from WASH
ington, D. c., where he went in the
interest of school district applica-
tions for PWA funds, which were
approved shortly after his arrival.
Hill said that funds to take the
work on the Roza unit to the Pros
ser district should be available in
three years and there was no doubt
about work on the unit going for
ward.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
COULD START
NEW SCHOOL
BY NOV. 18TH
Official Notice of Federal
Grant is Received; State
Agrees to Bid on Bonds;
Plans Progressing

If everything moved like clock
work and there were no bitches or
delays any where along the line,
actual construction of the new
school house could start about the
middle of November. This is the
way Supt. e. S. Black has the pro-
gram mapped out.
Official announcement of the fed
eral grant was received the first Of
this week by the board. Mr.. Black
Immediately contacted the state
board in regard to the bond issue
for the districts portion of the
school cost and found that the mat
ter would be taken care Of as soon
as the legal preliminaries are out Of
the way. The state viii submit a
bid on the bonds as previously
agreed.
The architect was in Kennewick
this week comforting with the board
regarding the final details Of the
construction and the detailed speci-
fications are now being worked out.
The call for bids will be made as
soon as the plans have been accept
ed.
This paper has made arrange
ments to print cut Of the new
building in next weeks issue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
WANT SHOW TO
RUN ALL WEEK
Business Men Consider Of
fering to .Underwrite
Cost of Stunt

Efforts are being made locally to
secure a seven-day program at the
local theatre, several meetings OF
the business men having been held
recently to discuss the matter. It Is
felt, generally, that our sister CITY
is being favored in the class Of
shows and an effort to get 'break''
in this respect is being made.
Just what can be done along this
line has not been determined as
yet, altho several suggestions have
been made. Mr.. Mercy has con-
sented to give careful consideration
TO any proposal which might be Of
fered, as he indicates his desire "a.
operate on a continuous schedule.
"A proposal has been made that
merchants buy blocks OF tickets To
guarantee against the theatre ON
Grating at a loss, as well as the pos-
sibtlity OF securing other interests
70 install a theatre here. So far
nothing definite has come Of the
propositions, although progress
along the line can be noted. II is
thought that some arrangement can
De made which will be satisfactory
whereby the present theatre can
ne made to pay its operating costs
until such time as conditions i'm
prove.
Don Visger, local manager an
peared before the council Tuesdav
evening, asking for a compromise
proposal in the matter of the cItv
incense fee. The license has not
= Deen PAID Tor the past three years
!. y Is set at fifty dollars year. he
indicated that his organization was
anxious to have the matter settled
anu the city will soon be $50 richer
as a result Of the conference
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
|OLD-TIME BELL
TO BE HUNG In
ME. CHURCH
Tolled Since 1880 i'm WalIa
Walla District, Now to be
Part of Local Edifice; Died.
ication October Is

Yesterday o. B. Olsen finished
putting up the bell in the Methodist
church. This bell, which was secur-
ed through the efforts of the pas
tor and the district superintendent,
DIR. Paul III. Ashby, comes from the
Blue Mountain church five miles the
other side of Walla Walla, and is
one of the oldest bells in this Sec
ton.
The exact date and a full detailed
history has not yet been secured,
but it is known that the bell was
given to the Blue Mountain church
by Mr.. Mcguire somewhere be-
tween 1870 and 1880. Mr.. Mcguire
was not a member of the church at
the time but thought that q church
was not church without a bell and
so of his own accord gave the bell.
1t bears the date of April 3, 1889
when MIR. Bartholomew painted the
building.
The settlement of which this
church was the center was one of
the oldest in the Walla Walla val
ley. 1t is said that the first wheat
raised in the valley except that rails
ed at the Whitman Mission, was
raised on farm about a half mile
from this church. But it seems that
the day of the country church is
about gone. The five miles into
Walla Walla, so that one may at
tend one of the larger churches, is
nothing to the modern car on the
modern road. The question is
"are the people any better off, any
happier or any more religious than
they were in the days of the little
country church,"
A service of dedication will be
held for the bell Sunday morning,
October Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
2OO-YEAR OLD
BIBLE HAS 8
MORE BOOKS
Book, in German, Handed
Down in Family; Owner
Saw Grandfather Bury IL
to Save From Fire

