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Evening star., 1937-04-16
FREIGHT L0AD|NGS
AT 716,044 MARK
Weeks Drop Leaves Total
1871 Per Cent Ahead of
. Year Ago.

NEW YORK. April 16-The Asso-
ciated Press seasonally adjusted weekly
I92D-3O as 100. advanced today to
7S.5. compared with 77.5 the previous
week and "a ! a year ago.
Range of recent years.
1887 1895. 1895. 1894, 1898.
High - S15 S45 I'll $50 67.3
Low - 72.O 60.7 $50 59.5 An
Evening star., 1937-04-16
General Electric
Orders Register
78 Per Cent Gain
by the Associated Press.

PTebS.
NEW YORK, April 16.-General
Electric Co. reported orders received
in the first quarter amounted to $685.
747,O30, compared with $685. ,879 IN
the same quarter Of 1886, an increase
OF 78 per cent. This was the largest
first quarter in the history of the COM
pany.
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U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK April is R-Butter
6,gl7; steady Creamery, extra (92 score
3234-33. Centralized 900 scoreJ 32R.
Other grades unchanged
Cheese. 62. S24: firm and UNCHANGED
EGGS 1909; hrmer Mixed coiors.
special packs, 24l2-2594 standards "a
24l4 Other mixed prices unchanged
1--we poultry by freight. steady to firm
Chickens. Rocks. II: Leghorn. IA Fowls
colored 22: Leghorn. 10: roosters. l3.
Other freight prices unchanged.
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. April 10 Rl-New York
Security Dealers Association.
Quotations as OF o'clock)
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BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association Of American Rail-
roads reported today 1904 cars Of
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was q decrease Of 1O,643 cars,
or is per cent, compared with the
preceding week; an increase Of 94,20l,
or 15.l per cent, compared with q
year ago, and an increase of 29,476,
or 22.1 per cent, compared with two
years ago.
The report classified the loadings as
follows:
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA, April l6 LP.-Live
poultry-FoWls. Plymouth Rock, fancy. . a
23: mixed colors, 2Oa22: white Leehorns,
fancy, 20: cross breds, fancy large. 23a24;
red broilers lsa22
Dressed poultry unchanged
Evening star., 1937-04-16

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, April 16 R.-Bar
silver easy, a lower at 454.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK April 16 P.-New Yori
security Dealers Association:
Moon QuotationS)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16

Reymore and Soper; guards, Bishop,
Pettijean, Anon and Spreen; CEN
ter, Smalley; backs, Campbell, How
land, Doyle, Brown, Quasi and
Hauschild. Bishop and Smalley
are the only two playing the same
positions as last year.
The Sunnyside Scrimmage last
Saturday worked out very well Civ
ing the boys a chance for some good
hard practice. Doyle showed up
quite well at the fullback position,
while the lire as q whole showed up
well as defense seemed to open the
holes for the backs. During the
last part of the scrimmage the
Frosh and Sophs composed the back
lineup. Local fans will probably
not see much action this year from
this lineup, but they are very good
prospects for the future. Jim
Thrasher as fullback and Junior Be-
lair as halfback show splendid pros
poets in their respective positions.
Mr.. Brimm announces that be-
cause Of the very good results from
the sale of student body tickets, the
pupils of the first six grades will be
given passes to the three home
games. This will give the pupils a
chance to create more school inter-
est in the games.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Old Time Residents
Visit Kennewick

Everett Howe, Of st. Helens, Ore,
accompanied by Mrs. Howe arrived
In Kennewick last evening to look
after property interests. They left
this afternoon on their return trip.
Mr.. Howe IS the son of II. A. Howe,
Of Oceanside, California, former
resident Of Kennewick, where he
conducted q hardware business,
which later became the Washing
ton Hardware and Furniture Co.
The Howe's built the building which
the present store occupies, later SELL
ing the business to move to the CAL
ifornia country, where Mr.. Howe
and another son, Tracy, are again
engaged In the hardware business.
The Howe's came to Kennewick
early In 1905 and Everett was busy
all day today renewing old acquatnt-
ances, as several Of his school COM
panions still live In the community.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Visiting Firemen
Hold District
Conventions Here

