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Evening star., 1933-12-12

Interec. ID parties have dug up g
letter on the liquor problem written by
Joseph H. Choate, jr., month before
Mr.. Roosevelt named him as the Fed
eral boss in that traffic. 1t was printed
in the New York Times of November 8
1888, although he may want to forget
it now.
Stand on Regulation.
The letter shows how deeply Choate
felt about proposals for stringent regu-
lations.
1T is circumstantially stated" he
wrote, that the (State) board mean.
to prohibit the sale of hard liquors fol
consumption on the premises except
with meals. If so, it intends to deal g
crushing blow at temperance and law
enforcement.
at seems to me certain that the
people OF the great cities iDant to
regain the right to buy drinks by
the glass"
There was not one-tenth of the en-.
thusiasm advertised in this part Of the
country when the liquor stores opened
Private clubs did not generally hole
celebrations as they did at the return
of beer. There was little public merry
making.
Consumers acquainted with friendly
druggists continued to get prescription
whisky in Washington cheaper than Il
was being sold in nearby Maryland
liquor stores Others took advantage Of
bootleggers' fire sales. buying what pur.
ported to be imported stuff at half what
the Maryland stores were charging.
The majority of people paid no
attention to it ,Uhateuer, saying they
probably iDould 90 oUer to q Mary
land store to get q bottle sometime
before Christmas, if they got around
to it.
Mr.. Roosevelt is supposed to come out
strong for the Tugwell advertising bill
in his coming message to Congress.
A confidential report on 1t has beer
submitted to the White House by tht
Agriculture Department. How strons
Mr.. Roosevelt will go is NOT ye
evident.
Revision Foreseen.
Unless he speaks. the measure will bt
radically revised. If not showed under
with amendments on the floor of botf
Houses of Congress.
There is considerable inside jockeyine
by proponents and opponents. Chair.
Hlau SopelaHQ trleu 70 COnIlne the Sen
ate hearings to two days. That was 6
maneuver to keep the opposition pub
icity to minimum.
Whenever the new deal gets in full
swing, you will see the administration
move to develop culture and education
on Federal scale 1t will then gel
around to improving conditions fol
leisure and learning
That is one of the subjects Mayor.
elect La Guardia of New York is sup.
posed to have discussed recently at the
White House.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Nine Dead in Floods.
NEW WORKERS SILVER.
Experience Biting Wind and Is Degree
Temperature.

NEW YORK, December IL (P.-New
Yorkers shivered on their way to work
today in biting wind and temperature
of 16 degrees above zero.
The temperature was 20 degrees be-
low the average of 80 degrees for this
date. The coolest December IL on rec
ord here was in 1892, when the mer-
curry registered II above.
The weather man held out hope for
more moderate weather tomorrow, with
q prospect of snow.
The coolest spot in the State was
Owls Head. where it was "a below zero
this morning, the same reading as yes
terday. 1t was Owls Head fifth con-
secutive below-zero morning.
The sun shone on light, fresh snow
in most parts Of the State.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

He has plan which he will offer in
national radio hookup the latter part
of next month.
Mr.. Hoover had one. too. but he
never got to use it because the depres-
sion overlook him.
The cheering liberals now are con-
fident that the agricultural program
will be further liberalized in accordance
with their views
Only George Peek has hitherto stood
in their way.
They are not contemplating any
large scale amplification of the program
but they have several little theories they
are going to try out from time to time.
1t is not generally kno1un, but
Agriculture Secretary Wallace could
haze fired A. A. A. Director George
Peek any time he Udnted to. The
A. A. A. is under the Agriculture
Department.
There are several reasons why Wal
lace let the White House handle the
matter. One Is that Peek was ap-
pointed by Mr.. Roosevelt. Another is
that Peek spent half million dollars
of his own money in a sincere effort to
develop farm relief in line with his own
beliefs. His ability is equaled by few
men in public office.
Belief in Strength.
Whether or not it Is true, the admin
istration believes it gains strength in
the West and South every time an
Eastern banker shouts against its money
program.
Peek's friends are complaining pri-
vately about Counsel Frank of the
A. A. A. employing relatives in his
legal dirision. II nepotisn eDer is
taken seriously around here, about
one-ftth of the Government ,DtL 90.
Our liberty bond conversion program
looks puny in comparison with Eng
land, where Esq, 200, 900 have been saved
by offering bonds at reduced interest
rates.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

