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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Ask President for
Dam ALLEGATION

On the assumption that the Presi-,
dent was not in possession of an
the facts regarding the appropria-
ton for the. Umatilla Dam, the
kennewick chamber authorized q
telegram asking for further consid-
Grafton. The President. while on
his western trip, will be asked TO
get later details on the proposition,
OF which he could not have been in
formed OF before he left the capital.
The telegram will also urge that
immediate action be taken to per-
init starting construction during the
current year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Local Citizens
Are sAir-Minded'

The year ending June 30 is the
largest ever experienced by the local
postoffice, according to Postmaster
F. II. Lincoln. Every branch of the
service has shown record figures, he
states, the number of patrons serv-
ed is the largest In history, stamp
sales are at their highest point and
the number of registers and par
GELS is the largest ever handled
here.
Stamp sales for the fiscal year
amounted to $17,48l13 which is
about Is percent increase over
the record of 1893. During the year
more than 1000 letters were regis
tered at this office and about 1900
parcels were insured
That patrons are definitely more
"air-minded" is indicated by the in
crease of air mail stamps and enve-
lopes since air mail week, May 1921,
about 100 being mailed during the
past week, Mr.. Lincoln says.
Some 14,l83 money orders were
written, sending out $l06.445 from
this community, the largest amount
ever dispatched from this office.
The rural routes are now serving
SIS families, an increase Of 81 over
last year. Many rural boxes, Lin
coin says, have been in use from 20
to Is years and have been renamed
several times until they have be-
come very unsightly. To correct this
condition the postal department has
designated the week of August / as
Clean Up Rural Box Week." and
viii encourage all rural mail patrons
generally to possess pride in their
boxes, both in manner of erecting,
neat stencilling and tidy appear
ance.
Patrons who are collecting stamps
are advised that several issues of
commemorative have recently been
ordered also new issues of regular
stamps.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Farm Lease Form
Sponsored by FSA

A new flexible farm lease" incor-
porating simplified tenure arrange
ments, provisions for permanent
improvements and arbitration of
disputes and developed by the Farm
Security Administration, is avail
able to Benton and Franklin Coun-
ty FSA cooperators as well as other
interested tenants or landowners,
announces G A. Ayers, County SUI
pervisor, Court House, Pasco.
Designed as a practical means Of
encouraging better lease arrange
ments and particularly in getting
these down in black and white, the
new form is equally advantageous to
both tenant and landlord. Most
difficulties between owner and rent
er arise from verbal agreements or
minor questions not discussed at
the time the farm was leased, said
Ayers
Serving to place in contract form
the usual terms and arrangements
accepted in oral leasing, the new
form has the advantage Of clearly
defining responsibilities of both par
ties as the proper basis for under
standing and mutual confidence.
To encourage longer and more
stable tenure, the lease gives land
owners the right to terminate leases
at the end of any year by giving adj
vance written notice or making the
lease automatically renewable unless
written notice Is given by a specified
time.
Provisions are made for perman-
ent improvements with consent Of
the owner and compensation in
some form for the renter If the lease
is terminated before the benefits of
improvements have been secured.
improvements would include fences,
buildings, soil improvements and
similar activities
Arbitration of disputes between
renter and landowner by an impair
tial committee Of neighbors, one Sc
lected by the tenant one by the
landlard and the third by the first
two named would provide solution
for any difficulties that might arise.
Copies of the new flexible farm
lease are available in the county
FSA supervisors office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
TOWnsenderSt O 8
Demand Pledges
From Candidates
Clubs Hear Reports From
Z Delegates to National
Convention

A sworn pledge Of support from
each congressional candidate win be
demanded by Townsender1 accord
ing to action taken Sunday at the
district picnic held In the Kenne-
wick park.
This was In accord with action
suggested at the national convention
held In Los Angeles the week prev
ious. The picnic was attended by
representatives Of six nearby clubs
Reports from the delegates to the
national convention were read and
they returned with several other
resolutions adopted that: National
headquarters shall send to every
congressional candidate q pledge to
be signed to attempt to modify the
House rules that permit pigeon-hol-
ing the General Welfare Act" Also
that only those candidates who do
so pledge themselves shall be sup
ported and that the two percent tax
to provide annuities for elders be
known as a Transaction Tax" In
stead of q gross income tax"
Mrs. Higley Of the local club, Mrs.
Stimsen Of the Richland club and
w. w. Rice of the Finley-Hover club
all gave interesting reports Of their
views Of the convention which they
attended as delegates.
Representatives of. the outside
clubs also gave reports Of the con-
venti0n.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Set Aug. 2 as
Date for Annual
Inspection Day
Prosser Experiment Sta
ton to Show Results
Of Season Work

