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The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Wealthy Father

The paradox in Gardner Jack
son is that he is an off-Shoot of
the economic royaliStS" denounc-
ed by the President. JackSon'S
father was a rugged individualiSt
who cleaned up more than a mil
lion during the boom days in
Colorado, built the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad, probably
was the biggest landowner in New
Mexico and Colorado.
His son once was wealthy in
his own right. But not today. He
has given away most of his in
heritance to Share-croppers, the
bonus army, SaCCo~ land Vanzetti,
Tom Mooney, the Spanish loyal
lists. and in piCketing the NRA Of
fees of General Johnson when he
fired the leader of a government
workers union.
JaCkSon's wife, who is the real
rudder Of his life, does much of
her work, and his four children
can be quite sure that whatever
they have in later life they will
earn themselves. But they seem
to be all the happier for it.
Not every cause Gardner cham
piOnS has achieved such success
as his crusade for share choppers.
Many Of them have been lost long
before he tackled them. But it
makes no difference. Once he
even tried to convert the kitchen
help of the German Embassy
against NaziiSm.
Gardner is a real power in
Washington today. Two Supreme
Court justices call him in when
they want to know how certain
situations are developing. and
several members of the Cabinet
seek his counsel.
But despite his present emin-
ence. there still remain in Jack
sons life delightfully."- rare oC-
casiOns when he casts off the ger
mentS CT the crusader, and splash
es in the gilded fountains of his
friends, completely reverting to
the dim and carefree days of his
economic royalty"
Copyright, 1897, by United Feature
b.. Syndicate, lnc.)
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
WHAT OTHER
EDITORS SAY
Licensing Old Automobiles

With sixteen cases of alleged
motor manslaughter before them,
in eight of which they returned
true bills, the grand jury at the
Toronto aSSiZe court made a
recommendation which is worthy
of attention. They suggested that
cars over five years of age should
undergo government inspection
before a new license is issued or
an old license is transferred.
Against this proposal it will be
argued that OLD cars are owned,
as a rule. by less prosperous mem
bers of the community, and that
it would be a hardship if these
were forced to spend much money
on them. That may be a good ar
gument for charging the cost OF
the inspection to the government
rather than to the car owners, put
it does not alter the fact that II
a car is in a dangerous condl'lon
it should not be on the road. 1t
its steering gear is unsafe, It's
lights defective or its brakes in
efficient. it is a menace to high
way safety.
The danger Of an enforced in
Spection would be that owners OF
old rattlctraps" might be told to
make repairs which would make
the car more preSentable, but no
safer. Against that danger the
government would have a guard,
That a car is noisy and ill-appear-
ing is no reason for refusing It
the use Of the roads. But if 1t docs
not steer EARLY or stop easily, Its
owner should get it repaired or
withdraw it from circulation. II
should not take very lengthy
examination to find whether an
old car is fit to be "at large. -
Toronto tOntD Daily Star.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

books that he knows more ABOUT
American youngsters than almost
ANYBODY else. Mark TWain's boys
were the dashing adventures all
their sex would like to be, but
those of Booth Harrington were
blunderingly human, muddllng
through when they could, but fall
ing oftener than not.
The Hoosier author blame5 to-
DAYS condition on environment
and not heredity. The automobile,
the ariplane, the movie and host
of other new influences have dlt-
fused the interests Of modern
successors to Penrod and his pals
and have confused the issue.
They tine boys were and are
born savageS, he agrees, go from
barbarian!3m to civilization and
then. alas, some of them slip back
to barbarianism after they grow
to be men. We are thankful that
Mr.. Harrington does not offer us
a remedy. He knows boys so well
that he is thoroughly aware 1t
wouldn't work.-NeW Orleans
TimCS-Picayune.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

make contributions to the WPA
program.
Large numbers of able-bodied
employable family heaCs certified
as in need by local relief agencies
are not being absorbed by the
federal work program.
These families are being den.ei
any relief in many areas on i.:
ground that they are "a teGeEa!
responsibility"
Maximum relief allowance Of
S7.96 per month per family pre-
vail in some southern states.
Able-bodied men in a western
state denied direct relief as en-
ployable" and unable to secure
WPA placement, are reported to
be deserting wives and children IN
an effort to assure aid for them as
the unemployable group.
AS a general remedy for most
of these bad conditions the Socia.
workers advocate a system OF
federal grants-in-aid to states IL
order to provide everywhere a
minimum level of cash relief as
an underpinning to the work pro-
gram. so that any who cannot
practically be absorbed in the
work program will be assured at
least subsistence. - Christian
Science Monitor.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

