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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Wahluke Ferry To
Undergo Repairs

The Wahluke ferry will be closed
for. a period of several weeks on
and after Tuesday, January 4. Ben
Moede, operator, announced this
week.
The ferry will be taken from the
water next Tuesday and given a
thorough overhauling in prepara-
ton for the coming year. Unless
extremely cold weather should in
terfere, the ferry will be back in
operation within a few weeks, he
says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Valley Enjoys Mild Weather White ~
Storms .Sweep Other Northwest Districts

While torrential rains and gales
dashed the coast and heavy SHOWS
blanketed eastern Washington, ty-
ing up traffic and crippling COM
munication, the Priest Rapids VAL
ley this week enjoyed mild, spring
like weather which was marred
only by strong winds and moderate
rains.
The lowest temperature recorded
here was "a degrees Friday night.
A strong, chill wind made the Wea-
ther seem colder on Christmas Day
and Sunday, but on Monday the
wind shifted to the south, raising
temperatures to between so and 60
degrees during the day.
Rain, which began falling Tues.
day evening, totaled .18 of an inch
by Thursday morning. Some snow
had fallen Sunday night, but melt
ed soon after it fell.
Other sections of the northwest
were in the grip of severe storm
during the week, Astoria, Oregon,
receiving nearly five inches of rain
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Benton C.ounty's
Tax Bill Reduced

! Benton county's tax bill for: 1888
will total 5000 $3.50, decrease of
$4414.13 compared with the 1887
bill, Ben Knox, treasurer assessor
announced last week.
The reduction is accounted for by
the removal of automobiles from
the personal property rolls, he ex-
planned. The 1897 assessed property
valuation was $8,957,845, compared
with the 1896 figure of $9,132,630.
Taxes assessed in incorporated
towns amount to $36,425.05. The
figures for next year compared with
the current year are: Prosser, $l5,-
278.86 and $15,818.94; Kennewick,
$20,394.1s and $2l ,457.16, and Rich
land, $752.O1 and $606.95.
Other tax levies for the two years,
with the 1888 figures listed first,
are: Schools, $12O,461.77 and 1928,
O43.79; state, $35,383.48 and $751;
342.s2; county, $89,578.45 and SOL
326.3O; road district No. l, $6799.79
and $7222.s1; No. 2, $6430.l1 and
$631O.49; No. 8, $8251.4l and ST.
220.53; public utility district, 81
O31.O3 and $7O32.11, and port dist
riot, $l191.5 and $6O2.62.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
The Weather

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30

K. E. Serier, Prosser attorney
who has an Office In the Lloyd
building here each Tuesday, will
not make his regular trip to the
valley next week, as he has been
called to Walla Walla.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30

Precipitation amounted to .26 Of
an inch, including trace of snow,
on the 26th, .09 of an inch on the
18th and 90 on the 29th.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 30-A new outbreak of
strikes in the rich mining region Of
Northern France intensified the turbu-
lent labor situation today after Arm
government action brought quick set
tlement of the critical public service
tie-up in Paris.
A thousand coal miners at Anzin,
near Valenciennes, quit work this
morning in protest against discharge
of three miners.
This stoppage aroused official con-
cern lest the strike spread among all
of the $4,000 miners employed by the
Anzin Co. Local government ofncials
sought to negotiate settlement.
Submit Quickly to Demands.
Premier Camille Chautemps' threat
to call striking public service workers,
most OF whom are army reservists. to
the colors, caused prompt submission
to his demands for settlement Of the
Paris strike. which threatened to un-
dermine the Peoples Front govern
ment.
Minister OF Labor Andre Fevrier was
trying to negotiate the other Paris
strikes. affecting food truckers, ware
houses and the Goodrich Rubber Co.
plant.
Six hundred sailors at Rouen, whose
recent walkout tied up IS ships, con-
tinued on strike.
Agreement Reached in Morning.
The agreement to call of the pub
lie service strike came in the early
hours of the morning after labor dele
gates had shuttled back and forth be-
tween their own meetings and govern
ment offices through the night.
The strikers. 10000 strong, were
notified to return to their jobs soon
after daybreak Labor leaders said
however, that all the paralyZed serv-
ices probably would not be restored
to normal until noon.
Transportation Resumed.
The city's IL subway lines and all
bus lines started carrying passengers
again at am. Street cleaners and
rubbish and garbage collectors started
hurried rounds Of the capital to catch
up with their neglected work.
Overlooking cans lined the streets
and there were heaped rubbish con-
tainers even in front of the residence
of President Albert Lebrun.
Electric, gas and water plant work.
ers went back to their posts, swelling
the skeleton crews which had assured
the city of at least some supplies dur
ing the strike.
The settlement of the strike when it
had been in effect less than "a hours
was hailed in political circles as tn
umph for the Radical-Socialist Pre-
mier of the Peoples Front regime.
Most of Strikers Reservists.
Under the governments threat the
strikers themselves would have be-
come strikebreakers-called out As
army reserves, sent back to the same
municipal jobs from which they had
walked out and ordered to maintain
transportation, water, gas and light
supplies as we'll rs other services they
had crippled or halted. Most of the
strikers are reservists.
A conference of union leaders with
Minister of Interior Dormoy. Finance
Minister Georges Bonnet and other
authorities of the government brought
the compromise. 1t was ratified 1T q
session Of the General Confederation
of Labor and subsidiary public service
unions.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Bill for Macy General Staff
VIII Join Building Program,
Legislation Would Provide Create,
Standing in La,U to Board and
Strengthen Shore Establishments.

