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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
Historic
Hoaxes
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Many Ladies' Man
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
g Western Newspaper Union.

| SSS~ASO
EUGENE FIELD took special de.
- light in tormenting Edward S.
Box, because Box, who was bach
elor, was editor Of the Ladies'
Home Journal. That apparent in.
consistency was amusing to the poet
and humorist.
One day he inserted in the news
columns of the Chicago Daily News
a notice Of Bok's engagement to
Miss Lavinia Pinlkham, granddaugh.
ter OF Mrs. Lydia Pinkham Of pat
ent medicine fame. The story went
out over the Associated Press and
was reprinted in papers throughout
the United States. A few days later
there was story about Miss Pink
hams departure for Paris to buy q
trousseau. -. .
Soon letters and inquiries began
to pour in upon Box. who pleaded
with Field to put stop to such sto.
ries. Field obliged him by printing
a denial Of the Pinkham engage
ment but at the same time linked
Bok's name with that of Mrs. Frank
Leslie. Again there was flood of
letters to the unfortunate editor Of
the Journal, also some caustic COM
ment about the fickleness of his at
fections. Shortly afterwards Bok's
engagement to the daughter of Cy.
rus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the
Journal. was officially announced.
and Field was very contrite for the
joke he had played on the Philadel.
phia editor.
But that didn't stop him playing
jokes on Box. His next was fake
interview lat quarantine" with Box
upon his return from trip to Eu-
rope. Since the interview dealt with
changes in women's fashions in Par
is it was widely copied by fashion
papers all over the country and il
even fooled Bok's Office in Philadel-
phia. The people there believed
that he was still in Europe and
there was much scurrying around |
to prepare for his arrival before |
they learned that it was another of |
Eugene Fields jokes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
Housing
Problem


that was proposed as Q panacea for
what was called a recession last
fall. That legislation is approach
ing conclusion now and will soon 20
to the President for his signature.
So let us take look at its princi.
pal features and find what they
mean.
The heart of the legislation was
provision to permit the construc-
ton or the purchase of small homes
without much money as a down
payment. In fact, only 10 per cent
Of the total cost Of the property is
required as down payment. Pri.
vate money lenders will finance the
other 80 per cent, and the federal
housing administration will insure
that amount with government bonds
to back the insurance. So, it is soon
to be provided that I can buy a
house with value up to Sc 900 il I
have 5000 to pay down. Anybody
can get himself into deep debt with
as much ease as the man on the
flying trapeze. and instead of obi
eating himself for Is months Gas in
the case of the automobile) the buy.
er is hooked for about Is years. It
is definitely unsound and will make
not the slightest bit of improvement
in general business.
Stewart Macdonald, the federal
housing administrator, ought to be
good witness on the soundess of the
plan. When hearings were being
held in the house appropriations
committee, Mr.. Macdonald was
asked about the idea of government
insurance Of as much as 80 per cent
Of debt. /
DO you think that that is good
business-to have a man build a
home without any more equity than
10 per cent?" asked Representative
Houston, Kansas Democrat.
II don't think it is good business:
no." replied Mr.. Macdonald.
cWestern Newspaper Union.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
No Standing Still

All that is human must retro
grade if it does not advance
Gibbon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03

Fruit Of Patience
Patience is bitter, but its fruit
sweet.-Rousseau.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03


