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The Washington times., 1934-04-11
WEIGHTS
HELD D. c. EVIL

"There appears to be q cOnSi-
derable tendency upon the part
Of some merchants, some process
sOrs, and possibly some manu-
facturers, to follow the general
practice of ShOrt-weighing small
amounts on each sale or each
package of merchandise"
That was in the testimony made
public today which was given be-
fore the House District Appropria.
tions subcommittee by George M
Roberts, District Superintendent
of Weights, easures and
Markets.
He told the subcommittee that
Investigations carried on by his
men during the past year revealed
that at one store alone out of Is
purchases made 18 were short
weight. He added:
"In my opinion, based upon
long experience, the weights and
measures department saves to
Washington consumers millions
of dollars per year on all the
various kinds of materials sold
in the city.
''It also renders q tremendous
help to honest business men, be-
cause honest business men can.
not live in the face Of crooked
competition. For instance,
honest merchants giving honest
weights cannot meet cOmpeti.
ton of dealers such as those to
whom 1 have referred"
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
BILL EASES FIRE
ESCAPE RULES

A bill to ease fire escape regu-
lationS here was ordered favor
ably reported by the House Dis
trict Committee today.
The measure amends an act of
1906 providing that houses occu-
pied by not more than three famil-
les and rooming houses providing
Accommodations for less than ten
persons need not have fire escapes.
Two other bills were also favor
ably reported, one to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior and
the Attorney General to adjust
claims between the United States
and private owners of land along
the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers
and Rock Greek. This measure
has already passed the Senate.
The other is a bill to clarity
title claims of Alfred Viktor Kon.
rad Hohenloe,
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
LIQUOR LAW HIT
BYSTOREH HEAD

Discrimination against inde-
pendent stores selling whisky,
wines and beer in the District is
charged by w. E. Hopkins, man.
ager of a large grocery establish
ment in the District as the result
of a clause in the District liquor
law which prevents extension Of
credit. in communication to-
day to Representative Mary T.
Norton (D) of New Jersey, chair
man of the House District Com
mittee.
Mr.. Hopkins referred to a Sec
ton in the law which provides
that no holder of retailers
license shall sell on credit any
beverages except beer and light
wines, and asserted that this pro-
vision apparently prohibits gro
cery stores from charging hard
liquors to patrons" who settle
their accounts monthly.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
BEER At WHARF
Up To HAZEN

Melvin c. Hazen, president Of
the Board of District Commission
ers, today visited the Municipal
Fish Wharf to inspect three
establishments that have applied
to the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for licenses to sell light
wines and beer.
Under the law, the owner Of
property on which liquor is to be
sold must give consent to the
application before a license can
be granted. Since the fish wharf
is District property, the Commi"-
sioners must approve the applica-
tionS.
Mr.. Hazen, acting for the Com
misSioners, will decide whether
the licenses shall be granted.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
100 LIQUOR TAX
RETURNSLATE

Approximately $50 local liquor
dealers will be called upon within
the next few days to explain their
failure to file March tax returns
on time, it was said today by
George w. Offutt, chairman Of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
About so returns were found in
the mail today. These, added to
those reporting during thee past
10 days, bring the total reporting
to approximately 750 out of 900
licensed dealers.
Clerical workers today are busy
tabulating returns and listing
names of those failing to report be-
fore midnight last night. Those
who did not report will be sent let
ters directing them to appear be-
fore a member of the A. B. c.
Board to explain the delay.
In case the explanation fails to
satisfy the member, a hearing be-
fore the full board will be Sched-
uled, at which it will be deter
mined whether or not the license
is to be revoked.
Early estimates placed the
amount Of taxable liquor handled
here during March at 10000 gal
Ions, which would bring some $4O,-
900 into District Golfers. No esti.
mate was available on sales of
light wines and beer which are
not taxable, but which must be re-
ported.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
Further Curb Likely
In Nursery Schools

Further curtailment Of the
activities of the nursery schools
may be found necessary, due to
the change of workers from
CWA to EVA rolls, it was re-
vealed today by public schools
officials.
Already the under-grade classes
have been cut in half, due to
the reduced pay given the
teachers on the EVA rolls. AS
sistant superintendent of Schools
Stephen E. Kramer said the eff.
cheney of the nursery schools has
not been affected as yet, as all OF
the workers have been retained.
However, under the require
ments Of the EVA, all workers
must have been found by trained
social workers to be in need Of
relief, and many of the child in.
structors will have to give UP
their positions to more needy
persons.
Salaries Of these teachers have
been cut from about 500 q
month to $50. There are 80
persons employed in the nursery
schools.
An application for the re-
placement Of So CWA workers,
who had to be let out with the
termination of the works pro.
gram, was made to the EVA to-
day.
Mr.. Kramer announced that
he has asked that all of the old
employees be returned so that no
time would be lost in the work
which they were doing. The
workers have been engaged in
bringing old school files up to
date.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11