each costins about 5000, 900: . feet
submarines, the construction cost Of
which was not stated in the leeisla-
ton; 30 torpedo boat destroyers, each
costing 100000: 50 coast subma-
rines. some costing s1,2oo, 900 each
and others 100000 each: 8 fuel ships,
each costing $500, 900; l repair ship.
the cost not stated; ! transport, also
not stated: ! hospital ship, costing
$2.350. 900; 2 destroyer tenders and q
submarine tender, the cost not being
stated; 2 ammunition ships, to cost
s2,SS0,000 each, and 2, gunboats, to
cost tsso,0oo each.
Other Provisions Of Act.
In addition this legislation author.
lied the improvement and equipment
Of navy yards; defined the duties Of
the chief Of naval operations, the
hishest-ranking ofhcer In the Navy;
provided $3.So0.o00 for experimental
work in naval aviation, including
dirigibles: set up an armor plant and
made 3ll.000.000 available for It; pro-
vided batteries for merchant auxil.
iaries; provided for an experimental
laboratory; set up q commission to
study additional requirements in navy
yards and stations; reorganized the
Hospital Corps and strengthened the
Marine Corps; set up the Naval Flying
Corps; revamped the Naval Reserve
and provided for the improvement Of
shore stations.
Not al the shipbuildins authorized
under the act OF August 70, 1915, was
carried out because of Americas entry
into the World War and the necessity
for construction Of smaller vessels
quickly-and due to the naval limita-
ton treaties that were entered into
shortly after the war closed.
odhcials at the Navy Department
point out that labor costs, as we'll as
those for materials, have scared since
the 1915 legislation was drafted, 80
that 1t will be far more expensive,
proportionately, to construct 4 new
navy now than it was 20 years ago.
Since the close Of the World War the
Navy, within treaty limits, and as
funds provided by Congress permitted,
has continued to build vessels FIJI
teen cruisers, each Of 10000 tons, were
authorized in 1929. In 1892 the Cen
eral Board drew up l0-year building
program and this was made the basis
for the Vinson bill. Between 1922 and
1882 the United States spent nearly
$40 ,000, 900 annually for new construc-
ton for the Navy. but this did not
provide for new battleships, which
were barred by treaty.
Vinson -Trammel Act.
Under the Vinson- -Trammel Act,
under which the Navy is now operating
and whereby-as Secretary Swanson
has often remarked-the service hopes
to build up to the strength allowed by
the treaties by 1912, q number Of
vessels have been built and are now
being built. In 1885 IA destroyers,
two Of them 800 to- each and the
rest each $500 tons, and six submarines
were constructed under this legislation
In 1895 one aircraft carrier, three de-
stroyers Of 1900 tons and IL destroy
ers Of the smaller class and six sub
marines were laid down. In 1897 II
destroyers, each OF 500 tons, and six
Evening star., 1937-12-30

railway workers in Cairo. The strike
ended quickly, however, and al have
returned to work.
1t was understood that preparations
had been made to move British troops
to Egypt from Palestine in event of an
emergency-ostensibly to protect Brit
ish interests.
Farouk, who became ruler under a
regency on the death Of his father in
the spring of 1895, dispatched a letter
to Nahas. dismissing his government
for governing illegally"
Mahmoud was forming a coalition
cabinet made up of opposition leaders
and emitting members of the hitherto
dominant Wafdist. or Nationalist,
party, led by the former premier.
Wafdists termed Farouks dismissal
Of the Nahas cabinet as direct
frontal attack from the palace"
The determined move by the stall
wart, l8-year-old monarch, who was
invested last July as the first ruler of
free Egypt in 400 years, was designed
to end 2 long constitutional crisis"
between him and the Nahas govern
ment
Evening star., 1937-12-30
FRANCE HARASSED
BYNEW WALK0UTS
Northern Mining Region Is
Stricken After Paris
Strike Is Settled.
BACKGROUND

