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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
GIVE EN- A HAND!

henuSWlCk 5 NEWLY TeOTSdIlIZcO
fire department is already showing
results from their training. The
comparatively small losses, exper-
fenced in the three fires in the past
week bear out this statement. Nor
maily, in a small town, there is a
greater loss from water than from
the actual fire. In one case, not too
long ago, it cost $12 to repair the
fire damage and ten times that
amount for water damage. In q
similar fire this week the fire dam
age was repaired for SO and there
was no water damage. It's evident,
as the owner of the property said,
that the boys in the department are
now using their heads instead of
so much water. The showings made
by the department this week will
have as much influence toward in
surance rate reduction as any of
several other factors. The depart
ment is doing good work and should
receive united support from other
citizens.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
Twenty Years Ago

The raising Of q community flag
on the new 80-foot flag pole was to
be the center of attraction at q
large community gathering held
here twenty years ago. A flag parade
was the first feature and was fol-
lowed by a patriotic program. Fol-
lowing the community singing of
national anthems, M. NJ. Moulton
delivered the main address.
Some Of the local boys who enlist
ed in the q. s. navy and who were
to leave soon for training were: Har-
old Taylor, william Peckenpaugh,
William Sly, Bryson Lausch, Allen
Paul, all of this city; Harry Maupin,
julius Hopp. Clarence Yedica and
Gene Mitchell of Richland, and Aus
tin Robinson Of Finley.
The Golden Rule store was to
open up for business here the fol-
lowing Saturday.
Miss Elsie Ross and Carol Hard
ing, both of Richland, were mar
ried at the Richland NJ. e. church
twenty years ago.
The K.HS. seniors were present.
ing their high schol play, "All Of q
Sudden Peggy" on Friday evening.
Mrs. s. p. McDaniels Of Richland
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
THE PAROLE LAW

No doubt everyone in Kennewick
understands that life inprison-
ment" no longer means imprison-
ment for life. They should also
know that there isn't a state in the
union with sensible and protective
parole laws on its statute books. To-
day, in any state, it is possible for
a prisoner sentenced to life inn
prisonment to gain his liberty after
serving a few years. As q result
there has been turned loose on the
country in the past few years .
horde of criminals capable Of any
crime in the calendar. If honestly
administered in the interest Of the
public, parole laws can be made to
serve good purpose. In the hands
of designing, power-seeking poll
ticians, however, they can be a men
ace to human welfare. It has reach
ed that point, judging by the num-
Der of crimes now being committed
by paroled men, and the cry from
the people for reform of all parole
laws should not go answered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
PRESS FREEDOM

PRESS FREEDOM
Sen. Arthur Capper recently in
troduced a bill which provides that
mo reporter connected with any
newspaper shall be compelled to dis
close the source Of any information
confidential In nature, except trea-
son, obtained by him for publication
in such newspaper" It Is, in plain
words. intended to protect the free
dom Of the press and to stifle a
certain type of jack-leg politician
who seeks to protect injustice, cor
ruption and efficiency by muzzling
the nations newspapers through
courts whose judges are just as cor
ruptible. How many Of the news
paper readers of Kennewick want
a newspaper that doesn't print the
news, or one that remains silent
when graft or crime or political
treachery threatens the people?
America has always enjoyed a free
press, and a free press has helped to
make America great. Senator Cap
per deserves the praise Of all de-
cent Americans for offering a meas
ure of this kind. The criticism of
the other kind of citizens cannot
hurt him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Seattle's City Council tells its
citizens that any additional nuis-
ance taxes which may be necessary
to meet the growing city deficit will
be only temporary. If memory
serves US correctly, every tax yet
devised was inaugurated to meet an
emergency. Few, If any of them,
have been repealed. The trouble
with the governing body OF Seattle
and other cities which find them
selves in financial straits is that
they refuse to believe that a two
dollar expenditure required two
dollar income and that a two dollar
expenditure and one dollar income
left that undesirable condition
known as a deficit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
HIGHLANDS

