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Evening star., 1933-08-06
EXEMPTION PLEAS
HIT IOWA TAX LAW
Notification of New Levies
Seen II Demands Are
Met by State.
BY C. C. CLIFTON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES, Iowa, August 5.-The
Beatty Bennett tax reduction law, de-
signed to lower taxes levied by State,
county, municipal and school govern
ments in Iowa. is threatened with devi-
talization by pleas Of municipalities for
exemptions 6. A. Crosser Of Des Moines
has declared.
Crosser. research director Of the Des
Moines Bureau of Municipal Research,
declared that should all exemptions be
granted 1t will mean qualification Of
the act so far as Des Moines taxpayers
rate for 1894"
The Des Moines City Council has
asked from Controller Charles B. Muir
tagh exemptions Of s277,869. Crosser
maintains only s166,0o0 Of the exemp-
tons are Justified"
He said the Beatty-Bennett bill
never would have been enacted had
the local taxing bodies throughout the
State, in the Summer Of 1882, made
more than paltry 10 per cent reduc-
tlon IN levies under those Of the pre-
ceding year, compared with the rs to
50 per cent falling of in private In
comes Of the State"
Varying Scale Provided.
The law. passed by the Legislature
last Winter, provides for varying scale
Of levy adjustments by various taxing
bodies. Experts have been unable to
compute the actual decrease in tax
funds which should result from the
law. but it is generally conceded that
IN the case of municipal levieS, the
total tax income should be approx
mately 80 per cent less than two years
ago. The Elliott law, passed by the
preceding Legislature, called for a fat
reduction Of per cent In millage levies
by all taxing bodies.
With fiat 20 per cent reduction in
real estate assessments ordered by the
State Board of Assessment and Review,
taxing bodies which found their millage
levies reduced and limited were expert
encing difficulty in pairing their budgets
to meet the reduced tax income.
To the aid Of taxing boards, however.
public funds for relief. Several Iowa
cities reported large declines In the
number of families seeking county aid
for sustenance, and a Statewide survey
shows many destitute Iowa families
turning to rich Iowa soil for food to last
them through this Summer and next
Winter.
Relief Food Costs Reduced.
Community thrift gardens. sponsored
by nearly every municipality In the
State this year. have materially reduced
poor relief food costs, the survey shows.
1t reveals that in 49 cities and towns,
the unemployed have been given the
use Of 2,349 acres of land for the pro-
duction Of vegetables suited to canning
and preserving for the Winter months.
1t was estimated that more than $4,000
persons in the 40 municipalities were
/, working in the gardens.
Blue eagles appeared In the windows
Of several thousand stores and factories
of the State as the National Recovery
Administration moved to action. In
creased employment under the terms
| of the agreements was credited with
reducing by more than three-fourths the
number Of families receiving aid from
the Social Welfare League at Bur-
lington.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
BLUE EAGLES FLY
IN ILLINOIS SHOPS
ASSTATE LINES Up
Consumers Emblem Also
Being Widely Used as
Citizens Help. ~
BY RUTHWELL DUNCAN.

