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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-08

But for all of these he remains In our minds
something Of a dim and legendary figure, the
type of person who Is just outside the realm
of our experience.
Perhaps the best way to get an adequate idea
OF Washington, the man, the human being. and
to dispel some of the awe which surrounds an
immortal ls to pay a visit TO his beautiful estate,
Mount Vernon on the Potomac river, Virginia.
The history Of Mount Vernon goes back to the
middle of the Seventeenth century. In 1857 or
1868 q certain John Washington, who had been
a Cavalier In England during the Cromwellian
period, with his brother Lawrence crossed the
Atlantic to Virginia, the refuge of so many Roy
allsts during the Puritan regime In England.
John Washington made his home at Popes
Creek In Westmoreland county and there mar
ried Ann Pope. In 1874 Lord Culpeper sold a
grant OF 5000 acres on the west bank OF the
Potomac river, about is miles below what is
now the District of Columbia. to Nicholas Spen-
Ger and John Washington and on that tract
John Washington built his home (now known
as Wakefeld) at Bridges Greek, about a mile
from the Pope home. He saw some military
service against the Indians and held the rank
of colonel. He lived the life of a gentleman
planter for twenty years, death coming In 1877.
His son Law renee was the grandfather of the
illustrious George.
Augustine, son OF Lawrence, married twice,
and at his death. In 1743, left a widow and
seven children. There had been three other chill
dren, four by the first marriage and six by the
second. Lawrence. first born Of Augustine ivy his
first wife. Jane Butler. Inherited the estate soon
TO be known as Mount Vernon. George, first
of the FIVE surviving children born to Augustine
by his second wife. Mary Ball. inherited an es-
tate In Stafford county. Va. nearly opposite
Fredericksburg, In which estate, however, his
mother had an administrative interest during
his minority, as indeed she had In the estates
of her other children.
George was born on February %, 1882 FAC
cording to the socalled new style of calen-
dar), on his fathers plantation at Bridges
Greek. In the parish of Washington tnow
Wakefeld), Westmoreland county. Va. In the
next year his father built a brick barn on his
Hunting Creek mount vernon) property. and
in 17sH. or a little earlier. seems to have erected
q dwelling house also. for the record shows that
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-08
Floating Restaurants

Flower mnlfs In canton. China
ARE used as restaurants and can he
g best ~ night when they are
aglow with Chinese lanterns
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-08
Fear and Dislike

Uncle Alb says that one reason
why the world does NOT go AHEAD
lasfer ia because mosl folks tear
and dislike their betiera
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-08
by ELMO SCOTT WATSON

URING the year just passed the vari-
Gus ceremonies connected with the
Washington bi-centennial celebration
have revived In the memories of all
Americans our debt to 1.-THE Father
of His Country" Monuments and
memorials of all kinds, names OF
towns, cities, counties, a state and
the capital of the nation all serve
to remind us of Washington. the
soldier, the statesman. the President,
the first American, the world figure.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03
NOTICE

Upon the purchase of the irriga-
ton properties, the Irrigation Dis
trict acquired among the assets an
assignment of a suit, entitled Mar
vim Chase, as Receiver for the Black
Rock Power & Irrigation Co. and
the Consumers Ditch Co., versus
Hamilton Allen, ct al. This being
a suit to collect delinquent water
charges accrued from 1915 to 1928
inclusive, upon 593.68 acres of land
and for the sum of $55,2O5.78, in
Guiding interest to 1928, for water
charges against the land, much of
which had never received water.
Upon advice of the districts at
torney as to the heavy costs involved
in prosecuting this suit, and the
questionable amount to be gotten,
should the district acquire the lands,
or be able to collect from some, it
is the judgment of the board that
it is to the best interests of the dis
trict that the suit be dismissed, but
before doing SO are going to give any
property owner an opportunity to
protest such a course at a Board
meeting to be held in its office in
the First Bank Of White Bluffs at
8 o'clock p. M, Saturday evening,
August 18th, 1888.
PRIEST RAPIDS IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
ID. S. Wilkinson, Sec.
2tc3.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03
Around And About White Bluffs

