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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Brown Building
Gets Glass Front
Construction Work Two Weeks
Ahead of Schedule; Will be
Ready

workmen are putting the beauti-
full glass front on the new Brown
building today, and the front will be
complete this week. The glass is
black and ivory, is about half an
inch thick and beautifully polished.
It is one Of the very newest in build
ing materials. Each piece is spec
tally cut, bears a number CORES
ponding to the blue print from
which the workmen set the pieces.
It Is cemented onto the brick wall.
The ceiling has been put in place
this week, heating, water and pow
er conduits are laid and the concrete
floors sre being finished tonight.
The work is about two weeks ahead
Of schedule, Mr.. Brown states, and
will be ready for occupancy in time
for the opening OF the new store as
scheduled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Kennewick High Is
Tied with PascO i'm
Athletic Contest
Early Spring Track Meet
Gives Boys Practice
in Events

The local high school boys have
been training for q number of weeks
for the Quadrangular track meet
which was held at Pasco last Satur-
day. Those participating in the
events represented the Pasco, Ken
newick, White Bluffs and Riverview
schools.
The point scoring system was
used and kennewick tied with Pasco
in the series Of events, each. receiv-
ing SO points, White Bluffs % and
Riverview I.
The first event was the pole vault
ing, with Whitwer Of White Bluffs
taking first place and Moller and
Sperline of Pasco and Hauschild Of
Kennewick tying for second place.
Height for this event was II feet,
z inches.
I. Other events were as follows: Shot
Put-first, J. Pardini, Kenn.; sec
ond, Griffith, w. B.: third, Com
stock, Pasco; and fourth, Cochran,
Riverview: distance 40 feet, = in.
In the 100 yard dash the four
Jones showed some keen competition
with r. Jones, Kenn, first; w. Jones,
Pasco, second: e. Jones, w. B., third
and NJ. Jones, Pasco, fourth; time,
1912 seconds.
The 880-yard dash Shelton, w.
b.; Keller, Kenn.; Rogers. Pasco:
Batting. w. B.; time 2 minutes, -
seconds.
12O-yard high hurdles Ruther-
ford, Pasco; Helm, Kenn.; Com
Continued on Page Eighty
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Back to School is
Fun for Parents

Three hundred and fifty parents
and adults enjoyed the idea OF going
back to school Wednesday evening.
Big smiles indicated many happy
thoughts of the class rooms during
the years past and each adult had
an opportunity to choose classes he
or she wished to attend. The mem
bers of the girls Pep club ushered
the guests around the buildings to
the classes they wished to attend.
At this time students had the pleas
ure Of telling their parents where to
60 and what to take In school The
school schedule was run much as us
ual with Of course. the usual cut-ups
in the personases Of two adult spit
wad shooters who were called to the
office Of Superintendent e. s. Black
over the loud speaker.
Following the classes q program
was given in the high school audi
forum with the parents singing
America" and giving the flag sa-
lutte. e. s. Black gave q short adj
dress which was followed by two
numbers from the girls sextette.
Concluding the program was one
half hour one-act play given by
members of Miss Ethel McReynolds
drama club. This was very cleverly
given and compared two different
types Of study hours. A luncheon
was served in the cafeteria as the
final event of the evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Car Is Wrecked
But Riders Escape
Broken Jaw and Bruises rs Car Rolls
Over and Over on Curve Two
Mikes Outside Of Council

Six local young men had a thrill
ing experience last Sunday after
noon on their way home from ball
game at Council, when the car they
were riding in failed to make a
curve, rolled over and over and was
almost completely demolished
Strange to say, the boys were not
badly injured in their experience,
the worst injury being to the driver.
Jim Boag, who is in the Pasco hos
pital with a badly broken jaw.
Bob Brown sprained his back,
and one or two Of the others were
bruised up, but not badly enough to
be laid up. 1t is considered almost
miraculous that someone wasn't
killed in the accident.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Small Crowd Hears
College Glee Club
Concert Proves Delightful and Sing
ers Make Hit with Audience;
Ask for Return Next Year

Those attending the Whitman
College Glee Club concert given In
the high school auditorium Monday
evening enjoyed well-presented
and beautiful performance, under
the capable dictatorship Of Mrs. Ell
nora Campbell Maxey. The program
was made especially interesting with
variations In the different groups
given :. with special attention to
the beautiful scene of the third part
This scene was most effective and
colorful In its setting and old-fash-
Toned songs. During the act the
audience kept absolute silence while
they enjoyed listening to the soft.
old fashioned music. The acoustics
Of the auditorium was exceptionally
good for this chorus of twenty-nine
voices. Many who attended have
expressed their wish of having the
opportunity Of hearing them here
next year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Distribution of
Water in City Is
Difficult Problem
Chamber Sees Formation
of District as Only Way
of Handling it

