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The Washington times., 1931-03-19
STATE ENJONED FROM CUTTING ROAD ON ARLINGTON FARM
MATRON AYERS
LAND RIGHTS
VIOLATED

= CLARENDON, Va, March 10.
Trouble over rights of way for
the Lee Boulevard, which have
been brewing since Thursday,
came to a head yesterday when
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy, of
the Arlington Circuit Court is.
sued an injunction restraining
the State highway commission
from working on the estate Of
Mrs. Virginia Van Every.
Mrs. Van Every, 70. explained
to The Times that while she
knew she could not prevent the
road from going through her
land, the State had violated her
rights and her action in asking
an Injunction was necessary to
protect them.
Convicts Start Work
On Thursday, with no condem-
nation suit entered in the Circuit
Court, the convict road force
began work on the strip of land.
The barbed wire fence, enclosing
the field was removed and grad
ing operations begun.
On Friday, Mrs. Van Every,
through her attorney, Emory
N. HOsmer, of Arlington, ad-
,viSed r. w. Patterson, super
eintendent of the road force,
that no suits had been en-
tered and that he had no right
upon the property. Mr.. Patter-
son then ordered the force off
the land.
Yesterday, acting upon orders
from Col. c. G. Shirley, State
Highway Commissioner, Mr.. Pat
terson again brought the force
of convicts upon the land and
continued the grading operations.
Mrs. Van Every then obtained
the injunction restraining the
work.
Arrests Thought Possible
Superintendent Patterson then
told The Times that he was work
ing under orders from Richmond
to continue work upon the land
until stopped by police.
, Mr.. Hosmer, attorney for Mrs.
Van Every, condemned the States
methods in building the boule-
ward. When asked if the alleged
trespassers were not subject to
arrest he said:
"Under ordinary circun-
stances they would be. In this
instance the State is using con-
victs to do their trespasSing. If
subject to arrest, these cOnvicts
would welcome a term in the
county jail as vacation"
Several other tracts of private
land have not yet been settled as
well as the section running
through the Federal Reservation
at Fort Myer, which was to have
been built by the Federal Gov
eminent, but upon which the last
Congress took no action.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
CLUB
TOHAVE SHOW

Times Staff Photo

HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 19.
The first week in June has been
set aside by members of the
Prince Georges County Exchange
Club for their first annual indus.
trial show. The date was set
when the members met yesterday
at their regular bi-monthly meet
ing in the parish house of the
Episcopal Church.
A committee under the chair
manship of o. B. zantzinger
was chosen to arrange for the
extensive affair which will last
over a period of four days.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Third Set of TLUi11s
Born to JerSeV COIU

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March 10.
A Jersey COW owned by William
z. Whitmore, a farmer living near
Mason and Dixon, has eStab-
lished a record by giving birth
to nine calves in six years, six of
them being twins. The COW pro-
duced her third set of twins a
few days ago, both being healthy.
The COW also has Q record Is a
milk producer
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Boy Who Shot Girl
Not to Face Court

STAUNTON, Va, March 10.
According to Hugh H. Kerr, Com.
monwealth's attorney, no court &C
tion is planned for the present
against Medford Gregory, 10
years old, of Craigsville, who shot
and killed his cousin, Marjorie
Gregory, II, last Wednesday.
Mr.. Kerr said today that the
case had been discussed with both
j. Harry May, of Juvenile Court,
and Judge Joseph A. Glasgow, Of
Circuit Court.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Killing Adds rs Yrs.
To Prisoners Term

STAUNTON, Va, March 10.
H: E. Fitzgerald, 81, who on
July Z, 1880. STABBED E. L. Mason,
a fellow convict at the State
lime-grinding plant east of Staun-
ton, pleaded guilty to the second
killing in Augusta circuit court
and was sentenced by Judge Jo-
seph A. Glasgow to serve an
additional Is years in the peni-
tentiary.
When II years old Fitzgerald
was sentenced in Buena Vista to
serve Is years for the killing Of
a policeman. When he killed
Mason, he had ahead of him
seven years of the first term,
so that facing him now is Q
32-year stretch.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
SUBURBAN AREA
MAY INCLUDE
CABIN JOHN
Bill in State Senate Seeks
to Include Alta Vista in
District: Increases Powers

