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The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15

ranch in Horse Heaven near Kiona,
but was planning to make Finley
his home.
Mrs. w. F. Martin was called to
Spokane by the serious illness Of a
sister.
The ladies literary club had as
their guests at their regular meet
ing, Mrs. NJ. o. Kitten, Mrs. @. w,
King and Mrs. l.. w. Soth.
The first full carload of apples
ever shipped from Kennewick was
shipped by George Koch and was
transported to Lind, where they
were to be distributed. There were
nearly 900 boxes. Many shipments
or part carloads had been made
but this was the first full carload
E. M. Stockman was building q
large greenhouse in the Anon Ad-
dition. The heating plant alone
was established at 500. The plant
was located near the depot and was
thought to be a good advertisement
for the town.
F.. F. Beste Of the Kennewick
Harness Shop was in Spokane buy
ing machinery and stock for his
business.
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A SUGGESTION

It isn't too early to talk of things
regarding the Yuletide, for along
about this month various agencies,
mostly children, let you know the
number of shopping days left! We
are not trying to tell any man or
woman in Kennewick their busi-
ness or to suggest how they spend
their money, but If we know of a
way they can add to their own hap
piness and state of mind by show
ing them where to spend, we are not
going to pass up the opportunity. In
this case we want to suggest that
before you are tempted to answer
mail-order ads that offer something
attractive for Christmas, before you
drive to a nearby city to buy gifts,
first visit your home merchants and
see what they have to offer you and
if you can't get it in stock, let them
order it for you. You can usually
find what you want in your own
stores and you are doing your duty
as citizen and fulfilling an Obliga-
ton to your neighbor. If there is a
better way of making your Christ
mas happier than buying at home
and giving the local merchants the
patronage and respect due them
you name it.!
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Lutheran Chorus to
Give Sacred Concert

The Lutheran chorus of "a voices
will present a Christmas concert at
the Bethlehem Lutheran church on
Wednesday, December 2lst at 800
pm.
The program will be featured by a
professional and several varied
carols which are so favored during
the Christmas season. The climax
Of the concert will be the presenta-
ito of the inspiring and immortal
"Hal'eiuia Chorus" by Handel, aft
er which will follow the occasional.
An added feature will be violin
selections appropriate to the sea-
son by Chas. Asbury. The chorus is
directed by Edwin Neuman.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this Christmas Concert next
Wednesday, December 81,
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And in the meantime, American

And in the meantime, American
prestige waneS as German, Italian
and japanese dollars and immi-
grants flow into the Latin repub-
lies. The dictatorS extend the hand
of friendship and the promises of
trade and prosperity. Already in
some of them strong Nazi and Fas-
cist trends have appeared. Rumors
go the rounds of secret air and ma
val bases so situated as to make
possible an attack on the Canal
zone-and while most experts re-
gard these rumors as being greatly
exaggerated, they also realize that
there Is so much smoke there IS
likely to be some fire.
The groundwork is now being laid
to restore Americas prestige. What
must be done in the future no one
knows course of action must
be fluid and elastic, if it is to meet
changing circumstances beyond, our
control. And the basic issue in
wolves much more than trade-it IS
Democracy versus Fascism in that
vast area which lies beyond our
territorial borders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15
VISITING ROYALTY

The fact that King George VI has
told his Parliament that he would
be happy to accept, as an expression
of good feelings, President Roose-
velt's invitation to visit the u. s.
during the royal Canadian tour
this next spring, means the streng-
thening of ties which bind these
two countries. It will be the first
time in her history that an English
ruler has visited this land during
his reign. It is an act of friendli-
ness and move for a continuance
of peaceful relations between this
nation and her mother country. Mrs.
Roosevelt when asked if she would
kneel and bow to the crowned
heads, says she will not, but will
extend to them the American style
Of greeting, the hand-shake. This
is America and the hand-shake Is
the American custom in greeting,
be it King and Queen, Lord and
Lady, or plain Mr.. and Mrs. We
folks in Kennewick figure that per-
haps King George would prefer his
American reception to be purely
natural and unaffected honestly
American.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15
WE GO ON

