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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-28

YOU are QefeOy SUu1uO1cO W oP.
pear within sixty days after the date
of the first publication Of this sum-
mons, to-wit, within sixty days aft
er the 18th day of July, 1888, and
defend the above entitled action In
the above entitled court and answer
the complaint of the plaintiffs and
serve q copy Of your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys Tor
plaintiffs at their office below stat
ed. and in case of your failure so to
do Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint which has
been filed with the clerk Of said
court.
The objects Of the above entitled
action are:
Ito recover judgment In favor OF
plaintiff Kennewick Irrigation Dis
trict adjudging said. irrigation dis
trict to be the owner in fee simple
of and quoting title in said plain
tiff Kennewick Irrigation District
to the real property hereinafter de-
scribed and forever barring the de-
PENDANTS, and each Of them, from
hereafter claiming or asserting any
right, title or interest in and to said
real property, which is now spectt-
ically described as follows, to-wtt:
Property In Schedule I OF the
complaint:
Olmsted Addition to Kennewick,
according to the plats thereof on
file and of record in the Office OF
the Auditor of Benton County,
Washington:
All of Block "a, according to the
original plat. except Lots !, 2, 8. Q
and z;
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 and Lots TO-
] II and IL, Block Is;
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-28

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IN the office of the Auditor o.
ton County, Washington. "a
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office OF the Auditor OF
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west quarter, lying North a.r = /
canal right Of way, In Se = m.
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M, Benton County, w, s;,t MA
3. The aforesaid complain ,s n "
is now on file in the oiiic 's y cout
Clerk of the above enns' sc,,s ~.
describes in detail the vsl Ind
GELS of real property orr1siuats
s and the respective parcels l;,, : ~
20 which each defenoal'
right, title or interest,". ,,o,ne pbiu'
In addition to the foreeon T1sljcI .
tiffs pray for such fur. .s,s nreuts
the court can grant IN I !, epsoWBr
Attorneys for rssdrss
Office and Post olll's 7:1p
Kennewick, Washington
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Victims Assisted in Seeking Punishment
After They Have Been Plundered
and Otherwise Damaged.

Government closed one bureau Its oper-
ator opened for business at another
address. So far Mr.. Hisgs and his
agents have closed three bureaus In
Chicago, one in Oklahoma and II In
Denver. Gradually they are working
their way eastward, according to Mr..
Higss, leaving law enforcement agents
In every important city. There seems
little chance that these "panders," ~
Mr.. Higgs terms them, can indefinitely
defy Uncle Sam. They are. he declares,
doomed.
The careers Of these men started
with the wholesale improvements of
roads al over the United States In
the last few years. Excellent high
ways made speed and therefore profats
possible.
Most Of the wildcat drivers, he
says, are former convicts and often
transfer wanted criminals across State
lines in the same cars with innocent
passengers. endangering their safety
with the possibilities Of police pur.
suit.
The travel bureaus" are found
mostly In second-rate hotels, small
rooms and apartments furnished spar
ingly with road maps, chairs, Z tele-
phone and agency address cerda-a
simple set-up that enables the bureau
chief to depart at moments notice, II
Government or local authorities get
on his trail. leaving nothing Of value
behind.
Usually the bureau is near q bus
station, where the wildcat broker"
spots travellers with rundown heels
and luggage. The pander approaches
the likely looking prospect and asks
him his destination.
II he Is bound, say, from Kansas
City to San Francisco. the wildcat
will offer to take him there In new
car, cheaper and faster than BY bus.
The prospect. probably soing on .
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Bulletin of Current
Exhibitions.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF
ART, Seventeenth street and
New York avenue. Special
exhibition OF water colors and
drawings of sculpture in the
Yum Kang Caves, Shansi,
China, by Mary Augusta Null
likin and Anna M. HotchNs.
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASH
INGTON, 2o17 I street NV.
Twenty-fifth annual exhibi-
ton of the Landscape Club Of
Washington. {.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
division of graphic arts, the
Mall at Tenth street SW. Ex-
hibition Of etchings, dry points
and aquatints, by r. w. Woi-
ceske of Woodstock. N. Y.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM, Natural History
Building. Constitution avenue
and Tenth street S.W. Exhibi-
tion of 200 prints by graphic
artists, Federal Art Project,
w. P. A.
UNITED STAYES NATIONAL
MUSEUM, Arts and Industries
Building, the Mall at Eighth
street SW. Exhibition Of
pictorial photography, by Dever
Timmons OF Coshocton, Ohio.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GAL
LERY, 1900 Twenty-hrst street
NV. Special exhibitions Of
oil paintings and water colors
selected from the gallery's own
collection in new arrangements.
PUBLIC LIBRARY. main build
ing, Eighth and K streets NV.
Special exhibition of recent
water colors. by Olin Dows.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART
GALLERY, 240l Sixth street
NV. Exhibition of reproduc-
tions of modern paintings.
w. P. A. FEDERAL ART PROF.
ECT-CHILDREN'S GALLERY.
sls independence avenue s.W.
Exhibition of mural painting
by children of the United
States. Exhibition of works by
D. c. artists under W. P. A.
Art Project.
DEPARTMENT OF THE IN
TERROR, c street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets NV. Oil paintings by
college students throughout
the United States.
LITTLE GALLERY. 1904 o street.
Georgetown. Exhibition Of
portraits, by Gina Adele Bren-
nan.
GEORGETOWN RIEs,
1924 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Etchings, water colors and oils
by well-known local and out-of-
town artists.
CHALET NONPAREIL, 7lo3 Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda,
Md. Exhibition Of paintings,
wood blocks and pen sketches,
by M. Jean Girard Of Paris.
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of the works Of the old masters and
is designer as we'll as painter.

