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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

The government by going into
the power business itself is at
tempting to discover the truth
about costs. 1t is charging itself
for taxes, depreciation and profits
just as though it were privately
owned.
The utility people are not happy
about this. They have in recent
weeks been keeping up con-
tinuous clamor about the fact that
the government is not charging
itself sufficient amounts in the
shape of fixed charges.
The average resident of the
Tennessee Valley is amused at
this attitude. He does not care
about the technicalities Of the
problem but wants his power
delivered to his home, Office or
factory at the lowest possible rate,
and if IVA can do it, he is going
to take it.
IF an economy of abundance is
Il to be built up in the Valley,
electrical appliances must be made
readily available to the house
holder. Most washing machines,
hot water heaters, refrigerators
and other such equipment are
bought on the installment plan.
The private finance companies
are geared to take care of such
financing for families with in
comes above $1,000 a year.
There has for years been a con-
slant debate going on among
the manufacturers of such equip
ment, the utility companies and
the finance companies as to just
who is responsible for failure of
the public to buy these appliances
in greater quantities.
The equipment companies tell
the utilities that if they would
knock their rates down, more ap-
planes would be sold. The util-
tiles retort that if the equipment
companies would reduce the price
Of appliances, more people would
buy them, more current would be
consumed and rates would nor
mally come down.
Both then blame high finance
charges for lack of development of
this market.
IVA set up the Electric Home
and Farm Authority to make these
appliances available to persons
with low income. First they went
to the equipment companies and
got them to manufacture cheap
but reliable refrigerators, ranges
and not water heaters. Then
they put the government credit
back of installment buying of
these articles.
NOw. if Mrs. Jones who lives
IN in the Tennessee Valley
wants to get an electric range,
she goes to her dealer and buys
it on a time payment proposition.
The dealer takes her contract to
her local utility and, if her credit
is good. the utility then buys the
contract from the electrical dealer.
The utility in turn then takes
the paper to the Electric Home
and Farm Authority. which buys
it. It is up to the utility concern
to collect the time payments on
the monthly bills of the subscrib-
er and turn them over to the
Electric Home and Farm Author
ity.
Time payments can, cover as
much as two years and the true
interest charge is 10 per cent. -
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against about 20 per cent which
IVA expert say is charged by the
average private finance company.
The EFHA is not in competition
with the private finance COM
panies because it is reaching down
into a low income class which has
little interest for these privately
controlled concerns. The results
Of this effort have been amazing.
TINE states included in the
II Tennessee Valley now lead
the whole nation in sales of ap-
planes. In Tennessee, sales of
refrigerators have increased in the
last year by 173 per cent and in
Georgia by 148 per cent, accord
ing to the figures of the Edison
Institute.
This has been of tremendous
benefit to the private electric
companies. This presents a
curious contradiction. The IVA
power plan is being bitterly
fought by the very group of COM
panies which are benefiting most
from a dollars and cents stand
point by that same program.
The broad IVA plan for a re-
Mobilization of our modern eco
nomic society is somewhat like a
jig-saw puzzle. Unless each part
is fitted together, the picture as
a whole does not fit.
iva is not primarily a public
power project but power is a
mighty important element. With
out this, the whole plan for social
and economic rehabilitation falls.
Tomorr0w-TVA and its human
results.
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auEnouh
BY
WESTBROOK PEGLER

TT seems to an old newsboy that some of the adj
vocates of the child-labor amendment have been
squeezing the sponge little too hard in their SYM
athy for the ragged urchi of the city streets as one
who ought to be protected from the physical and
moral wear and tear of this occupation.
The children of the mills and mines are much
more deserving they work much harder and
generally of much more pressing necessity. However
theirs is drab life, whereas the character of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

