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Evening star., 1938-12-12

The storm that was centered over New
foundland Sunday morning has moved
eastward and 1t was centered this morn
ing about latitude 5Oo NJ. and longitude
35o W., with lowest pressure about $3.50
inches. A slight disturbance is moving
eastward over the western portion Of the
Province of Quebec. Lac Dore, 1852 inches.
while a trough of low pressure extends
from the North Atlantic States southwest
ward over Southern Texas. Another dis
turbance is moving southeastward over
West-Central Canada. Fort Smith, District
Of Mackenzie; 22:46 inches. while pressure
Dutch Harbor,, $3.50 inches. Pressure
continues relatively high over the South
eastern States, Jacksonville, Fla. 1920
inches, while an extensive area of high
pressure covers the Rocky Mountain and
Plains regions, Yellowstone Park. Wyo.,
1896 inches. During the last "a hours
there has been some light precipitation
in portions OF the Lake region, the Appala-
chan region and the Middle and Southern
Rockies. Temperatures have fallen in
the Plains States and portions OF the
Central valleys.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers very
muddy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-12-12

would probably visit the plant dur
ing the construction of the nursery"
Mrs. Smith said. "She seemed
vitally interested in the whole idea. :"
Mothers will bring their children
to the nursery for any length of
time. The nursery will be open
at night for employees who work on
the night shift and women workers
will also be allowed to leave the
children in the nursery for week
ends or for several weeks at a time.
Equipped with the latest appa-
ratus for the care of children, the
nursery will be stated with special
lists in child's care, Mrs. Smith said.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Mrs. Merrymon to Join
Duke and Duchess

Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman will
leave Washington today to spGnd
Christmas with the Duke and Duch-
ess of Windsor at the Chateau La
Croe, Antilles, on the French
Riviera.
The Duchess, formerly Wallis
Warfield of Baltimore. is niece of
Mrs. Merryman. The two have not
seen each other since Wallis mar
riage to the Duke.
Mrs. Merryman indicated today
she would spend few days with
friends in New York before sailing
for Europe. She makes her home
here at 1911 r street NV.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Downey Arrives
To Press Fight for
Larger Pensions
Senotor-EIect, However,
Not to Advocate
$50 Every Thursday
BY j. A. OLEARY.