of the works Of the old masters and
is designer as we'll as painter.
Only two of the prize winning can
vases set forth figures-these are the
painting entitled The Wind" the
work OF Karl Hofer of Berlin, which
received first prize, and The People"
by Arnold Blanch, American, Of Wood
stock, N. j., one-time pupil Of Ken
meth Hayes Miller, to which third prize
was voted. Hofer is called q classic
modern" because he combines with the
simplicity of his expression some of the
unruly elements of modern painting.
The Wind" manifests this achieve
ment in the simplicity Of presents-
ton, sculpturesque effect and unal-
loyed LONELINESS with which is united
tempestuous movement.
Arnold Blanch was born In Illinois
and began his studies in art in the
Minneapolis School OF Art. 1t is said
of him that he knows the American
scene" and has painted 1t authenti-
cally but that Of late he has been LESS
concerned with its beauty and pic
turesque aspects than in pointing the
contrast between these and the pow
erty Of people who inhabit this opu-
lent land" In his prize winning pic
ture he shows q group Of the most
forlorn and degenerate Of human be-
ings, looking in an expressionless way
beyond to nowhere. the foremost hold
ing in her hand a bill of Rights" over
and beyond which in the distances are
seen, jumbled together but recogniI-
able, the Capitol and the Supreme
Court Buildings here in our Ma
tional Capital. As Mr.. Blanch Is rep
resented in the current exhibition Of
prints by w. P. A. artists (now on
view in the United States National
Museum he must himself at one time
comparatively recently been on gov
ernmental relief roles, an embittering
experience which may have engendered
this particular composition.
The other American to whom an
honor went was Rockwell Kent, dis
tinguished painter and illustrator,
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Bv J. ". Carter.