would. A mans best friends ART
not those who crouch at his fee
with Establishment flattery and sub
servience. His real friends are thos,
who disagree with him when the,
think him wrong and who give hin
their utmost in support when the.
think him right
There are many others in con
gress who feel as does Mr.. Clark
about the present situation. They
recognize, I think, that Mr.. Roose
welt must assume his fair share o.
responsibility, as President, for the
current depression. It is apparent
too, that he must assume response
bility for the failure of some Of his
policies in that he turned to Eyes"
men for advice instead of recogniz
ing that there could be honest dis.
agreement with him on the part Of
many who desired to be helpful. II
is, in other words, another result
Of the type of leadership that he has
assumed, a leadership that worked
without halt when everything was
hunky dory but type that obvious.
ly will fail when the tide runs
against you. .-
Perhaps I was a bit unfair when
l said Mr.. Roosevelt's conferences
with business men
Well, That's had yielded moth
Something ing. 1t is true that
he has ''persuad-
ed" the automobile manufacturers
and finance companies to tighten up
the strings somewhat on installment
buying. It is likely that hereafter
an automobile finance company will
grant credit only for Is months in
stead Of "a months on the sale of a
car where deferred payments are
used. ! do not know how that will
solve the current depression. but
that was the reason given for the
change in business practice. As a
matter Of fact, experts in the De-
partment of Commerce said in pub
lished reports in May, 1887, that
majority of the finance companies
were holding to the 18-month limit
even then.
There can be no doubt that In
stallment buying is a dangerous
thing because Of the abuses that
accompany it. My objection to it is
the same as I have often stated in
these columns respecting other
types Of debt. Any time debt is
made easy, there has been created
fresh danger at the very same
time. Installment buying has been
generally used and the general re-
suit is. as it was bound to be, that
hundreds Of thousands Of people
put themselves into debt. When
their income from wages or other
wise was reduced, their installment
obligations became a burden that
had first call on whatever money
was available. In the case Of the
automobile finance companies. it
seems clear that there have been
abuses. High pressure statesmen,
anxious to get commissions. drove
hard to sell cars land you can pay
in two years. The companies found
out long ago, however, that the dam
gers existed and they were TRIM
ming their commitments according
ly. Since these sales are compare
lively small in ratio to the whole
country's business, think the White
House announcement will not result
in immediate restoration Of pros
perity.
And then its importance is further
by the Presidents course
in another field.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
4eIad I'm AIiye!"
J: life is pleasant

Il you are feeling good and
poppy That's what DR..
Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery did for me. Il
gave me q better appetite.
increased the flow Of gas
tric Juice and thus i'm.
proved my digestion. It's
"a tonic that helps build
you up" II relieves stom-
ZACH upsets due to excess
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03

acidity and you feel better
q many ways. Buy now at any drug store.
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The speed with which Bayer tab
lets act in relieving the distressing
symptoms ofcolds and accompany
ing sore throat is utterly amazing
.. and the treatment is simple
and pleasant. This is all you do.
Crush and dissolve three genuine
Bayer Aspirin tablets in one-third
glass of water. Then gargIe with
this mixture twice. holding your
head well back.
This medicinal gargle will act
almost like a local anesthetic on
the sore, irritated membrane of
your throat. Pain eases promptly:
rawness is relieved.
You will say it is remarkable.
And the few cents il costs effects
abigsaving over expensive Throat
gargles" and strong medicines.
And when you buy, see that YOU
get genuine BAYER ASPIRIN.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
Dominion Over Self

You can never have a greater
or less dominion than that over
yoursef.-Leonardo da Vinci.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03
Not Deeds Alone

1t is not alone what we do, but
also what we do not do, for which
we are accountable. -Moliere.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-02-03

Anxiety Useless
Anxiety never yet successfully
bridged over any chasm.
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berShip. There are
SO01e those who see
Executions their, mistakes and
are willing to do
something about them Unfortunate
ly, they are in minority. Blind fol.
lowers of the President. generally
speaking, constitute the majority.
So that those who want to take con-
structive action haven't had an op-
portunity. #@
Lately, heard Worth Clark. a
Democratic member of the house
from Idaho, make radio speech on
this fact; or rather he touched on
this fact. Mr.. Clark is a pretty
hard-boiled Democrat, but he be-
lieves he was elected to represent
his people and not to throw them
down simply because his party lead
ership wanted to do something else.
In the radio speech that I men,
toned, Mr.. Clark referred 10 mis-
takes that had been made in the
last five years and asked: What is
the remedy?"
First" he continued in his an
swer to that question. I'VE must
squarely face the problem. We must
realize that we have done some
things wrong. We must retrace our
steps where necessary and start
anew.
lone of the difficulties involved
here is the lack Of independence Of
thought and courage among us in
congress. The worst injustice that
can be done great leader is to
blindly follow his every suggestion.
That frequently causes him to make
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}ENJ ~
Smiles

Happy Return
"Well, did you get any surprise
...sents for your birthday"
yves. rather. I got book from
pu, lent you last year."
In a Bad Way
A doctor received a note which
read as follows:
aplease call and see my hus-
t.nd It's his head. He's had
q off and on all yesterday, and
.oday he's sitting with it in his
hands between his knees"
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In the criticism of congress, did
not intend to indict all of the MEM
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in another field.
namely. housing.
We all recall the
housing legislation
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

Standard opal glass shade, with
white enameled holder. Less than
half price. More proof of Sears
better electrical values.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

