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Evening star., 1933-05-12
JUDGE RULES BEER
BILL IS ILLEGAL
Colorado Jurist, in Prohibit
ing Sale, Holds Measure
Unconstitutional.
BY the Associated Press.

GREELEY, Colo, May 12.-Sweeping
aside the opinions Of some Of the ablest
constitutional lawyers in Congress, who
aided in drafting the 80 per cent beer
bill, District Judge Claude c. Cof1n has
declared its passage in violation Of the
Constitution
In his decision yesterday, which de-
MED the Greeley Elks' Club and Fred
N. Fetch, cafe owner, a writ of manda-
mus with which they sought to compel
the Greeley City Council to issue beer
permits. Judge Coffin said the congress
sional declaration that 80 beer Is nom
| intoxicating is contrary to the general
known physical facts"
Fetch said he may appeal the decision
Immediately to the State Supreme Court
and possibly to the Federal courts.
Congress, by legislative action, might
state that gasoline Is on-inflammable,
but that does not keep it from burning, "
the judge said.
II think that not only the State beer
law. but the act of Congress legalizing
80 beer is an attempted evasion Of the
eighteenth amendment and hence un-
constitutional and invalid.
1T follows that, as the privileges
asked for by these petitioners are
claimed through an invalid law, that
the right asked for should not be
granted"
The basis for his decision, he said.
was Rhode Island case in which the
Supreme Court held that neither Con-
gress nor Legislatures may pass meas
ures ''thwarting or evading provisions of
the United States Constitution"
Greeley long has been dry strong
hold and deeds to most Of the property
in the city provide that If intoxicating
liquors ever are sold on the premises
titles shall revert to the Union Colony,
original owners of the town site
Judge Coffin is Republican, but In
his political campaigns has never been
aligned either wet or dry.
Evening star., 1933-05-12

THIS separation table, prepared at
the Civil Service Commission,
demonstrates the minor part
i which the principle of efficiency
has in determining dismiSsals
from Government service. The legend
is as follows: "E''-Employes from
State (or the District of Columbia)
which has more residents in Govern
ment service than to which they are
entitled by population under the appor-
tionment provision of Civil Service law;
"M"-Those who are married and have
husband or wife. in Federal or District
employ; "30"-Those of 80 years serv-
ice who obtain an added credit of 25
points to their efficiency rating because
of this tenure of employment. CThis
credit varies with length OF service
until the maximum of rs is reached);
PREF. Veteran preference of five or
ten points.
The 80 employees listed here are in
the same grade. Reductions in force
Evening star., 1933-05-12
ROYALTY TO VISIT U. S.
Norwegian Couple to Attend Erlck
son Memorial Rites.

CHICAGO, May 12 LP).-Oskar j. W.
Hansen, Chicago sculptor, yesterday
cabled from Oslo, Norway, that King
Haakon VII, at formal audience prom.
ised to send Crown Prince Olaf and
Princess Martha to the dedication OF
the Left Erickson Memorial in Grant
Park here September /.
King Haakon and Queen Maud, to
whom the invitations of various Gov
ernors and mayors of American cities
of large Norwegian population, were
addressed, expressed regret they could
not attend.
Collections from Norwegian students
paid for the granite to be used by Han
sen for the shaft of the memorial.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
TEXAS TO VOTE ON BEER.
Repeal Delegates Also Would Be Elected
August rs.

AUSTIN, Tex. May IL (R.-Gov.
Miriam A. Ferguson yesterday signed
legislation that will submit to a vote
of the electorate on August 26 the ques-
tion of legalizing 80 per cent beer and
setting up regulations for its sale if
authorized.
A regulatory bill provides for the
licensing Of manufacturers and retailers
of beer. 1t also directs that political
subdivisions that were dry before ac-
ceptance of constitutional prohibition
should remain in that status unless, in
Dcal option election, the voters should
sanction the sale of beer.
The Legislature also passed bill
setting up machinery for the State to
express itself about repeal of the eight
eenth amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution. Election of delegates to a
State convention also would be held
August 26.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
SEEKS GRAND JURY ACTION.
Atlanta Mayor to Ask Unusual Sanction
of Beer,

