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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
PETITJEAN
is STILLNLEAD
. CIR CONTEST.
Richland Girl Drops to Third
Place in the Latest Count;
Weather Slows Contest Up
Considerably

But little change is noted this
week in the relative standings Of
the contestants in the Courier-Re
porter Better Times contest. Miss
Elaine Pettijean is still in the lead,
but Miss Mildred Wade has moved
up into second place with Miss Pearl
Richards of Richland slipping down
into third place. @
The wintry weather of the past
week has slowed the contest down
considerably and the girls have had
q hard time getting around to col
lect their votes. However, there is
every promise that this week will
see the last of the snow and cold
and the next couple of weeks should
make the contest lively one from
now on.
The count as shown by the cou-
pons in the ballot box in The Cour-
ier-Reporter window at five o'clock
this evening is as follows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
FLESHER WINS
SALES AWARD
Local Ford Salesman Wins
Cash Prize in District
Contest

Ted Flesher, salesman for the To-
cal Ford agency, won first place in
a presentation contest held recently
in Seattle for the Northwest dis
trict, comprising the states of Wash
ington, Oregon and Montana. A
cash prize was awarded Mr.. Flesh
er at special banquet given by
the Ford district headquarters in
the evening. Mr.. F1esher had prev
iously won the district contest at
Yakima and was one Of the finalists
at the Seattle contest.
The contest was in the form Of
an oral presentation of the princi-
pal advantages Of Ford ownership
to prospective purchaser, Statesmen
from the principal districts Of the
state competed in the contest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
State Engineer Here
On Water System

From figures shortly to be SUBJ
rnitted to the city by A. ]. Miller,
engineer for the state public serv-
ice department, councilmen will es-
innate the value Of the local water
system. Mr.. Miller. met with the
council last night and gave com
parative data to the mayor and
members of the committee. Because
OF inability to secure sufficient in
formation from the local offices,
Mr.. Miller left this morning for
Portland, where he will get complete
information regarding the local
plant.
The city is still considering the
purchase Of the system from the
power company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
HONOR MEAD
AT &C. MEET
Directors of Districts Hear
Address on Life of Irriga-
ton Friend

In line with other cities of the
state, especially throughout the
Yakima valley, the Kennewick
chamber of commerce dedicated its
program this noon to the memory
of DR.. Elwood Meat, former direct
or of reclamation for the United
States. DR.. Mead has done much
for the cause of irrigation during
his twelve years as head Of the de-
partment, and especially for the
west. This week has been official
ly dedicated to his memory by proc
lamation of Governor Martin.
Members of the boards of the two
local irrigation districts and the
managers were guests of the club
this noon, when M. M. Moulton, who
has had the closest personal contact
with DR.. Mead, gave short adj
dress touching the high lights Of
the kindly mans public career.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
COUNTY SENDS
ANNUALBILLS
TO CITIZENS
Millage in City Limits is Set
at AS; City's Share Placed
at 20 Mills; School Disticrt
Has Ii Mills

Real and personal property own
erS in Benton county received their
annual statement from the county
auditor this week. AS customary,
everyone had complaint to make
about the amounts shown on the
statements, but nothing can be done
about them at this stage of the
game. ia. +
Inside the city limits of Kenne-
wick the total levy amounts to ATS
mills, while outside the city limits,
and inside the local school district,
the levy is 20 mills less. In the Fin
ley-Hover school district, the levy is
but ID mills less than in the city
limits of Kennewick, for the school
district levy there is Is mills. while
in the local district it is but 10
mills.
Under the 40-mill limit law, the
seggregations are as follows: state,
S mills; county Is mills! school dis
trict 10 mills, and incorporated
cities Is mills. These limitations
are for current expense items only,
and do not include payments on
bonded Indebtedness contracted be-
fore the law went into effect.
Additional millages to take care
of these items are in addition to the
current expense limitations. How
ever, Indebtedness contracted after
the law went into effect must be
taken care of within the above
limitations. Therefore, the city has
an additional five mills for bonded
Indebtedness and the school dis
trict has three mills. ".
The appointments on this years
statements are as follows: state.
As mills; county, 10 mills; Prosser,
81 mills; Kennewick 20 mills, Rich
land Is mills; school district II, 13
mills; district No. SO, 10 mills.
Revenue laws of 1885 provide that
personal property taxes in excess of
SO are due before the 31st of May.
One-half of the amount may be paid
then and the remainder allowed to
lapse until the 31st of November.
Three percent rebate is allowed
on taxes paid in full before the 18th
of March.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
GAGE-MILNE

