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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
NTOW THERE'S a challenge! Mr.

~
~ Smith writes a letter for publ
cation this week just filled with
facetious cracks, but along toward
the end, after he has kidded the ed
itor sufficiently, he makes a sug-
gestion, in the form of a. direct
challenge. We're just sporting
enough to take him up on it.
Being of the same. political faith
he claims to be, we are inclined to
feel somewhat the way he does in
regard to the shortening of the
hours of service at the post office.
The administration, thru the MIRA
forced employers to shorten hours
so as to provide more jobs. Of
course the plan didn't work and the
poor thing is now dead, but the
thing that rankles is the fact that
just at the same time the postal
crews were being cut down in men
and hours both. Inconsistent is the
word. The economy move hit the
whole Yakima valley and most of
the postmasters, in attempting to
pare expenses, did the same thing
our local man did-closed up on
Saturday afternoons. ..-......
Now here's what We'll do. Well
just bet Mr.. Smith that we can get
service restored on Saturday
afternoons again, if he can show
that there is a real demand for it
on the part of patrons. We don't
profess to know what influence our
might have in the
matter, but we do know that Post
master Lincoln, democrat tho he is,
will go to the mat to get the serv-
ice restored, if there is a sufficient
showing to justify it. How's that?
If you don't like to buy stamps
at the pool hall, tell the postmaster
about it, tell him often, and if there
Ire enough who feel that way about
It, we'll win the bet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
POLITICIANS VERSUS
THE PEOPLE
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
National Chairman. Sentinels
Of the Republic

The American Constitution was
written and adopted to protect the
People against The Politicians.
For almost one hundred and
fifty years it has served that pur-
pose. Under its guarantees Of per-
sonal liberty for all, America has
developed into q great nation OF
free and successful citizens.
If the Constitution is weakened,
those guarantees Of freedom are
lost. The within of the party in
power becomes the Law of the
Land. The control over the politi-
clan, exercised by the people
through their Constitution, is de-
stroyed.
Today those safeguards are in
serious danger. Recent events at
Washington have brought the men-
ace clearly into the light.
There have been yelled sugges-
tions from the White House for q
constitutional amendment which
would take power from the states
and the people to centre it in Wash
There have been new bills in
Congress designed to end or weaken
the authority Of the Supreme Court
rs the interpreter Of our Constitu-
ton -.
There have been frank efforts by
certain senators and representa-
tives to grab for Congress the au-
shorty now exercised by the Su-
Dreme Court %t- W. -
All these show the trend toward
freeing the men who happen to hold
office Of the restraints exercised by
the People through their Consti-
tuition = toward granting to Con-
Tress powers that can become both
unlimited and despotic. So
If the citizens permit such
changes-f they yield to politicians
the powers expressly reserved to
the people-then they will not only
transform the entire structure OF
our American Government, but will
destroy their own rights and priv
ileges and strength. -
They will throw away the herl-
tage bequeathed by Washington
and preserved by Lincoln
NY next article will discuss how
every worker, every group, would
be affected by such changes-and
why. e..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

The District President viii be ow
guest on November 10th. Rev. HI.
Foss desires to make visitations also
at this time.
Plans are being made to issue q
bi-color edition Of the parish papa
commemorating the 4OOth ami
versary Of the translation of the b.
BILE into the English by Coverdale.
Later we hope to have a regular
service, paying tribute to this great
English Lutheran preacher and
translator.
Welcome to church Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
KENNEWICK GETS IT
THE ICKES-HOPKINS squabble

III
Il back in Washington over the re-
lief funds put something of dam
per on the prospects for this dis
trict securing the federal funds for
the new school house. The outlook
was not too bright, but the news re-
ceived last week has changed the
situation again. AS a matter of
fact the ALLEGATION to this district
was somewhat greater than was ex-
pected. According to press reports
the amount for the KenneWick
project was set at $56,454. This
would be 45 percent on $125,000.
However, there is no occasion to
get excited about it. The people of
the district will not be called upon
to pungle up any more than the
SIS, 900 recently authorized by the
bond election. The sum named in
Washington is admittedly high, but
it is the maximum.
The cost of the building and it's
furnishings will depend upon the
kind of a bid the contractors make
on the job. Whatever the cost, the
government will only pay As cents
on the dollar, whether the job can
be done for $4,000 or will run over
the hundred thousand figure. The
district does not receive the entire
ALLEGATION, unless in the event the
total cost runs into the $125,000 fig
ure. !.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
NOTHING like getting infol