Approach OF warmer weather and
the increasing need for irrigation
water in the city is bringing 10 the
attention OF property owners the
necessity Of doing something about
the distribution system. Pipe lines
are in need Of repair, some have
been shut off entirely and others are
in need OF attention.
So far as the city is concerned,
nothing much can be done about &c
at present. Some lines are owned
by improvement districts, others are
cooperative affairs, some are pri-
vately owned. The irrigation dis
trict itself, of course. has nothing TO
do with the retail distribution OF the
water.
The matter was taken up for dis
cussion at the chamber OF commerce
luncheon this noon and a special
committee will be delegated TO at
tempt to find some way out OF the
difficulty. The city has had the
matter under consideration for the
past couple Of years, and the only
possible way to handle the situation
seems to be that Of forming the en-
tire city into an improvement dis
trict. have the irrigation company
levy and collect assessments and as
sumo control, through the city, per-
haps, OF the distribution.
In this way the city could keep
an irrigation man on the Job TO take
care of the maintenance Of the lines.
superintend the distribution OF the
water. take care of the parking strips
and handle such other details as
crop up.
The city cannot handle the mat
ter--or at least they probably won't
until there is a demand from the
citizens. The district, OF course.
does not care to assume the addi-
tional work and expense Of handling
the assessments and collection, IL
the matter can be handled other
wise.
One of the pipe lines has already
been shut off. Others are In sad
need of repair and IL there are
enough such situations created, un-
doubtedly petitions will bring relief
from the council in the matter or
the formation OF the Improvement
district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
State T.B. Meeting
Held at Ellensburg

The annual meeting OF the WASH
ington Tuberculosis association will
be held in Ellensburg May 20, 81
and % in the Presbyterian church.
The educational program will DO
discussed as well as the Mantoux
test. The Importance OF the Man
toux test in the prevention OF the
spread Of tuberculosis viii be dis
cussed. The public is invited to at
tend all sessions and participate In
all discussions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29

The week IN Business
Alarmed at increasing imports OF
Japanese hosiery, the National As
sociation of Hosiery Manufacturers
has made "gentlemen's agreement"
With japanese manufacturers limit
ing American shipments for three
Years to 100000 dozen pairs an
nually, q reduction Of 80 percent
nom last years imports :. Advises
the Massachusetts, Investors Trust,
common stocks represent the most
profitable medium Of investment
=. Discussing the Federal tax on
mdistributed earnings, Sewell Az
az, head Of Montgomery Ward &
Co., said, ''That villianously unsound
thing will be changed, must be
changed; it will be changed. or this
nation viii be changed"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Safdavs School Parade Proves CoIor and Interesting

Invites, the hobby exhibits in the
store windows attracted a lot Of
attention. Hobbies ranging from
cartridge shells to animal skeletons
were on display. Arrowheads, pretty
stones, mounted butterflies. dolls,
dogs, buttons of every size and
shape. stamps, topographic work,
model airplanes. drawings. license
plates and what-not = everything
that kid could possibly collect were
shown.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29

The school parade last Saturday
attracted quite q lot Of favorable
comment, and was enjoyed by the
many parents who lined the side
walks to see their offspring show
off.
The school band was a feature, Of
course. and there were several dec
grated floats representing the var
ious groups in the schools. In the
lire of march were groups Of nurses,
cowboys, colored people and comedy
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29

Washington, D. C.-Disappointed
over revenue receipts, President
Roosevelt has sharply revised his es-
Inmates of last January. Revenue re-
ceipts for the fiscal year are esti-
mated at s5,224,OOO,OOO or $6O4, $780,
600 less than the total originally ex-
pected. The expenditures stand at
1871 ,OOO, 600, which is $3O8,871 ,226
greater than the Presidents previous
forecast. 81 regard it as extremely
important that we should achieve
q balance for the fiscal year 1888"
he told Congress, land Iappeal to
you to join me in a determined ef-
fort to bring about that result"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29

characters, some Of which were ex-
tremely well done. Doll buggies, wa
CONS, an engine, pony cart, goat
wagon, powered scooter and pets Of
all kinds were featured. There were
also some nicely decorated bicycles.
Elsewhere In this issue are sever
al snapshots of some of the features
Of the parade, showing the varied
collection Of ideas which the child
rem arranged.
In connection with the days ac-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
World Has $4,000, 900 Phones

World Has $4,000, 900 Phones
New York City-FigureS released
b the American Telephone & Tele-
naph Co. indicate that there were
H028, $50 telephones In the world on
January 1, 1896, Of which nearly half
q l7,423871 were in this country.
4 is estimated that 100000 have
been added in the Is months since
this phone census. There are more
phones In the IL largest cities Of the
o. s. than In the whole British EN-
pire, with fourth Of the worlds
population.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Biz Salaries Revealed