Friends here have received word
Of the marriage of Miss Gertrude
Gage to william Milne. They were
married on Christmas Eve in the
First Episcopal church at wailuku.
Hawaii.
The bride was well-known here
a few years ago as she was county
extension clerk, being very promi-
nent in social affairs, and taking a
very active part in the Business
Girls club. She had been in the
county club work here for about five
years and has been stationed in
Hawaii since 1929 in similar work.
The groom is connected with one
Of the largest plantations on the Is
land of Maui.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
MANY PLAN TO
GO TO BENTON
Local Clubs to Take Program
to Valley Town Monday
Evening

1t is expected that Is or more
cars Will make the trip to Benton
City next Monday night when men
from the Highlands Improvement
club, kiwanis club and chamber OF
commerce will go to Benton CITY
10 put on a program. The program
is rounding into splendid shape the
committee reports and a very en-
1oyable evening is anticipated. Word
was received yesterday that other
districts have caught the fever and
whiee Bluffs men are coming down
here next month to return the re-
cent party staged at the up-riyer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
RAINBOWS ARE
INSTITUTED
INKENNEWICK
Class of IS Initiated by Off
GERS from Wapato; Virginia
Visger Chosen First Chief
Officer

Kennewick Assembly, of the Ord
er of Rainbow Girls was instituted
Saturday night, with a class Of
girls from this district with men,
bers selected from HanfUd to
Hover. A. G. Swindle, supreme in
spector general for the state acted
as installing officer. Officers of the
Wapato assembly conferred the in
itiation upon the local class.
Following institution the first
officers for the organization were
in stalled. They are as follows:
Mrs. A. M. Chellis, Mother Advisor;
Virginia Visger, worthy advisor;
Margaret Cox, assistant worthy adj
visor; charity, Aileen Stoddard;
hope, Addie Mae Gilmore; faith,
Martha Chellis; recorder, Pat Helm;
treasurer, Vivian Maddox; chap
lain, Helen Marsh; drill leader,
Peggy Burton; confidential observ-
er, Margaret Ashby; outside observ-
er, Lillian Wall; musician, Irene
Olson: choir director, Lou Mae
Sloan; service, Frances Brindell;
patriotism, Mary Green; love, Alma
Dean Wysong; fidelity, Ruth Grain;
immortality, Margaret Anglin; ma
ture, Jerry Dam; religion, Mary
Rile.
Alma Chapter, Eastern Star, spon-
sors of the organization, served q
six o'clock dinner to the class and
the out of town guests, when near
ly hundred were fed. In the eve
ming, following the initiation, re-
freshments were served to about
1ln pl,eStS .#s.H. 3 G-e. rras r.E'. .a-. /
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
Free Markers to Be
Furnished Veterans

Anyone having relatives or know
ing of those buried in the Kenne-
wick cemetery whose grave needs a
marker as a World War veteran,
should get in touch with Harvey
White, service officer of the local
Legion Post. Mr.. White has the ap-
plication whereby these markers
may be supplied free of cost and
transportation to those who are en-
titled to them. He will be glad to
help in securing the markers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

The Kilkare club met with Mrs.
T. B. Hauschild this afternoon with
Mrs. Birum winning high honors,
Mrs. Bateman low and Mrs. Be-
lair travelling prize.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
NO CLOSING

While Saturday is marked with
red on most calendars, the day will
not be observed as a holiday in
Kennewick except at the bank and
post office. The stores will remain
open as usual.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Those attending the youth meet
Of the Christian churches at Wal
la WaIla last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Manley Gest, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wendell Reymore, the Misses Viola
Durham, Marjorie Mills, Wilma Lis
ton, Kenneth Durham, Albert Dur
ham, and Francis Mills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

The Masonic and Eastern Star
washington Birthday party will be
held at the hall on Thursday eve
ming, February %. All Stars and
Masons are invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20
SEEM and HEARD
ZION -
MAIN STREET
(Aao- eiIN
31-1-/
e @:E51s
A #@6?

