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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty years ago today the sup
porters of Woodrow Wilson were or
ganizing q local Wilson club which
was to be strictly non-partisan with
the only motive being to reflect
Wilson in the November election.
The first 1917 Ford automobiles
were due to arrive here the next
week when a carload would be un-
loaded at the garage Of the Ken
newick machine shop.
Finley was to hold their first fair
when the products Of the valley
farms would be displayed before
sending them to the state fair.
II. s. Hughes was confined to his
home near Hover with a broken
knee cap as the result of an accident
caused while filling a solo, when the
horses became frightened and drag
ged him beneath the wheels of the
wagon. ~
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
were planning to have picnic at
the Anon park at Richland the next
Sunday.
Kennewick's postmistress, Miss
Eleanor Staser, sprang a surprise on
her many friends here by her marri-
age to Parker Gould in Portland
while on her vacation. She had
been postmistress since July 1914
and her appointment was not to ex-
pire until July 1913.
The first annual meeting Of the
Benton Counay Good Roads Assoc
iation was to be held at Richland
with State Highway Commissioner
Allen as the principal speaker.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

One Of the election surprises
which came as an aftermath of the
primary election was the almost UNI
iversal reaction in this district
against Radio Stevenson. Republic
cans and democrats alike profess to
be well pleased that the radical from
King county got his "come-uppance"
so thoroughly. So strong was the
feeling against Stevenson that many
republicans voted for Martin to
eliminate the King county man
from the race in the primaries. just
how many republican votes Mr..
Martin received is unknown, Of
course, and how many of them will
stay with Mr.. Martin in the general
election is still another problem.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
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Ten years ago today Miss Evelyn
|serier, business girls candidate was
elected queen Of the fair by large
majority. The fair fruit exhibits
were In charge Of A. I. Smith, who
reported that this years fair would
rival the best the valley had pro-
|6uced.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. williams and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Anon celebrated
their seventeenth wedding anni-
versary with q family dinner at the
williams home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Giard had NOV
ed into their home In the Garden
Tracts. Mrs. Giard and children had
been visiting relatives in Illinois
during the month previous.
M. NJ. Moulton for several terms
representative Of Benton County IN
the legislature was defeated In the
primaries by J. L. Atkinson OF Fin
ley. James Shepherd won out In
the primaries for sheriff and ne
would not have any opposition In
the general election.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mason and
family of Prosser were visiting here
with relatives.
Burns Brown and Gene Spaulding
were among the freshmen enrolling
at Whitman college ten years ago.
Kennewick's second monthly bar
gain day was to be held the next
Saturday. A special effort was being
made to permit light weight cars
to try out the new pavement which
was to be officially opened the next
week,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEFEND"
II do solemnly swear Tor affirm)
that I will faithfully execute the
office of President of the United
states, and will, to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United
States"
That oath has been taken by every
President of our country during its
century and half of glorious ma
tional history.
Why?
The words of our greatest Presi-
dents themselves will tell us. Let's
recall how they described and re-
garded that famous citadel Of our
liberties which they had sworn to
defend.
George Washington:
THAT precious depository Of Am
erican happiness, the Constitution
of the United States"
Thomas jefferson:
mo Constitution was ever before
so well calculated as ours for ex-
tensive empire and self-govern-
ment"
James Madison:
"The Constitution is bill Of
powers, the great residuum being
the rights Of the people"
Abraham Lincoln:
ITO the support Of the Consti-
tuition let every American pledge
his life, his property and his sacred
honor"
Grover Clevland:
1.-THE oath now take to preserve,
protect and defend the Constitu-
ton not only impressively defines
the great responsibilities I now as
sumo, but suggests obedience to
constitutional commands as the
rule by which my official conduct
must be guided"
Woodrow Wilson:
Liberty cannot live apart from
constitutional principle"
The Constitution Of the United
States is Our Constitution. I'VE,
the people" are not only its bene-
ficiaries are also it guardians.
On this anniversary let us, too, re-
solve to preserve, protect and de-
fend" it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