out White Bluffs 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Barge Of Priest
Rapids were Yakima visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nitzsche re-
turned Tuesday. from a trip to the
Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Barge spent from
Friday until Monday evening visiting
with Mrs. Barge's sister, Mrs. J. r.
Holcomb, at Yakima.
Mrs. Harold Keen made q trip to
Wapato Thursday, taking with her
Jimmy Cressey who went from there to
his home in Seattle.
A. A. Parker, representative Of the
State Land Department, is In the val
ley this week gathering data on the,
condition of unsold state land tracts.
Sam Soden and Tom Wade returned
Sunday from the Palouse country,
where they had gone several weeks
before to seek employment in the har-l
vest.
Dorothy Upton was a White Bluffs
visitor Tuesday as she passed through
here on her way home from Ellensburg,
where she had been visiting her sister
Grace.
Dorothy Morford left last Saturday
evening for two weeks vacation in
Spokane with her cousin, Mrs. Earl
Grey. On her trip to Spokane she. was
accompanied by Mrs. Leland Jackson
and daughter Wanda.
Jack Baker, brother of Elsalea Baker,
arrived at the home of B. F. Harmon
Monday evening He will probably stay
here and attend school this winter. He
has been living in the south with rel
atives
Miss Jean Caldwell and John Chase
of Wenatchee were guests of Mr.. and.
Mrs. George Chase from Saturday until
Tuesday morning. While here John went
on a fishing trip with his brother and
made trip to Priest Rapids to visit
friends.
George and John Chase, Arno Krug.
and Francis Shanahan made up a.
fishing trip to Dumping River over the
weekend. They drove to Goose Prairie
Saturday evening, arising early in the
morning to fish. The total catch was
five trout and five hornet stings. The
boys returned Sunday afternoon.
| Frank Meek, e. II. Hammer and Ed
Wagner left Thursday last for four
day fishing trip which took them into
the mountains to Peshastin Greek,
Lake Wenatchee, and back home on
Sunday by way Ellensburg. AS seems
the rule with the majority Of White
Bluffs anglers, there was no catch.
| + Dean Taylor of Sumner was guest
of the E. j. O'1.arey family Friday and
Saturday. Sunday they took him to
Yakima. There he joined the Sumner
tennis team, of which he is the number
two man, playing in a tournament
against the Yakima tennis club. He
returned to Sumner later in the day
with the other members of the Summer
team.
Last Wednesday four of White Bluffs
young men and young Portlandite
went to Othello where they hoped an
eastbound freight and set out to see
Chicago and the Worlds Fair.
The five young men are Joe and
Emil Wagner, Gilbert Walker, Donald
Wheeler and his friend Lloyd Williams.
When last heard from they were going
great-gllns and enjoying glimpses of
Montana's scenery as viewed from a
box-car door. The boys plan to be gone
for month.
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03

Miss Elizabeth Grant rafaed off her
electric mixer, which she had won at
Rollinger's store, Saturday evening. It
was won by Mrs. D. @. Mock. Miss
Grant received sixteen dollars.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03

The Ladies Aid will meet In the base
ment Of the Presbyterian church on
Thursday afternoon, August 10.
Mrs. F. A. Chapel, Sec'y.
Ruby and Marguerite Penn returned
Sunday from Seattle where they had
been enjoying respite from the sum-
mer heat.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03

Mrs E. F. Brown and her two sons,
Frank and Francis, left Sunday for a
weeks visit at Ellensburg with Frank
Dawson. Mr.. Dawson came to White
Bluffs Sunday to get them.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Barge Of Priest
Rapids were Yakima visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nitzsche re-
turned Tuesday. from a trip to the
Coast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
CROESUS
FLEESPR |SON

MADRID, Nov. 3 G.N.SD.-Juan
March, wealthiest man in Spain,
whose allegedly INSCRIPTIONS op-
erations enabled him to unseat
governments and control elections
from prison cell, escaped today
from the prison at Alcala de
Hanares where he was awaiting
trial for swindling.
March made his getaway with
the connivance of the prison
warden, who confessed he was
swayed by the noted prisoners
plea for sympathy. March was
believed to have crossed the Span.
ish border into Portugal by auto
mobile.
The warden of the jail was ar
rested. News of the escape caused
a nationwide sensation and addi-
tional arrests were expected.
March. whose fortune was esti-
mated at $130.000.00O was ar
rested in June. 1882, on charges
brought by members of the Con-
stituent Cortes. They included
the allegation he imported so
much contraband tobacco into
Spain during the monarchy that
former King Alfonso was forced
to grant him a monopoly in order
to collect taxes on it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
NJ CARL RULING.
BANS BACK PAY