Senator ELECT Sheridan Downey,
Democrat, of California, came to the
Capitol today prepared to fight for
larger old-age pensions, but not the
$30-every- Thursday plan advocated
in his State in the recent campaign.
Instead, he made known he is
committed to the so-called general
welfare bill, a modified version of
the Townsend plan, which seeks to
raise S500O,O00, 900 or $4,000, 900 900
a year through a general 2 per cent
transaction tax, the proceeds to be
apportioned to those past go who
retire from gainful occupations.
Speaking rapidly and with the zeal
of a crusader, the Californian de-
clared continuation of the New Deal
spending-lending program is essen
tial to keep the economic structure
going until more permanent solu-
ton is found.
His own belief, he said, is that the
permanent solution should be based
on a combination of more liberal
pensions and monetary reform.
At the same time that they were
electing Mr.. Downey. the voters of
California rejected the $30-a-week
plan, but the Senator elect pointed
out today that the proposal mustered
As per cent Of the vote.
Townsend FavOrs Amendment.
While the general welfare bill, as
now drawn. would apply only to
those over 60 who retire, Mr.. Downey
said. DR.. Francis Townsend, author
of the Townsend plan, told him he
would favor amending the bill to
make the payment available to all
over that age regardless Of whether
they retire. The individual pension
under this plan would depend on the
Nations income, as reflected in the
transaction tax. He said he thought
$50 month Is reasonable estimate
of what it would provide.
If adopted by Congress, this bill
would replace large part of the
Social Security Law, dealing with
old-age pensions based on pay roll
taxes. Mr.. Downey said it would
not affect the unemployment insur-
.ance feature of existing law, but, in
his opinion, unemployment reserves
would become unnecessary If pros
perity could be restored. When asked
if he had any thought of advocat-
ing the $30-a week plan in Congress,
the Senator-elect said:
mo, I haven't. But I do have
some ideas on monetary reform, and
the need for new and additional
purchasing power"
Emphasizing that he has no fault
to find with the administrations S
spending program because be re-
CARDS 1t temporary necessity, he
said it Is based on borrowing, where
as the permanent solution should
provide additional purchasing power
free of interest burden.
Hits Back at Critics.
Striking back at those who, he
said, call some Of the new pension
proposals fantastic" and funny.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Fish Reps Presidents
Armament Proqrum
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Representative Fish, Republican
of New York said today President
Roosevelt faces the new Congress
without single constructive pro-
gram to get back on the road to re-
covery except to spend more bill
lions for armament"
In a statement to the press, Mr..
Fish added he believed in strong
national defense, but not in spend
ing billions of dollars on armament
for purposes of aggression or merely
to put our people back to work"
"This is false economy" he said,
"and means further taxing of our
people for destructive purposes"
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Italians Shiftinq
|Anti-French Drive
To SomaIi|and
Goydo Declares Need
For Development
Of Ethiopia
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 12.-Italy's need of
French Somaliland for the de-
velopment of Ethiopia was declared
today by Virginio Gayda, the Fascist
editor who often expresses Premier
Mussolini's views.
Gayda, who previously had aired
Italy's alleged grievances against
France in Tunisia and her desire
for lower tolls and share in control
Of the Suez Canal, charged the
French with hindering Italian CO.
lonial interests through possession
Of Djibouti
That port of French Somaliland
is the terminus Of the railway link
ing Adds Ababa, capital of Ethiopia,
with the Red Sea.
Other Press Charges.
Gaydas declaration, in his Gior-
male d'Italia, conceded with other
Italian press charges that France
was arming Tunisia, her North
African protectorate, for military
use against Italy.
French Somaliland Gayda wrote,
Continues to nullify the policy of
friendship and collaboration con-
templated in the defunct Italo-
French accords Of 1885 and con-
tinues to be chronic provocation
which can no longer last or be tol-
Grated"
Gayda did not say what demands
Italy would make concerning Dji-
bouti and the railway, but he de-
clared that ut Is just that the entire
problem of Djibouti in its various
aspects be faced as basis for clari-
flcation Of Italo-French relations
and European interests"
Charges Rebels Harbored.
Gayda declared that French So
maliland's only Importance to
France was that of a doorway for
expansion in Africa. Now that Italy
has acquired Ethiopia, he said, the
French were harboring rebels in
the association of Ethiopian refu-
gees at Djibouti who were carrying
on anti-Italian activities.
French Somaliland, coastal area
between italian Eritrea and British
Sonaliland, has an area of 1892
square miles, and a 1886 census
showed native population of "A
240. Djibouti had population o.
14,870. including 923 French Tic
colony is important in Italian eye
because Djibouti is Ethiopia's rail-
way outlet to the sea and becaus7
French and British Somalilanc
break Italy's possession of the coaste
areas adjacent to Ethiopia into two
parts.
Gayda charged the French witt,
supplying arms to the Ethiopian
through Djibouti during the Italian
campaign and now refusing to let
Italy have the Ethiopian consulate
building in Djibouti.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Life Termer Charged
With Bassett KiI|inq
Hangs Self in Cell
Mother Left to Face Trial
In Death Of Annapolis
Man 10 Years Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Mary
Eleanor Smith, 73-year-old former
inmate of the State prison, was
alone today to face a first degree
murder charge in connection with
the disappearance 10 years ago OF
James Eugene Bassett of Annapolis
Md.
Her son and co-defendant, De-
casio Earl Mayer, a., Efer in the
State penitentiary as a habitual
criminal, killed himself yesterday in
the county Jail here.
Prosecutor B. Gray Warner was
prepared to continue the trial, how
ever, but authorities were chiefly
concerned with obtaining from Mrs
Smith a clue to the whereabouts of
Bassett's body
Gets Little Information.
II wish he had confessed" Mrs.
Smith told Sheriff William B. Sew
eryns after she had recovered from
the shock of her sons suicide. II
would rather he had been hanged
than kill hflnself-then the Creator
would have forgiven him. I wanted
him to tell the truth about the whole
matter"
The sheriff spent more than an
hour with her in an attempt to learn
the whereabouts of Bassett's body,
but said he obtained little informa-
ton
IF she can remember she'll be
glad to help the authorities" sew
eryns said. But 10 years is a long
time and she isn't very well ac-
quainted with the ground where
the body was repeatedly buried. I'm
afraid Mayer was the only one who
could have told US where it was"
Body Found in Cell.
He said Mrs. Smith changed her
story that the body was cut up and
buried in different places-that she
now claimed Mayer carried the body
part by part to one burial place be-
cause he could not carry it all at
once.
Mayors body was found in his cell
yesterday afternoon. Severyns said
Mayer used a leather belt to hang
himself from the upper bunk. To
make his act doubly certain, the
sheriff said, Mayer stuffed wads of
paper down his throat, wrapped a
black cloth around his head, lashed
his mouth with the belt and then
tied his hands with a rope.
Left Note for Mother.
He left a note to his mother. It
read
Dearest mother:
Words are sometimes meaning
less. I am tired and wish to:
Depart from a place wherein is
oppression; and leave the house to
tell its builders fate And, for the
place I leavest, I shall find another
land.
Everything is all right with me
and it will be easier for you in the
future"
Il feel sorry for Mrs. Smith," said
Mrs. Marian F. Bassett of Annap-
oils and Society Hill, S. c., mother
of the murdered man, when told
Mayer had committed suicide.
Il loved my son and she loved
hers" Mrs. Bassett said. I'm all
her actions she was guided, believe,
by that affection"
Evening star., 1938-12-12