special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. August 5.-Blue Eagles
are lowering everywhere throughout
Chicago. Although compliance Is not as
yet 100 per cent, the list of N. r. A. re-
cruitS Is steadily lengthening, and all
reports indicate that readjustment of
industry on shorter hour basis is
creating opportunities for employment
such as discouraged workers have not
known since the depression began.
The consumers blue eagle Is appear
ing on the doors and windows OF many
homes. It Is evident that there Is going
to be popular backing for the President 5
recovery plan SO far as the buying pub
lie Is concerned.
Deal With Co-operators.
II told my wife ON no account to
deal with any tradesman who was not
displaying the N. r. A. symbol" Chi
cago lawyer was heard to say, echoing
no doubt similar instructions given by
many husbands. That Is the way 1t will
work with thousands, and in many in
stances the wives will be more de-
termined than the men to give their un-
compromising support. Everybody recog-
species OF boycott, but everybody also
recognizes that it Is in spirit and aim
Q new type Of boycott to be justified
On the ground, not Of special or class
interest, but Of national interest.
The many exceptions and exemptions
that 1t has been found necessary to
make In application Of the blanket code,
however, have aroused considerable crttt-
cism. Business men declare the attempt
to operate controlled national industry
under such code must of Necessity
prove failure. In some notable in
stances there is strong reluctance to
submit to this inclusive and non-dis-
eliminating code. But, unquestionably,
the effort to apply 1t is strongly stimu-
lating effort to complete specific codes.
In some quarters no little anxiety Is
felt as to the consequences upon the
open shop Of the labor provisions in
the national recovery act.
Must Cut Business HourA
In Chicago suburbs and the smaller
towns Of Illinois merchants who en-
ploy three or four persons as clerical
or sales force complain that II they re-
duce the hours Of these workers to
comply with the act they will also have
to reduce the hours Of doing business.
They claim, in many instances, that
they cannot afford to increase their
present help at the minimum wage rate.
They are not yet convinced that in
creased sales volume and rising prices
will make additional sales persons both
possible and profitable. Estimates that
prices for retail merchandise will be so
per cent higher by September l are dis
credited by representative Chicago
merchants, who. while agreeing that
prices must rise, insist that there can
he no such rapid ascent as has been
suggested.
Inauguration Of the N. r. A. program
was attended by some cruel instances of
private employment agencies exploiting
the eager Job seekers. Certain un-
scrupulous firms reaped a harvest in
registration fees of a dollar or more.
For the most part honest placement Is
being done either by firms recalling for
mer employees or through the services
of the State and Federal employment
bureaus.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
NEBRASKA FINDING
ENTHUSIASM FOR
RECOVERY PLANS
Blanket Code Cheer
fully in All Lines of Trade
Within State.
BY GEORGE F. FISHER.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
OMAHA, August 5.-Al Nebraska
accepted the blanket code cheerfully.
With q wave Of popular sentiment il
favor of the new order, employers in all
lines bowed to the edict, whether in
their hearts they thought it would be
profitable or not.
While 1t is early to compute the
results in dollars and cents, there has
been such sweep Of good feeling and
SO many lines have reported increased
business that sponsors Of the movement
feel they are going over with a whoop.
Employers in small towns and large
are coming into line. Here in Omaha
on the first days several hundred ad-
ditional employees were put on the pay
roll. Others are being added constant
ly as the movement spreads. Retailers,
grocers, dry goods stores, drug stores,
contractors. automobile dealers every
body felt the spur of national endeavor.
flags fiuttered generally in almost every
community of the State.
Working on Fonow-up.
Fouow-up committees are being Or
ganized to see that the result is not
temporary, but so great Is the enthu-
S1asm that their services are likely to
be more In the nature of adding to
the weight Of the movement than In
ferreting out laggers.
The feeling resembles old wartime
enthusiasm which reused the public
almost to the impossible. And, when
one in retrospect goes over the days
and months of the depression, the re-
lief is heartening."
This was the expression Of Chair
man Paul L. Martin OF Omaha Com
mittee of IS.
Machinery for the public works pro-
gram is being more slowly organized.
With the States advisory group to the
regional adviser Frank W. Murphy,
just appointed, hearings will be sched-
uled soon to determine what projects
shall have first call. These will be
arranged with view to unemployment
relief and will be scattered in order to
afford as much work to labor as is pos
sible without it being necessary to move
long distances.
Local river navigation enthusiasts
hope the funds to be allocated for the
upper Missouri River 9-foot channel
will come through quickly While a
total to be made available has been
set at s56,000,000, it is anticipated
that s17,00O,O0o for immediate oper-
ations may be set aside. Eighty per
cent Of such an appropriation will go
into labor hence the river boosters feel
that right now they have the best
argument in the world for their enter
prises. They assert that a determined
opposition to this improvement is
manifest somewhere In Washington.
ALLEGATION Of slightly more than a
million dollars to State highway i'm
provement projects from Federal funds
will start State Engineer Roy Coch-
rams machinery moving within two
weeks. These projects have been scat
tered widely. Many Of them comprise
especially prepared oiled roads through
the sandhiu section of Northwest Ne
braska
Evening star., 1933-08-06
GOV. MURRAY HOLDS
RECEPTION IN SOCKS
Comfort Still Top Consideration of
Oklahoma Executive, Back
From Trip.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY R.-Gov. "Al-
falfa Bill' Murray, after two and one
half years in Office, still believes there's
nothing like comfort.
He came back to his Office recently,
tired from a 10-hour motor trip, and a
few minutes later was informed that a
delegation of rural friends was calling.
The Governor left his desk and
walked. shoeless, into the waiting room
to shake hands -Four toes Of one foot
were exposed as he exchan yed greetings.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

