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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

To most of us, another world war
seems rather a remote possibility,
even tho we do read and hear about
the troubles that loom on the Euro
pean horizon. George Tilbury, who
has recently returned from an ex-
tensive tour of the Middle West
tells of hearing considerable
amount of talk in that district.
Governmental activities indicate
that preparations are being made
In this country now, in case an
other huge conflict gets underway
again. Mr.. Tilbury states that it is
the general opinion in the territory
he travelled that a big war is in
evitable within the next couple OF
years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

Regarding the Supreme Court
ruling on the AAA a. reader asks:
II the constitutionality Of the law
Is a provable fact and not mat
ter Of personal opinion, why should
not all the Supreme Court Judges
have ruled the same? IF on the 9TH
er hand it is a matter of opinion
Isn't 1t possible that the three who
voted favorably were right and the
six voted unfavorably were wrong?
A majority means nothing when it
comes to proving fact. There was
q time when Calico was the only
man In the world who believed the
earth rotated on it's axis. Every one
else said Calico was wrong. There
was time when only one man, Col
umbus believed the earth was
round. Everyone else believed it was
fiat. Calico was right and every
one else living at that time was
wrong. We don't know all the an
swers. We will have to let some one
else answer that one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

the average club member, who pays
his 10 cents per month contribu-
ton to the organization, but let us
reason just a little further. DR..
Townsend and Mr.. Clements in
their capacity as organization lead
ers, are in reality the true repre-
sentatives of their organizations
members, who represent the rank
and file of the people of these I'm
tied States and can therefore be
classed in the same rank as our
duly elected representatives in Con-
gress. But from this salary, DR..
Townsend and Mr.. Clements are
obliged to pay Uncle Sam the usual
tax levy, but what of our con-
gressmen? They receive a yearly
salary of $4,000, with an addition
al allowance of $4,000 for a pri-
vate secretary and clerical work,
plus travelling milage-al1 tax free
and the usual representation given
by them in congress for the rank
and file of the nation is not al
ways worthy of their pledge Of Of
flee. '.5s
The investigation of the individ-
ual congressman by the rank and
file of this nation is now daily go
ing on-without the necessity of a
special government appropriation
and its findings will be clearly an
nounced at the polls on November
3, next.
The Associated Press. also under
date of February 22nd, tells us fur
Their. walter J. Cummings, treas
urer of the Democratic National
Committee is receiving more than
$4,000 in salaries from posts OBJ
tanned through the RFC."
Will congress concern themselves
about Mr.. Cummings salary, and
where it comes from? We think not,
since it is handed out by the money
ed interests. and is for the advance
ment of their special interests, it
can ote be anything but fair and
just compensation, and used in an
approved manner.
A fair attendance Of club men,
bers were present at last Mondays
regular meeting, and it is very graf
flying to note the loya interest
taken in the organization by the in
dividual members, the weather be-
ing too severe, indeed, to prevent
their attendance.
A fourth congressional district
convention has been called to meet
at the Methodist church auditorium
at Pasco on March 7th, at 1880 p.
m. to which any club members is
privileged to attend. Mr.. Willard
Campbell was chosen to represent
the club as q voting delegate, with
Rev. H. Hammer and A. !. Smith as
alternates. A large attendance at
the convention Is expected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
7:30 Evening service-"When is a
Criminal Justified?"
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Hubert c. Vincent, pastor
Sunday school at $50 with Mr..
Humphrey in charge. Let us be back
in our places this Sunday.
Morning worship at IL. In view of
the coming meetings the pastor is
anxious that every member be pres
ent at this service. He will speak
on THE Modern Demands of Disci-
pleship."
Epworth League at $50 under the
direction of Mr.. Rogers.
At 7:45 the Rev. w. M. Martin of
Grandview will begin the series of
meetings to be known as THE
Evangelistic Mission" preaching on
the subject, which Way Out" The
meetings will continue throughout
the week each evening at 7:45 eX-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
Twenty Years Ago Today
1916

