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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08
Mrs. DightOn
Underwent Major
Operation Tuesday

.
Northumberland friends re-
ceived word this week that Mrs. R..
b. Dighton had undergone major
operation in the Portland Sanitar-
ium last Tuesday, the last report be-
ing that she is improving rapidly. r.
B. Dighton returned Monday after
having spent the last week at the
bedside of his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dillon of zil-
lah spent the weekend visiting at
the home of Mr.. billions brother,
Harry Dillon. They returned to
Zillah Tuesday taking Jerry and
Billie Dillon back with them for a
visit. .,
Vivian Frazer of Yakima came
down from Yakima Tuesday to visit
few days at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Laura Frazer.
Alberta Rayhill, who is taking a
nurses training in the Colfax hospi-
tai is spending a few days visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Rayhill. f..
Helen Dmitruck left Thursday to
spend a few weeks visiting in Walla
Walla.
Mrs Richard Cleve left Thursday
for Riverside, California, where she
will visit her daughter and sister.
Wilma Middleton of Connell spent
the weekend visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Sam Middleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kellogg from
Dixon, Illinois visited last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Pugh. Tuesday morning Mr.. and
Mrs. Kellogg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pugh and family left for a trip to
Mt. Rainier.
VIM. RAIDER of Cheney spent the
weekend visiting his family in
Richland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Reeder and
family and Mr. and Mrs. vandine
spent the weekend at American
Lake.
G. N. McCloy was taken to the
Pasco hospital last Thursday suf-
fering from heart trouble.
Mrs. Nan Moreston of Coolin, Ida
no spent a few days in Richland
last week looking after her property
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Killarney and her
daughter, Francis, returned this
week after having spent few weeks
visiting in Montana.
William Schireman and family of
Oregon spent Friday and Saturday
visiting at the home of Mr.. Schire-
mans mother, Mrs. Philip Schire-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Muncey and
Mrs. w. L. Muncey spent the week.
end visiting at the home of Mrs.
w. L. Muncey's mother and sister in
Tekoa.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Sloan and
two daughters left Saturday for
Troy, Montana, where they will Wis
it friends and relatives for the next
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Twining and her
daughter, Margaret, of Coulee spent
the weekend visiting at the Harlan
Muncey home.
Richland merchants and residents
were well rewarded for their time
and money spent on the Richland
float, which they entered in the
Kennewick parade, by being award
ed first prize on their float. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Mcintosh, Harold Willm-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08
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Rev. Croft: Henry, drink is your
worst enemy"
Henry: well, Amt you the man
who told me 10 love my enemies?'
- - -
. Its no use talking" as the
fat lady said when she found
she couldn't squeeze into the
telephone booth.
- - -
Definition
AVERAGE WIFE: one who loves
and respects her husband, but who
still has feeling she might have
done better.
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One of the problems Of mod
ern parents is how 10 set a good
example and still have q good
time.
- - -
II didn't either say you looked like
the devil" declared Percy Whiffle-
tree. Gosh, I've never even seen the
devil"
A southern hill billy entered a
saloon accompanied by his wife and
four-year-old son. He ordered two
straight whiskeys.
Hey, paw" asked the kid, saint
you going to buy NAV a drink"
- - -
They called Lena Genster
"Spearmint.' She was kinda
wrigIey and was always after
meals.
- - -
Murphy: whats that in your
pocket?"
Pat Gin whisper): Dynamite. I'm
waiting for Casey. Every time he
meets me he slaps me ON the chest
and breaks me pipe. Next time he
does il, he'll blow his hand off,"
- - -
Book Salesman: This book, sir,
will do half your work."
Herm Schmidt: Good, I'll take
two of them"
- - -
Definition
PEDESTRIAN: A man whose son
is home from college.
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And the last word In air.
planes is JUMP.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

Kennewick women probably know
best, but most of us can recall some
mighty good looking ones who de-
pended wholly on soap and water
for makeup.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

A Kennewick mans enemies sell
dom bother to kick him when he's
down: they stand aside and let his
friends do It.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

