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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
HIGHLAND


! Lenore, Idaho and Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
bert Hackney were dinner guest.
Tuesday evening at the Edwin Ped.
dicord home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snow, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Brewer anc
family and Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Hale
were visitors at the Linquist home
in Prosser this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Griffith and
Mary Jane left this week to spend
a few days visiting on the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Ellington of
Castle Rock spent the weekend
visiting at the G. S. Ellington and
Pete Hanson homes.
Neva Griffith, who has been
spending the past month on the
coast, returned to her home Christ
mas eve.
The 1885 graduation class of the
Richland high school gathered at
the home of Media Fletcher for a
get together party Sunday after
noon. Those present were Vivian
Frazier, Neva Griffith, Mary Weidle,
Ben VanFossen and Carl Hess.
G. Ellington and family of Sun
nyside spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr.. Billington's father, G.
S. Ellington.
Margaret Schuster Of White
Bluffs is visiting at the George
Gress home.
p. L. Griffith and son Louis, who
have been in Utah for the past
month, returned home last week.
Charles Hess and family of Wap-
alto are spending the holidays at the
home of Mrs. H. G. Hess.
Rex Bell was a Portland visitor
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Woods and
family spent Christmas day at the
home of Mrs Meredith
Mr. and Mrs. Don West and
daughter returned to their home in
Wenatchee Monday after having
spent several days visiting at the
home of Mrs. Vests parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Murray.
Wilma and Hazel Middleton re-
turned to Connell Monday after
having spent the weekend at the
home of their. mother. r-...,.
Buss Hess of Mt. Rainier is spend
ing few days visiting at the home
of his mother, Ida Hess.
The Cleaner Class held their par
ty Tuesday evening at the Henry
Hartung home with forty present.
MIR. and Mrs. Jim Hess and family
of Yakima are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Hess mother, Mrs. H. G.
Hess. \. III $50 -=s
Mrs. c.. Christensen of Kennewick
and her daughter, Mrs. Austin of
Pasco visited Monday at the Alfred
Draper home.
Mrs. L. Stairet left Sunday night
for Oaksdale, where she will visit
for the next few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lum and
two daughters of Kennewick were
visitors Monday at the Alfred Dra-
per home. .E#5@ F,F
Mrs. Peterson and Shirley were
Walla Walla visitors over the week.
end. .+- H. 49,
Walter Shepard and family spent
Christmas day in Wapato.
MIR. and Mrs. Sherman Muncey
and Jean spent Christmas day at
the home of Mrs. Muncey's mother,
Mrs. Blakeway in Walla Walla.
Mrs. Richard Cleve is staying at
the w. Larson home caring for Mrs.
Larson and infant SON. r., r
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pea of Le-
more, Idaho are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Peas parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Rayhill. |
Jean Cheyne of Vancouver is
spending the holidays at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Cheyne.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
Great Wall Of Peru

The great wall of Peru, pre-
conquest structure. was probably
built by the Chimu Indians as q
defense barrier against their power
full neighbors, the Incas. It begins
near the Peruvian port Of Chin
bote. on the Pacific. and runs inland
more than 40 miles, climbing sharp
ridges and swooping into deep val
leys.
Wooden Clocks Not New
Wooden clocks have been made
for about two and one-hah cen
turtles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. William Gerber
are the parents of a daughter born
this afternoon at the Pasco hospit-
al.
Mrs. G. A. Carlen of Yakima is
spending the holidays visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Curran ChelliS.
Miss Mary Jane Waggoner of
Pendleton is spending this week
visiting at the home of her aunt
Mrs. C.. II. Blackman.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
Wooden Clocks Not New

Worms Have Green Blood
Some marine worms have green
blood instead Of red.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
Spontaneous Combustion

Coal mines, grain elevators and
farmers barns are commonest
scenes of explosions and fires. Spon-
taneous combustion does the trick
with gases formed by accumulated
coal dust,s the same with stored
grain and improperly cured hay.
The biggest bang in history was the
eruption of the volcano on Krakatoa
island in Sundra strait between
Java and Sumatra. In August, 1883,
it started series of explosions
which lasted Sc hours and could be
heard 5000 miles distant. Rocks
were hurled II miles and gigantic
waves devastated nearby coasts,
causing So, persons to perish.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30

Bee Sting Carries Acid
The pain of bees sting is caused
by formic acid ...-..-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30
Train Sheep Dogs