non, 5l-year-old real estate sales
man, 3240 Thirty eighth street NV;
Richard w. Conway, 30-year- old
manager of building supplies, 3612
New Hampshire avenue NV; Harry
s. Dulin, 46-year-old insurance
salesman, 1851 Tennyson street
NV; Ferdinand Espey, 54-year-old
bookkeeper, 922 Longfellow street
NV; Leo E. Falk, 26-year-old cloth
ing store manager, 5156 Fulton street
NV; George Frager, SO years old,
Ills Pennsylvania avenue Sc, and
Mrs. Lorraine H. Ives, SO years old,
3018 P street NV,
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Jackson Dinners
Cost Up to
500 Plate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. New York
Democrats will pay $50 a plate at
the Jackson day dinner at the Com
modore Hotel January land Post
master General James A. Farley
hopes 1900 guests will attend and
wipe out most of a $108, 900 deficit
from the recent State campaign.
Mr.. Farley, State and national
party chairman, said $25-a-plate
dinners would be held in the Al other
States and q $100-a-plate banquet
at washington.
Gov. and Mrs. Lehman will be
guests Of honor ut the dinner here.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Forum Speaker Urges
Business Reciprocity

Reciprocity in business between
the employer, the employe and the
consumer was advocated by Prof. H.
Naylor Fitzhugh of Howard Uni
versity in lecture before the Civic
National Forum at Good Will Bap-
tist Church yesterday.
He listed fair profits, fair wages
and fair prices as the three aspects
of reciprocity and declared that
workers everywhere should be or
ganized.
DR.. Theodore r. George, also
guest speaker, agreed with Prof.
Fitzhugh that reciprocity in busi-
ness offers solution to many
present-day economic problems.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Fuirview Ali Elects

FAIRFAX STATION, Va, Dec.
IL (SpeciaD Doris Steele has been
elected president of Fairview All
Club. Other officers include Pris-
ella Riggles. vice president; Carolyn
Steele, secretary and treasurer; Mary
Magner, reporter; Jean Chesley, song
leader; Jean Krehbiel, recreation
leader, and Theresa Feehan, cheer
leader.
Evening star., 1938-12-12

Mrs. Eula Smith,
personnel direc-
tor for the COM
pany, told re-
porters y e S ter
ay a f t er a
conference with
the Presidents
W e at tn e
White House.
Before I had
a chance to in
vite Mrs. RooSe.
velt to the OPEN
ing of the nur-
sery early next
S u m m e r, S h e
lore11f 1oil ehn
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Weather Report

District Coubia-Coud
about 80 tonight probably night
moderate
Maryland colder tonight increasing
possibly tomorrow night.
and colder tonight with probable
southeast portion tonight
section, probably followed in
West VirginiaCoudy colder tonight; cloudy
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Traffic Council to Meet

The Traffic Advisory Council of
the District of Columbia will meet
Friday at pm. in the board room
of the Public Utilities Commission,
room 104, of the District Building.
Whitney Leary is chairman of the
council.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Mrs. Roosevelt Likes
Factory Nursery Idea

A 24-hour nursery for the chill
dren of women workers in South
ern cigar factory has Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt's enthusiastic interest,
Evening star., 1938-12-12

