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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
t,0t1LEE CRY DISPATCH

the National Farmers UnfI
On and the Grange, are opposed to
the Pettengill bill"
Mr.. Vetter enumerated various
Inland Empire farm products which
are produced in amounts far above
demands for local consumption. A
large proportion of these surpluses,
he pointed out, is hauled to the
east and Great Lakes regions to be
processed, and then, in manufactur
ed form. shipped back to the west.
He urged development of western
industries to make use of these sup-
lpluses but declared that" such a
program naturally does not meet
with the approval of the railroads,
which would lose the freight haul
both ways. Nor 1t meet with the
approval of the eastern manufact-
|urers, who are processing and man
Tufacturing raw materials into the
articles we use in the west.
Passage of the Pettengill bill, he
said. would allow railroads to
fcharge more for shorter hauls to
interior points. here the vast major
ity of the farmers live, than for lon
Ter hauls. He claimed that it also
would throttle western industry be-
cause the railroads. to keep up ton
mage, would establish such rates on
comm ODDITIES from. the east that
western manufacturing could not
complete. He pointel out that the
western farmer thus would contin-
ue to be kept at great distance
from markets for his produce, and
therefore would pay more for trans
|potation<.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-26
POLITICS

Just as soon as the holiday sea-
son is over there will be sudden
warming up of partisan political
pots. Both of the old parties will
begin planning for gatherings Of
the state central committees and
the subsequent fixing of the time
and place TO rstate conventions and
the county sessions.
Early state conventions will be
held. The Democrats will undoubt-
eddy plan so that their state con-
vention to indose Roosevelt will be
one of. if not the first, in the Unit
ed States.
The Republicans on the other
hand will select some date late in
May or early in June for their state
session. BY this time the state will
have crystalized more or less upon
some favored presidential candidate
Leaders of both the old parties
are being slightly worried over the
socalled Townsend movement This
Townsend program is rapidly be-
coming more of political football
than fixed policy for social secur-
ity or old age pension. Right today
the name is being banded around
as was the word progressive" dur
ing the early stages of the political
battle of 1912.
No doubt the real believers in
the Tonsend plan are sincere and
will make wholehearted fight in
behalf of their program. However,,
by the time the election rolls a.
round If the present trend of poll
tlcal following continues, the word
Townsend" will mean nothing
more nor less than just another fly
trap to catch votes-a new type of
molasses on the f1ypaper.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

The Rural Rehabilitation Admins
tration is hoping the Supreme Court
will help solve its ONCE space problem.
If the court will find large enough
New Deal agency unconstitutional and
so oust 1t from its quarters. the many
divisions of DR.. Tugwells newest brain
trust organization might be able TO
reunite under one roof.
Now the employees of this sci ,000, 900
subdivision of the Work Relief Ad-
miniStration are scattered through the
Agriculture Department. the Archi-
tects Building, the Ouray Building and
the Barber Ross Building.
On the first OF August the Suburban
Resettlement Division Of this agency,
which plans to aid destitute farm fam
lilies, will move into the Mclean man.
sion, 2O20 Massachusetts, avenue, where
once the late King Albert OF all the
Belgians and his Queen consort Eliza
beth were entertained by Vice Presi-
dent Marshall.
This 54-room monument to the
opulence of the late Thomas F. Walsh.
owned now by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, is being transformed into an
office building.
Workmen are painting rooms and
installing electrical outlets. Walls OF
richly carved wood and ceilings COW
cred with cupids are being wrapped in
cellophane. and girls will type in an
atmosphere of grandeur that might
well please Romanoff grand duke.
Remaining as they we're when Mrs.
Mclean entertained the most famous
names Of the United States and Eu-
rope In the $4,000, 900 nome will be the
beautiful mahogany organ, priceless
Evening star., 1935-07-19
ARMY HELD LACKING
625 NEEDED PLANES
Rogers Tells House Subcommit-
tee $40, 900, 900 Necessary for
National Defense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Rogers, Democrat
of New Hampshire, sought to show
House Military Subcommittee today
that the Army Air Corps. with 535
fighting planes. is 625 ships short of
what it needs to guard the Nation in
war time.
He had figures to lay before the
committee as a basis for drive TO
obtain a $4,000 900 appropriation for
800 to 800 new planes.
The subcommittee was called to-
gether today to chart procedure for
attempting to work the extra fund
into deficiency. appropriation nill
pending in the Senate.
The Air Corps, Rogers said, has
about $50 pursuit. 100 bombardment
and IS attack planes that are service
able. That is just 625 short of the
number recommended by a special
investigative board headed by Newton
d. Baker
While the corps has about 1900
usable planes Of all types, including
observation. transport and training
machines. it expects to lose about 400
through obsolesence or crack-ups in
the present fiscal year.
The Baker board suggested that
1920 planes we're the minimum
needed for national defense.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
BODY TO ORGANIZE
Plans for New Commission
to Be Mapped at Meet
ing Tuesday.