today for a detailed reply to the charge
that he was responsible for the failure
of opposing political forces to confer
on a conciliation plan.
Mr.. Welles promised full statement
last night after the accusation had
been voiced by Benjamin Fernandez de
Medina, Uruguayan Minister to Cuba.
Il lost 20 days work." said De Me-
dina, author of plan to restore po-
litical tranquility to the island, be
low my advice"
He said negotiations between Presi-
dent Ramon Grau San Martin and op-
poSitionistS were terminated abruptly
after Grau declined to confer with a
group which went to the palace to ask
him to resign.
Former Prof Dorta Duque, a friend
of the American Ambassador, attempt
ed to serve as spokesman for some of
the oppositionists, De Medina said.
But, he recounted President Grau
called of the meeting when he received
what he considered an unsatisfactory
reply to his question regarding whom
Duque represented.
However, Mr.. Welles said he acted
only as q friendly observer in De Me
dina's efforts. He expressed surprise
at the Uruguayan Minister'S accusation.
De Medina declared the United States
Ambassadors role Gin the conciliation
program) was only to seek the co-opera-
tion Of the A. B. c. (secret society. but
instead he organized special meeting of
the opposition last night without my
knowledge, sending his observers, who
spoiled everything"
Amplifies Statement.
Later, when told of Mr.. Welles' re-
action to his accusation, De Medina
amplified his previous statement, saying:
II am sorry that after 20 days work
rupture in negotiations was produced
by persons taking part who represented
themselves as connected with Mr. Welles
and who did not represent any polit-
ical group"
President Grau admitted that the
latest plan of conciliation had been
broken up, but added: Il am always
ready to listen to any representative
persons or groups who really want to
cooperate with the government and its
revolutionary renovating program
We are ready to protect all Cuban
foreign interests, but above all we must
protect the rights Of the Cuban people
That is why we approved the light
decree calling for "a per cent cut in
rates OF the American-owned Cuban
Electric Coz, after much study, because
we believe it was fair to everybody.
THE only thing that held us back
Tor some time was the fact that we did
not want to think We were discriminat-
ing against an American company"
WELLES DENIES BLAME.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
CUMMINGS SILENT
ON LEAVING POST
Federal Deposit insurance
Corporation Chairman's
Resignation Expected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A further shake-up in Treasury or
ganization seemed imminent today with
reports that Walter J. Cummings would
leave after Jenuary / as chairman Of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration.
The rumors, which Cummings would
not confirm, forecast he would take a
post with the Continental Illinois Ma
tional Bank g. Trust Co. 1t was un-
derstood directors of this bank are
meeting today in Chicago
Woodin Resignation Seen.
Concurrent with reports of Cum
mings' departure were new intimations
that Secretary Woodin, now on a leave
OF absence, would resign formally from
the Treasury before the first of the
year.
Continued Ill health was the reason
understood to be prompting Woodin TO
the step.
Should Woodin resign, it was be-
lieved in Treasury circles that Cum
mlngs would resign at the same time as
special assistant to Woodin, a post he
has held since last Spring. Then Cum
mings would continue for a few weeks
until the deposit guarantee fund had
been given its initial tryout.
Another important change in Treas
ury personnel expected momentarily is
the resignation of Assistant Secretary
Thomas Hewes. Acting Secretary Nor
genthau stripped Hewes of his principal
duties by bringing the Internal Revenue
Bureau under his own direct super
vision.
Speculation on Undersecretary.
There was considerable speculation
over who would become Undersecretary
| If Morgenthau was advanced to the
secretaryship after Woodin's retirement.
| One name mentioned was that of Earle
Bailte, now special assistant to Morgen-
thau on fiscal affairs and close friend.
| Asked today about the reports of his
resignation, Cummings told newsmen,
Il can't talk until hear from Chi
cago." He indicated he would have
more to say later
Cummings joined the Treasury dur
ing the bank holiday and was engaged
in emergency work at that time. For
months he has been organizing banks
for the beginning, January /, of a par
tial insurance of bank deposits up to
s2.5o0
He formerly was engaged in business
in Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
LEADERS TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO FORMER TIGER COACH
Funeral Rites for William W
(BilD Roper to Be Held To-
day in Philadelphia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, December 12.-
Distinguished figures in the sports, busi-
ness and political worlds pay final trib-
ute today to William w. (BilD Roper
former Princeton foot ball coach and
militantly independent member Of Phil
adelphia's City Council.
He died of infection Sunday at the
age of So after struggling for two
months against the ailment.
Funeral services at 2:30 in Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church are to be
followed by private interment.
Among the honorary pail bearers are
Thomas S. Gates, president Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, and Langdon
Lea and Gresham Poe, both Of Balti-
more. foot ball stars at Princeton in
bygone years.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
What's What
Behind News
inCapital.
Government Declared
Off to Bad Start in
Handling Liquor.
BY PAUL MALLON.