The Kennewick Fire department
was host Sunday to the members of
Central Washington Firemen's as
ISOLATION.
The morning session began at 10
o'clock with the drill contests with
zillah taking first place. In the class
B drill No. S, the time for Zillah
was 57.2 seconds with Kennewick
coming in second with a time of
60.4 seconds. In the class b drill
No. 2, the Zillah time was 22.7 Sec
onds, while Kennewick came in with
1877 seconds.
Following the drills Leo Packard,
chairman Of the Yakima Red Cross
chapter, conducted first-aid class.
A dinner was enjoyed at IL o.
clock in the Elysian room of the
Arrow Grill by the members and
their wives. Music was furnished
during the dinner by Hessler's or
chestra. Following the dinner the
speakers and out-of-town guests
were introduced by the president Of
the district, Chief Foisy of Prosser.
w. A. Grace Of Spokane, former
state fire marshall, gave q very In
teresting talk on volunteer Fire
Department Work"
A business meeting was then held
and Ellensburg wss selected as the
meeting place fors the Christmas
party which will be held in Deem
Der.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
School Band
to be Taught
Graded System

The school band is getting a
good start this year with IS pieces,
these being divided into two
groups. According to e. A. Nc
Dowell, instructor, the band shows
great prospects and will probably
grow quite rapidly in the near fu-
ture. He states that the band is
composed mostly of Junior high
students with a few senior high and
that in the very near future the
school is planning to extend this in
strument instruction in the graded
development from the grades thru
to the senior high school.
Mr.. Mcdowell is also instructor
of the boys glee club which meets
three times each week, with the
ninth graders meeting once a week.
These boys viii probably appear in
various school programs throughout
the year.
Mr.. Mcdowell is q recent gradu-
ate of the u. Of w. and has had
much experience in musical cir
cles. He was q member Of the
Seattle symphony for three sea-
sons, was student director Of the
University band and was affiliated
with Phi Mu Alpha. q music fratt-
ernity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
High School to
Sponsor Entrants

This year, the high school Stu
dent body has contracted three paid
programs to be given at intervals
during the fall months.
From the National Assemblies"
they have secured Jack Rank, q dra-
matte artist, who puts on . one-man
show. This win appear In the high
school auditorium, on Wednesday,
September %, at 2 pm. Another
program appearing Wednesday, Oct.
~, at pm. is Jack Raymon who
viii entertain and instruct with q
collection Of real live snakes.
Then on Monday evening, Novem-
Der Is, at 8 pm, the student body
will present the Frazer James Dance
Group from the Graham Music and
Lycelm Bureau. The public Is cor
daily invited to attend each Of
these performances. A moderate
charge win be made for each.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Opening Game to
be with Dayton
Here on Friday

The Dayton and Kennewick boys
will open the first game of the sea-
son here in the Lions Den Friday.
This promises to be good game as
the teams are said to be quite even
ly matched. The average weight of
the team this year is 16O pounds,
but according to principal T. A.
Brimm, the local fans will probably
be surprised with the material this
year in spite of the fact that many
of the heavier boys were lost by
graduation. The officials for the
game Friday will be Tom Deer
ing, Garth Leisy and Gerwin Jones.
all of Walla Walla.
There are IS boys turning out this
season and according to Coach Stat
ter the probable lineup for the
game tomorrow will be as follows:
ends, Michner and Yedica; tackles,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
|P.-T.A. to Hold
Public Program
in Auditorium