Differential wages as between
probationary and permanent en-
ployes will no longer prevail at the
Government Printing Offic, under
ruling today by Comptroller
General J. r. McCarl, which holds
that although the practice of the
office has been to pay probation
airy appointees 81 an hour as hand
compositorS and to increase this
rate to $1.05 when appointments
became permanent, the policy
must not continue,
The decision was rendered in
the case of Stanley A. Forden, and
reaffirms a prior decision, made
on July 7, 1882, to the effect that
this policy constituted admins
trative promotion. A new state
ment of facts was made to the
Comptroller General. bringing out
that the 81 .05 rate is the prevail
ing rate for hand composition, and
that it was paid only after certain
requirements as to length Of
service and efficiency had been
met.
McCarl ruled that the only ef-
feet of the new statement of facts
was to remove the promotion from
the realm Of administrative pro-
motion to that of automatic pro-
motion, and that in either event
the increased salary would be pro-
hibited under economy legislation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
J. C. ECONOMISTS SUPPORT u s. CONTROL OF INDUSTRY
Navy Worker at 40
Considers Himself
In Prime of Life

Just one week ago Joseph Moi
felt, 600 block Ninth St. N. E.,
reached the age of 40 and he
now considers he is in the prime
of life.
And to prove that he is physi-
cally fit to earn his daily bread
down at the Navy Yard where he
is employed, he doubled up a fist
and big right arm and said:
Just jump up on that and
feel it,"
This reporter felt it and it was
as hard as the steel that Moffett
moulds into guns for Uncle Sans
navy. There was no indication
that this 40-year-old man was
slipping" and was unable at
that age to do mans work.
Bellies Civil Service Rule
A Civil Service ruling. how
ever, would have one believe that
when a man reaches the ripe, old
age of 40, he is no longer fit to
do the chores required by the
Government. Under that ruling
no person at that age would We
permitted to take an examination
for Government jobs. It has re-
suited in countless controversies
and protests and now Secretary
of Labor Perkins is giving the
matter her attention.
Mr.. Moffet was not selected
from a group of many men for
this story. A Times reporter saw
him in a crowd of workers as they
were leaving the Navy Yard. There
are hundreds just like him.
Good AS When He Was Is
Said Mr.. Moffett:
II am as good physically now
at 40 as / was when I was Is.
I can go out and do as much
hard work as any of these
youngsters. One of the require
ments in getting q job here is
Iutting a 10O-pOund bag Of coal
on your shoulder. Why, man,
that's easy to do. My job in the
gunshop calls for a man. It's
not a boys place.
ri think that ruling about
barring men at 40 from getting
Jobs is a crime. What are they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
NJ KEE BACKED
BYPRES|DENT

NEW YORK. Nov. 3 GN.SO.
In the eyes of the general public.
Joseph V. Mckee, the recovery
party's nominee. today definitely
became the National Administra-
tons candidate in New York
city's hectic three-cornered mayor
atty campaign.
With Prof. Raymond Moley,
former member of President
Roosevelt's Brain Trust" and
Postmaster General James A.
Farley both coming out for Nc
Kee, there was no doubt left in
the minds of the voters where
the National Administration
stands.
But the die-hards of Tammany
refuse to believe that their
powerful Democratic organization,
which for years has dominated
politics in New York city, is 60
ing to be beaten at the polls next
Tuesday. Such development
would be a major catastrophe to
Tammany and would mark new
milestone in city affairs.
A significant figure in the bat
tie to overthrow Tammany is
Samuel Seabury, the man who
put the Skids under former Mayor
James j. CJimmy'D Walker, a
one time Tammany idol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
NRA OBSERVERS
SEE DOOM Of
SWOPE PLAN
Trade Associations Packed
With Job-HoIders Who'll
Fight Proposal
International News Service