constructing competing transmits
sion lines.
Naturally, iva is not going to
pay inflated 1929 values to these
investors for their property. But
it is willing to pay them on the
basis of prudent investment.
The point is really whether the
vast potential power contained in
the ft-f1owing Tennessee River
is to be utilized up to 100 per
cent. Only the government can
do this.
First, to prevent the reservoirs
back of the dam from sitting up,
soil erosion on the upland farms
must be stopped.
There is a privately owned reser-
voir back in the Appalachians
which was. built 40 years ago and
which is now practically useless.
Waste soil from erosion has raised
the bottom so that, instead of stor-
ing water, it is nothing but an
artificial cataract. Incidentally,
this reservoir was constructed
with the proceeds of 50-year
bond issue.
No private power company is
in a position to go into an extern
sive agricultural program to in
sure erosion control.
CECONDLY, the river must be
- developed as a unit; not one
dam but several dams must be
built. The statement has fire.
quently been made in criticism of
IVA that the great power house
at Wilson Dam, Muscle Shoals,
can not develop enough power to
supply the city of Columbus, o.
That remark is perfectly cor
rect, but it is as silly to talk about
Wilson Dam alone as it would be
to speak of the power developed
in one cylinder of an eight-cylin-
der car. One must think of the
engine as a whole and not some
separate part Of it.
Let us begin with Norris Dam,
located on the Clinch River, a
tributary of the Tennessee. This
is primarily storage dam. When
it is completed next year it will
be capable of holding back 80
square miles of water. During the
rainy season, this water will be
impounded to be released during
dry periods when the river would
ordinarily be low.
AS the water is let out during
these times, it turns two $4,000
horse power generators and then
flows on down to the Wheeler
Dam, which functions partly as a
storage dam and partly as a
primary generating plant. AS the
water leaves Wheeler Dam, it will
turn 5.00o-kilowatt generator.
From there it runs on to Will
son Dam, which is the key of the
whole project so far as electric
power is concerned. This dam
now has a total of 261 900 in
stalled horse power. with space
for an ultimate installation 612,-
600 horse power.
= e
NyHEELER DAM is so ar
w ranged that it can be used
to regulate the hourly flow Of the
river at Wilson. In other words,
Norris Dam is like a big tank on
top Of private dwelling. Here
is stored water for use over long
period. Wheeler Dam is like the
spigot In the kitchen which is
turned on and OF as this water
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These three dams working as
separate parts of the same engine
will supply ample power for the
development of the Tennessee
Valley. If the demand for power
increases, additional dams can be
built-in fact, one large one has
been surveyed near Paducah, KY,
and if this structure is built, it
will probably bring IVA power as
far north as Indianapolis.
At the same time that this dam
system is creating power, it is
regulating the rivers flow for
navigational purposes and pre-
venting expensive and disastrous
floods all along the Tennessee
Valley.
1t is doubtful whether any pri-
vate concern could possibly de-
velop a whole river system in this
manner. Even if private capital
could do so, the people of the ma
ton would hesitate long time
before putting SO much authority
into the hands of few capitalists.
The question is really not who is
going to harness the energies of
the Tennessee River but whether
they are to be harnessed at all.
THE strategy of the private
Il utilities, which are fighting
iva power, has been to allow the
government to go ahead without
hindrance and build their dams
and power houses, but to bedevil
the distribution of this power to
the ultimate consumer with one
lawsuit after another.
Many experts believe that the
utility barons have a well defined
plan to choke off distribution,
thus render the system useless and
then they will be able to buy up
the completed dams at 10 cents
on the dollar or purchase the
power at the power house switch
boards for next to nothing.
An important feature Of the
whole iva program is that it
shall be made to pay. This can
be done by the sale of power. The
private utilities realize this and
figure that they can discredit the
whole project if they succeed in
preventing such sales.
There is no doubt that the man
in the street wants iva power
and will use it. During 1884,
Athens. Ala, and Tupelo, Miss,
both began to get IVA electricity.
From May, 1884, to December of
the same year, the increase in
consumption in Athens was 119
per cent ami in Tupelo, between
January ard December of the
same year, the increase was Ill
per cent. Subscribers in Tupelo,
which has a population Of 1851,
saved a little more than 100000
year in rates. In Athens. where
live 1926 people, savings to cleo
trical customers we're $4,000 q
year.
DUT the iva power program
- has another angle besides
merely furnishing electricity. 1t
is q vast investigating body to
find out what are the costs of the
electrical industry. This is what
is meant by the measuring stick"
Rates of private utilities are
based upon their costs. These
utilities have built up a vast It's
sue of accounting and legaIstic
practice until it is difficult TO find
oat exactly what their expenses
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glamorized for long time. The
newsboy is, as you might say. in
public life, with opportunities to
meet people and go into his act.
The Horatio Alger type of
newSboy was an orphan waif with
hollows in his cheeks and heart of
gold who suffered much to recover
his stolen inheritance in the last
chapter. This type was established
as the standard long time ago and
has been maintained without re-
vision although the newsboy. him
self, has changed much.
The fact is that for many years
past many newsboYs have carried
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