Tuesday August, 2. Is the date se1
for the 18th Annual Field Day q
the Irrigation Branch Experiment
Station, near Prosser, according tc
renenti announ0ement by 81. r
Sauejetcn, superintendent.
The date this syeAr b somewhaa
later than usual and WIS selected IN
order to afford former Field Day
visitors an opportunity Of seeing the
experimental program at . different
time Of year. While some A the
early crops win have been harvest
ed, such crops as tree fruits. corn,
potatoes and sugar beets will show
to much better advantage. Also. the
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils viii
be able to display q much greater
variety of frozen and heat processed
fruits and vegetables than was
shown last year. The work Of this
Division and the correlated work
with fruits and vegetables win be Of
particular interest to the women.
Representatives Of the different
divisions of the Main Agricultural
Experiment Station Of the State
College of Washington and also Of
the divisions of the United States
Department of Agriculture that are
cooperating with the station viii as
sist the station staff in adequately
presenting the entire program Of
the station.
The attendance at last years Field
Day was between $50 and TOO and
plans are being made to handle q
.arger number of visitors this year.
Field trips to the various parts Of
The station win start at 900 and
will continue throughout the day.
Everyone will have an opportunity
to spend as much time as he desires
in going over any particular piece
of experimental work.
Everyone is invited to bring q
basket lunch and picnic on the Sta
ton grounds. Contrary to the Gus
tome in the past. there win be no
lunches available on the grounds.
The Prosser Commercial Club win
furnish free coffee and ice tea and
they request that each group bring
their own containers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Campbell Car Wrecked

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Campbell
are driving back a new car from
their vacation trip to the coast.
While on their vacation the past
week the Campbell car was badly
wrecked and damaged considerably
due to skidding on wet pavement.
The Campbell family escaped unin-
jured and plan to return home this
weekend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
SEES A DEER

On the way home from . dealers
meeting in LaGrande last Friday, A
A. Anderson saw q white tailed deer
headed for the river just below
Pasco. Recalls to mind the two
which wandered into Kennewick
some twenty-odd years ago and were
captured and kept alive for some
time.
In addition to the native animals,
bear, lynx, bobcats and other an
'nimals have occasionally been seen
in this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Scouts to Camp

Frank Mason jr. and Jim
Thrasher are acting - assistant
scout leaders at Camp Rotary for
the next two weeks. The other
scouts who are attending . two-week
session at Camp Rotary In the Blue
Mountains are: Dick Foraker, Jim
my Pratt, Robert Mason. Lyle Bah
cock, Donald Larkin, Lyle Dague
and Chester Dague.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
T. B. Notice

The T. B. League Is asking the
club and the county to reserve q
tentative date on the calendar for
7. B. program. The program COM
mittee has postponed its meeting
until the first week In August 80
that the committee WIN have .
chance to meet with the new nurse.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Commissioner Job
Looks Good to a
From East End
30-Day Filing Period to
Start Tomorrow; Many
5 to Make Race. 4