The first regular meeting Of the
Kennewick Parent Teacher associa-
ton will be held Wednesday eve
ming, September % at 8 o'clock in
the high school auditorium.
A brief program Tor the years
work viii be presented and discuss
ed. Mrs. II. Misner has arranged an
attractive musical program and re-
freshments will be served in the
school cafeteria at the close OF the
evening.
There are five objects Of this or
ganization In helping promote home
and school relationship. These OBJ
jects are: To promote the welfare
Of children and youth In home,
school, church and community. To
raise the standard Of home life; to
secure adequate laws for the care
and protection OF children and
youth: to bring into closer relation
the home and the school, that par
|ents and teachers may cooperate in
diligently in the training OF the
child; to develop between educators
and the general public such united
efforts as win secure for every child
the highest advantages In physical,
mental social and spiritual educa-
ton.
Those who are interested and are
striving for the preservation and
betterment Of the common schools
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting Wednesday evening.
The executive board Of this or
ganization met with the local pres
ident, Mrs. Hugh Copeland and the
following committee chairmen were
appointed: program chairman, Mrs.
II. Misner; publicity, Mrs. p. o.
Stone; legislature, M. M. Moulton;
budget and finance, H. E. Oliver;
publication, Mrs. G. s. Hughes;
summer roundup, Mrs. M. lille;
membership, Mrs. G. Pratt; hospi-
tally, Mrs. e. A. Silliman; room
representatives, Mrs. Julia Hemen-
way, grade school; J. Slater, Jun
ior High; and T. A. Brimm, senior
high.
A membership campaign is being
conducted at the present time un-
der the supervision Of Mrs. C..
Pratt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Big Game Season
Opens Sept. 26

Big game hunters Of the state are
already making plans for the OPEN
ing Of the season q week from Sum
day, September IS, according to
Game Supervisor Charles Bennett.
He says that no big game tags
will be required for bear, but the
hunter must have his tag In possess
sion at all times while hunting deer.
Licenses, big game seals, seasons
and helpful hints may be acquired
at the Pastime and the Washington
Hardware In Kennewick and at the
Murray Hardware in Richland.
The game warden says that in
case doe is accidentally killed
while hunting, prompt report
should be made to the nearest pro-
tector. in which case no penalty will
accrue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16

Probably the worst licking local
farmers have taken in long time
is that from the spud deal this year,
yet we have q record which seems to
belle the general opinion that there
is no money in spuds.
A man bought q farm, paid for the
seed, water, taxes and sold enough
spuds from one acre to pay for the
land and all expenses in connection.
Jack Atterbury last spring bought
4.61 acres, planted one acre to White
Rose potatoes, has paid all ex-
penses for the whole piece and still
has spuds enough left to last his
family all winter-believe 1t or not.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Lay Plans for
Next Seal Sale

Preliminary plans for the Christ
mas seal sale for this year were
made at q meeting Of the executive
board Of the Benton County T. b.
League here Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. A. Starkenburg of Whit
stran was appointed bond chairman
while Mrs. Frank Clark Of Hanford
will serve as publicity chairman.
Miss Alice Brakel will continue with
her publicity work in the schools Of
the county. The book Health Edu-
cational Advantages" will be placed
on the shelves Of all the schools in
the county it was reported.
The fall meeting Of the league will
be held October Is at nine o'clock
in the county nurses office in
Prosser, at which time Mrs. B. B.
Buchanan, state executive secre-
tary, will be present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16

Of the
WEEK
oef;cial Shifts Loom
FOSTER GlLRoY

washington, D. C.-Althougn jan
is the date mentioned, these
u. .,oes are being discussed in Off
S s;s1 circles: the retirement OF Paul
:, ,scNutt as High Commissioner to
.he philippine Islands to become
s.s of Indiana University; the
,p,o;ntment of Secretary OF War
woodrine to the Philippines post, or
!. .ome other foreign diplomatic
. - and the promotion OF Louis
: Johnson, Assistant Secretary OF
me- and former national command
~ NJ the American Legion, to the
War portfolio.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
wall Street Puzzled

New York City-Financial experts
.eekine q reason for the precipitous
break in stocks last week assign
onlv world war scare" as its basis.
last month was the biggest August
n industrial history with the excep-
tion Of August, 1929; and the Com
merce Department has just released
figures showing that this year labor
Win receive the largest proportion OF
national income for all time, indi-
eating an era Of liberal spending. OF
an estimated $4,000, 100000 in ma
tional earnings az percent over
1851. labor will receive more than
the 655 percent which workers di-
yided last year. Economists are at
loss to find any logical reason for
the wholesale dumping Of shares
which caused the sharpest drop in
values since 1888.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
The Weather

There's no point whatever in a
weatherman putting down figures
other than those which are regis
tered, but Mr. Morgan's report this
week seems cockeyed after exper-
fencing the last couple of days. ANY
local citizen would be willing to take
oath, probably, that it's been hotter
than so-but there's the record. It's
some different, too than for the cor
responding week year ago. Take
a look
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Ii Hrs. to Yakima
in 1909; Now Time
is 80 Minutes

