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The Washington times., 1934-07-03

FeudiSts in the ranks of the
Democratic administration who
wrangled over oil control legis-
lation before adjournment of
Congress will meet again on the
legislative field next session.
Demanding enactment of the
Disney bill to control the pro-
duction of "hot OIL" Secretary
Of Interior Harold Ickes met an
adamant obstacle in the form
of Representative Sam Rayburn,
of Texas, chairman of the House
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee, to which the
bill was referred.
Rayburn refused to permit a
vote on the Disney bill and
offered several objections.
Secretary Ickes, insistent that
the measure be approved, made
cauStic comments about Mr..
Rayburn, most Of which never
were printed.
Passage of the bill which
IckeS believed would control the
"hOt OIL" or oil which is pro-
duced in excess of regulatory
quotas, was also favored by the
President.
It was not included in the
must" legislation which leaders
tried to force through the Con-
gress. Next session, however, it
is believed that the President
will ask for its definite enact
ment with some strengthening
provisions.
At the present time "hot oil"
is being piped from wells at
night through systems of pipe
lines having trick valves that
make it almost impossible to
keep an accurate check Of the
flow. The receipt of this oil
in refineries shunts the price
down the line so that all pro-
ducers are injured.
The serious part of the "hot
OIL production is that the
producer who honestly tries to
mairAain the quota has his
sources drained. Set-off wells
owned by "hot oil'' men drain
the fluid from the wells of
the man who tries to conform
to the code.
"Hot-oil" men have political
influence in Texas, however,
and Rayburn, for reasons Of
his own, declined to approve
legislation which would injure
them.
His refusal angered Ickes
but the Interior Secretary was
unable to overcome the opposi-
ton.
Next year, however, it will
be essential, according to
Ickes, to secure passage Of the
control legislation. And by that
time elections will be over SO
that Mr.. Rayburn will not have
to consider political influence
Of the east Texas "hOt-Oil"
producers.
In all likelihood, President
Roosevelt will get behind the
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
The Father of Streamlinine
Thirty-Five Years Ahead of His Time

Thirty-Five Years Ahead of His Time
Old timers remember the celebrated bicycle ride of Charles
lea Mnute) Murphy who 50 years ago actually pedaed
mile in 81 seconds specially built track behind Long
Island train.
What few know is that Mr. Murphy the father
Of stresning and also that he is still very much alive
Mr. Murphy talked the Long Island Railroad into letting
him make his experiment in ''wind resistance
The company put down board track between its rails for
distance of three miles and reconstructed passenger coach
with of hustle replace its platform On the track
and behind the hustle MIR. Murphy rode to fame.
This coach undoubtedly the first streamned vehicle
ever made
lining had to be invented all again by the automobile in
duStry years later.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
The Human Side of the News
New Death Ray-An Early "Trunk Murder"
Bu EdWin C.. Hill
Bv Edwin C.. Hill

last-m;nute statement of his
wife absolving him of any part
in the crime.
On April %, 1908, Mrs. Bren-
nan disappeared and was last
seen on her way to the Farmer
house. That very day the Far
mers went to Patrick Brennan
and presented to him a deed
for the transfer of the Brennan
house made out to them, obvi-
ously by Mrs. Brennan, in Octo-
ber, 1907, for a consideration
of $2,10O.
The absence of Mrs. Brennan
and the haste with which the
Farmers pressed their claim
aroused suspicion and a search
was undertaken. This resulted
in the discovery, four days later,
of the body of Mrs. Brennan in
a trunk which had been moved
from the Farmer house, along
with their other effects. A
bloodstained ak also was found
and it was with this that the
murder had been committed.
"The Trunk Murder, as it
was called, became a celebrated
case. Interest was nationwide
as the horrible details came out
at the trial. Homicides by wom-
en- were uncommon a quarter
of a century ago and a large
section of the public shrank
from the thought of a woman
being put to death in the elec-
trio chair. But the State had
an ironclad case. It proved
that Mrs. Farmer. months be-
fore the deed, had posed as Mrs.
Brennan and had made out the
papers for the transfer Of the
Brennan house to herself.
Ignores Clamor
A defense Of insanity failed
to sway the jury which returned
the verdict of guilty Of murder
in the first degree. The Court
or Appeals refused to reverse
this finding and the last recourse
was to ask the governor for a
communication of the sentence to
life imprisonment.
New York's chief executive at
the time was Charles Evans
Hughes. He refused to be
Swayed by the sex of the de-
fendant or by the clamor of
those opposed to capital punish
ment.
On the night of March %,
1909, Mrs. Farmer wrote out
this statement in her cell: my
husband. James D. Farmer,
never had any hand in Sarah
Brennan'S death, nor never
knew anything about it until
the trunk was opened. never
told him anything about what
happened. I feel he has been
terribly wronged. James D.
Farmer was not at home the
day the affair happened" -,
Copyright. 1884. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Sum of II Probes Available
To New Air Commission
By Nelson Harding
By James T. Williams, Jr.