ance of life after each storm, each flood OF
seismic disturbance that brings temporary
disaster with its force of might - . =
Doubt not the power of meekness and
humility when you lift your eyes to the
serene and mellow moon in the sky tonight
and ponder its majestic power over the
mighty tidal forces of the oceans OF earth.
And doubt not the power of meekneSS
and humility when you reflect upon the trl-
umph of Jesus name over all the earth
great from the beginning of time. His teach
ings we may have ignored, but His name
indiSputably lives and neither time nor the
abuses of men has dimmed its luStre.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

Gardner Jackson gets brass ring
as tireIess champion of Lost
Causes; Roosevelt message on
tenant farmers his baby; AAA
fired him as Gadfly nurSed
along share cOpperS movement
until even Wallace was convert
ed; Once was wealthy but gave
it all away; Now is power be-
hind the scenes.
Editors Note: The famous
Brass Ring, good for one free
trip on The Washington Merry
Go-ROund, is presented this
week to Gardner Jackson, the
man chiefly responsible for Pre-.
sident RoOsevelt's proposals of
a new deal for tenant farmers
Washington-When President
Roosevelt sent his message to
Congress last week calling attent-
ion to the plight Of the tenant
farmer, it climaXed one OF the
most important acknowledgements
controversies of the New Deal.
Center of that controversy is a
young man, virtually unknown
outside of washington, who
among his friends is called THE
Champion Of Lost Causes He IS
Gardner Jackson, who probably
than any other one individual was
the indefatigable and belllgerent
instigator of the Presidents mes
sage.
Jackson has been a storm CEN
ter of the New Deal ever since he
ioined it as a member Of the AAA
during the first lush days OF the
Roosevelt honeymoon. For him 1t
was no honeymoon. He was sup
posed to protect the consumer
and he did it with such vigor that
he got diStreSSingly on the nerves
of AAA officials, much more in
terested in higher prices for the
farmer.
The more he got on their nerves
the harder Jackson hit. Finally he
was fired.
The issue on which he was fired
was the protection of Share-cop-
pers-or tenant farmerS-on the
cotton plantations of the South.
Jackson. and a little band OF CO
agitators within the AAA, claimed
that plantation owners in decreaS-
ing their acreage, were turning
their share-coppers off the land
that the New Deal was making
itinerant gypsies out of the poor
farmers of the South.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

made up for it's size by its Vocifer-
BUSINESS, Jackson supplied the
megaphone. , .+onos
where more men were beaten jail
ed, or prosecuted. But few have
had the stage-managing that
Gardner Jackson gave the share
cronners, When striking Negroes
were jailed in Arkansas, when a
preacher and a woman Journalist
were horse-whipped, when union
organizers we're run out OF the
strike area. he made the most CT
it everytime.
jackson made life miserable Tor
Miss Perkins and Secretary Wal
lace. He raised unmitigated hell
with Attorney General Cummings.
He had the ear of Mrs. Roosevelt.
He got The March of Time" to
film the strikers. He raised thou
sands of dollars to finance them.
He got Harry Hopkins to feed
them.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Bearded BOrah

Jackson is a peculiar person
He is a combination Of charm,
idealism. persistence. brass, and
downright CuSSedneSS. He Will
rush into an impossible perdlca-
ment without batting an eye. He
will tell any so-called statesman
exactly what he thinks of him.
Once at the home of the late
Senator Cutting, Jackson beard
ed William Edgar Borah, the lion
of Idaho.
"Borah, he said, Il don't like
you"
Whats the matter?' asked the
astonished statesman.
You're not sincere, Borah.
You're not a go-through guy
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
THE FAMILY OF SUCCESS

