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The Washington times., 1933-05-18

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dress, and sports wear or $500
NlEN who need new
shoes today have an oppor-
tunity to buy the greatest
values of a lifetime at our
lowest price in 81 years.
Newest of metropolitan
styles, all-leather construc-
ton, and conscientious
w. L. Douglas workman
ship throughout.
Few of our younger Gus
toners have ever seen such
values and prices in mems
shoes AS business i'm.
proves and prices rise, as
all the world now hopes,
such values at the price may
never be seen again in any
of our lifetimes.
One ofth best investments
that any man can make to-
day is to provide literally
for his shoe requirements
with these W. L. Douglas
styles at $500.
Americas Best Kno1Un Shoes
300 1850 500
Mems Normal-Treds 81
Boys '2.20 '2.4o $50
". DOUGLAS
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IN WASHINGTON
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Open Saturday Evenings
The Washington times., 1933-05-18

The Griffmen, briefly, have
proved they can hold their
own against the East and the
West.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Robert Barrett Builds
Unique Mail Box

One of the most attractive and con-
venient mail boxes on any rural route
in the country is one recently put up
for packages by Robert Barrett on the
river road. 1t is built in the shape OF
"a miniature bungalow, Is by 20 inches,
inside measurement, with real shingles
on the roof, real glass in the windows
and real stovepipe for a chimney.
1t is painted black and white with
orange trimmings. Both the little house
and the regular mail box nearby, are
anchored on strong posts, painted in
alternate stripes of black and white.
Roberts name, in clear distinct letter
ing, appears on the side of the mail
box, in strict accordance with the regu-
lations of the post office department.
The cost, Robert says, was negligible
as he used odds and ends of material
and did the work when he was not
otherwise employed.
The idea is unique one and offers
opportunity for originality on the part
of others who may want to provide an
attractive as we'll as a safe receptacle
for parcel post packages and to make
of their rural boxes something more
than just a place to send and receive
mail.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Pasco Is Using 5
Home Made Money

Pasco, like number of other places,
has been encountering difficulty in
solving it's unemployment problem as
well as in keeping enough real money
in circulation. To meet the situation
the town has adopted scrip. How this
is issued and used is described by w.
@. B. Randolph in an article published
in the Richland Advocates:
Among the many towns and cities
now using the device of stamp money
is our nearby city of Pasco They have
very large contingent of unemployed
and have found that direct money aid
makes too large drain on their slen-
der resources. So Pasco, learning wis
dom from Minneapolis, Mimi, Hawar-
den, Iowa, and from CharlestoWn.
South Carolina, have adopted the
stamp method of creating new stream
of finances to keep their unemployed
at work
The city issued a block of bonds fo1
that purpose but received no bidders,
so some public spirited citizens got
behind the stamp method and guaran-
teed payment Of every stamp dollar
used.
This stamp money consists of cou-
pom with zone dollar" on it's face side
and fifty squares on the back and
when each space is filled with two cent
stamps, put on at each transaction by
the spender, then the coupon has one
dollars worth of value.
The stamps are home made and sold
to the public at two cents cash, and
this cash is the real backing, or guar
antee of the value of the payer. But
as a double cinch to pile up value
on top of value, the aforesaid hackers
add the weight of their guarantee to
the redemption also, in a year or SO.
AS consequence of this firm foun-
dalton, the people of Pasco are unanl-
mously behind this new circulating
medium.
Every grocery, meat shop, garage,
hotel, mechanic, laborer and in fact
the whole population is accepting the
stamp money as just as good as the
regular legal dollar.
Did say "just as good?" Well, they
go me one better over there. One OF
the committee predicted that the new
money would create an interest and
general approval and cause more new
business and employment than bor-
roWed fund of one thousand dollars
could do. The stamp money will not
fear the light of day. 1t will not seek
the dark recesses of the bank vault 1t
wants to work and moves with graft
flying speed.
could feel that the people over there
were proud of the performance of
their new method of solving the un-
employment problem. Pasco people are
to be commended for their new ven
ture. More power to their elbow.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Mrs. Anna K. Knoll