The Swope plan for self.regu.
lation by industry and commerce
with minimum interference will
die an early death, NRA officials
predicted today.
They feel that national, re-
gional and strictly industrial
trade. associations are packed with
job-holders who will fight to the
last ditch any plan for a master
merger.
They also hold that many as
sociations now function chiefly
as lobbying organizations and do
not want MIRA observers to be
sitting about to prevent their de-
vising certain actions to get IA
vorable legislation enacted.
Many Would Love Jobs
Under the Swope plan, NRA or
other Government observers would
be on hand at all policy" meet
ings of merged associations. I'm
der the plan, many paid directors
of minor and major organizations
would be eliminated.
A sample reaction to the plan
was contained in a long formal
statement issued yesterday by
one of the NRA's industrial ad-
ViSerS, Robert l.. Lund.
Lund also is head of the Ma
tional Manufacturers Association,
an organization admittedly design
ed to function chiefly in promot-
ing State and national govern
mental actions favorable to the
associated organizations.
100000 Members
The association claims to have
more than 100000 manufacturing
concerns as members. The af-
filiated organizations include the
baking, soap, grocery, brick, cleo
trio, cement, chemical. coal, wool,
hosiery, fertilizer. lime, radio and
tile industries.
A total of 26 of the largest
trade associations of the nation
joined under the organization to
form an advisory committee this
week to study the Presidents
whole recovery program.
Lund said of the SWope plan:
The Swope plan was already un-
der sharp attack by the other
members Of the business advisory
and planning council for the De-
partment of Commerce, of which
Swope is chairman.
In a short resolution made pub
lie today, committee of five
prominent business men stated:
"TO maintain this standard Of
living, business should remain
free of governmental interfer-
ence and control, and must be
permitted to continue to exer.
else the initiative and the ag-
SresSiveneSs that has character
lied its remarkable development
in the past"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
$4,000 SEWER
BIDS AWARDED

Eight contracts for sewer con-
struction, the total estimated cost
of which is more than $4,000,
were awarded today by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Seven of the awards went to
the Warren F. Brenizer Company,
Of the 1900 block South Capitol
st.. low bidder. The contracts
awarded this company were:
Potomac Heights stormwater
sewers. $18,249.69; stormwater
sewer in Thirty-first Street North
west, $11, 1858; New York Ave-
nue. sanitary sewer, between
Bladensburg Road and West Vir-
GINA Avenue Northeast. $4,052.28:
combined system sewers in the
vicinity of Twenty-t third and L
Streets Northwest. $3.41805; re-
placement sewer. Eleventh Street,
between c and D Streets South
east, $4,006.36: Monroe Street re-
lief sewer, 1400 and 1900 blocks
Monroe st. N. w.. $8,111.78, and
replacement sewer in the 100
block D st. N. E., $4,325.33.
The remaining contract, for
construction of replacement
sewer in F Street Southwest, be-
tween Four-and-a-half and Sixth
Streets, was awarded to the R. D.
Schlegel Company, Bethesda.
Estimated cost of this job is
SO, All ,O6,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
The Weather
WEATHER DETAILS

WEATHER DETAILS
District of Columbia, rain tonight
probab bly, ending Saturday morning;
day; lowest temperature tonight about
As degrees: moderate northwest or
north winds
Maryland and Virginia. rain tonight,
probably ending Saturday morning
colder tonight much colder Saturday.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
! p. m......... 70 a. m......... 81
D. m........ 81 a. m........ s.
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of tempera ture
since January t. 1919 7S9.
Excess Of temperature since Novem-
Der l, 1888. "a.
Accumulated excess of precipita ton
since January ]. 1888, 500
NJ Deficiency OF, precipitation " since
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides S:34 a. m. and
s:46 F. m. Low tides, 500 a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, 9:1s a. M.
and 1925 p. m. Low tides, "A a. m.
and S:45 D. m.
THE Sun AND MOON
The sun rises today. 6:37 a. m. and
set 5:O7 n. m,
The sun rises tomorrow. SIS a. m.
and sets sos p m.
The moon rises tomorrow. 6;td r. N.
and sets S:o4 m
The mon rises tomorrow. 6:13 D. m.
and sets a:07 an.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
Michigan May Sell
Rum in State Stores

