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on the exact acreage of land used
by the United States and of the
park area. The Overton formula
bases the Federal obligation on the
area of land actually used by the
Federal Government plus One-half
the park area representing the eSti-
mated excess of park space here
over comparable cities.
Mr.. Dent testified that revised
figures show the excess of park area
here over II comparable cities to be
AZ per cent instead of exactly half
resulting in making the Federal
percentage of payment 1898 per
cent of the general fund expenses
of the city
Reclaimed Land Omitted.
Since the Overton bill would drop
fractions, this would make the Fed
eral share 10 per cent. Mr.. Dent re-
vealed, however, that 925 acres of
reclaimed land along the Anacostia
and Potomac Rivers have been
omitted in arriving at the United
States area and that if included the
Federal obligation for the city would
be % per cent.
He said the made land was not in
cluded on the theory that if the Fed
eral Government had not made the
fill it would not have been available
as part of the city's area.
Commissioner Hazen pointed out
later, however. that the cost of re-
claiming the park land along the
Anacostia River has come from Dis
trict appropriations.
In response to questions by
Chairman Overton. Maj. Donoyan
brought out that the District. fur
niSheS free of charge all water. used
by the Federal Government and
meets the cost of fire protection Tor
Government property, as well as
cleaning and lighting streets, in
cluding such boulevards as Consti-
tuition avenue.
Occasionally, during his testi-
mony, the auditor referred to the
Jacobs report on fiscal relations
several years ago as "a $4,000 book
of reference" That report endeav-
ored o'"base fiscal relations on an
exact estimate of the value of all
services rendered either by the Fed
eral or District government to each
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Defense
Continued From First Page.)

Immediately challenged by members
Of the committee.
1T would require only a synchro-
nized attack to destroy or damage
both canals" said Representative
Oliver, Republican, of Maine. Il
can't see how a Nicaragua canal as
sures the protection of both coasts "
Mr.. Izac refused to agree with the
contention Of Representative Culkin,
Republican, of New York that Japan
would have her hands full in China
for the next 100 years"
When Representative, Grove,
Democrat, of Indiana asked whether
the proposed Nicaragua canal would
not double the cost" of defending
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Government 10 Test
Food Stamp Plan
In Six Cities
Families on Relief
Will Receive Orders
For Supplies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Government sought today to
determine where to try its dual ex-
pertinent in reducing farm surpluses
and improving the diet of relief
families.
About six cities, ranging upward
in population from $4,000, are to be
selected for tests OF the new pro-
gram to distribute surplus foods
through regular trade channels by a
system of Government-iSSued COM
modify stamps.
Under the program as announced
by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
after committee Endorsement, stamps
which may be exchanged for food
at the neighborhood grocery store
will be issued to families on relief.
Two methods provide for the is
suance of orange and blue colored
stamps, the orange stamps being
exchangeable for any food product
and the blue stamps only for foods
designated as surplus.
For each dollars worth of orange
stamps purchased by relief client
or received in lieu of his relief pay
ment, he would be given free of cost
half as much additional in the blue
stamps.
He would be entitled to 81 worth
Of orange stamps, in denominations
OF 25 cents, for each person in his
family.
Under another n1an On1v the h1ue
stamps would be distributed. This
plan was described by Agriculture
Department officials as the simplest
and least expensive.
The stamps would be redeem
able by the Government at face
value. The program would be
financed from customs receipts set
aside by law to remove surplus
agricultural products.
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Overton
city of the lump sum by raising
the point of order.
Continued From First Page.)