Gen. JOHN r. OhxAN
OF New York City photographed at
the Worlds Fair In Chicago when he
was informed that the fusion forces
Of New York City had agreed upon him
as a potential candidate for mayor.
At that time the general was undecided
whether he would accept or not.
"A. p Photo.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

OF New York, who resigned recently as
vice president Of the Standard OIL Co.
Of New Jersey, was pointed to authori-
tatively as the man who viii be chosen
BY the President AZ virtual controller Of
oil prodeotion for the COMMUNICATION:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-19
Richland News Items
Residents of Rcland invited the district greater
publicity informing the OF the Oh
the community.

dress and accessories, which brot
20 her these honors.
The Woman's club met at the
club rooms Thursday. Mrs. Davis
was present and gave an interest
ing and instructive talk on nutri-
ton, stressing the imperative need
for providing canned food for the
family especially for children. 1t
is planned to continue consider
alton of this topic at the club
meeting next month. Mrs. Relton,
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Clements were
hostesses.
If numbers were a criterion,
The Pomona Grange on Saturday
was a great success. Changers
came from all parts of the coun-
~ and when supper time came
there was not eniugh to feed the
last few people. After supper came
The installation of the Pomona of
ficers, the the different Oranges
had their installation together.
Hanford had to furnish the pro-
gram but Mrs. Joyce's mother died
near Christmas and Mrs. Joyce
had not had time to prepare pro-
gram. Several voluntary speakers
gave talks and Locust Grove put
on a fine program. Vale Grange in
stalled for the coming year. Mas
Ter, c.. Cheyne; overseer, Harry
Sandberg, Steward, Ted Kurth;
assistant fsteward, Lynn Colley;
assistant gate keeper, Marion
Smith; chaplain, Mrs. A. Nord-
ling; secretary, Oscar Anderson;
treasurer, Martin Anderson. One
member of the executive commit
Zee was A. Nordling. Lady Asst.
Steward, Mrs. John Erickson;
Ceres, Francile Fletcher, Pomona,
Anna Ehrenberg, Flora, Genevieve
Deranleau.
Both basket ball teams were
winners in the game at Benton
City Friday evening. In the first
part of the game the score was
7-6 in favor of Benton City. The
last helf Richland picked up and
ended 9-19 in their favor. The
boys played better than they ever
have and ended z to 81.
Kennewick and Richland will
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-19
PLEASE CITIZENS

The city council, group of To-
cal citizens, working without pay
of any sort, invariably strives to
conduct the city's business for the
general good of the citizens as a
whole. No policy or action is tax
en- without consideration of this
point. The council, working for the
good of the town, occasionally does
things which are misconstrued,
and, in rare cases, things which are
not in accord with popular de-
mand. When such cases arise the
mayor and the council welcome
suggestions from citizens and al
ways give such serious consider
alton. Attendance at the meeting
by citizens is encouraged at all
times and such suggestions as may
be offered receive thoughtful at
tention. Parenthetically, we might
venture the opinion that if a local
citizen requires whiskey in a pre-
scription a Pasco druggist will Sc
cure the business.
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meet on the Kennewick floor Sat-
urday evening for their first Bas-
ketball game of the season.
Miss Audrey Peddicord of Port
land is making Mrs. Robert Rose
an extended visit.
Robert Sullivan of Seattle, a
cousin of Mrs. Rose came from Sc
attic on Friday and remained I'M
I'll Sunday, when he went to Yak
ina. ~
The card club was entertained
Friday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. III. Snow. There were five
cables present, Mr.. and Mrs. Gray,
Nordling, Met arthy, Luelloff, Nc
Loughlin, Krohling, Rose, Boet-
tcher, Gress, George Gress and
Mrs. Krohling received the con-
ISOLATION prizes and Mrs. Mccarthy
and Mr.. Gray first prizes. Delic-
;ous refreshments were served.
= Mrs. Vandine was brought home
from thehospital Monday.
The Misses Eva and Alice For
rest and Lois Nicholaus were rep
resentatives of the M. E. league
at the League Institute held at
Prosser the past weekend. They
report a delightful trip and are
very enthusiastic over the worth
Wilderness of these gatherings for
she young people attending them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sloan and
children were Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ross. .- .
The card party at the Woman's
club Tuesday evening had five
cables. Mrs. Ross received the
highest mans prize: Mesdames
Jones, Clements, Erickson, Relton
were on the committee. .4.
Mrs. Loren McGhan was taken
20 the Linn hospital Wednesday
morning for a minor operation.
The McClendon family motored
20 Richland on Monday, while the
Richland people were glad to have
chem back, they have the sympa-
Thy of the entire community.
High school honor roll: Fresh
men-Adeline Wagner, Juanita
Miller, Helen Willard, Helen
Marsh, Geraldine Marsh, Gerald
inc Dam. Sophomores-Mary Wei
die, Elverda Rayhill, Wilma Mid
dleton, Cora Kelso, Virginia Fra
zier, David Ferdinand, Edward
Wagner, Robert Woodend. Jun
iors-Lois Nicholaus, Jean Cheyne
and Wilma Luelloff. Seniors
Francile Fletcher, Anna Favro,
Alma Ehrenberg, Carl Erickson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-19
FRANKLIN,s GREATNESS