Practically every nation Of the
world is in the midst of depression
yet not withstanding this fact in
every one Of them the largest pro-
gram of preparedness for war, in
peace time history, is under way. At
time when every resource Is need
ed to stem the tide Of the depress-
ion, and to rebuild the world. it ap-
pears the sheerest folly to pour the
the worlds resources into the de-
structive agencies Of war. Mankind,
it seems, has not made much prog
ress, when it comes to the use and
management Of the things that
really count.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

Well the primary election b
over, and We hope the best men
won-if they were running.
= y =
AS Oscar Hassenpfeffef looked at
the two candidates, he was thank
full only one could be elected.
= = =
Political Note
There are two sides to every
question and politicians take
both.
ETERNAL STRUGGLELPopular
Government trying to retain it's
popularity.
y y =
With the primary campaign
over, many Of the candidates
now may return to the ranks Of
the unemployed.
y = =
The defeated candidate has it
all over the victor. He won't have
to keep his campaign pledges.
= - =
Maybe you can't fool all the
people al the time. However, It
isn't necessary, says Dad Gum
NIT. A majority win do.
- = =
Definition
SOCIAL TACT = Making your
company feel at home, even though
you wish they were.
= = =
Percy Whiffletree was ct the
fountain pen counter In the vib-
ber-G Clifford Drug, making . pur-
chase. .T'm buying this for my wife"
"A surprise, eh?"
'Tu say so. You see, she's ex-
pecting . new car"
= = =
And Only Just Started
Mrs. 8, has Is child
rem, 155 grand children. 20 great
grandchildren and % great, great
grandchildren. Helena, (Mont.)
paper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

A lot of self-made men who have
turned out to be self-made failures,
because they have always followed
their own thinking, lived their own
lives, and taken no advice, never
blamed themselves. They have an
alibi for the mess they have made
Of things.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

In an effort to curb careless driv-
ing the state of Massachusetts, has
passed law requiring all car driv-
ers who have an accident to pass a
driving test before being permitted
to drive again. Drivers, when they
reach the age of IS, are required to
pass a drivers test. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

The thought that thousands Of
Spanish young women are enlisting
to help defend the present Spanish
government against the revolution
lists is but q hint Of what may be ex-
pected in future wars. If anything
could be added to the crime Of
war to make it more tragic it is this.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
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LIE Z T e. r S
from the People

In the papers some time ago I
read of a young girl being killed
while riding a bicycle on one Of the
highways near Walla Walla. I UNI
derstand that a campaign has been
started In that city to have all BIZ
cycles appearing on the highways
equipped with lights. I'm wondering
what steps, If any, have been taken
here to that end. Do people in gem
eral realize the danger Of allowing
their children to ride on main trav-
eled roads at night without proper
lights?
Perhaps after q few precious lives
have been lost not thru the care
lessness Of any one In particular,
but because Of not having lights on
bicycles, the citizenry Of our COM
munity will became aroused to such
an extent that they will make de-
mands that the persons responsible
for the enforcement of our traffic
laws see to it that bicycles taken
out on the highways at night are
properly lighted.
: I, like millions of others, have no
desire to MAIN or kill anyone, yet
every man or woman who sits under
the wheel Of an automobile is q
potential killer.
This fact was born home to me
with tremendous force while driving
to town a few nights ago from my
ranch on the Highlands. A tragedy
was averted by an interval Of but
few feet or few seconds of time.
I do not feel that was guilty Of
inattention, but rather that the pos
sibility of an accident was the re-
suit of discourteous motorist COM
ing from the opposite direction and
failing to dim his lights in response
to a like gesture on my part. Two
boys were riding double on an UNI
lighted bicycle well out on the pave
ment directly in the path of my
car. The car with the bright lights
passed just in time to clear my Wis
ION so that a serious accident was
avoided.
It the parents of these boys knew
the narrow escape their children
had they would be reluctant to let
them go on similar trips. Many
years ago in England while demon
strating the first car ever driven
through the streets of London q
man was required to walk ahead Of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