With traffic growing heavier, the
local pedestrian who allows the
grass to grow under his feet may
soon have it growing over his head.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08
Finley Folk Enjoy
Airplane Ride

Mr.. Glassner, son Leo and Mis-!
Christine Buchanan enjoyed an air.
plane ride Sunday evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08
PoNfE

POME
III you should SOW wild oat
son,
Said father with q sigh,
BE careful that the kind You
Are not mixed with rye.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

The Irish Free States has 8
shortage of scrap iron.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

FOR SALE - Canning beets 4
beans. Prank Yoshino, Highlan
Phone 1892. i5-l
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

A southern hill billy entered a
saloon accompanied by his wife and
four-year-old son. He ordered two
straight whiskeys.
"Hey, paw" asked the kid, "Aint
you going to buy NAV a drink"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

They called Lena Genster
"Spearmint." She was kinda
wrigley and was always after
meals.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-08

FOR SALE-Used electric was
and used ice boxes priced Low
quick moving. L. II. Raymond. 1
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Rockville Grade Crossing.

To non-residents the efforts Rockville
has made to keep open the grade cross
ing where fourteen Williamsport school
children lost their lives in a bus-train
crash in 1885 appear startling. There
was no clanor for maintenance of the
crossing the morning after the tragedy.
Every voice was raised in unanimous ap-
peal for its elimination. All envisioned
IN overpass or underpass in its place.
But, Of course, none could foresee where
the structure would be built.
The location finally decided upon for
the overpass, which has just been opened
to traffic, obviously was not chosen with
convenience of the towns residents as
the first consideration. Rockvilles pro-
tests are based on the prospect of the in
convenience of being forced in some in
stances to travel more than a mile to
reach point across the tracks a few
yards from the present crossing, together
with fear that the eastern section of the
town will be cut of from trafiic lanes and
property values were lowered.
Citizens say they Endorsed the site for
the crossing when It was first proposed
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Commissioner Allen Not
Versed in Train Numbers

To the Editor OF The Star:
Commissioner Aliens railroad story
boxed in The Evening Star of Saturday
had all the earmarks of a true occur
renee except for the train numbers.
Just how Train No. could collide with
Train No. 3 is inexplicable unless one
OF them was backing up. The accident
was classified as head-on collision,
so that precludes a rear-end collision.
IT the one-legged crossing watchman
whom the Commissioner was cross
examining characterized the operation
OF the railroad as indicated above and
the published account was correct, then
the watchmans structure had added
force If two odd-numbered trains were
running in the opposite direction. Com
missioner Allen is probably familiar with
the house numbering system in Wash
ington which provides for odd numbers
on one side OF the street and even
numbers on the other, so that a given
address can be located with a minimum
OF effort. A house number is something
more than mere numeral. as it tells you
IN what square the place is located and
also the side Of the street on which it
is to be found Similarly train num-
Der reveals the direction In which the
movement is taking place, so that odd
numbered trains would collide head-on
with even-numbered trains.
E. s. HOBBS.
Evening star., 1937-07-08

en-, skin clothing was substituted for
woven bark clothing, and there was an
active manufacture Of spears, shields,
clubs and other primitive military para
phernalia.
White culture has made slow inroads
among the Shoshoni They now are
gathered in reservations, however, and
knowledge Of the old ways is disappear
ing rapidly with the passing of the
grandfathers and grandmothers of the
tribe. They might have passed and left
no trace in history, but for the work
of DR.. Steward, first with the University
Of California and later with the Bureau
OF American Ethnology of the Smith
sonian Institution
Quite naturally, DR.. Steward points out,
the life of these people in pre- Caucasian
days had some rather repulsive features
They were barely able to support them
selves by making use of every available
resource. Starvation was frequent and
even cannibalism by no means un-
known. From Spring until Fall small
family groups went from one locality to
another as different foods became avail
able. Then they usually were able to
flnd enough to eat.
But Winter was terrible time. In
their caves and behind their brush wind
breaks they lived largely on dried SAL
mon, pine nuts, parched crickets and
such odds and ends as they had been
able to store. Spring always found them
thin and hungry, usually with their ranks
depleted by actual starvation.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Idiom of the Moment.