The Twin City Bakery ives being
moved to the Brown building and
was to have new bake over Of a
very large capacity built in under
the direction Of the baker, Chas.
Haas. -ss
The OAR. presented a patriotic
entertainment at the commercial
club rooms with the state regent,
Mrs. Edmund Bowden being the
principle speaker.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Shanafelt on February 10.
The fire department was called to
the E.. s. Mcdonald store and paint
shop, where with a few buckets Of
water the small blaze was put out.
The fire was said to have started in
some packages Of lamp black that
was shelved against the chimney.
Mrs. Chas. Lum returned from
Yakima after a recent operation.
Kit Clifford made the remark that
fishing should be good because of
the high water-the more water the
more fish.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
FIRST BAPTIST

=. ". otullcI, pdSUOI
The last big fight of the year
and Old Man Winter was knocked
out by Young Chinook from the
south. Even those who did not bet
on the fight will profit by the result!
Spring is in the air and a young
mans fancy turns to-baseball, but
his footsteps as well as those of
others, who are enjoying Gods gift
Of life, will or should be turned to
Gods house this Sunday to worship
Him, from whom all blessings flow.
1890 Praise Worship Service. :
10:40 Object lesson for children.
HOO Message by pastor, ITEM
perance in the Bible"
1880 Sunday school classes for
all.
This is the first Sunday Of the
hill climbing contest. The Reds and
the Blues are both out to get to the
top of the hill first in the next six
weeks. Be out and help your side!
$50 Young Peoples meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
Ten Years Ago Today


Mrs. Rodgers who had a combined
exclusive ladies shop and beauty
parlor for the past five years sold
out the beauty department to Mrs.
G. A. Youngcrans.
p. p. & L. employees were prepar-
ing to study for the Safety First Aid
contest.
Preparations were being made to
open the base ball season with the
Strawberry League, which included
teams from White Bluffs, Hanford,
Richland, Connell, Pasco and Ken
newick. M. N. Hudnall was chosen
president for the local team.
Miss Evelyn Serier started into
business for herself in the Bradshaw
building, calling It the Evelyn Shop.
For the past two years she was the
beauty operator at the Rodgers
beauty shop.
A junior carnival was being staged
by the junior class at the high
school.
Mrs. G. j.. Hitler entertained With
a dinner party in honor of her son.
Kenneth's 18th girthday.
D. j. Beinhart sold his ranch on
the River Road to Charles Robert
son.
Thomas Brown, Lambert Hess,
Joe Hatch and Paul Duffy, scouts
Of Troop No. 2, spent the weekend
hiking to Wallula Gap and back.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

"I've noticed" said a woman
reader of this paper, who had been
absent from the community num-
Der of years and had returned for a
brief visit, "that some of the young
men whom I used to think were
prize catches for any girl have
proven complete flops and some of
the young men that the girls a few
years ago wouldn't have much to
do with, have turned out to be fine
men and real prizes in the man
line in the town."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

cept Saturday. They are de,,..' ].
to be educational in character s ne
Martin having chosen his M n
touching the great varieties ~ s'p ~
The public is most cordially in i, I'VE
to be present. Please keep IN n,,' eo
that on Sunday morning, MarcS tas !,
our presiding bishop, BiShop III.
will be present and preach -
cure him for this service the pa, :.
promised to have the church sISss
He needs your help to Keen a'.
promise. a'G
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The real war may last only few
months or few years, but the pay
ment for the war continues for
years afterwards. The war Of 1872
occurred 1874 years ago yet the gov
eminent is paying 5000 pensions a
year on account Of it. The PEN
sions in the World War will prob
ably last for over a hundred years
to come. From present indications
we will have dipped in several more
wars during that time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

We heard a local man referred to
the other day as well to do and
stingy. The thought suggests it
self whether he is well to do be-
cause he is stingy or is he stingy
because he is well to do? It's a lot
like the question: (Which comes
first the chicken or the egg? It is
not easy to answer but our guess is
that with both propositions both
factors have something to do with
it. -. =. ...L.---- = u -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