Another election day has passed
with all the necessary fanfare and
political ddoes which accompany it.
We resume our ways of life wonder
ing what changes of administra-
ton will affect us, or satisfied that
the old regime remains in office to
affect no changes. Despite the good
of it and the bad of it, there can be
no true democracy without this pro-
cedure of electioning. To be ). a
free people we must conduct elect
ions to get differences of opinion
and interest in public policies. A
campaign preceding an election Oft
en- develops into a fight, but the
popular verdict is decided only in
the polls. One side wins, the loser
must submit and whether you win
or lose you place the victory in the
hands of the majority with pray
er that the majority is right. To
refuse to submit to the larger vote
would need force and violence and
lead to war. We are free nation
and can vote as we please, and may
the government continue to respect
these rights by placing the power of
election in the hands of its people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s1s

L WEN EanS hOO-xS10
Joe Olbrich jr. and Ray Yates had
purchased REQ truck and was es-
tablishing transfer business under
the name of the City Dray Line.
G. E. NicoSon was seriously i'll in
the Pasco hospital with the flu.
At the annual elections of the
Kennewick Irrigation districts M
N. Hudnan was reelected director
in the Knenewick district. L. E.
johnson and H. S. Hughes were re-
elected directors and James John
son was elected to succeed A. s.
Goss for the Columbia district.
Chas. and VIM. Mills with Mrs
Chas. Mills and son, returned from
Big Eddy, Oregon, where they had
been employed on the U. s. Umatil-
la.
j. C. Swayze had returned from q
business trip to the Dakotas, where
he went to market his apples.
A home service division of Red
Cross was organized for the pur-
pose of caring for those who were
unable to care for themselves dur
ing the influenza epidemic. The cpl
demic was at q standstill and there
was quite a controversy as to
whether or not the schools should
remain open.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15

As a usual thing, If a man in Of
flee makes good during his first
term, it is wise to give him anoth-
er shot at the job. There are de-
tails connected with every position
which require time and experience
to become familiar with and each
new man must go through this per-
iod. Familiarity with previous pro-
ceedings saves time and energy and
gives an understanding which is
needed. On the other hand q little
friendly rivalry, particularly If
there is criticism in the conduct of
the jobs affairs, gives a chance for
q full discussion. It creates an in
terest, not alone among the citizens
affected, but on the boards as well.
In other words, the two irrigation
district directors who were re-elect-
ed Tuesday have evidently served
their communities well judging by
the vote of confidence received. In
this case it is no reflection upon
the opposing candidates to have
lost.
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TEN YEARS AGO-1928
Clarence Duffy, chief of police,
participated in the raids of two
Chinese gambling dens in Yakima,
in which "a persons were arrested.
Fifty suitcase stands had Just
been completed for the hotel Ken
newick, one was to be placed in
each room. ..
The home of Rev. and Mrs. F. N.
Morton was robbed during church
services, the thieves taking $40 in
cash. 49,
Mrs. H. W.. Witt had returned
from two months visit with rela-
| tives in Florida and Tennessee. =
The high school seniors had Sc
lected the play, Across The Street"
which would be presented in Janu-
airy. T.. .zsn. g..
M. M. Moulton addressed the
waterusers of the Richland project
at special meeting ten years ago.
There were twelve Kennewick
students attending the state college
at Pullman and included: Elna Bes-
tie, Cecil Boyer, Gerald and lila
Campbell, Roosevelt Christensen,
Don Cresswell, Chester Durdle, Lor-
ain EngelS, Elizabeth Frazier, Maur-
ice Hitchcock, Louis Huntington and
Lloyd Larry. r.. Is
Word has been received from Fred
Carrot from Honolulu that he was
on board the S. S. President Monroe
and that he expected to spend the
Christmas holidays in Singapore.
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Kennewick lost valuable addi-
ton to the community when it lost,
temporarily, the construction Of the
Umatilla dam. With the Homily
Rapids flooded and made passable
by the boats, undoubtedly the Kirk
Thompson transportation enterprise
would have been located here. judy
ing from the success Of the enter
prise to date, this institution prom
ises to become an important one
to any community and we are hop
ing that the dam construction will
not be delayed too long.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1sos