Sheep dog field trials are as pop
ular in Scotland as are hunting dog
trials in America. Dog and master
enter field. Four or five sheep
are released 500 yards away. The
dog runs out, brings the sheel to its
master. Then the dog singles out
certain sheep, drives them into a
pen. All must be done within a few
minutes. Dogs are judged on form,
speed and skill.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Cheyne and
family spent Tuesday visiting with
friends in 8unnyside.
Mrs. Marvin Skeen and brother,
Glen Richards, returned Friday aft
er having spent q few days visiting
at the home Of their mother, Mrs.
Richards in Deer Park.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

comparison of a mold from a Ma
poleon death-mask and a Boyer
life-mask has revealed that the
heads of both men are most iden-
tical in size and facial structure.
In their heights there is a varl-
ance of only an inch and a half.
Throughout the world, historic
and literary critics each have their
own imaginary picture of Ma
poleon. No doubt, they all vary
and many of these critics even
now must be straining at the
leash to lambast me-" continued
Boyer.
"The Napoleon to be created for
the screen will be a Napoleon
Sculptured by writers and the di-
rector, Clarence Brown. They are
all competent men and my part
will be to interpret the NapoIeon
they have created.
Although it is a big risk for
any actor to take, am excited
to see the results and am anxious
to make the gamble"
Boyer is doubly anxious to play
Napoleon, for it gives him an op'
portunity for unusual character
ization, which he most enjoys.
The people of France like best
their actors to be versatile.
Too, he intends to add Franch
tang to his NAPOLEON,
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
GARBO AS NAPOLEON'S 'SWEETIE'
Charles Boyer Romantic French Actor Will Serve The Little Corporal
Madame WaeWska'

he would acquire an education
and still wanted to be an actor
when his studies were finished, she
would offer no objection.
After his preliminary schooling
Boyer entered the Sorbonne when
he was 18. He graduated, still
yearned for the stage, and entered
the Conservatoire of the Drama
after being once refused. In his
second year, the leading man in
the play, LES JardinS de Murcie, "
was stricken i'll and Boyer got the
role.
His theatrical career was as
Sured. At the height of his Paris
stage fame he made a few silent
films. Later he toured Europe in
repertoire. Back in Paris, he &C
cepted an offer to play in pictures
for UFA, after which he made his
first trip to America.
During that initial visit he
played leads in foreign versions Of
Hollywood-made pictures, was dis
satisfied and returned to Paris.
He went to Hollywood for the
second time to appear in Cara
van" and has since been seen in
private Worlds" with Claudette
Colbert, 1.-THE Garden of Allah"
with Marlene Dietrich and His
tory Is Made At Night" with Jean
Arthur,
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Madame WaIeWska'

"A suggestion of French in the
words Napoleon speaks will
strengthen the character, I be-
lieve," he said.
Had Boyer's family had their
wish, young Boyer never would
have risen to q position as one of
the most versatile stars Of stage
or screen-and the one to portray
the idol of his country. Instead,
he might been a famed surgeon at
the Sorbonne.
COnfided Ambition
A native Of Figeac, a small town
beside the Cele River in south
western France, he descended from
generations of business people.
through whose veins not q drop Of
theatrical blood had ever flowed.
From his childhood he was en-.
dowed with a prodigious memory,
School theatricals were his first
interest and when he was eight he
was staging one-boy plays, appear
ing in all the characters. At nine,
he played "Cyrano de Bergerac'
and the plays Of Shakespeare.
When Boyer was 10 his father
a farm implement manufacturer
died and Charles became the man
of-the-house. At IL, he confided
to his mother his theatrical am
bitionS. She made q bargain. Il
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13.-He has
won his greatest screen success in
Hollywood, but French characteri-
cations still remain the first love
Of Charles Boyer, Frenchman.
Perhaps that is why am so
enthuSed about my forthcoming
role as Napoleon with Greta Garbo
in Madame Walewska,' he said.
NO." I hope I will not be fright
ened."
Boyer is still a little jittery about
playing the role, he admits. He
explains it is dangerous to attempt
to recreate upon the screen an
historical figure loved so deeply
in the hearts of all Frenchmen.
"If it were for only one scene,
as Napoleon has been portrayed
in other pictures" said Boyer, "it
would be different. But I must
portray him through many years
of his life to his exile at Elba.
I'm that portion of his life upon
which Madame Walewska' is based,
Napoleon had been Emperor, had
been married to Josephine and
divorced from her. I must picture
him as middle-aged and yet ro-
mantle.
Looks Like Napoleon
GAS for his resemblance to Ma
poleon, Metro Goldwyn Mayors
makeup artists have no fear. A
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Shakespeare Dents Prestige
o. Leslie Howard