NOTHING like getting informa-
ton in time. We read in our
daily one day recently while the
thermometer stood at a dangerous
figure that ice one inch thick is I'M
safe; two inches thick it will hold
one person; four inches thick it will
hold large crowd. Now if some one
will just tell us how many shopping
days there are until Christmas our
happiness will be complete.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

Hutchins, will follow. This service
is in common with the general mob
ilization of spiritual resources all
over the church and the general
public is most cordially invited to
attend. ...... LII -.
The Epworth League as $50 and
the evening service at 1880. At
this time the Rev. S. E. Hornibrook
of Finley will bring the message.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

IT is the common belief that the
= introduction of machines has
thrown men out of employment.
Lewis w. Douglas, former director
of the budget states that machines
in the long run do not deprive men
of jobs, rather they create jobs. In
the period following 1879 industry
provided $4,000 jobs per million pop
ulation. In 1929 industry provided
$4,000 jobs per million population.
Mr.. Lewis takes these figures from
study of the National Industrial
Conference Board. ~@ ~.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
Church of the Nazarene
w. L. Hanson, Pastor
First and Everett SITS.

A token of remembrance viii be
given to all attending Sunday school
on Rally Day, October 6,
Unified service beginning at 10
o'clock with special program and
Rally Day address.
Young Peoples Rally at $50 pm.
Evening service at 7:30.
Visitors always welcome.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
WE OFTEN hear sharp criticism

w directed against the young wo-
man who gets married without any
knowledge of cooking or housekeep-
ing. Our observation has been that
there are just as many men who get
married without any well defined
plan in mind as to how they are 60
ing to support family as there are
girls who get married without any
knowledge of cooking and house.
keeping.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
What We Think
by Frank Dixon)

I differ with four phases of the
relief program. 1t may be that there
are facts in connection with this
program with which I am not ia
miliar but I am basing my conclu-
sion on the information that has
been available to me and to others.
I claim that too much useless
work has been done. Instead of rak-
ing leaves and washing windows
the idle man power of this coun-
try should have been put to build
ing roads. There are more roads
that should be built than all those
idle could build in ten years. IF
the money had been spent building
roads we would now have a splen-
did utility to show for what we have
spent.
I claim that too much has been
spent on administration If the pro-
gram had been confined to the con-
struction of roads practically no adj
ditional administration machinery
would have been necessary. Each
state, each county, each township
had an organization already func-
tioning which could have received
the money and begun the construc-
ton of a statewide system of high
ways in thirty days.
- Ax
I claim that the amount spent
per man has been too small. I would
call attention to the expression Oft
en- used in connection with relief
program that the pumps were be-
ing primed." have primed a good
many pumps in my life but my ex-
perience has always been that un-
less you get lot Of water into the
pump at one time it runs through
and the pump is not primed. One
gallon of water poured in quickly
will prime most pumps but a hum
dred dribbled a little at a time will
not start them.
The average worker received only
enough for necessities. Hence he
bought only necessities. Business was
revived in necessities but improved
business in necessities will not bring
business back to normally. The
heavy industries must first be slim
ulated, and they cannot be stimulat-
ed with the purchase of canned
beans, flour, prunes and calico.
claim that relief should have
been made available to all unem-
ployed alike. There are two rea-
sons for this. First, it is not fair
to take the savings from the man
who has economical and saved
while the man who exercised no
economy is being cared for. Second,
fl the man with savings had been
eligible to relief if unemployed he
would have spent his relief for ne
cessities and invested a portion of
his savings in things which stimu-
late the heavier industries, the slim
ulation of which we are advised is
necessary before a recovery can
come. ~ -.
A nationwide road building pro-
gram would have seen us come out
OF the depression with system of
good roads in every county n
State-a utility that would be ready
for use when normal times return
ed. AS it is many counties have no
more or few more good roads than
they had when the depression be-
gan.
Two million men building good
roads would have put five million
more men back to work supplying
them with materials and merchan-
disc that employed men would have
bought.
The road building program to my
way of think ing would have beer
simpler, more effective and more
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
N THE opinion of many Mussoli