} Today's sessions weze given over
to discussion Of campaign mea-
sures to be taken in the forthcom-
ing annual Roll Call. Speakers
were George Phillips Payson, roll
call chairman, Westchester county
IN. " Red Gross; Robert F.
Marden, chairman of the roll call
committee of the Lowell, Mass,
chapter; j. w. Ross, vice-chair-
man of the Shawnee county, Kan
'sas, chapter, and Dougla S
Griesemer. national director of
roll call.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
CANNON HURLS
CHARGES At
ARCHITECT
Extravaganza and lnaccura-
Cies Claimed in Sewer, School
Estimates at Hearing

Extravaganza, care1eSSneSS and
inaccuracies were among charges
made against the office Of the
Municipal Architect Of the Dis
trict by Representative Clarence
Cannon (R.) Of Missouri, during
hearings on the District appropria-
tions bill, it was revealed today
when the printed hearings were
made public.
The MiSsourian leveled his at.
tack on the officials Of the NUM-
cipal Architects office at the out
set of meeting at which the offic-
ials testified.
Five Charges
Addressing Major John C. Got
walls, engineer commissioner, un-
der whose jurisdiction the office
comes, Mr.. Cannon said:
"Major GOtwaIs, there have
been a number of rather serious
charges lodged against the
office of the Municipal Archi'
tect. 1 list them here.
"In the first place, inaccuracy
Of estimates; in the second
place, carelessness with which
contracts are prepared; third,
extravaganza in the Specifica-
ton of materials; fourth, dis
elimination between bidders;
and, fifth, failure to hold con-
tractors to the terms Of their
contracts"
AS to the first charge, Repre-
sentative Cannon pointed out that
in estimating water mains at Fifth
and UpShur SITS. N. w., Major
Gotwals and others estimated the
cost at 1858, 900, whereas the &C
tual cost was but $85, 900.
Pipe Change Made
The Engineer Commissioner, In
explanation, said after the esti-
mates were made, these in charge
looked into the matter of laying
steel mains instead Of caSt-iron,
which previously had been stand
ard, and found the former to cost
approximately one-third Of the lat
ter and therefore the cost was re-
duced. Representative Cannon re-
piled that the steel main PROPOSE
ton should have been given con-
Sideration before the estimates
were presented. He added:
eve should have as accurate
an estimate as possible of just
what is proposed to be ex-
pended. For instance, take this
bridge at Calvert Street. We
Continued on Page 2, Col. 2,
Second SectiOn)
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
Senate Confirms
ThOn1pkinS in Post

DR.. William j. Thompkins, edi'
tor and educator of Kansas City,
Mo-, was confirmed by the Sen
ate yesterday to be Recorder OF
Deeds.
His nomination was sent to the
Senate by President Roosevelt
several weeks ago. DR.. Thomp.
kins is a prominent colored Demo
cratic leader and will succeed JEFF
ferson Coage, present incumbent
who was given the position during
the Hoover administration.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
Numbers Operator
Must Pau $50 Fine

Convicted in Alexandria police
court today Of operating a num-
bers game, Charles H. Quayle, 33,
of 535 South Lee ST., was fined
$50 and costs, and given a 30-day
suspended jail sentence. Quayle
was arrested Saturday with mum.
bers slips and money, which were
confiScated.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
J Veterans Receive
GGlLGntru AUQrdS

Award Of the Silver Star for gal
lantry in action on the battlefields
of France during the World War,
to John E. Mitchell, jr., formerly
captain, Infantry; Sidney S. Bar
tells, formerly second lieutenant,
Infantry, and Walter E. Fieke,
formerly sergeant, Infantry, all of
Missouri, was announced at the
War Department today.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
True To
Type
Car Of the Future
Makes Writer
a Hero
BY GILBERT SELDES
a Hero