The Hardwood Creamery COM
pany was considering the establish
ment of a dairy at Finley.
The citizens ticket was victorious
in the city election the results show
ing L. E. Johnson getting the ma
jority vote for mayor over II. A.
Howe and B. F. Knapp the major
ity as treasurer over A. F. Brown.
The Althea Rebekah lodge elected
the following officers for the COM
ing year: N. G., Gretta Book; v. G..
Mrs o. w. Rich; treasurer, Mrs. A.
Kolb; recording secretary. Eliza
beth Campbell.
B. S. Travis of Kiona had moved
his family on to his 30-acre tract,
one half mile northwest Of town
near Finley. Mr.. Travis had good
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS


The opening of the Eighth Inter-
national Conference of American
States at Lima, on December. 9,
marked the latest and perhaps the
most determined effort yet made to
preserve the peace of all the Ameri-
cans and to establish system of
Diplomatic Notifications against
what this government regards as
menacing activities of foreign gov
ernments which covet the trade and
even the land Of the Republics to
the South.
Significant indeed was the speech
of Assistant Secretary of State Berle
on November 20. when he said Of
Americas: 1--WE are no longer two
vast islands but part of an inte-
grated civilization. It is Slgnlfi-
cant fact that never has there been
so large an area of peace maintain
ed for so long period of time in
modern histary. We are prepared to
defend this position and to de-
fend it on any line which may seem
necessary" Today's Latin-Ameri-
can problems, from our point of
view, are much more serious and
difficult than when President Hoo
yer made his successful good will
a tour ten years agO-Or even when
President Roosevelt made a similar
tour in 1886. For generations we
have been Latin Americas "big bro
ther." No other power has been a
factor there to any significant ex-
tent. But now Germany, Italy and
Japan are all making strong bids for
Latin American favOr-and we must
outbid them if the Monroe Doctrine
is not to become a dead letter, and
much of South Americas vast mar
kets closed to the products Of our
farms and factories.
It Is an important fact that the
delegation appointed by President
Roosevelt to represent us at the
conference was as non-political as
could be asked It was headed, of
course, by Secretary Hull-passion-
ate advocate Of peace and stimulat-
ed trade among nations. It included
a priest who is an authority on
Latin American affairs, college
professor whose speciality is inter-
national law, executives of the Go
and the A. F. of L., a number of
State Department experts. and ALI
M. Landon, who carried the COPS
presidential hopes in 1896. Mr..
Landon's appointment, it Is believ-
ed, indicates an effort of the Presi-
dent to unite the two major parties
SO far as our foreign policy is con-
cerned. And there seems to be an
excellent chance of that succeeding
-anti-New Deal spokesman and
newspapers which are almost 100
percent opposed to this Administra-
tion'S domestic policies usually en-
dorse its foreign policies.
No one expects any great immed-
: late results to follow this confer
ence. There will be many flowery
speeches and formal gestures Of
good will, for public consumption.
The real work will be carried on
largely behind the scenes. Vast
problems must he discussed. For, as
NewSweek says the conference
must IDEAL with more than strictly
American affairs. War in Spain and
China, Nazi, Fascist and Japanese
economic penetration and political
propaganda in South and Central
America had combined to build up
an atmosphere for this conference
which brought It back to Bolivar's
original conception Of q meeting to
discuss the high interests of peace
and war with the rest of the
world"
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15

Almost daily a new rumor con-
corning the construction of the
Pillsbury mill makes a short lived
round of the street. The latest
'sure thing is that the mill will be
started on the first of May. No
confirmation of any sort can be
had for the report, although most
everybody seems to take it for
granted that it is the truth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-12-15

Reading that motor car fatalities
are down nearly Is percent so far,
it is evident to Kennewick citizens
that the Pedestrian Is becoming
more difficult to hit.
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Save Sales Slips from this Silver
Certificate Store
Evening star., 1938-04-12
WHOLESALE INDEX
REACHES new Low
Fertilizer Association Estimates
Average at rs, Against
75.5 Week Ago.