Have you ever noticed an adver-
tisement offering to "share expenses"
on an auto trip to California and
been tempted?
Many such advertisements are part
of a travel bureau racket that has
been plundering our less prosperous
citizens for the past few years and
which law-enforcement bodies from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation on
down intend to wipe out.
Wildcat is the word for these fy-by-
night racketeers who have robbed,
crippled and killed hundreds OF per-
sons in their unlicensed and uninsured
cars. Less tragic, but decidedly irri-
tating, Is their frequent abandonment
Of passengers at stops after the fare
has been paid
The dispatcher Of wildcat auto
transportation offers the public safe" !"
cheap" and comfortable" transporta-
tion in new sedans" on "share-the-
expense" basis that has been widely
advertised and operates from bureaus
all over the United States. In front
Of each bureau are signs listing i'm
portant cities and prices. Rates are
about cent a mile-cheaper than bus
or train fares.
The racket has been bilking the
public Of millions of dollars annually,
it was said by Arthur G. Higgs, attor-
ney in the Section Of Law and En-
forcement of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, in q recent interview.
Mr.. Higgs acted as witness at prosecu-
tions at Denver. Colo, last May in
which 80 wildcat operators were in
dicted for violating the Motor Carriers
Act and 20 convicted. Up until that
time wildcat operators had felt safe
from the law.
But not long after the Denver con-
victions the travel trade resumed work
on an even larger scale. A. fast Is the
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ton car, giving him bureau card on
which is written a request for the agent
in Washington to transfer the passen-
ger to a car bound South. The St.
Louis broker will assure the passenger
that he will not have any waiting to
do at the Nations Capital.
When the passenger gets to Wash
ington the broker here asks for his
usual - deposit, although the passen-
ger has supposedly paid his full fare
to Atlanta. The Washington broker
promises to return the 81 deposit, but
1t always turns out that the deposit
Is used up in finding \ car. 1t may
take two days before . car comes
through Washington bound for Geor-
sia. and in the meantime the passen-
ger attempting to travel cheaply must
sleep and eat.
There are cases on record when
riders in wildcat cars have been obliged
to pay for motor or tire repairs on a
trip because the driver was without
funds,
The wildcat always stops at a town
before his announced destination, wires
ahead and asks the broker to arrange
another trip for him. Sometimes he
picks up new load and proceeds on,
driving with very little sleep, q prac-
tioe responsible for many accidents.
Watching activities at travel bu-
reau for one day reveals the tre-
mendous profit the broker enjoys, Mr.
Higgs declares. In the course Of ~
hours he sends out at least 80 cars
with four and five passengers in each
sometimes more. Since each passen-
ger pays the broker about 81 for the
service the broker averages about $3.50
= day, out Of which he pays only for
telephone, electricity and rent.
The broker, until this racket was
exposed. advertised his cheap-rate,
Ars-the-expense plan in newspa-
psrs. But today most newspapers will
NOT seespt such sdvsrtissmants.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

deep, satisfying emotion? Perhaps
however, realism such as these graphic
artists Of today find engaging Is the
ladder by which greater heights are at
tanned. Like the traveller on the high
way, We may be headed in the right di-
rection but have still long way to 60.
Thus is reflected by these w. P. A.
graphic artists the state of the world
today-indetermin movement, eager
and persistent, but without purpose or
direction. Without regard for either
the past or the future, we revolve on
the axis of the present.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Wahinsto Work. ats Museum Garnet Awards