The father of success is WORK,
The mother is AMBITION;
The oldest son is COMMON SENSE,
What worthier frmtation?
Among the other boys are these
FORESIGHT and PERSEVERANCE
ENTHUSIASM, HONESTY
They brook no interference.
Two more are in that noble list:
Ones THOROUGHNESS the other
Is Just COOPERATION, and
He is a worthy brother
The oldest sisters CHARITY,
Of love- girl enhancing;
Then LOYALTY. SINCERITY,
The family both enhansing
Then follow CARE and COURTESY,
Good sisters always giving;
Then CHEERFULNESS and HARMONY,
That makes all life worth living.
SINCERITY, ECONOMY,
Then CHARACTER in order
Next THOUGHTFULNESS and KINDNESS
Complete the family border.
When OPPORTUNITY comes round
The family all believe him.
And rushing to the door they stand
10 welcome and receive him.
A
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Convert Wallace

Probably his best proSelytlng
was with the man who once fired
him Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace. After their first row,
Jackson and Wallace became close
friends. Wallace became convinc-
ed of Jackson'S sincerity, also
realized that the plight of the
share.croppers badly needed
remedying.
Jackson clinchedh is argument
with Wallace by having him
taken through the California
fruit-growing regions by Jonathan
Garst. then through the south by
Rex TugWell.
Since then Wallace has been
making speeches in which he
frankly admits that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has spent all
its time and money enriChing only
one-third of the farmers Of the
United States.
a result" Wallace says,
the top one-third Of the farm
iers. most of whom were raised
in good homes and who were given
a head start in the world, are
able to produce about five times
as much per man as the bottom
one-third of the farmers" ="
1t. is now time, Wallace also
SAYS. for the Department of Agri-
culture in cooperation with a
special committee. who worked
out the Presidents recent pro-
posals to Congress.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

"ETIIIOPlA is Italian.
THE POWER Italian jim fact because
OF HUMILITY it has been occupied by
our victorious armies;
Italian,by right because WITH THE SWORD
OF ROME CIVILIZATION TRIUMPIIS
OVER. BARBARISM" So reads preface,
to a booklet glorifying the Italian conquest
of Ethiopia, by MusSolini himself.
with the sword of Rome civilization lri-
umphs over barbariSm!" What's wrong with
that sentence? Our answer would be that
the words sword and civilization are out of
harmony A more literal and frank state
ment would read something like this:
ETHIOPIA is Italian. Italian in fact because
with the bombing planes, tanks, machine
guns and poison gases of Italy, scientific
might 'triumphS over an ignorant and help
less people not equipped with or schoOled
in the. use of the barbaric instruments of
modern warfare"
When, oh when will the leaders of men
cease TO glorify bloody might, when con-
Vincing human experience points to the
greater virtue and effectiveness of the divine
power, of serene humility?
Blessed are the meek for they shall i'll
herit the earth" No profoundcr truth ever
fell from the lips Of God or man than that
prOnomcemcnt made by the Prince of
Peace nearly 1000 years ago. But lis im-
port has little impressed carth's millions
who trumpet His promise TO save our onery
souls from hell, with the reservation to ig-
more His teachings.
Doubt not the power of meekness and
humility, unless you would doubt the power
of sunshine and the gentle rain that replen,
iSh the earth with verdure and the Susten,
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Where Stands Relief?

Members of the American As
sociation of Social Workers have
been graphing with the relief
problem in convention in Wash
ington. Included in the informa-
ton brought out by their meeting
is a survey of the current relief
situation in portions of twenty
eight states. The result shows a
haphazard and often inadequate
local handling of relief.
Some of the findings are these,
In all but few areas, state and
local governments are finding it
increasingly difficult to finance
direct relief programs and also
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
THIS newspaper will feel
kccnly the loss of Fred
A. Barr. vice president OF
+ h e Independent Pub
THIS PAPERS
LOSS

fishing Co.. who sewers his connection with
the newspaper this week to accept a mshly
attractive offer from one of the oldest ana
largest real estate agencies i'll White Plains,
Ny.
Before associaling himself with The In
dependent in September, 1885, Mr.. Barr had
held a position for several years IN the
WestcheSter County Savings Bank. i'll larry
town. 1t was from an executive OF TINS bank
who is interested in the l. X \. Il. Wright
Co., Westchcstcr County realtors, that Mr..
Barr received the offer of an opportunity
to ride on the crest of a great real estate
boom that is now under way in that county
of model highways and inestimable wealth.
After talking it over with his family and
business associates here. Mr. Barr was per-
suaded to make the change.
Fred Barr has rendered invaluable Serv-
ice to The Daily Independent in setting up
its books, its circulation records and its
various filing systems. At The same time he
has made enduring friendships in the town
and section, his personality, intelligence and
good manners finding ready entree for him
in all desirable circles.
The DAILY Independent wishes him every
possible success III Il field that holds greater
possibilities for money-making than small
town Newspaper.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
God d-Father