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. Shake
Speare has licked Leslie Howard.
His stature as an actor has suf-
fered since his two ventures with
the Bard Of Avon.
1t must be quite a disappoint-
ment to Leslie Howard. this blow
to his prestige. For the gentle
Englishman was generally rated
"tops" until his serious try at the
classics.
Most movie-goers rated Leslie
HoWard'S Romeo" a cold and un-
inspired film Characterization
when matched with Norm a
Shearer'S warm and beautiful
Juliet" in the Metro-Goldwn-
Mayer picture.
Hamlet" was designed to re,
store the Howard stock. When
Broadway critics ruled his Melan'
choly Dane was a pallid exhibit
compared to John Gielgud's, the
actors disappointment was bitter
He took his play to the road, con-
fident that theater-goers would
reverse New York. 1t hasn't
worked out that way and the
crushing straw on the Gamer :
back is Hollywood's verdict that
Broadway was right.
Harrison Carroll, reviewin 6
Hamlet" in the Los Angeles
Herald and Express, said:
"An embattIed Hamlet, Leslie
Howard, stood before a BiltmOre
Theater audience last night and,
in an earnest curtain speech,
gave assurance that his venture
into Shakespeare has been
worthwhile despite all the dis
couragement at the start.
at was quite a defensive
speech, coming as 1t did, on the
heels of a half-dOZen curtain
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Humphrey Bogort Tells About
The Slang Of Yesterday
Dear Andy Kelley:

Hope you didn't take too seriously after seeing "The
Black Legion" really pretty good guy Hugh Herbert
says. Legion" did lot for You know, praise
contract ETC. That's what counts Those alligator SKINS
Pardon me- mean, Pat O'Brien in "The Great OMaey"
Hes tops in Shamrocks and broth of lad. I'm also in
the picture. Working "San Quentin" They keep
busy"
By the way, notice I've been using otta slang. That's
because looked up the vernacular when made "Chna
Clipper" and discovered interesting things
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

Smarting from the Broadway re.
ceptiOn Of his performance.
"In a measure, one must re-
gretfulIy subscribe to this YER
dict, too. Mr.. Howard has proved
himself a fine actor in the past,
and doubtless will again, but his
Hamlet Is not consistently NOV
ing. He has one fine scene with
Ophelia, but he does not hold
you in many of the traditional
high points in the play.
"The processes Of his imagina-
ton are more important than
the action. Howard fails to give
them the necessary elOquence.
The audience is frequently more
conscious of his striding around,
Of his poses, than Of what goes
on in his mind"
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Shirley Temple
Splits Seconds

Shirley Temple has become
a clock watcher.
Given a stop watch which
divides seconds into tenthS,
Shirley spends her spare time
on the "Wee Willie Kinkie"
set determining the number
of seconds and fractions
thereof 1t takes Director John
Ford to light his pipe. the
time it takes Ching Ching,
her PekineSe puppy, to cross
her miniature dressing room,
and how long it takes the
cameraman to rewind his
film.
She hasn't decided what to
do with the statistics.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Forced to Fly

Gladys Swarthout literally chased
a train from California to New
Mexico on her recent trip east. The
Paramount star, due in Chicago at
a certain time. missed train connec'
tions at Los Angeles and flew to
Albuquerque to catch up with It
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

kid!" today, but you probably
wouldn't have said it back in
1895. It hadn't been discovered
as a snappy retort in those
days.
Our research proved quite
interesting. We found that
"Whoopee!" an expression do
mating great Joy, came along
about 1928, as cid Hot Stuff"
as a term for young lady with
plenty of that quality known as
sex-appeal. Both Of these ex-
clamations have now passed
more or less out of the lime
light.
A Lounge Lizard" was a
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