ANNAPOLIS, March lex
pansion of the Mont tgome cry
county suburban district to in
clude the towns Of Alta Vista and
Cabin John Park is provided in
a bill introduced in the State
Senate yesterday by Robert Hill
ton, Of Montgomery county.
The bill would bring the two
communities under the fourth
commissioner district.
The bill further states that the
powers of the county commission
would be enlarged to control
vehicular traffic, regulate the col,
lection and disposal of rubbish,
plan and condemn land for streets
and highways.
The Montgomery county tuber'
culosis commission and the Tuber'
culosis Hospital of that county
would be abolished under a sec.
ond Hilton bill. It was pointed
out that all members of the board
are dead and that the hospital
never opened. Funds totaling
$4,000 deposited to the credit OF
the board would be used for hos
pitalization.
Condemnation of land by the
Montg omery county commits
sioners would be authorized under
a third bill introduced by Mr.
Hilton, while the fourth would
provide additional clerks in the
| treaSurer'S office.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Bill Proposes to Halt
Speedy Marriages
In MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS, March ia
bill requiring marriages to be
delayed for three days after
issuance of licenses was intro
duced today by Delegate Ben
jamin, of Baltimore.
This provision, according to
it's author, will strengthen the
civil-marriage measure spon-
sored by Delegate Gorfine.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
WOODSIDE GROUP TO MEET

WOODSIDE, Md, March 10.
The horticulturist of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
F.. L. Mulford, will be the guest
speaker at the meeting of the
Woodwise Park Property Owners
Association next Tuesday night
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Md. Assembly Gives
Property Status
To Pussy Cats

ANNAPOLIS, March 1o-Cats
are property. The Maryland
legislature says so.
The status of property was
given the felines under a bill
adopted by the House yester-
day.
Now a cat may be legally
owned. stolen, bought q sold.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
FORUM TO HEAR GERACI

Ignatius Geraci will speak on
"Fascism and Democracy" at the
Secular Leagues Open Forum
Sunday afternoon at Musicians
Hall, 1905 E st. N. w.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
LIVESTOCK Market

LOS ANGELES, Sept. ID. UP
Livestock:
Hogs-Receipts, 500; market stea-
dy; top S715 quoted on two loads
easterns. Other easterns $500 to
$685.
Cattle-Receipt3. 1909; market
slow and ste>.'y; Arizona fed year
ling steers, $785; bulk, S625 to 655;
AIexicans, $40 to S5.65; medium
heifers. $500 to $3.50 common to
good COWS, $500 to $475.
Receipts, 600; market
slow and steady; southwestern
calves, S71O to $500.
Sheep-Receipts 800, lambs stea-
dy; four decks Utahs, S610 to $3.50.
Ewes strong, S2.65 to S2.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY TO SATISFY
LIEN

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Cass Sy Morgan, FL
Centro, California, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash, at the above named place of
business, on Saturday. the 18th day
of September, 1881. at 10 A. NJ. Of
the said day, the following automo-
bile, to satisfy a lien for storage,
towing and repairs; under Sections
3051 and 1852 of the Civil Code Of
California. in the amount of $7750
and all expenses necesSitated by this
sale.
Chevrolet Coach, 1926, Motor No
3455126, 1880 License 8T6056.
Dated at Ell Centro, California
this 4th day of September, 1881.
5tl0 CASS & MORGAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
PHILADELPHIA CUTS CRIME

PHILADELPHIA, W.D = A de-
crease in major crimes in Philadel-
phia during the three months end
ed July l, and a larger percent
age of convictions, as compared
with the first three months of 1881,
are reported in the quarterly state
ment Of the Philadelphia Criminal
Justice Association, recently made
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
Special Notices
Joe Palooka

LAWNS TAKEN CARE Or, gardens
and trees, also house cleaning and
yard cleaning and other light
work Price reasonable. Cali or
address Mike de Jesus, Route 2,
BcX II. El Centro. l2t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
Japanese Favor Philippines

MANILA, UP)-Customs bureau
figures compiled for the last five
years reveal that in that time 1924
japanese entered the Philippines,
while 6,460 departed. leaving 9,78l
more in the islands than five years
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
For Rent Houses