If the publicity that is given to
the Lindberghs, who don't want It.,
could be given to the publicity
hounds who are wild for it, it would
permit a happy adjustment. The
trouble with most publicity hounds
is that there isn't anything about
them that the public cares hearing
about.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The man who never has much to
do has all the time he needs in
which to do it can never under
stand how a man can be so busy
with his own business that he does
not have time to take on several side
lines and time-wasting jobs. There
ought to be law requiring the fell
low who thinks up these jobs to
have to do them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
Washington School
News
News

With the advent Of warmer
weather relief seems now in sight
for both the teacher and children
from the closely CROWDED, stuffy In
terror of the building. Many child
rem have, because Of the cold
weather and ensuing sore Threats
and colds, been unable to play OUT
of-doors for the past three weeks
and teachers have found it diff
cult to supply them all with busy
work Of q type to quiet their pent-
up restlessness In manner not dis
turbing to others. Despite the diff
culties and the long weary winter
days inside, the children have as q
group submitted very CALAMITY to
the rules made for their conduct
during their enforced imprison-
ment within the narrow confines OF
the building and classrooms. Now
the children may be able to properly
utilize their long stored-up ener-
gies in races and games on the play
grounds and all will be happier.
The third, fourth and fifth grades
congregated in Miss Rogers room
Friday afternoon to participate in
a forty-five-minute program given
in honor of George Washington. All
children performed creditably and
with due reverence.
All teachers are busy this week
with the regular six-weeks' reviews
and tests preparatory to making
out report cards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

We wonder if the folks who spend
their winters in Florida lolling about
on the sand under beach umbrella
enjoy it as much as we think we
would enjoy such care free win
ter. No pipes to thaw, no snow to
shovel.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The United States has made some
notable strides in this direction, but
it still continues to be the safest
place in the world for criminals to
live and operate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The surprising thing to me, a
reader of this paper said yesterday,
is how hot kitchen stove can make
the kitchen in the summer and the
fact that in the winter one can
freeze in the kitchen with the same
stove with all the drafts wide open.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
Seems like the community shoult

Seems like the community should
hold some sort of celebration upon
the completion of the refinancing
of the Columbia Irrigation district.
This job has been under way for
two or three years and if it had
fallen through there is no doubt but
what the district would have been
bankrupt. The reduction in the
bonded Indebtedness is substan-
tia1 one, and the directors and the
men who are responsible for COM
pleting the work should receive the
public acclaim from the district at
large.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The earth, we are told, is rolling
on toward spring at the rate Of 10
miles a second. AS far as this de-
partment is concerned we would
like to see the old world speed up
a little say get into intermediate
or high and get spring here sooner.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
CHRISTIAN SCTENcp

Subject for Sunday. March
Christ Jesus" ~
Golden Text: Isaiah s:s. r,r,.
us a child is born, unto us son !.
given; and the government shan = !
upon his shoulder. V
Responsive Reading: Isaiah s,.,o,
53:1-5, z, IL, IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
PAINLESS" TAXES REALLY
HURT