The general level of wholesale COM
modify prices declined last week to
a new low point for the current re-
cession, according to the index COM
piled by the National Fertilizer As
sociation. This index in the week
ended April 9 fell to IS per cent of
the 1s26-1928 average, the lowest
point recorded in the last four years.
The index was 75.5 in the preceding
week, 76.4 month ago and 882 q
year ago
Price declines during the week we're
common to most commodity groups,
with seven of the principal group in
dexes declining and none advancing.
In spite of upturns in meat prices there
was small drop in the food price
index, rejecting declines in quota
tions Of wide range of foodstuffs
other than meats Declining prices for
cotton and grains took the farm
product index to a new low for 1888;
changes in live stock quotations were
slight, with small declines in eggs,
poultry and hogs about offset by up
turns in cattle and lambs.
A drop in the price of fuel oil was
responsible for the index of fuel
prices falling to the lowest point
reached since the first of last year.
All price changes in the textile
group. with the exception of silk, were
downward, with cotton goods and
yarns, cotton, burlap and hemp all
declining.
A steady decline in the metal price
average which began last September
continued during the week, rejecting
lower prices for steel scrap, tin and
zinc.
Evening star., 1938-04-12
NIAGARA HUDSON
PROFITS DECREASE
Quarters Net Is Well Below
Year Ago, President
Tells Holders.
BY .he Associated Press.

80
NEW YORK, April 12.-Niagara
Hudson Power Corps flrst-quarter
earnings were substantially below the
comparable period last year, Alfred
Schoellkopf. president, said at the an
nual stockholders meeting today.
In reply to shareholders question
Schoellkopf said an estimate of earn
lngs Of Is cents share for the period
was too high and not even a close
approximation In the first three
months last year 81 cents a share was
reported
Floyd L. Carlisle, chairman of the
board, told stockholders the sharp cur
tailment in power output during the
first quarter resulted primarily from
reduced takings by large industrial
consumers.
Northern Pacific.
Charles Donnelly. president Of
Northern Pacific Railway Co., told
stockholders at their annual meeting
today he foresaW no immediate up
turn in earnings for the road.
In answer to a stockholders question
he said there was no imminent danger
OF receivership. Recently increased
freight rates. he estimated, would av-
erage between and 8 per cent for
Northern Pacific.
Replying to the question of another
stockholder. Donneuy said: I'm
afraid that there is no possibility
whatever of getting labor to assent to
reduction of railroad wages
Evening star., 1938-04-12
NEWSPR|NT TRADE
GAINS SLIGHTLY
Producers Supply Large.
but Publishers Stocks
Are DWind|ing.
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, April 12-Signs of
improved conditions in the newsprint
division of the paper industry are
making their appearance, according 10
Poors Industry and Investment
Surveys.
From the standpoint of the pro-
ducer, shipments SO far this wear
have continued below output, despite
drastlcally curtailed production sched-
ules. Thus mill stocks are substan.
TALLY higher than year ago or at the
1887 year end. From this angle, the
industrys statistical position has
grown worse.
Ihere Is, however, a brighter SPOT
in the picture" continues the analvsis.
Since the close of 1887 American
newspaper publishers have been work.
Ing on inventories built up last wear
In anticipation of the $50 contract
price now in effect. With producers
intending to keep the rate of opera
tons low during coming months and
with the anticipated seasonal spring
bulge IN newspaper advertising. pub
llsner's neWsprint supplies should con-
tinue to contract. Meanwhile, it ap-
pears likely that the $50 contract
price will be sustained.
In the wrapping paper and paper
Dag division, sales volume has steadied
somewhat. Following a reduction in
the final 1887 quarter, new orders
Tor wrapping paper rose in January,
1888. With production kept below
shipments, moderate reduction in
stocks was effected. And further i'm.
proVement in the statistical position
should be seen over coming months.
since the industry is entering its best
season and output is being held close
TO demand. AS for paperboard, soma
improvement likewise has been shown.
Contrasting with an estimated 30 per
cent OF rated capacity at the close of
1887, operations in the latter part of
February, 1888, were at 81 per cent.
and reflected greater than seasonal
pickup in demand"
Evening star., 1938-04-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. April l2 lP,.--The foreign
exchange market was quiet today follow
ing approval by Parliament of the new
French cabinet.
Sterling was unchanged The French
franc edged forward .00i2 of a cent and
the suilder and Swiss franc each gained
.O2 of a cent. Belgas dropped .00i2 of a
cert.
The dollar in Paris and London ended
with minor changes.
- Noon rates follow:
( Great Britain in dollars. others in cents
~~ Great Britain-Demand, 49712: cables
4.97i,2; 6Q-day, bills, 4,97; France-De-
mand. 3.11: cables. 3.11. Italy-Demand
S.26l2: cables. 5.2612.
Demands-Belgium: 1886; Germany
4o.17; registered. 1875; travel. "a. .35
Holland, 55.54. Norway, $500; Sweden
25.e4: Denmark: 22.2l: Finland, 2.21
tueal. 4.5.:, Greece ;a11a: Poland, 1890;
Csechoslovakia, 34Sl2: Yugoslavia, 235
Austria, unauoted; Hungary. 1890; Ru.
mania -; Argentina q LIN; BTazi
2?.so: Hong Kong. 30s9;. Mexico City
"a Don: Montreal in New York. a9.4334
New York in Montreal. 100. 56A.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-04-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE


749; barely steady Mixed colors specials,
packs, 19,s-21A; standards, 19;;19A;
nfSt 1 1i dirties ssEonoS' No % 1s.1 me1qms e1.rnss
checks. 15N; storage packed irsts. 1sH-E.
Butter; 1.150. $40: weak, Creamery:
score). 27E-s4: firsts tss-9D. 1897; sec
onds (S4-S1) 2Oh-22.
Cheese, 41O.23S about steady. Prices
unchaneed
Dressed poultry steady to firm Fresh
and frozen prices unchanged.
Live poultry. by freight. steady to Arm
o4a; mostly "A: Leehorn. 21-22; mostly
81. Old roosters. 16. Turkeys. hen. 49,
toms. 30
BY express irregular. Chickens. Rocks.
"a broilers. Rocks 1925; mostly 24-26:
crosses, 21-24; mostly 21-23: Leehorn
1922. Fowl colored. g2-26: mostly "a;
Leehorn. 21-23; mostly %. Old roosters,
"A. Turkeys. hens. 40; toms 1886; most
ly 3d.
Evening star., 1938-04-12
POOR QUALITY HURTS
STRAWBERRY PRICES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April l2.-
Cold, wet weather at the harvest of
the earliest strawberry crop in Is
years brought poor quality and low
prices to the Eastern North Carolina
belts seven markets on opening day
yesterday.
Unless there is more rain. however
warehousemen looked for heavy sales
and improved quality the end of the
week.
Mount Olive, which handles only
Blakemores. was the only market to
report uniformly good quality yester-
day. There prices ranged from 50
to 81
At Wallace, the largest market.
there was wide range of quality.
Prices ranged from a low of sl5O to
. high of s4.l5. The market sold
l,500 crates.
Evening star., 1938-04-12
ADVERTISING LAG
SMALLER IN WEEK
Retail Lineage Registers
Drop of Only 0.9 of | Per
Cent From 1887.
Special Dispatch IN t., Star.

CHICAGO. April 12-Retail dis
play advertising for the week ended
April 2 was O9 per cent below the
corresponding week Of last year, the
smallest decrease shown since the
first week in 1898, according 70 a re-
port released here today by Adver-
tising Age, national advertising news
paper.
Newspapers in 30 major markets
which are measured in this report,
showed a total of 2l,387.343 lines OF
retail display against 2l,590,954 lines
for the corresponding week Of last
year. the loss of 2o361l lines or 90
per cent being held down due to the
influence Of advance Easter buying.
For this year through the date re-
ported, the measured cities showed
a total of 245O03.729 lines compared
with 268,454,928 lines for the COM
parable period Of last year, loss of
23,45l,l99 lines or 81 per cent.
Against 1896, this years totals to
date show a loss of "a per cent, Ad-
vertising Age added.