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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-04

1892. This made certain that the
Democrats would carry Wisconsin
the state many regard as the
birthplace of the Republican party
-anad it was equally certain that
the astute James A. Farley, as
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, would lose no
time in building up a formidable
Democratic organization through
the power of patronage at his dis
posal as postmaster-gen The
vote in the recent Democratic pri-
mary indicated that he had done q
rather thorough job, but whether
the La Toilette hold on the Wis
consin electorate can be broken
remains to be seen.
Would Guido "Kingfish''
Whatever the Democratic major
ity may be in the next setnate, the
New Dealers are certain to have
two flies in the ointment, when
heretofore they have had only one.
Mississippi is sending to the SEN
ate it's former governor, Theodore
G. Bilbo, to join Louisiana's ire
pressible Huey tP. "Kingfish"
Long. Mr.. Bilbo, who becomes q
newspaper clipper in Washington
under the New Deal, has promised
his constituents that if they would
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-04

publican leaders somewhat mourn
fully admit privately that Demo-
cratic expectations may be full
filled.
A two-thirds majority in the sem
ate during the next two years is
highly important from the Demo-
cratic point of view because of tae
number of important treaties now
pending or to be submitted to that
body for ratification.
Talk of Third Party
It is no secret in political circles
here in Washington that the CAM
>paign strategy of those at present
in command of the G. o. P. does
not meet with the full approval of
some Republicans who are offer
ing for reelection. have had sew
eral of them tell me that their
prospects for victory would be ma
terially enhanced if the Republican
high command stayed out of their
states or districts. These are men
who heretofore have been regard
ed as the regular" wing of the
party, but who have the feeling
which apparently is becoming more
and more widespread among the
younger leaders that there must
be a reorganization of the Re-
publican party and a younger and
more liberal leadership if the party
is to regain it's place in the Amer
lean political sun.
Meanwhile reports trickle into
Washington about a movement
having its inception on the west
ern parties for the formation of a
third party. Several conferences
of progressive leaders already have
been held, and some of those who
have participated tell me that the
movement is gaining steadily, al
though it has had no publicity as
yet. Those participating desire no
fanfare, as they do not believe the
time is ripe for the announcement,
and that certainly the movement
should not be brought into the
open until after the November
elections.
The fate of the progressive party
in Wisconsin as organized by Rob-
ert M. La Toilette, jr., and his bro
Their, Phil, can be expected to have
a considerable hearing on the plans
of those who are viewing the field
to determine whether a sizeable
public sentiment can be marshaled
behind the third party movement.
Many political strategists both in
the National Capital and elsewhere
believed, and gave expression to
their views at the time, that Sem
ator La Toilette made a major po-
litical error when he came out OPP
enly for President Roosevelt in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-04

bale raised in any state and taken
to market. Mr.. Bankhead would
have this confiscatory tax waved,
setting up the argument that since
only nine million bales in all are
available it is senseless to keep
any of it off the market in the face
of crop shortage.
The Lempke-Frazier bill, in the
first test case brought in the courts
before Federal District Judge w.
Calvin Chestnut, in Baltimore, has
met the fate which its opponents
predicted it would meet. 1t has been
declared unconstitutional. The
purpose of this measure was to de-
clare a moratorium on farm mort
cages for period of five years.
1t will be recalled that this was
one of the measures which was
passed by the senate in the hectic
closing hours of the last session,
and it is no secret that many Dem
ocrats voted for it in the belief
that Mr.. Roosevelt would veto it
and that even if he did sign it.-
which he did-the courts would de-
clare it invalid. This was merely
another one of the many cases of
passing the "buck" which are to
be found in the annals of the con-
gress. Mr.. Roosevelt declined to
take the "buck" so the holders of
farm mortgages were left only re-
course to the courts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-04

