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Evening star., 1938-05-17
ADMIRAL WATT
SUCCUMBS At 65
Construction Bureau Chief
Designed Nearly Half of
US. BattIeships.

Rear Admiral Richard Morgan Watt,
IS, Navy Construction Corps, retired,
who as the youngest chief Of the
Bureau of Construction and Repair in
the Navy had charge of designing
nearly half Of the battleships In the
present United States Fleet, died Sum-
day night at Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow in Fort Myer Chapel,
the Rev. DR.. George E. Barnes. pastor
Of Overlook Presbyterian Church.
and Capt. r. D. Workman, Chaplain
Corps, U. S. N. will of1lciate. He
will be buried in Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
A native of York, Pa. he passed
competitive examinations for the
United States Naval Academy when
IA years old He was graduated be-
fore the age of 10 with the class OF
1891, stsnding fourth in his class.
After study at the University OF
Glasgow, Scotland. and service with
the Construction Corps at major navy
yards on the Atlantic seaboard he was
selected chief constructor and chief
of the Bureau of Construction and
Repair in Washington bys Secretary
of Navy Meyer in 1910.
Designed Battleships.
Durin ghis four-year tour OF duty
in that post he superintended the de-
signing of the battleships Nevada,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New
Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho-six OF
which are now with the fleet.
In 1911 he served as member OF
the board which examined the wreck
of the U. S. S. Maine in Havana Har-
Dor to determine the cause OF the
explosion which sent the United States
to war with Spain.
In 1912 he was one of the naval
officers representing the United States
at the golden jubilee meeting Of the
British Institution Of Naval Archi-
tects in London.
During the World War Admiral
Watt served at the Norfolk Navy Yard
as manager of the industrial depart
ment and remained there until 1921.
On. Claims Commission.
From 1921 to 1924 he was a member
of the Claims Commission, United
States Shipping Board and member
of the combined Army and Navy
Munitions Board.
His wife, Mrs. Bessie Davis Watt
survives. as does his son, 1t. Comdr
Richard Morgan Watt, jr.. Construc.
tion Corps, United States Navy, now
on duty in the Bureau of Construction
and Repair and residing in Arlington
Va, and three grandchildren, Ruth
Elizabeth Davis and James Ogder
Watt.
Honorary pallbearers at the funeral
will be Rear Admiral w. G. Du Bose
Construction Corps; Rear Admiral H
H. Hough, retired; Rear Admiral H. H
Christy, retired; Rear Admiral J. D.
Beuret, Construction Corps, retired:
Rear Admiral G. H. Rock. Construction
Corps, retired: Rear Admiral Emory
S. Land, Construction Corps, retired
chairman of the United States MARI
time Commission Brig. Gen. Rufus H
Lane, U. S. M. c.. retired, and Brig.
Gen. Dion Williams, u S. NJ c., re-
tired
Evening star., 1938-05-17
GOODWILL Meeting
SLATED TOMORROW
New Pan.Americanism' Topic of
Council Discussion at
Wesley Hall.

The Washington Council on Inter-
national Relations will sponsor pub
lie meeting in celebration of Inter-
national Goodwill Day tomorrow at
$50 pm, at Wesley Hall, 1903 K street
NV. The subject of the meeting will
be THE New Pan-Americanism."
DR.. Ricardo J. Alfaro, former presi-
dent of the Republic Of Panama, now
resident of Washington, will speak
on The Coming Political Solidarity
of the Americas. DR.. Samuel Guy
Inman, Of American University. ad-
wiser to the Federal Office of Educa-
tion's radio project, will speak on THE
Cultural Cooperation of North and
South America"
Lawrence Duggan. chief Of the
Latin American division OF the De-
partment OF State, will preside. Fol-
lowing the addresses, sound repro
duction Of the last of the series OF
Brave New World" educational broad
casts on Latin-American history will
be heard.
The committee sponsoring the meet
ing includes Profs. Ellery c. Sto-
we'll, William c. Johnstone and Brent
Evening star., 1938-05-17
PETER O. WILKINS RITES

