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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
MALONE is NAMED
BIOGRAPHY EDITOR
Associate of Late DR.. Allen John
SON Selected as His Sue
ceSsOr.

DR.. Dumas Malone, associate Of the
late DR. Allen johnson in the editorship
of the Dictionary of American Biog-
raphy," has been named sole editor in
chief and the offices of the organiza-
ton, 1T was stated, will remain in Wash
ingtcn, in the Hill Building, Seven
tenth and 1 streets.
DR.. Malone was elected by the publi-
cations Committee of Management at
meeting in New York City in the Of
fee of DR.. John H. Finley, associate
editor of the New York Times. DR..
johnson died January 19 here following
an accident in which he was struck by
an automobile.
DR.. Malone has been active in COM
piling the life histories of 10000 or
more Americans since July, 1929. when
he resigned a profeSsorship OF history
at the University of Virginia to join DR..
Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
P0MERENE UPHOLDS
BLACKMER CASE FINE
Law Under Which Oil Man Was
Assessed $60,o00 Declared
Constitutional
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Atlee Pomerene, special Government
prosecutor, today told the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals Congress
acted constitutionally in passing the
Walsh law under which Harry NJ Black
mer was fined 100000 for ignoring
summons to testify in a criminal case
The Constitution follows American
citizens wherever they go, Pomerene
said.
Blackmer. Denver oil man. was sought
as a Government witness in the Fall
Sinclair naval oil conspiracy case. He
was found guilty Of contempt in the
District Of Columbia Supreme Court
under the Walsh law after he refused
to return from France to testify. He
appealed to the higher court.
Blackmer's counsel commended the
Walsh law was unconstitutional be-
cause 1t endeavored to extend the au-
Z thority OF the court beyond the limits
\ {. TIE country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
HAMBLETON AND co.
RECEIVER is ASKED
Baltimore Firm With Offices Here
Faces Charges of Insolvent
Finances.

Appointment of a receiver for the
brokerage firm of Hambleton q Co..
Baltimore concern having local ofhceS
at 1921 K street. was asked IN a petition
fled In District Supreme Court late
yesterday by Robert z. Funkhouser,
53l5 Colorado avenue.
The petitioners attorney, Jesse C..
Duke and Crandal Mackey, alleged that
there are pending in the local court
suits totaling $500, 900 against the
company, which they charge is in
solvent.
The allegation is made that the COM
pany is about TO close its Washington
Office and to remove its assets from
the District of Columbia.
The Hambleton Co. was one of the
several well known bond houses, which
participated in an $ll 100000 loan
placed on local Wardman-built proper
ties several years ago. The firm, an old
organization, is said to have done most
Of its business in Baltimore.
T. Edward Hambleton. head of the
concern, committed suicide in Baltimore
recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04

buttons and fraternal bodies. He was
the oldest past master of a Masonic
Lodge in the District, serving as master
of Hiram Lodge in 1876-lS77.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
Consul Here for Vacation.

James Barclay Young American con-
sui at Southampton, England, arrived
in Washington last night after an alb
sence of three years on p two-month
vacation. Mr.. Young is visiting at the
home of his mother. Mrs. James RAN
kin Young, at 3445 Ordway street Mr.
Young has the distinction of being one
of the first OF the men to enter the
consular service as career, having
passed the examination very shortly
after the career service was started %
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
FOR v. F. w. MEMBERS
Effort to Enroll $4,000 New Names
Throughout Nation Begun
at Meeting Here.

A program Of addresses and music
featured veterans rally" under the
auspices Of the Department of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. held in connection with the
launching of Nationwide campaign to
obtain $4,000 new members in the
v. F. w. national organization. in Mem
orisl Continental Hall last night.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of
veterans affairs, told of the value of
veterans organization in developing
the proper personnel TO work for the
care and treatment Of veterans
Gen. Hines address and addresses by
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz, u. S NJ,
retired Senator David A Reed Of Penn
sylvania and Paul c. Wolman. COM
mander-in-c chief of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. we're broa dcast.
The remainder Of the program in
cluded addresses by William Thomas.
department commander, v. r. w. and
James e. Van Zandt, national chief of
staff. v F. w; music by the United
States Marine Band and by the Key
stone Quartet OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
CAPITAL BUILDING
BILLS CONSIDERED
Parkway Project Action and
!. Railway Payments Are
Emphasized.