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lane are mo-
toring to Portland today (Thurs-
day..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ray and Bertha
Doering were callers at the Luke
Malley home Sunday afternoon and
they are driving q new Plymouth
sedan.
Herman Mayer returned to Coul-
ton Sunday.
Rolla bennett, Miss Viola Dur
ham and AL Knight motored. to
Walla Walla last Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
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Ten Years Ago
1927

Paving operations would start on
May 5 for the paving of Riverside
Avenue up to the Kennewick-Pasco
bridge. The traffic would have to
detour by way of the S. p. e. S. de-
pot. and under the Union Pacific
railroad bridge. When this work
was completed Kennewick would
have a total of seven miles of per-
manent highway installed during
the past eighteen months.
Miss Amzel Mae Walters and Joe
Allen were married in Prosser ten
years ago.
A. v. Lewis, proprietor of the
Washington Street Mill, was doing
a large business of making cherry
ladders which was entirely a Ken
newick product.
The Skaggs-Safeway store was to
open here for business next to the
Beste store.
The construction department of
the local p. p. & l.. company had
purchased a new uda-Hubborn
earth drill and pole setting machine
and according to c. S. Knowles, sup
erintendent of the departent, the
machine could set as many poles
in one day as crew of fifteen men.
Nearly 200 people, including rep
resentatives from all parts of the
state attended the banquet and par
ty when the local Kiwanis club was
presented their charter. DR.. L. G.
Spaulding acted as POSTMASTER.
President, LIE. johnson was present
ed with the charter by Lieut.. Gov.
John Wallace of Dayton.
The flag pole which had been
standing for ten years on the cor
ner of Kennewick Avenue and Ben
ton streets was taken down. The
American Legion planned to erect
a new pole in the city park to take
the place of the old one.
KRIS. girls who were presented
basketball letters by their coach.
Miss Alma Pecar, were: Violet Boy
er, Dorothy Bachmann, Helen Kra-
mer, Odile Sheppard, Vivian Hitch
cock, Ivel Terril, Elizabeth Frazier
and Beatrice Serier.
The boys receiving letters at the
same assembly meeting were: Law
renee Scott, Cecil Boyer, Grover
Lincoln, Omar Lincoln, Karl Reese,
Art Koelker, Waldo Gerard and
Joe Brown.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
HIGHLANDS

Mr.. and Mrs. z. J. Rr..,
Mrs. Gilliland drove to TcucS ouch az
Sunday. Mrs. Brand snens Onet o.
days with her daughter, mr., 'e y
Jungstrum, returning Tuesds,.V v r
ming. ay eve.
Pat at M Nal Of walla walla W.,
ed at the Luke Malley bon, "Si'
Tuesday. l'e Last
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Burris were an,
day dinner guests at ths ~ ,s Gun
Liebel nome. nenfy
Mrs. Frank Lampson. c,aav, =,
so, Mrs. Billingsby and Mrs y p. Ael'
ell Of the Highlands are em. .OVn'
at the cannery. p"ye
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

During the month Of May private
car companies must submit their
annual reports to the state; town
boards Of supervisors must equalize
property assessments; admissions,
butter substitutes, compromising,
gasoline, occupation, public utility
and retail sales reports and taxes
are due and the owner of real and
personal property must pay the
first half Of his property taxes. Tax
collectors certainly keep the state
In touch with its subjects.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
MORALLY WRONG