Plans for creation Of Washington
Criminal Justice Commission. to be
supported by civic groups and have a
wide field o. possible activities, are to
be mapped out by sponsors Of the
movement Tuesday at 8 pm. at the
Willard Hote:
An organization committee is to be
formed at that time and chairman
selected to direct preparations for a
general public meeting in October. ac-
cording TO william r. Seals, organizer.
Money Pledged.
Seals, who served as secretary to
the Crime Investigating Committee Of
the House, announced yesterday that
81 900 has beer pledged for the work
by newspapers and five individuals in
terested in the plan. He estimates
between SIS 00G and $4,000 would be
needed for the first year of operation.
Outlining possibilities of the COM
mission after aI, organization discus
sion late yesterday with three Of the
sponsors, Seals cited q successful
move made by the Chicago Crime
Commission ii, fostering change In
a prosecution post there.
mo one knows yss ,ust what will be
the scope OF the work of the Wash
ington Commission, trt If experience
in other places is followed. I should
say it Is probab'e the Commission
probably would exptss itself very
forcibly In appointments Of members
of the bench, polite and prosecution
officials"
Seals met yesterda7 with John R.
Fitzpatrick, who -ervtd as counsel to
the House Crime Investigating Com
mittee: John A. Remon. general man
ager of the Chesa peske e. Potomac
Telephone Co. ;.i,d Mrs Harvey w.
Wiley, president OF the District Of
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs
Civic Leaders Invited.
Seals has invited a number OF civic
leaders to cooperate In the organiza-
tion program. Among these are
Hc c"SpapSi PuouSilciS, odiicS " docl
president of the Federation of Citizens
Associations; Arthur Clarendon Smith,
Federation OF Business Mems ASSo-
Citations: Sylvan King, Seventh Street
Business Mems Association; c. Melvin
Sharpe, Potomac Electric Power Co,
and Mr.. Remon, Mr.. Fitzpatrick and
Mrs. Wiley.
Among those who have pledged con-
tributions. Seals said, are L. Corrin
Strong. Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Remon. Mrs
Wiley, Mr. Fitzpatrick and newspaper
officials.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
TWO ARE WOUNDED
IN CARMEN STRIKE
Worker Clashes With Pickets in
Council Bluffs After Serious
Rioting.
By the Assoeisted Press.

a
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July ls.-
Two persons we're wounded by gunfire
from a non-striking street car employe
defending himself against a crowd of
pickets at the Council Bluffs street
car barn today.
Six shots were fired by the tram
worker as he raced from his automo-
bile to the caT barn, and James Daw-
son and Richard Stevenson, strikers,
fell wounded.
The crowd retaliated by demolishing
the automobile with bricks and setting
fire to it.
Two other street car employees were
chased from the vicinity of the barn
earlier. e A. McCreary said about so
pickets surrounded and beat him be-
fore he escaped but Fred Clausen was
turned away unharmed.
Today's outbreak of violence fol-
lowed rioting last night. in which the
car barn was stoned, street car dam
aged by FIRE ard at least two persons
hurt
Five men were detained for investi-
CATION following last nights rioting.
which was endeo by q park-bench plea
by Mayor Hugh Finerty.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Johnson Boondoggles
Now and Inspires Some
Sleeve-Laughing.
BY PAUL .MALLON.