II you have ever envied the
sensations Of a Lindbergh rid
ing in a motor car with every
eye turned upon him, every
face Lit up with emotion as he
passed, you will understand my
feelings when I say that I have
at last taken a bow along the
streets Of New York.
It was magnificent-but it
was not popularity. I happened
to be riding in a motor car
which, I suspect, Is pretty def
nitely the car of 1910. Perhaps
sooner. There is a rumor that
Leopold Stokowski has already
ordered a similar car. And
where he leads, many must
follow.
It is made of metal and
glass; it looks like a vast black
egg, big end formost, and as
Hamlet remarked. very like a
whale.
It comes to a tail at the end,
where is concealed its single
rear wheel, which does the
turning. It pivots on itself, ana
so, when it turns, it performs
the miracle which other cars
only do when they are skid
ding. It has room for II peo-
pie or so, or for two Pullman
berths and three sitting pass
engers. It can do 1875 miles an
hour with q tuned up Ford
engine. It is startling and
wonderfully comfortable.
Surprised and Pleased
AS I said, took a bow.
What impressed me was the
comparative indifference Of
small children; they assumed
that this was only another of
the miracles which were not
SO miraculous, like radio and
television.
But everyone over Is years
dropped whatever was be-
ing done and stared. Jaws
fell slightly-there is a bit of
the visitor from Mars effect in
the apparition of this car
among the crooks of 1927 in
the city streets. And then a
look Of vast pleasure followed.
We Americans can take any
thing.
The motor, of course, is in
the back. The driver sits on
the front seat, with the ordi-
nary shaft and driving wheel
before him. The car. for all
its length, moves easily through
traffic. The great trick, to the
ordinary motorist, is in turning
completely around. If I un-
derstood mechanics, I'd know
how it was done. All + ur-
derstand is that since the first
time I went up in an airplane,
I haven't had a sensation like
this.
Motion in Movies
And before that, before air.
planning at all, there were two
other great sensations of move
ment: the first ride in a motor
car and the first time I saw a
moving picture Of railroad tracks
which seemed to come toward
you from the screen.
I suppose have seen a good
thousand movies in which train
journeys figure and in which
the director has tried his best
to make th> locomotive and the
cars seem magnificent by trick
photography. But none of them
has ever equaled the first man
who got the notion that he
could make you feel that you
were moving by making the rails
come toward you.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
FORUM TO BE HELD

A forum on Contemporary
World Events will be held by the
Graduate School of American
University at 8 p. m. today at
1901 F st. N. w. The discus
sion on Life Adjustment to the
Present Trend" will be led by DR..
Frank Collier and DR.. Harry E.
WooleVer.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
Shenandoah Park
Gets 4 More Deer

Four Of the remaining II Mt.
Vernon deer yesterday were
shipped to Shenandoah National
Park. AS part of the program to
stock the park with wild animal
life, the first shipment of six deer
was made last week.
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
House

The House District Committee met today and favoraby
reported three bills The provide for lessenng
the restrictions fire regulations adjustment OF
claims along the Potomac and Anacosta Rivers and for
clarcation of title claims of the Hohenloe family Those
present Representatives Norton Palmisano Randolph
and Jenckes az. Those absent Representatives Pat
man. Black, Clark, Harlan, Kennedy OBriea, Wedeman
Owen Werner, Stalker, Whitley Withrow, Muldowney,
Dirksen and Burnham (15). (Story this page)
W. E. Hopkins manager of local grocery store wrote
to the House District Committee, urging amendment to
the District liquor act to permit grocery stores to place
liquor charge accounts (Story on this page)
The House Appropriations Committee today reported the
District appropriations bill for 1885, (Story Page ~
Board of Commissioners
The Commissioners did not meet board
The liquor board began check of March tax returns.
(Story this page)
Commissioner Hazen inspected premises of three liquor
applicants at the municipal fish wharf ory this page
The Commissioners plan to to the Capitol to seek funds
for public works. (Story this page)
The Washington times., 1934-04-11
Senate
The Senate District Committee did not meet.

The Senate District Committee did not meet.
Conerees the District boxing bill to be called into
session with view to reaching agreement be-
the House and Senate provisions (Story sports
page)
Opponents and of the proposed amendment to
the local laws usuy presented their views before Sem
ate District subcommittee (Story this page)
The Washington times., 1934-04-11