FOR RENT-Furnished. Nice, clean
five room house, 934 Euclid. Gas,
lawn. water paid, $500. Inquire
w. l. Stone, 93l Main. l4tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14

II. Earl V. c. Northrop, El Centre
The leaders in the yearly classes
of the dairy COW competition for the
nine months period December, 1880,
to August, 1881, inclusive, are as fol
lows Glass A highest producing
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
mNlar!'lSeES a!lI.!!!''!!'Se
POTLTRY

LOS ANGELES. Sept. "a (U.p)-
Following are Jodays market quo.
tatiOns:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
JUST A MINUTE

$l3OO-Five rooms furnished, Ham,
ilton Street.
$20O0-Two houses on one lot. fur
nished rent $50
$225O-Four rooms furnished. North
Tenth st.
S315O-Five rooms part furnished.
Holt Avenue.
$5100-Five rooms and basement
New and modern.
With one exception these properties
can be handled on exceptionally
easy terms.
ALSO-1715 acre orange groce Up
land for Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
Cow Testing
Results Told
In New Report

Following is a report of the Impe-
rial County Farm Bureau Cow Test
ing association for the month OF
August, 1881.
The 10 highest producing cows
which were tested during August
are as follows, with name Of owner,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14

Hens, Leghorns. lbs and up .., 19c
Hens, LCghorns under 81 lbs. tie
Hens, colored, 4 lbs. and up ... 25c
BrCiers. / to Il los. each ...........27c
Broilers. i. to 2ai lbs. each .. 23c
Fryers, cclored. 2ti to lbs. .. 23c
Fryers, leghorns, pa to lbs. zee. PIC
Roasters, soft bone, 3 lbs. up. &c
Ducklings, PekiEs, : p lbs. up l6c
Geese i2c
Young tom turkeys, 70 lbs. UP Soc
Old tom turkeys ..-...-.....-..-.......-...-23
Small hen turkeys. Under lbs. l5o
Hen turkeys dressed, lbs. up 33c
Small tom turkeys. under Is lbs. l5c
BUTTEE
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
Wanted --- Miaceflnnccxs
POULTRY WANTED

Wanted to buy all kinds OF poul-
try. Also sell dressed poultry.
Two blocks west of city limits,
San Diego Highway. Robertson's
Poultry Yard. Phone 1901. soft
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14

FOR RENT-NeW siX-room house.
Hardwood floors throughout. Lawn
and trees. 1850 Olive. l4t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-14
Help Y dnted--MGEs
Automobiles For Sale

FOR SALE-Marmon Straight Eight
Sedan. Original paint and finish
A great family car. Cost S22O0--
price $407.75. In storage at Lin
go's Garage, 100 South 18th st.
l4t3
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
POTATO OUTLOOK
BECOMES GLOOMY
Alarming Increase for the 1881
Planting Intentions Indicate
% to Is Percent Increase