can Ell Dc AACthCAi dLA oACCP WIN
our trousers on. Unless I'm mis-
taken two people can go around
unclaid If it is summer and they
happen to be married. That is. of
course. two people Of different sexes.
AS long as you stay the same sex
hundreds and hundreds can go
about naked. 1t will not be neces-
sary to drain the plunge in every
turkish bath.
But once a single coed is intro
duced and the entire picture
changes. 1t is here the law steps
in and the males must run to cover
or go to jail.
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TO be the most ardent advocate Of the measure.
wonder whether he has considered the difficulties OF
enforcement Bootleg nudism might flourish
prodigfously. Take my case for instance. sup
pose I'm as modest the next one. In fact I'll bet
lO-to1 on myself against the next one and that oner
holds until I've completed my campaign of reduction.
on bathing beach 1 even keep my entire suit
consisting of trunks. shirt. bathrobe. slippers.
cigarets matches and flask of gin in case Of sudden
chill
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Famed Paris Jurist Dead

By United Press
pARIS, April 19.-Robert Code
troy. So. Supreme Court judge, died
last night. AS prosecuting attorney.
in 1922, he obtained the conviction
of the mass murderer, "Bluebeard"
Landru.
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II Seems hoM
BY
BROUN

THERE has been so much confusion up at Albany,
n Y. that I can't find out whether or not that
bill nudism became a law fell by the wayside
hope il has not become living statute because the
terms very muddled in my mind. I have 1t all
mixed up with pari-mutuels.
AZ understand 1t the measure has something to
do with odds or any rate the ratio of the sexes
One person at time, Of any sex, can be nude. The
law doesn't prevent ti.at which is a comfort We
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19
BY TALCOTT POWELL
Editor of The Times
1885. by The indianapolis
TimeSl

Va AAC @AAANS
Copyright. 1885. by The Indianapolis
Times)
ITO the Tennessee Valley
Authority, power is not
merely a matter of kilowatt
hours, costs and profits. 1t
is an essential and vitaliZ-
ing factor in the whole
program for bringing an
economy of abundance to
the Valley.
For instance, if new industries
are to be established and present
ones more wisely distributed to
take care of excess farm popula-
ton which is now on the public
relief rolls, plenty of cheap cleo
tricity must be readily available.
Identification of the rural areas
will not only raise the standard of
living of the farmers but will be
of material aid in solving the
whole agricultural problem.
Today, a farmer is absolutely
dependent upon his market. Most
of the things he raises are perish
able and he has no way to store
them for a good price. If he has
10 dozen eggs or hands, he mas to
get rid of them. whether eggs are
bringing 5 cents a dozen or 20
cents a dozen. He can not even
save them for his own use.
He may sell hog to the local
butcher for 4 cents a pound and
then buy it back over period of
time in the form of dressed meat
at II to IA cents a pound. When
there is a surplus of farm prod
ucts, he still has to keep mcreas-
ing that surplus and further
flooding of the market.
TINE only method discovered
J. thus far for preventing this
disastrous surplus is the expensive
one of paying the farmer with
government money to pillow I'M
der cotton and to slaughter his
livestock.
IVA has another plan not in
volving this enormous expense
and waste. 1t is based upon cheap
electricity. A group of farmers in
a county would get together in a
voluntary cooperative. Each one
puts a few dollars into a fund. A
storage and refrigeration plant is
built.
When the price Of hogs is too
low, the farmer simply takes his
pigs to the general cooperative
warehouse and stores them in an
electrically refrigerated atmos-
phere. There the meat will hang,
available for sale or handy for him
and his neighbors to use on their
own tables.
Such a plan would make the
farmer self sustaining and pre-
vent the awful surrluses of the
past few years.
Private utility interests have
kicked up such a cloud of dust
around the IVA and its power
policies that the issue is not clear
in the minds OF many people.
TN the first place. the investors
Il in private utilities are not
threatened by IVA, which has
announced q policy Of purchasing
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