During recent months America
has heard growing volume Of pro-
test against the so-called painless
taxes" -. a..
That is the term used by polite
ians to describe those taxes which
are not levied directly; but are hid
den. instead, in the cost of food,
shelter and other necessities. The
theory is that. what the average
citizen doesn't know about the costs
of government won't hurt him-and
that it won't hurt the officials who
fix those COSTS. either.
But unfortunately for the theory
such taxes are beginning to attain a
high degree of visibility. For a
while they were discernible only in
the rising cost of living. Now they
have come more clearly into the
light. A recently published analysis
of Federal income sources tells the
SLOIy HULL do 1OllOWo.
In 1892, direct taxes ION income,
corporations, aetc.) produced 581a
percent of our federaFrevenue, while
indirect taxes (baked into your bread
and woven into your clothes) pro-
duced 411s percent Approximately
$782 100000. ,..a. s..s. s..s
In 1888, direct taxes produced only
AZ percent of our revenue, while in
direct taxes climbed to So percent
approximately $1,O91 .0O0, 900.
In 1884, direct taxes produced "a
percent of our federal income while
indirect taxes scared to 66 percent
approximately $1,974, 100000.
In 1885, the proportion Of hid
den taxes dropped a bit. Direct
taxes produced 381s percent, while
indirect taxes accounted for GLE
percent. But the total of invisible
taxes continued to soar. 1t rose to
approximately 1924, 300, 900.
Who paid those taxes hidden in
the cost of living? The rich? To a
minor degree. But the overwhelm-
ing share was paid by that huge ma
jority of average citizens who labor
to buy food and clothes and shelter
for themselves and their families.
And the larger the family, the high
er the bill.
To whom, then are hidden taxes
painless? To no one, it would
seem. And certainly not to the great
body of American workers and
earners who continue to pay them
in the form Of rising prices for al
most everything they buy BY Ray
mond Pitcairn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

The fact that few people have
ever gotten something for nothing
does not keep a lot of them from
trying.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

There was never more general
sentiment against war than exists
today, yet there was never time
In the history Of the world when
there was more preparation for war
in progress or nations were more
prepared.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

A minister in a smal1 Kansas
town is reported to have recently
refused an increase in salary. He
gave as his reason that it was too
hard to collect his present salary.
He didn't want to take on any more
responsibility.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN

M. G. Kauth, pastor
Divine services Sunday at 10 and
II am.
Sunday school at 10 am.
Bible class meets Thursdays at 8
pm.
During the Lenten season, which
has again begun, we shall have
Sunday Evening Lenten Services at
8 pm. This year we shall consider
1.-THE Seven Word of Christ on the
Cross" You are cordially invited
to these services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

SUffO1y SC1IOOl ~ V CIOCh d-IIl.
Morning worship, IL o'clock; with
Evangelist F. B. Cacon, Pullman.
Young peoples meeting, pm.
Evening service, 7:30, Evangelist
Bacon.
Meetings will be held each eve
ming excepting Saturday from Mar.
1 to %. Enjoy them with the congre-
cation. s".
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

So far the only sure thing about
old age pensions is that they will
be a reality some day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

How would it do to abolish the Su-
preme Court and decide all these
matters with Literary Digest poll.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-27

Mother-That poor French count.
He meant to be complimentary TO
Ethel. but<put his foot in il. "a
usual
Father-How?
Mother-He vowed that her heau-
ty was very sea rec.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21
MANUFACTURERS
STRESS QUALITY

NEW YORK, N. Y.-'Quality con-
struction" will be emphasized in 80
displays and housing shows to be
held in various parts of the country
during the coming year by the Man
facturers Housing Promotion
Council. The group was organized
by leading manufacturers of build
ing materials to conduct a nation
wide campaign for better housing
Russell @. Creviston of the
Crane Co. chairman of The coun-
Gil, praised the work of the Fed
eral Housing administration in set
ting up higher standards of land
use and building construction. He
said that he thought a large meas
ure Of responsibility rested with the
manufacturers TO see that these
standards are understood by the
public and applied by developers
and builders.
The council has tentative plans
for q series of model homes to be
erected with the cooperation of the
American Institute of Architects
and builders organizations. Ac-
cording to present plans, local
builders and architects will parti-
cipate in each exhibit.
Travelling displays will be used
for the housing shows. Motor car
avans are being considered for
reaching the smaller communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21
NEW TYPE CONSTRUCTION FAR
SUPERIOR, SAYS MERLE SONES

Sones' house is finished inside
with Celotex decorative insulating
wall board, the walls and ceilings
are insulated with Johns-Manyille
rock wool, and upon the exterior
asbestos fire-proof shingles have
been used.
"We found it unnecessary to go
out of the valley to escape the heat, y
Sones said. THE temperature new
er went over 85 to 80 degrees in our
home with just an ordinary electric
fan going. We had no air condi-
tioning system of any kind" Ac-
cording to Sones he will enjoy the
same insulating effects this winter
when the rock wool keeps the cold
out and heat it. He stated that a
saving of up to 40 per cent has
been made in fuel costs in properly
insulated homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21