One of the main arguments USED
in defense of the plan to pack" the
Supreme Court is that a tribunal OF
nine men is incapable of handling
the large number of cases appealed
to it. The intimation is that the
Court is far behind in it work and
needs new hands and minds to help
it catch up. .s
This would be an excellent argu-
ment, if true. But not long ago, At
torney-General Cummings, in his
annual report, gave the Court high
praise for the manner in which 1t
handled cases and kept its docket
relatively small. And now new evil
S1ence to this effect comes from the
highest authority on Court proceed
ure- Charles E. Hughes, Chief JUS
tice of the United States.
In a letter to Senator Wheeler, in
troduced as testimony in the Sen
ate hearings on the Court plan, the
Chief Justice shows statistically
that the Court is fully abreast OF
It's work. At it's last session, it act
ually heard cases in which writs OF
certiorari had been granted less
than a month before. When the
Court rose on March IS for recess
only handful of cases remained
for disposition.
Then the Chief Justice said def
initely that an increase in member
ship of the Court would not, in his
opinion, be in the interest Of effic-
iency and speedy disposition OF
cases. To the contrary, There
would be more judges to hear, more
judges to confer, more judges to dis
cuss, more judges to be convinced
and to decide"
The truth of the matter is that
advocates of the Court plan use
such empty arguments as camou-
flage and window dressing. Honest
witnesses in defense of the plan,
frankly admit they want a Court
with different economic and So
cial viewpoint other words, a
Court which will write" laws rath-
er than interpret it. In this con-
nection, the American people would
do well to ponder the words of Sem
ator Burton Wheeler, an old-time
liberal, IF it is morally wrong for a
nrivate litioant to pack a Jury. If
It is morally wrong for private
Htigant to pack court, It's just as
wrong for the government as a lit
igant to pack the Court"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Under the sponsorship of our
state university initial construction
of a "Showboat" was started on Apr.
9th. This relic of the "horSe and
buggy days is to cost, exclusive Of
scenery and curtains, some seven
teen thousand dollars, eleven thous-
and of which is to come from WPA
funds and six thousand from the
university. We will all hope that
this combination Of relief and edu-
cation produces something valuable
to the taxpayer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22
THE. ROOM STARTS

Predictions freely made late in
the fall that 1887 would witness a
great, nationwide revival of home
building are from all reports going
to prove true. The country's "dou-
bled up" families are beginning to
separate again, moving into apart
ment houses and every available
single and double structure to be
had until For Rent" signs are now
as scarce as hens teth. This is not
true of just few sections Of the
country, it is nationwide in its
scope. ill.,. -...a.
When it is remembered that COM
paratively few new homes were
built in this country between 1880
and 1885, the housing shortage can
be understood. Today, with most
families able to maintain their own
residences instead Of living cramped
up with another family in a single
house, and with the natural in
crease for more homes caused by
marriages, the supply is far short
of the demand. And it is going to
take a real building boom, lasting
for several years, to catch up with
that demand. #. !.
This nationwide home building
revival should be taken as warn
ing by residents of Kennewick and
surrounding territory who have long
been planning, but postponing, the
erection of home. It means that
lumber, hardware, labor and every
thing else entering into construc-
ton work are going to cost more
later on. Rents are going up every
where and so is material. Even a
weeks delay in starting to build is
sure to add to the cost. The boom
is going to be a big thing for the
whole country, no doubt Of that,
but it is going to be rough on the
fellows who keeps on putting it off
and who doesn't start until prices
of building material have reached
their peak.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

It's a standing joke, down at the
city hall, to razz new councilman,
for his first official act invariably is
to protest the dog nuisance. With
three separate and distinct ordin-
ances in force, concerning dogs, the
council finds itself unable to do any
thing about the situation except to
deplore it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

"News by radio can't take the
place Of a newspaper" asserts Walt
Hulet, because you can't hunt it
up later to settle an argument"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

AS Sam Weiggands sees it, the
only creature that can go on sit
down strike and still produce the
goods is q hen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Mature evens things up" says
Doc Spaulding. "Only those who can
afford a stomach specialist can At
ford the fancy food that make en-
SNk."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Why couldn't the country have
had all these sit-down strikes dur
ing the depression when there was
MT anything else for men to do?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Ella Linn says the modern girl
doesn't seem to be afraid of any
thing but stack of dirty dishes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

It is said that Germany has q
secret debt" of fifty billion marks.
But it's no secret that she'll never
pay what she owes us.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. w, A
Sunday dinner at the i.in be-
their son and wife, Mr. aO Uoe vi
Harry Linn. ano Nm
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-22

killed a mad coyote who was de-
stroying her chickens and geese.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
MISS MARY LITTLE, 81,
TEACHER HERE, DIES

