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The Washington times., 1934-02-14
FIGHT TIES Up
CWA MEASURE
International News Service

1mVoEAbsAOWuA G0WB SoEV1C0
While the Government halted
work upon projects, employing
four million persons, the Senate
today faced q new wrangle over
two controversies before taking
final action on the bill authoriz-
ing a $50 million-dollar appropria-
ton for the CWA.
The measure was tied up by
the action Of conferees in limit
ing use Of the CWA funds and in
rejecting the McCarran Senate
amendment, compelling Senate
confirmation Of all State relief
directors. Administration leaders
favored the limitation and op-
posed Senate approval of State
directors.
Senator Borah (R) of Idaho
provoked the fight over limita-
ton Of CWA funds by moving to
reconsider the vote by which the
conference report on the bill was
adopted. This action, taken by a
32-to-28 vote Monday, approved
a section prohibiting use of CWA
funds on any project originated
by any Government department
other than the CWA unless upon
public land. It would prevent
use Of CWA funds on many semi
public ana private projects started
by various Government depart
ments. HI.
Borah's action was taken to
prevent a ban on funds for semi
public irrigation and reclamation
projects.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Burleith Citizens Hit
At Transit Service
And Gas Tax Bill

On motion Of G. G. Sutton It
was voted to request the Bureau
Of Parks, to organize a recreation
center in the area bounded by
Thirty Seventh, T Street and Holy
Rood Cemetery.
The secretary, Geoffrey Creyke,
was directed to communicate with
the Civil Works Administration to
ascertain why several street items
listed for improvement had re-
ceived no attention.
The association will continue
its efforts to open one Of the
school buildings as q community
center in Georgetown. In order
to raise sufficient funds for the
project, a cake and card party
will be held at a date to be an
nounced later.
Sixty three applicants were
elected to membership and PreSi-
dent John s. Gorrell presided.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Norton Bill Prevents
MIX Sale DeceptiOn

Representative Mary T. Norton
(D.) Of New Jersey today intro
duced a bill to prevent misrepre-
Sentation and deception in the
sale Of milk and cream in the
District. It's provisions would
amend the District weights and
measures act.
Representative Norton's meas
ure calls for the name and ad-
dress of the bother on both sides
of the bottle and cap. It also
calls for similar Identification on
each side Of the wagons Of dis
trihutOrS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
SerUeS Term
Before COnUictiOn

LURAY, Va, Feb. 14.-Found
guilty Of passing a worthless
check, Aubrey Hoover, Of Har.
risonburg, was sentenced to six
months in jail here, but was re.
leased when records showed he
already had been in jail that long
awaiting trial, counting off two
months for good behavior.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
B|G LAND TAXES
CALLED BAD
| |. FOR ALL .
by CHARLES /. FADDIS
Democratic Representative from
Pennsylvania

,,(Editor's Note: This is the
third article of a series by Rep
resentdtive FGddiS on the GdUGr-
tdges Of q general nsGnntacturers
sales tGr.)
The. primary source OF all
wealth is land, and land Is real
estate.
Wealth is the product Of the
proper application Of labor to the
natural resources contained in the
earth. Thomas jefferson said
"The earth is given as q common
stock for men to labor and live
on" In the ultimate the land OF
every nation is the common prop
erty Of the citizens OF that ma
ton. -
1T is the real basis Of the cur
rency Of q nation-secur1ty IN
every meaning Of the word. THIS
ia one of the fundamental prin-
cipleS Of economics. 1t has 1or
centuries been the principal com.
modify; which individuals could
convert into q medium OF eX-
change, by which they could carry
on business transactions.
r. Best Collateral
Up until the last decade II, mas
been our best form Of collateral.
The destruction Of it for this pur.
pose, by our present system OF
taxation. has been q catastrophe
TO business.
The burden Of taxation which
real estate has been carrying Is
responsible for its becoming
worthless as security. This taxa
tton has reached the point where
it Is approaching the gross reve-
ME from real estate, thereby cut
ting down the net revenue appre-
ciably.
Obviously owners Of real estate
must have some means Of con-
verting it into a medium Of ex-
change, either by forcing it to
produce a revenue or by using 1t
aS security for a loan. Our pres
ent system Of taxation makes
either Of these impossible.
-. Many Glasses
Our real estate investments are
along many lines, the principal Of
which are farms, land upon which
business or residential property
has been or will be erected, and
land held for its potential wealth,
such as growing timber or mineral
lands. It is quite apparent that
whenever taxes become too much
Of q burden on any Of the above,
they cease to represent wealth.
In many cases these farms Of
wealth are taxed in a manner
manifestly unjust, clearly beyond
the bounds OF reason. It is true
that the most burdenSome of these
taxes are not Federal taxes, but
are State and local taxes. They
are just as burdensome from
whatever source they come and
must be decidedly reduced.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
RHsh-HOur Business
ReDOrted bU CUDid