A lot Of the things jackson has
championed have led into bllno
alleys. But as far as they go,
he goes with them. In the case
of the share-cropperS, he caused
the AAA officials who ouSted him
far more trouble outside, than
when he was under their roof.
He became the godfather, the
chief financial angel of the South
ern Tenant Farmers Union. This
is not a large organization, but it
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
TENORS

These tenorS have lovely voice,
In ringing tones they cry "Rejoice!'
With melting notes they sing of love
And all the themes poets warbe Of.
Their voice is magic, but for that
They make queer mugs and run to fat;
But don't care, for am wise =.
And when they sing 1 shut my eyes.
Dorothy Quick.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Truth About Boys

At last a real expert speaks to
use about the terrible children,
especially the boys, of today. He
is not a pediatriCian, a professed
PSYCHOLOGIST or sociogist, or even
the father of boys, but Booth
Harrington has proved by his
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
SIMILAR VIEWS

It's four years since I was in this town." re-
marked the stranger to the waiter in hotel as
he was walking out after finishing his dinner 1T
looks just the same"
/ don't find much change. either" said the
waiter as ne picked up the nickel the visitor had
left on the table. ...
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
Old Guard never
THEY NEVER
LEARN

taCular | ii : I" VI AA'
RaInb Macdonald and his anti Sales-taAerS
last summer. the organization Democrats
wrote into their platform promise TO re-
move the sales tax from ALL NkCESSl-
TIES of life. 1t was a ridiculous. yea, jack
assical promise. But they went before the
voters on this platform. And what have we
as q result of that promise? A re-enactment
of the offensive three per cent sales tax with
the exemption of few items OF basic foods.
rounb and dressed lumber, etc. Even the
three per cent sales tax on restaurant and
hotel meals is retained.
. Here was an opportunity for the Old
Guard to have made a splendid gesture and
revived the confidence of thousands OF deal
ers and consumers by reducing the sales tax
to two per cent, with no exemptions, Many
of the States best minds are OF the OPINION
that a two per cent sales tax with no eA-
emDtions would yield more revenue than a
three Der cent tax with even few eNemp-
fiops. But the Old Guard never learns. And
for their stupidity they will have the Mac
Donalditcs harder ON their heels IN l94O.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

Summit of DrakeEbere Range
The summit of the Drakenberg
range in South Africa is Giants
Castle with an altitude of $3.50 feet
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

And they say that in his recent petition in bank
ruptcy Mr.. Barrymore inadvertently listed his as
sets and Elainabilities.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27
With the HumOrists
OBLTGING

Grandma: Would you like to go to the fair and
ride in the roundabout. dear?
Modern Child: do not mind, if it will amuse
you.-MOntreal Star.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

Voice from the Supreme Court: Shut that win
dow. Either I'm in a draft or it's that change in
the moral climate again!
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

One of the questions to be decided in the suit
for divorce against John Barrymore will be who
gets the custody of the press clippings.
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

The recent charge at Columbia that there are
too many lawyers is old stuff. For years our col
legeS have been asking applicants, We'll, what
do you want to be or a lawyer?"
The daily independent., 1937-02-27