Program OF Lectures for Current
Season Announced BY
Washington Society Of
Fine Arts.
The Warrington Society Of the Fine
Arts announces this week its program
Of lectures for the coming season.
They will be as follows: November
II. Portrait Painting" by Margaret
Fitshugh Browne; December 7. IAN
Illustrator in Scandinavia" by Thorn
ton Oakley: January 1s. sculpture
In Stone and Bronze" demonstrated
by moving picture reels, one by Anna
Hyatt Huntington and the other by
A. Phimister Proctor: February is.
Rural American Crafts" by Allen
Eaton Of the Sage Foundation, New
York; March IS, prints and Print
Makins"-three cinema Aims demon
stratins the etcher's art, drypoint and
wood engraving, each by . distin-
suished print maker-Frank w. Ben
son, Frederick g. Hall and the late
Timothy Cole. Special emphasis, 1t
will be seen. Is placed by the Wash
ington Society Of the Fine Arts this
year on the artists way of working,
four OF the five lectures referring spe-
cifically to the matter Of production,
with subjects presented by leading
professionals.
The first lecture-that on Portrait
Painting" by Margaret Fitzhugh
Browne-will be given in the audi
torium Of the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art. as Miss Browne will use, by way
Of demonstration, not only slides but
actual portraits in the Corcoran Gal
lerys permanent collection. All Of
the other events will take place in the
lecture hall Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce.
In an effort to prevent conflict with
other organisati tions, the Washington
Society OF the Fine Arts held its lee
lures last season on Thursday even
ings, rather than, as customarily, on
Wednesday. This year. however, 1t
Is returning to its original choice.
The Washington Society of the Fine
Arts was established SO years ago by
group OF art lovers who felt that
there was 4 place for such an Or
ganization in the cultural life OF the
National Capital. 1t has not only
given, year after year, courses of lee
lures on art, but has sponsored sew
eral notable exhibitions and taken an
active part in the artistic development
Of the city. Attendance at its meet
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Lynch Luquer. Mrs Edward B. Meigs,
Emily P. Millard, c. Powell Minnige-
rode, Mrs. Francis B Sayre, Corcoran
Thorn and T. Wayland Vaughan.
Members OF the Washington
Artists Union Exhibit in
Springfield, Mass.
The work Of IL Washington artists
Is on view In the Springfield Museum
of Art Springfield, Mass. this month
being included in a comprehensive
exhibition Of works by members of the
81 artists unions that have been
formed in this country in recent years.
The purpose Of holding this exhibition,
according to Mr.. John Lee Clarke.
jr, director of the Springfield Mu-
scum. is to show as fully as possible
the character and quality OF work be-
ing done under rules and regulations
somewhat similar to those governing
labor organizations. Our desire" he
says, was to see what organized art
by the younger and more radical
painters is like in 1898. Therefore,
each union was requested to judge
and select the work that it thought
best and most representative
The Washington jury of selection
consisted of F. A. Whiting, jr; Charles
Stotler and Kenneth Stubbs; the art
lists represented are Nicolai Cikovsky,
Hugh Collins. R. Lamke. David Nor
ris. Katherine Munroe Carl Nyquist,
Dante Radice, John C. Rogers. Nell
son Rosenberg, Ellen Sobotka, Howard
Swenson and Joseph Tucker.
Artists unions, although of late in
stitution. have become a prominent
factor in the art world of today.
Their purpose is to force employment
and regulate Wages-to obtain for
their members social security" by in
sistence on preferment and maximum
pay. 1t is the unions that have for
hidden and prevented artists who are
not members from executing murals
or decorative sculpture for buildings
in New York City. including those
for the 1889 World Fair. The Federal
Government, as well as others, has
acceded to their demands; therefore,
murals and sculpture for the United
States Government buildings at the
fair are being executed by union
painters and sculptors, under the su-
pervision of the artists who won the
commissions National headquarters
for the union have been established in
New York City, and the president is
none other than Rockwell Kent
Whether art will really profit by be-
ing thus put on the basis of unskilled
labor is a question which the future
alone can answer.
Water Colors By Oin Doaps on
Exhibition in the
Public Library.
Much may be said in praise Of the
group Of recent water colors by Olin
Dows now on exhibition at the Public
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high place One of the prints is, for
example, by Arnold Blanch, who has
just been awarded third prive ($500)
for a painting in the Carnegie Insti-
tute's International Exhibition, which
opened few days ago. others are by
Mabel Dwight, who has high standing
and keen sense of humor; by Shef-
field Kagy, especially well known in
Washington, worker in several media,
as we'll as Harry Sternberg. Richard
Hood, Emil Ganso and Olinka Hrdy-
to name only few.
There are some interpretive prints
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ings Is limited to members and their
guests. but single tickets may be OBJ
tanned through members or on ap-
plication to the secretary, through
whom invitations Of membership are
issued.
The present officers are: Albert W.
Atwood. president; George F. Bower
man, first vice president; Frank C..
Baldwin, second vice president; Clar-
ence A. Aspinwall, treasurer; Leila
Mechlin, secretary. On the Executive
Council are Clifford K Bergman.
Walter M. Gilbert, Lucia B. Hollerith,
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done, it would seem, for the appeal Of
the theme and the beauty which the
print maker desired to make manifest
but the lyrical note frankly gives way
to the dramatic, the imaginative to
that which is commonplace. The
avid print collector will find much in
the collection to interest and to stir
admiration. technically, but it is doubt
lul if he, or she. will be afflicted by an
insa TABLE desire for possession, such as
is experienced when catching sight Of
the print one cannot live without"
What, after all, is the value Of a work
Of art-print or painting-unless it ex-
tends experience along the lines Of
Evening star., 1938-10-16
TOURING RACKET WATCHED ENFORCERS
Operators Get Millions of Dollars and Leave
Trail of Sufferers From Use of
Wildcat Motor Cars.