N yEw DEALERS in the higher
nj attitudes here have Uttered
" for weeks about the way they
a took Gen. johnson in as works
progress administrator for New York
1t seems that after leaving N. r. A
the general got under the hide OF
Relief Boss Hopkins ar not also the
President himselD by going around
the country believing against the
boondoggling in the Relief Admins
tration.
The boys on the inside say 1t was
Mr.. Hopkins who conceived the idea
of shutting up his critic by absorbing
him. Mr.. Hopkins went to the Presi-
dent and urged that johnson be re-
called to the colors and put In charge
of the worlds largest boondoggling
center, New York City.
The general swalloi1ed the bait
and landed in New York to shoic
those feilotos up there hoD to ad-
minister relief.
Changes His Tune.
1t was not long until Johnson i'm
piled that perhaps some boondoggling
was necessary. At any rate. he an
nounced that, as some planning had
already been mapped out, he would
not attempt to do it all over. His
fate as a boondoggllng kibitzer was
not definitely established. however
until the list OF New York City prof.
ects approved by Mr.. Roosevelt was
given out. Since then the sleeve
laughing here has been concealed
with difficulty.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Ne,c Deal 4 gency Home Hunt
Absorbs Famous ID. e.. Mansion
Atmosphere of Elegance to Surround
Staff-Painting of Blessed Virgin
to Smile on File Clerks.

stained glass windows, the exquisite
f1replaces.
An oil painting of the Blessed Virgin
will smile down on file clerks from its
position above the mantelpiece of one
of the most expansive rooms.
Night work will be done under
bronze light fixtures in the shape Of
grape clusters. and stenographers will
gaze at themselves in full-length mir
rors before which the worlds most
noted beauties have preened.
No Structural Changes.
Mrs. Mclean has specified there
must be no structural changes In the
mansion, where she wore the dazzling
Hope diamond for the first time. The
statuary will stay put and the massive
stairways will look as they always
have.
How much money Mrs. Mclean Is
to receive from Uncle Sam for the use
of the home, empty many years. Is not
revealed Taxes on the property aver
age $500 annually.
No lease has been signed, and the
Rural Rehabilitation's desire to gather
all its chickens under one wing, with
hopes for reunion in Autumn, makes
it likely no lease will be signed.
The Federal Government is appar-
emily above coming regulations, for on
June II the Zoning Commission de-
MED request for special hearing
for permission permanently to use the
property for business purposes--and
business purposes includes offices.
A block away. in the Blaine man
sion, the Rural Electrification Admin
istration has gone to work, but that
home already Is within q commercial
zone.
Evening star., 1935-07-19

AS an indication of what Gen.
johnson has found TO be good relief
project with the Presidents ap-
prevail, his list contains an item Of
S3l 500 Ito furnish recreational lead
ership" for nurses and internes in hos
pitals. Formerly some New Dealers
had assumed the nurses and internes
were having fairly good time In
fact. certain hospital critics have in
sinuated occasionally that they were
having too good a time. However.
anything that was lacking before cer-
tainly can be made up with the
s3l 500.
What Information Costs.
: Most OF the projects are designed,
however, to disclose information for
which the world long has painted in
suspense. For instance. there is 81 $50
to investigate the titles of old streets
and highways in Queens; $3.50, 200 for
preparation of a subterranean map
the city, to show what is holding 1t up:
s29. 400 for a card history of every lot
in Queens; s27,750 TO determine the
effect busses have on the speed of
passenger transportation: $34,650 for
an index digest of all aeronautieal
magazines: S44. 100 to mobilize neigh
borhood resources for the promotion
of wholesome behavior among chill
dren"
Do not let any one tell you
that the Ne,C Deal has forgotten
the Supreme Court defeat it SUI
tered in the Schechter poultry
case. Johnson's new boondog-
CLING includes sI78,500 to in
Destigate the entire hue poultry
industry in NeU York City"
s20S.6s0 10 Test Air.
If you look into Johnson's list very
closely you will find some other relief
projects which are badly needed. For
instance. the first item is $208, $50 to
find out what Is In the air in New York
Visitors have occasionally complained
there was something wrong with it
particularly in the crowded subway
stations.
Also, it has been apparent there is
something foul about the atmosphere
in Wall street. especially since the
New Deal. All this will undoubtedly be
covered by the air-pollution survey,
which will give special attention to
both chemical and psychological i'm
purities."
Evening star., 1935-07-19