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, so, noon today. Year ago. 20.
Lowest 35. am. today. Year ago. II.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96. on August ID.
Lowest. IA, on November 27.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, "a per cent. at $40 am. today.
Lowest, SO per cent. at $50 pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Siendetic SurYeYl
Evening star., 1938-12-12

BACKGROUND
The cotton, rice and tobacco
referenda Saturday had been
matched as a test of the attitude
OF farmers tOtDdrd the Ne1D Deals
theory that agricultural pros
pertty could best be attained By
governmental regulation OF pro-
duction and sales. They afforded
the first such test since the ad-
mtntstratton suffered losses In
the MtdUestern corn and ,Dhedt
belts at the November elections.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Large First-Aid
Class Receives
Red Cross Cards

Thirty-four Kennewick citizens
have been awarded first-aid certifi-
Gates by the Yakima Valley Red
Cross chapter, having completed q
ten-weeks' study course satisfactor-
lily. The course was given last
spring by DR.. l.. G. Spaulding and is
the largest class ever to- complete q
course in that study in Kennewick.
There was so much interest shown
that plans are being made for an
advanced class sometime in the near
future. The class was composed of
firemen, bus drivers, Camp Fire and
Boy scout workers, housewives and
others.
Those receiving the certificates
are: Art Glasow ST., Roy E. Lar
kin, George A. Rupp, II. N. Ander-
son, Joe Russell, Nellie Morgan, Mar
ian M. Perry, Elvia B. Larkin, Mrs.
Johanna Dickinson, Ellrie Stafford,
Mrs. N. E. Robbins, D. G. Day, Mrs.
E. G. Carlson, Jean Osborne, Irwin
Liston, Orville CULLEN, G. w. Phar,
j. C. Pratt, Clarence Olbrich, Roy e.
Stafford, F. L. Koellser, e. s. Dick
enson, John Dickinson, AL Morgan,
Manley Gest, r. II. Smalley, Angus
Doyle, Margaret Galligan, Ella Linn,
Mrs. M. M. Moulton, Mrs. G. II.
Meyer, Mrs. w. M. Knowles, Chas.
H. Meyer and Verdella Mueller.
The above listed are asked to call
at DR.. Spaulding,s office to receive
their cards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Umatilla Map

A map showing the location of
the proposed Umatilla dam has been
posted in the office of the Courier.
Reporter. The map was prepared by
Army Engineers and was secured
after considerable persuasion was
exerted.
The dam site is shown, located
about two and q half miles above
the townside of Umatilla on the
Oregon side and about the same
distance from the townside of Ply
mouth on the Washington side. The
north end Of the dam Is placed in
the townsite of Rapids City, laid
out some fifteen or twenty years
ago by ]. F. Alexander of Portland,
who had a development scheme and
sold quite q few lots.
Within the past week or two en-
glneerS have reSurveyed the dam To-
eaton and stakes are driven in many
places IN the townsite of Rapids
City.
construction of the dam would
raise the water level about ten feet
above the present location of the ..
P. & S. railroad tracks at that point.
but would not cause a relocation of
the O-W tracks on the Oregon side.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
.Highline Project
Still Possibility

Efforts to secure the Kennewick
Highline are still being made by the
directors Of the Kennewick Irriga-
ton District. Since the Coulee de-
velopment q renewal Of activity has
been made. The next move Is to get
a personal interview with John g.
Page. Secretary Of the Interior, who
Is In the state at present making
q tour Of investigation of the fed
eral reclamation projects.
Mr.. Page viii be at Yakima over
the weekend and the directors of
the district, together with Manager
E.. j. Brand and Attorney N. M.
Mou1ton have an appointment for q
conference ct Yakima Monday Of
next week.
The construction Of the Highline
canal at Kennewick would embrace
some of the finest land In the North
west, covering the area back and
above the present Highlands canal.
It would extend from Kiona to the
Wallula Gap district below Hover
and would provide thousands of
acres. Of land tributary to Kenne-
wick.
Estimates and survey Of the prof.
ect have long been on file with the
department and the construction
cost Of the unit is far below that of
the Rosa, with land that is super
ior to that in the upper valley de-
velopment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
New KHS Coach
ToUse Open Play