CLEVELAND. Nov. 3 1N.SD.
AS the vanguard of representa-
tives of five States converged
here for liquor control con-
ference. it was disclosed for the
first time that Michigan may
have a State operated system Of
liquor distribution. Carl F. De
Lano, of the legislative commit
tee, appointed to study condi-
lions in Michigan. revealed that
his group would recommend to
the legislature there that the
State authorities assume COM
plete charge of distribution
through a chain of Government
stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
NIAGARA POWER
FINANCING
PROBED
Mergers to Build Up Great
Utility Group Reviewed Be-
fore Trade Commission
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Continuing it's investigation into
the financial set-up of the Niagara
Hudson Power Corporation the
Federal Trade Commission today
took up the Peoples Gas and Elec.
trio Company, of Oswego, N. Y.
Lewis G. Prichard, a commits.
sion examiner-accountant. testi.
fled that on December 81, 1881.
the Oswego River Power Corpora.
ton, controlled directly by the
Niagara Hudson group, owned the
entire outstanding common and
preferred stock of the Peoples
company This consisted of 49,.
GAL shares of common and 4,500
shares of preferred.
The book value of the common
stock on the date was $1,229,577
and earnings on it in that year
amounted to $156,420, or SO .33 per
share.
Prichard said the Peoples com.
pany was incorporated on April
26. 1900, and acquired that year
the plants of the Oswego Gas
Light Company, Peoples Electric
Light and Power Company. and
the Home Electric Company. The
Citizens Lighting Company was
merged with the Peoples company
in 1910.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
F ARM PROGRAM.
Of GOVERNORS
HITS SNAGS
ParIeyS With Wallace Reveal
Obstacles to Price Fixing;
Loans Proposed

Administration farm relief
chiefs and midwestern governors,
seeking means speedily to boost
prices of farm products, were con-
fronted today by the opinion of
administration legal experts that
Congress did not give authority
for flat minimum price fixing for
farm products.
Efforts we're being made to
achieve the same end through
other methods, but the difficulties
were so great that Secretary of
Agriculture wallace said the five
western governors. who came here
to present their relief proposals,
would not meet President Roose-
welt again until tomorrow.
After a conference with the
governors. Wallace went to the
White House and saw President
Roosevelt.
Under the agricultural adjust
ment act authority is given for
the licensing of professors and dis
tributors. The conference ex-
plored the possibility of using this
method to achieve the aims of the
governors.
Law Bars Proposal
A provision in the industrial re-
covery act, prohibiting any gov
ernmental action which would
deny farmers or laborers the right
to sell services or goods as they
saw fit, prevents use of this act
to support the proposals of the
governors, Wallace pointed out.
Wallace also held the law would
not permit the licensing of farm.
ers, which has been proposed by
the governors to control produc-
ton and make price fixing effec-
tive.
The five governors-Olson of
Minnesota, Herring of Iowa, Ian
ger of North Dakota, Berry of
South Dakota, and Schmedeman
of Observation-Disclosures negotia-
tionS with Farm Relief Admins
traitor George N. Peek and Chester
Davis, chief of production control.
Difficulties Encountered
Admission that the conferees
are finding many difficulties in
reaching a solution was made by
Wallace after he had seen Mr..
Roosevelt. Wallace said:
I'VE and the governors are
finding it not quite so simple to
work out details as it seemed
at first"
While silence was maintained on
the tentative plan which, it was
announced last night, had been
formulated, it was understood that
the Administration offered to in
crease the loan value on products
to insure the farmer of an i'm
mediate price rise. This was
counter-proposal to price-fixing.
Foreclosure of farm mortgages
also presented difficult problem
for the negotiators, who de-
manded liberalization of the Gov
eminent credit administration and
lower interest rates.
There was no indication that the
President was willing to enter into
the currency expansion plan urged
by the governors, which included
payment of Fourth Liberty Loan
refunding operations in newly
printed money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
School Completion
Contract Awarded

Completion Of the eight-room
Keene School building will be
undertaken by John w. Hunt,
5700 block Fourth st. N. w.
under a contract awarded him
today by the District Commits
sionerS.
The bid on the work was $2S.-
$50 and the contract calls for
completion of the partly-finished
building. The work was begun by
the H. w. Cord Company but the
contract of that firm was can
celled on the grounds that the
work was not completed according
to schedule,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03
Housing Plan May
Enter Cotton Deals

Officials of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration are today
considering plan which would re-
quire landlords who sign up under
the 1884 cotton reduction program
to provide houses on their farms
for the same number of tenant
farmers as they have accommo-
dated this year.
The provision has been incor-
porated in the tentative cotton
contract, as a compromise in a
dispute between landlords and
tenants. but final approval has not
yet been given.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-03

JOnes-Went right out IN the
wide open market and an
nounced to the cockeyed world
(including ourselves) that we
wanted to buy gold.
Price was no object. The
folks we bought it from were no
bject-Esquimos, Russians,
Hindus, Zulus, bootleggers, or
anybody.
The only thing we hadn't
thought about was that we had
to give gold to get gold. Jesse
couldn't start out with some of
our paper money and buy a
thimble full of gold between