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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
,..s,r, Program Under Fire

Snending Program Ohuer rHe
washington, D.C.-Another bar
noe Of kilograms is deluging Con-
-. this time on the Presidents
.,r,mu printing" proposal. Unlike
-. $4,000 messages that ended in
.he defeat of the Reorganization
r,Il there is a fair sprinkling of
..rtiment favoring Federal spending
= the extent Of 100000 as an aid
= recovery. This weeks most i'm.
,,rrtant measure in Congress is the
I, 12l $4,000 Naval Expansion Bill,
IA leaders are confident that the
,,rovisaon for three 5,O00-ton battle
ships will pass.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
LeavenwOrth's The Name

New Haven, Conn.-Yale Univer-
sity has been forced to advertise
that a $500 scholarship is now open.
The prime requirement is that COM
petitors must be male students with
the surname of Leavenworth, under
the terms of the donors bequest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Spring Cubs Appear

oear Mountain, N. Y.-The local
soo nVed up to it's name on Easter
sunday, when Elsie, one of four
olack bears that have been hiber-
atins IN their dens, ventured out
~ ner cave proudly leading three
.uos' evidently born at the first
s,en OF warm weather. They are
aoout the size of domestic cats and
1oo attendants have no data avail
a''e as to their paternity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Coast Blind Aid Mounts

,,;.s angeles, Cal.-This county,
bas population of about 100000
ra,; 4oo more blind persons on it's
Ns". rolls than the 100000 of
cos., iork State. Their support is
sO' ;uls $4,000 per month, the
,s' 1'saient Of II percent of the to-
disbursements for SO states
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
DeMolay Kitty Ball League

The DeMolay boys have decided
to sponsor the city kitty ball league
this year. The league will be COM
posed of five teams, namely, NAH
ers, GrocerS, F.. F.. A., p. p. & l..
and the DeMolays. Games will be
played three nights each week for
approximately three weeks. The
schedule will be announced in next
weeks paper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Noted Poets Wife Dies

New York City = Mrs. Edwin
markham. wife of the poet who
gained worldwide fame through
nus poem, "The Man with the Hoe
Is dead at IS years. Her husband still
survives, aged 86, and the poem
1nat brought his recognition was
puoiished IL years after its COM
pletion and then only at his wife's
insistence. 49,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Movie Camera Club

Anyone interested in the organi-
zation Of Movie Camera Club is
asked to be present at a meeting
which will be held next Monday
evening, April 25th at o'clock in
the Arrow Grill.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
japanese Alarmed

Tokyo, Japan-JapaneSe reverseS
n China have alarmed the army
hieh command, and a persistent ru-
NOR Is to the effect that the En-
neror is gravely concerned over the
effect Of possible political crisis If
any further setback Is suffered by
the japanese invaders. Jap soldiers
invaded home from the front are
strictly forbidden to discuss the war
under penalty Of death.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Pope Suffers Collapse

Vatican City, Italy-After a s.
hour Easter ceremony, which includ-
ed the canonization of three new
saints, Pope Plus XII suffered a
brief collapse, attributed to his 80
years and the heavy Pontifical
robes which he wore amid the
springtime heat of Rome. After
the administration of restoritories,
he was removed to the Vatican for
a long rest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21
Anglo Italian Accord

London, England-The European
crisis was eased by the agreement
between Great Britain and Italy,
providing for a durable peace in the
Mediterranean and the consequent
speedy movement of British naval
units to the Far East In case of fur
ther aggressive moves by Japan.
Chinese statesmen definitely view
the London Rome Pact as favoring
the cause Of China's defense against
japanese penetration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21

Beside the Evergreen Highway Vancouver this
Lieut. u S. Grant later President of the States
ed what Vancouver Barracks 1853
daughter Haynes Seventh u In
fan the plaque which recalls
potatoes reduce the his officers
of Washington Washington
Newspaper Publishers Association, (Which
a sustaining 49,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-21

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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-10-07

Mr.. Harrison has also established
rive successful Cooperative
AS socIati ons. We We can be SO
Fortunate as to secure this man's
services with his great wealth of
experience QUE only problem in
the future Will be to follow his
direction. Our assured success
Will be guaranteed.
Mr. Harris on Will be under the :.
direction Of the present Coop.
Board and seperato from. the AFRO.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-10-07
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS FIRST
COLONIST FATHER

MR. Clarence Sornsen died Thursday
morning, ct the Palmer hospital as
q result Of pneumonia. Mr.. Sornson
contracted a heavy cold while work
ing in the fields viii CHI grew
steadily worse until last Saturday
when he was taken to the hospital.
Mr.. Sorneen and family came from
Rice Lake, Wis. He is the first
member. Of large family to be
called in death at the early age
Of thirty iGht. Mr.. Sorns en-. was
q member of the Araeri can Legion.
He leaves G wife and small daughter
Beverly, age 8, to morn his pass
ing. Ais o, Mr.. Sornsen was the
first Colonist father to die q
natural dooth. -: -
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-10-07
LISTING PRODUCE