BACkGROUkD-
Lite OF Peoples Front 0opern-
nsent menaced yesterday ,ctth call
ing Of strike OF 10000 public serp-
ice workers. including bus and sub
wdy operators, power, gas and
mater plant employees. Charge OF
Communist inspiration for Walk-
out coupled iDith claims By accused
lsoder OF Riohtists that Communists
planned revolt and assassination of
number OF government officials, in
cludtng Leon Blum. Peoples Front
government repeatedly nlenaced BY
threats OF detection of Socialists
and Communists.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN,

legislation to effect drastic changes
In the Navy Department structure, as
well as provide for 4 strong warship
building program. IL In the making, it
was learned today.
The new bill Is expected to provide for
naval general stan and give greater
standing in law to the General Board
OF the Navy, which ofdcially advises
the Secretary Of the Navy on matters
of policy. 1t also would strengthen
the shore establishments, it Ia reported.
The measure Is being drafted under
the direction Of President Roosevelt,
who was Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy when the far-reaching act of
August 20. 1915. became law, and had
much to do with that important legis-
lation. The forthcoming law will close
the gap in the makeup Of the Navy
Department and embody many Of the
recommendations made since 1915.
Building Program Starts, Too.
Now that recently expired naval
limitation treaties have left the way
clear, the Roosevelt administration will
lay down an important shipbuilding
program that will be comparable only
to the August, 1915, plan. Hundreds
Of millions OF dollars will be authorized
for expenditure and Congress will
appropriate the necessary funds to
launch the ambitious program, &C.
cording to well-informed authorities
here.
Stimulus for the steel industry and
for employment generally is foreseen
As result Of the program.
From Capitol Hill came assurances
of support for the program. Chairman
Pittman of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee said: 1T will require
at least $500, 900 900 to $4O0, ,O0O, 900 to
bring our Navy to q safe standard.
While in sense that is a large sum, it
Is small insurance policy against the
billions of dollars and the hundreds Of
thousands OF our citizens lives which
would be lost in . war"
The Nevada Senator said aircraft
building would be an important fac
tor, and he was joined In this by SEN
ator Van Nuys. Democrat, of Indiana.
A boost In naval strength was Endorsed
also by Senator Lewis, Democrat, of H.
linois, while Senator johnson, Demo-
crat Of Colorado favored the construc-
ton Of more air cruisers
Warships to Be Authorized.
1t is considered likely that some $50
warships will be authorized under
President Roosevelt's program. al
though all these will not be built at
one time. Now, under previous legis-
lation, 68 warships are being con-
structed. These include battleships,
aircraft carriers. heavy cruiser, 8
light cruisers, II submarines, de-
stroyers each Of the l,s50-ton class
and "a destroyers Of the l,50O-ton
class.
The famous act Of August 20, 1915,
when the United States was on the
eve Of entering the World War, au-
thorized the construction Of 10 hrst-
class battleships, each costing about
Nl 100000 8 battle cruisers, each to
cost sl6,500,o0o; 10 scout cruisers,
Evening star., 1937-12-30