In the course of q radio broadcast the
other night an announcer, with doubt
less unconscious precision, proclaimed
that the musical selection to follow was
written in the "idiom Of the moment" I"
The phrase was particularly opposite.
yet it constituted grave indictment of
the artistic taste OF the present. Ac-
cording to the dictionary definition .
moment" is period too short to be
taken into account" And that is Just
the measure Of many Of the esthetic
values of this hectic era. Something
new must be had for the delectation Of
the mass, whether 1t conforms to the
fundamentals or not-indeed the farther
away from the fundamentals the better.
In this matter of the music purveyed
by radio there is much ground for COM
plant by those who have not adopted
the moment" standard Of artistry. Let
listener who has not been betrayed
into the following Of false gods harken
to some Of the offerings over the air,
whether studio programs or "pick-ups"
in night clubs and other places Of as
semblage and supposed entertainment,
and seek to analyze the words and the
music. Rhymes far worse than those
of Mother Goose offend the taste. Tunes
that drawl and whine and squawl.
Voices that slide of the key. All to the
end Of . supposed newness Of style,
actually to the end os q debasemeut Of
Evening star., 1937-07-08
MIR. De Valera Checkmated.

President Eamon de Valera has run
into an unexpected snag in his program
to sever the Irish Free States union with
Great Britain under a constitution de-
signed to pave the way to complete
independence. At this weeks elections
to the Dali Eireann the proposed con-
stitution was ratified, but Mr.. de Valeras
hopes of parliamentary majority which
would leave him in interchangeable
mastery of the political situation were
wrecked. He had asked the country to
reinstate him in office with a clear
margin of Dali votes over all others, in
order that his own party, the Fianna
Fail, could proceed without hindrance
to put the new national charter into
force and effectuate the governments
economic and political policies within
flve years.
This blanket appeal was rejected by
the voters Latest returns show that
the Presidents supporters have won
only 50 seats, as compared to the II
held in the former Dali. Former Presi-
dent Cosgrave's party, the chief opposi-
ton group captured 48 seats; Labor 13,
and the Independents 8. Thus, the
combined strength of the monde Valera
factions exactly equals the total OF the
Presidents phalanx. He must there
fore resume power dependent upon the
support of Labor or the Independents If
the legislative stalemate is to be broken.
AS the temperamental Dublin statesman
is known to find such position irksome
and disagreeable, the guess already is
hazarded that rather than govern under
conditions that would hamper his free
dom OF action, Mr.. de Valera may go
to the country again in 1888 and seek
the positive mandate just denied him.
1ntolerable as the President may find .
situation in which the snap judgment
OF an adverse Dali vote might at any
time oust his administration, he is ex-
pected to make the best Of 4 bad bargain
and patch up temporary working
Will AdOO4, ESPECIALLY dS tlle
idea of another early general election
is unpopular.
Mr.. de Valeras electoral setback does
not mean that the Free State Is headed
for old-time relations with Britain. The
new constitution was approved by vote
Of 686,042 to 528,l96. The President
throughout the campaign insisted that
it transcribed all factional differences
within the country. He did not con-
tend that the constitution will remove
all the obstacles between us and the
English people, but 1t will provide . start
on right lines" Erin's New York-born
chief executive is shorn Of desired parlia-
mentary power, but the 15o,o00-odd
majority won for the constitution repre-
sents victory on the paramount issue for
which he battled.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
very canon Of both musical and lyric

every canon Of both musical and lyric
art.
THE idiom Of the moment" The
phrase has its power Of ENCOURAGEMENT
as we'll as immediate disheartenment
For the moment" passes. Another
moment may bring surcease from this
cacophony Of tune and inbecility of
words. Perhaps this is the nadir of
public taste-if indeed these offerings
are In obedience to public taste and not
the cause Of its debasement. II so there
will be rise in the scale of "momen-
tary" values. But whether the scale is
rising or falling, there is always the
remedy of shut-off, even though one
can at once find no worthy substitute on
the dial. Silence, like Oliver Wendell
Holmes poultice, will then come to heal
the blows Of sound.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Virginia-Born Democrat
Translates Wagner Act
To the Editor OF The Star,