Harold Sharkey, secretary-treasur-
er Of the Kennewick Group Nation
al Farm Loan Association, was the
speaker at the regular meeting OF
the Kennewick chamber of COM
merce this noon. Mr.. Sharkey gave
a detailed report of the work hand
led in his office and explained the
differences in the various acts that
affect the functioning OF the laws
pertaining to government aid to the
farmer.
Mr.. Sharkey prefaced his re-
marks with q humorous story about
his first trip to Kennewick from
Yakima in 1909. The journey took
from seven in the morning until ten
at night and was made In an OPEN
faced Fraklin car. Roads were but
rudimentary then, he said, and,
from Kiona down to the mouth OF
the Yakima river, were non-exist-
ent.
He was the driver Of the car, he
said, while his three passengers
were called upon to push the pion-
eer auto for long distanaces.e ~~rse
Mr.. Sharkey said that during the
past two years many Of the local
loan delinquencies had been clear
ed up and that the percentage Of
delinquencies now was no worse in
this area than in the national aver
age. He handles the work Of the
combined local associations, Finley,
Kennewick, Benton City and West
Benton.
He said that the association was
again handling applications for
loans and that the business being
handled through his office was
about normal for the period.
The talk was very informative and
gave local businessmen q clearer
conception of the work which is be-
ing handled by this agency.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Michigan Picnic

The Pasco-Kennewick MICHIGAN
club Will hold their annual picnic at
the Kennewick park Sunday, Sept.
18th. A basket lunch with individ-
ual table service will start off the
festivities at one-thirty in the aft
ernoon. In case of bad weather the
picnic dinner will be held at the
kennewick Masonic hall. Anyone in
this district hailing from Michigan
is invited to attend. Come and
meet the old friends.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
INTERESTING RELIC

to ~. interesting nue. relic was brought
Hover 0i, ~ today by Mr.. Ashby of
danss.o1 u is a knife which his
near 1 n,sl. found sticking in a tree
knife I haa Montana. Evidently the
for 1 th mad been ,. sticking in the tree rec
the nar1 y years or more, for
around tn u the tree still remining
manv s ar me olads shows nearly that
is still in .ail, rings. The implement
evidentlu . larry good shape. It had
the oSw. 0een stuck in the tree and
ago. The e Eni mad | forgotten it long
print sh h. An a. IS on display in the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Highway Patrol
Starts Testing
Auto Drivers

According to the highway law
passed by the state legislature all
persons driving automobiles in this
state must pass an examination by
the highway patrol by July 31st,
1899.
To spread this terrific task over
the two-year period and If possible
to lesson the last minute avalanche
Of work for the patrolmen, offices
are being opened all over the state
to give examinations.
Patrolman L. M. Kennedy, sta
toned at Pasco, announces that Of
fices for giving the examinations
have been opened in the basement
of the courthouse at Pasco, where
Kennewick drivers are urged to go to
take the examinations. Mr.. Kenne-
dy states that the present pink slips
will not be renewable, and all driv-
ers must take the examinations be-
fore permanent license Is issued.
whether or not a license Is now held.
The state has manual contain
ing 219 questions with answers
which all drivers are urged to study.
From this list Of questions an ex-
animation is given on IS questions
and to pass, one must answer 20
questions of the Is.
Two pieces Of equipment are also
to be used; the reactometer, to test
how slow or fast the applicant re-
acts to sudden tests, and the depth
perception to guage ones ability to
estimate the distance Of an on
coming car.
Tests for sight, hearing and color
blindness are also given, as well as
an actual driving test.
'None of these tests is tricky" said
Kennedy, land those who fail for
ordinary reasons may take the test
any number of times"
All new drivers must take these
tests before they will be given dri-
vers' licenses and those who hold
current licenses must also take
them.
The following schedule OF dates
is announced:
Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
at Pasco to take care Of the Pasco
and Kennewick districts; Tuesdays
and Wednesdays at Prosser; lst
Thursday of month at Connell, ina
Thursday at Kahlotus, 3rd Thurs
day at Benton City and 4th Thurs
day at White Bluffs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Rattlesnake Test
Well Now Down
Below 5000 Feet