submarines were placed on the ways.
During the current fiscal year, under
this Vinson-Trammel Act, two battle
ships, each Of $4,000 tons; eight de-
stroyers. each Of 1900 tons, and four
submarines are being laid down. This
means . grand total of u warships
under the Vinson.T .Trammel Act that
have been placed on the ways.
Under other lesislation. since 1884,
one heavy cruiser and hve light cruis-
ers have been laid down. Under the
National Industrial Recovery Act 81
warships were authorized and these
comprsed: Two aircraft carriers, four
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Napoleon. with 4 five-day layer Of
CRIME on him, received little attention.
He returned to Mrs. Crawford, who
gave him half pint Of milk and noti-
fed Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchler,
1888 Third street NE, that their dog
had been found, or rather had found
himself.
No one received the news of Ma
poleon's recovery more joyfully than
little Edward. Throughout the dogs
absence, Mrs. Mitchler said. Edward
has asked: Mama, where's my doggie,
where's Napo?" Napoleon is too much
Of a tongue-tWister for a 2-year-old.
Since Napoleon returned to the fold
he has been besieged by a constant
barrage of laundering, feeding and
coddling at the hands Of his youthful
owner.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
REYNOLDS ASKS
U.S.PEACE LEAD
Tells Radio Audience Panay
Apology Does Not End
Far East Affair.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Chairman McReynolds Of the House
Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES said last
night Japan's apology for sinking the
gunboat Panay docs not end the Far
Eastern affair"
Urging that the United States lead
a search for peace by abandoning it,
confusion and isolation" Representa-
tive McReynolds said In a radio ad.
dress:
while the granting Of an apology
and satisfaction by Japan closes an
incident, 1t docs not end the Far
Eastern affair.
Destruction Of life and property
may seen, at the moment, to be some-
thing more tangible than the viola ton
of treaties. But this country has an
interest in the Far Eastern dispute in
addition to the protection Of American
lives and property. There u an equally
large question, whether international
relations are to be governed by law,
or by violence"
Cooperation Urged.
He proposed that this Nation insist
on the sanctity Of treaties and CO.
operate, without entangling alliances,
with other nations to build "institu-
tions Of peace"
A war referendum proposed by
Representative Ludlow, Democrat, of
Indiana. would not solve international
problems facing the United States,
McReynolds said. but would result
only in misunderstanding by those
who wish to misunderstood American
policy and mislead their people"
There are those" he said. who
believe that the United States should
withdraw its armed forces from China,
where they have every right to be.
warn It's citizens that they stay there
At their own risk, abandon every effort
to maintain the open door in China
and simply renounce our interests In
that part Of the world
If we renounce our interests in
Asia, We have. in fact, renounced our
interests in . population that COM
prises one-fourth Of the world.
The policy of isolation and with
drawal, while undertaken In the name
Of peace. Is = policy that encourages
war"
Platforms Dug Up.
Five peace organizations supporting
the war referendum dug back into
Democratic platforms yesterday to
challenge present administration op-
ponents.
The organizations in q statement
quoted = 1924 Democratic platform
that those who must furnish the
blood and bear the burdens imposed
by war should. whenever possible. be
consulted before this sacrifice is re-
quired OF them"
The statement said this platform
provision was supported then by
Cordell Hull, now Secretary Of State
and then National Democratic chair
man: Attorney General Cummings,
then chairman Of the Platform Com
mittee, and President Roosevelt, Vice
President Garner. and other top
ranking administration figures, then
delegates.
The peace groups are the National
Council for Prevention of War, Wom-
ems International League for Peace
and Freedom, World Peacevays. Eel
lowship Of Reconciliation, and Emer-
gency Peace Campaign.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
FAROUK D|SMISSES
EGYPTIAN PREMIER
Young King Picks Mahmoud to
Form Government in
Crisis.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Dec. 3o.-Egypt was plunged
today into the greatest political crisis
of young King Farouk's 20-month
reign when he dismissed Premier
Mustapha Nahas Pasha and appointed
Mohamed Mahmoud to form . new
government.
Mahmoud, SIS years old, Oxford edu-
Gated and premier in 1928 and 1929,
Immediately started drafting 4 new
cabinet, then decided to dissolve Par
lament and hold elections within two
months.
The long feud between the palace
and the government Of the Wafdist
(Nationalist) premier already had re-
suited in = strike Of 10000 government
Evening star., 1937-12-30

~ AYBE it's the police dog in
M him. but, anyway, when Ma
vv poleon. mongrel pet Of Ed
4 4 ward Mitchler, 2i2. got lost,
he knew exactly where to head for
the missing persons bureau at police
headquarters.
Napoleon, lost since Christmas Day,
wandered into the public relations
squad office, where missing persons
are located, yesterday and greeted Mrs.
Polly Crawford. clerk, with a dirty
paw. As he looked up at her for ap-
proval Mrs. Crawford noticed the tag
on his neck.
While she was tracing the address
of the lost dog, Napoleon-a combina-
ton of English bull and German shep-
herd-ambled into the pressroom
The reporters like their dogs tidy, and
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Brawner Tax Case Settled

The Board Of Tax Appeals yester.
Gay approved a settlement of 1885
on a 1882 tax deficiency assessment
OF sll,o09 levied on the estate Of the
iate Henry N. Brawner, jr., of Wash
ington. He was manager Of the
chestnut Farms Chevy Chase Dairy.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Ilent cruisers, 20 dcstroyers, four sub.
marines and two gunboats.
IN addition, two auxiliaries, . sea.
pane tender and destroyer tender
nave Just been contracted for.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Nickel Beer Out in Texas.