send him to Washington he would
"raise more HI than Huey Long"
He has set for himself very size
able job because admittedly Mr..
Long has raised more HI since
he has been in the senate than was
raised by even those two thereto
fore Incompatible HI raisers Cole
Blease of South Carolina and Tom
Helm of Alabama. They consti-
tuted real team from the South
during their stay in the worlds
greatest deliberative body" but
unquestionably Long and Bilbo will
put their record to shame-that is
if they team up together. Senator
Long has demonstrated that he
likes to hold the center of the stage
with a silent cast about to admire.
Whether he will take kindly to an
other CHI raiser" within his own
party ranks remains to be seen.
5 Democratic leaders do not over
look the possibility that if these
two team together they might Gre
ate a schism within the party
ranks. Senator Long has far out
stripped any of the New Dealers
in some of the proposals which he
has made and Mr.. Bilbo apparently
is determined to keep pace with
him if not surpass him. There are
several Democratic senators who
might conceivably go along with
them, as they are not whilly salts
fled with what they regard as the
conservative radicalism" of the
administration.
@ Due for Scrap Heap
Two pieces of legislation enacted
by the last congress with a view
to aiding the farmer seem destined
for the scrap heap. They are the
Bankhead compulsory connton con-
troll law and the Lempke-F Frazier
farm mortgage bill. Strangely
enough it is Senator Bankhead of
Alabama, author of the cotton law,
who leads the revolt against that
measure, which limited cotton pro-
duction to ten million bales with
each state allocated its respective
share of this total. 1t so happens
that the total yield was only nine
million bales, a million less than
permitted by statute. But, pecul-
iarly enough, some of the southern
states had superb weather and
raised more than they were permit
ted to raise under the ALLEGATION
made by the Agricultural Adjust
ment administration. There is a
penalty of $50 on every excess
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Neutrality-suspicious. party STRAIT
National Topics Interpreted
by William Bruckart

Washington.-Major party STRAIT
egg in the present congressional
senatorial campaign resolves it
self into a determined effort by
the Democrats to hold the two
thirds majority they have in the
house of representatives, and an
equally determined drive by the Re-
publican high command to break
the "strangle hold" there of the
New Deal party.
The holding of this majority is
of vital Importance to the Demo-
Gratis, because, with two-thirds
vote they will be able in the next
congress to continue "gag" rule
which was invoked in the last con-
gress and under which it was pos
sible to pass administration meas
ures with minimum of debate and
effort.
In the light of the outcome in
the Main elections and in the face
of the size of Democratic votes in
the primaries in a number of
states regarded as rather safely
Republican before 1882, the GO.
P. leadership apparently has a
hard task ahead. In the last con-
gress the Democrats had 312 mem
bers, or % more than q two-thirds
majority, and generally were able
to command most of the five votes
of the Farmer-Labor membership
as well as the votes of several Re-
publicans from Wisconsin and
from one of the northwestern
states. Assuming a Farmer-Labor
membership in the next house as
great as that in the last, the Re
publicans would have to register
a net gain of not less than thirty
seats in order to break Democracy's
4strangle hold". Even with such
gain the Republicans would have
to muster their full strength on
every vote in order to prevent the
gag" rule.
The Democrats are certain TO
make substantial gains in the SEN
ate, and they are by no means
overlooking a single senatorial
contest. Democratic leaders in
headquarters here have been mem
tally kicking themselves ever since
the Maine election that they did
not put on vigorous drive against
Senator Frederick Hale in that
state. They explain privately that
they did not do so because they
never had an idea there was pos
sibility of defeating Mr.. Hale be-
cause Hale in the senate has been
Aaine tradition for generations.
They detected a flaw in their reas-
oning when Mr.. Hale came thru
With only a scant majority, and
this fact has caused them to re-
double their efforts in other states
and particularly in Ohio, where
simon D. Fess, former chairman of
the Republican national committee,
Is up for reelection; in Maryland,
west Virginia, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Missouri, Indiana, Dele
ware, Connecticut and Michigan.
NOR are they even overlooking that
citadel of Republicanism, Pennsyl-
sanla, where David A. Reed is up
Tor rejection.
The Democrats now have sixty
members in the senate-four short
OF a two-thirds majority-and they
ere confident that November will
zee this membership increased by
= minimum of five, or one more
IMAM a two-thirds majority. And
hen they get down to cases, Re-
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Evening star., 1934-04-28
Aviation Tops Popular.

Tops consisting Of a small air pro-
peller on a stem which can be rolled
quickly between the hands and sud-
denly released have appeared in Lon
don and air-minded boys are enthusi-
astic over them. The old gyroscope
top. a small heavy fywheel spinning
In circular frame which Is rested
In a socket. also Is returning to popu-
larity. Chinese flying tops also are
finding favor.
Evening star., 1934-04-28
Fan Mail for Engineer.