Miss Mary Emma Little, 81, whose
career Is teacher and principal Of
District schools covered more than 50
years, died Wednesday In Providence
Hospital. She had been Ill since she
fractured her hip In = fall several days
ago in her home in Haserstown, Md.
A native OF this city, Miss Little
began teaching while in her teens and
had served as principal Of both the
Brookland and Carberry Schools. She
retired in 1925.
Several nieces and nephews are her
nearest survivors. Among the nephews
is Charles A. Little, 1908 w street s.E.
Her parents were the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Little.
Funeral services will be held 1T .
am. tomorrow In Our Lady Of
Lourdes Catholic Church, Bethesda,
Md. Burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
WAGE BILL TANGLE
BREAKS PRECEDENTS
Tirst Administration Measure
Ever Blocked BY Rules Com
mittee Making History.

AAAssSC AoAAA6 AA4otVAys
~ the Associated Press.
The House tangle over the admins
tration's wage-hour bill has made
congressional history.
The bill, An integral part Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's special session pro-
gram, Il the first administration
measure ever blocked by the House
Rules Committee. A coalition Of Re-
publicans and Southern Democrats has
kept 1t bottled up there since the
Senate passed 1t last summer.
In an effort to overcome this OBJ
stacle, Majority Leader Rayburn broke
. precedent this week by signing a
petition designed to give the House q
chance to vote on the legislation.
Veteran legislators said it was the first
time a floor leader had taken such
step.
The petition. they said, was the first
ever employed to get an administra-
tion measure away from a House COM
mittee.
To be successful the petition must
be signed by 218 members. It still
lacks SO names. Some members said
they doubt sufficient signers would be
obtained, but Representative Rayburn
predicted the petition would be COM
pleted by December 4.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
IL ON STEAMER DROWN

HMSINoFoRs. Nov. as R.-
Twelve persons drowned yesterday
when . steamer capsised in Lake
6aimaa In Southern Finland. Eighteen
others were rescued.
Another vessel was reported in dis
tress after running aground in the
Gulf OF Finland. There were is pas-
sengers and IS crew aboard. The
crew was reported unable to launch
life boats.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

ROBERT w. BINGHAM,
United States Ambassador to
Great Britain, as he drrived in
NetO York from London on
"sick leaUe." He explained
that he suffered a recurrence
OF malaria aUhile in England
and that he 1Uas going to Ball.
timore for a "check-up" at
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
-COpyright, A. P. WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
LUMBER YARD FOR SALE

Persons desiring to purchase the lum-
her business of w. w. & j. V. Wright
and lumber yard. together with adjoin-
ing home property of William w.
Wright and James V. Wright. recently
deceased. located at Smyrna. Delaware,
are invited to bid on the same by seal
ed proposals addressed to the UNDER
later than ~ o'clock, noon, Monday,
November !. 1887. at which time bids
will be examined by the Sellers. and
said business and properties will be
sold to the bidder whose bid price and
terms of settlement are most satisfac-
tory. provided the bid and terms are
considered sufficient, the right being re-
served to reject any and all bids. All
bills and accounts receivable are re-
served by Sellers.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check to the undersigned attor-
ney for per cent of the price offered,
TO be treated as forfeit money il such
bid is accepted and each bid shall also
state complete terms of settlement Of
fered by bidder and when bidder will
be prepared to make final settlement
and take over the business and business
property, possession of home and gar
age being reserved free of rent until
March /. 1885, All bids will be held in
strict confidence and checks will be re-
turned promptly to all unsuccessful
bidders.
For further information or inspection
of the property apply to
CHARLES L. HARMONSON. ESQ.
1917 Dover Green,
Dover. Delaware
Attorney for Willard w. Wright
and Estate of James " Wright,
deceased. o15-3t
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS!