Today is not only February II,
1884. IT'S also st. Valentines
Day.
And that fact has a great deal
Of significance outside Of the
general notion that love should
be in the air, an hearts beat
more tenderly. Local stores re-
port the heaviest sale Of valen-
tines in years.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Meeting Tomorrow Night
On Membership Drive

The executive committee, com.
priSing delegates from the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens of the District
of Columbia, Arlington county,
Va. and Montgomery county, Md,
having in charge the membership
campaign to be conducted Febru-
ary 26 to March z, will meet
tomorrow night in room 500 Dis
trict Building to complete plans
for the membership drive.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Proposed
To Electricians Bill

Limiting the amount of surety
for master electricians, and curb
ing the time limit for bringing
action on bonds, an amendment
to; the electricians bill has been
prepared by Howard NJ. Startling,
Washington representative of the
Association of Casualty and
Surety Executives.
The bill, now in the hands
Of the House District Committee,
provides for the licensing of all
master and journeyman elec-
tricians in the District who are
properly bonded.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Brig at Annapolis
To Be Renovated

Renovation Of the time-honored
Spanish brig" used to confine
recalcitrant midShipmen at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
will be carried out under o $685.
600 allotment from the Public
Works Administration. Work on
the Reina Mercedes pier, as it is
officially known. win begin at
once,
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

(Editor's Note: This Is the
third article of a series by Rep
resentdtiUe FGddis on the GduGr-
td0es Of q general ntGnutacturerS
sales tGI.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
PROBERS PROBED

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-A COM
mittee of the State bar aSsocia-
tion, appointed by Samuel Sea.
bury to investigate the conduct in
office Of Charles s. Golden, dis
trict attorney Of Queens, in the
khaki shirt murder case last sum-
mer, is itself under investigation
by the Queens county grand jury.
It was disclosed today.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Alexandria Lions
Hear Johnson Aide

Robert s. Dimpson, an aide to
the NRA Administrator, spoke at
the weekly luncheon Of the Alex
andria Lions Club today, on "The
MIRA and the Small Merchant"
Capt. John 8. Arnold, Of the
Alexandria police, spoke at the
weekly luncheon Of the Rotary
Club.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
NEW CORONER NAMED

DR.. w. c. Welburn, prominent
Arlington county, Virginia, physi-
clan, was named coroner Of the
northern Virginia county yester-
day by Judge Walter T. McCar-
thy, Of Circuit Court. DR.. We'll
burn succeeds DR.. B. II. Swain,
who died recently.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Old Man Winter
Keeps Grin on D. C..

Washington remained In the
grip Of winter today, when the
mercury again started plunging
downward, reaching a low Of II
degrees above zero at 8 o'clock
this morning.
Today and tonight viii be cold,
the Weather Bureau forecast,
with gradually rising temperar
lures tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

Association at
their meeting
last night in
the Mt. Tabor
Church hall. It
finally was de-
cided to request
the trac ton
company to OPP
crate buSS e s
from Thirty
Seventh an
Beecher, and
Thirty Seventh
and T streets,
through to Con-
neticutt Ave
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

~ Dc DSAscon nue. and K
streets during the rush. hours and
to increase the number Of cars on
the Wisconsin Avenue line.
A resolution presented by Mrs.
Harry L. Parkinson, opposing any
increase in the gasoline tax in the
District of Columbia, was adopted.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Small Farms Are Eligible
For Home Loan Money