TIME big administration thinkers
are ready to confess now they
were not very smart in handling
i the Inauguration of liquor.
They realize they should not
have held down imports in the 60 days
prior to repeal. They say they were
misled by domestic distillers, who told
them there was sufficient supply at
hand for the first few months.
The result is the whole business got
off to a recognized bad start. There is
a shortage which has boosted prices to
an unreasonable level Bootlegging is
continuing for the time being in this
section of the country. VETS are run
ming around cussing the trusts.
1t will be months before the situation
is Straightened out.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
WYNEK00P SEEKS CLUES
TO EXONERATE MOTHER
Husband of Slain Woman Is Re-
leased From Charge of Be-
ing Accessory.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
i. CHICAGO, December IL. - Earle
Wynekoop was free today to look for
clues by which he hopes to vindicate
his 62-year-old mother, DR.. Alice Wyne-
koop. accused as the slayer of Earle's
young wife. Mrs. Rheta Wynekoop.
Released from the county Jail yester-
day after the State had dismissed a
charge that he was an accessory to
It will do everything can to vindi-
cate my mother. She isn't going to face
this alone,
DR.. Wynekoop. who is i'll at the
county Jail. Is scheduled to go on triet
January 4.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

December IL Milwaukee had experienced
since 1876, but that city was warm COM
pared with Superior, where the tempera-
ture sagged to 20 below.
Nine Dead in Floods.
Nine dead in floods and billiards in
the Pacific Northwest, four in a train
and automobile collision at Bellefonte,
Pa, during q snow storm, and three
burned to death at Hampden, Me-, while
a blizzard was raging, helped to swell
the total of fatalities directly or indi-
rectly attributed to the elements.
While the mercury was near zero at
Detroit, Maria Olszewska, opera star, re-
ported some one had stolen her $1.500
fur coat.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
KEEL !oT CRUISER LAID
Third of New Type of Japanese
Vessel Is Started.

YoKOsUKA, Japan, December IL (P
The keel of the Suzuya, third Of the
class of 8,50o-ton light cruisers Japan
is constructing, was laid yesterday at
the naval base here.
Ceremonies included the Shinto rites
of publication
Beyond tonnage reports and the fact
that each carries Is six-inch guns,
little is known of this class of vessel
The cruisers Mogami and Mikuma
keels Of which were laid in December
1881, are nearing completion. Three
nlore Of the class are planned. -
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Denmark's Taxes Higher.

Returns from indirect taxes In Dem
mark in the first four months OF the
present hscal year were 40 per cent
higher than In the corresponding period
Of the preceding twelvemonth.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Pyramid 5000 Years Old.

The oldest large building in the world
has Just been determined to be the
"step Pyramid" in Egypt, estimated to
be 5000 years old.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
CLEANING PRICE ,95 CENTS
Rate for Women's Dresses Errone-

ously Given as rs Cents.
The Star on Sunday published an
article giving the price for cleaning
women's silk or wool plain dresses as
rs cents. Instead, 1t should have been
95 cents, the rate fixed for the WASH
ington area as the minimum charge
to be made for work of that type.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Farmer Moves 400 Miles.