A practical Finch bench
saw, With 10X 14a inch
table that Tits to any
angle from 0 to 45 de-
grees. Enclosed operating
mechanism, accurate rip
ping fence.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

No better quality regardless of
price. Moisture resisting insula-
ton around conductors, galvanized
to resist rust. 14-gauge, 2 wires,
for inside wiring.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

AT Interior they'll tell you that
"A both governors and lunatics
are subject to the pass the buck"
system Governor Poindexter
of Hawaii recently was here to see
about PWA money for projects
out there. and after a long wait
he saw PWA Administrator IckeS,
who told him to see Mr.. Gray,
who in turn told him to see still
another official All this re-
quired miles of walking and cover
ing both Interior buildings, to
which the governor responded:
"And do you know, I didn't get
nearly as much money as I should
have in proportion to that allotted
to some Western States; the Ha-
waiian Islands pay more taxes
than any one of II Western
States!" About the same time
q woman, having the illusion st.
Elizabeth wanted to kidnap her,
called to ask the Secretary to call
the thugs off long enough for her
to go to Rhode Island and vote
She, too, got the pass the
buck" being sent from IckeS' Of
flee to Mr.. Chapman's from there
to the chief clerk, and from there
(the trail endS) perhaps to st.
GiZZieS!
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Friendly Chats

Reliefers on the Archives project
are having friendly little chats, one
by one, with a pettiboSs, the idea
being that the chat is necessary to
decide who shall be promoted from
go to 76 cents an hour, and the
questions being to enable rea-
son for promotion" Principal
query CASUALLY asked twice during
the chat) is what State are you
from?" =. OF three persons inter.
viewed, one who said North Caro-.
lima got short shrift (the sena-
torial vote is over down there)
Another who gave the District got
shorter shrift But the lad wo
answered Ohio, where a hotly con-
tested election is due shortly. re.
ceived a Commute interview.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
No Muskets, Please

When Mr.. Roosevelt attended
''Knickerbocker Holiday" som e
time ago, one of the extras in the
cast-in complete costume and
carrying a prop" musket of the
vintage of the plays setting, tried
to go to an offstage door to get
a look at the President in his box
before the curtain arose He
was quickly grabbed by a plain
clothesman, and told If he stuck
his head out of the door with the
'gun" in his hands no less than
IS Secret ServicerS might take a
pot shot at him-aS there were
that many in all parts Of the
house who probably wouldn't rec
ognize that his gun was a prop
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
IrelGnd's Champion

Otto M. ireland is the champion
typist of the Civil Service Com
mission An employe of the
Personnel Staff, Ireland ratified
off 81 words a minute to narrowly
oust Mary M. Smith, Board of
Appeals and Review, and Alfred H.
Haislip. Retirement Division, and
will receive a set of book ends
donated by Vivian Carlson .
Miss Smith gets a silver dish
donated by w. C. SorrelS and
Haislip wins a book given by W.
L. Quaid It is noticeable that
Of the three finalists two were
men.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
RED, White and Blue

Hear! Out In Little Rock. the
UFWA's local has asked the man
agement of the Veterans Facility
there to resume the "call to the
colors" at sundown, a practice
which died when the bugler who
used to do it left To which
The Federal Record (UFWA) de-
clares: This ought to be adequate
answer to some of the psuedo-
patriots who criticize CIO. They
ought to take their hats off to
the call to their colors, instead
of talking their heads off in color
ing their calls!
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Watch This Box

RASSLING: An Accounts
and Deposits worker, name
confidential by request, is
awarded reserved seats for to-
nights mat matches at Turn
er's Arena, having submitted
the most unusual fact since
Monday. Next award: Box
ing tickets.
HIGH ICE CREAM: Viola
Lilge, Civil Service, has a slip
awaiting at this desk good
for a quart Of ice cream at
any High Store, one Of which
operates at 314 Kennedy st.
N. w.
LITTLE THEATER: Fan
nette Lieberman, PWA, is pre-
Sented two tickets to "The
Ghost Goes West" now being
shown with Robert Donat.
We have 'em at this desk.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