ATLANTA, Ga, May IL LP).-A new
note in municipal approval of legalized
beer was introduced here yesterday with
the statement of Mayor James L. Key
that he would seek grand jury sanction
Of proposed beer ordinance.
The Atlanta mayor. long identified
with those seeking liberalization of pro-
hibition laws, said he would appear be-
fore the Fulton County grand jury Fri
Gay to urge that it recommend passage
Of the ordinance.
Sponsors of the beer ordinance said
their measure is ready fer presentation
to City Council Monday Councilmen
w. T. Knight and C. W. Childs and
Alderman J. E. Bowen said they had
enough votes to insure passage.
Another Georgia town, Lincolnton,
near the South Carolina border. adopted
beer ordinance. bringing to seven the
rumber of towns to legalize the bever-
age Others are Savannah, Alma, Doug
las. Vidalia, Thunderbolt and Savan-
nah Beach.
Evening star., 1933-05-12

A commissioner will head the inter-
mediate credit bank division and will
have supervision of the activities of the
IL regional intermediate credit banks,
which are housed with the Federal land
Eanks in the present Set-up.
production credit division will be
set up to supervise the development of
a system of farm production credit CO.
operatives which will be similar in
organization to farm loan co-operatives
of which there are now more than 1000
operating under the Federal Land Bank
system. This division will seek to enable
farmers through cooperative arrange
mentS to make use of intermediate
credit bank funds for live stock and
crop production.
Assumes Farm Board Functions.
The cooperative loan division. to be
headed by F. w. Peck OF st. Paul, re-
Gently appointed member of the Federal
Farm Board, will assume the functions
of the farm board in making loans to
co-operatives, handling these on a re-
gional basis through the regional banks.
The fifth division will handle emerg
ency credit activities including lean
functions now handled by the regional
agricultural credit corporations set up
under the Reconstruction Corporation.
1t will continue to discount paper
with the Reconstruction Corporation,
but plans to taper off this activity
within five years and to have loans of
this type handled henceforth through
the farm production credit co-operatives.
It is also intended to taper OFF the
emergency seed loan activities.
At the II regional banks all divisions
will use the same field force for ap-
praisal. supervision and inspection,
eliminating present duplication.
Boards of directors and a president
will continue to head the regional Fed
eral land banks and intermediate
credit banks with vice president OF
manager in charge of regional opera
tions of each A vice president will
also head the production credit, CO.
operative loan and emergency credit
units of each regional Office.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
MICHIGAN DRINKS BEER.
Beverage on Sale After Absence of
Is Years.

Is Years.
DETROIT, May IL (P).-Michigan, first
to vote for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment, joined the beer parade Of
States last night when chorus OF
"Pros't," "Gesundheit" and "Skoal
from many thousands of up-tilted
throats
The 80 brew went on sale at pm,
after an absence of Is years, in restau-
rants, hotels, beer gardens md clubs
all over the State and in almost every
city, village and hamlet celebrations
were in progress.
The overtaxed machinery of the
newly created Liquor Control Commission
couldn't keep up with the demand for
State revenue stamps and licenses, but
the commissioners indicated that for
last night, at least, the forces OF the
law would not bear down too hard on
technical violators.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
INJUSTICE SHOWN
IN QUOTA BASIS
U. S. EmpIoye, if From D. C.,
Could Drop From 4th to
24th Place in Rating.

This is the second OF series on
the so-called apportionment OF Of
fees lap. This article indicates some
of the inequalities of applying that
ldw, as proposed, in reductions OF
personnel.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
FINAL PLANS MADE
FOR FARM STRIKE;
STARTS TOMORROW

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-05-12
FEDERAL AMERICAN
MAY JOIN MERGER
OF CAPITAL BANKS
capital and be converted into a nation
unit bank.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Describes Clothing.

|
Means was shown the kidnapped baby
! or one represented as such-in Aiken.
S. c.. on March %, he told the jury
! late yesterday.
/ Means said Henderson showed him
the baby
The voluble Means declared he saw
| this baby on the back seat of an auto
mobile driven by Henderson, who had
brought it to Aiken purportedly for
| delivery to Mrs. Mclean upon payment
of 100000 ransom.
Means said tine child had on a
knitted cap pulled down over its head
closely, with ribbon tied under the
chin. It wore a buff coat, shoes and
white stockings, he asserted. Means
said he coundnt see the child's hair
but that its eyes were blue and 1t ap-
peared to be about II or 18 months old
Means testified that Henderson, whcm
he had previously said was head OF
the Communist Third 1nternationale in
this country and was associated in the
Lindbergh kidnapping with Fenton had
agreed to show Means the baby after
the latter had expressed some doubt
as to whether Henderson and Fenton
had the right child
He declared Henderson told him the
baby had been taken to Mrs. McLean's
Maryland home, Fairvlew, and, flndlng
her absent, the child had been taken to
the Georgetown home of Col Robert
Guggenheim, friend Of Lindbergh, and
that the colonel had refused to accept
the baby.
Means tied this reference to the Gug-
genheim home to testimony given by
Col. Guggenheim earlier in the trial, to
the effect that he had seen man with
a baby in his arms leaving the front
porch and entering taxicab containing
a woman passenger.
Means said that on the morning of
March he told Henderson and Fenton
he had expected them to come back
to the Means residence that night
''as usual" but they didn't show up.
The next day. Means testified, Hender-
lson and Fenton signaled with an au-
tomobile horn for him to come out to
their car, parked In front of Means
home and that he converse. with them
there and they were up in the air"
They wanted to know why Mrs. Nc
Lean was not at -Faview," Means de-
clared. : They said they had under
stood she, ,3puM be out there and they
Evening star., 1933-05-12