Opportunities for farmers owning
small tracts Of less than ten acres to
borrow money on their places were de-
scribed this week by George Peters OF
Kennewick, local representative OF the
Home Owners Loan Corporation.
Mr.. Peters says that farmer who
has insufficient acreage to apply for
a farm loan may make application for
a home loan. At the present time this
will be granted only to those who have
a mortgage or other form of debt, such
as delinquent taxes, against their pro-
perty The owner must be living on
the place or, if living elsewhere, must
present good reasons for doing so. The
acreage should be under ten, but IN
several cases farmers with larger acre
age have applied for loans.
The federal act making possible these
loans contemplated only the relieving
for mortgages or other debts, but 1t is
possible, Mr.. Peters says, that the pres
ent congress may modify the regula-
lions so that the money can be used
for improvements. In contrast with the
farm loan, an application for this type
of loan costs nothing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
White Bluffs and Hartford
Close Season Friday Eve

Basketball fans will see plenty OF
action Friday night when the Hanford
and White Bluffs high school teams
meet in the final scheduled game OF
the season at the White Bluffs gym
nasium.
Hanford has its eye on the cham
pionship of the league, and must win
this game to secure it. The Hanford
team was leading the league without a
defeat until last Friday night when
Richland, which Hanford had defeated
earlier In the season, won by close
score, 24-22. The two teams are now
tied for first place.
White Bluffs, which was unable TO
get started this year, won it's first game
of the season from Finley two weeks
ago, and is out to show the fans that
they can win another game. In the
first game of the series with Hanford,
White Bluffs was defeated, 42-17. Sew
eral players who were ineligible at that
time, are now in the lineup, and the
team is sure that Fridays game will
be real contest.
The game will start at 1880 pm,
with the girls teams playing the first
part of the double header.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Mrs. Pauline Williams
Speaks Before Parents

"The Relation Between the Parent
and the Child was the subject of the
talk given by Mrs. Pauline Williams
last Thursday before an appreciative
audience in the Hanford high school
gymnasium. Mrs. Williams is member
of the home economics department OF
the State College. She appeared in
Hanford through the efforts of Mrs.
Mary Davis, Benton county club lead
err, and the Women's Improvement
club.
Mrs. Williams stressed the import
ance of mutual confidence between
the parents and their children In
handling disciplinary matters. Her sug-
gestions on habit formation were very
helpful. At the conclusion of the talk
she answered many questions concern
ing specific problems of the parents.
School was dismissed early so that
the teachers as well as the parents
might attend the meeting.
Tea was poured by Mrs. Ruth Gra-
ham and Mrs Robert MacDonell. Dur
ing the tea hour Mrs. Alex Parke and
Mrs. r. S. Reierson played piano duets
and Howard Anglin, accompanied by
Miss Lois Duvall, sang solo. Mrs. N
p. Anglin, president of the Women's
Improvement club, presided at the
meeting.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Will Complete Oiling of
Hanford- Richland Road

Road work in Benton. county this
year will include the oiling of 29h
miles In three sections it is announced
County commissioners at their monthly
meeting in Prosser Monday, drew up
plans for the work and, while the pro-
gram has not yet been completed, they
indicated that no new roads would be
built with county funds this year.
The major portion of the program is
the oiling of 21h miles of the Han
ford Richland road. This will complete
the oiling of the road from White
Bluffs to Kennewick, approximately %
miles now being oiled or paved. The
estimated cost Of this project Is 100000.
-Four miles of the Whitstran-Benton
City road will be oiled and four miles
of the old GrandvieW highway also
is to be oiled. The estimated cost Is
5000 per mile. Money assigned the
county from the state highway funds
will be used to finance the projects.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Chicagoan Trailed
By Wild Animals