about 1890 and that outside to 1,lO0.
Some 500 of those losing out in the
Washington Office have been placed in
other employment. and officers are
endeavoring to find work for al.
Additional dismissals will continue
gradually. but there is nothing def
mite about the number to go. 1t may
amount to 1000.
In every case those being dropped
get two weeks notice. which allows
them to take their annual leave with
pay.
James O'Neill, head Of the N. r. A..
yesterday estimated the pay roll had
been cut 81 500 900 annually.
The skeletonized staff holding on is
making a study Of business under the
Blue Eagle.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
A.A.A. SU|TSF|GHT
TIES Up SENATE
Processing Tax Issue Is
Prolonging Debate on
Amendments.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A Senate joust on the question OF
outlawing suits to recover processing
taxes is prolonging debate on the A.
A. A. amendments. 1t threatens to
hold the chamber in session tomorrow
for a final vote on the farm adjust
ment measure.
A compromise advanced by Senator
George, Democrat. Of Georgia to per-
NIT suits in cases where the professor
proved he had paid the tax. rather
than passed it on to the consumer.
was described as dangerous by Ma
jority Leader Robinson
While the Senate appeared disposed
to accept the compromise and the ad-
ministration tentatively agreed to it,
Robinson declared of the floor that
ANY one who swears he paid a tax
and didn't pass it on would get 1t
back" He held it would be difncult to
prove whether it was passed on.
Scores Of Actions Listed.
Court dockets throughout the Ma
ton have scores of such actions listed
A Circuit Court at Boston Wednesday
ruled against the Government on
processing tax collection.
Senator Borah. Republican. OF
Idaho. leading opponent to the tax
suit outlawry on both sides Of the
Senate, described the measure as q
libel on free government
Not the State or the Government
is the superior power" he declared
but the people. They never have
given the Federal or State Govern
mentS exemptions from suits by citi-
zens who have been wrongsd."
Robinson, declaring 1t to be "a set
tied principle of law that no sovereign
can be sued without the consent OF
that sovereign" insisted the tax in
question has been passed on and thai
the people who have paid it cannot be
identified.
Proposal Rejected.
Yesterday the Senate rejected, Al
to "a, a proposal by Senator Connally
Democrat, of Texas, to restore to the
bill the export debenture provision
approved by the House and rejected
by the Senate.
The Connally proposal would have
given the Secretary of Agriculture
authority to use 80 per cent of the
tariff revenues to finance the export
of farm surpluses and to build up do
mestic consumption.
The Senate also rejected a COM
pensatory tax on rayon and other
products competing with cotton. 1t
would have amounted to 125 per cent
of the cotton processing tax. Earlier
a proposal by Senator Byrnes, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina ID levy q silk
tax had been taken out.
E. A. O'Neal, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
appealed to farmers, in statement
issued during the A. A. A. debate, to
unite in defense of their right to
the help of the Government in man
aging their own production through
their own associations" He said the
A. A. A. amendments would protect
the processing tax against "the threat
of unconstitutionality."
Evening star., 1935-07-19

The best legal authorities here be-
lieve the Massachusetts, court decision
against A. A. A. whittles down the
interstate commerce clause to rail-
road ysrdstick.
The Supreme Court decision in
the Schechter case said thQt poui-
try tDas no longer in interstate
commerce after it arriued at the
point OF destination. The MGssa-
chusetts court said cotton was not
In interstate commerce until it
started mouing from the point OF
origin.
If such interpretations hold. the
Federal Government will have juris-
diction only over products while ac-
tually In transit.
The New Deal Complex.
President Roosevelt and the other
New Dealers did not take the A. A. A.
setback very much TO heart. They
seem to have developed something OF
a persecution complex which steels
them against criticism and reverses;
believing they are right, they do not
have much trouble convincing them
selves that their adversaries are only
the rich, the political opponents and
the Satellites Of both.
Huey Long sent out letter to his
supporters recently saying the news
papers told lies about him. One of
their worst. he said, was their insinua-
ton that he was rich man, adding:
"It ] could sell everything I own.
which is not much. / could not pay
one-half of my debts" This Is the
only self-confession of bankruptcy yet
made voluntarily by a politician How
ever, 1t is understood he did not send
the letter to his creditors.
Rexford Tugwelrs rural rehabilita-
ton service concerns itself with trees
but outside the window of his office
are two which are obviously suffering
from SOME sort Of blight or tree
disease.
tcopyright. 1898. by Paul Mallon9
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Ickes to Exhibit Specimens
At PhiIateIic Contention Here

formally at one Of the sessions. prob
ably the opening meeting, August IL.
He also will exhibit specimens from
his collection. including his complete
set of United States departmental
issues and selected examples from his
Danish West Indies, Egypt, Armenia,
Russia and Papua divisions-stamps
the market value Of which now is
quoted In three and four figures.
Mr.. Ickes has been an active MEM
Der of the A. p 8. for many years.
81 have little opportunity now" ne
said. ito keep my albums up TO date,
but every once In while yield to
the temptation to look at them for q
moment"
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Give BROOK LEAVES US.