The House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds today conSid-
cred, without reaching any determine
ton, two bills affecting the Capital
development project.
Representative Cramton, father of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway
project. urged action upon his bill au-
thorizing the Government to immedi-
ately extend $3,000,00o for payment in
full of the purchase price of certain
lands which the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission considers
absolutely essential and necessary in
its project, this amount to be match
ed by subsequent donations from Mary.
land and Virginia, so that in the f1nal
reckoning the total expenditures of the
Federal Government in this parkway
would not exceed so per cent of the
total cost of the land acquired.
Bowman Bill Discussed.
Representative Cramton stressed the
fact that under the present condition
the States of Maryland and Virginia
have been slow in contributing their
share and that with the State Legis-
lature not being in session for another
wear progress on this important deVel-
opment would be entirely stopped un-
less the Federal Government acquired
the strategic sites now.
Representatives of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission. the
architect of the Capitol and others
interested in the program of Capital
development attended the hearing.
The committee also considered the
Bowman bill to reimburse the street
railway companies for all costs to which
they are put in relaylng tracks in con-
nection with the improvement and ex-
tension of the Capitol grounds to Union
Station. John H. Hanna, president and
Levi Cook. attorney for the Capital
Traction Co. explained the heavy ex-
penses which they are now mourning
I'm relocating their tracks as required
by this program.
Fare Reduction Considered.
Representative Almon, Democrat, OF
Alabama asked Mr.. Hanna If the street
railway companies had ever considered
reducing fares, and how the fares here
compared with the rest of the country.
Mr. Hanna replied that they had con-
sidered this question. but were afraid
that any reduction of fares would have
a bad effect on the company's revenues
II applied to the city as a whole. He
said that the present average was about
8.l7. which he believes is the general
average throughout the whole country,
and that the return here should be
higher on account of the triple expense
in providing an underground system
instead of overhead trolleys.
Replying to question by Representa-
tive Dallinger of Massachusetts, as to
whether they had considered a zone
system. Mr.. Hanna replied that this
question had been discussed with ref
erence to short distances. but that 1t
had been opposed in the past by citi-
zens of the District and the Utilities
Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
CLERGYMAN INSURED
Epicopal Trustees Pay Premiums
by Group System.

by group system.
NEW YORK, February (P).-Group
insurance for $500 each has been taken
on the lives of IT'S Protestant Episcopal
clergymen in the Diocese Of Long
Island.
Suffragan Bishop J. I. B. Larned
stated yesterday that the premiums are
being paid by the trustees of the
church through the Church Life In
surance Corporation.
Operation of the church pension
fund is not affected by the policies, it
was explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
EVA>A. CHASE, SCHOOL
OFFICIAL, DIES AT HOME
Administrative Principal Of Doug
lass-Simmons Group to Be
Buried Tomorrow.

Miss Eva A. Chase, administrative
principal Of the DouglaSs-Simmons
school group, District of Columbia pub
lie schools, died at her residence, llO9
street. yesterday
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 O'Clock. Rev. HALEY B. Taylor
Rev. Walter Brooks and Rev. D. E.
WiSeman will oficiate. Interment will
be in Harmony Cemetery
Miss Chase was an original organizer
OF the Parent-Teacher Association of
the Jones School. She is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. E. v. c. Williams and
Mrs. Lulie S. GoldSberry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04
JAMES BAIRD LAMBIE
FUNERAL RITES HELD
Oldest Past Masonic Lodge Master
and Business Leader Is In
tered Privately.

Funeral services for James Baird
Lambie, "a years old, for many years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04

a leading business man of this city, who
died at the home of Rev. DR.. j. H.
Durham, 21Os G street, Monday, were
conducted in Western Presbyterian
Church this afternoon at o'clock. In
terment was private.
Mr.. Lambie was founder and at the
time of his death chairman OF the
board of directors of the James B.
Iambie Hardware Co. here. He had
been active in various organizations.
including banking and business insti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04

Rembrandts most famous painting,
1.-The Night Watch" hanging in an
Amsterdam museum. was deliberately
slashed and badly mutilated by dis
charged naval cook in revenge against
the government in 1911.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
WANT ROAD TO
COME CLOSER

Business men of town have spent
a lot of time, appointed couple
of committees to confer with the
engineers in an effort to have the
survey for the proposed North
Bank highway come thru town
down First avenue, insteal of thru
the Garden Tracts. This topic &C.
.cupied most of the time at the
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce this noon, and was discussed
at some length by J. p. Martin,
one of the routes most enthusiasts
tic boosters.
The road committee of the club
is planning to hold a conference
with the road committee of the
council, to suggest a route to sub
NIT to the engineers.
County Commissioner H. S.
Hughes, after all the argument,
got up and announced that perhaps
the bodies were a trifle early in
their excitement, for the road was
not part of the state highway as
yet, nor was it likely that it would
be made such at this session of the
Legislature. Two years, at least,
must elapse before any definite
action can be taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
LIGHTS
FIND FAVOR