An alarming increase in the po--
tato acreage for 1881 is revealed
in the March potato planting IN
tentions just released by the USD.I
A. bureau of agricultural econom-
les, through H. E. Drobish, secre-
tary Pacific Northwest Potato
committee. An unexpected increase
in the earlier intentions now indi-
Gates that there will be % to 20
percent gain in the 1881 potato
production for the United States,
over $4,000, 900 more bushel than
were produced in 1880.
Thousands of potato growers in
the Northwest should either cut
down their potato acreage or not
plant at all. Only in this way can
they avoid severe losses in the
coming season, says Mr.. Drobish:
Planting intentions for the United
States are only two percent less
than in 1923, and that year should
stand forth as solemn warning.
Unless one can produce potatoes
at a cost per sack or per ton, well
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highly controversial when finally
enacted into law to have rough
shedding for a while. The activ-
tiles of the Board in administering
the Agricultural Marketing Act,
therefore, have been under fire
Just as were the activities of the
Federal Reserve Board In admins
tering the Federal Reserve Act
which was looked upon as political
legislation until it was generally
recognized as economic legislation.
So it will be with the Agricultural
Marketing Act.
Again governmental recognition
of the principles of cooperative
marketing and the setting up of the
Farm Board, with a large fund to
promote cooperatives, have tended
to focus attention on the develop
ment of the cooperative movement
and much opposition has developed
from dealers and spectators deal
ing in the products of the farm
er, particularly at the point of pro-
duction. This in some cases has
tdhCIl= IliS loliH VI VI 3 cSAiiASo oPpN-
sition, with large sums of money
raised to inaugurate publicity
campaigns to discredit the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act and the
work of the Farm Board. Many
smoke screens have been set up
and herrings dragged across the
trail to divert the attention of the
public away from the major thing
that the Farm Board is trying to
do, namely, to assist the farmers
in setting up a cooperative sys-
tenn of marketing for farm pro-
ducts, grower owned and con-
trolled.
Attention has been focused up
on the efforts of the Farm Board
to stabilize the prices of wheat
and cotton. Sterilization opera
tions are considered by the Board
to be purely of an emergency char
acter.
AS result of this condition. and
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to prevent as far as possible a dis
astrous depression in wheat and
cotton, the Board undertook
emergency sterilization operations
in both of these commodities. This
was undertaken with the full real
ization that it was dealing with
commodities with large exportable
SURPRISES on which prices were
largely fixed by world supply and
demand conditions. The. Board
realized that large sums of money
would he required, involving with
holding from the market large
volumes of both wheat and cotton,
the object being to support the
market for wheat and cotton dur
ing this depression and as far as
possible to prevent disastrously
low price on these two important
commodities which exert such an
important influence on large per-
centage Of the economic and social
life of our country. The hazards
were fully realized and the opera
lions undertaken deliberately and
the Board was convinced, and is
now convinced, that the conditions
justified the means. The price. of
both wheat and cotton for the
crops of 1929 and 1880 has been
maintained considerably above the
nrice that would have obtained had
if not theen for these sterilization
operations.
Even here on the American con-
tient the Canadian wheat grower,
selling at world market prices,
has been receiving only twenty
five cents per bushel and in some
cases as low as eighteen cents per
bushel for his wheat. The United
States being a wheat exporting
country, our wheat growers would
have been in about the same po-
sition as Canadian growers had it
not been for the support given to
the market by the sterilization OPP
erations authorized by the Board.
Had this occurred, it does not re-
quire an active imagination to Wis
ualize what would have happened
to the great wheat-producing sec
tions of the country, to the farm
ers, the bankers and the business
life of these communities, if there
had been added to the general de-
preston existing in the country
still further depression in the
great wheat and cotton producing
sections. The result would certain
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~ have been very serious to those
sections and to the country as a |
whole.
/ am of the opinion that bene- /,
fits to the country resulting from
efforts to sustain prices Of wheat
and cotton during these trying con-
ditions will far outweigh any cost,
even though considerable. money is
lost in the operation.
1t is quite natural for the work
of the Board to be judged primar-
lily by its emergency activities.
Sensational elements that make
bold-headlines in the newspapers
and magazines of this country
have grown out of emergency mea-
sures. Information that makes
good news does not grow out of
longtime projects as those being
developed with cooperative mar
keting: During the present depres-
sion there have been many ex-
amples of the great benefit to the
tanners where they are properly
organized to market their products
comparatively.
Most of the difficulty of the
farmer today is due to either sur
plus production or lack of control
of marketing and distribution. This
| condition can be most effectively
met thru collective action. Congress
recognized this when it made CO.
| operative marketing the keystone
of the Agricultural Marketing Act.
The farmer is essentially an indi-
vidualist and his methods of think
| ing and acting cannot be chang
| ed quickly; therefore, his learning
| to act collectively must come thru
a process of education. A good
deal of progress in that direction
] had been made before the enact
ment Of the existing legislation.
Since that time, thru the activities
of the Farm Board and through
the recognition by the government
| of the principles of cooperative
marketing, the movement has been
greatly accelerated.
1t is my belief that there has
been more progress made in CO.
operative marketing during the
| past twenty months than had been
| made in any prior ten-year period
in our history: For the first time
in our history our great staple
agricultural industries - like grain,
cotton, wool and iivestock-are
represented by cooperatives, ma
tional in scope, and performing a
national marketing service. Sever
al less important commodities are
also represented by national mar
| keting organizations.
| There has also been made q
| great deal of progress in the or
| ganization of local and regional
| cooperatives 10y producers of
dairy products and of fruits and
vegetables, and this organization
work is just getting well under
way. This has been accomplished
during the present economic de-.
preston when a large share of the
time of the Board has been occu--
pied in attempting to deal with
emergency situations brought about
by economic and drought condi-
tions. Under more normal condi-
lions the Board will be able to de-
/ vote much more of its attention to
these, longtime projects, which |
believe constitute the Fundamental
detectives of the Act.
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COOPERATIVE MARKETING
OF AGRICULTURAL LINES