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Beldin have q
new piano. 1t is a nice piano, and the
Beldins are proud of it,. but to e. O.,
Powers, a piano company representa-
tive, lately of Chicago, it spells an
athena. The following story, taken
from Tuesdays Yakima Morning Her
aid, tells the tale:
Powers and Ned Baker and John
Valiska of Yakima left Yakima Sun
day noon to deliver a piano in White
Bluffs. Seven flat tires, little motor
trouble and bad wheel delayed their
progress. Finally reaching White Blu11s
they delivered the piano and stopped
to visit with Ed Anderson in his home.
Anderson showed them number
of coyote pelts and told them how the
vicious beasts had come almost to his
door to kill sheep, turkeys and calves.
His stories made strong impression
on Powers, comparatively new in the
west.
"When their gasless truck quit few
miles from White Bluffs, Powers de-
cided to walk toward Mckee. Surely
car would pick him up, he reasoned.
Baker and Valiska elected to remain
with the truck.
"a few minutes after he left Baker
and Valiska, probably 20 miles east OF
Mckee, Powers heard the pad, pad OF
beasts feet behind. 1t was o'clock
at night and dark. Powers quickened
his pace. The animal also speeded up
He stopped. The foot padding behind
became silent. He picked up a club
and kept going.
Shortly after daybreak Monday
morning, early risers in Mckee saw a
weary traveller, with club in hand, APP
proach from the east. Some yards be-
hind him a mongrel dog trotted ir
the path.
Meanwhile, Baker and Valiska were
having trouble in their improvisec
camp. They used all the paper in thei1
pockets-personal letters, receipts ane
postcards encourage a fire. They
fed sagebrush and odd sticks to thu
flames. Coyotes howled on nearby hills
"sWe cleared enough ground for
! gsess sized garden ,Nalislza said, show
ing bruised hands,
TN the morning, another truck came
by and towed them to sheep camp
The herder was cooking fish.
"'And maybe you think that fish
didn't taste good averred Baker.
cat o'clock last night, Baker ant
valiska, 30 hours after they had start
ed to White Bluffs with the piano
pulled into Yakima. They found tina
Powers, too, had failed to show up fo
work Monday morning"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Grange Initiates
Seven Members
BY w. j. Jenkins
Grange Correspondent


Seven candidates were initiated at
the meeting of the White Bluffs
Grange held Thursday evening, Feb
ruarv L. The new members are: Mr..
and Mrs. Ivar Holmskog, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. N. Hensley, Mrs. j. B. Troman-
hauser, Mrs. Sam Allard and Martin
OBrien.
A resolution calling for a more ex-
tended use of farm products was passed
by the group. 1t was stated that the
demand for farm products must be IN
creased beyond the present consump-
ton. Inasmuch as the industrial mar
ket for farm by-products can be de-
veloped to point where much OF the
present surplus will be absorbed, it was
resolved that the Grange ask and au-
thorize the Farm To Market News to
influence the manufacture of such BY
products as are made from agricul-
tural products, and that these by
products be used in the manufacture
of goods consumed in this area.
1t was pointed out that nearly two
bushels of corn are used in making
the lacquer for coating one automo-
bile. On the other hand, lacquer Is
also made from solvents derived from
petroleum, natural gas or imported
! molasses. The lacquer industry would
| provide an outlet for many millions
of bushels of corn annually If the
lacquer were made from solvents pro-
duced from corn.
Dancing was enjoyed after the bust
ness meeting was concluded, and a
lunch was served at midnight.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Sportsmen Meet With
Game Commissioners

Two hundred fifty sportsmen OF
south central Washington met at Walla
Walla Wednesday night with members
of the state game commission, Lou
Ovenden, director of the state DEPART
ment of game, Budd I. Davis, assistant
director, and a~number of game pro-
tectorS.
In statistical report of game COM
mission activities in 1888, Ovenden
pointed out that the state as whole
is benefitting from state control IN
comparison with the former county
control system. He said that his figures
were unofficial and were not aimed at
former methods Of game handling, but
rather demonstrated the greater ell
cheney of the state control system.
A. E. Lally, chairman of the state
game commission, gave report on
his recent trip to the east to attend
a national conference on wild life con-
servation. This meeting, he said, was
the first of it's kind at which the west
ern states were represented
Sportsmen were given an opportun-
ity to present questions in regards te
activities of the department. These
were answered, insofar as was pos
sible, at the meeting.
Representatives from White Bluffs
at the meeting and sportsmen's dinner
were Edmund Anderson, j. M. Shinn
Frank Meek, Karl Becht and Ed Wag'
ner
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Legislature Liberalizes
States Trucking Laws