Washington, D. C-The Secur1-
Ties and Exchange Commission re-
ported these 1886 salaries; A. w.
Robertson, chairman Westinghouse
Electric, $108,588; F. A. Merrick,
PRESIDENT of same company. 81, 486;
@. G. Conway, chairman Continental
Can, $74,119; o. G. Huffman, prest-
dent same company, $74.078. Movie
skars and executives still top all In
Industrial executives in annual
earnings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
The honor roll for the fifth six
weeks period in the high school as
reported by Superintendent e. s.
Black is as follows: Honorable men,
ton for seniors, Jean Boutelle and
Maxine Sitton and honor roll SEN
iors, Martha Chellis, Harry Lee and
David Tweet. Florence Peterson is
given honorable mention for the
Juniors and Mary Green, Bertha
Witt and Peggy Burton are listed on
the honor roll for Juniors. The
have slumped consid-
erably with only two students on the
honor roll, who are Burke Hauschild
and Leland Petitjean.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
"Great Lover" Divorced

Great LOvef DIVOfceu
Hollywood, Cal.-After stormy
trans continental courtship ana
five months of married life, Elaine
Jacobs, 21-year-old schoolgirl who
took the name Of Barrie, won q
divorce from 55-year-old John Bar
ignore, charging "profane language,
threats to kill me, moroseness, sui
leness and jealousy" Miss Jacobs
Was the great lovers" fourth wife.
President Revises Estimates
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
BUILD WALK

Pedestrians will be given break
along the highway between here and
the bridge from now on, for the city
is to grade and install graveled
walk along the pavement as one of
its first street improvement projects
Several accidents and near acci-
dents have forced this action.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Kids from AuOyer
County Coming to
the May Day Fete
Parade at 10; Athletic
Events, May Pole and
Exhibits to See

All Benton County schools will
participate in the May Day Festi-
val activities here in keeping with
the National Boys and Girls Week
here tomorrow. The parade will be-
gin at the school house at 10 o.
clock tomorrow morning and march
down First Avenue. then come up
Main street and back to the school
house. The parade will consist of
pets, bicycles and costumes as well
as the organizations which will be
represented such as the Camp Fire
Girls, Girl Scouts, Future Farmers,
All club girls, pep club and OK
girls, sports clubs, home economic
classes and many others. The Pros
ser and Kennewick school bands will
furnish the music and the Benton
county school buses will be on dis
play during the parade.
Following the parade there will be
different athletic events which will
be in charge of Marley Parker. Ex-
hibits will be on display from all the
county schools In the high school
gymnasium except for the Kenne-
wick first grade which will be in
the first grade room In the grade
building.
The program begins at Ills In the
afternoon in the city park with the
first part Of the program being the
GROWING Of the May Queen, Miss
Arloween Adams. The program fol-
lowing will be featuring the theme
of Internationalsm. taking the form
Of songs and dances from various
countries. The numbers will be
presented by grade and high school
pupils from Prosser, Kiona, Ben
ton City and Kennewick. The, Pros:
ser and Kennewick glee clubs and
bands will also take part and the
dancing will be put on by grade
school pupils.
The program will be concluded
with May Day dance. This pro.
gram is under the supervision Of
Miss Virgil Hopkins.
Two thousand school children
and many parents are expected to
be guests here tomorrow. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Picked west Point Chaplain

f1cke0 wen kOsns NnSA'~A
West Point, N. Y-From $50 cand-
dates, twenty-four clerics were IN
vited to deliver sample sermons this
pring at the q. s. Military Acad-
envy. Major General William d.
Common, superintendent, finally
awarded the $4,000 post to the Rev
d. Fairfield Butt, who drew $1,000
g rector of the little Protestant
Episcopal church at Kensington,
Maryland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

The redecking Of the bridge is
well under way, q section being
handled at a time. New steel grid
ers are being put in, after which the
concrete will be poured. One-way
traffic, operated with a stop and go
system, is being handled while the
work is in progress.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
FEAR FLOOD

Fears Of flood In the Columbia
river are being expressed locally, as
the river at present is not as high
as it normally is the first of Mar. It
it feared that when the hot weather
hits it will come with rush and
the water will come too fast.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
sit-DoWners Convicted

Brooklyn, N. Y-Under a law
uassed in 1881, making it mis-
demeanor to cease work when it en-
dengers life or property, sixteen or
derlies, porters and elevator opera
hrs were convicted of staging sit
DOWN strike in the Jewish Hospital.
Doctors testified that their action
plsced patients of the institution in
jeopardy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
PIX Team in First
Game of Season,
Takes Trimming
Walla Walla Elks Have
Long End of 1872 Score
Last Sunday