Judging from the interest dis
played, the matter of installing a
modern street lighting system is
finding favor with the city coun-
ell. At the regular meeting Tues
day night a committee from the
Chamber of Commerce was pres
ent to assure the council of their
undivided support and to urge that
the improvement be made early
this year if at all possible.
A plan was submitted by the To-
cal power company which provid-
ed for the installation of 40 light
poles, eight to the block. Provis-
ions for financing were worked out
in monthly payments over a period
of twenty years, which included
installation and operation costs.
Other data is being battered by
the council and it appears that
Kennewick will soon take its place
among the smaller cities of the
state in the matter Of up to date
street lighting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
GREEN GRASS
MUCH BETTER

Canned green asparagus is more
palatable than the white product
and contains vitamins B and c.,
probably not present in the white
asparagus, according to L. L. Clay
paal, assistant horticulturist of
the agricultural experiment sta
ton with headquarters at the ir-
rigation branch station at Prosser.
The demand for canned green
asparagus is increasing, and the
green asparagus industry in Wash
ington is important and annually
returns considerable wealth to the
growers. Until the last few years
no other outlet was furnished
them than shipment to fresh mar
ket, but now canneries are hand
ling the crop soon after the fresh
market is supplied.
According to the experiments
conducted at the Prosser station,
green asparagus may be cut as
late as May 80 with no decrease
in the yield Of large spears in the
year following. Experimental re-
suits secured at other stations in
dictate that cutting much later
than May 80 usually would result
in decreased yield the following
season. Results of State College
experiments may be secured in
pamphlet form upon application
to the director of the experiment
station. The work is entitled: s'The
Effect of Length of Cutting Sea-
son on the Following Years Pro-
duction of Asparagus"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
LOCAL MEN GET
BONUS LOANS

About $4,000 extra money will
Returned loose in KenneWick with
in the next few days, according to
an estimate made this week by
Adjutant Harvey White of the To-
cal Legion post.
Mr.. White reports that about
half of the veterans of the dis
trict have made application to re-
ceive loans on their insurance
policies which has been made pos
sible by the recent action Of con-
gress. The average loan is in the
neighborhood of $500, tho several
of them are entitled to fifteen
hundred dollars. The highest GER
tificate which has come to light is
for 1898.
The veterans are getting the
money for four and half percent
interest. Many of the men are
paying up former loans made at
higher interest rates, some are
putting their money into their
homes in the way of paying off
the mortgage, and others are using
the money in their businesses. So
far as has come into the Legion's
notice, there is no veteran in this
district in desperate need Of the
money.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05

? The Thomas bill, upon which the
hopes of the Highlands had to re-
~, was a measure authorizing .
SIS, 600, 900 loan to the reclamation
fund with which to continue the
work now under way by the de-
partment. Objections made by
Senator Champion of Michigan
have held the bill up for several
weeks, but recently ne has with
drawn all but one of his amend
ments to its passage. The one up
on which he insisted was that the
loan be repaid at the rate Of ST.
100000 a year from the money re-
ceived by the reclamation depart
ment from settlers on the various
projects which have already been
developed.
Word from Congressman Sum
mers Immediately upon the passage
of the bill was to the effect that
the money would become immed-
lately available and that work
would begin at once. 1t was also
understood that Director Mead
had plans for beginning the power
plant and dam work this spring
so that it could begin to make re-
turns on the investment at the
very earliest moment.
Directors of the district expect
that very shortly material will be
laid on the ground for the con-
struction of the new pipe lines on
the Highlands. This pipe will be
laid in readiness for the expected
disintegration of one of the pres
ent lines. If such occurs, a few
days cutoff will only be necessary
to connect up with the new line.
Installation of the pumps can
not be made in time for use dur
ing the present irrigation season
as they have to be made to order
and will require about three
months time to build.
1t is likely, according to the di-
rectOrs, that the power plant and
canal viii be built this summer, ac-
cording to the original plans
large enough to handle the COM
plete development Of the power
possibilities.
The contract between the dis
trict and the government will soon
be signed and the new bond issue
with the state can be completed.
These are but legal technicalities
which viii present no difficulties
nor delays it is thought.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
FISH SEASON
is SHORTENED

Bass fishermen are out of luck
in Benton county this year. The
county game commission has cut
down on the open season, for the
first time since the county was
formed. This year the season will
open the first of April and close
May 81, to open again the first of
August and close again Nov. 80.
In addition to that the steelhead
salmon season has already gone
by the board. It was opened the
first of January and closed the
last of February. SO there is to be
no steelhead season this year.
On other game fish the season
is also shortened to between the
first of April and the first of De-
cember.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
LEGION BUSY