Homer S. Cummings, U. S. Attorney General
who is firm for tossing out justices at 10 on the
ground they can't think fast enough at that age
will presumably retire as lawyer in few years
from now when he reaches that age.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-07-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The grading work was being done
on the stock yards site near the s.
p. & 8. depot. A force of Is men and
81 teams were working under the
supervision Of O. L. Hanson. The
first unit Of the yards was to be
ready for business by fall.
A committee was appointed from
the commercial club to investigate
the purchasing Of Van Horn lake
for the purpose Of making q sum-
mer resort and county poor farm.
Miss Dorothy Arnold and her
brother Allen had returned from q
visit to Seattle.
Eighteen popular Richland girls
chartered q truck from the Richland
transfer company and driven by
Harry Wheelhouse, they came to
Kennewick to attend show.
In the state eighth grade exam
nations the Kennewick schools
showed q score Of 100 percent In
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to the full capacity Of 10 tons Of
ice per day. Ice in carload quantities
had been shipped to Mabton, Con-
nell, Pasco and Ainsworth.
The previous Wednesday night q
party of ten young people went out
from town to the John Wore place
in Horse Heaven. The Messrs Knapp
Heberlein and Walker furnished the
music on the organ and violins.
The new bank building was near
ly completed with he carpenters
finishing their work during the
week. The materials for the vault
had arrived and work installing II
had commenced
The Kennewick band was reor-
ganizing with many of the old men,
bers coming back with Prof. Swed-
ensky, teacher Of the Pasco band
being the prospective leader.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas mo-
tored to Yakima Thursday, return
ing Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Moss motor
ed to Tollgate last Monday.
Virgil Kimble from Cheney spent
the weekend at the ]. E. Cochran
home
Miss Edna Hinkley returned Mon
day from Sunnyside, having spent
several days visiting Miss Ruth
Grain. .-
Miss Audrey Hinkley left Friday
to spend the summer visiting an
aunt in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs Marion Malmoe OF
Cheney visited her sister, Mrs. Lar
~ Dimick several days last week.
Wallace and Ronald Nelson re-
turned Tuesday from Paterson
where they visited their uncle. Nels
Nelson.
John Mills from Portland is
spending his vacation with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Chas Mills
County Agent Waldo Skuse OF
Kennewick met with the Garden
Club boys at the Chas Mills home
Friday afternoon. They discussed
ridance Of ants.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Tibbits and fam
ily from Charleston visited at the
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Warnock from
Orroville, California visited hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Num- last
week. -s-..
Scott Rife from Yakima visited
at the G. L. Evans home over the
weekend. Mrs. Rife and Harold re-
turned with him to Yakima Sunday
Miss Ruby Dye of Kahlotus Is
visiting at the Alvin Dye home
Mr. and Mrs Grover Montague
are the parents of a boy born at St
Elizabeth's hospital in Yakima on
July z. The young man has been
named Daniel Grover and weighed
six pounds, six and one-half ounces
Ellen and Joan Montague are
visiting at the j. e. Cochran home
this week. .. ..-...-.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hampton were
called to Sites. Idaho Monday by
the death of Mrs Hampton's grand
father ..
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THIRTY YEARS AGO

There were still over 100000 acres
of land not occupied in the Walla
Walla land district, according to the
U S. Land Office at Walla Walla
Benton county alone had 1926
acres of surveying land untaken
The Richland hotel had been OPP
ened by Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Graft
experienced hotel people.
The fixtures had arrived for the
new bank building which was to be
occupied by the Band and Lasher's
Drug store the first of August at
Richland.
Clarence King was a Seattle visit
or thirty years ago today.
The grand prize offered by the
state college of SIPS was awarded to
Thomas Matthews for the best COW
exhibition -
Mr.. and Mrs w A Moran and
children had returned after their
As days absence visiting relatives in
the middle west
Phil Bier was visiting his broth
ers here after an extended visit In
California and klamath Falls coun-
try.
The Church Mfg. company re-
ported that the Twin City Ice &
Cold Storage company was working
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Artificial Butterfly

A young Austrian scientist Is at
tempting to create an artificial but
terfly. BY. dropping chemicals on
models of paper and gelatin he
watches them spread into many
hued lines and rings, In the hope
that he will be able to duplicate the
pattern of real insects. His object Is
to learn how nature paints butter
flies with intricate designs in tints
that no chemist has been able to
match. Mysterious invisible rays
have been found to emanate from
the wings of butterflies. These rays
can fog a Photographic plate kept
In total darkness.
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Threat OF 20 Hindu Anil girls in
Hyderabad, India, to kill themselves
or become Moselms as q protest
against the dowry system, under
which their parents must pay large
sums to prospective bridegrooms,
may cause abandonment OF the sys-
tenn. The men Of the Anil COM
munity are leading members OF
government services and profess
SIGNALS, and are considered as great
matrimonial catches" This has
caused dowries to soar in amounts
and become really purchases OF
bridegrooms by girls parents. As
most Of the families cannot pay the
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that every pupil enrolled passed the
examination successfully. There
were SO pupils in the class
The Kennewick Rifle club had q
paid-up membership of 40 of whom
81 had qualified as marksmen and
10 as SharpShooters.