popular slangiSh synonym for a
young man addicted to the
ladies between 1926 and 1882.
Equally popular as q similar
term was Drug Store Cowboy"
Such men are still around, but
the terms have faded from
public speech.
Origin of 'cNutS"
"Oh, you kid" the stock call
Of the boy who hung out in
front of the pool emporiums-
passed from the public tongue
quite a bit before 1926. But in
1882 you could say: "You
wouldn't kid me, would you?"
1t was quite the rage at that
time.
Nuts" "Nertz" or "Nurts"-
spell it any way you like-came
into popularity about 1880. It
was one of the big-time slang
expressions of the country and
is still considered funny by
a lot of authors Of radio
comedians programs.
"How'm I doin'" was a hot
one about four years ago. You
don't hear it much today.
"Okay," as a sign Of every.
thing being "Hotsy-Totsy," or
Swell" really gained its popu-
larity through the motion pic
ture studios about IL years ago.
Lately, "Okie-Doak" has at
tempted to take its place with
very little support from the stu
dio people.
You're telling me" and "You
said it," used as an answer to
a rather obvious statement, hit
the streets about 1882.
Personally, Mr.. Kelley, I try
to keep my speech free of slang.
Such stuff is a lot Of baloney,
eh, kid?
Very sincerely yours.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

Slang Moves Along
Just as time marches on, so
does the accompanying slang of
the day. We found that the
exclamation "Hot Dog!" was
entirely in order in 1925. It is
now as obsolete as a hatpin in
o lady'S boudoir.
You can say: Some fun, eh,
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
2OPct. of Railroad
Revenue From
Soft Coal

Bituminous coal constitutes SO
per cent of total tonnage hauled
by the railroads of this country
and yields almost 20 per cent of all
freight revenues. Receipts for BIZ
luminous coal haulage amount to
about $1,500,000 a day. says the
Standard Statistics Company, Of
New York, in a study of one Of
the many repercussionS that might
follow failure of the current nego-
tiations between bituminous oper-
ators and the c. I. o. The present
agreement on bituminous coal
wages expires March 81.
In the first six months of 1886
(the last period for which figures
are available) 43 Of the more i'm.
portant Class I railroads carried
2l5, $685. 900 tons of bituminous
coal, with revenue of $281, 1926 900.
This latter figure compares with
total freight revenues Of all Class I
carriers during the same period, OF
81 $1,525,716,000.
While the railroads derive one
fifth Of their freight revenues from
coal, this figure is a composite in
Guiding all roads, and the proper
ton Of coal revenue is much
higher for some individual car
riers. In proportion of total freight
revenues obtained from bitumi-
nous coal carrying, the Virginian
leads all others with 1913 per cent.
followed by the Chesapeake and
Ohio with T4.3 per cent and the
Norfolk and western with 70.3 per
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
WESTINGHOUSE
INCOME RISES
High Low 1:15

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March IS.
In its fifty-first annual report to
stockholders, issued for ne year
ended December 81, 1885, the West
inghouse Electric and Manufactur.
ing Company shows its net income
earned to have been $15,099, 9,291,
compared with $11 ,983, $50 in 1885.
In the report A. w. Robertson,
chairman. and F. A. Merrick, pres
ident state, in part:
"The year 1886 witnessed in.
creased activity in the electrical
industry. This affected all lines
of the cOmpany's products and
all classes Of customers, house
hold, industrial, transportation
and public utility.
Orders received amounted to
1851, ,3O4, an increase Of 4S
per cent over 1885.
"Sales billed tOtaled S1S4, 49,
OBJ, an increase Of rs per cent
over 1885,"
Untitled orders at the end Of
the year amounted to $48, ,490,919,
compared with $27.137 .075 at De
cember 81, 1885.
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
SMALLER HOG
SUPPLY SEEN

In view Of last years short corn
crop, the probability Is that fewer
pigs will be raised in 1887 than in
1886. Consequently, there is q
fair possibility that the number
of hogs on farms will decline this
year, thus proIonging the critical
situation which has resulted from
the shortage Of hogs, a major
factor in the country's food sup
ply, according to the Alexander
Hamilton Institute.
The supply of hogs, after rising
during 1885 from the extremely
low figure of 39,0O4, 900 head to
42,837, 900 head, receded during
1896 to 42,774,000 head, the insti.
tute said. This compares with the
record high figure of 69,304, 600
at the beginning Of 1923.
With the exception Of 1885, the
current year began with a smaller
supply of hogs than any year Of
the present century. The number
of pigs raised last year rose to
$65. .699, 900 head from 54,955 600
in 1885. Last years output, how
ever, was relatively small as COM
pared with the volume in the
years prior to 1884.
In 1888, for instance, 84,371 900
pigs were raised. The number of
pigs raised in 1896 was not Suffi-
cient to offset the number slaugh-
tered which was 28.6 per cent
larger than in 1885.
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
CANDY OUTPUT
OFF IN MONTH