Mrs. Anna Katharine Mannschreck
Knoll was born on the first day OF
December, 1865, in Germany. She came
to America at the age of 10. Her par
ents were devout Christians and she
was baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran faith. In 1889 she was mar
ried to Robert Knoll in st. Joseph,
Missouri, and the young couple came
west and made their home in Seattle,
where their four children were born.
About IL years ago the Knoll family
came to the Priest Rapids valley and
established themselves on farm near
Vernita. In March, 1928, Mr. Knoll died
and Mrs. Knoll was left with her chill
dren to manage the farm She was an
industrious home maker and one OF her
outstanding characteristics was her
hospitality, in the true sense OF the
word. Friends and strangers alike al
ways found warm welcome at the
Knoll home.
About year ago she disposed OF her
farm property and went back with her
youngest son, Robert, to make her
home with a brother in st. oJseph.
A strong desire to have her family
near together again persuaded her to
return to Washington last August,
since which time she has made her
home in Seattle Recently she suffered
an attack of the flu, which developed
into pneumonia, and she passed away
Wednesday evening, January ID, at the
age of CT years, one month and q
days.
The body was brought to White
Bluffs Saturday morning and the tu-
neral was held from the Lutheran
church at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
with Rev. L. G. Krug, pastor, con-
Quoting the service
Che is survived by two daughters
Mrs. j. E. Fouty of White Bluffs and
Mrs. Alex Brain of Priest Rapids; and
two sons, G. A. Knoll and Robert
Knoll of Seattle. Besides her children
she leaves to mourn her passing six
grandchildren, five brothers, two Sis
tiers and numerous other relatives ano
friends.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Taxation Is
Big Problem
In Legislature
MANY MEASURES TENDING TO
SHIFT BURDEN ARE
INTRODUCED
By M. M. Madison

The Democratic majority in both
branches of the Legislature has been
having trouble with Unemployed Coun-
Gil groups and veteran solons predict
this friction will increase. 1t has been
possible, thus far, to make concessions
and keep a sort of peace in the ma
iority faction but there are limits be-
You'd which the regular Democrats Will
not go. The regulars would prefer
to appeal for Republican help than to
concede too much to faction inclined
to listen to radical advice.
1T was declared by leaders OF the
Unemployed Councils of Seattle before
the Legislature, met that I'VE will see
whether the members we elected are
loyal to the Unemployed or vote as
Democrats, and old-line party men
with two weeks experience behind
them are doubling whether they can
make straight Democrats out of the
party's fringe The trouble is similar
to that Republicans have had in the
United States Senate.
Democrats in the Legislature wanted
Roy Erford, former chairman of the
King county Democratic committee,
sent to Olympia when Nelson Robin
son was unseated. But Seattle Coun
Gilman Roy Misener was in Olympia
at the time and Immediately served
notice of what could be expected. "Er-
ford" he snorted, "Erford is Demo-
crat!" and the King county commits
sioners took Miseners advice and sent
E. j. Miller a beneficiary of the Fire.
mont district commissary who was be-
lieved to be in sympathy with the
fringe"
This is condition which has to be
kept in mind, in figuring on what the
Legislature will do and in estimating
the past that sNepu blicans OF The mi
nority will be called upon to play when
the split comes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Repair Work at Power
Plant Nearly Finished

All the work that Is to be underta-
ken this winter on the power canal
at Priest Rapids has been finished and
the drag line has been moved to the
power plant where it is being used on
improvements of the tail race. lnclud-
ed in the junk found in the pit when
it was pumped out was an old type
writer. There were also number OF
eel, bull heads and other small fish.
All of the repair work on the wheels
in the two generating units has been
finished and Workmen are now as
sembling the units and putting them
in place.
Unless unforeseen difficulties arise, it
is expected that the plant will be
ready for operation sometime between
the 1st and the 10th of February.
The river has been falling steadily
for the last few weeks and is approch-
ing the low water mark. AS the ell
cheney of the plant is governed largely
by the stage of water in the river,
the amount of energy that can be-
generated during the next two months
will be determined in great measure
by the weather. If there should be
unusual rains or chinooks, the river
flow will be augmented and the out
put of the plant thereby increased. If,
on the other hand, this should turn
out to be cold, backward spring,
the amount of power that can be gen.
Grated will be smaller.
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company and the White Bluffs Irriga-
ton company will be published, to be
followed the next week by resume
of what the future holds for the valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
State Legion Officials
Coming Next Month