SALT LAKE CITY R.-When
Western hop growers and brewers
representatives met here, their pre-
siding oficer asserted there could
never be a general return Of nickel
beer. Taxes have killed all hope OF
that, G. L. Becker, Ogden brewer
declared
Evening star., 1937-12-30
CHINESE CATHOLIC
LEADER IS SLAIN
J. 10 Pa.Hong, Founder of Action
Society in Shanghai, Killed
nv Assassin

Society in Shanghai, Killed
by Assassin.
Ev the Associa ted Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec 30.-J. Lo Pa
hong, China's most prominent Cath
olic layman and the chairman of
Shanghai's new civic association, was
killed in the French concession today
by an assassin disguised as an orange
peddler.
Police expressed the fear that the
Staying was the start of Z terrorist
campaign to prevent Chinese from
cooperating with japanese establish
nent of new regime.
The assassin, who escaped, was be.
heved to have been patriot terrorist,
angered because Los civic association
had planned to work with Japanese in
rehabilitating areas around Shanghai.
Founder Of the Catholic Action So
ciety here, Lo had directed collection
of large sums for Catholic charities.
His work had received worldwide rec
ognition.
The daily independent., 1937-07-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at Chicago.
(Only game scheduledJ
Probable Pitchers For
Major League Games

New York, July 12.-lU.P)-Prob-
able pitchers for tomorrow's major
league games follow:
The daily independent., 1937-07-13
Helen Wills Moody
Is Thought To Be
Seeking a Divorce

Reno. New, July 12.-CU.n-Mrs.
Helen Wills Moody, retired queen
Of the tennis courts, who accord
ing to her sister law, is seeking
a Reno divorce from Frederick S.
Moody, Jr., San Francisco broker,
consulted a divorce lawyer here
late today.
Robert M. Price, Reno lawyer,
confirmed that the brunei, SUM-
tanned tennis champion had con-
ferred with him but declined to
comment.
Mrs. Corbitt Moody, wife Gf
Moody's brother, laid in San
Francisco today that her sister
in-laW had come to Nevada Ito
get a divorce"
She arrived at Glenbrook, Lake
Tahoe resort, alone today, laden
with luggage and accompanied by
her pet scotty, and told United
Press correspondent that she had
come for a rest"
The correspondent a,ked her
whether her stay would lengthen
into the six weeks required for a
Nevada divorce. She smiled and
did not answer.
The MoodyS were married De-
cember 90, 1929.
The daily independent., 1937-07-13
Tennis Teams OF
Cambridge AM
Oxford Arriv e

New York, July 12.-U.P)-The
tennis team composed Of Cam
bridge and oxford players arrives
on the Aquitania tomorrow for a
series of matches in this cour try.
The team is composed of Cap
tain j. D. Anderson, R. c. Rise
lev, w. H. Earle, all of Oxford,
and G. T. Carafi, F. M. Knott, G.
NicoleaidiS, and j. H. Wharton,
Cambridge.
Their matches will include play
against the Rockaway Hunt club,
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, North
Carolina and in the Seabright in
vitation, Newport invitation, and
Meadow Club invitation at South
hampton, N. Y.
The daily independent., 1937-07-13

may get more than they have bar
gained for in the entire card. In
fact this bout promises to steal
the thunder of the main go unless
all hands are stepping fast. Ray
Smith, 1875 pound Negro, from
Portsmouth, who has won his last
y fights with knOCkOutS, will
meet Louis Sledge of New York.
Sledg2 is from New York and is
visiting here at the time. Sledge
has had 80 fights and won % of
them. "a were won by knoCkOutS.
He is bile din the Metropolitan
circles as the most outstanding
Negro lightweight in amateur
ranks and packs a terrific right.
The semi-fnal will find Bill
Spence, another Yellow Jacket
ring star facing Roy Fox of Fort
Monroe. Spence has fought on
many cards in the city and has
always proven poular with the
fans as he is willing mixer and
always puts up grand battle.
Spence features a good defense
with excellent footWork and can
hit with lightning speed. Fox has
been fighting on the Ocean View
cards and has an excellent re-
cord. He is a hard hitting boy
with plenty of spirit. Last week at
Ocean View he won his fight in
the first round by a knockout.
The final 90 will bring together
two of the most polished light
weights in amateur ranks. How
ard Duke" Hettrick, Elizabeth
City'S gift to the squared circle,
and the claSSieSt little battler that
ever pulled on a glove in this
state in the lightweight division
will face a hard hitting tornado
in ice Fortunate from Boston.
Fortunate is one of the best in his
class and has fought boxers from
far and near. He has proved
popular with all promoters and
has been boxing in main events
all over the country.