Alec Murchie's complete farm equip
ment was moved 400 miles by special
train recently from Bogside to Chiltern
Green, England.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
PRESIDENTS AIDE
ON PROMOTION LIST
T0BE SENT CONGRESS

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-12-12

Admiral Cary Grayson, who was
Woodrow Wilson's physician, has been
getting some patronage lately, includ-
ing one of the District Of Columbia
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

The best authorities estimate that
Christmas shopping will be 10 to IS
per cent more than last year, IN dollar
volume.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
PLAN TO ABR0GATE
PLATT AMENDMENT
IN CUBA REPORTED

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1933-12-12

Congressman West, of Ohio is about
the nearest thing Congress has to an
academic brain trustee. He Is from
Dennison University.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
MORE SNOW is DUE
IN CAPITAL TONIGHT
OR EARLY TOMORROW

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-12-12
List of Theaters.

A complete list of the theaters par
ticipating in this years 'toy matinees"
the third presented by The Star and
Warner Bros-follows:
Ambassador. Eighteenth street and
Columbia road. Harold Lloyd in Movie
Crazy"
Apollo. 624 H street northeast,
Wheeler and Woolsey In Hold En-
Jail"
Avalon, 56l2 Connecticut avenue,
Mitzi Green In Little Orphan Annie.
Avenue Grand, 645 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, Little Orphan Annie"
Central, Ninth street between D and
Evening star., 1933-12-12

Our liberty bond conversion program
looks puny in comparison with Eng
land, where Esq 900 900 have been saved
by offering bonds at reduced interest
rates.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

Whether or not it Is true, the admin
istration believes it gains strength in
the West and South every time an
Eastern banker shouts against its money
program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
POULTRY CULLING MEETINGS

Poultry culling meetings were
held at the Twin City Poultry
farm, Kennewick and at the j. B.
Donaldson farm at Prosser today,
Thursday, July Is, by w. D. Blu
chanan extension poultryman of
the State College and the County
agricultural agent.
A special stress is being laid
upon the poultry culling work this
year due to the rather rapid rise
in feed prices and the fact that egg
prices are remaining rather sta
tionary. Under these conditions it
is going to be necessary that the
poultrymen be very careful about
the kind of stock which goes into
the laying house for the laying
flock for the fall and winter
months. One poor bird under con-
ditions such as we seem to be
facing may offset the possible pro-
fit of several birds. Since the
culling work must be done upon
the basis of physical characterize
les rather than actual records Of
production it is rather important
that poultrymen know just what
these physical evidences of good
production are and how they should
be interpreted. This was the mater
ial presented by Mr.. Buchanan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
Annual Field Day at
PrOsser on July 21st

The fourteenth annual Field
Day at the Irrigation Branch Ex-
pertinent Station will be held Fri
day, July 81. The Station is To-
Gated four and one-half miles
northeast of Prosser and may be
reached by taking the Whitstran
road at Prosser and turning north
at the experiment station sign.
The field tour will start promptly
at $3.50 and there will be manp
points of interest to everyone in
GLIDING those who have attended
all previous field days.
In forage studies, two points Of
interest are outstanding. First, the
relative winter killing of alfalfa
varieties. Second, the striking diff
ferences in varieties and strains OF
sweet clover. Both of these will be
Of special interest to the fruit
growers as they have direct bear
ing on cover crop maintenance.
Considerable interest has been
shown in the production of edible
soy beans and eighteen strains of
these are growing at the station.
Other varieties of the field soy
bean are being grown.
The soil fertility plots are now
in their twelfth year and differ
ences in yield of wheat grown on
them will probably be more than
600 percent. The fertilizer plots
on alfalfa, although in their third
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
COUNTRYWIDE MEETING
OF WHEAT GROWERS

A countrywide meeting Of wheat
growers will be held at the Com
munity club rooms at Benton City,
Saturday, July Is, beginning at 9
am. The purpose of this meeting
is to explain to every wheat grow
er of the county the set-up and OPP
Grafton of the farm adjustment
p.on whereby some $4,000 may
be distributed to wheat growers Of
the county during September of
this year. The amount that will be
distributed will depend upon the
sign up of growers lands that is
probably during the last half Of
August.
Mr.. Vaughn of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture will be pres
emit to conduct the general discus
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
agent or preliminary organization
committees established in the diff
ferent counties.
THE TREES" OPENS FOR
SUMMER SEASON SATURDAY