Harry Lewis, State Commander, and
Jesse Drain, State Adjutant, Of the
American Legion, will visit John Lind
blad Post No. II of White Bluffs We'd
nesday, February %. Plans are being
made for the entertainment Of the
two distinguished guests while in the
valley. Commander Lewis will address
a meeting some time in the afternoon.
This will be open to all who care to
come and hear him. The time and place
will be announced at a later date.
In the evening, Commander Lewis
will speak to the members of the Lee
gion and veterans of all wars, at Lee
gion hall.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
BY Jimmie X. Browne

Due largely to the fact that taxa
ton promises to be the handspring
of the present legislative session, the
action of the county assessors holding
their annual convention in Olympia
last week temporarily showed legisla-
ton into the background. The assess
ors brought forth after a three-day
session, long list of proposals for
submission to the Legislature.
The most far reaching of these is a
demand that the Legislature eliminate
from the tax rolls household furn1-
ture, with another act requiring the
householder to list all personal pro-
perty not necessary for household USE
In other words, the assessors want to
exempt household goods, but want
owners to report on radios, watches,
jewelry ETC., they may possess so that
it can be assessed
1t is roughly estimated that the cost
of assessing furniture is more than
the returns.
Another proposal urged is that auto
mobile license fees be collected late in
the spring after assessments are made
and that no license be issued until a
tax receipt be presented on each car.
This is problem which the Legis-
lature has already before it.
The automobile is coming in for a
lot of legislative attention these days.
In the Senate, S.B. SO takes away the
rebates on gas taxes where it is founu
that the person asking for such has
been abusing this privilege; S.B. 80
fixes the property tax on cars; S.B. 80
changes the fees charged dealers. On
the House side, H.B. Is establishes a
set-up for liability insurance for all
auto owners, creating state fund and
assessing the owners to pay for this;
H.B. II restricts the insurance of
drivers license, fixing the age at Is
for the youngest, and providing for re-
peal or revelation of licenses for reck-
less driving.
The Legislature is being asked this
session to set up minimum wage in
the state on all public works. 1t re-
quires that all contractors in making
their offers set up their scales to be
paid When contractor sets up a
scale and then violates it he is barred
from further contracting work in the
state for a period of years.
Members from the Seattle delegation
are sponsoring an old age pension bill
in the House. This provides for pay
ment of not less than $50 month to
persons over IS years of age who have
lived in the state for at least Is years
and five years in the county. The mea-
sure also sets up a funeral benefit Of
$500.
Roughly estimated, this measure will
create a drain of around 100000 a
month upon the state at the present
time and this will increase year by
(Please turn to page 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
LOCAL MAN SONG WRITER

The Spokesman this week printed
several hundred copies Of a song, with
music, the first job of this kind ever
turned out by the shop. The song,
Beautiful Hawaiian June" was COM
posed by E. M Mccain of Hanford,
and was sung for the first time in pub
lie Tuesday evening at the Hanford
Grange meeting. Mr.. Mccain has sent
a copy of his song to station KHQ
in Spokane, and it is possible that lis
teners here will hear it sung over the
radio some evening soon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Meritorious Citation
Awarded Local Post

For it's achievement in equalling or
exceeding it's last years membership,
John Lindblad Post of the American
Legion, has been awarded a "Citation
for Meritorious Service" In advising
DR.. E. F. Newton, Post cor'anaaa' aeler, ct
the award, Louis Johnson, national
commander, said:
''That your Post has responded so
nobly in this first achievement is to
me an indication that you will go to
the highest of Legion endeavors this
year. There are no blank files in your
ranks and you are presenting united
front. AS result, you are making it
possible to carry the Legion flag to
new heights this year"
The membership of the Post at the
close of last year. was AZ while at
this date it is 49, A similar citation
was received a year ago.
Only 10 of the 1876 Posts in the
state received the award this year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
MRS. MCORD TAYLOR
WEBS CALIFORNIA MAN

Of interest to the White Bluffs
friends of Mrs. Helen Huston Taylor
was the announcement in the Sunday
Seattle Times of her marriage last
week to r. j. Garretson of San Fran
cisco.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
szEKFU HoNoRED AT w. S. c.
Special to the Spokesman
IAcuIMGrOM State COL