Tomorrow will see the first Of ths
filings for county political Offices
the filing period being open for 80
days until August Is.
There will be quite a. few candt-I
dates for one office or another, n
all who have announced their In
tentions actually do file. The offi1
most generally sought In Benton
county will be that of Commissioners,
two of the present board leaving be-
cause of the law which prevents q
third consecutive term.
Commissioner Perry from this dis
trict and Commissioner Evans OF tina
Prosser district will both leave Va
cancies, while Commissioner Frank
Clark of Hanford will be the hold
over member of the board.
For Commissioner Perry's job,
four prospective candidates ara
talking up their chances. M. N.
Hudnall has already declared his I'M
tention of filing on the democrats
ticket, and VIM. Boag has announo-
ed his intentions of filing against
him. On the republican ticket, City
Councilman Milton Libby is serious
~ considering his chances and L. r
johnson is also scouting around %
see what his chances would be.
Up in the upper end of the coun--
ty Mr.. Evans says there will be six
or eight candidates seeking his Do.
sition on the board, and he expects
the race In that end to be hot one.
Moulton 70 Run
N. M. Moulton, FORMER Represents
alive for Benton county, today am
nounced his intention Of filing fce
the office again. Benton county y
now one of four making up this dis
trict, which rates two representa-
tives and one state senator. Former
Senator George F.. Christensen q
Skamania county has announces
himself as one OF the representa-g
tives on the republican ticket. ana
Mr.. Moulton win b the other. So
far as known at present there have
been no democratic candidates fcr
these offices. ~.
With the placing of the county IN
the next classification, two addf-
tional offices will again be opened
up this fall. Several years ago the
offices Of clerk and auditor were
combined In counties in this popu-
lation classification. Assessor and
treasurer were combined and prose-
cutor and coroner were combined.
Beginning this year the offices
will be separated again, creating
two additional county Offices. Clerk
Harley Chapman will file for a,idi-
tor and his chief deputy viii fils
for his job. The same situation win
apply in the treasurer's department,
where treasurer Ben Knox will fila
as assessor and his deputy Ray Gil
crest will file for the treasurership.
Apparently Bud Richter will have
no opposition as sheriff unless Mr..
Evans decides to run for that Of
flee. as has been rumored. Perhaps,
tho, before the thirty-day filing per
iod has elapsed, some other candi-
date will sign up for the race
AS far as we have heard Mrs. Van
SICKLE will have no opposition in
the primaries as county school sup
erintendent. Prosecutor G. L. Hol-
comb has decided to file for one OF
the vacancies on the Supreme Court
bench. Kenneth Serier, his Prosser
deputy. has announced his intention
Of becoming candidate for prose-
cutor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Notice

As We 60 to press We are inform
ed BY the ColumhtAT Irrigation Of
flee that the water turnout Of the
irrigation canal which was sched-
uled for this weekend. has been
postponed until Aontay, July 70.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
The Business Week

view York's fifteen largest banks
.sported s4,53l ,266.OOo in liquid
:, ,unos on June 3oth, a gain of near
y 70 percent in the last year
e.aoerships on the New York
ssk Exchange have reflected the
1uen upswing in trading. On
, sule 18th a seat sold for s51 900,
IVES. NV. price in 20 years. The last
c e was made at $4,000. an in
Ia. ease OF 81 percent in value. Tran
eaa. 'oas nave gone up about 400 per
AN us :. Department store sales
n nsllne June showed a drop of IL
cor at U. S. Internal Revenue
sos ections for the fiscal year Just
ta aueo were s5.65s.3s5. This was an
los. Ease OF a billion dollars over
49, year and was the largest amount
ei garnered in a fiscal year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Fsrelgners Urged % Leave


Shanghai. China Foreign powers,
including the q. s., we're asked by
Tie japanese high command for the
second time to evacuate their ma
uonals from six large cities In the
Yangtoe Valley, the inference be-
ms that these points would be the
detectives Of future bombing oper-
ATOMS and that Japan desired to
avoid further international compn-
cations, her latest encounter with
Uncle Sam for indiscriminate
bombing having cose the Mikado
more than 100000 in cash indem-
Unity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14

Roosevelt Field, L. -Nonchalant-
y announcing he came to New York
ior vacation, Douglas Corrigan, 81
!ear-old Los Angeles aviator, step
peg out Of his 8-year-old Curtiss
isooin after a nonstop flight from
tae Pacific Coast in % hours. The
UP cost him Is cents for food, con-
issuing OF three chocolate bars, and
sioO Tor gas and oil. He had no
laolo and only the simplest Of in
struments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14

10 Sto4e Ho0taC8 0oQI
New York City-The deaths With.
h 3 few dnys 10. g. Senator Royal
4 Copeland and Supreme Court
jstice BENJAMIN Cardoso have To-
s1ned al eyes on the New York
NE political scene. It Il regarded
o Aehly probable that Senator
Agosgt wagner may Be elevated to
~ Supreme Court, thus leaving the
Empire State With two vacancies In
Tie q. 8 Senate. With Senator
Copehnds seat virtually assured to
Governor Lehman, the leading con-
tender for the other vacancy In the
upper house appears to be Repre-
sentative James M. Mead Of Buffa-
b
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
10. OF. Recreation Room