Born in Virginia, way down vonder on
the other side of the "Jeems" River, I've
heard all my life about the iniquity of
the Republican party, how they turned
the Government over to Wall Street
taxed all the people with a high tariff
for the benefit Of few, had no respect
for States rights, did not recognize the
principle that minority had any rights
at all, and, I've heard all my life. that
the Democratic party holds views dia
metrically opposite. believed it up to
few months ago and now the Demo-
cratic party has laid such an egg as the
Wagner act.
have neither stock in, nor connection
with, any corporation or man at whom
this act is aimed. I simply love liberty
pretty much as Patrick Henry and the
participants in the Boston Tea Party
did. I cannot understand how any
political party in this country could
have the "unbridled audacity' to pass
bill taking away a mans liberty for no
other reason than that he has more
property than the man who wants to
work for him.
The Wagner act is before me. To me,
at least, this is what it says. free trans
lation into brief statements:
Labor shall have the power to get
whatever labor wants from the manu-
facturer because it is decreed that the
manufacturer shall no more enjoy the
liberty Of contract making with whom
ever he chooses, but shall be allowed to
make contracts only with those specific
laborers who have sense enough to pre-
sent their demands as a body, the
minority of which shall also be deprived
Of liberty of contract.
Penalty for disobedience to this law
Is confined to the prohibition Of ship
ment Of goods across State lines OF
course, the laborer has no goods to ship
anyway but we cannot help that. The
penalty applies to all violators.
What law. In Russia they shoot
the manufacturer first.
w. STANLEY FREEMAN.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Cotton Brought by Scouts
Recalls HOMEGROWN Plant
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Some 8 or 10 years ago there was
grown in Washington a cotton plant.
The cotton seed was planted in front
of high matched board fence facing
south, so that the warm sun rays would
center upon the place in which the
cotton seed was planted The seed was
planted by New Yorker who had been
for three years 4 professor in q college
of Vineville, Ga. Owing to the warmer
climate at Vineville than obtains in
Washington the seed was planted here q
week or so later. This Washington
planting was at \ residence on the corner
of Seventh and G streets northeast. The
cotton seed terminated into q small
plant and grew rapidly and vigorously.
Finally came . full, beautiful WASH
ington-grown cotton bloom. which at
tracted great attention and inspection
by many persons, who wondered at the
growth and blooming Of q cotton plant
from cotton seed planted in the lati-
tude Of Washington, D. c.
w. e. RYAN.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Boy Scouts, Cood.by.