American aviation is again
to be the subject of Official in
vestigation. President Roose-
velt, just before beginning his
Atlantic Pacific cruise aboard
the U. S. Houston, appointed
five members of the commission
authorized by the last Congress
to make IAN immediate study
and survey" of all phases of
American aviation.
It must report to Congress not
later than February /, 1885, its
recommendations of "a broad
policy" whatever that means,
covering all phases Of aviation
and the relation thereto of the
United States.
OF the five members selected
by Mr.. Roosevelt for this COM
mission, only two have any ex-
pert knowledge of aviation. The
first of these is Jerome Clark
Hunsaker of New York, who be-
fore his retirement from the
Navy, won lasting distinction as
a naval constructor Of unusual
brilliance.
The other is Edward P. War
ner of Washington, whose sue
cess as a professor of aeronauti-
cal engineering in the MaSSa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
won him the appointment by
President Roosevelt as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Aero
nautics.
Dickman Board First
There were many inveStiga-
tions of aviation before and dur
ing the Great War. Since the
end of that conflict, there have
been many more. The first Of
these poSt-bellum inquiries into
military aviation was made by
the Dickman Board-a board OF
eight Army officers who met in
France in the early part Of 1919.
Maj. Gen. j. T. Dickman, U. s.
A., headed this board which re-
ported upon the lessons learned
from the war while they were
still fresh in the minds Of those
who won the war,
About the same time another
board Of Army officers was ap-
pointed and met in Washington
in the summer of 1919 to study
and report upon a bill to eStab-
lish a department of aeronauticS.
This board was headed by Maj.
Gen. Charles c. Menoher, U.
s. A.
In the summer of 1920, an
other board of Army officers
headed by Maj. Gen. Fox Con-
ner, U. S. A., began an inquiry
into military aviation, which re-
suited in an Illuminating report
on the subject.
Then came the well-known
IasSiter Board, Of which Mai.
Gen. William LaSsiter, q. s. A.,
The Washington times., 1934-07-03

wide to take shots at us. I
amt been hit but once in five
years, and then a special de-
livery in my vest pocket stop
ped the bullet. It was one of
those letters from John Jacob
Astor to Mrs. Gillespie. still
have it,"
You mean John Jacob
Astor, the fur trader?" said
Aunt Sarah. Why, I know
John. met him in 1893 and
I will never forget. -"
Come along Aunt Sarah"
interrupted, I'VE have to get
back to Manhattan Transfer"
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
Cemetery Association
Completes New Pipe Job

The Kennewick Cemetery Associa-
ton met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
J. B. Thomas presiding. The associa-
tion has laid 1414 feet of new concrete
pipe of six and four inch size, made
by the Reese Concrete company, re-
placing old concrete pipe, which has
been causing much trouble the past
few years.
1t was decided hereafter to send
letters to owners of graves and lots,
where there is shrubbery and flowers
which it is DESTROYS of removing or
transplanting from the graves or lots,
so it will make the grounds easier to
take care of and be in keeping with
the landscaping. -
The laying of the new pipe was all
paid for out of the funds of the as
ISOLATION and without the help of the
welfare committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
FLOOD REPAIR 4.
GIVES so MORE
MEN CWA JOBS
Three Irrigation Districts Get
Men to Mend Damage Caused
by High Waters Of Yakima
River; KiOna Suffers