Letter From Attorney.
Means described the first conference
at which Mrs. Mclean offered to ex-
change S35000 for the $4,000 of,"hot"
Condor ransom money. He testified
that the kidnapers had stipulated that
the Jafsie ransom money was not to be
used by Mrs. Mclean for six months,
but should be kept in a strong box.
He said it was Mrs. McLean's own Sug-
gestjon that the S35,000 be offered for
the ransom money because she wanted
to make them strike bottom some
where"
This was on Friday, April IS, he
said, and at this time Mrs. Mclean
showed him long letter from one OF
her attorneys. Judge A. A. Hoehlirg, in
which the statement was made that
Mrs. McLean's bankers had heard the
blackmailed for 100000. Means said
he told Mrs. Mclean to tell them Just
where the 100000 was. He said that
Judge Hoehling's letter, which he read
indicated that Mrs. Mclean was ir
desperate financial condition"
Means described the letter as Every
personal and revealing as to her finan-
cial condition." and at that time he
advised her to take back her 500, ,00C
and not to sacrifice her property to get
back the Lindbergh baby
II told her that If were she would
not bother with this thing any more,
he testified
He said that Mrs. Mclean, however
insisted that she could produce an ad-
ditional $4,000 and would do SO.
T. Couldn't Raise Money.
The next morning he said he talked
to Mrs. Mclean and was told by hel
that she had not been able to raise tbs
| additional $35,000. He said she asked
him If he knew Of any one who coult
raise the money, and he suggested that
eddie Killeen. IN ACQUAINTANCE Qf htl
Evening star., 1933-05-12

"Fenton told me not to pay any t.
tention to Curtis, the minister or the
admiral at Norfolk-that the Lindbergh
baby was not down there and they Just
wanted to collect some money at the
Norfolk end.
1.-The next day, on March %, I got
a letter from Whitaker saying he wanted
to see me right away. He explained the
danger of the situation with regard to
the two babies, one at Aiken and one
at Norfolk, and he had the idea that
an officer should be sent from New
Jersey not only to Aiken, but to Norfolk.
IT took the train to Concord on the
28th and on the afternoon of the 29th
| Aiken Later Fenton told me that Miss
Poe was continuing to talk on the
telephone with Mrs. Mclean about
publishing q story.
Means said Fenton told him that II
Mrs. Mclean did not do what she was
told the return of the baby would be
much more difficult.
"I'm running this show alone" Means
said Fenton told him.
Means said that on April l he again
saw Fenton and was told that the
delivery of the baby would have to be
made in Ell Paso, Tex. He saw Mrs.
Mclean, he said, and was instructed by
her to take the nurse, Miss Elizabeth
Nelson, to Ell Paso. It had been earlier
| testified that Mrs. Mclean gave Means
$1,000 to cover the expenses Of that
| trip for himself and Miss Nelson. Means
testified that there had been some dis-
cussion of expense money and an effort
| made to cash q check at q bank, but
they finally had to rely on a grocer
| at Aiken who cashed the $1,000 check.
| Means said that he and Miss Nelson
| drove to Atlanta and missed the train
there they had intended catching Tor
El Paso and were forced to stay all
night hut got ont agEly the nezt mosa-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-07