It's pretty hard, says Dad
Gummit. to dodge the collector
when there's the devil to pay.
And the only one who should
nut faith in a rabbits foot is
a rabbit, observes Dad Gummit.
SPEAKING OF FEET, MEN
STILL DIE WITH THEIR BOOTS
ON. BUT USUALLY ONE BOOT
IS ON THE ACCELERATOR.
T Definition
PEDESTRIAN: A person with a
wife. two sons, daughter and a
car.
There's one good thing about
~ a clay pipe-if you drop it on
the sidewalk you don't have to
pick it up.
Oscar Hassenpfeffer, reading Of
the Presidents neutrality procla-
nation, refused to eat spaghetti,
fearing foreign entanglements.
Patron: "Have you book called,
Man, the Master'?"
Mrs. McKain: Fiction depart
ment on your right, sir"
The only voice the Average
Man has In the furnishing Of
his house, Is the Invoice.
A Scot was engaged in an argu-
ment with conductor as to wheth-
er the fare was or 10 cents. Fin
ally the disguised conductor pick
ed up the Scotchman's suitcase and
tossed it off the train just as they
passed over a bridge. It landed with
q splash. ,-. III
"Mon," screamed Sandy, isn't it
enough to try and overcharge me,
but now you try to drown my little
boy?" q
eaSs
A woman, says Dad Gummit, is
as old as she looks, while a man is
not old until he stops looking.
III POME .-
I like my dates i
With Sally Green; -
Her watch runs down +
At ten fifteen. .~ ... !. :
Sandy McCulloch says it is not
true that after he found box of
corn plasters, he went out and
bought pair of tight shoes.
ooh, well, to heir is human" said
Satsop Charley Is he made out an
nOuncements for another little
Charlie.
Definition
OPTIMIST: A tourist who starts
out with poor brakes, no spare tire,
a knock in the motor, and wires $50
miles ahead for reservations.
ssAs
It's pretty hard to drive a
bargain, said the man who had
just paid $3.50 for Model T.
Charles Powell: do you realize
you are facing the electric chair?"
Client: II don't mind facing it.;
it's sitting in it that worries me-
Sandy McTavish was smoking his
pipe peacefully when a stranger be-
gan fumbling in his pocket appar-
emily in search of something.
"This is awful" the newcomer de-
clared, 1--WE come away without a
match-can you oblige?"
Sandy handed over the match,
and the fumbling continued. isn't
that annoyin'-Tve left my tobacco
at h0me."
"Ah, weel," replied Sandy slowly,
'ye'd better gle me back my match,
yell no need it nee!"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-20

Betty Schuehle, Opal Jenlin, Bet
ty Howard, Virgil Hopkins and Mrs.
Frank Maupin went to walla walla
Tuesday evening to attend Mid
summers Night Dream"
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
.HYATTSVIL {
CR0WNSQUEEN
IN FETE

EVANSVILLE, Md. Oct. 10.
A mile-long parade eliminating at
Magruder Park for the coronation
ceremonies of the Jubilee Queen
will be the outstanding feature
of the fiftieth anniversary celebra-
ton Of the Incorporation Of
Hyattsville here this afternoon.
DR.. H. T. Willis, mayor OF
Hyattsville, will preside at the
ceremonies at the Park and will
crown Miss Miriam Alexander as
Miss HyattSville." The corona
ton, scheduled for three o'clock,
will follow an address by Sumner
Welles, Oxon Hill, Md, Assistant
Secretary of State. Other speak
erS at the park will include How
ard Jackson, mayor Of Baltimore;
Herbert R. O'Conor, State attor'
ney general of Maryland; Lans'
dale G. Sasscer, president Of the
Maryland senate; Senator Ste
phen w. Gambrill and William P.
Magruder, former mayor OF
Hyattsville,, who will give a history
of the town.
The parade will consist Of more
than 80 floats, six bands, 20 fire
companies and the entire unit Of
the University of Maryland Re
serve Officers Training Corps,
numbering nearly a thousand
men. During the morning free
movies will be shown and numerous
street shows staged. The Golden
Book, to be signed by outstanding
guests attending the celebration,
and which is to be placed in the
town archives, will be located in
the lobby of the Arcade Theater.
The evening will be devoted to a
concert by the Potomac Electric
Power Company Glee Club and
the Washington Gas Light Band,
and will be followed by dancing in
the National Guard Armory and IN
the adjacent streets.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Delta Chi 10 Mark
10th Anniversan