Farmers are requested to list
with the produce department the
amount Of produce for sale and
approximate date it Will be ready
Tor market. II is very important
that all POTATOES be pitod for
ten days or two weeks before
bringing them in. This Will in
sure them time to ripeno Thus they
Will run over the grader in moro
perfect shape and be in more
sa1eoh1e condition. We feel there
Will be good demand for all
produce this year ana 1T is sincere
ly expected that we Will be sold
out long before spring.
Farmers are also requested. to =
store carrots, rutob o6os, pars-
niPs, and some potatoes at home.
We feel that all available space
Will DC occupied with potatoes and
storage space is inadequate this
year,
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-10-07
COOPERATIVE MANAGER
PROMISED

AS G result Of approximately
eight months earnest effort,
study, thought and inves tigation
on the p art OF our Cooperative
Board; We arriving ct ono Of the
greatest steps forward for the
success Of this Colony, We Will
probably ever see.
AS q direct result Of this effort
we are promised the services, Of
o Cooperative Association Manage
er. Mr.. FeSo Harrison OF Patter-
son Colie o1nia, is the nan we
have in mind, His accom- lish-
mants to date ore stounding,
The Rank Of Italy oh is the
largest Darling Ins tuition on the =
west coast hired Mr.. Harci on to
c omr 1ete1y orGantZo. ana estab-
lish q farm colony of five
hundred famili for. then.
This Colony developed into 50
great q SUCCESS, that the Prosi =
dent o. California; State COLLEGE,
won't there and studied his
policies W 18th g view Of learn
ING his secret for success.
This Colony completely paid off
it's indeote dTTGs5 N ten wears
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

Senator Vandenberg expressed himself quite definitely in addressing the Michi- gan State Bankers Association the other day. He asked for new breathing spell' unhampered by arbitrary legislation. He pleaded for labor peace, a fair labor law, and said in part: government and business and labor and agriculture in sympathetic understanding partnership and cooperation, can bring relatively swift recovery, American style, to the peo- pie of the United States, and it ought to be sounder, healthier, better distributed prosperity than we have ever had before. ... would regulate business, for it's own sake and for the common welfare I would police business, to protect the good from the bad. But I would not have govern ment dominate business through the use of universal straight-jackets".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Un-American Armies

There should be universal interest in a bill introduced by Representative Hamil- ton Fish of New York to prohibit private armies in this country. It is broad i'll scope, and defines private army" as any group of five or more persons organ ized in camp, club, company, society or in any other fashion for the purpose of drill or parade with firearms or other weapons or limitations, or for the pur- pose of giving or acquiring military training" War veterans and similar organizations would be exempted. Penal ties for violation would be as much as $500 and six months imprisonment.
 There are obvious difficulties about such legislation. The right to bear arms, guaranteed by the Constitution, is in- volved. Also the right to parade, which many Americans hold sacred even if it is not expressly pledged in our basic law. Possibly, too, camping and picnic ing are sacred rights. The equities and immunities here are somewhat confused. But certainly some of the Fascist shenan- nigans lately engaged in by uniformed groups under alien flags, and with alien shibbolethS, are such as to give old fashioned Americans violent stomach ache. They arouse so much indignation that it may become necessary to forbid such proceedings for the offenders own safety, if for no more fundamental reason.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

know, stands accused of no crime other than that, perhaps, of overlooking cer- tain derelictions on the part of his aides. He did not precipitate the grand jury probe in Fairfield county, though he may have been involved as minor cause. The road itself will have to be credited to the department under the Macdonald regime. We feel sure that everyone would do just about as the governor did-invite the man responsible for the states first opening ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

devices, resorted to during the pro- cesses of imitation, cover wide va riety of efforts to maintain the value of the dollar in excess of its worth measured in gold, in order to keep prices from rising.
 While many have experienced and understand the effects of rising prices, it is not as easy for them to understand why rising prices wipe out their small investments. It simply means that these small in- vestments will not purchase in goods and services what they did when the investments were made. There are now some 65 million life insurance policy holders in this country and there are in excess of 45 million depoSitorS in savings banks. These however, are only illustrations. They do not commence to cover the sav- ings of millions of individuals in other forms, which will be depreci- ated or wiped out by an inflationary movement.
 We are all faced with the imper- ative necessity of exerting every ef- fort at our command to put & brake on the spending, lending, pump priming plan about to be put into operation. In a previous letter we explained in detail why the expen- allure of such a sum as 3,70O mill lion dollars, which we do not have and must borrow and charge to our children, would not permanently or even materially advance recovery or aid employment.
 The expenditure of this vast sum, amounting to 10 per cent of our national debt, puts each one of us under the necessity of exerting every possible influence in insisting that those charged with the expen- allure of this money, subject only to the direction of the President, protect us from the dark clouds of imitation gathering over us.
 Connecticut Economic Council
 HOWELL CHENEY,
 Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Tempest In Teapot