The special legislative session just
closed liberalized the states trucking
law. making rates easier and enabling
the state Department of Public WORKS
to issue short time certificates as we'll
as additional certificates.
An explanation of the effects OF the
new law was given this week by w.
D. Lane, supervisor Of transportation.
"The most important change" he
said, "was that giving to the Depart
ment of Public Works the power to
issue additional certificates OF pubic
convenience and necessity for the
TRANSPORTATION Of freight by motor
trucks"
"Under the auto transportation act
of 1921 the Department was prohlo-
tied from issuing certificate OF pub
lie convenience and necessity for an
operation in territory already served
so there could be but one certificate
holder over a given route, authorized
to operate as common carrier over
that route" Mr.. Lane explained. THE
Department now has the power to
grant as many certificates over a given
route as it finds public necessity and
convenience require" the Supervisor
pointed out. Continuing he said:
"The Department was also given the
power to issue temporary permits for
small fee, good for not more than
100 days. This is highly important tc
| the seasonal hauler Of farm produce
as the cost of insurance will be less
because of the shortened term. The
Department is also allowed in Its dis
erection to require less insurance from
small operators where the use OF the
highways is small and the danger little
Contract mail carriers who carry
nothing but mail, persons carrying
newspapers to individual subscribers
and operators of automobile wreckel
cars are exempted from the require
ments Of a permit.
"The Department is also given au
thority to establish minimum rates 10
for-hire service" Lane said
1.-THE amendments, which were pro
posed by the department, were Offered
for the purpose of liberalizing tn
trucking laws, SO that no undue hard
ship should be imposed upon SINAI
operators" the states supervisor o
transportation pointed out.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-02-08
Apple Trees Terminal
Growth Reported Upon

The average annual terminal growth
of apple trees receiving nitrogen alone
or in combination with phosphorus or
potassium or both has been greater
than that of check trees receiving no
fertilizers, according to DR.. E. L. Over
holser and F. L. Overly, horticulture
division, State College experiment sta
ton.
Phosphorus and potassium, when
each has been applied alone, have
tended to result in less terminal growth
than that made by the check trees
When phosphorus and potassium have
been applied together without nitro
gen the terminal growth has been
comparable to the check tree. Likewise,
in spite of somewhat larger yields, the
size of individual apples from trees re-
ceiving nitrogen has been maintained
as compared with the check trees.
The application Of phosphorus alone
and potassium alone or in combina-
ton without nitrogen, however, has re-
suited in smaller size individual ap-
Piles as compared to those from the
check trees, believe the scientists. This
is true Notwithstanding an average
smaller crop per tree.
It appeared that these responses to
the application of fertilizers were re-
lated to the average leaf area borne
per tree, hence the leaves on a rep
resentative tree of each plot were
counted and the average area OF In
dividual leaves was computed, and thus
the approximate leaf area carried by
the trees of each plot determined.
There appeared to be fairly deli
mite relationship between the average
leaf area per tree and the average
terminal growth, average yield, ano
average size of individual apples, &C
cording to the authors. Those trees
receiving nitrogen had relatively
large leaf area, those receiving phos-
phorus potassium without nitrogen
were comparable to the check trees
and those trees receiving phosphorus
alone and potassium alone had a rel
atively small leaf area. The response
to the application of fertilizers may
therefore, be result of the increas'
ing or decreasing of the total leaf ares
per tree.
It is also possible where phosphoru
or potassium is applied alone the am
cunt or efficiency of the chrlorophyl
of the leaf may be also lowered II
addition to the total leaf area avail
able. The average per cent of re-
overlay color during the seven-yea
period was lower in fruit from tree
receiving nitrogen than in fruit fron
trees receiving no nitrogen, notwlth
standing the relatively larger leaf are
of the trees from the first set Of plot!