Cooperative mark e ting has
shown a slow, steady growth In
this country for over fifty years.
At the time of the passage of the
Agricultural Marketing Act there
were more than twelve thousand
cooperative organizations in agr1-
culture. These cooperatives hand
led large volume of the products
of the farm. The growth was so
gradual that there was nothing
spectacular in it and it attracted
very little attention in this coun-
try and comparatively little OPP
position in a public way on the
part of dealers and SPECTATORS IN
agricultural products.
The higher prices brought on by
the war and the expansion of ag-
iculturaI production left the farm
er, in the years following the war,
with many lines of agricultural
overlproduction. This condition
brought on a demoralized market
in many lines, with extremely low
selling prices and with great dis
tress in a large part of the agrl-
cultural producing sections of the
United States. 1t is quite natural
that condition of this kind should
become political, and there devel-
foped general demand from lead
ers in agriculture and from rep
resentatives in Congress that ma
tional legislation be enacted in an
attempt to bring about some re-
lief to the farmer so as to place
agriculture more nearly on an
equality with other lines of indus
try.
After some eight years of this
agitation and discussion the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act was pass
ed by Congress, following the last
presidential election.
It is natural for any proposed
legislation that had become so
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
MOTH CONTROL. FOR.
THE 1881 SEASON

Because of the fact that: cons3d-
cradle time has been given during
the past several years to definite
program of moth central work it Is
not anticipated by the extension
service that any demonstration
meetings will be held this year on
this problenn,. This problem was
well covered during, the winter
schools and the information secur-
ed by Mr.. Spuler during the past
season was passed. to growers at
this time and to many growers la
ter in a. printed report of Mr.. Spu-
ler's talk during the State Horti-
cultural convention, and it has not
been felt necessary to take time
for these demonstration meeting
this year. Those who have not Sc
cured a copy of Mr.. Spuler's re-
port may do so by writing to Mr..
Doyle Starcher. district horticuttur-
al Inspector, Prosser, or to Mr.. E,
| C. Durdle, County Agent at Ken
neWick. We feel that every grow
er should have a copy OF this re-
port of Mr.. Spuler's as a basis ot
definite spray program worked
up through the use Of the moth
trap.
/ We are especially emphasizing
that every grower in the county
| growing apples or pears have suf
ficient moth traps in the 0rchart
to enable him to know just whaf
the situation is in his orchard da.
by day, and thus be better enabled
to work out a sound spray pro
gram. The moth trap should en-
able one to materially cut spra.
costs if used properly in conjunc
ton with the information secures
thru Mr.. Spuler's report. The es
pecially clean crop of last seaso
from most of our farms SHOULD b
duplicated on all orchards thi
year.
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below the average, one should con-
slider carefully before investing
cash and labor in an increased
crop this year.
Anticipated improvement in the
business conditions is not expect
ed to materially offset the very de-
pressing effect of such an in
creased volume of potatoes on the
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comparatively large SnD,v
Russet, potatoes and theress, q
smaller premium for this evne Z
i've western variety. sAcius-
Every known condition ;rd,..
that 1891 will be a low ynr;ca 'cateS
for potatoes, unless product;Oyye et
curtailed, said Mr.. Drobish. r. NJ Y
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market. in. the. fall and winter of
1882. Despite low prices since
January I, farmers in the Pacific
Northwest, with the exception Of
Washington, decided on March 1,
to plant more potatoes than was
their intention January /, as is
shown by the intentions survey.
The large increase will mean a
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FACTS FOR FARMERS

Under this heading articles
Of timely interest to the farmers Of this community selected
and by Durdle extension agent for Benton
County cooperating with the u. S. Dept of Agriculture and
the Washington State College.