Production of candy by con-
fectionery manufacturers for JAN
uary amounted to $4,000, 900
pounds, a decrease of 51a per cent
from similar production during
the same month in 1896. accord
ing to the Corn Industries Re
search Foundation.
However, dollar volume for the
industry during January topped
that of the same month Of the
previous year by So, 900
amounting to a total of $24, 49,
600 as against $40, ,473, 900.
Sharp increases in dollar sales
over January, 1896 were reported
by confectioners in most sections
of the nation, but these were some
what offset by a decline in sales OF
chocolate products competitive
with other candies.
This decrease was attributed by
the foundation to the recent pro-
nounced rise in the price Of cocoa,
base product Of chocolate manu-
facturerS. Companies within the
corn refining industry furnish con
fectioners with many Of the in
gradients of their products, no.
tably SyrupS and sugars.
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
NEW PEAK SEEN
IN OIL USE

Preliminary estimates indicate
that world production and con-
sumption of petroleum reached
an all-time peak in 1886, ac-
cording to a Cities Service bull
letin.
The output Of crude petroleum
and related fuels will total about
1,847, 100000 barrels or 151,000,.
600 more than in the previous
year, while consumption is esti-
mated at 1,760, ,000, 900 barrels
or an increase of 162,000,00O
barrels.
The outstanding development
during the year was the increase
in demand in the United States
where domestic consumption in
creased about 109,000,00O barrels
over 1885. The magnitude OF
this figure may be better
realized by noting that it would
take the combined production
of Iran and Dutch East Indies
or that of Rumania and Mexico
in 1886 to supply the gain In
consumption in the United States
during the year.
Preliminary import and con-
sumption figures indicate that
the demand of the world out
side the United States for 1885
will be about 53,OOO,O00 barrels
greater than during the previous
year.
Production of crude petroleum
and related fuels in the United
States increased 106,000,000 bar
rels or approximately 10 per cent
while in all other countries the
increase is only about 45,000,0 900
barrels. Exports from Russia
continued to decline hence the
increased production in this
country had little or no effect
on the markets in other coun-
tries.
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
CURBG0ESUP
AFTER FACING
LIQUIDATION
BY EDWARD KRICKER

NEW YORK, March Is U.N.S0 J..
Curb stocks turned higher gener-
ally in later dealings as early
liquidation was absorbed and fair
buying came into the list. Gains
ranging to 3 points were scored in
some Of the active higher priced
issues.
Consolidated Aircraft, which ad-
vanced almost points to 80 in
good demand, was a feature Of the
list. Aluminium, Ltd. climbed
more than 3 points, also on good
buying and gains of well over q
point were chalked up in a num-
ber of issues, including Wayne
Pump, Atlantic Coast Line and
others. Rubber issues showed
good gains following the increase
in international export quotas.
Thew Shovel reduced losses but
continued down more than q
point.
Breaking out of the rut in which
they have held for the past few
sessions the oils were fairly active
and higher on the whole today:
Gulf and Creole, with gains OF
more than a point each, were out
standing.
Metals were mixed and tending
moderately lower unsettled by fur.
ther declines in international
metal prices.
Fair gains were chalked up in a
number of utility shares. Cities
Service and Illinois Power So pf
netted points each and Interna-
tional Hydro Electric pf added a
point. Electric Bond and Share,
Cities Service common and United
Gas showed good fractional gains
on consistent demand,
The Washington times., 1937-03-16
"Bui|t-in Sdfety"
Highways Urged

SACRAMENTO, Calf. G.N.Sl
A drive for "built-in safety" for
CALIFORNIA; vast network of high.
ways today was launched by State
motor clubs in heir recommenda.
tions for future road construction
work.
Their program, planned to re,
duce the huge number of acci
dents that annually take more
lives here than in any other State
included recommendations for di
vided highways with oneway
traffic, flattening of hill crests
for increased visibility, increased
use Of reflectorized markers, more
efficient control of metropolitan
signal systems and gradual elm
ination Of grade crossings.