DiStriCtLOS

daily resume of all action in the House and Senate
dealing SOLELY with the District of Columbia, and all
action by the House and Senate District Committees
and Board of District Commissioners.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-18
OF SALE OF COUNTY
Z REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners for
Benton County, Washington, t
their regular meeting held on the
9Th day of October, 1884, did de-
termine that it was advisable to
sell certain real estate belonging
to Benton County and did enter
their order for the sale thereof
and covering
Lots 9, 10, IL and IL of Block
1, Henry's Addition to Pros
ser, according to the recorded
plat thereof,
and in conformance Herewith and
in conformance with law, notice is
hereby given that said above des-
cribed real estate will be sold by
the Sheriff of Benton County, at
the front door of the Court House
in Prosser, Washington on Satur-
day, November 18th, 1884 at the
hour of 200 o'clock PM, at pub
lie auction to the highest and best
bidder.
The county reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and to adj
journ said sale from time to time.
Dated this 9Th day of October,
1884.
e. o. KEENE,
County Clerk and Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners.
# 10:18-11:15.
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Notice is hereby given that Yak
ina Valley Bank g. Trust Com
pany, executor Of the above en-
titled estate, has filed its final ac-
count and petition for distribution
in the office Of the clerk Of the
above entitled court and that the
court is asked to settle said final
account, to distribute ne property
Of said estate to the heirs or per-
sons entitled to the same and TO
discharge the executor.
Said final account and petition
for distribution will be heard by
the court at the court house in
Prosser, Benton county, Washing
ton, on the LIST day Of November,
1884, at the hour of $3.50 o'clock ia
the forenoon.
e. o. KEENE, clerk Of the Su-
perior Court, by
L. KEENE, Deputy
Moulton e. Powell,
Attorneys for Executor,
Kennewick, Washington. 10:4-25
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The wrong cathartic may often do
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A properly prepared liquid laxative
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brings safe relief from constipation.
1t gently helps the average persons
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which all druggists keep ready for
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be given the youngest child.
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The Doctor is a graduate in medi-
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He treats Chronic Diseases of
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
No. 613O

SOMmONS bI fOnklNA1lON
No. 613O
In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and for the
County of Benton. :. p.
The Federal Land Bank Of Spo-
kane, a corporation, plaintiff, vs.:
F. Elmer Mathews and Lois E.
Mathews, husband and wife; Car
RE G. Dennis; Terrence Edwin Den
mis-; Albert Addison Dennis; Emily
E. Prattie and John Doe Prattie,
wife and husband; v. w. Hays and
Jane Doe Hays, husband and wife,
the unknown heirs of Albert A..
Dennis, deceased; all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or inter-
est in the real estate described in
the complaint herein; and Finley
National Farm Loan Association,
a corporation, defendants.
The State of Washington to the
unknown heirs of Albert A. Dem
mis-, deceased; and all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or inter-
est in the real estate described
herein, defendants:
You, and each of you, are here
by summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date Of the
first publication Of this summons,
to-wit: within sixty days after the
Goth day Of September, 1884, and
defend the above entitled action In
above entitled court and answer
the complaint Of the plaintiff and
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serve a copy of your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at their office hereinbe-
low stated; and in case Of your
failure so to do, judgment will be
entered against you according to
the demands of the complaint,
which has been filed with the clerk
of said court.
The object of said action is to
foreclose a mortgage for the sum
Of $3500.00, dated January 22nd,
1919, made, executed and delivered
by F. Elmer Mathews and Lois E.
Mathews, husband and wife, to the
Federal Land Bank Of Spokane,
which mortgage is recorded in the
office of the Auditor Of Benton
County, Washington, in Book "a Of
Mortgages, page 1.
The further object Of said action
Is to secure q sale of the property
described in said mortgage and
hereinafter described In satisfac-
ton Of the amounts due on said
mortgage, together with Insurance
paid by plaintiff and abstracting
charges.
The further object of said action
is to foreclose and bar the rights
of the defendants and each of
them and all persons claiming by,
through or under them in and to
the property described IN plaintiffs
mortgage or any part thereof.
The real property described in
said mortgage and to be sold in
satisfaction Of any decree entered
in this cause is as follows, 70 wit:
The Southwest Quarter of the
Northeast Qua rter, the
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Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter and Lots
Two and Three of Section
Nine, Township Five North,
Range Twenty-six, East Of the
Willamette Meridian, all stu
ated in Benton County, State
Of Washington.
Henry r. Newton,
Earl G. Dorfner,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Post Office Address:
cIo The Federal Land Bank Of
WEIGH Building, Spokane
Washington. 9:201l-l
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AUCTION SALE-Thursday, Oct.
25, pm, on Jens Lande ranch,
1-2 mile west of Hedges station.
Livestock and equipment. Terms:
cash. E. C. Peterson, H. S. Hughes,
auctioneer. So 29p
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NOTICE OF CLOSING OF REG
ISTRATION BOOKS-Notice is
hereby given that the registration
books of the City of Kennewick
will be closed to original registra-
ton on the Goth day of October.
1884, and will remain closed until
the 7th day of November, 1884.
Dated this 10th day Of October, '34.
Winifred Campbell, City Clerk. 90
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For Rent
FOR RENT OR SALE

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Tracts; Furnished; fuel house and
outside cellar; half acre, part as
paragus and cherries; can keep COW
and chickens. Tenant must use
lights and city water and pay So
per month, each month in advance.
City mail delivery.
GASCOIGNE & FYFE, Inc.
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