Peter o. wilkins, 2234 Eleventh
street NV, watchman at the National
Bank Of Warrington. who died Sat-
urday in Garfield Hospital. will be
buried tomorrow in Harmony Gene
terry. Funeral services will be held at
1880 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
the Second Baptist Church (ColoreO
where he had been a deacon the last
So years. Rev. j. L. S. Holloman will
ofhciate.
Mr.. Wilkins, a native Of Orange
County, Va, was in his seventies
Prior to beginning work for the bank
a number of years ago, he was for AZ
years a waiter at the old st. James
Hotel He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Eva wilkins.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
MRS. lehman DIES
Funeral Services to Be Held

Funeral Services to Be Held
Tomorrow for Woman, "a.
Mrs. Lizzie W. lehman, IA, Of 908
Seventh street NE, wife Of Henry
A. Lehman, head OF the beverage
department of the Mayflower Hotel.
died Sunday in Homeopathic Hospital
after an illness of about two months.
Funeral services will be held at 9
am. tomorrow in Holy Name Catholic
Church. Burial will be in st. Mary's
Cemetery.
A native OF Bustleton, Pa, Mrs.
lehman was the daughter of the late
Capt. w. w. Burke. She had lived
here since she was child. Besides
her husband, she leaves daughter.
Mrs Emma Sigg, Reno, New; a broth
er, Walter Burke. this city, and q
grandchild, Miss Regina Gray.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Drafha.

IS. 1885 at Mount Alto Hospital. JOSEPH
E. HANSON. son OF the late John and Jane
Hanson and brother Of Annie 2. Lindeman.
Southeast funeral home. SIT 11th st. Sc.
on Wednesday May. 1s. at $50 IN. !;
thence to Holy Comforter Church: where
mass will be offered at 8 am. Relatives
and friends are invited. Interment in Ar
lington National Cemetery. II
Evening star., 1938-05-17
DR.. J. A. FERGEL DIES
AFTER HEART ATTACK
Retired Dentist Formerly Taught
at Georgetown-Funeral to
Be Held Tomorrow,

at aeorgetown-Funeral to
Be Held Tomorrow.
DR.. John A. Fergel, IS, retired den-
tist, who at one time taught dentistry
at Georgetown University, died yester-
day of heart attack at his home, 14O5
Girard street NV.
A native of Norwalk, Ohio. DR.. Fergel
came to Washington many years ago
and was graduated in dentistry from
Georgetown University. Subsequently
he practiced here for some IS years,
until retiring about five years ago. due
to failing eyesight During his career
he treated the children Of st. VIM
cents Orphan Asylum free Of charge.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs Emma
Fergel. and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ro-
land Trogner, this city.
Funeral services will be held at 8
am. tomorrow in Sacred Heart Catho-
lie Church. following brief services at
his late residence. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
COL. E. |. M'CAMMON
DIES IN SYACUSE
Army officer, Formerly Stationed
Here, Was on Duty With
Organized Reserve.

Col Edward L. McCammon. So,
U. S. A., died yesterday at Syracuse,
N. Y, where he was detailed to duty
with the Organized Reserve, it was
announced by the War Department.
Col. McCammon twice was on duty
in this city. the first time in the fall
Of 1917. when he was in the Office
Of the chief signal officer, and then
in the Air Service Procurement from
February to September. 1919.
A native of Fort Douglas, Utah,
Col. McCammon enlisted in the Army
in March. 1901, and served through
the various enlisted grades. including
the rank Of battalion sergeant major.
In October, 1908, he was commits
stoned a second lieutenant.
During the World War Col. Nc
Cannon served as major in the
Signal Corps and later as lieutenant
colonel in the Air Service. He reached
the grade of colonel in January. 1885.
He was graduate of the Command
and General Staff School, Fort Leav-
epworth, KanS.
Among survivors is his widow, Mrs.
Virginia w. McCammon.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

George Dewey Naval Camp. U
S. vi. ". will assemble at the
funeral home CT w. w. Cham
bers, SIT 11th st. Sc. Wednes.
day, May Is, 1898 at $50
a M. to attend the funeral OF
our late comrade, JOSEPH E
Services at Holy Comforter
Evening star., 1938-05-17
MOST DEMOCRATIC

MOSCOW, Idaho. May II (P-
Mrs. William E. Borah, the Senator'S S
wife. told interviewers that of the
seven Presidents wives she had known
in 80 years in Washington Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt was "the most demo-
cratic and the greatest entertainer"
Evening star., 1938-05-17

3 LOTS, WITH II BURIAL. SITES IN
National Memorial Park. Fairfax. Va; cost
$3.50 will sell for n for quick sale. Ma
tional S245.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Mail for Blind Bill Signed.