SOUTHAMPTON, England. July 10
tP.-Clive Brook, the Hollywood movie
actor. arrived yesterday aboard the
Aquitania and said he was giving up
his home in Hollywood and would
henceforth make England his head
quarters.
He said that he had come to Eng
land TO bring law suit but refused to
discuss its nature. He said he would
mako two big pictures In England.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
MIDDLE ROAD AIM
/ Of NEW TAX PLAN
Would Keep Smaller Rates,
but Take IS Pct. From
s10,000,0O0 Income.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Strong favor Is developing in the
House Ways and Means Committee for
new income tax rates which would
leave the smaller income taxpayer
as he Is, but take away nearly three
quarters OF 4 $40 900 900 income. The
present tax on $lo,000,000 is about
So per cent.
Those questioned about the matter
were careful to emphasize that no
decision had been reached by the
committee, which is studying % diff
ferent schedules. They said, however,
that the one which has aroused SPECIAL
interest among them is 'fmiddle-of-
the-road" idea worthy Of particular
study.
Statistics Prepared.
Committee Democrats have singled
out this schedule for analysis by their
own expert, Dovell H. Parker, chief
of staffs of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Internal Revenue. He
prepared statistics comparing the pro-
posed new schedule with existing taxes,
as we'll as those levied in 1918, 1919,
1924 and 1926
In its present form the schedule does
not increase present rates on incomes
below $l50.O0o year. 1t was said
that while the lower limit might be
dropped to $780, 900, it certainly would
not 60 below. that.
1t is estimated that the new sched-
ule, IL rates were not boosted on in
come below $l5O000. would bring in
$40, ,400, 900 year in additional reve-
nue.: the rates, though high. would be
below those of 1918 and. in most cases,
under those Of 1919.
Present Levies.
At present all taxable income is sub
ject TO a per cent levy. Beginning
with the income over $4,000, a sur
tax" is added. That rises gradually
to So per cent of the income between
$50. 900 and 5000, 900, and ranges up
to SO per cent on all income over
81 ,OOO, 900.
The suggested new schedule would
make the surtax-to which the 4 per
cent normal tax must be added-54
per cent on income in the s150000-
5000 900 bracket and then graduate
the levy up to a maximum of rs per
cent on that portion of an income
which Is in excess OF $4,000 900.
Thus, on an acturial basis So
100000 income actually would be
taxed s7.493.OOG. The tax on that
income now is s6,24l, 1894; in 1918 it
was $7,633.O3O. in 1919 it was s7.233,-
100. in 1924 it was $4.569.575 and in
1926 it was only s2,4sl ,058.75.
Comparisons Made.
This is the comparison of the pres
ent and possible future taxes compiled
by Parker:
Net income
Evening star., 1935-07-19

Political tempests may rage around
him, q multitude of duties claim his
attention, but Secretary of the In
ior-Public Works Administrator
Ickes still manages to find an oc-
casional moment for his stamp col
lection.
Last evening he called halt on
routine labor to receive committee
representing the American Philatelic
Society and to discuss with the men,
bers his part In the golden jubilee
convention of the organization in
washington next month.
The Secretary, II later was an
nounced. has consented TO speak In
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Three Held in Strike.

CAMDEN. N j.; July 10 tH1.-Thres
men were held in 1000 bail each to-
day for the grand jury. charged with
holding a striking workman of the
New York Shipbuilding Co. plant
against his will The alleged victim
william B. Holland, was said by police
to have been suspected by other
strikers Of sympathy with the COM
pany.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Congress @in Brief
TODAY.

Senate.
Debates compromise on provision In
A. A. A. bill barring tax recovery suits.
Lobby Committee continues inquiry
into anti-utility bill fight.
House.
In recess.
Military Committee continues in
vestigation Of War Department busi-
ness Affairs.
ToMoRRow.
Senate.
Probably will not meet II A. A. A.
bill is, disposed Of today.
House.
will not be In session.