Phil Trier was given the honor Of
having the oldest Bible present at
the meeting held Wednesday eve
ming by Jack Mitchell, information
ally known Bible teacher.
This Bible, being 202 years old,
has been handed down from gener-
alton to generation in the Trier
family by the Oldest son Of each
family as a valuable treasure. The
first name written in the front was
Of an eldest son by the name Of
Phillippi and as it was handed down
the name was gradually shortened
until it became Just "Phil". Phil
says he can remember when he was
very young seeing his grandfather
take the Bible out and bury it while
the Indians burned their cabin.
This book weighs IL pounds, is
Is inches long, 10 inches wide and
five inches thick. The cover is made
Of wood and the binding is nailed
on. Several worm holes can be seen
in the binding.
It was printed In the old German
text in the year 1873 in Nuremberg,
Germany by John Michael Dilherns
and taken from Martin Luther's
translation, who spent from 1922 to
1884 on his first translation. Aside
from the regular books Of the bible
this one contains eight Books that
we do not find n our modern BIZ
bles. The reason for this is that the
main book or Malachi, which ap-
pears just before these books, was
closed and sealed before these were
written; these books were not writ
ten in Hebrew language and neither
the Jews nor the first churches
would recognize them. There are
many pictures included Of high of
ficials In the German government
of Luther's time and several pages
Of poetry honoring each one. In the
back Of the book are listed several
confessions of the different churches
Of the different sections Of Ger
many; one confession written by
Luther in honor Of the Kaiser &c
that time, and the Apostles Greed,
which is used in many churches to-
day.
The above information was made
possible by the translation given
by Bill Struve.
MIR. Trier's Bible is an exact copy
Of the print Of Gutenberg's Bible,
except it is written on paper In
stead of parchment. If printed on
parchment 200 years earlier the
value would have been estimated as
worth one-half million dollars. The
Bible is now on display at Hulet's
and Phil's Grocery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
MAIN STREET

The public is invited to take a
trip down Main street next Fri
day, October IL by coming to the
M. E. Church. This is a real Main
street with something to eat at
each store. You can start out at
the hardware by getting your uten-
sile, then go to the meat market for
your meat dish; to the grocery for
your vegetables; to the bakery for
your bread, pies, cakes. etc. You will
have the privilege of visiting each
store, or in other words cafeteria
style dinner for only Csc. This din
ner is being given by the fourth di-
vision Of the NJ. E. church as the
result of similar affair given by
them two years ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Counterfeit Money
Leads to Arrests

Caught with alleged counterfeit
money in their possession, I'D. II.
Kelly, 80, George Harris. 80, and @.
F. Pahrman, 40, transients, are be-
ing held in. the Benton county jail
and will be turned over to govern
ment authorities, A. M. Richter,
sheriff, announced Tuesday. The
men were arrested after they were
said to have passed the bogus
money in restaurant here. A pistol
and knife were found in their bag
gage and they carried watches which
were reported stolen in Pasco, Rich
ter said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Preview of Boat Race
Movies Given G. of C..

Moving pictures of the boat races
at White Bluffs were taken by
Floyd Hutchins a week or so ago
and a number of the citizens of the
upriver town are also included in
the animated film. A preview Of
the reels was given the members Of
the chamber of commerce this noon
as the principal feature of the pro-
gram. The pictures will be shown
the upriver people at some future
date, according to present plans.
The pictures give good view Of
the racing crafts in their rough
trips around the mile course. John
Neuman's craft, which, by the way
took first, second and third prize
in the contests, showed up splen-
didly in the movies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Fleet Of Boats to Ply "... i
Columbia River in Spring.

Jack L. Hynman, manager of the
Inland Navigation Co., which filed
an application in Washington last
week to use the Columbia and Snake
rivers for navigation, declared here
that construction would start at
once on the first of fleet of fast
steamers.
Size of our carriers will be linn
tied only by the size of the locks
at Bonneville" he said "The first
ship will be $50 feet long, approx
mately 40 feet in beam and will
draw as much water as is possible
in the two rivers. We expect to be-
gin regular services in the spring"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Luther League Elects

The Luther League of the First
English Lutheran church, now To-
Gated at Auburn St. and Second
Avenue, held their regular election
of officers as follows: president,
Melvin GLASGOW; vice president, Of
tar Brue; secretary-treasurer, Olive
Brue. Luther League Day" was eel
ebrated and detectives defined. Fol-
lowing the devotional at the manse,
a social hour was enjoyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
SAYS STATE is
LOSING BY NOT
FINISHING NIB.
Gas Tax in Two Years Would
Complete Hiway is State
ment of Boosters for the
River Road

The income from gas tax in two
years from the traffic on the COM
pleted North Bank highway would
pay for the construction of the re-
manning portion of the road, is the
statement made this noon by VIM.
Warner of ,Alderdale to the local
chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Warner is one of the high
ways most enthusiastic boosters,
having been interested in it's con-
struction for the past 20 years. He
thinks this most opportune time
to secure appropriations and was
here to urge prompt measures to-
ward this end. He was accompan-
led by Mr.. Miller of Paterson.
Mr.. Warner said this road has
cost the state something over fiji
teen million dollars already in con-
struction and still the traffic was
probably less than fifty percent Of
it's normal load. BY the additional
expenditure of a comparatively
small amount the full value of the
highway to the state could be real
lied. He was confident that the au-
thorities could be persuaded of this
fact and that the required appro-
priations for completing the remain
ing links should not be difficult to
obtain.
While here he and Mr.. Miller met
with the highway committee of the
chamber of commerce to work out
methods for furthering the work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