BENJAMIN Franklin was too long
regarded as one of the lesser
lights of the American Revolution.
In truth, he outshone any of his
contemporaries, not except n g
Washington, in general all-around
ability and intellect. His autobi-
ograUhy should be on the book
shelf, not of every library, but of
every home. AS an example of
courage. modesty and thrift it is
unparalleled. Il. i. :
Sentiment is turning toward put
ting Franklin on the pedestal
where properly he belongs. The
bankers have seized upon his
birthday, January IL, as an oppor-
tunity for an annual thrift propa-
ganda.
And good thing, too. Thrift is
the one thing Americans have to
learn if they hope to keep up the
high standard of living. "a penny
saved is a penny earned" was a
saying of Franklin's that has be-
come a classic and never was a
truer one.
One should not overlook, how
ever, the most inspiring things
about this printers apprentice
who became great. He walked with
kings and talked with mobiles, and
they did him honor. He brought
to America respect in Europe at
q time when a more volatile am
bassador to France might have
worked serious injury to the cause
of the Revolution. Let us by all
means honor Franklin. But more
than that let US not forget Frank
lin the great.
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ing business as usual, carefully
and conservatively, but safely?
What about the savings in those
banks? They are a full 100 per-
cent today-and they are the only
thing we know of at 100 percent
any where. After all is said and
done, a good, well-managed bank
is still the best place in all the
world for money OF savings. Right
now in Ohio the banks pay the
taxes on all savings and pay their
depositors net interest on their
savings. We can't think, just now,
of many investments that are a
tenth as safe as a savings account
in a solid bank. Why, even saw
ings account in a closed bank is
actually worth more today than
most stocks" = =
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Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Anon and
family of Kennewick were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mills.
The Thad Stewards returned
home on Wednesday from Worley,
Idaho, where they have been
snowbound since before Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M Hubert and
family have moved to Pasco.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Foraker and
family were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. N. L. Foraker and FAM
lily Sunday.
The committee in charge of the
community dinner met at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Simsen on
Friday to make plans for it.
Those present were Mrs. r. A.
Mechanism, Mrs. F. w. Hembree,
Mrs. C. I'll. Meyer and Mrs. Verne
Combelic.
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Thursday. January 10. To-.

Mrs. L. D. Hildebrand sv,.-,
leave the latter part Of etsbpects 70
for Walla Walla, where ' ne week
undergo an operation. 'ne win
Mrs. Keen passed AVA, g..
morning at the family ny SUNDAY
eral services were held VnR me- Fun.
day at the undertaking na, mIednes,
the body sent to Seattle f for IS and
Miss Alma LAM was Dual
end guest of Miss Ionic; : Week.
brecht. OuiSe Al.
kiona were guests MondaS l.h Of
Emil Albrecht home. ~ the
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur WIN
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jobnstnss lket,
James Walker visited at az and
Albrecht home Sunday. s Emil
Russell Blair of Kablotu. !;
iting home folk. Is Wis
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-19
A Country Editor
Looks at Banking

The editor of the Norwalk, Ohio,
Herald takes a somewhat different
view of the banking situation from
a good many people. His idea is as
follows:
with rents falling and unpaid,
real estate does not present hap
by picture. Nor does the owner of
carefully selected bonds feel any
happier, with bunch of them go
ing wrong. A lot of folks very
carefully invested in preferred and
common stocks in the finest COM
panies in the world and have seen
them fall to perhaps a tenth of
what they paid for them, and no
dividends at all. Some folks kept
their money in savings accounts
In banks, and some banks have
closed and left them high and dry.
But the situation is worth looking
at very carefully.
"On government authority most
banks that closed were really SOL
vent but for frozen assets and
popular timidity. Gradually the
closed banks are coming out from
under the depositors in even bad
cases will get at least so percent
of their savings. That's tough, of
course; nobody likes to lose half
of what they had scrimped and
sacrificed and saved. But when
you hoard and stick the roll of
bills in coffee pot or under
mattress, some plug-ugly comes
along and burns your feet till you
tell him to take it and welcome.
::And what about the great ma
jority of banks that weathered the
storm, met all corners and are do
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-19
CONTEMPLATION