IN THE opinion of many Mussolini
= is promoting the war with Ethi-
opia merely to saave his face at
home. There is a rumor that eco
nomic conditions are not so good at
home and this seems to be the sit
uation that even a dictator cannot
handle. The war will take the mind
of the people at home off their
troubles and incidentally bring
them a new lot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
THE GOVERNMENT is spending

TF1E GOVERNMENT IS SpelIuIl1g
l. twenty-nine million dollars a
day. It's great to belong to a coun-
try that can do that. Not many
countries could. We don't know how
long this country can keep it up.
A scheme for national life insur-
ance to be operated jointly by the
federal and state governments of
Australia is being considered by
Joseph A. Lyons, federal prime min
lister of that country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

INSTANCE from market often
~ makes a difference in the price
at which a thing will sell. For in
stance fish worms in the garden
and grasshoppers in the field are
not worth anything, but around the
fishing resorts they are worth ten
cents a dozen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
I'VE WONDER how those who rep

w resented Germany and France
could not by any means possibly pay
the war debt due this country ex-
plain the extensive military pro-
gram into which these two nations
have entered since the war, all of
which has been financed without
loans from other nations. It appears
that the United States merely was
the victim of another fast one en-
gineered by foreign diplomats.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
bethlehem Lutheran

Communion services Sunday 10
am. Confessional services at $50
English services, II am. Bible clax
Wednesday, 8 pm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
UTALTER WINcHELL

VXTALTER WINCHELL describes
~ Broadway as a place where
people spend money they haven't
earned to buy things they don't
need to impress people they don't
like. We are not SO sure that the
condition described is confined al
together to Broadway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

HERE is one for Ripley's Believe
- It or Not Column: An Idaho
bank closed in 1892 has already paid
113 percent in dividends to the de-
positors with two more dividends to
come.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

THERE are few things that bring
the satisfaction to a man equal
to that which comes from the con-
temptation of a good job well done.
The joy Of creation that such an
achievement awakens in a man is
not equalled by any other human
pleasure.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
THE LIBRARY

THE LIBRARY
THE FATE of the park and the IL
brary hangs in the balance. It
will be determined next Saturday
whether or not they will function
next year. If we had neither, there
would be all kinds of activity to-
ward getting them. Now that we
have them we're afraid there's too
much apathy to keep them func-
tioning.
Next Saturday will be the special
election to provide funds for their
operation thruout the coming year.
Fifty percent of the vote cast at the
last governors election will be re-
quired to make the election legal. In
other words, about four hundred
people in the city limits will have
to trot down to the polling places
that day, a majority Of whom favor
the proposal If the city is to con-
1tinue to operate the two most wide
ly used institutions in town. How
do you feel about it?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

4 PLAN is suggested to handle pa
: : roles. The power of parole
would be taken away from the gov
ernor and left to the vote of the
people at any general election in
the community in which the crime
was committed. In this way a
governor would never be subjected
to pressure and political influence
to grant a parole. This plan would
also preclude the possibility of a
governor returning back into a COM
munity a wrong doer before the
community, which after all is the
best judge, felt he had been suf-
ficiently punished. If the commun-
ity in which the crime was commit
ted, does not want an offender back
certainly no governor has the right
to require that community to take
him back.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03
st. Joseph Catholic

Services for october 8:
Mass at 8 and 10.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

The road building program to my
way of think ing would have been
simpler, more effective and more
practical. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-03

Two million men building good
roads would have put five million
more men back to work supplying
them with materials and merchan-
disc that employed men would have
bought.
, 1935-11-24