DpGCIdI 10 UIIe OpUhCoIIIttII
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, -Albert Szekfu of Hanford
has been elected member of Rho
Epsilon, radio club at Washington
State College. Mr.. Szekfu is sopho-
more in the department of electrical
engineering.
To be eligible for membership, a
student must pass the federal radio
operators examination and be voted
into the club by the other members
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-26
Dates Set for
Hort. Schools
In This County
MEETINGS ARE TO BE HELD AT
VERNITA, HANFORD AND
WHITE BLUFFS

Final plans have just about been
completed for the horticultural SCHOOLS
for the county to occur from January
% to February 4, inclusive. This year
one new school is being added at the
request of growers in the Vernita COM
munity. Since their problems are quite
different from those in the White
Bluffs and Hanford area the schedule
is as follows
Vernita, Saturday, January %; Pros
ser, Monday, January 30; Benton City,
Tuesday, January 81; Hanford, We'd
nesday February l; White Bluffs,
Thursday, February 2; Kennewick, Fri
day and Saturday, February and 4.
G. L. Vincent, Extension Horticul-
turist, will assist at part of the schools.
H. P. Singleton Superintendent OF the
Irrigation Branch station at Prosser,
and possibly Dr. Larson of the station
will also assist. Doyle Starcher, Horti-
culture Inspector at Large will also
assist at most of the schools.
Those interested in tree fruits or
truck crops should check the above
dates and try to keep them in mind
preparatory to attendance at these
meetings The detailed programs for
the schools in this valley are as fol-
lows
PROGRAM FOR HORT SCHOOL
Saturday, January 28th.. Vernita
School House
1000 a. M, Soft fruit and truck crop
pest control, Doyle Starcher, District
Horticultural Inspector; 10:45, discus
sion; HOO, Orchard and truck crop
fertilization, H. P. Singleton, Super
intendent Irrigation Branch Expert
ment Station, Prosser; HAS, discus
sion; 1900, adjournment.
lis p. M, Cooling moth control,
Doyle Starcher; 200, discussion; 2:15,
| Irrigation studies land tree fruit re-
sponses C. A. Larson, Irrigation Branch
Station; 3 100, discussion; 3:15, adjourn
ment.
Hanford, Wednesday, February LIST,
Grange Hall
1000 a. M, Tree fruit pest control
for 1888, Doyle Starcher; 10:45, dis
cussion; II 100, Orchard and truck crop
fertilization, H. P. Singleton; 1l:45,
discussion; 1900, adjournment.
:15 D. M, Home preparation of Oil
sprays Norman Anglin, Horticultural
Inspector; 200, discussion; 2:15, Irri-
cation studies and tree fruit responses,
G. A. Larson; 800, discussion; 1880,
adjournment.
White Bluffs, Thursday, February 2,
Anderson Hall
1000 a. M, General discussion OF
truck crop problems, G. l.. Vincent, Ex-
| tension Horticulturist; 10:45, discus
sion; II 100, Tree spacing and polleniza-
ton as they affect quality, production,
and size of crop L. A. Codding; 1l:45,
discussion; 1900, adjournment.
LIS p. M, General discussion OF
| fundamentals in pruning, G. l.. Vim
| cent; 200, discussion; 2:15, How can
| we further cut orchard costs without
losing in efficiency. This is to be
| general discussion led by Mr.. Vincent.
Evening star., 1933-07-14
SCHOOL ESTIMATES
TAKEN UP AT Meeting
Education Officials and Economy
Committee Confer on Needs
for Fiscal Year.

Estimates for needed appropriations
for the District public school system for
the fiscal year beginning July l next
were outlined in detailed but tentative
form yesterday in a conference between
school officials and the District Econ
omy Committee
The session was executive and District
officials said they could not discuss con-
ference results now but indications are
that another economy school budget will
be forwarded to the Bureau of the Bud
get in September because of the uncer-
tain financial condition of the District.
There were no indications forthcom-
ing as to whether the school budget
would be more or less economical than
the appropriations by Congress for the
current year.
Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District au-
ditor and budget officer. staged the ses-
sion yesterday. the first formal meeting
on the 1934-1935 estimates, so that va
cation of school authorities would not
be delayed. Donovan still is awaiting
instructions from the Budget Bureau for
the preparation of the new estimates.
Attending the conference, in addition
to Economy Committee members, were
DR.. Frank W. Ballou. superintendent of
schools; Stephen E. Kramer, J. j. Crane
and Garnet c. Wilkinson, assistant su-
perintendents.
Evening star., 1933-07-14
D. c. FOOD PRICES
UP TWO PER CENT
First Gain in Two Years
Smaller Than in Some
Other Areas.