President Roosevelt signed today q
bill to remove the 12-pound weight
limit heretofore imposed on postage
free packages of reading matter and
sound reproduction records for the
hind
Evening star., 1938-05-17
NuuptItnn.

FIsHMAN. JOSEPH. The memorial
erected to the memory of the late JO-
SEPH FISHMAN will be unveiled Sunday;
May 22 1898. at $50 pm. Adas Israe!
Congree ational Cemetery Rabbi Solomon
Metz and Cantor L. Novick ohciatlng.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12

The Richland fishing club was or
ganized with a membership limited
to IL.
r. A. Oliver, r. D. Washburn and
w. G. Crawford had arranged to
bring in 10 Japs from the coast to
pick Strawberries.
The st. Paul and Tacoma Lumber
company was soon to begin oper-
ations at Finley was evidenced by
the fact that large safe was ship
ped by the company from Tacoma
to Finley.
The G. H. Collins Feed and Seed
company was broken into and a
money box containing checks and
$34 in cash was taken from the
safe. The bloodhounds from Pros
ser were brought down and the
money box and checks were found
but the robbers escaped on the train.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12

october 10, 1920. To this union were
born two children, Roger and Gloria
He Joined the First Baptist church
here 16 years ago and has been an
active member since that time. He
passed away at the Pasco hospital
following complications from an OPP
Grafton, on Friday, May 6. He is
survived by his widow and two
children; his mother, Mrs. Mary
Estes OF Portland: two brothers, f..
o. and Ernest Estes OF Portland;
four sisters, Mrs. Elsie Curletto and
Mrs. Anna Yarbrough of Portland.
Mrs. Matte Hedges and Mrs. Ma
ME Shook, Boise, Idaho; and also
a host Of friends.
Funeral services We're held from
the Mueller Funeral Home Sunday
afternoon with the Rev. r. b. HoI-
den officiating.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
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TEN YEARS AGO-192s
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TEN YEARS AGO-192S
A. F. Brown lowed his thirty-foot
boat, Long Liz" to the river for
the initial trip of the season. Mar
win Carnahan and H. H. DeHaven
were also making preparations to
launch their boats in the near flu
ture.
p. A. Combelic had finished his
term as county commissioner and
owing to his business had been un-
able to serve another term.
The first Kennewick Strawberries
were on the market and shipping
was to begin the following week.
John Rauscher was undergoing
medical treatment in the N. p. hos
pital in Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Sonderman
drove to Seattle to attend the grad
uation exercises of their daughter,
Jessie, who was graduating from
one of the hospitals there.
Forty-nine grade school students
graduated from the eighth grade
ten years ago.
The Business Girls club held its
annual spring picnic at which time
they honored the three brides-to-be,
the Misses Hazel Hume, Gladys
Morton and Leila Chambers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
A Spring Salad

! .pring salad is most welcome
...c.rnaniment to any dinner. Rub
/. ,s,pe salad bowl with a Glove OF
..,,,c Into the bowl cut up sew.
80, lunches Of radishes. q few
...lts Of celery. Add shredded
..hhase carrots and some finely
ant lettuce. A few spring onions
Nov - cut In II desired. Marinate
.,th French Dressing and serve
from the bowl.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
The Sewing Room

For decorative touches on small
daughters dresses use linen hand
kerchiefs. These may be cut dag
onally into collar and cuffs or the
corners may be made into very at
tractive flaps for pockets. Since
the handkerchiefs come in almost
any color and have touches of love-
ly handwork, you will find that you
not only save a great deal of time
and trimmings. but also have the
prettiest of trimmings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
.our Fine Asparagus

-. homemaker's perpetual task
Ins ninu meals is becoming cas-
o. p.a su as the family gardens and
- ~ stores begin to offer a good
p .y If fresh vegetables. Fresh
,ocsi asparagus is becoming coming avail wall
.s,s. and there is nothing more
welcome. ,,d ,,a cooked ran
Z, rolling salter water only un-
ioS . - which is about Is or 70
~ u depending on tenderness
n :. sss vegetable. overlooking spoils
o. -, s,ovor and color Of asparagus
~. -, makes it difficult to handle.
snu 49, asparagus may be served
9TH melted butter, wn ne.. sauce
W, .a,,ce or Hollandaise Sauce.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
sift dry ineredients cream butt