The Kennewick Odd Fellows have
started the recreation room adjoin-
ing their lodge rooms. A pool table
has been installed a. well as . ping
pong table and there win be more
play equipment added later on.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
NEWS
i 14s ! s
PosTm Gilaor
h. r,v,n. Records Broken

An Flying Records Broken
/. p,r,s Frances Fastest long-dis-
a.nee hight in aviation history end
~ vhen Howard Hughes. 33-year-
"a millionaire flyer. landed his
,retheed plane here in l6 hours, 80
,,inutes from New York, just half
~ time Of Lindbergh's famous solo
ni,ht fourteen years ago. The plane
..,,,ed q crew of four, was powered
-,th two LOO horsepower motors,
and is flight was at the terrific
evraee Of 218 miles per hour. It
c.rried so many ARRANGEMENTS in
flyine aids that Hughes was asked
~ the o. 8. Government officials to
permit no close inspection Of his In
strument board by foreign tech
nicisns. He set off after brief rest
10 continue his flight around the
world and expects to be back in
New York by the time this dispatch
appears in print.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
Watching Paralysis Technique

WsscnlnS Paralysis Technique
sNo Alto, Cal-With the expect
81 summer outbreaks of infantile
paralysis, science Is anxiously await
~ the opportunity to test on q
@sser scale the new zinc nasal ap-
pncation developed at Stanford I'm
sity. In three years the treat
el't mas been administered In the
.oam OF spray in some 1000, 900
- out 1t is believed that the
sy Jailed to reach the real nasal
sue The new technique provides
1~ actual contact application.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14

The Finley-Hover Townsend club
will meet Tuesday, July 10, when a
report from the national convention
win be the principal feature Of the
evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14
President Scores Low Pay

President Scores Low Pay
=. Worth, Texas-In his South
en- speeches President Roosevelt
cntinues to criticize severely the
endency Of some communities to at
hset Northern industries by prom
tlne low wage scales. Cheap
vngss," said he, mean low buying
lpo1ef. Low buying power means
~ standards Of living, and that
mans low taxable values and there
i0s difficulty In maintaining good
schpols, good highN--ys. sanitation
snd cher public improvements
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-07-14

w. II. Witt is seriously Ill at his
home in East Kennewick.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
NEW SITE IS URGED
FLOR HOME SCHOOL
Location Further From the
Temptations of Urban
Life Is Favored.

Abandonment Of the present In
dustrial Home School quarters In
favor Of a new site In Prince Georges
County, Nd, was urged upon the
Board Of Public Welfare today by Earl
W. Cassie, superintendent Of the
school, which is an institution for
the confinement of children who pre-
sent behavior problems.
Mr.. Cassie's annual report declared
ehat the nearness Of the school build
ings to the temptations Of urban life
y responsible for many escapes from
the school and that the limited ca
pacity of the present school results in
too early freeing of the inmates. p
Mr.. Cassie drew the boards attention
to the fact that the District owns va
cant land near Muirkirk, Nd, not
far from Beltsvilie, on which he sug-
gested a new school could be built
The school grounds now comprise the
24oo block Of Wisconsin avenue NV.
The buildings there date from 1874
"The school is now located in the
center OF residential and business
district" Mr.. Cassie reported, with
temptations all around 1t for those
confined in it.
!, There are liquor and drug stores
within few blocks. There are more
escapes because of the close proximity
Of this outside life. During the past
two years several sensational and seri-
Gus crimes have been committed by
former inmates.
Our records in most of these cases
indicate that We were quite aware that
these individuals were serious cases.
Their rehabilitations were not COM
pleted, and they were not ready for re-
lease into the community"
Mr.. Cassie added that 'in several
instances, we strenuously objected to
the release" of certain inmates, who
had to 90 to make way for new ar
rivals. Delinquents have passed
through the school during the past IS
years at the rate Of zoo to 300 = year.
Through the years." Mr.. Cassie
added. I'VE have observed hundreds Of
these children become adults and de-
velop into decent citizens We have
also seen small group develop into
confirmed criminals"
Evening star., 1938-09-16