Hint to the Wise: Here's
tOday'S WARNER film sched-
uIe. EARLE-"BrOther Rat"
with Wayne Morris and PriS-
ella Lane, plus Herbie Kay
and EIeanOre whitney on the
stage. METROPOLITAN
Katharine Hepburn in Little
Women" AMBASSADOR
Norman Shearer and Tyrone
Power in "Marie AntOinette."
UPTOWN-SOnja Henie and
Richard Greene in my Lucky
Star" PENN-Charles Boyer
and Hedy Lamar in cal
gierS." CALVERT and TIV-
OLI-The Marx Brothers in
Room Service"
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

sion of slips felony has not yet
been tested in the courts In
the meantime, they assert, the
police are quietly gathering in
formation and sworn statements
which, when and if the law is
declared constitutional. will smash
the numbers racket from top to
bottom.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Marking Time

According to informed police,
the local force is merely. marking
time in the drive to rid Wash
ington of the numbers racket
True, they say, few arrests
are being made and the racket is
hitting in old-time style, but this
Is because the law making possess
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
What's Your ViesU?

In view of the Sheppard Com
mittee to Investigate Campaign
Expenditures and the furore Gre
ated over whether Federal work
ers may contribute political cash,
etc., many have become excited. e.
The Sheppard Committee has
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Speaking Of Government
Workers
By J. Earle MOSer'
A LONG STRETCH!

A LONG STRETCH
They're in the j1iltouSe notO!
They're in the jdilhouSe noW!
The prisoners all are behind the bars
But the fact that rkS the guards and jars
Their equilibrium land hoDU
Is that contining Seuen-d1y tDeek,
That makes their liUeS so dull and bleak;
Both crooks and guards, 1De must GUotD,
Lead similar life in the jailhouSe notO!
Il. C. U.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Sweets for Three

One-pOund boxes of ORIG
INAL VELATI chocolates or
carameIs today are awarded
to: CHARLES "DICK"
MANN, Loans and Currency,
birthday; EVELYN CAL
Low, FHA (recent birth
day; OTTO M. IRELAND,
Civil Service (typing cham
piOn). Candy will be pre-
sented at either store, Ninth
and G Sts. N. w., or 609 Four
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

ruled that one may contribute to
a party. but not to the campaign
of an individual-but the Shep-
pard Committee is not a court,
and its findings may be reversed
:. Particularly interesting are the
questions, for instance, whether
contribution to the party war
chest is not an indirect contribu-
ton to a campaign, and whether
one shouldn't have the right to
do with his earned money as he
sees fit, regardless of where or how
earned. Wed like to hear from
employees on this subject.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03

at any distance Yes, the gun
was placed in his dressing room
before the young actor took his
peek,
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
Are You a Doll?

November's Union Playhouse
show will feature a mechanical
doll dance, and needs mechanical
dolls. So, you young ladies
who wish to dress as dolls and ap-
pear in the show (even if you've
never had dancing lesSons) are in
vited to register at Room 604, ITO
Fourteenth ST., N. W., at once.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

lehI Commutino
pIones lond ond toke
Oft on this submers-
ibie turn toble floot
ot the Skyport. Il
simpifies the opero-
ito" and keeps pos
sensefs dry.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

tCeftD Th o m q.
Hitchcock. it,. bette,
known os q polo
ployer thon o WoII
Street banker. sticks S
to the swift tempe
Of the polo field b,
piIotine his own Foir-
child SEQ hopper" to
work ond book dolly
from his Sonds Point
home.
Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Green Business Manager Baseball Bane Says Hornsby
Club Held Back Office Medd Gambling

Collins of the Boston Red Sox and
Branch hickey of the st. Louis
Cardinals The ideal arrange
ment Is the one the New York
Giants have. Bill Terry Is not
only team manager, but business
manager and head Of the chain
system. He knows baseball upside
down and he runs the Giants as
the team should be run. Horace
Stoneham owns the club and keeps
hands OH. He'll end by having
the best property in baseball"
Hornsby tells of events in 1926,
the year he was suddenly traded
to the Giants, for frankie Frisch.
after plotting the Cardinals to their
frst pennsnt and world champion
ship, over the Yankees. Sam Brea-
don, president Of the Cardinals, OBJ
jected to giving the Rajah more
than . one-year renewal Of his
contract, though offering = raise
over the $4,000 paid to Hornsby
during the victory season.
THAT was the way things STOOD"
the article continues, when the
gambling controversy came up.
One day in the fall . man who
Evening star., 1938-07-10
DAIRY, ROSE MINES
| IN DUEL FOR LEAD
Section A Clash in City Loop
Today Heads Card for
SandIotters.