We think the record H. S.
Hughes made as county commits
Toner is one which everyone should
recall. We suggest that citizens re-
member the condition the districts
roads have been in in the past and
the considerable imp ov e m n t
which has been made in his adj
ministration. Further, that the
valuations as well as the levies
have been the lowest in years and
that cash surplus was left at the
end of his term. His is record
to be proud of, indeed.
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AppleThis, That and
The Other at Party
EAST KENNEwICK

lev Grange Friday night, Janu-
ary goth. Apple songs, apple read
ings, apple games, apple dances,
apple pies and just plain apples.
Come and see who gets the B.A.
p, l.. A. p. and NAP. Ladies
bring apple pies. t.~
Laurance Bullock is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. Lee M. Lampson, son Neil
and daughter Theo, were weekend
visitors at Prosser.
Misses Ola Mae and Inez FL
lott, Fay Rupp and Neil Lamp
son were among those who at
tended the Epworth League mid
year institute at Prosser over the
weekend.
The Fourth Friday club will
meet Friday, January % at the
home of Mrs. Harry Linn in
town.
Mrs. j. r. Schneider and infant
daughter, who have been at the
home of her sister, Mrs. c. E.
Hunt, returned to their home Sun
day.
Mrs. Matzat, who has been quite
sick for some time with the flu
is reported as able to be up again.
Mrs. r. A. Oliver and Miss
Florence Oliver were luncheon
guests Wednesday of last week
at the home of Mrs. Marvin Carn-
ahan.
The Get Acquainted club will
meet Thursday, January &c at the
home of Mrs. Wallace Preston
with Mrs. Ben Thresher assist
ing. H. 6. "a.
Mrs. Orwin Ingham of Pasco
guest of Mrs. Nelson Williams
,, Sunday. IN
Mrs. w. Rathbun was a guest
Wednesday of Mrs. B. /. Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Montney of
Hedges visited at the G. A. Rupp
home today.
Irene Day was a guest Sunday
of Jeanne Boutelle. r~
Mrs. Bunts entertained a group
of ladies at a party Friday after
noon.
Mrs. S. F. Raglan spent the day
last Thursday with Mrs. j. f.
Lester.
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Grade School Program
to be Given Fri. Night

The grade school entertainment
is Friday night. Program follows
in the high school. - i.
Introduction, original rhymes,
Gertrude Allen. -
Songs, LIST grade. g..
Violin solo, Loren Clark.
Rhythm Band, End grade.
Tap dance, 18th grade girls.
Harmonica solo, Boyd Wilton.
"Getting Rid of Peddlers," 9Th
grade. .-.....-. .. !
"Smiles," 18th grade girls.
"Darky Chorus" 9Th grade. &
'Hobo Drill" 9th grade.
"Mammy's Lullaby" Mary Jane
Griffith and Carol Harding. :.
"And the Lamp Went Out"
Pant "Whooping Cough
Germs" End and Ord grades.
Harmonica solo, Bobby Culp.
Gypsy Dance, End and 3rd grade
girls. i II
Sailing" 7th grade boys.
Rhythm Band, 3rd grade.
Japanese Dance, End and 3rd
grade. 5.as.s i
Tap dance, Lois Brown.
"Shanty Town. Voice in the
Old Village Choir" Martha Wag-
ner, Evelyn Vandine, Leatha Hal
grin and Ruth McGhan.
Dream Train," 9Th grade.
Entertainment, girls.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Springer was at
the Curtiss home Monday.
Miss Madeline Deisenbaugh was
able to come home the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pike and Mrs.
Fanny Lewis were dinner guests
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Armstrong.
The motion picture" Partners
Three was presented by Mrs.
Davis to the Al club members,
parents, and friends at the home
of Mrs. Lewis Sloan Saturday.
After the picture Miss Lois Brue
of Kennewick gave a very inter-
esting account of her recent trip
to Chicago. Miss Brue represented
The state of Washington at the
national All club congress and
won second place in the wool dress
entry. She displayed the prizes
she has secured from county, state
and nation and also showed the