last night Z letter from Democratic
National Chairman James A. Farley
giving him = personal indorsement
and pledgins all possible assistance by
the Democratic National Committee.
Mr.. Ely. unopposed for the Demo-
cratic Senate nomination, said the
letter should fully answer - few
skeptics In our State"
The former Bergen County State
Senator. who resigned as State w. p.
A. Administrator to- campaign - .
400 per cent New Dealer and R,ose-
welt supporter" gave out the follow
ing excerpts from the Farley letter
text:
You have an excellent record in
every position you have ever filled in
your State, and am sure the voters
in New Jersey. irrespective Of party
afiliations, have . full knowledge Of
Evening star., 1938-09-16
GALL0WS READY,
DYER STAY ASKED
Attorney Says Juror Was
Influenced to Vote Guilty
in Killing Of 8 Girls.

~ the Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Calf.
Sept. 1s.-Albert Dyer. SO. who said
he killed and then ravished three Los
Angeles girls, prepared to die upon
trial jurors last-minute declaration
that he had been influenced to vote
guilty.
. The traditional hour for California
executions, 10 am. q pm. E. S. t.,
. neared as Dyers attorney sought
reprieve from Gov. Frank Merriam In
the light Of the jurors statement.
Gov. Merriam said late last night
he had not been oficially advised Of
the new move and had no comment
to make.
Dyer, former w. P. A. school cross
Ing guard, was convicted and sentenced
to hang for the revolving deaths of
Madeline and Melba Everett, sisters,
respectively 8 and years old, and
jeanette Stephens, 8, in q lonely spot
near Inglewood. July 26. 1887.
Last night, Deputy Public Defenders
William Neeley and Ellery Cuff, who
defended Dyer, announced in Los
Angeles that Juror Harold Hardy said
he was Influenced to vote for convic-
ton through belief the trial Judge
thought Dyer guilty.
Mr.. Hardy was quoted as saying he
held out against conviction two days
and nights until he was advised Su-
= perior Judge Thomas p White had
expressed belief Of Dyer's guilt.
The juror said he consulted with
Judge White yesterday and was told
the jurist had expressed no opinion
until after the verdict was returned.
Dyer sought no spiritual consolation
On what was to be his last night alive.
No one appeared to claim his body.
but many planned to watch him die.
Evening star., 1938-09-16

good service through sleet, snow,
dark Of night and class picnics and he
had sentimental attachment" for
It. And he vowed he'd sue any crew
Of mechanics for trespass which even
touched 1t.
No crew would risk q suit. Mr..
Berndt had won again.
Today, celebrating, he gave away
more candy bars.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Pupils Are Wo0ed With Gifts
In Feud Ouer Bus Drivers Paw

asked for more money. Mr.. Beach
said he couldn't have it-and set aside
his five-year contract.
The driver consulted his lawyer and
went right on driving the route. The
trustee offered the boys and girls pen
cils II they wouldn't ride with him.
The driver went him one better and
offered candy bars II they would. He
kept his customers.
Then the trustee, resorting to the
courts. sued Mr.. Berndt for the bus
body. which belongs to the township.
Mr. Berndt said he could have it.
But he pointed out the truck chasses
was his. He said 1t had done him
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Burke Halls British Move.

OMAHA, Nebr., Sept. 16 R.-Sen.
ator Edward d. Burke, Democrat, Of
Nebraska told the World-Herald by
trans Atlantic telephone from Paris
yesterday British Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain's visit to Adolf
Hitler greatly increased the chance
for peace In Europe.
THE whole point Of the visit, It
seems to me, Is that 1t put the respon.
sibil.ty for peace definitely on Hitler"
Senator Burke said.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
that record and Of your accomplish

that record and Of your accomplish
ments.
IT, after the campaign gets under
way, you feel that ! can be Of any
service to you, do not hesitate to
command me. The Democratic Ma
tional Committee IL keenly desirous
Of lending al assistance possible, and
I personally am anxious in seeing you
elected to represent your state In the
United States Senate"
Mr.. Ely said the letter. dated Sep
tember IL. was on stationery Of the
Democratic National Committee.
Mr.. Ely. who u supported by Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City, State
Democratic leader, read the letter at
meeting Of Passaie County Demo-
cratic workers.