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The Washington times., 1938-09-24
DR.. BALLOU ASKS
PURE RIVER FOR
SAFE SWIMMING
Joins Campaign to
Clean Up Potomac

Educators, recreation workers
and parents have joined in the
war to eliminate pollution in the
Potomac.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of the District public
schools, said:
Boys are going to swim in
the river no matter how much
we tell them not to. So me
sooner we clean it up and make
it safe for swimming, the better.
I hope the Federal Government
and everyone else who can do
anything will do something
about the river"
WOULD AID HEALTH
Mrs. Walter B. Fry, president Of
the District Congress of Parents
and Teachers urging that the river
be purified, exclaimed:
Really, something should be
done about this. If they made
the river safe for swimming our
youngsters could go to the river
all summer long. AS it is moth
ers and fathers now tell their
boys and girls to stay out Of it.
"If children could go to the
river we wouldn't have so many
boys and girls killed in acci-
dents. We haven't enough play
grounds, but if we had clean
river we wouldn't need to worry
so much about Fairgrounds
and there wouldn't be so much
sickness"
WANTS BEACHES
Miss Sybil Baker, District play.
ground director, emphasizing the
need for a clean river, pointed out
that several other cities have puri.
fled nearby streams for recreation
purposes. She said:
II wish we could have arti-
ficial beaches on the river"
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
The Award Lineup

HIGH ICE CREAM:
Thomas Leonard, Treasury,
has q slip awaiting here en-
titling him to a quart of this
tasty commodity At any High
Store, one of which is Operat-
ing at 1920 Pennsylvania
Ave. N. w.
LITTLE THEATER: Today
is your last chance to see the
excellent Return of the
Scarlet PimperneI." Tickets
are mailed daily to cores
pOndents.
BOXING: Tuesday, Steve
MamakOs battles Mexican
Champ Bobby PachO at GrifS
Stadium So get in your
unusual Federal facts" by
Monday evening, as the best
received will win two reserved
seats.
MARLENE BEAUTY KIT:
Helen Ellison. GAO. Is invited
to visit GOldenberg's cOsmet-
ic counter and receive one Of
these snappy, fast-Selling
face-refreshment "naturalS."
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

wants to remain an actor. Alec
Woollcott, H ey wo o d Broun,
Peter Arno-even Rube Gold
berg, have had the footlight
urge and, of course, the fate
of Irwin Cobb and his deser-
ton to the cinema-cameras is
too we'll and too sadly known.
None Of us is a laSt-sticker.
Mr.. Eddie Cantor wants to
write-and does; Mr.. Richard
Himber, musician, and Mr.. Mil
ton Berle, comedian, yearn to
be magicianS-and are, MeSSrS,
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Downey TO Fly Here
To Call on President

LOS ANGELES, Sept. "a
G.N.SD.-State Senator Culbert
Olson, Democratic nominee for
governor of California, and his
running mate, Ellis E. Patterson,
were en- route to Washington to-
day to see President Roosevelt.
Sheridan Downey, Democratic
nominee for United States Sena-
tor, will follow by plane Monday,
and the three expect to see the
President on Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Infant Death
Rate inD.C.
Declines

With 1887 described as one
Of the most progressive
periods in the history of Dis
trict public health, the
Health Departments annual
report yesterday revealed a
reduction in infant and ma
ternity mortality for the
past year.
The rate for infant NOR
tality per 1000 population
fell from IS in 1886 to 61.7
in 1887, while m a ternal
deaths dropped 1.31 per
1000.
District Health Officer
Rutland said that, although
a great deal Of progress has
been made in work in this
field. he wants the services
extended still further.
OF the 70 cases Of typhoid
fever reported during the
year. with four deaths, DIR.
Rutland said 36 used water
from the polluted Potomac
River exclusively.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

to Columbus US faculty. The
Professional influence: "In-serv-
ice" training "at all levels Of Gov
ernment" will be gabbled over at
the forthcoming Civil Service AS
sembly jabber here October 17-21.
To Greener Fields
Lester Smith, office of the
Surgeon General, has ditched the
S. G. in favor of GWU's alumni's
secretaryship, with fattened sal
ary. Despite absence of an en-
abling law, another agency has
fired an employe for indebted
ness" it was learned this week. f.
Clarence Lappe, GPO preSSman,
has been daughtered. Johnny
Federal otherwise known as the
Coon croaked today: II think
my chief is indulging in Wishful
thinking; all he sings all day is
old Man Nose Is Dead!'"
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Today in Films