Fifty more man have been allocat-
ed to Benton county under the CWA
for flood relief work. At meeting
of the county works committee last
night, the extra assignments were
made.
Of the fifty men IL have been as
signed to the Kiona Irrigation dis
trict, which suffered heavily thru the
ravages of the Yakima flood waters.
Twelve are to work on the Column
bia district, ten to the Richland dis
trict and ten to the county roads. The
fiftieth man is to act as timekeeper
for the entire extra crew.
The men are to work until the flood
damage in each of the districts has
been repaired and payment is to be
made from CWA funds. Work will
start in each of the districts tomor-
row morning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
NINE MILES
TO PIPE LINES
ON HIGHLANDS
Completion of Job Makes Pro-
ject Most Complete of Any in
the West; Water for Every
40-Acre Tract

This week will see the close Of a
big job of pipe laying on the High
lands. Nearly nine miles Of various
sizes and styles of pipe have been
placed and the trenches will be COW
cred by the last of this week.
There were $40 feet of four-inch
wood stave pipe laid, 1892 feet Of
six-inch; 1875 feet Of eight; 2163 Of
ten and 1409 Of the 12-inch on the ir-
rigation project. There were laid
1920 feet of six-inch concrete pipe;
13,453 Of eight; 6619 of ten and 2275
of 12-inch concrete pipe. All the con-
crete pipe was manufactured locally
at the Reese factory.
On the domestic water system 1910
feet of mains were relaid and $500
feet Of four-and six-inch new pipe.
The total length of pipe Of the two
projects was 46,S56 feet. In addition
to the pipe sixteen new distribution
structures, made Of concrete were in
stalled.
This work marks the completion Of
the irrigation distribution system.
Each forty acre tract in the district
now has its own pipe line running
from the ditch. It makes the Kenne-
wick Irrigation district project one
of the most complete Of any in the
west.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
Call Meeting Monday of
Corn and Hog Growers

Corn and hog farmers can now get
into the same sort of program which
the wheat farmers have received from
the federal government. A meeting
to go over the plans in detail has been
called by County Agent E. C. Durdle
for next Monday morning at ten o.
clock at Hotel Kennewick.
The meeting is called for the pur-
pose of studying the plan, lining up
the growers and electing the county
committee which will have the af-
fairs in charge. Every corn or hog
grower should attend the meeting
Mr.. Durdle says, whether he cares to
join or not. Those who have averag-
ed ten acres or more of corn in 'S2
and 'S3 may join and hog raisers av-
eraging three or more filters a year
may also join-either one or both pro-
jects.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
CLASS TO TRAIN
MIND AND BODY
New Teacher to Have Debate
and Physical Education Class
es Under CWA

Two new classes are being started
in the Kennewick schools with the
opening of the next semester. A
course in public speaking and one in
physical education are being made
possible thru the hiring, with CWA
funds, Of an additional teacher, who
has been assigned to this district.
Miss Brown, of Prosser, has already
assumed her new work, starting Mon
day of this week.
It is hoped to develop the public
speaking class to such an extent that
a debate team can be organized and
the school represented again in this
very valuable form of education.
Inasmuch as the physical education
classes will become necessary next
year under the state law, Prof. Black
is inaugurating classes now. All pu-
pills in the freshman and sophomore
classes will be compelled to join the
classes, boys and girls alike, unless
specifically excused upon a physic-
ian's orders. Pupils turning out for
sports events viii be excused from
the other physical classes. .-.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
Six Double Header Church
Basketball Games Schedule