Sift dry ingredients. Cream but
ter and sugar well. Add egg yolk.
Add flour and milk. Divide dough
into two parts, adding the choco-
late to one. Chill dough, then roll
each half into a rectangular sheet
IA inch thick. Place chocolate
sheet on top. Roll up as for jelly
roll. Chill thoroughly. Cut into
thin slices and bake in hot oven
400 degrees F. for about S minutes.
This recipe makes 31a dozen
cookies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
THIRTY YEARS AGO-l9os

The city council met and discus
sed many things of interest includ-
ing the proposition Of the Kenne-
wick Electric company to install
an electric fire alarm system. This
provides for ten-box alarm system
covering all parts of town. The cost
of the system was close to SITS.
The first crate Of Kennewick
strawberries was shipped May 9Th
to Olympia, where it was sold Tor
$40. The first berries Of the year
previous were shipped on May 18th.
The local baseball team was
scheduled to play the following
teams: Mesa, White Bluffs, Council
and Lind.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
An Asparagus Omelet

An asparagus omelet makes a
deuehtful luncheon dish: Make aa.i an
- $3.50 b. the usual way. Before
y S.,dina over the omelet, add some
. - NE creamed asparagus. Then
:. ga '' aver and finish cooking. Serve
wv nlatter with the rest of the
:. FAMED asparagus poured over.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s1s


The first two crates Of Kenne-
wick's 1918 strawberry crops were
shipped by the Observation-Disclosures
Marketing union the Tuesday prev
ious and sold for $50. then donated
to the Red Gross and resold at au-
ction bringing $365.
Kennewick was to raise $25 as the
quota in the Red Cross second war
drive which was to start soon.
A daughter was born Tuesday,
April % to DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Haus-
child.
There were only three in the
Richland class of 1918 to graduate.
These students were the Misses Le-
ona Boettcher and Lucy Pettet and
Wayne Mowery.
Sidney Relton had written from
Camp Lewis that he had success
fully passed his physical examina-
ton to become a full-fledged men,
Der of the y. S. army.
Clinton Copeland Of the U. s. s.
Comet was in Bremerton for few
days furlough.
John Smith had come home from
Camp Lewis to spend the allotted
six-weeks absence in helping with
the farm work.
The old "shoe box" style Of as
paragus crate was to be discarded
for shallow flat crate Of the same
capacity.
Miss Evalyn Yedica entertained
the members of the L. O. p. H, club
at her home in Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Cheese and Shrimp
Sandwiches

For the evening snack, try these
delshtful Toasted Cheese and
Shrimp Sandwiches.
Butter slices Of bread cut into
pieces for serving. On each lay two
or three shrimp. Cover with q slice
d cheese. Place in oven under the
moiler until cheese melts and bread
Is toasted on the edges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
In the Kitchen

Equal quantities of mustard and
grated horseradish when mixed
make an excellent relish for cold
meats When sugar gets hard
and lumpy put it in the refrigera-
tor for two or three days and you
will find it will become quite hard
again . One-fourth bread crumbs
and two tablespoons Of water added
to each pound of meat when pre-
pairing hamburger steaks makes a
much lighter mixture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
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Q B 7 u A R Y
Thomas Sylvester Estes

Thomas Sylvester Estes was born
January Is, 1901 at Sharpdale, Col
orado., He moved with. the family
to Idaho and from there to Port
land, Oregon, where he remained
until coming to Kennewick in 1919.
He was married to lisa Buchanan on
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
The
|C.-R. WEEKLY
SCR APBOOK
Weeks Best Recipe

Spice Cake-Stir up l egg with I
cup sugar; add l teaspoon CHINA
mon and l teaspoon cloves. Then
add l cup sour milk into which has
been put teaspoon soda; add "
cup melted shortening. Stir in 2
cups Of flour measured after sift-
ing twice. Beat in all together. Add
l cup Of chopped raisins, " cup
chopped walnuts, salt and flavoring
Bake in muffin tins in a moderate
oven.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
A Style Hint

The blousy blouse which is cut to
look as If it Is at least two sizes too
large for the wearer Is the hit Of the
early springtime. Some call it the
balloon" blouse and some the Glib
son girl shirtwaist. The sleeves are
large from shoulder to wrist altho
gathered into q snug band at the
bottom, and there are pleats. tucks
or gathers both front and back to
provide the blousiness. An elastic
band at the waistline holds the full
ness in place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Frozen Date Cookies