Tomorrow the national jamboree of
the Boy Scouts of America will adjourn.
Some OF the lads will remain in WASH
1ngton for few days, but the majority
are scheduled to depart within the next
tWenty-four hours. The Nations Cap
ital will miss them. It bids them fare
well with regret that they must go.
But, curiously perhaps, the Scouts
never again will be strangers in the
Federal City. Even if it should happen
that the chances of life deny them an
other visit to the District of Columbia,
they still will be at home here. The
human mind is possessed of a remark
able power to retain its experiences; it
not only remembers-it actually re-lives!
And the boys will make the most of their
advantage. They will carry their i'm
pressions of Washington with them
throughout the entire duration of their
pilgrimage in this world. Wherever they
travel, whatever they do or think or feel,
they will be Influenced by the picture
they have seen, the veritable reality of
history which they have touched.
No philosopher can fail to be attracted
by the dynamic of such a power. Prop
erly comprehended. 1t may signify the
creation of a new compulsion for de-
mocracy; 1t may vitalize and invigorate
the civilization of the whole land. The
Scouts will be citizens in the course Of
a brief span Of years; they will be, in
effect, the governors,of the United States.
Then, If not now, the result of their ac-
quaintance with Washington will be
manifest Let contemporary doubters
take note: They have met the free in
stitutions Of their country, they have
watched them at work, they have
glimpsed their motives and beheld their
fruits, and they will not betray them.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Would Like to Know What
Administrations Administer
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
A great deal has been written and said
about taxes. Landowners here are pay
ing less than one-half what real estate
owners In the States are paying and
receiving about twice as much for rents.
but II dissatisfied why don't taxpayers
move to reduced expenses? We have a
gang OF politicians all over the country
with an eye single to creating Jobs with
fat salaries and the taxpayers permit
these parasites to keep on. In my State
last year the State received from auto
and gas taxes more than it cost to run
the State 80 years ago. Yet real estate
taxes are in some towns over IS per 500
and politicians are now hunting for
something new to tax.
In this city thrifty politicians are busy
Two years ago the Congress enacted a
law to permit blind persons to sell
merchandise in public buildings. 1t did
not occur to these congressman that they
should appropriate money to erect a
building and Ali it with clerks to "ad-
minister" the law so the blind people
were not permitted to enjoy the privi-
lege granted them. Pray tell me what
there was to administer"
The Congress enacted an "old age
pension law. An organized gang OF
social workers saw an opportunity to
make an easy living administering
this law, so submissive District com
mittee made 1t an old-age Assistance
law to be administered by welfare work
ers. The result was 1t cost over $40 ,0OC
to administer" about 1000 pensions
and there is no end to the job
An old wage law for women recently
rejuvenated now has caught the eye Of
administrators" who wanted $4,000 tt
administer" this law, which states that
women shall not receive less than $3.50
per week Again would like to know
what is to be administered
Now another gang of politicians wants
the city to have l3 councilmen at q
salary of $4,000 year. Will the tax
payers stand for such hold-up?
When taxpayers correct some Of these
abuses then we will listen to their wailina
with better grace. A. J. HOLBROOK.
Evening star., 1937-07-08

AS "reminiscences are released by the
death of Sir James Barrie concerning
Maude Adams his leading American
star, word of memory is not neglected
for Charles Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell" in
which Miss Adams appeared. II Hoyt
were to command 4 revival, his best
work would probably revert to Maverick
Brander, who came to Washington to
show how statesman ought to behave
in order to make sure OF not being mis-
taken for a cowboy. "A Texas Steer"
has been long forgotten and yet as events
progress might be well worthy of present
study.
Evening star., 1937-07-08

with the understanding that the crossing
was to be kept open but additional safety
devices installed. Now they are told that
the law under which Federal funds were
allotted for the project requires closing
of the crossing.
AS compromise some citizens have
indicated that they will be willing to drop
the fight for the crossing If an old wooden
bridge is maintained across the tracks
some distance from the scene OF the bus
tragedy, but not as far away as the new
overpass. If this is not done court action
Is threatened.
The arguments of Rockville residents
undoubtedly have some merit. To the
travelling public outside the town, how
ever. the picture presented is clearly a
case Of few being called upon to suffer
for the sake of the safety of many. To
keep the crossing open after the over
pass is finished would be to admit that
the money it cost was wasted.
Like the library which Williamsport
built to the memory of the boys and girls
who met untimely death at the crossing,
the Rockville overpass should serve as a
memorial to the children. Further, it
should stand as an assurance that no
more lives are to be lost at the crossing.
To compromise by maintaining both
the wooden bridge and the new overpass
may be advisable. but on the crossing
there can be no compromise. 1t should
be closed.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
Tax Evasion Charges
Dodge the Real Issue

10 the Editor OF The Star.
Referring to the letter in The Star of
July 3 headed "A Query as to Mrs.
Roosevelt's Taxes" and signed by Mary
Thompson of Indianapolis, know many
people would be interested in an expla-
nation such as she requests.
In connection with the whole matter
of the indignation and venom displayed
by some members of the administration
over what they choose to regard as tax
lodging on the part of ti-administra-
tionists, I am reminded of q remark
made by my younger son when a small
boy. The plate of cake had been passed
to him first and he had helped himself
to the largest piece. When remon-
strated with he said very virtuously, II
didn't want Harry (the older brother)
to be selfish" OF course, in justice to
the boy should point out that he didn't
snitch his piece in the pantry.
HELEN CLARK CRANSTON.