William Gilbertson, engineer of the
Royal Scot. which visited this coun-
try last year and has just completed
a tour Of Britain, knows how a movie
star feels. During the tours he signed
his autograph more than 10000 times
and his fan mail" has been so great
that at one time it took him and his
daughter week to 60 through it.
Gilbertson is resting at his home In
Carlisle, England.
Evening star., 1934-04-28
BY CECIL JENSON.

4. Spouts.
S. Calumniates.
g. Island.
z. Ring Of rope.
8. Pry.
8. Exclamation.
10. Capsule.
IL. Unfolding.
10. Memorial.
13. Icy rain.
18. Restore.
10. Pattern.
%. Digits.
26. BlotS.
28 Distribute.
20. Exclamation.
80. Agreeable.
80. Flakes of ice.
IS. Remarkable things.
81. Animals.
80. Appear large.
40. Active.
AZ. Augments.
A. Searchers.
At. Belt.
49. Negotiate.
SO. Harvest.
"a. Measuring system.
56. Raw
81. Mounted.
So. Gafment.
so. Instruct.
63. Woody plant.
IS. Portico.
66. Shelter.
68. French moral poem.
10. Tap.
70. Pronoun.
Evening star., 1934-04-28

l. Terminals.
5. Pouches.
9. Mimics.
IA. Cry.
IS. Beast.
16. Hut.
II. Termination.
20. Distribute scantily.
81. Pilfered.
%. Booty.
"a. Falsehood.
25. Watches.
27. Result.
20. Article.
81. OoZeS.
33. Encounter.
"a. Margin.
36. Unjust.
38. Voyages.
41. Pain.
43. Condescend.
IS. Moose.
46. Searches.
48. Swarthy.
so. Neither.
81. Close
So. Tempest.
IS. Pronoun.
Sc. Traversed.
So. Pleasing.
81. Edge.
81. Stag.
64. Newest.
81. Employed.
SO. Commit.
II. Coarse cotton cloth.
73. Burn.
"a. Image
rs. Growing out.
rs. Places.
77. Prattle.
Down.
l. Sheep.
2. Nearest.
3. Station.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
the depression squarely up to the
initiative of business leaders.

the depression squarely up to the
initiative of business leaders.
I'VE shall get out Of the depres-
sion," he said, "only II business Is SUI
ficiently enterprising and willing to
assume risks, 50 that we shall absorb
an increasing number Of wage-earn-
ers Then we shall succeed despite
the faulty policies Of N. r. A., A. A.
A. and G. w. A."
Attempts to regulate industry back
to prosperous levels would fail, Prof.
Sprague declared, because the "busi-
ness community cannot expect to
must be made between considerable
competition or much larger measure
of governmental control"
Reasserting opposition to administra-
ton monetary policies, he gave to
dollar revaluation partial credit for q
current quickening ON the trade pulse.
He ascribed this to greater confidence
In the dollar itself, but not to the
figure at which it was revalued, which
undoubtedly is an differentiation"
Warning Of possible results from
the Roosevelt program, he said: "If
trade recovery does not come, we must
assume our rulers will resort to fur
ther currency manipulation"
Discussing international aspects Of
dollar revaluation, Prof. Sprague
viewed the move as ''unneighborly
and unfriendly" and asserted I'VE
would have retaliated against similar
manipulation by foreign countries"
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CITIZENS PREPARE
TO EXTEND DRIVE
President Roosevelt Be.
comes Member of West
End Association.

The Executive Committee Of the
drive for more members of citizens
associations will meet at 1870 O'Clock
tomorrow to consider continuing the
drive beyond next Wednesday, the day
originally fixed for its termination.
Snow and bad weather throughout
the first week of the drive, according
to A. j. Driscoll, committee chairman,
have so hampered its work that it is
felt that true indication of the re-
sponse of Washingtonians to the cam
paign will not be obtained unless the
drive is continued. The committee
meeting will be held at the drive
headquarters, 1886 New York avenue.
The campaign headquarters today
received its most highly -prized check
for membership dues, signed by the
Evening star., 1934-03-02

President of the United States. Mr..
Roosevelt yesterday signed a blank
applying for membership in the West
End Citizens Association, in whose
territory the White House lies. With
it he inclosed his check for a years
dues, one dollar, drawn on the Guar
anty Trust Co. of New York.
A delegation from the membership
Evening star., 1934-03-02
SPRAGUE ATTACKS
BUSINESS LEADERS
Declares Most of Them
Lack Intelligence to Help
Their Country.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Prof. Oliver
M. w. Sprague said last night, II am
less critical Of the administration
than I am of most business leaders
- who haven't enough intelligence
and foresight to exercise their power
for the profit and benefit Of the
community"
DR.. Sprague, who took issue with
the administrations monetary policy
and resigned as Treasury adviser, ad-
dressed a dinner Of the Brown Uni
versity Club. He put the solution Of
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Freak Animal Attacks Boy.