We met a person the other day
whom we are still trying to figure
out whether he is nut or a genius.
It is sometimes not easy to tell the
difference.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
Thirty Years Ago
1875

The Wren & Greenborough rail-
road construction outfit was to re-
turn soon to widen the grade for a
double track. The first eighteen
miles of the Portland and Seattle
line on this end and thirty miles
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

The unemployed in this state
number about $4,000. These people
are being cared for either by private
charity or some form Of Federal,
State or local relief. In good times
and in bad, we have always had
certain number Of this class and
they have been cared for by those
who work. The condition brought
about by the depression Is not new
1T Is merely exaggerated. It has,
however, developed new angle not
impressively present in other de-
pressed commercial periods. The UNI
scrupulous politician and the power
seeking demagogue have convinced
these unfortunate people that what
they receive as aid is theirs as q
right and that governments should
be maintained to enforce these
rights against society.
Many Of our candidates for pub
lie office are appealing to this five
percent Of our population with Of
fers Of more pensions, greater re-
lief and more social security. They
have forgotten that ninety-five per-
cent Of our population those who
work, who save, who invest and who
develop this state-are entitled to
grave consideration If our ability to
care for the unfortunate Is to be
preserved. Cultural and social de-
velopment as well as charity must
always follow economic prosperity.
Warrington now needs industries,
It needs income and 1t needs invest
ors. The development Of these fac
tors will care for all our people but
public care Of the indolent, the in
competent and the unfortunate
must always follow ample produc-
ton.
When q community spends be-
yond its income, production is stifled
and the sources Of charity are
closed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

the car to ascertain that the way
was clear and to see that everyone
got out Of the way. On account OF
the increased speed Of the modern
automobile 1t Is not practical to
walk ahead to see that the way Is
free Of obstacles, human or other
wise, but it Is practical to take every
precaution necessary to avoid run
ming over children on bicycles by
making lights compulsory and by
turning lights down If only briefly
when approaching another car and
by all around careful driving. I
hope to see the day when pedes-
TRANS who insist on walking on the
pavement while cars are passing on
the highway are required to carry
lights.
Yours for the safety Of motorists.
bicycle riders and pedestrians. I
am respectfully.
F. G. POORE.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

Dear Editor:
Through the Forum I wish to
thank my many friends for the vote
given me Tuesday and to assure
them II elected In November I shall
represent all twelve counties Of the
district equally and faithfully to the
best Of my ability.
Very truly yours.
JOHN w. SUMMERS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

. . . $$%<e - . . .
= WHO'S wH0s .
10
= Who does your heavy work, =
10 like hauling coal and cases, =
= and he does never shirk as .
= round the town he races with =
80 express parcels piled up high or =
2 produce piled up higher; his :
= trucks limit is the sky and 1t .
= sure's flyer; for Bill Brace .
2 hauls anything not fastened =
= at both ends, and with dis .
. patch and care; call Terrell =
= Transfer they're your friends, =
= and they'll 60 anywhere. =
4$%%>>% Q . . . . . .
Thorough Job
REJECTED SUTrOR KILLS SELF
THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Salem, (Mass.) paper.
POME
The little brides sing,
The little brooglets run
The country man, By Jing,
s lucky son Of gun.
Florida Times-Union.
The ants and spiders crawl
Mosquitoes sing . ditty
Sometimes, doggone II al,
long for . great big city.
-Delray Beach News.
= = =
THE SHIP SPRUNG A LEAK
BUT THEY PUT A PAN UNDER
TT AND WENT BACK TO BED.
= = =
When you girl puts a couple OF
KS at the bottom Of her letter.
don't be too sure they're for kisses.
It may mean she's double-crossing
you.
= = y
And when Gold Digger marries
a man for better or for worse, she
means she takes him for every
thing he's got.
- = =
Friendly Golfer, docking for . lost
balD: "What sort Of . ball was 1T"
Caddy Quitting in): "A bran
new one-never been properly hit
yet"
WINTER WEATHER
CONES TO WINSTED
YEAR AFTER YEAR
Winsted (Conn.) paper.
Don't be too serious about LIE,
advises Dad Gummit. Remember
you'll never get out alive.
= = =
Definition
STEADY DRINKER = The guy
who says he can "drink or leave 1t
alone"
= = =
And the drought In Kansas
WAS % severe this year and
the wheat 20 short one farmer
had 70 lather his wheat before
he could cut Il.
= = =
Fond Mother: Yes, Gertrude -
studying French and Algebra this
year. Say Good Morning to the
lady In Algebra, dear"
= = )
Baby, I'm stronger than any
three men In town"
How fortunate. / hear my hus-
band and his two brothess q
the door"
Fewer men have been ruined
by whiskey, opines Dad Gum
NIT than by being told they
looked like Clark Gable.
= y =
aWhere's the car, Dad?" asked
the son Of IN absent-minded pro-
fesooF.
sWhy, dear me, I really don't
know he said, scratching his head
I'm m effort 70 recall the past. did
I take Il out?"
"You certainly did. You drove It
downtown this morning"
"Well, now, that Il quite remark
able" said the professor. II remem-
Der now that after got out 1 turn
ed round to thank the gentleman
who had given me the lift and won
dered where hehad gone
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
rlEcrRIc IRoNER