that the city has licensed them to haul
passengers.
Mrs. Mitchell, . trained nurse from
Los Angeles going to Davenport. Iowa,
via the uninsured wildcat route, lost
her eyesight when the car In which she
was a passenger collided with the
rear of truck in Missouri. Numerous
accidents too long to list, resulting In
death or permanent injuries, have been
caused by wildcat accidents, Mr.. Higss
declares. Indignities to women are
said to be common.
But of course there are honest folk
who want to share expenses on auto
trips. These are known to the wildcat
operators as angels" and sometimes
they get passengers from these bureaus.
Mr.. Higgs says that several travel bu-
brokers have confessed to him they
could not operate without the wildcat
drivers because the "angels' conduct
financial matters in too legitimate =
fashion.
Therefore the angel" is forced to
wait at bureaus until the broker has
loaded al Of his wildcat cars with pas
sengers. The "anger' may wait rs
long as two or three days for load
and then get only some hitch-hiker
with just enough money to get to his
destination, and that's all.
In. many cases the broker will make
an arrangement with the angel" to
take . passenger who will pay him at
every stop. When the angel" tries to
collect his fare at the first stop he
finds that the broker has double crossed
him. The passengers full fare has
been collected at the start Of the trip.
The wildcat transfer" system has
its weak points. too.
II broker In st. Louis has 4 load
Of about three people heading for
Washington, D. C., and last-minute
passenger comes in with fare to At
lanta, Ca, the money y not refused.
YhA tHokas 0aita him N hAs Wnshi0Rs
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lifts to higher plane and extends
vision. These artists in many in
stances have taken for representation
trivial subjects as their doors, and
been content to represent them liter
ally. Occasionally they descend to
vulgarity, but not often. Now and
then they seem to grope for something
beneath the surface. The best that
can be said Is that they are looking
curiously and qustioningly toward the
life of today and setting it down graph
ically to the best of their ability
But many of these artists are not
just winning recognition; their works
are we'll known and for merit have won
Evening star., 1938-10-16

by an ofiicer, that they are all friends
on = trip together. Then the driver
starts forth on what Is frequently
perilous journey, travelling IS and 80
miles an hour through mountain
passes and around curves with his
human cargo.
The activities Of the wildcat bus
drivers are centered largely where
tourist trade Is most extensive, such as
in California and Texas, according to
Mr.. Higgs. There they are well estab-
lnhed. Many have nerve enough to
paint sigus e~sr thar doors stating
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Library. They are fresh in color. sensi-
tive in rendering and obviously very
sincere. But when one remembers Mr..
Dows' decorative screen paintings and
strong, bold wood-block prints they
seem astonishingly reticent and with
out accent. This is so rare fault
these days. when every one seems to
have to shout louder than ones neigh
Dor to be heard at all, that it should
perhaps be accounted virtue; but
our eyes and ears are so accustomed
to sight and sound which is impress
sive from strength and vigor that we
have come to crave 1t or its equivalent
in spontaneity. Especially interesting
in the little collection now on view
are two landscapes, in which planes
are we'll defined and pattern pleasant
ly stressed Also OF particular charm
is a street-possibly in Old George
town-blanketed by spring snow.
In all of these paintings Mr.. Dows
shows precision In execution. which Is
rather unusual. betokening respect
not only for tradition and familiarity
Herewith but regard for the veracity
of professional standards.
Series OF Exhibitions of Pictorial
Photography to Be Held in
National Museum.
In connection with an exhibition
of pictorial photographs by Dever
Timmons Of Coshocton, Ohio. which
opened in the Arts and Industries
Building Of the United States National
Museum on October /, announcement
is made by Mr.. A. J. Olmsted, head
of the section OF photography, of
series Of somewhat similar displays
to be set forth monthly during the
season. They are as follows: Novem-
Der, prints by Leonard Misonne, Of
Gilly, Belgium; December, work of
members Of the Camera Club Of New
York City; January, prints by Estelle
Campbell Of New York City; February,
American Annual OF Photography,
from Boston. Mass; March, annual,
Associated Telephone Camera Clubs,
New York City; April. Arlington Ca
mera Club. Of Arlington. Va; May.
work by Marjorie Barrows. of Wash
ington; June, work by DR.. T. w. Kill
mer, of New York City.
Included in the current exhibition
of the work Of Dever Timmons are
some very excellent prints Especially
noteworthy are examples Of portraiture
of children.
Little Galleries Increase
Numerically. A Ne,D One
Opening This Week.
The number Of little galleries in
Washington and vicinity Is increasing.
Last summer. with exceptional op-
timism and courage. Mrs. Norman
Kane and Miss Gladys Kerr estab-
lished gallery on the second floor
at 1924 Wisconsin avenue, George
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short vacation with very little money,

short vacation with very little money,
often likes the proposition.
Upon acceptance the passenger Is
taken to the bureau headquarters,
where he deposits ~ for the broker,
the remainder of his fare going to
the driver. He then waits until the
wildcat has solicited full load-this
may be two or three hours or some
times I whole day.
When the car Is ready for depar--
ture. with luggage strapped TO the
roof ana sides. the driver warns the
passenger 70 say, Il the ear u stopped