Here IS a recipe for a filled date
cookie which IS easier to make than
the usual rolled out kind. They are
very crisp and delicious as well.
cups flour.
lisp. baking powder
4 tsp. salt
cup butter or shortening
! cup sugar
2egg yolks
Y cup milk
tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and sugar well, add
egg yolks. milk and dry ingredients
afted together. Mix well and shape
into even rolls. Wrap in wax paper
and place in freezing tray until
ready to use. Prepare filling as fol-
lows:
lcup dates, stoned and cut up
"a cup water
] tbsp. sugar
Cook these together until dates
are soft. Add " tsp. cinnamon and
tsp. lemon juice. Let cool.
TO bake, remove dough from ice
ooS, cut as thinly as possible and
place on pan for baking. Place
small amount Of filling on each
cookie. Cover with another one
Of the same size and press togeth-
e. with a fork, being careful to keep
'ae ililing inside. Bake in a hot
oven 400 degrees Fly until done. or
about u minutes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
On Ironing Day

When pillow cases begin to show
wear, rip or draw the end seams
Open the case. Then refold 1t,
changing the creases from the sides
to the center. Sew the end seam
again and you will have pillow
case that will give added wear. En-
broidered pillow cases altered this
way can be concealed under spreads.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12

year sends outstanding
national Washington D. c. This
Whitman county James
county, Grandie
Yakima county and Kathryn ttas county This
Washington State
people will spend June ls to 22 in the nations
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
Chocolate Pin Wheels

W cups sifted flour
y tsp. baking powder .s-
y tsp. salt w.
Y cup butter
y cup sugar e.
iegg yolk, beaten ..-a
3 tbsp. milk
50. bitter chocolate, melted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12
An InSDiratiOn

Lying lips are abomination to
the Lord; but they that deal truly
are His delight."-Proverbs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-05-12

he marks it with your mileage today as you
change to his patented Conooo Germ Pro
cessed oil, and then you can keep tabs on
how far you 60 before you ever need an
other quart In your OIL-PLATED engine.
OIL-PIATING Is exclusive with Conoco
Germ Processed oil. The patent guarded
Germ Process forces this oil to magnetic
on to the working parts in the form of I'M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
Connecticut Hard Hit

Connecticut today for the most part finds itself with it's usual doggedness and determination bending every effort to- wards recovery from one of the worst storms and flood threats it has ever ex- perienced For the first time in years this state after four days of torrential rain experienced a real hurricane ot proportions more often read about else where than seen in this part of the ccun- try Its rugged hills, about which we read and hear so much, perhaps yester- day stood between the severe blow that we experienced and utter devastation. To it's rugged topography Connecticut at least owes that much.
 Reports from far and wide in and out of Connecticut, New England and espe- cially along the Atlantic seaboard bring stories of far greater damage than was perpetrated here in Waterbury and Western Connecticut, for which we can thank our surrounding hills. AS yet there is no definite estimate of the dam- age followed in the wake of yesterdays final contribution to the weeks storm other than that sixteen lives and millions of dollars of property loss have been checked up so far. What the final check will show will undoubtedly take several days to actually tabulate.
 To the army of men throughout the state, composed of policemen, firemen, WPA workers and in some instances National Guardsmen, who remained at their posts all day yesterday and through out the night should go Connecticut's vote of thanks today This vast army of workers stood ready at all points of inn minent danger to lend every possible ef- fort to the saving of lives and property. Valiant work that perhaps may never be reported was performed yesterday and last night only in the manner and way that Connecticut and New England has and always will rise to any existing emergency.
 From yesterdays near disaster comes perhaps more wildly than pen or mouth can portray the need of flood control in New England and Connecticut. The les son of 1886 was not enough to convince some of our legislators down in Wash ington after army engineers had shown the necessity of such measures. They blocked the proposal in their zeal to keep the power utilities, as they thought, from getting further control of water-power in this section. Perhaps, however, today they are beginning to see the error of their judgment and are beginning to realize for some reason or other, like elsewhere in the country, that flood menace is increasing yearly. Something must be done before a repetition of yes terday's floods and those of '36 again visit us here in Connecticut.