Q-Is Winston Churchill, the British statesman
the author Of Richard Carvel" and The Inside Of
the Cup?"
A-No the author. Winston Churchill Is an
American.
Q-when it is q. m. in New York what time
is 1t in Rome. Italy7
A-TvsIVs noon. Central EropeaEzrims.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

Upper Left-FIood waters rushing through
the partially completed Norris DAM Next year
the dam will be finished and this is probably
a picture of the last flood. Upper Right
Wheeler Dam under construction. This struc-
ture will regulate the flow of the Tennessee
River above Wilson Dam and will flood out
many miles of shoals, opening the river for
navigation. Upper Center-Wilson Dam with
its sluiceways open.
Middle Left-The generators at Muscle
Shoals. They now can produce $4,000 horse
power. When the other dams are completed,
these same generators will produce up to three
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-19

routes TO earn pocket money either because they
were not IN receipt Of an allowance from their
parents or because they were a little more self
reliant than others and preferred the satisfaction
OF farming their own.
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TN the first place. the investors
Il in private utilities are not
threatened by iva, which has
announced q policy Of purchasing
private competitors rather shan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27

a party of tourists from the steam er Northwestern while the ship was in port Saturday.
 On Saturday evening, the plane left here at BIS o'clock with the Rev. Edward c. Budde as a passen- ger for Sitka. Sunday morning C. w, Hawkesworth and pr. w. Carson Ryan. Jr. Chartered the plane from sitka to wrangell where they were due to attend the graduation exer- cises at the Wraneel Institute.
 The F'airchild returned to Ju- neau from Wrangell Sunday morn hag. arriving here at l2:so o'clock and at 4.3O o'clock in the afternoon lett here on special flight to Haines to bring Hawley Sterling back to Duncan from that city. It arrived here at 6 o'clock last eve hing x
 At noon tomorrow the Fairchild IS scheduled to leave Juneau at noon on It's weekly flight to Hawk tiilet, Teaakee, Chatham. Todd and jitka. With passengers and first
 tass mai It Is due to return from
 he round trip tomorrow evening
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27
FLU EPIDEMIC
 AT Pr. BARROW
 REPORTED OVER
Two Deaths of Tubercular Children Bring Vic
 tims to Is

POINT BARROW, Alaska, May 27.-The flu epidemic is practically over. There are only few sporadic cases and these are among these who came from the far eastward coast within the week for whaling, None of the cases is serious, Dr. Greist reported.
 The last two deaths were tuber- cu.ar children, one an infant These deaths brought the total to IS or six percent of the total flu eases. There have been several relapses due to the conyalescents oyer-eating and otherwise not taking care of themselves after being discharged from the hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27
WASHINGTON BONUS MARCH
 IS POSTPONED

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 27.- The proposed second bonus march to Washington was reluctantly post poned yesterday by the leader, Roy al M. Robertson, cn account of the few who showed up at the organi- zation meeting.
 Robcrtzon said he intended to march to Washington, however, and his participants will include soldiers, Townsenders, strikers and unem- ployed
 DIR. J. w. COMMISSIONING!
 The Flying Seattle Optometrist, :" whc made 21 flights last summer throughout Alaska, is now taking his ninth annual Alaska Vacation Trip, and will be at the CAS- TINEAU HOTEL, JUNEAU, from MAY 29TH to JUNE 9TH. inclusive, EXAMINING EYES AND FITTING GLASSES. Hundreds of the most prominent people of Alaska are his satisfied patients, and look for ward to his annual visits, as ones eyes should be re-eXamired once a year, and Glasses usually changed within two years. Dr. Edmunds is a Grade and Pest Graduate of recog- nied Eye Colleges and gives the most scientific and best Eye service cbtainable. MAKE APPOINT MENTS EARLYi Permanent offices at 1431 Fourth Ave, near Pike St., Seattle, Wash. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27

Twenty guests attended the dinner which was prepared and served Dy Mesdames James L. McVey, sam N. Hansen and Clayton L. Policy. The table was charmingly dscos- ated in blue md silver. the ciup colors.
 Alter the din.sey, elcssion c4 si- ficers for the coming year was held. tho following women benz installed. Ms. E. A. Rasmuson' President; Mrs. P. H. Ganty, Vice President: Mrs. F. G. Klerekopef' Secretary; Mrs J. L. McVey, Treas ufev;; Mrs. J. Taylor. Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. F. J. vandewall, Courtesy Chairman; Mrs. c. l.. Policy, Publicity Chairman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 27 1885.