For the first time in three years q
team is carrying the colors
of Kennewick, this year In con-
junction with Pasco. The Pasco-
Kennewick team, Respondent In
brand new suits on the back OF
which is emblazoned q red eagle and
the letters FOE, is sponsored by
the Pasco-Kennewick Aerie No. 224l
Fraternal Order Of Eagles.
Sunday the P-K's played the
Walla Walla Elks aggregation, TAX
ing q strafing Of Is to 2.
The game was preceded by q pa
rade through Pasco and Kennewick
Returning to the ball park, the Pas
co boys drum and bugle corps put
on q soul-stirring marching act, fol-
lowed by the walla Walla Aerie No
Is drill team in q series Of well
maneuvers.
Les Barrett, Walla Walla man.
ager, and Al Wesby, Pasco manager
each expressed his sentiments. Kak's
Ambassadors played orchestra music
during lulls in the program.
The Pasco and Kennewick may
ors were PACED, but neither was
present at the game. s. N. MCGEE,
Pasco ex-mayor, was then chosen
to pinch-hit at the ceremony of
throwing the first ball Of the sea-
son, but this gesture was dispensed
with when the fans became impa-
tient and started crying for blood.
The P-K's took the field, allow
ing the boys in purple to bat around
Continues ON Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
PEG. Chapter Has
Anniversary Party

Chapter AQ, PEG. celebrated
their sixteenth anniversary with q
dinner in the Elysian room Of the
Arrow Grill Tuesday evening with
Mrs. T. @. Browne as hostess. OF
the thirteen members who were
present at the organization Of the
chapter, seven Of them are stin res
idents Of Kennewick. These seven
members are. Mrs. n. p. Cranmer.
Mrs. M. M. Moulton, Mrs. =. @.
Tweet, Mrs. J. n. Siegfried, Mrs.
II. r. vibber, Mrs. T. G. Browne and
Mrs. w. M. Frazier.
The local chapter Is one Of over
1900 PEG. chapters in the United
States and Canada. The organiza-
ton originated in 1869 in Iowa West
leyan University at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa and has grown from seven
members to over $1,000, and IS the.
largest woman's secret organization
not an auxiliary to mems lodge.
The Kennewick chapter has al
ways been interested in educational
and philanthropic work and during
the past sixteen years this organi-
cation has done much for the COM
munity. It has purchased and in
stalled the drinking fountain in the
city park; supplied the library for
years with the subscription to the
House Beautiful magazine; it has
kept a layette on hand at all times
for the use Of any needy person:
and it has given a scholarship cup
to the local high school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
w O R L D
M E " -
Of the
" E E K
Aluminium Co. Under Fire

Aluminium Co. Under FIRE
pittsburgh, Pa.-For the seventh
t,me the Mellon controlled Alumni
nm co. of America is under federal
investigation. A suit filed in New
YORK Federal Court seeks to dissolve
K and prevent further monopolistic
control of the aluminium industry"
The action comes close upon An
drew w. Melons gift of his $65, 000,-
40 art collection and gallery to the
nation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Aimee's Daughter Wins

Los Angeles, Calm her $150.O0O
slander suit against her mothers
secretary, Roberta Semple. 27-year-
old daughter of Evangelist Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, won verdict OF
$4,000. Still pending against the
head of Angelus Temple is q suit for
N,080,O0O lodged by Mrs. Rheba
Crawford Splivalo, one Of her erst-
while Ieutenants in the gospel bus
mess.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29
Chaplin Sued ocer Movie

New York City-Alleging that
whole sequences Of the movie "Mod-
an Times" were lifted from q film
uroduced In Frances six years ago, a
french company has sued Charlie
Chaplin and his distributors for all
the profits accruing from that pic
ture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-04-29

Yakima District Federation Of
Woman's Clubs viii meet at Parker
Saturday, May I, 10 am.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-02
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
MarkVille.

Morning worship, 10 a. M; Sun
day school, II a. m.
Ladies Aid meeting at the Mclean
home Thursday afternoon.
ClOvertOn.
Sunday school at 10 a. M; morn
ing worship, Ills a. m.
Christian Endeavor at the Halsted
home at p. m.
Boy scout meeting Wednesday night
at the Peterson home.
A quotation from Shakespeare is
in order. "The fault, dear Brutus,
is not in our stars but in ourselves
that we are underlings" AS Jesus
put it: According to your faith, be
it unto YOU" Our Christian faith
will make it possible for us to rise
above our circumstances and give us
victory over our problems of what
ever sort they are. Come to church
next Sunday. 1t will put new cour-
age into you.
A. E. MCLEAN, Pastor.