WAR NER BROTHERS.
schedule today: EARLE
-Four Daughters" with Pris-
ella, Rosemary and Lola
Lane, plus Wayne Morris
and Johnnie Davis in person
on the stage; METROPOLI.
TAN-"Secrets of An Act
reSs," with Kay Francis and
George Brent; AMBASSA-
DOR - Gary Cooper and
Helen Hayes in Farewell to
Arms" PENN-Martha Raye
and Bob Hope in "Give Me
a Sailor" UPTOWN-ROb-
ert Young and Lew Ayres in
"Rich Man Poor Girl" CAL
VERT and TIVOLI-Jane
Withers in Keep Smiling"
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

good old U. S. A.
This country used to have
minorities itself, but they were
seldom any great bother to it.
AS a matter of fact, we will
have what we suppose you
would call a minority in one
of those spots of territory that
we guzzled out Of Spain back
down the years.
This is Puerto Rico, an
island in the Caribbean, and
as pleasant a place as there is
on Gods green footstool, If
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Trifle TGrdy?
Delicious CheuOiness

Original Velati Candy
Stores will present One-pOund
boxes of their delicious chOc-
Olates or caramelS, on request,
to Mrs. Reva TicktOn, Civil
Service; MabIe Birch. Pro-
curement Division; John w.
Shields, PWA. Candy will
be presented at either store,
$40 Ninth st. N. w., or 6O9
Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
''But'' 6

DRIME MINISTER CHAMBERLAIN has been
4 generally condemned editorially in this country
for submitting to the Hitler terms and allegedly
selling out" the Czechs
Accepting the condemnation, let us suppose,
then, that there would have been general
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

approval in the press if Neville
Chamberlain had taken the
opposite track and that war
was the result.
Since the World War the
general Staffs of the European
nations have established a new
type Of infantry defense.
DeUise NeU System
MILITARY StrategiSts
A'A learned 20 years ago that
the terrific bombardments day
after day shattered mems
morale in trench warfare.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Voice of New York By Loui5 SObOl

A !TISKET, ATASKET: Thornton Wilder has
IA inhaled the proscenium dust-and now his
doom is upon him for the fellow confesses he
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
The Brighter Side ByDamonRunyon

the Philippines out Of Spain, too something like
the way Italy guzzled Ethiopia out Of the Ethi-
opians, only in our case we had the moral
justification that it was done by the good old
U. s. A.. which can never do wrong, and besides
it was SO long ago that we are now covered by
the statute Of limitations.
Furthermore, we guzzed the Philippines out
of Spain to liberate the Filipinos, and that is
how they came to be minority. They were
a minority Of high-powered rifles as they dis
covered when they got terribly sassy with the
good old U. S. A., and talked about wanting
to set up q republic or a democracy or some
foolishness of their own.
Willing to Buy
0NE thing about the good old u s. A. That
" those European people should bear in mind IN
dealing with minority problems, is that we have
never been land-grabbing nation except. OF
course, when we needed the land, like in the case
Of the Indian minority Of many years ago.
The good old U. S. A. is generally willing to buy.
if it can get good bargain. 1t bought Louisiana
and Alaska and a raft of other territory and
would probably have been willing to buy Hawaii
only it found that they could have it as a gift
and we got the steel guitars and songs about
Waikiki Beach with it, too.
OF course, there are no minorities in Louisiana
or Alaska to deal with, except a couple Of Re
publicans in New orleans and Mr.. Seymour Weiss
handles them without any assistance from the
U. s. A., and the only minority in Hawaii con.
sists of the visiting movie actors kicking about
the hotel rates.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