Miss Helen Mace left Wednss-
day for Seattle after five-day
visit with her mother, Mrs. NJ. V.
Mace and sister, Mrs. Ray Boldt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Cheek of Sun
nyside spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Boldt and sons.
The Cheeks are former Kennewick
residents.
Mrs. j. NJ. Bruce and daughter,
Miss Louise, We're weekend guests
of Mrs. Jessie Hendricks and her
daughter, Miss Bess, their son and
brother Harve Hendricks and fam
lily of Baker, Oregon were also
weekend guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Thomas have
returned to their home at Mon
treal, Canada after a ten-day visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Story and
family on the Highlands. Mrs.
Thomas and Mrs. Story are sis
tiers.
M. H. Tiffany and family and
Mr.. and Mrs, G. M. Tiffany of
Portland spent the weekend with
their brother-in-law, w. C. Mcguire
on Kent ST.. Mr.. Mcguire has been
very i'll, but is reported somewhat
improved and has been able to
come down town several times this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Geise, Mr..
and Mrs. Kuest, and Miss Kuesl of
Odessa stopped in Kennewick on
Tuesday evening calling on friends
while on their return from vaca-
tion spent on the coast. Mrs. Gelse
will be remembered as Miss MaEde
Kuest, operator at Larry's shop.
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Miss Floyce Smith and mother,
Mrs. Hattie Smith, returned Tues
day morning from a two weeks
vacation spent in California. They
returned on the boat HI. F. Alexan-
der from California to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wagner of Los
Angeles scent the weekend with
their uncle, A. F. Brown and fam
lily. They were returning from a
tour of British Columbia and the
Northwest. ...-~. ....
Howard Pettijean of Prescott
visited friends in Kennewick over
Labor Day weekend. He accom-
panied Miss Melba Erickson and
Miss Lorene Belair to Prosser and
Yakima Monday. s.-.... .ss-s
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bentley and
Mrs. Lucy Bentley of Salem Ore
gon and Charles Bentley of La
Grande, Oregon left Tuesday
morning for their homes after
spending the weekend with friends
and relatives and looking after
their ranching interests in Horse
Heaven. They are former Kenne-
wick residents. ~
Mrs. Martha Moss of eSattle
left for her home Tuesday after a
ten-day visit with Mr.. and Mrs. G..
F. Winkenwerder in the Garden
Tracts. Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Peder-
son of Hsrmiston, Oregon, former
Kennewick residents, were also
guests this week at the Winken-
werder -home. Cliff and Charley
Weekell of Tacoma were also the
guests of the Winkenwerder home
this week.
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Miss Hattie Minert returned on
Tuesday afternoon from Ellens-
burg, where she spent the weekend
and attended the rodeo. 1850 ~
Paul NJ. Packard of Edgerely,
N. Oak. arrived Tuesday morning
and surprised his grandmother,
Mrs. G. Humes. He will spend sew
eral days here before going on to
Tacoma, where he is a student at
Puget Sound college.
Rev. NJ. c. Kauth, Ed and John
Neuman, Elmer Lewis, Herbert
Malchow, Miss Esther Pasche and
Mrs. Lydia Church returned Tues
day morning from Tacoma, where
they attended the thirteenth an
nual Washington District Luther
Walther League convention which
.was held Sunday and Monday. At
the annual election of officers
John Neuman was chosen presi-
dent and Francis Zarndt, treasur-
er. The next meeting will be held
in Snohomish.
The Associated Student Body of
the local high school held election
of officers this morning. Gene
Britten and Walter Mechanism
were candidates for the office of
vice president, the former being
elected. Lowell Higley and Lester
Brown contested for the position of
yell leader, with the former win
ming. Martha Shepard and Betty
Brown were candidates for yell
queen, again with the former sue.
cessful. The president of the
group, Gene Shanafelt, was elected
last semester.
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Mrs. Geo. Byrd and daughter,
Leota, Mrs. II. Z. Huntington and
her house guest, Mrs. Madge Soth
of Seattle, were luncheon guests
Tuesday of Mrs. Buchanan at the
Claybelle ranch near Richland.
Mrs. Madge Soth and daughter,
Miss Laursne Of Seattle arrived
Friday for a visit with friends.
Mrs. Soth is the house guest Of
Mrs. H. Z. Huntington and Miss
Soth the house guest Of Miss Es-
Their Moulton. Miss Soth is Ken
newick high school graduate and
graduated in June from the col
lege of business administration.
from the University of Washing
ton and will do graduate work next
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year and be employed in the of
flee of the Dean of the Graduate
school at the university.
Danger of accident on the high
way bridge between Kennewick and
Pasco will be greatly lessened
shortly, for the state highway de-
partment has called for bids for
the construction OF a walk there
on. The bridge, narrow at best,
has become dangerous for pedes-
TRANS and the chambers Of cons
merce Of the two towns have en-
deavored for some time to have
the walks put on. Bids are called
for the 26th of September and it
is thought the work can be COM
pleted before winter.
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L. E. Johnson of Ephrata spent
the weekend in Kennewick with