The next appliance
you should acquire Tor
your laundry 10 an
electric ironer. which
takes the bsckschs out
Of ironing. All you 90
10 sit and feed your
pieces through. Tbs
ironer eserts all the
pressurs-does all ths
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17

lifting and pushing mot ypu! And your IRON
inr time Il cut In half. Prices on electric iron'
,rs are very reasonable terms convenient
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
WATER HEATER

When you have an automatic
electric water heater. you not
only have abundant hot water
for laundering, but also Tor
every household use -. Gay,
night, winter, summer. It's 90
II you have IN ever-Aowing hot
spring In your home. Plan TO
install your automatic electric
water heater soon. Low heater
costs and our low water heat
ing rate make automatic cleo
trio hot water service q con-
venience you can easily AFFORD
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
Big voIves now in 1896
laundry equipment!


The FIRST appliances you need
In your sll-electric home
laundry 10 . modern cleo
trio washer. The new wash
ere are kind 20 even the
most delicate fabrics. yet
20 eMcient that every trace
of dirt 10 quickly flushed
away. Sturdy construction
insures years Of service.
Low prices make 1895
models real bargains.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-09-17
matter April q 1914 Kennewic Wash, under act Of NJ

The Courier. est. March q, 1902 - !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
FEW FORECLOSURE
 ACTIONS PUT OFF

Foreclosure action against the Mattatuck Country club and the Waterbury Aeric of Eagles were put over in superior court today by Judge Frank P. McEvoy.
 Hearing on the action against the Country club was set down for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, Charles Dumschat is the plaintiff.
 The Eagles matter. in which the Waterbury Trust Co.,, is plaintiff was put over to later short cal- endar session.
 Judge McEvoy also heard the fol- lowing during short calendar:
 The Hayes Coal O., fin dissolu- ton. was granted permission to con- tinue business for year to collect old accounts.
 Petition of the receiver for the Sanditz & TraurIg O., to com promise claim, set down for a hearing Wednesday morning.
 May Chicoinc against the City oi Waterbury, permission to elect a Jury trial rather than court trial decision reserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
SQUATTER DIES
 AFTER ILLNESS
Golf Lots COlOnist, Steady
 Worker, Succumbs To- day in Hospital

Death claimed a resident of the golf lots colony on Thomaston ave- ilue today. Taken to Waterbury hospital at 6 o'clock last night by members of the police motor patrol, Nicholas Kurncnevich, resident of little squattcrs village died early this morning.
 Unlike other inhabitants of the village, Kurvenevich had steady employment. For 13 years he held a job with the A. H. Wells com pany on Watertown avenue. Com pany officials this morning said he was a bench worker, steady and in- dustrious, and apparently not ad- dicted to drink.
 Until the recent flood when the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
ANDERSON BAND
 CONCERT TODAY
WPA Musicians to Enter tain School Children Aft-
 CT Regular Classes