The Trees, the open air dance
pavilion at the fair grounds, will
be opened for its first dance, July
Is. The dances will be managed by
H. w. Whittemore, and sponsored
by the Benton-Franklin Fair as
ISOLATION, and will be held every
Saturday night up to the time of
the fair. As in former years the
balloting for Fair Queen will be
held at the dance each evening. The
first queen dance will be held next
Saturday night, July %. A new
floor has been laid and the pavilion
fixed up in general for the sum-
mer season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
RABBIT CONTROL

Several complaints have come to
the office of the county agricul-
tural agent in regard to damage
done to grain and other crops in
various parts of the county by rab-
bits. Rabbits can be usually con-
trolled during the summer months
by proper assistance of poisoning.
There are two general methods
recommended by the Bureau of
Biological Survey to whom we look
for our information.
The first method is the use of
strychnine and salt at the rate of
one ounce of alkaloid strychnine
to 16 ounces of salt. This is put
into a one inch hole bored into the
flat side of a 2x4 giving the hole
not more than an inch or one and
a quarter inches in depth. In this
way the rabbits will be able to
take the salt, the larger animals
will not be able to get it.
The second mthod is the use of
a green alfalfa bait dipped into a
solution made of water, karo corn
syrup, strychnine and saccharine.
The alfalfa after dipped is wrung
out as dry as possible and distrib-
uted Immediately along the edge
of the field where the runs come
into the field. Distribution should
be late in the afternoon.
Where rabbits are far enough
away from alfalfa fields that they
are not accustomed to eating of
the alfalfa it may be necessary to
use grain as the green material.
Detailed instruction as to either
method of poisoning can be Sc
cured from E. C. Durdle, county
extension agent, Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
NEW WHEAT PLAN
GETS UNDER WAY
To Be Presented in Every Wheat
Community in Next 10 Days;
$685., $40 Available

Plans for application of the
farm adjustment act to Washing
ton wheat will be presented in
every large wheat growing com
munity of the state within the next
10 days, announces F. E. Balmer,
director Of the agricultural extern
sion service at the State college.
Complete details of the voluntary
plan for payment of special bene-
fits for acreage reduction were
given to all county agricultural
agents from wheat counties in a
two-day conference held at Pull
man, July 10 and Ii.
The extension service has been
designated to conduct the informa-
tional and preliminary organiza-
tion work preceding the offering
of contracts. County agents, as
sisted by economists and others in
terested in the wheat problems, are
to assume the initiative in the Or
ganization of the county produc-
ton control associations. AS soon
as the association is placed on a
permanent basis, wheat farmers
will be given complete control of
the organization.
A preliminary set-up is to be
completed in every county before
harvest, while the permanent or
ganization and offering of con-
tracts is expected to take place inn
mediately after harvest. After de-
Quoting administrative costs Of ap-
proximately two cents a bushel
from the 80 cent processing tax,
about $780,, $40 in benefit pay
ments will be available to Wash
ington wheat growers on the al
lotment for this state.
Farmers thinking of signing up
under the adjustment program
may market their grain at any
time and in any way they choose
without affecting their eligibility
for receiving compensation pay
ments. Two-thirds of the compen-
sation payments will be made in
September to farmers signing the
contracts, while the other third
will be paid next spring on proof
that the contract has been carried
out. The contract carries a guaran-
tee of parity prices for wheat in
1888, 1884 and 1885 in return for
acreage reduction in 1884 and 1885,
Wheat meetings will be an
nounced locally through the county
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AGENTS CALLED TO COL
LEGE FOR TRAINING

County agricultural agents OF
Eastern Washington were called
to the college for special training
work in the Interpretation of farm
adjustment program and the APP
plication of this to the general sit
uation in the county Monday and
Tuesday of this week. E. c. Durdle
of this county left early Monday
morning to attend this conference.
Agents return to their counties on
Tuesday.
Two community meetings on adj
justment on wheat are being held
in the county the last part of the
week on the follow-up of this
work.