from evidencng interest in traShfictton and moth
ing can induce them to openly demand title
like "Vice or Virtue" or Shame Girl" Rather,
they lead UP to it gently. They say. Il read a
book by this author once" pointing to the book,
"and it was shocking. wonder If this one is like
that. too?" Or else, there is great show of
picking the volume at random with the confes-
sion: "Oh just want any old book at all. I
guess this'n do" The storekeeper catches on
and when one of these customers enters again, he
rushes forward with the latest shocker-and
knows that when the book is returned, the GUS
toner will sigh in mild reproach: 1T was simply
terrible"
Suing Us. SWeet
THOUGHTS AT RANDOM: Soft and sweet
- melodies still claim me as their fervent dev-
otee and raucous swing filters me into indigo
doldrums But darent protest too passion
ately-for the pendulum may kick back and bring
a revival of the saccharine boopboopa-doopers-
and that would be awful! /. :. Perhaps, the breath
of closeness fogs the mirror but couldn't If you
were to ask me quickly name one person Of the
hotel and restaurant industry whose name will be
synonymous with the glamour Of the current
period .. mean, for instance, Bonifaces or
chefs like Rector of the early century, Cesar
Ritz (who is to be glorified in biography shortly
to appear in the bookstalls), oscar of the Wal
dorf, still with us. Theodore of the Ritz, also
still alive, the original Bustonoby and kindred
gentlemen.
THEY HAVE MADE God earring, familyloving
l. fellow out of Jesse James in an amusing
happy-go-lucky little play. "Mssour: Legend" now
at the Empire Theater-a homely Robin Hood
of chap, ushing to the aid of forlorn widows and
fretting about the morals Of hillbly disciple.
Jesse James was fortunate enough to live before
the days of Oman Hoover. The Jesse JameSes
and the Billy the Kids Of the 1930s are head
lined and chronicled as cheap desperados and no
laurel of glorification is their crown after they
are captured or shot down. It's too bad too.
That fellow Dillinger, for instance-what pos
terity could have done for him in a legend book!
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

copyright 1885, by King Features Syndicate Inter-
national copyright and all other rights reserved)
IT seems to us that the whole trouble over in
- Europe is that those fellows do not know how
to handle minority population problems, IKE tne
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Husband Winning

Federal Trade Commish has Is
sued a complaint against a New
Yorker for selling booklets under
such titles as Fortune Telling
With Cards, Dice and Dominoes, "
Aunt Sally's Policy Players
Dream Book" ''Napoleon's Dream
Book" and How to Win a Hus-
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Aggie Activities Unit

Agriculture this week formed q
committee to draw up plans for
the future of employe activities
and confer on them with per.
sonnel majormoguls, the aim to
be coordination with new Aggie
policies New York State
Society opens its winter season
with a Shoreham swing session
October %, and Member Chair
man Maurice Sands would like
to hear from potentials at Room
540e, Interstate IF you want
to be BIG, don't belittle!" (Sign
in Soil ConSerVationl.
Jobs in Maryland
Until September 80, Maryland
has announced tests for elemen-
tary teachers, physical instructors
public health nurses, Stenographer-
secretaries and occupational ther,
apiStS, and if interested you should
write The State Employment Com
missioner, % Light St., Baltimore
An anonymous miSSive en-.
titled, Please" was sent to this
desk this week. No attention can
be paio it because Cd it was anon
ymous, and Cd its details were
insufficient.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

old U. S. A. does about this Puerto Rican minor
ity whenever there is any necessity of doing
anything about it at all, is to send the officer
on the beat out to whack few minority fellows
on their beans, and this teaches them a good
lesson,
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Guzzled Philippines Too

Guzzled Philippines Too
.VOU can see that where the Puerto Ricans err
= is in giving vent to such notions in Puerto
Rico. If they came to the good old U. S. A., and
uttered them in Columbus Circle, or at a meeting
Of their Bund, nothing would happen to them,
because this is free country.
We used to have another sort of minority
in place called the Philippines. We guzzled
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
They're Getting Soft?

Trend of the times: That mix
up this week between UFWA and
AFGE wherein the UFWA in
advertently impugned the verac-
ity of Ages Charlie Stengle)
would have caused a major war"
a year or so ago. But unions
have become less vicious toward
one another (maybe) and an apol-
ogy seems to have rectified mat
tiers. Stengle, Cecil Custer and
Bernice Heffner, by the way, have
been designated as usual to rep
resent AFGE at the AFL conven-
ton in Houston october 8.
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Speaking Of Government
Workers
. Bu J. EARLE MOSER =
NOTES OF THE WEEK:

AFL's William Green this week
was splashed with a 350-word let
ter from a former high AFGE Of
ficial on behalf Of Davey Glass
A three-page squawk from Cana
dian National Railways, for $14.15
in payment for carrying U. S.
postal sleuths So miles on the
other side of the border, has been
allowed by Acting Comptroller
General Dick Elliott, thus reverS-
ing himself (no "Sudeten" worries
hereD The Republicans will
win at least so additional seats in
the House at the coming elections
The Philly Central Labor
Union has squashed a resolution
offered it cenSuring Mayor Hague.
It's Out NOW
It's supposed to be a secret, but
the AAA this week decided that
cotton planters in the Deep South
who rent land from Uncle Sam
are exempt from marketing quota
exemptions and penalties of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1898 A years subscription
ticket to Washington Civic Thea
ter is to 60 to the Interior-PWA
person whose three-act play is Sc
lected for presentation by the
IDRA Theater Group, Evelyn
Adams, director, the contest clos
ing october / Gladys Knob
LAUGH, Loans and Currency, is
honeymooning following her Ana
costa merging q week ago.
A Trifle Tardy?
IT'S said (heh heh) that the
Legion's new big-wiggie didn't en-
list until 1919-serving at Arch
angel. William Cody, father OF
the bank cashier who reported
part of the stolen Lindbergh ran
som notes, has retired after 35
years from a post in the Light
house Service, N'York, and has re-
ceived a life membership from
AFGE. .AFL's general counsel,
Joe Padway, has been appointed
The Washington times., 1938-09-24