Scientists in England are puzzled
over strange creature which at
tackled q boy in Wolverhampton and
was killed. Some declare 1t to be q
giant rat, others q species Of Bra
lillian badger and still others q cross
between q mongoose and q rat. DR..
s. G. Dyke, pathologist Of Royal Hos
pital, Is sure 1t is q coatimundi, q ma
tive Of Central America. >
Evening star., 1934-03-02

drive had called at the White House
yesterday and had left the application
blank with Marvin H. Mcintyre, one
Of the Presidents secretaries.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
s.s s:: N. Y Curb Quotations s7;;.7s .:

NEW YORK, April 10 0.N.SD.
The curb market ran into scat
tered selling pressure today, al
though there was sufficient un-
derlying demand to maintain the
general list within a fairly e.
stricted trading area.
Oil shares turned in a credita.
BILE performance on reports Of an
impending rise in crude prices.
Gulf rallied from an initial low
at IS to 661a, up a full point on
the day. while Humble and liner
national Petroleum rose frac-
tionally to around their highs for
the year.
Utility shares were In renewed
disfavor on the belated success Of
the key bills in the Lehman pro-
gram. although selling was rela-
lively light.
Metals were irregulariy i'm
proved, with Newmont up "a at
S5K. Lake Shore up u at 54h,
and Hollinger up " at lS.
Several speciality issues devel-
oped a fair degree of strength,
with Novadel Agene up ~
points at 62Ha, Aluminium up / at
a, and Jones d Laughlin Steel up
l at 36.
Hiram Walker was a soft spot
in the alcoholS.
Utility bonds were mixed, with
Electric Power and Light SIS off a
point at 40.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

U In March

After slowing in February,
the upward swing Of building
and engineering activity was
resumed in March, according
to an F. w. Dodge Corporation
report covering volume of con.
tracts awarded for both pub
licly mad privately financed
building in 81 States east Of
the Rocky Mountains.
Contracts awarded in March,
the report revealed, tOtaled
$179,163,OOO, compared with
S96,716.OOO in February. Pub
licly financed buildings &C.
counted for S126,2lO,OOO OF the
March total and privately
financed buildings tOtaled $751;.
$4,000.
The S52.953.OO Of privately
financed building contracts in
March was 50 pc Hcent greater
than the March. 1893. figure.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
COTTON HIGHER
AND BUOYANT

NEW YORK, April 10. G.N.SD.
The cotton market was a more
buoyant affair today.
Trading, however, was COM
paratively light, the greater part
Of the demand coming from for
eign and domestic trade sources.
At the first call futures were up
8 to points. These levels were
shaded somewhat in later deal
ings
The speculative and investment
participation in the market today
continued limited. A cable from
Liverpool. however, said that there
was considerable speculative buy
ing in that market, based on re-
ports of probable action on the
Bankhead cotton control bill.
Offerings were light. coming prin-
cipally from spot firms and the
South.
Weather details today showed
rains at all stations through the
Eastern belt and Alabama, scat
tered rains in the Central belt,
and a few showers in Texas and
Arkansas. A Memphis cotton
authority reported fair progress
of planting in Texas and Georgia,
and suggested that with favor
able weather much cotton will
be put into the ground this week. !"
Noon prices were up 5 to 6
points. with July up 6, at I'LL:
October up 6. at 1925; December
up S, at 1894, and January up
s, at 1910.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
c. NJ. SALES SET I
NEWRECORDS
FOR MARCH