"A new Type OF 1OOLO8u Will 0e
played by the local high school
team this year, according to infor-
nation received this week from Don
T. Coates, the new coach.
Because Of losing 50 many Of last
years first team by graduation the
squad win be light this fall and the
more open play win be used. Be-
sides, It is the type Of game Mr..
Coates thinks most effective for
high school play as well. Is being
more interesting to watch.
Mr.. Coates, in addition to being
football coach here, Is also an ac-
credited official, both for football
and basketball, and already has sew
eral engagements dated. He will
also have charge Of the manual
training classes In the local school.
Kennewick's new coach has eight
years coaching experience, coming
here from Macomb, Illinois, where
he had three years In coaching
of football. He Is a graduate
in % from Western Illinois State
Teachers College and received his
masters degree last year in Idaho.
He won 16 letters during his four
years at college, was captain Of the
football team In his junior and
captain Of the baseball team in his
senior year. Mr.. Coates IS married,
has son five years old and Is
living at present in Richland, but
will move to enneWick before school
starts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Youths in Melon
Patch Hit by Shot

Jim Reed, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Reed, was injured last Thurs
day night by being peppered with
shot when he was found in the wa
termelon patch of w. I. ludlow of
Section Seven Four Of the leaden
pellets lodged in his head, two Just
above his eyes and sixteen are scat
tered about his chest. One in his
head was removed today, while the
others will be left where they are.
The youngster, accompanied by
Jack Oliver and Lindley Llewellyn
and three girls went to the ludlow
place to get the melons. The three
boys entered the patch and were in
the act Of getting one when ludlow
fired without warning Of any kind.
Young Reed got the shot, but the
other two lads escaped.
It is reported that another group
Of youngsters had been caught IN
the patch earlier In the evening,
were warned to get out and when
they refused, ludlow fired over
their heads, but didn't succeed In
frightening the kids. Suspecting
the next group as being the same
ones, he fired the second time with
out warning and directly at the cul-
prits in his patch.
Young Reed was not seriously In
jured and will probably suffer no
lasting effects from the shot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
Wheat Insurance
Applications Must
Be In August 16

Benton County farmers interested
in applying for Federal wheat in
surance for 1899 and 1910 crops are
urged by the County Committee te
either call at the third floor of the
Court House on Tuesay, August 16
or otherwise at the county extern
sion office in Kennewick, to make
application for their policies. This
insurance is available to all farmers
irrespective of whether they COM
piled with the Conservation Pro-
gram or not.
Minimum costs Of crop insurance
are a half bushel of fheat per acre
for insurance for three-fourth of
the adjusted average yield, or 3 of
bushel for insurance for one-half
Of the adjusted average yield. Wheat
paid as premium will be held as q
reserve for payment of losses.
Premiums are due in wheat or
cash at the time the applicant re-
ceives his premium notice. A final
Gate for payment of premiums will
be fixed and announced by the In
surance corporation. II the appli-
SSSAAt &AeAS AACAtAACk WkAC6t Vi Cf4sokl lOI
his premium he may arrange for q
loan and then assign the policy as
coaaDeral.
In case Of claims for payment on
the policy, the amount of loss for
which the corporation is liable shall
be payable within 80 days after sat-
isfactory proof Of loss is received by
the corporation and when the
amount Is determined by agreement
between the insured farmer and the
corporation. Either q tenant or
landlord may insure his share of
the crop, separate policies being
written for each. Each farm under
a multiple set-up is handled by it
self.
In the event a farmer applies for
insurance and pays his premium,
but does not seed his wheat, the
premium will be refunded; and II
premium Is paid on more acres than
are seeded, the difference. viii be
refunded.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
The Business Week

automobile industry shows signs
u Improvement. Nine leading manu-
!acturers reported profits of $25, 387,-
wv Tor the second quarter Of the
year, against $7,158, 900 for the first
quarter. Indications are that with
ne Autumn announcements of new
models drastic reductions will be
maze IN prices. Generous rainfall
winch has turned the desert-like
oust bowl" into pasture land, to-
setner with bumper grain crops,
promise increased profits to cattle
"a .slsers In the West and Southwest.
ane same feeling is expressed by hog
Mc sneep raisers Between now
sao Labor Day a score of large is
que sues OF corporate bonds are sched-
slsc 70 be offered to the investing
f Paolc. Close-shaving traders In
London discovered that they could
!; vuy gold at $34.77 an ounce, insure
=. snlp it across the Atlantic and
ssa It to the u. S. Treasury for $35
~ ounce, at a small profit. This Is
Sue explanation of the heavy gold
Imports OF the past week. /. Steel
s ..o IS building up inventories in
TSs sard lines, in anticipation Of q
eiy demand during early autumn.