The spectacle of Rep Alfred N. Phillips of Stamford sending angry telegrams to Governor Wilbur L. Cross over what he terms an insult" to Fairfield county just fitted in with the hot weather of last week We're pretty sure it was the hot weather that produced such emotions in the congressman; he really couldn't have been as angry about the episode as he in- dicated in his message to the governor.
 It seems that Governor Cross extended an invitation to John A. Macdonald, for mer State Highway Commissioner, to ride in his official car at the Merritt Parkway dedication ceremonies this week This was by way of showing regard for the former official during whose regime the entire parkway was planned and built. Even if he was forced to resign his po- sition under somewhat of a cloud it was a nice gesture on the governors part to ask him to attend the dedication.
 After all Mir Macdonald, so far as we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

Music for the masses is proven defi- nitely successful when $500 people attended the concert by the philharmonic Symphony in the Lewisohm Stadium in New York City the other night, scorching weather and all. Had the weather been more comfortable there might have been well over 1000 at this first summer con- cert of the season. New York City does we'll by it's population and its visitors. The less highbroW go to light opera at the nearby beaches. The convivial gather on attractive roof gardens, at sidewalk cafes and garden plazas and the like, Yes, you ment in New York in the good old sum- mer time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Search for Labor Wisdom

There will be good deal of interest in the mission of the nine experts represent ing business, labor, education and gov- ernment, whom President Roosevelt has sent abroad to study labor problems in England and Sweden. There is growing impression in America that those coun- tries have been more successful than ours in developing satisfactory relations be- tween capital and labor, with the govern ment merely providing necessary legisla- tion and encouraging the two groups to solve their own problems. The committee members will operate independently, as separate individuals and groups.
 The names are impressive. The nine include as business representatives Ger ard Swope, president of the General Elec- tric Co.,; Charles R. Hook, president of the American Rolling Mills Co.,, and Henry l. Hartman, former president of the United States Chamber of Commerce Labor is represented by Robert Watt of the Inter- national Labor Office at Geneva, stand ing for the American Federation of La bor Education is represented by Lloyd K. Garrison of the University of Wisconsin, former chairman of the National Labor Board, and Miss Marion Dickerman prin- cipal of the Todhunter School for Girls in New York city The government, there are William E. Chalmer, assistant U S. labor commissioner; William H. Davis, attorney and former deputy MIRA administrator, and Anna M Rosenberg, regional director of the Social Security Board in New York.
 The list seems to guarantee that the inquiry will be conducted fairly, from many points of view. The report will be awaited with interest by Americans who realize that the Old World has been wrestling with some of these modern problems longer than we have and may have found some good answers to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

guffaws among his colleagues.
 Originally, Senator Minton of Indiana got the credit - or the blame-for the newspaper investi- gation idea. It caused a terrific furore and 8 lot of unfavorable criticism.
 But in the closing hours of the session, Senator Minton let drop the fact that Senator Tydings, who faces 3 tough re- election battle and has had . lot of unfavorable newspaper publicity, was the one ap- preached Minton with the idea that newspapers should be in- vestigated.
 NOTE-What Tydings has com- plained about particularly are newspaper stories describing his million dollar mansion on the banks of the Susquehanna, its ten-car garage, and the road built to 1t with WPA funds.
 At the recent Congressional ses- sion Tydings was the strongest advocate of Investigating WPA- until Maryland Republicans pointed out that the Senator's WPA roads should be the first thing investigated. Then he kept quiet.
 Mail Bag
 R. K. A., Madison, Wis.-TWo members of the Supreme Court served in the World War, Justice Black and Justice Stanley Reed. Black was q captain of artillery and Reed a first lieutenant in the infantry. V. K. D., Clinton, Ia.-Secretary Roper's pronuncia- ton of "horizon" with the accent on the first syllable was used by Shakespeare but is not an accepa- ble modern pronunciation. G. H., Boston-Not~ until recently has the rhumba been regarded as 8 respectable dance. It originated in the disreputable dance halls of Havana. c. K., Washington Of the three service bands, only the Marine band plays at the White House. It has a much longer history than the Army or Navy bands, played for the inau- guration Of the Federal Govern ment at Washington in 1900. E. L. N., San Francisco-Spanish Government figures show 8 total of 125 foreign bombing planes brought down during the three months, March through May. Of these, 8 were German, 92 Italian.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Selected Poem
MERRY-GO-ROUND
(At Agassiz Villagc)