March sales Of General Motors
ears to consumers in the United
States totaled 9s,174 compared
with 47.436 In March a year
ago. Sales in February this year
were S6,911. Sales for the first
three months of 1894 totaled 18o,-
52S, compared with 140,369 in
the same three months Of 1898.
Dealer Sales Best Since 1929
Sales to dealers in the United
States in March totaled 1883,
the highest for any March since
1929. This compared with 45,098
In March a year ago. Sales in
February this year were 82,222.
Sales for the first three months
Of 1884 totaled 24S.270 compared
with 167,584 in the same three
months of 1888.
March sales of General Motors
cars to dealers in the United
States and Canada, together with
shipments overseas, totaled 1S3,-
$50, the highest for any March
since 1929. This compared with
08,01S in March a year ago.
Sales in February this year were
1OO,843. Sales for the first three
months of 1884 totaled 3l6,604
compared with 199,749 in the
same three months Of 1888.
Chevrolet Sets Record
Chevrolets March production
shattered all records for the past
"a months, M. E. Coyle, president
and general manager, announced
today. March established a first
quarters output unapproached IN
the past four years.
Output for the month was
11O,266 cars and trucks, the third
best March in the history of the
company, and the largest since
1929.
Production for March, Mr..
Coyle said, was 1851 per cent Of
the production in March. 1898.
Production for the first quarter
was 223,010. compared with 148,-
S36 in the corresponding 1888
period.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Weeks Lumber
Shipments Up

During the week ended March
81 lumber shipments were the
highest Of any 1884 week. while
production and orders were
somewhat under previous weeks.
Lumber orders at sawmills dur
ing the first 1894 quarter were
3 per cent above output and
shipments were Z per cent below
production. Advices to the Ma
tiOnal Lumber Manufacturer
Association from 1,473 mills in
dicate for the week ended March
81 production of 1913, 49,. 900 feet;
shipments Of 2O2.484,OOO feet
and orders Of 2O4, 100000 feet.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
CLOTH TRADE LIMITED

NEW YORK. April 10. G.N.SO.
Trading volume in the coarse
yarn cloths market was limited
today, with prices holding firm
throughout the session.
Mills remained confident that
higher rather than lower prices
are ahead. but buyers continued
reluctant to cover. Reports from
finished goods market stressed a
good movement of colored goods
and good weekend mail.
Mills are not being pressed for
sales despite the long period of
quite trading. and buyers appar-
emily have exhausted the major
part of their large takings of the
first two months of the year.
1t is pointed out that buyers
will be badly in need of goods be-
fore mills will be badly in need of
orders. indicating that eventually
there will be Better buying at i'm,
proved prices.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Hog Trading SIOlO
With Prices Ste0du

CHICAGO, April 10 UN.S0.
The hog market was slow but
about steady today with receipts
$1,000. Most good light and me-
dium weights sold at $4 to $4.10
for top selections and the good
heavy butchers cleared at 81
down.
The supply Of cattle was $500.
The market was steady to strong
for good to choice steers and
slow for the other grades. Cows
and heifers sold steady with
the fat heifers stronger. Stockera
and feeders were steady.
Best lambs held at $40,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Advance for Week
ShOIUn in so Stocks

The market value Of so repre-
sentative stocks listed on the New
York Stock Exchange at the close
of business April Z was $685.
266,S75. an increase Of 7,573.-
600. or 1.29 per cent, compared
with $13,76l .693, ,875 at the close
of the previous week. according
to Paul H. Davis & Co.
At the close of the correspond
ing week a year ago. the same so
stocks had market value Of
$8.079, ,43S,375, indicating an in
crease during the year Of $780,
S28, 500, or 1883 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
GRAIN FUTURES
TURN UPWARD

CHICAGO, April 10 GN.SD.
Grain prices moved up moderately
in today's dealings, reflecting
strength aboard and the upturn
in stocks and cotton.
Buying was mostly in small lots
but there was no pressure on the
market and prices generally
moved up rather swiftly. Wheat
gained "a to 87c for the May de-
livery and corn gained "a to 493sc.
At mid-seSsion wheat was "a to
1ac up. corn unchanged to lsc up,
oats Zee down to 1sc up and rye
ssc higher to 34c lower.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
TRADE ACTIVITY
TREND UPWARD,
SAYS HANEY
By LEWIS HANEY
professor Of Economics
New York University

Industrial activity in the United
States remained practically un-
changed last week. In view OF the
facts that the existing level is
close to the highest of the year,
and that considerable uncertain.
ties have tended to retard bust.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Nash Motors On1its
QUARTERLY Dividend

Nash Motors Company directors
have omitted the quarterly dlvi-
dend of Is cents due at this time.
Nash Motors Company reports
for quarter ended February %,
1884. net loss Of $123,720 after
depreciation, taxes, ETC.. compar
ing with net loss Of $134,136 in
quarter ended February %, 1888.