I, JOHN J. HURD. Receiver Of Taxes in and
for Kent County, do hereby notify the Taxpayers
of said county that pursuant to the Provisions
Of Volume 81, Chapter los. Section OF the Laws
OF Delaware, and 1895 Revised Code OF Delaware
No. 1903. Sec. So, / will sit during the month
November at the places and on the dates herein
after named, between the hours Of $3.50 A. M.
and 3:30 P. NJ. for the purpose Of receiving
County and Special School Taxes due in Kent
County:
KENTON-J. T. Burrows Store. Nov. J.
HARRINGTON-Town Hall, Nov. 4.
LEIPSIC-Wilsons Store, Nov. S.
MILFoRD-city Office, Nov 8.
CLAYTON-R W. Slaughter's Office. Nov. o.
WYOMING-First National Bank. Nov. 10.
sMYRNA-National Bank, Nov IL.
FREDERICA-Sapp's Restaurant. Nov. is.
There is ONE PER CENT PENALTY added
each month on all taxes paid after September
80, 1897.
All eapitation taxes not paid before October
l. 1887, will be placed in the hands Of a Con-
stable for immediate collection.
JOHN J. HURD
o22a2t Receiver Of Taxes
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
Tuesday. November 9. 1897,
AT IL O'CLOCK-Rain or Shine
LIVE STOCK

AT ~ O'CLOCk-Rain or Shine
LIVE STOCK
Good Milk Cows. ranging in age
| from to years old. Four of these
cows are fresh. others soon will be
fresh. One Bull IS months old All T.
B. tested. One Horse. ~ years old.
weigh 1900 pounds. Will work anywhere.
One Mare. l2 years old. weigh 1850
pounds. Will work anywhere.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
Two farm wagons. dearborn. Superior
drill. II spout; Mccormick -Deering bin
der. foot cut with tongue trucks;
John Deere corn planter. 2-horse plant
setter. Emerson manure spreader, En-
erson mower. Fordson tractor and plows
-3-horse power gasoline engine, pump
jack. l-horse weeder. Rip Van Wrinkle
grain fan. sod cutter. three section steel
land roller. dump cart, Star seed sower.
l6 foot; No. 3 South Bend 2-horse plow.
No. l South Bend 1-horse plow. No. 30
Oliver riding plow. 75-tooth drag ha--
row, Iron Age wheel harrow. Sally
wheelbarrow, three walking harrows.
orchard harrow. 10 foot; set of Fair
banks platform scales. Mccormick
Deering feed grinder. hand corn shelter.
barn trucks, bench wise. fam rack. to-
mato rack, grindstone, 2-row corn cut
ter. hand corn planters. 2 sets of
wagon harness. sets plow harness. lot
OF collars and brides. farm bell. scald-
ing cask, lard pot. sausage cutter and
suffer. maui and wedges. 81 log chains.
lot of scrap iron. lot of Is baskets. poul-
try wire. barrels. and drums. corn kniv
es. 500 baskets corn on cob. ) loads OF
clover and timothy hay. lot Gull corn.
800 grain bags. 100 cotton grain bags.
cooling tank. can size: ice hOX, l can
size; milk cans. 2 milk buckets, milk
strainer; forks. hoes and shovels; hroo-
der house 10. brooder stove. 1000
chick size incubator. $50 eggs. Lot of
other things too numerous to mention.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Round table. ~ foot; square table. 6
foot: 3 kitchen tables. y dozen cane seat !
chairs. . bureaus. wash stands, bed |
steads and springs. feather bed. fea- I
ther pillows: ~ Is wool and fiber rug. /
8 8 wool and fiber rug. lot OF scrap /
carpet and throw rugs. 8 quilts, sets
wash bowls and pitchers. square top /
stand. lamps. folding cot and pad. I
lot of dishes. pots and pans.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH-No goods
to he removed until terms are complied
with.
EDWARD b. RICHARDS
Dickerson Bros, Auctioneers
The Ladies' Aid of Barratt's Chapel |
will serve lunch. o29-2tp 4