Fairfax Farms Dairy, only undefeAt-
ed nine in the National City Sunday A
League, has tough assignment on it,
hands today as 1t takes on second
place Rose Liquor Store In An attempt
to retain undisputed possession Of the
league lead.
Rose, with five wins out Of stx starts,
is but half . game behind the first-
place dairy nine, which has five VIC
tories and one tie on its record. The
game is scheduled for ) o'clock on the
South Ellipse.
The B Section Of the Sunday League
opens its second-half schedule today
with revised club lineup. Three of
the starting teams dropped out; and
three new ones have been added. The
missing teams are Capital Traction,
Russell Motors and Noland Supplies.
and the new ones are Sanitary Grocery,
Atlantic & Pacific and D. c. Plumbers
Grocery Mines Moved.
The two grocery mines came over
from the A League, where they found
the going bit tough during the early
part Of the schedule. and hope to make
better showing tn the junior circuit
Their addition to B League keeps 1t an
eight-team circuit. but 1T the same
time cuts the A Section down to six.
The Plumbing nine did not play In
either section during the first halt.
Sandlot games this week:
Sunday A Leasue. 3 -.
sS:. hs:: sqe. Nsqs. ra,1 IE: Rn;, sesse
Metropolitan Police No. L. East Ellipse,
Klein Tavern Union Printers, bye.
Sunday Leaxus. 3 IN.
Anacostia Motors VS.. Reds Pharmacy
No. 2 Fairiswn; Atlantic 1 Pacific vs.. Gil
Grocery VS. District Plumbers. No West
Potomac; Pirates VS.. Tucci Plumbing. Con.
zaga.
Sunday Juniors. p.n.
,uss sshs'd s. e Il X = ses No sGne.rd II y. seus
g y. z. No. :. No West Potomss: 5:
No. 10 West Potomac. ' '>"&''
sunday Midsets. IL aa.
Il: ssa,h nIDss No 3 e c' p 2 s s NJ: y Il Ss "
Blue Ribbon Bakery. East Ellipse.
Procurement vs.. Maritime. North Eupse:
National SAvinRs vs. Russell Motors South
Ellipse: Gas Co. VS., Pepco. West Ellipse
General Accounting-P o. vs. Railway Mail
East Ellipse: Fort Belvoir At 81. Elizabeth
Tuesday.
Accounts and DEPOSITS vs. Government
Printing East Ellipse: District ComInis-
sioners VS., Interior: South Ellirse: Bureau
seyen e. Is W a SaS; A5 Air Vs.. st9a
HDse; H Union Printsrs w. Thompscp's Dairy.
ceiving Station
Wednesday,
Katlon. West Elipse: Heurich vs. ODon-
nelfs Grill: North Eipse. Pepco vs. Union
Printers. East Ellipse: FEDERAL Alcohol
vs.: General Accounting Cheeks, South
Kllipse.
Thursday.
Maritime VS.. Accounts and DEPOSITS
south Elipes; seven Up vs.. National Saw
ins., East Ml,pss: Rsilysy H.l V: Vet
5,sau ,in.a 1nysstisasion w; 1nssrior North =.
District Commissioners vs. Bureau In.
vestisation. East Eliipse: Railroad Retire
ment vs.. Naval Air. Air Station: Thomp-
sons Dairy VS.. Gas Co South Hlipse:
General Accouptine-P O. vs. Federal Al
cohol North Ellipse: 81. Elisabeth at Boil
ing Field.
Evening star., 1938-07-10

had been placing some bets for
me called me on the phone and
said: 'Raja. you owe me 100000.
Let me have your check for it.
Well, that was 4 sumner.
owe you h--l.' I said. I don't
owe anybody anything. Where do
you get that 800, 900 stuff?' We put
you in for 1t and you lost he
said.
The man who called me was
r. L. Moore of Newport, KY. He
had been q friend Of mine
I don't know what Moore had in
mind -" but he didn't blum me
into paying it and the case was
thrown out when it came to court
which ought to dispose of 1t
rather completely. However, can't
deny it has done me lot Of
HARM"
Hornsby raps baseball "show-
manship" ~ 4 lot Of bunk" and
says: In my opinion one Of the
things that has hurt baseball wls
the starting Of synthetic double
headers BY Sam Dreadon Of the
Cardinals. Il made st.
Louis strictly . week end town"