The WPA band. directed by Cos mo Vendctti, an organization whose concerts have been delighting school children of the city for the past few weeks, will present a con- cert at Anderson school this after noon following regular classes. Will liam J. Derwin of the park depart ment, who has been arranging these concerts for the WPA band has secured slides on which appear the words of the popular songs. These slides will be used this afternoon and the pupils will be able to sing along with the band. As a matter of fact, the pupils have always ended up by singing to the accom- paniment of the band, so 1t has been deemed advisable to use the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27


 dumping" the children onto the state and county. His charge brought a chorus of remonstrance from the other officials. "The city has borne the burden of these chil- dren for long time while other communities have let the state and county bear the expense" declared Judge Mascolo. Now you are at- tempting to take advantage of our ignorance and make such a claim" Further hearings on the removal of other local child wards to the county home will take place in about four weeks before Judge Mascolo. The hearings promise to become more and more heated, in view of the attention being focused on the program of the child welfare offi- cials by the general public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

M judge who presided at a trial is not qualified to pass on the mer- its of his charge to the jury. de- clared Judge Frank P. McEvoy in superior court this morning in de- nying a motion to set aside a de- fendant's verdict in the $20000 suit of William Boleslaw Taradine against Albert Pokrywka. The judge told Attorney Walter Monagan, Sr., who filed the motion, that he was denying 1t without prejudice 80 that the lawyer could take 1t up directly with the state supreme court of er- TOTS and have that tribunal rule on 1t.
 Trial of the Taradine case took place in superior court last week. The plaintiff, a minor, sought $20,- GOO for injuries sustained when crushed against the wall Of the covered bridge in Seymour last summer. The boy claimed that the driver had slowed up his vehicle to give him Q ride, while the defense claimed that the lad was tre3passing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY. MARCH P. 1856
Judge Denies Motion
 "Without Prejudice"
Defendants Verdict May Be Contested in Supreme Court of ErrOrs-BOy Plaintiff Crushed By Truck

on the vehicle portion of the bridge and should have used the pedes- trians' part of the structure.
 The jury returned verdict for the defendant, and Attorney Mon- agan immediately filed motion asking that the verdict be set aside. The case will now go to'the state supreme court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

slides 90 that all present may sing the same words.
 Tuesday afternoon the band will play at St. Thomas parichial school and next Friday will present a con- cert at St. Margaret's. Tuesday a concert were presented at St. Jo- seph's school.
 Last night the WPA string en- semble. directed by Michael Pace and made up of members from the band. journeyed to Camp Roberts in Thomaston and gave a concert there. The work being done both by the band and the string ensem- ble here is quite extensive and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

Naugatuck overflowed its banks and forced the Squatters to evacuate, they were unaware that the man was living there. they gaid. Inquiries made when he failed to appear for work for a few days resulted in the disclosure that he was living in one of the shacks and his employers asked police to conduct a search for him, in the belief that he had been drowned.
 Employment records at the con- pany's ofiice list his address as 987 Bank street, 1t was said this morn- ing. Associates at the factory went to the shack last night to And Kurvenevich seriously i'll. Patrol- men Charles McWeeney, Edward Cass and John Falvey removed the man to the hospital in the patrol wagon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
HOG CALLER GOES
 TO COLLEGE

Berkeley, Cal. = CUP) -- Loren D. Phillips, sacrificed the title of champion hog caller of Lake county when he enrolled ct the University of California. 'Srhey had to find a new champion at home," he explained, "and I am already regarded as a has been"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

pupils in the schools wseye the afs ternoon recitals are given have been very enthusnstic in their rccep- ton of the programs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
Eight Local Children
 Sent To County Home
Press Wins Fight to Hear Evidence-WeIfare Worker
 Threatens to Contest Judges Decision

Commitment of eight children to the county home, continuance of month in another invOlv ing two children over the threat of child welfare workers that they would go over the authority of the court through the medium of power given them by state statutes and unsuccessful effort to establish "star chamber" sessions featured spirited hearing today in city court chambers before Judge Edward Nn.