Local interests in the Benton
County gas fields are being much
encouraged by reports coming from
the operation of the deep test well
in the field. A recent report sent
out by the company saes:
I'VE are glad to advise that the
deep test Conservative No. is
drilling below 5000 feet. We en-
countered about 10 feet of q shale-
like formation through which we
could have set our casing, but pre-
fer a thicker stratum so that we
would be certain of q good water
shut off without the necessity of
using cement. IF we do not get q
formation that will act as a natural
seal around the bottom of the pipe
which would permit us to pull it at
anytime, We will, of course, run the
pipe any way using cement for q
shut-off, as soon as we feel certain
we are through all the basaltic
flows. If we find we will have to
cement the pipe we would like to
wait until the bit has penetrated
the last flow.
Practically all the formations in
terbedded between the basalt flows
as well as the crevices show they
have been saturated with oil. This,
we feel is q very splendid indica-
ton and more or less substantiates
the theory Of Mr.. F. p. Fisher, our
natural gas consulting engineer,
that the present gas supply is mi
gratory and its original source bed
is far below the present gas produc-
ing horizon"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
hlwanians Hear Talk
on Constitution

fascination Of Constitution week
:. as ~ ne,o by the local Kiwanis club
~ NV sneI regular meeting Tuesday
vsra Charles L. Powell gave a
~. interesting discourse ON little
arS Ss !. features Of the Constitution
ms s - = novelty questions concern
ms. s' failure to answer cost the
i inc .Ss -. failure to answer cost
u's the victim a small fine
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Defends Trailers

New York City-"It's the gypsy In
rs" was the answer Of Charles A.
Hartnett, lew York State Comm1s-
xioner Of Motor Vehicles, to q dis
cassion ct q nine-state conference
held to consider regulation OF
trailers. sYou cannot stop the
growth Of the trailer in this country
any more than you can close UP the
tourist camp"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Beavers Know their Joh

AHaca, N. Y-Engineers inspect
Jug washed out beavers dam,
po@ted out that the furred workers
nAo miscalculated; that they should
nave uited their dam upstream in
seso OF down stream. Last week the
. LAYERS started to rebuild, this time
''l'ms their dam upstream.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16

Mrs. Frank Maupin and Mrs. Ur-
ban KoeIker were hostesses to q
bridge party Tuesday honoring Mrs.
Homer Siegfried Of Portland. Three
tables Of bridge were in play with
Mrs. Walter Knowles receiving high
honors and Miss Eva Nicholaus con-
ISOLATION and Mrs. Siegfried the guest
prize.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
llillion Soldiers Enxaxed

shanghai, China - China'S stiff
oeiense continues to impede the adj
vance Of 10000 soldiers which Ja-
pan has poured into North China.
Inc Marking government has 80O,-
uo men In the field, half Of whom
are massed In this territory. A Jap
enese threat against Soviet terri
sory IN Siberia has been answered
Dy posting Of 100000 Russians along
.ne Manchukuo border, operating
Ifom q huge military base at Vladi-
vostok.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
Anti-Roosevelt Bloc Predicted

Washington, D. Cit Is almost
certain that the new Congress will
see an active and powerful anti
Roosevelt bloc In the Senate, led by
Senators Burke and Wheeler. The
htter's speeches since adjournment
have widened rather than heal the
breach with the White House, and q
feeling persists not only Of q doubt
about Mr.. Roosevelt's future course,
but that opponents Of the Court
plan are marked for reprisals by the
leaders Of the Democratic party.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16
J.pen,s Apology SIN Due

JSH80S ApO1O8y St0l O0e
London, England Public opinion
Is becoming FESTIVE over the failure
Of Japan to meet Britain's demand
for full apologies for the machine
cunning Of her Ambassador to
China, Sir Hughe NJ. Knatchbull-
Hugessen. In Shanghai. It is said
that the japanese Foreign office be-
deves that the Ambassador, or some
Of bis aides, were quietly advising
China on military tactics.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-16

Mrs. Keith Day and small son re-
turned home from Seattle Saturday.