la pavimentaci6n del canine miitar hasta Palm Boulevard, Y
tambien ell canine del campo de aviaci6n, sin gasto alguno al
condado 8 a la ciudad. Ninguna otra carretera ha sido cons
truida en- esta maneFa en- ninguna ota parte del condado dc
Cameron.
Ademas, por medic de estas mismas agencias federales, Ia
presente administration ha conseguido ell emprendimiento de
obras pGbhcas Y demas mejoras muncipales sin costo alguno a
la ciudad de Brownsville, no obstante que la planlla del Sr.
Tanning aboga por mejoras al costo de cuarenta mil d6lares, Y
en- efecto la presente administration ha conseguido de estas
agencias federales varias mejoras al pueblo de Brownsville sin
costo alguno.
Todas estas mejoras son ell fruto de labor ~extensa; estas
mejoras sc han adquirido por medic de incesantes esfuerzos de
la presente administration, 10 cual descredita ell arma polfica
de la oposici6n, quen dice que TODD este ha sido impuesto sobre
oil actual gobierno municipal.
Ell presente gobierno municipal obra en- eonjunto con ell
distrfto de navigation para Ell bienestar de la ~ciudadania de
Brownsville. Lo msmo resultara con Ell puerto de Brownsville
porque servicio de luz y aqua sera facilitado a dicho puerto
economicamente por la planta de la ciudad de Brownsville.
Ha habido v habra mutua cooperation entire industries Y
la pFesente administrator cual estado es indispensable para 81
crecimiento de esa region.
Durante la administration de Rentfro Ia compania de avia-
eion Pan-American ha aumentado su capital en- esa eiudad va
rios cientos de miles de d6lares pagando actualmente a sHs en-
pleados a razon de cuatrocientos mil dolares anuales.
Otras industries, otros establecimientos comerciales se han
radicado en- nuestra ciudad a pesar de la era de depression. v
BROWNSVILLE ACTUALMENTE permanece como Cabecilla
de la vida commercial en- Ell sur del estado de Texas.
, 1935-11-24
LA M A DE COMERCIO

En- conformidad con la promesa de la administration del
honorable mayor Rentfro, ha permanecido separada de la e-
fera politca la camara de concrete. Los gastos de dicha or
ganizacion han sido reducidos de la eantidad de vente y einco
mil d6lares a aproximadamente ocho mil quinientos d6lares; a
pesar de esta rebaja los directories de dicha camara han logrado
levar a cabo Ell immense trabaio de eEa organization sin mez-
clarse en- polftca, y de IN modo que ha atraido las caluIosas
, 1935-11-24
FL DEPARTMENT. De BOmberOS

La ciudad de Brownsville goza de un departamento do
bomberos tan eficaz que actualmente Ia sufrido perdidas mini
mas en- comparacion con otras ciudades de SUI tamaho.
la ciudad de Brownsville tiene tres departamentos de
bomberos, uno principal v dos auxiiares con equipo valuado por
la cantidad de $%75,OO0.OO, y estos departamentos siempre Sc
han encontrado hstos para servr a la ciudadania de Brownsville.
, 1935-11-24
Ell DepartamentO POliciacO

La fuerza policfaca de nueStra ciudad siempre Sc ha mos
trado capaz de desempenar el cargo que lie hemos impuesto
desempenando su dificultosa tarea con prontitud obteniendo
buenos resultados. Este departamento tiene a su disposition
cuatro AUTOMOBILES equipados con radio-receptores, una esta-
jaFos.
Dicho departamento dsfruta del dnico departamento de
impresIones dlg1tales en- Ell sur del estado de Texas, teniendo a
su cargo dos empleados federales que cooperan con la poIcia
local.
" !. linton, quen pr muchos amos presto sus servicios a
la ciudad de Brownsville actuando como jefe de la policia dc
una manera muy eficaz, Sc RETRO del servicio en- Ell mes de d.
cembre del aho mil novecientos veinte Y nueve. cuando su So
orino' H.. 3. Kentfro, tomo ell puesto de mayor, y Ell departa-
mento quedo a cargo del ST John T. Armstrong. ouien achia
como Sefe de Ia pohcia desde ea fecha.
, 1935-11-24