Forty-sixth anniversary of the
founding of Delta Chi fraternity
at Cornell University will be cele-
brated with a banquet at Wesley
Hall at 8 p. m. Tuesday. Guests
of honor will be Judge Charles S.
Hatfield, of the United States
Court of Customs and Patent APP
pealS; Justin Miller, special as
sistant to the Attorney General,
and Dean Thomas H. Healy, of
the foreign service school of
Georgetown University.
Frederick Cuneo, Georgetown
chapter president, is in charge, as
sisted by an alumni committee
consisting of William L. Gates, C.
Dell Floyd, Harry j. DAILY, Cass
Williams, George Edelin,, R. N.
Low, Frank Harrison, C. j. DAILY,
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
NJ ETH0DISTS
BACK MERGER

Delegates to the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church South, meeting here at
the Mt. Vernon Place Church, will
vote next year on affiliation with
the other two Methodist churches,
the Northern Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Protest
ant Church, it was decided last
night.
At the same time as this action
was approved by the 500 clergy
men and laymen gathered here,
word came from Atlantic City, N.
j., that the Eastern Conference
Of the Methodist Protestant
Church had rejected the proposed
amalgamation.
Thee principal split. that be-
tween the two Methodist Episco-
pal churches, occurred 88 years
ago when the slavery question
and 780 ministers in the South to
withdraw from the main body. At
various times since then efforts
have been made to unite the two,
and recently a campaign for all
three churches to reunite was
started.
Whether the negative action OF
the Methodist Protestant Church's
Eastern Conference will disrupt all
merger plans could not be learned.
The action taken by the Balti-
more Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was an
approval Of a motion that the con-
ference make a final decision on
the matter at its 1887 meeting. If
a favorable vote is obtained then.
the proposed union will be placed
before the general conference in
1888.
Clergymen attending the meet
ingS here, which will close on Mon
day with announcements of pulpit
appointments in Maryland, the
District and parts of Virginia and
West Virginia. will tomorrow act
as visiting pastors at various
churches here and in nearby
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
GREEN HEARS
FIRED LODGES

Delegates from four expelled
ETAOI xFsh radoTbg vcm Sheta
lodges Of the American Federation
Of Government Employees yeSter-
day were received by William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, to present a
protest against their expulsion by
the A. F. G. E. convention on
charges Of harboring Communist
members and engaging in alleged
"Subversive and embarrassing
activity against the Government.
Members from the Social Sc
curity Board, Farm Credit Admin
istration, Securities and Exchange
Commission and Public Assistance
Division and Exchange Commits
sion and Public Assistance Division
of the District government were
told by Green that he would ap-
point an A. F. of L. representative
to cooperate with the A. F. G. E.
in attempts to reaffiliate the ex-
PEELED groups.
This action is in line with a
resolution adopted at the recent
A. F. G.. E. convention at Detroit.
The Railroad Retirement Board
lodge was not represented on the
delegation because of a disagree
ment as to future action. Walter
j. Copper. of the Social Security
Board, was spokesman for the ex-
PEELED unionistS.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
F|NLAND'S Arr
EXHIBITED

Finland, the little country that
paid her war debt, and gave her
women suffrage even before the
United States, is showing Washing
ton how artistic she is.
At Woodward and Lothrop's, the
Finnish Industrial Arts Exhibition
is now being shown, as a gesture OF
goodwill between the 16O-year-old
United States republic and the 10.
year-old Finnish republic.
Louis Bonnyhard, commissioner
Of the Finnish Industrial Art Elk.
hibition in the United States, is &C.
companying the exhibition. He
selected the 10000 pieces of handi,
craft, he brought them here, and
he explains:
"The average American does
not know much about Finland,
except that it is the only country
that paid its war debt, that
CAOCA0SS VIC COA1pOSCAS was q
Finn. But outside of that, he
knows little.
''He doesn't know, for instance,
that the country is famous for
its glass, pewter, wOOdcarvingS,
pottery and the like. This ex.
hibition is to show Americans
what we can do and to create a
better understanding between
the two countries"
On exhibition are hand-knitted
gloves and scarves, handmade
Lapland shoes for the icy north,
hand-Woven linens and rugs.
The crystal glaSS-aZure, amber,
smoky-all has a musical ring,
and the pottery sounds almost
metallic.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
JEWRY DENIES
ORGANIZING
INP0LIT|CS