The schedule for the church basket
ball games has been listed for the
first games to be played Saturday
evening with two games, the first TO
be scheduled to start at 7:30, when
the Baptist church team plays the
Christian team, and at $3.50, the M.
E. church plays the Catholic team In
the high school gym.
The next game will be January 60
with the Baptists playing the Metho-
dists and the Christians playing the
Catholics. January 81, the third game
will be played with the Baptists start
ing the evening playing the Catholics
and the second game, Christian Meth
odist. February 3 is the fourth game
with Baptist Christians, and Catho-
lics-Methodists. On February IL, the
Baptists play the Methodists and the
Catholics the Christians. February "a
the last game of the season will be
played with the Baptists playing the
Catholics and the Methodists the
Christians. ~.
Curran Chellis will referee the six
double-header games, which will be-
gin at 7:30 and the second game Of
the evening at $3.50.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
Library Popular Place for
New Book Borrowers

Mrs. Cora McKain, city librarian,
statedth ere We're 2236 books and
borrowed during the month
of December, which was continual
gain in circulation over last year.
Each time the library is opened new
borrower cards are made out. $3.50
Nine new books have been receiv-
ed at the library and placed on the
shelves. They are "We Move EN-
New Directions" by II. A. Overstreet;
Twenty Years A-Growing" by M. o.
Sullivan; "The March of Democracy"
Volume and 2, by James T. Adams;
"New Deal" by Chase Stuart; Goods
Gold," by John T. Flynn; 'The House
of Exile" Nora VAIN; It's Up to the
Women" by Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt;
"The Art of Thinking" Ernest Dem
net and "The Great Offense" Maurice
Hindus. s.~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
is
NOW GRANTED
TOLANDOWNERS
Law Provides Means for Grow
ers Whose Lands Decided to
Districts to Obtain Exclusive
Right to Repurchase

Although irrigation district deeds
will be issued to more than 400 irri-
gated tracts in this section January
80, the 1888 law gives ample pro-
lection to the land owners providing
he acts within ten days to obtain ex-
elusive right to buy his place back,
County Treasurer Harry Forsyth an
nounced this week.
cit is of paramount Importance to
the land owner that he files an ap-
plication with his irrigation district
within 10 days, after the deed is is
sued," Mr.. Forsyth stated.
Fearing that many farmers might
lose their homes due to the fact that
the 1881 irrigation charges have not
been paid, suit was started in the
upper valley to bring restraining
order to prevent it. Mr.. Forsyth
states that an examination of the
1888 law puts new light on the sit
uation, giving the land owner still
another chance to protect himself
against foreclosure. % - .-s".
-"By a simple procedure the land
owner may protect himself" Mr.. For
syth said. "The law provides that if
he will, within 10 days after the deed
is issued, make application to the
board of directors of his irrigation
district, he shall have the absolute
and exclusive right to buy back his
land by paying assessments and in
terest. 60. E"-~
"Within 25 days after it receives
the application, the board must in
form the owner as to what terms of
settlement it will accept. Terms are
left to the discretion of the board.
After making written application
to the district board, owners should
file copy in the county auditors Of
flee" . "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
FAIR ASSN. TO .@
STAGE BENEFIT
Highlanders to Present Three
Act Play at Liberty on Satur-
day, January 9th

w. "Here Comes Charlie" a three
act comedy by the Dramatic Club of
the Kennewick Highlands Improve
ment club, with Harold Himmelsbach
as director, will be shown at the Lib
erty theatre on Saturday, January 81
as fair association benefit.
So successful was the presentation
at the Highlands club house recently
that the club offered to repeat the
performance for the townspeople. The
fair association, somewhat in the red
from last years operations, decided
to sponsor the show. It is hoped to
secure the service Of the tPas-Ken or
chestra to add to the evenings enter
tainment and the Highland players
are brushing up on their parts in an
ticipation of letter-perfect perform
ance.
Admission charges will be two-bits
and seats may be reserved at the
Vibber- Clifford Drug store. Oranges
and other organizations will have
tickets for sale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
MERGER NEEDED
TO AVOID CROP
PRICE CUTTING
MoultOn Explains Aims of New
Movement Toward Sign-Up of
Crop Contracts; Sees Danger
in Drift; No Opposition