The program for the evening was, a hilarious skit entitled IN R A. given by MeSdames McVey and Policy, a musical contest arranged by Mesdsmes Rasmuson and Klere- kcper, a word study by Mrs Frank D. Webstegs, and a talk on table service hy Mrs. J. F. Ward
 The ramalnder of the evening was pleasantly spent in card play ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27

! q FfE9AE E43V Hs7s tF9S87 1Es& EEKE VI m policies, just how this huge fund is expended is of vast Importance politically
 The charge was made frequently in both houses of Congress during debate on the work relief bill that the measure placed an all-powerful political weapon in the hands oi President Roosevelt; that it would be impossible to defeat an admin istration with that much money at it's disposal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27

ALAsKA's PROSPERITY CHAIN letters for sale at Empire office. Al yhu do is 10 fill in names mud
 letter Is printed. Two dozen for twenty-five cents, x adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27
N Y 1E7FF N 2 V 711E F7T 9ls VI F7 E7 WITH HOLDING RELIEF FUNDS CAUSE OF STIR
Administration Le ade S
 Are Skeptical About Hopkins Move
By HERBERT PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Some Administration leaders are frankly skeptical of the wisdom of employ ing such tactics as those being used by Secretary Ickes and Harry Hop kins, EZRA administrator, in with holding relief funds from certain states. Ns
 They are afraid cracking down" on such new deal opponents as Huey Long of Louisiana and Gov ernor Talmadge of Georgia may in the end cause more harm than good.
 The people might get the idea, they say, that the administration is out to punish it's political opponents in this manner. If they did all sorts of trouble might be stirred up. Some leaders argue it might be wiser in the long run to allow fed eral funds to flow into the balli- Wicks of the incorrigibles than to run the risk of mourning the en- mity Of whole section or state
 The more practical-minded poli- ticians among the Democrats point to the case of Governor Davey of Ohio and his feud with EZRA Ad miniStratcr Hopkins as case in poins.
 The Ohio Example
 Hopkins made charges against the Ohio governor and took away from him jurisdiction of EZRA funds. Davey, a Democrat, fired back at Hopkins in like fashion.
 Ohio is always a pivotal state in a national election. If the Roose- welt administration makes too many. enemies there it may regret it in November, 1886.
 The row Secretary Ickes is having with the Louisiana ''kingfish' pre- sents different proposition. Long, perhaps the new deals bitterest op- ponent and a threat to President Roosevelt in '36, charges the Ad- ministration is out to get him in Louisiana by spending millions in public works money through an or ganization composed of his political enemies, Ickes' contention is that the "kingfish" wants to use the fed eral work relief funds to strength en his own political domination of Louisiana.
 Aside from the merits of the ar gument, the danger, in the opinion of many, lies in the fact that Pres ident Roosevelt is being accused of building himself up for the cam paign next year by use of relief money.
 If such an opinion becomes vide spread it may hurt.
 The Georgia Case
 As for Governor Talmadge Of Georgia, he has said flatly that de- spite threats of cracking down on him and his state federal funds will be forthcoming anyway. A harsh critic of the new deal, apparently, he does not believe the adminis- tration will dare punish him at the expense of the state of Georgia.
 With almost five billion dollars in work relief money to spend and in light of opposition to new deal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-27
WOMEN'S CLUB
 ELECT OFFICERS
Skapway Organization h. stalls at Final Meeting
 Dinner and Program

SKAGWAY, Alaska, May .24.- tGpecisl Correspondence)-On May B, the Skagway Women's Club held it's annual dinner and final meet ing for this year in the club rooms.