Washington grocers during the last
month boosted their consumer prices
2 per cent, making the first upturn in
retail food prices here in approximately
two years.
This was revealed today in report
compiled by the Labor Departments
Bureau of Statistics. Despite the per
cent upturn, the bureaus figures show
that there was a per cent decrease in
prices in comparison with the figures
of June Is, last, with those Of the same
time last year.
However. the trend Of retail prices
has been gradually going up for the
last three months, after reaching a
depth of IT per cent here when yearly
prices were compared, according to
available statistics.
Washington was one of the 81 cities
in the United States cited in the report.
The increase in retail food prices in
these cities. the bureau said, averaged
3l3 per cent from May Is to June Is.
Near 1913 Level
The increase brings the value Of the
retail food dollar to lilo of l per cent
above the 1913 dollar. In other words,
retail food prices in the United States,
according to the bureaus report. are to-
day a fraction higher than for the
same period in 1913.
The following increases in the prices
of retail food were reported by the
bureau:
Evening star., 1933-07-14
THREE C0LORED BOYS
AMONG TRAFFIC VICTIMS
Horse Shot After Street Car
Crashes Into Delivery Wagon
at Third and T Streets.

Three colored boys. a colored man
and horse were injured in two traffic
accidents late yesterday One of the
boys was badly hurt.
James Williams, %, of the 400 block
OF Richardson street, driver of a de-
livery wagon: James Walker. 16, Of
the 400 block of Richardson street, and
Edward Lindsay. II, of the 1900 block
Of Fifth street, were treated at Freed
mems Hospital for cuts and bruises re-
ceived when a street car struck the
wagon at Third and T streets. The
horse was so badly hurt that it was
shot to end it's suffering Police re-
ported the street car was driven by
Raymond F. Payne, $500 block of Tenth
street.
Donald Diel, g. of the 1900 block Of
Montello avenue northeast, was treated
az Casualty Hospital for a serious skull
Injury suffered when knocked down by
an automobile near his home. He later
was removed to Children's Hospital.
The automobile was operated by Joseph
F. McGettigan, II. of the 5000 block OF
Tenth street northeast. police said.
Evening star., 1933-07-14
BUTTER PRICE FIXING
ASKED BY DAIRYMEN
Proposed Trade Agreement Ex-
pected to Be Filed Here
Within 10 Days.
BY the Associated Press.

Minimum butter prices would be fixed
weekly for the Nations principal mar
kets under a proposed trade agreement
which butter interests said today they
would submit to farm administrators
within the next 10 days.
The Butter Planning Committee. es-
tablished recently at a conference Of
dairy groups called by administrators
here. reported that only a few details
of the agreement remain to be deter
mined. After its presentation 10 DAYS
notice will be required for a public
hearing, which will be conducted by
representative of Secretary Wallace.
4. The agreement calls for establish
ment Of a Price Committee. which
would fix minimum weekly prices to
be paid at New York, Chicago and
either San Francisco or Los Angeles.
This committee would also be author
lied to establish price differentials from
region to region 1t is expected that the
minimums would influence butter trad
ing in all markets.
Through the fixing of minimum week.
ly prices, the industry hopes to stabilize
price levels and eliminate what many
of its leaders describe as the disastrous
effects" of sharp day-to-day fluctua-
tions. No attempt is to be made to fix
maximum prices at the exchanges.
Evening star., 1933-07-14
SAVINGS BANK
SUED BY WOMAN
L. Helen Bentley Names Directors,
Officers, R. F. c. and Others
in Action Over Notes.

L. Helen Bentley. 3485 Holmead place,
today filed suit in the District Supreme
Court against the Park Savings Bank.
% directors and officers; the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and
Harry Wells and Selma S. Wells OF
47O6 Fifteenth street, in connection
with two $500 notes. which she claims
were placed in the hands OF the bank
for collection and were not paid when
they fell due July IL.
Harry and Selma Wells, who signed
the notes, are sued for the face value
OF the notes. and the court is asked
to restrain the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation from asserting title to the
notes, which are now in its possession.
She asks that the directors and OH
cials of the bank be held liable for any
damage she may suffer In connection
with possible loss.
John w. Stagger, w. B. Thomas and
william B. O'Connell appear as coun-
sci for the plaintiff.