La primera acci6n de la administrator e~ncabezada por
Rentfro fue ell destruir pagares de la ciudsd, no ~expedidos, por
la cantidad de $140, 100000 cual accion cast precipito una de-
manda judicial encontra de dicha ciudad de parte de intereses
con quienes sus antecesores habian tratado.
POGO a POGO las obligaciones monetarias de la ciudad han
sido contrarrestadas, sus gastos marcadamente disminuido,
hasta que ahora la cudad de BROWNSVILLE 81 Sc destaca en- el
horizonte financiero como una de las cuantas ciudades en- esa e-
fera que paga a sus empleados al contado.
TODD este ha sido nevado a cabo sin perjudicar los mtereses
propietarios de la ciudad. En- verdad contribuciones han dis
minuido una tercera parte desde que ell presente gobierno NUM-
cipal Sc Inaugural. Esta reduction de las contribuciones Sc ha
conseguido bajando ell valor de las ~propiedades en- dicha ciudad
de la cantidad de Dez Y Ocho Millones de D6lares al presente
valor de ACCOMPLISHMENTS Doce Milones de D6lares y a la vz
manteniendo la proportion de $3.50 por cada $4,000 de valor
actual.
Los pagares muncipales expedidos por los antecesores de
Renttro Y ss comisionados han sido cumplidos al pie de la letra.
La cludad de Brownsville, diriIda por la presente admit
instruction, la cual pide reelection a los votantes conscientes,
mace yer que es la dnica entidad pohtica que no sufri6 perdida
alguna debido al fracaso del banco nacional mercantl de esta
ciudad. 'Esto ocurri6 acknowledgements debdo a la infalibIe
provision del honorable Mayor Rentfro y los suyos.
, 1935-11-24

feHctaciones de diversas regiones del Vale y de este estado.
81 alguien duda 10 que arriba hemos indicado sugerimos res
petuosamente que dicha persona Sc ponga en- communication con
alguno de los directories de la camara de Concrete y &c conven-
"a del magnifico trabajo antes mencionado.
Las siguientes personals manejan la camara de concrete:
c. P. Barreda, Henry W.. Bell, "A. X. Black, A. H. Fernandez,
Sam Perl, James L. Abney, r. B. Creager. Z. de la CARA, A. A.
Hargrove, Otis Singer, H. l. Yates, Ralph L. Buell., w. B. Clint,
Frank Lopez, James Lotos, T. W. Stevenson, A. Wayne Wood v
r. d. Sundell.
Todos son nombrados por turnos de tres amos v no pueden
ser desaforados solo por algun delito.
, 1935-11-24
Las Contribuciones Han Disminuido

En- Ell manejo de la planta de luz Y aqua, la presente adj
ministracion ia seguido ell ejemplo de los gobiernos municipales,
oenlendo slempre a coraz6n Ell interes de los c~iudadanos. De
esta manera han logrado mantener para propositos de contri-
bucion, ell valor de la propiedad al cincuenta Y dos por ciento de
su Valor actual, cual operation induce a intereses industriales
que radiquen y arraiguen en- nuestra region.
Al mismo tempo rebajando los gastos de Ia pIanta de luz
y aqua por la cantidad de S%2O,OOOOO al ano, ha logrado esta
presente administration, por sus magnfficos esfuerzos. reducir
Ell lmpuesto de la luz diez por eiento sin perjudicar Ia eficacia
de su operaci6n.
Deoioo q Ia apttud e indiscutible habilidad financiera de
Keht1ro y sus comisionados, la ciudad de Brownsville ha To-
grado consegufr de las diversas agencias del gobierno federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-06

Alarming Speech by Air
Minister"
Ten Thousand More Airplanes!''
These are the headlines you see almost
every day in your newspaper. They we're the
headlines which John Cabal the engineer
Harding the medical student, Passworthy the
optimist and the other citizens of Everytown
saw in their newspapers on that fateful De-
cember in the year 1910.
Few paid any attention. War scares had
come before - and passed. This one would
pass.
They're crying wolf said Harding.
This little upset across the water doesn't
mean war;" said Passworthy. Look at the
cheerful side of things. You're all right. Bust
ness improving - jolly wife - pretty house,
Nothing in it, tell you"
1t was the night before Christmas, and the
friends had gathered at Cabals house for a
party. Everyone was gay. Christmas trees.
Presents Children playing soldiers. Little
Horrie Passworthy in new soldier suit
''Peace on earth, good will to men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-06

Then a faint thud in the distance, like
gun
What is it?
Boom! BOOM! BOOM!
Nearer Louder! NEARER! LOUDER!
A fleet of airplanes is bombing Everytown.
The Second World War - undeclared,
sudden, terrible - has begun
One of the first victims is little Horrie,
struck down in his soldiers uniform, yellow
curls blood-streaked, gay trappings spattered
one
Fighting goes on and on, year after year