Hyneman, whose home is in Seat
tie, said he would move to Portland
where the headquarters of his COM
pany are to be located. Officers of
the firm include r. s. Whaley, pres
ident, and H. A. Dent, vice presi-
dent.
1--WE will operate between Port
land and Lewiston, Ida, tapping the
rich Inland Empire" Hyneman de-
clared. Terminal ports of call were
listed as follows: Vancouver, Hood
River, The Dalles, Maryhill, Airing
ton, Umatilla, Wallula, Pasco, Ken
newick, Riparia and Lewiston. The
manager said port facilities are to
be provided at each point.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Only Three to CCC
From Benton County

Only three Benton county youths
win be accepted this quarter for the
CCC camps, according to word re-
ceived this morning from Miss o.
Malley, social service supervisor for
Benton county. The calls for camp
service are made quarterly, Miss
o'Malley states, and Benton coun-
tvs quota has been six.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Grain Contracts

There is a possibility of rye grow
ers and those growing wheat on ir-
r1gated land, such as a nurse crop
for alfalfa, being able to collect BEN
eflt payments in accordance with the
new contracts which are soon to be
signed in this county as part of
the crop adjustment program.
All farmers who think that their
situation may be such as will en-
able them to comply in these re-
spects should Immediately get in
touch with the county extension Of
flee to see whether they will be able
to secure benefit payments. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Marriage Licenses Show
Slight Drop i'm County

Marriage licenses issued by the
Benton county auditors office in
September were three fewer than
in the same month last year, rec
ords showed Tuesday. Ten licenses
were issued. Those obtaining IL
censes recently were G. F. Short, 80,
and Rose Jillson, 80, both Of Ia
coma; Clifford Morgan, 81, Of Pas
CO and Cecilia Gress, ID, Of Prosser;
and Walter Rieschel, %, and Louise
whitman, Is, both of Harrah.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Schools of County Slice
S5269 Tax M e o n

State and county money totaling
$5269.69 was distributed recently
among Is school districts in Benton
county, Mrs. Ethel VanSyckle, coun-
ty superintendent, announced Tues
day. Kennewick received $1486.79
and Prosser got $1424.20. Other
payments were Richland, $51797;
Benton City, $365.24;; White Bluffs,
$335.84; Finley-Hover, $314.50; Han
ford $175.45; Walnut Grove, $133.42
and Whitstran $126.77.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Chew Dealer Receives
Handsome Sales Trophy

A. A. Anderson is proudly display
ing handsome plaque which was
presented to his organization by the
Chevrolet branch of the General
Motors, as recognition for his sales
record. The plaque is of bronze.
mounted on a carved shield, with
the firm suitably engraved.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
TexacO Distributor Gets
Fine Delivery Truck

Elmer Olson, local Texaco dis
tributor, has just received fine,
new delivery truck. It is one of the
newest type and has everything en-
closed. It is painted lip-stick red
and is attracting favorable comment
on the streets.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Schusters Leave

Mr' and Mrs. Arthur schuster
leit Sunday for Portland afte,.
spending the past week VISITING
with MIR. schuster's parents NJ
and Mrs. M. schuster. Nf'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

THE wheat prices giving farmers
purchasing without counting the pay
when fair exchange value before
bushels would plo In the depth of the depression in
pw but 1885 farmer could
81 bushels of wheat The sacks
squares the purchasing of wheat in
sofa and barbed wire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-08
Grasshopper Bill
Haunts Senator'S

The ghost Of the senate grass
hopper bill, killed In the house
Tuesday, haunted the North Da.
kota senate Friday.
Defeated in the house Tuesday
after 1t had been considered on
the floor five times, twice on re-
consideration, the measure hoped
back into the senate Thursday
with q report from the house that
1t had been passed with amend.
ment.
Vigorous debate resulted, with
Sen. Herman Thorson Of Adams
moving the assembly concur with
house amendments. william Watt
OF Cas- moved it be indefinitely
postponed. which lost.
Concurrence with the house
amendment then was approved
and conference committee ap-
pointed.
Thorson favored Sen. A. w.
Fowler's motion not to concur.
saying at first he had thought
Fowler was trying to kill" the
bill, but now believed Fowler
was sincere" Sen. J. p. Cain Of
Stark asked for q statement from
Fowler as to whether he was sim
cere and Fowler arose to say he
was.
Finally q message from the
chief clerk OF the house advised
the senate that the grasshopper
proposal was returned In error.
Laughter greeted the message.
and ended debate.