If the ranch is far from a power
line there is still every possibility of
comfort for with the tanked gas
and the appliances possible for this
fuel, gas stoves, refrigerators, lights
are available which work exactly
like those on city gas main.
New COnvenienceS
Still other equipment is possible
for the rural dweller: ice refrigera-
tors have been SO modified that
one is able to obtain boxes which
have every convenience of the me-
chanical, even to the making of
ice cubes, and yet have the ad-
vantages of ice refrigeration.
Coal oil and gasoline stoves also
have been so moderniZed that they
bear no resemblance to the smelly,
dirty stoves that characterized this
type a few years ago. Modern in
every respect, equipped with all the
gadgets of the new electric or gas
stoves, these models will prove a
Joy to the homemaker.
Manufacturers everywhere have
taken the rural dweller's problem
to heart and have worked out types
of home equipment which are mod
ern, efficient, practical and which
may be obtained right here in I'M
perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21
Amortized Loans
Customary NoW

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. = The
American Bankers association, at
its sixty-second annual convention
here, was told by Russell G. Smith,
cashier of the Bank of America,
that "the flat loan has practically
disappeared and amortization is the
watchword of the day."
Smith stressed the necessity of
adequately, easy credit for home
building and said that the impor-
tance of amortizing real estate
loans, as required under the Insur-
ed Mortgage system of the Federal
Housing administration, cannot be
over-emphasized
Robert v. Fleming, retiring pres
ident of the association, told the
meeting that insured mortgages
constitute one form of safe invest
ment for customers funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21

During the past 20 years ideas
and principles of building have
changed a great deal, according to
construction authorities. In past
years the interior of a home was
considered complete when plaster
ing had been placed over ordinary
wood laths
Today, however, the result Of a
gradual transition, which has come
from experimentation and testing,
is seen in modern insulation and
decorative wall board.
Merle Sones of Sones Lumber
company states that since the COM
pletion of his new home last July
he has found that there is no COM
parison between ordinary old-fash-
ioned construction and the new in
sulated type.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21
FireprOOf Thatched
Shingles Available

Those who have 1onged in vain
Tor a thatched-roofed cottage may
now take hope. A modernized
thatched shingle is being produced
that gives all the charm of Ann
Hathaway's cottage. 1t is made of
Indian reed, attached to an asbestos
shingle. Cutters are unnecessary
with this roof as the thatch absorbs
the rain as it falls and dries out
slowly afterward.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21

turbing the sleep OF the Just, and
where on the other hand, ones own
radio may howl away without fear
of the neighbors, are no small bless
ings.
Then the country is several de-
greeS cooler, the hot pavements and
many buildings in the city holding
the heat and keeping the cool air
from reaching the houses as quick
ly at night as it does in the coun-
try where there are no interven-
ing buildings.
Enjoy City Life
With SO many roads it is easy for
the country dweller to come to town.
except in rainy weather when the
roads then have plenty of room for
improvement, and to enjoy the bene-
fits of city life when he wants them
with the privacy and comfort of the
country.
For comfort is now as obtainable
for the country dweller as the city,
Electrical appliances have become
so much less expensive and power
lines SO many more in number with
still more in prospect, that the
country dweller may now have
electric stoves, refrigerators, vac
uums all the luxury of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-21
Corner Cupboards
Decorative, Useful

Many dining room can be I'M
proved in looks and made more
useful by building in corner cup
boards. These may be real places
to store china and glass, or they may
be purely decorative and contain
just a few choice bits for display.
If the former, it would be better to
have doors to shut out the view;
if the latter, however, no doors
should be used, and the shelves
can be cut out in delicate patterns
to add to the decorative effect.