Stating that there was no desire to
add another marketing organization
to those already operating here, but
that the purpose was to consolidate
in order to eliminate the cut throat
competition existing, M M. Moulton
explained to the chamber of COM
merce this noon the detectives Of the
new movement.
He said that the drift to outside
agencies could result in but harm to
the community and that the efforts
being made were for the purpose OF
retaining what had already been gain
ed in that line. While indicating
that the contract sign-up was pro-
crossing he admitted that it was his
thought that it could not succeed
without merger with some existing
agency. He said that field workers
were interviewing growers in the
Richland, Kennewick, Finley and Ho-
yer districts.
He said the confusion regarding
it's connection with the cannery prop
osition was easily explained. He said
that clause in the new contract call
ed for a certain portion of the early
crops to be set aside to build up a
fund which could, some time in the
future, be used for the purchase or
operation of cannery. He said that
the present plans did not call for a
cannery at this stage of the game.
He also went into some detail con-
corning the negotiations which have
been held with the cannery man who
has been investigating this locality as
a cannery site. He further emphasize
ed the Importance of cannery to
this community, and it was brought
out that should one be put into oper-
alton here it would furnish labor to
200 to 400 people during the height
of the packing season.
No action was taken by the club on
the report.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
BIG Y MEETING
SEES FOUR CENT
CANNERY GRASS
General Manager Heberts Says
the Depression is on the Wane
and that Farm Outlook Better
Now than in Years

That the depression is on the
wane, so far as the fruit grower is
concerned, was forecast by General
Manager ]. w. Heberts Of the Yaki-
ma Fruit Growers Association, at o
largely attended meeting Of local
members held at the local warehouse
Tuesday evening. He reviewed the
disaster of the past few years and
gave the causes for the favorable
turn in the apple market which he
attributed, first, to the shortage Of
the apple supply as indicated by the
storage report Of December /, show
ing is percent under last year and
"a percent under the five-year aver
age. Also the further advantage Of a
short crop in the European country,
creating heavy export demand. Sec
ond, the stablizing effect Of the apple
code set up by the growers and ship
pers under the MIRA, which has pre-
vented the hysterical shipper from
dumping his fruit on the market at
"a ruinous price, thus destroying the
market for himself and everyone
else, as has been the case the past
few years. If the crop cleans up at
present prices, with a prospect Of
further advance, the growers will not
only receive the cost of production,
but will realize a handsome profit to
compensate him for the losses of pre-
vious years. The outlook is very
hopeful that we have passed the worst
and that better days are ahead, he
said.
Cliff Ross, of the Sunnyside Can
merry, reviewed the asparagus situa-
tion from the Gamers point Of view.
He reported that the industry in Cal
ifornia had formulated a code. This
year. Mr.. Ross is laying his plans to
(Continued on Pare 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-01-11
HIGHLANDERS .
TJRGEMORECWA
SCHOOL MONEY
Coo Chance for $4,000 Job for
Small Bond Issue; Will Give 3
Months Work for Many Men;
Big Help to District

suppose you owed forty dollars
..o+tered about in small accounts to
The butcher, the baker and the CANDLE
stick maker. K
And. while supposing, include that
uou own home, badly in need of re-
na;r and you need an addition thereto.
Suppose, along with the above,
Santa Claus came along and made
YOU proposition something like this:
1You borrow fifteen dollars more,
At small rate of interest, repayable
over a period of twenty years. How's
that?n SEE he. eff you do, I'll give
vou-outright-$35 along with it,
providing you'll use it to fix up your
house. and you can do the work your
self, and I'll pay you for it"
Would you take him up? Who
wouldn't? ..... 49,. .4......
Well. Just about that identical prop
osition is now possible on a commun-
ity scale. Others have seen the OPP
portunity and the Highlands Improve
ment club has inaugurated an action
to grab Santa by his long Whlskers
and make him kick thru, now that
he's made the proposition.
To be more specific. 1t is more
than probable that the Presidents
CWA program will be extended for
three months and possibly year. The
expenditure of federal funds for pub
lie improvement is being advocated
on large scale. Many civic projects
are being undertaken which could not
possibly be accomplished without the
federal aid. School projects are be-
ing given special consideration.
The local school district is in debt
some forty thousand dollars. This
form of Indebtedness is by bonds, a
project recently authorized to reduce
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