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Asserting
that a false issue has been injected
in the presidential campaign, a
formal statement was issued today
by Sigmund Livingston, chairman
of the Anti-Defamation League of
the B'nai Birth.
Pointing to the "unqueStioned
record of tolerance" of the presi-
Dental candidates, Mr.. Livingston
said:
I'm the pending political cam
paign, a wholly false issue has
been injected; one which would
imply a special interest on the
part of the Jewish citizens.
This makes imperative the
reassertion of the principle that
Jews are not and never have
been an organized political
group in America. They affiliate
according to their individual
convictions with the various pO-
liticaI parties, and the right of
franchise is exercised by them
free from any considerations Of
class or group distinction.
This is true Notwithstanding
representations of jealous pO-
litical advocates to the contrary.
"The raising of such issue is
particularly unjuStified in the
pending campaign, because of
the unquestiOned record of tOler-
ance, in accord with the finest
traditions of our nation, Of the
presidential candidates of the
recognized political parties and
their complete freedom from
any religious or racial preju-
dice"
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
THREE KITTENS
SEEK HOMES

Featured for adoption today are
three adorable kittens. One is a
black-and-white male, six months
old. The other two are six weeks
old-a male tiger and a female
tortoiSe-shell.
Persons, wanting to adopt these
pets should notify Mrs. Lorraine
Snellings, 1895 Newton st. N. w.,
apartment 81, columbia 2775-W)
after 6 p. m.
A mother cat and three kittens
are also being given away today.
They may be obtained from Ralph
Tut, 304 Maryland Ave. N. E.
The pet editor of The Times will
assist in finding homes for pets
through this daily column.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Two Sudden Deaths
Reported 10 Police

Two sudden deaths were reported
to police last night.
Mrs. Margaret Hoyle. II, col
lapsed at her home, 1918 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W., and was
dead before a doctor could reach
her. Death was believed due to a
heart attack.
George S. Gaver, IS, of 227 Indi.
ana Ave-, N. W., collapsed at Fifth
and E Streets Northwest, and was
taken to Casualty Hospital where
he was pronounced dead.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Money Pact Powers
Report Better Trade
International News Service

InTernaIlOnhI NeW8 SoFVICt
Improved business and economic
conditions in the countries in
volved in the tripartite money &C.
cord and reconciliation agreement
was reported in the October bulle-
tin of the Federal Reserve Board
today.
The bulletin declined to COM
ment on the monetary arrange
ment announced in Washington.
London and Paris on September
rs, except to call attention to gold
movements from France and the
action of the Netherlands and
Switzerland in later joining the
major powers in the agreement.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
IF WE ONLY HAD A MOUSE TO TEASE

IMPY is 6 months old and
should know better but Grey
baby and Yellow Face, 6
weeks old, certainly would
like a mouse to play with, and
then, to make life as attrac-
tive as possible, a new home.
Mrs. Lorraine snellings, 1895
Newton St. N. W., is giving
away the pets. international
News Photo by Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10

ENEVA-5:30 p. M.-NewS
from the League Of Nations head
quarters. HBL, 31.2 m, 9.65 meg.
MOSCOW p. M.-Special
program for English listeners.
RNE, Is m. IL meg.
LONDON-9 p. MA Sym,
phony Concert. GSF, 1913 M, 1914
meg; Csc, 31.3 M, 9.58 meg.
TOKYO Manufacturers
seas Program" JVH, Nazaki, 2o.5
m, 14.6 meg.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Today's Foreign Short.Wave Radio Schedule

PARIS-5:15 p. M.-Concert
from Radio-Paris. TPA-4. Is M,
11.72 meg.
BERLIN-6 P. M.-"Gasparone, +"
operetta by Millocker. DJD, 25.4
M, lit meg.
ROME-6 p. M.-NewS in Eng
Ish. FRO, 31.1 M, 9.63 meg.
LONDON-6:2O p. M.-"SphereS
Of Action" A feature program
about games. GSP, 1876 M, 1881
meg; esd, 25.5 M, It's meg. e.;
Csc, BIB m. 9.58 meg.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10

p A r S-5:15 p. M.-ConCert
from Radio-Paris. TPA-4M, Is 6 M,
11.72 meg.
LONDON-6:45 p. M.-The CryS-
tai Palace Band. esp, 1876 m,
1881 meg: esd, 25.6 m, Ills
meg: Csc, 31.3 M, 9.58 meg.
BERLIN-8:3O P. M. - Concert
by an Army Band. DJD, 1854 M,
lit meg. I