band" The lad is alleged to
be deceptive and untrue by the
usually Staid CommiSh,
The Washington times., 1938-09-24
Back From Danger

AAA notes: Evelyn Warfield
was among endangered residents
of storm-torn Hartford, Conn,
but is expected back at her desk
Monday. John R. Greenman,
North Central Division economist,
leaves today for q year of study
at Harvard. Lucille Henke
is restfesting in Boise. Idaho.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20
Notice Of Delinquent Irrigation
Assessments and Sale Of Lands
Therefor

SunnyStde Irrigation District
Notice is hereby given that irri-
cation assessments for the year 1886
Of the Sunnyside Irrigation Dis
trict upon premises and lands with
In said district are now delinquent
and interest on the amount of each
assessment has accrued thereto, and
said assessments including said ac-
crued interest and costs, are pay
able at the office of the undersign-
ed Treasurer of Benton County.
Inasmuch as these delinquent as
sessments stand as a lien against
the real property for which they are
assessed and unless the said assess
ments, together with said accrued
interest and costs are paid prior to
Saturday, the 22nd day of January,
1888, I will, as commanded by law
on said date, at the hour of 10 o.
clock am. of said day, at front en-
trance of the Court House in the
City Of Prosser, Washington, sell
each and all of said tracts on which
said assessments accrued interest
and costs shall not then have been
paid or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to meet the same. Such
sale shall be in the manner by stat
ute made and provided and the land
sold shall be subject to redemption
as provided by law in such cases.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20

All Of said lands are situate IL
Townships numbered North from
the base line and Ranges number.
ed East from the Willamette Mer-
idan In Benton County State OF
Washington.
Three lists Of all property delin-
quent in the district mentioned
above are posted In each voting
precinct and in the places herein
after mentioned:
One at the office Of the Potlatch
Yards Inc. at Benton City Washing
ton;
One at the q. 8. Post Office at
Benton City Washington;
One at the intersection of the
State Highway and the Knox Road.
One additional copy is also posted
In the office Of the Board Of d.
rectors Of the Sunnyside District:
and one In the office of the County
Treasurer Of Benton County WASH
ington. .
Dated this 30th day of December.
1887. at Prosser, Washington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer Of Benton County and
Ex-O fficio Treasurer Of Sunnyside
District. 1:6-l3-20
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20

highway in the swA OF Section
1929.
Precinct No. 2
One at the post office, Kenne-
wick, Washington;
One near the intersection OF Au-
burn Street and Kennewick Ave-
nue., Kennewick, Washington:
One at the City Hall, Kennewick,
Washington.
Precinct No. 3
One on the County Road oppo-
site the Northeast corner OF Sec
ton 22-8-30.
One at the Grange Hall, Finley,
Washington:
One at the Finley Store, Finley.
Washington.
Precinct No. A
One on the margin Of the County
Road opposite the residence OF H.
S. Hughes In Section 1851:
One on the margin OF the road at
the residence Of G. j. Dahlin In Sec
ton 5-7-31;
One opposite the Hover Store,
Hover, Washington.
One additional copy is also post
ed in the office Of the Board OF Dr.
rectors Of the Columbia District:
and one in the office Of the County
Treasurer Of Benton County, WASH
ington.
Dated this 30th day Of December,
1887, at Prosser, Washington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer OF Benton County and
Ex-Officio Treasurer of Columbia
District 1.e 10 On
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20
Notice Of Delinquent Irrigation
Assessments and Sale of Lands
Therefor
Riverland Irrigation District