(At AgassiZ Villagc) Pearl Strachan in the Christian Science Monitor Slowly swing. The children climb Onto the horses, into the chariotS. Something breaks through the thin cold rime Of earth cloud. Something snaps in the thcknes That separates us from our dreams. The top has begun to spin. The ponies Arch their necks their feet rise upward Clnging to the rod we go, Lost in swift, delicious Whirling. Now the long, blue lake is curling Round us. This is the gay, the faerie. Bright are the eyes, and the lips are parted Only the dreary, stony -hearted Could resist the tinkling music Music of childhood, music of faere. Here is the right place. here i'll the wildwood, For the merry -go-round of childhood. Bring the lambs too early burdened. Cleanse their memory of sinning, Pure in their first beginning. Leave the sheep, and let him crop Let the round about stop And after the leaping horses Of wood and steel have run their courses, Let the melody light and airy, All the nonsense that is faerie, Dwell in my heart the years stalk past. This is real. This will last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Time Will Tell

:. Somehow or other we got the impress sion in listening to the President speak last Friday night and then the next day in reading over some of his remarks that he might be bit peeved. He certainly shed few peeves over the air waves, but :. then a President of the United States af- ter six years of struggling with tough economic conditions and changing s0- 2 cial order is apt to have pet peeves The 7 wonder of it is that MT. Roosevelt hasn't z more.
 Being more or less of typical Am erican citizen, good-natured, quick to see the other side of the question MT. Roose- ? welt didn't dwell on his peeves too long. There was just enough to let those at whom he is peeved know he's going to do something about it. We knew long before his speech that Democratic members of Congress who face reelection this fall might fall into three categories those the President wants reelected; those he doesn't want reelected; and those over whose reelection he Worf't concern him. self
 There will be reprisals over Democratic baking during the 75th Congress. That | much is clear And they undoubtedly will start next month when Mr. Roosevelt starts on his transcontinental tour. That doesn't penetrate Connecticut, so it's safe to say that Senator Augustine Lonergan isn't included on the blacklist Even if former National Committeeman Archi- bald McNeil sees fit to contest the nom- nation, it's no proof that the administra- tion is backing his efforts.
 Where Senator Lonergan apparently has such solid party support, and also some Republican, it would be foolish for the New Deal to stretch out its neck. Judging by what MT. Roosevelt said there won't be any neck-stretching. We got the impression that he thinks conditions are bound to respond to artificial respiration. If they do, we hope that the recovery will be more lasting this time. This up-and- down the scale business is bit discourag- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
PressCOn1ment
STACKING" A BASEBALL
(NeW London Dayl

tNeW LOndOn Day)
 Reporting the injury received by a small boy employed to retrieve baseballs knocked over the fence during 8 Sunday afternoon baseball game, the Middletown Press the oth- CT day referred to the circumstances under which the lad was injured as "shacking baseball and falling on 8 piece of glass. And 1t used the word stacking without quotation marks, to indicate any slang con- nection. The same word appeared in the headline on the item. Most New Englanders, we feel, will under stand the term. In some other parts of the country 1t must puzzle readers, however.
 ITO shack" says the dictionary, is an American colloquialism, meaning ito chase, to retrieve" It appears below the line" in among the little used, unusual or obsolete words, or the variants of usual meanings and spellings. In the early days of this century 1t was well known express sion in most sections of New Eng A@AANb u1oAnAy III tllC oClloc OI to chase something and bring 1t back" Thus one might shack" & baseball that 8 player had missed, but you chased" a dog out of the back yard. But 1t is a word that we have not heard used to any extent in years. The modern youth in this section doesn't seem to use 1t, and maybe doesn't even know what it means.
 There are many words in this clas- sification, whose useage once was wide, and meaning clear enough, but are not heard frequently nowadays. Fetch" is one of them, for instance, although 1t does not have the collo- quial connections of shack" Once it was common enough to be told to ''go and fetch the mail," or to fetch and carry" wood from the shed to the kitchen wood box. Despite the fact that the word has largely gone out of useage, 1t is still perfectly good. In fact 1t fills long felt want in modern vocabularies, for 1t means to go and get something and there is no substitute for 1t used that we can think of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR Q. How old is Edgar Bergen? Is he married?
 A. He is thirty-five years old. and unmarried.
 @. When and where will the National Air races be held this year?
 A. September 3, 4 and 5. at Cleve- land, Ohio.
 Q. When is Ascension Day? A. It is forty days after Easter and this year fell on May 26. Q. Do employees of the American Red Cross receive benefits under