The largest attendance in ten
years at a meeting of the Legion
turned out tonight to crowd the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. The
post reports half a dozen local
veterans being cared for at the
hospital at Walla Walla. Bill Brace
was taken over today. He will un-
dergo a minor operation. Harry
Hampton Of Hover, who has been
there for the past few weeks with
a broken leg, underwent a tonsil
operation this morning. The legion
is planning several civic activities
for the coming year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
H|GHL and WORK AUTH0R|z D

rate of tax as the railroad prop
erty.
The only way the Showalter Bill
can benefit Franklin county as a
whole and in fact the only way in
which we can avoid being made a
contributing county as a whole.
will be to enact income tax bills
which will provide revenue for the
state school fund and thus elimi-
nate state levies for school pur-
poses. It is hoped, and the general
feeling is that the Showalter bill
will not be enacted unless the in
come tax bills are passed. Further
more the income tax bills are be-
ing fought most strenuously and it
is doubtful if they can be passed,
or will be approved if passed. just
at the present moment an attempt
is being made by a certain group
to see them as a trading argument
to try and enforce the Senate to
accept House Bill No. II, which is
the budgetary control commission
bill.
It is extremely discouraging to
see the way the situation is be-
ing handled and the illefficiency
of those in charge in solving the
tax problem. This next week will
see the most strenuous battles wit
messed in several sessions and they
will all be waged about the issue
of tax relief through extending
the tax burden to those now es-
Gaping or leaving things as they
are.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
Money Available Soon
To Start Entire Plan
Including Power Plant
Passage of Bill Authorizing S., 1000,
600 Loan Makes it Possible for
Department to Continue
Work Under Way on
Yakima Valley Unit

The passage of the Thomas bill through congress
in the closing hours has made funds available for the
construction of the plant for the rehabilitation of the
Kennewick Highlands. Word from Washington is to
the effect that the entire plan will be started at once
which will include the rebuilding of the power dam
at Prosser, the power canal distance Of over two
miles down the Yakima River, power generating
plant as well the installation of new pumps and
new pipe lines on the Highlands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
CAFE SOLD

E. E. Raglan has sold his cafe
to F. E. Hunter of Grandview of
Grandview, who took over the bus
mess the first of the month. They
are experienced restaurant people
having been in the business for q
number Of years in Oregon and in
Grandview. They have three child
rem, who have entered school here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raglan, who have
conducted the restaurant for two
years, will go to LeGrande, their
former home, for a visit and will
then look for a new location.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
TO cRY-OR NOT

e = 81 & ~ 5
Bert Plowman recently put out
some "crying towels" for those
who are weeping copius tears over
bum business. He says, "1et's all
cry now, and get it over with" Cy
Smith says that Bert is all wet
he needs the towels, for we, none
of US, have any reason to cry in
the first place. Cy calls attention
to the fact that with the same av-
erage income, we are all just that
much better off, for the dollar we
now have purchases at least third
more than it did when times were
"good."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
MANY TRADES

= Twenty-six different lines Z
+ of business were represented =
: at today's meeting of the Z
: Chamber of Commerce. There .
+ were present an osteopath, =
= service man, newspaper man, :
+ school superintendent, under :
+ taker, baker, insurance man, Z
+ ferry operator, barber, shoe !
+ repair man, hardware man, =
= butcher, dentist, power men, Z
: oil and gas, chain store, grape .
: juice, packing plant, telephone .
+ man, county agent, commits .
+ sioner, secretary, doctor, CO. =
= OPP head and a minister. Z
= q = = = = . = = > = 4. + I.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hill of East
Kennewick left Monday for Cold
endale where they will visit Mrs.
A. M. Blake, sister of Mr.. Hill.
They will visit the Geo. Egbert
family at The Dalles and j. E..
Plummer family at Vancouver, all
former residents of Kennewick.
They will return by way of Ia
coma and visit their son Ross and
Leonard Kincaid, who are attend
ing school there. They expect to be
away a week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
SCHOOL ELECTION

School election will be held at the
city hall next Saturday afternoon
from one o'clock until seven. The
term of Director Lampson will ex-
pire, and he has signified his will
ingness to serve another term. So
far as has come to the knowledge
of this paper, there are no others
being considered for the position.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-03-05
GO TO PAsCO

A dozen or more members of the
Kennewick Kiwanis club went to
Pasco last Monday noon to at
tend the regular meeting Of the
sponsoring club. A fine program
was given and was greatly enjoyed
by the local members.