Mrs. johnson and Bobby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Liston and
three children spent the weekend
in Seattle.
The Misses Anna and Title Fav-
70 of Richland spent the weekend
visiting in Seattle.
Barney Koelker and Phillip
Hawkins spent the weekend in
Seattle. ..s..
Ed Lape left Saturday morning
for a vacation trip to the Century
of Progress in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Durdle and
family spent States Day in Pros
ser on business and pleasure
trip.
The Horticulture club will hold
the first meeting of the fall with
Mrs. E, R. Carnahan on Monday,
September 10.
. Miss Pat Kelso and brother,
Donald, returned Tuesday evening
from several weeks stay in Yaki-
ma.
Miss Anna McBee returned to
her home in Prosser Tuesday
morning after spending the week
end with Miss Margaret Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Coult and
children of Seattle are guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Coult and Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Fell
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curran Chellis and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Hatch have re-
turned from ten-day vacation
spent at Little Pend d. Oreille
Lakes.
Barton Sherk of Aberdeen has
returned to his home after spend
ing the weekend with his mother,
Mrs. G.. w. Sherk, and sister, Miss
Beatrice.
Mrs. j. M. Hawkins and son,
Lawrence, returned Wednesday
morning from a weekend spent
in Tacoma with their son and
brother, Leo Hawkins and family.
Jay Bliss and w. j. Barnes re-
turned Tuesday morning from a
weekend trip around Mount Hood
loop and scenes of interest around
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Walla
Walla spent the weekend with
their daughter, Miss Catherine
Miller, a member of the local high
school faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Brunton and
children were overnight guests of
Mrs. Brunton's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. D. Bienhart, while onstheir
way to spend the weekend in
Walla Walla with Mr.. Brunton's
parents.
Miss Isabel Williams spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl C. Williams on
Hartford street. She returned Co
her position in Spokane Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Slaugen-
haupt and two children spent the
weekend with Mr.. Slaugenhaupt's
father and sister, j. B. Slaugen-
Eaupt and Mrs. Frank Green.
Mrs. r. E. Reed entertained with
three tables of bridge Wednesday
evening for the pleasure Of her
house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Barber Of Seattle. Honors
went to Mrs. H. w. Whittemore
and consolation to Mrs. A. T. Be-
lair. Guest prize was presented to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber.
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Rosson, who has been
:, Mrs 7 reported PC. as improving ,9:+,,rnsd
Mss L ,,;s;t with relatives IN
ws M.. W 9 rilbury and children,
Mrs. Gorge ~ jr., Gus and Ted are
l psit in Victoria D. u 'i0
eek. and Mrs. Richard Barber
"A NJ three children Of Seattle It ARE are
and inf # Mr.. and Mrs. R. q. Reed
guests o u Mrs. Barber is Mr..
Reefs s HSsnnewick bridge club will
Inc sha fall season with meeting
open open M Mrs. Frank Green on We'd
n m September 10 at a one o.
clock luncheon. . White
nh;eaoo and Mrs. R. S. Meeker
u u s snokane were guests at the
r Harvey White home over the week
end. ,d hrotber
na n Byrd left Wednesday for
y ,,o where they will visit for
few days with their sister, MRS.
NJ o. Barnes.
Mrs. j. N. Adams has returned
from a summers visit with reia-
lives at Garfield and at Idaho
Falls, Idaho, and is a guest at her
con. Dean Adams, home.
The Ke1newick Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs will take the Hobo Hound
t. Prosser Monday evening, Sep
TENDER II. They will leave the
vibber-Gifford drug store at sew
en- o'clock.
Mrs ]. B. Goddard and daugh-
tor Mrs. T. H. Davis of Holly
wood. California and Mr.. and Mrs.
e B. Whiting of Yakima are the
guests this week of their father
and grandfather, DR.. c. Brunn.
The fourth division of the Meth
odist Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Herman Campbell on
Wednesday afternoon, September
10 Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Coul,.
ton will be assistant hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. o. F. Allen and
daughters, the Misses Frances and
Eleanor and granddaughter spent
the weekend with relatives in
Spokane and friends in Metaline
Falls.
There will be Michigan picnic
held in the Pasco city park Sunday
September II. A basket lunch will
be served at 1880. ALI former resi-
dents ofMichigan are invited to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stock and
Warren Austin left this noon for
st. Johns and Wilbur, after spend
ing five weeks in the Kennewick-
1Pasco district conducting the sub
scription campaign for the two
local newspapers.
The W.C.T.U. will hold their
annual booth at the Benton
Franklin fair this week, and Mrs.
F. h. Lampson, one of the pioneer
members states they hope to greet
their old friends and many new
ones at the educational booth.
Benton County's marriage Ii
censes were the greatest in de-
mand last week, it as been in any
one week for more than three
months it is stated. Five licenses
were granted. There were IL mar
riages in the county during the
month of August, while in the
same month in 1882 the number
was ten.