Notice Is hereby given that irri
cation assessments for the year 1891
OF the Riverland Irrigation Distric
upon premises and lands within salt
district are now delinquent and in.
terest on the amount of each as.
seSsment has accrued thereto, ane
said assessments including said &C.
crued interest and costs, are payable
at the office of the undersigned
Treasurer Of Benton County.
1nasmuch as these delinquent as.
sessments stand as a lien agains,
the real property for which they are
assessed and unless the said assess
ments, together with said accrued
interest and costs are paid prior To
Saturday, the 22nd day of January
1888, Will, as commanded by law
on said date, at the hour of 10 o.
clock am. of said day, at front en-
trance Of the Court House in the
City OF Prosser, Washington, sell
each and al of said tracts on which
said assessments, accrued interest
and costs shall not then have been
paid, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to meet the same. Such
sale shall be in the manner by stat
ute made and provided and the land
sold shall be subject to redemption
as provided by law in such cases.
All of said lands are situate In
Townships numbered North from
the base line and Ranges numbered
East from the Willamette Meridian.
IN Benton County, State of WASH
ington.
Three lists of all property delin-
quent In the district mentioned
above are posted in each voting
precinct and In the places herein-
after mentioned:
One at the United States Post
Office at Allard Washington.
One at the Riverland Station.
near the Southwest corner of Sec
ton 8, Township Is North, Range
Is e. w. M.
One at the Power Pole near the
southeast corner of Section 3.
Township Is North, Range Is E. W.
M. (West OF the John Grom place. \
One additional copy is also posted
In the office Of the Board OF Di.
rectors Of the Riverland District:
and one in the office Of the County
Treasurer Of Benton County, WASH
Ington.
Dated this 30th day of December.
1897, at Prosser, Washington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer Of Benton County and
Treasurer of Riverland
District. 16-I3-onl
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20

| entrance OF the Court House in the
City OF ProSser, washington, sell
each and all Of said tracts on which
said assessments, accrued interest
and costs shall not then have been
paid, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to meet the same. Such
sale shall be In the manner by stat
ute made and provided and the land
sold shall be subject to redemption
as provided by law in such cases.
All Of said lands are situate In
Townships numbered North from
the base line and Ranges numbered
East from the Willamette Meridian,
in Benton County, State Of WASH
ington.
Three lists Of all property delin-
quent In the district mentioned
above are posted in each voting pre-
cinct and in the places hereinafter
mentioned:
One at the Northeast corner OF
the Northeast quarter of Section
20, Township 8 North, Range IS E.
w. M.
One at the Southwest corner OF
the Southeast quarter OF the
Southeast quarter of Section IS,
township 8 North, Range Is e. w.
M.
One at the Southeast corner of
the Northeast quarter of Section "a,
Township 8 North, Range "a e. w.
M.
One additional copy is also posted
In the office Of the Board OF Di-
rectors Of the Prosser District; and
one in the office of the County
Treasurer of Benton County, WASH
ington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer Of Benton County and
Ex- Officio Treasurer of Prosser
District. 1.6-13-2ol
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-20
Notice Of Delinquent Irrigation
Assessments and Sale of Lands
Therefor


Notice Is hereby given that fri
cation assessments for the year 1886
OF the Kennewick Irrigation Dis
trict upon premises and lands with
in said district are now delinquent
and interest on the amount of each
assessment has accrued thereto. and
said assessments including said &C
crued interest and costs, are pay
able at the office of the under
signed Treasurer Of Benton County
1nasmuch as these delinquent as
sessments stand as a lien against
the real property for which they are
assessed and unless the said assess
ments, together with said accrued
interest and costs are paid prior to
Saturday, the 22nd day of january,
1888, I will, as commanded by law
on said date, at the hour Of 10 o.
clock am. Of said day, at front en-
trance Of the Court House in the
City Of Prosser, Washington, sell
each and all Of said tracts on which
said assessments, accrued interest
and costs shall not then have been
paid, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to meet the same.
Such sale shall be in the manner by
statute made and provided and the
land sold shall be subject to re-
demption as provided by law in
such cases.
All OF said lands are situate in
Townships numbered North from
the base line and Ranges numbered
East from the Willamette Meridian.
In Benton County, State of WASH
ington.
Three lists of all property delin-
quent in the district mentioned
above are posted in each voting
precinct and in the places herein-
after mentioned:
On Highway at Southeast corner
OF Tract 1, Highlands Plat "B.o
known as Kadow corner.
On corner of Tract %. Highlands
Flat "B" near Highlands Clubhouse.
AT the Northeast corner of Sec
ton IL Township North Range %
E.W.M. known as the Cemetery
corner.
One additional copy is also posted
In the office of the Board of Di-
rectors Of the Kennewick District.
and one in the office of the County
Treasurer of Benton County, WASH
ington.
Dated this 30th day of December.
1887, at Prosser, Washington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer Of Benton County and
Treasurer of Kenntwick
District. 1.6-1a-oo