city of the lump sum by raising
the point of order.
New Statistics Compiled.
New figures just compiled were
given by the auditor placing a value
of $12,152,000 on the services rem
'dered to the Federal government by
the District in 1885, while in that
year the Federal payment toward
upkeep of the city was only S.
100000.
In response to questions by Sena-
tor w. Worth Clark, Democrat, of
Idaho, Maj. Donovan brought out
that while title to the parks of
Washington is in the United States,
the entire annual maintenance cost
Is payable from District revenues,
including the lighting and policing.
He said this applies to such areas as
Potomac and Rock Creek Parks as
well as other parks.
In addition to meeting this upkeep
cost, he reminded the committee
that by act of 1880 the District of
Columbia is now required to reim-
burse the Federal Government at
the rate of $1,0O0,OOO year for all
new parks purchased.
Mr. Addison testified the Bankers
Association deems it essential to
have an equitable settlement of the
problem, because the lump sum is
not satisfactory and creates annual
dissension between Congress and the
people of the District.
Formula Called Accurate.
Mr.. Colladay declared the Over
ton formula is as nearly accurate as
any that could be devised at this
time. There are many arguments,
he said, that could be used to justify
a somewhat higher percentage than
the approximately 20 per cent the
United States would pay under this
bill. He also pointed out that some
members of Congress might argue it
should be not quite so much. His
concluding advice was that the peo-
pie Of the District of Columbia
should get behind the Overton bill
and urge its passage.
District Surveyor Edward A. Dent
gave the subcommittee latest figures
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pans permission for an American
commission to inspect islands wnere
he believes Notifications have been
built.
These islands are former German
possessions which Japan governs un-
der a mandate conferred by the
League of Nations after the World
War. Under treaty of February II,
1922, Japan agreed not to build mill
tary or naval bases there.
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declined to grant it, the court was
told.
He sued in District Court to COM
pei Secretary Of State Cordell Hull
to instruct officers at Vienna to
grant him the required paper. As
sistant United States Attorney Harry
L. Underwood appeared on behalf
of the cabinet officer.
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Rid your system Of
Excess Acid

BY following the health resort method at
nome Drink Mountain Valley Mineral
Water, direct from famous Hot Springs
Arkansas. to secure natural help for irri-
tated muscles nerves and Joints. Phone
Met. 1862 for a case today.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
MET 1862 14O5 X St. NV.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
w. L. Dicus, Pastor
Sunday School -..---...9:45 Am.
Morning Worship .-----------11 Am.
Evangelist Services -...--.7:45 Pm.
Midweek Prayer Meeting
Wednesday eve at .-..-------7:45
CHURCH OF CHRIST
The church of Christ meets every
Sunday at 1915 a. m. at Legion
Hall. You are cordially invited.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
At Methodist Church
J. Lyle Pettis, Pastor
Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m.
Church Service at II each Satur'
day.
Mid-week prayer service every
Wednesday night.
You are always welcome to wor-
ship with US.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

For the first time in history there
has been a wave of cattle rustling
in the staid old state of Maryland.
In the past, rustling has been con
sidered indigenous to the wild
and woody west" and even there
is almost a thing of the past,
something to be remembered as an
incident to the times Of Bat
Masterson and Jesse James.
Two of the rustlers who operated
in Montgomery County, just out
side of Washington. were finally
captured by a deputy sheriff. He
did not need a six gun to make the
catch. They were a couple Of boys
who were constant listeners to q
national radio program in which
the escapades of rustlers play d
prominent part. Considerable cattle
have been missing in this section
of Maryland and it is believed that
other boys may be operating. The
bows who were caught ''rustled'
a couple of calves and an old COW
and were caught trying to sell one
of the calves.
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Ny dear Mr.. HOgue:

MN utdT MI. f1OSut.
Referring to my letter of Novem-
Der q, am enclosing herewith as
a possible interest a communica-
ton from the Commissioner of the
Bureau of Reclamation, together
with factual statement prepared
by the Bureau in connection with
the so called Highline Canal Pro
ject.
You will note that the Bureau of
Reclamation has not itself made
any investigation of this proposal
but is dependent for its present
information from the report of the
Arizona Engineering Commission
made in 1922-1923 under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Porter J. Preston, then
superintendent of the Yuma project
and distinguished engineer. The
Preston report would indicate that
the most favorable Highline pro
posal involved the construction of
a high diversion dam on the Colo
RADIO River at a point about twelve
miles below Diamond Creek, the
digging of a ninety-two mile tunnel
from the Colorado River to Bill
Williams River, the construction
of a storage reservoir on the Bill
Williams at the Box Canyon, and
the drilling of a twenty-five mile
tunnel from the Box Canyon Reser
voir to the Bouse Valley, as well
as a canal and lateral system for
the actual delivery of water into
the area to be irrigated.
1t was proposed at that time to
develop water to irrigate about
two million acres of land in the
Lower ella Valley, presumably in
the vicinity of Gillespie and ella
Bend, at a total estimated cost OF
approximately $48O,197000, or a
unit cost per acre of 1925. The
project would have included in il
large part of the $4,000 acres
now in the process of being put
under irrigation by the ella pro
ject, which would mean today
of course, that the unit cost wosld
be higher per acre from the
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with Section IS of the Boulder
Canyon Project Act, and when the
result of these surveys is available,
shall be pleased to advise you
further.
What the Casa Grande Valley
really needs is a good flood on the
ella River above Coolidge Dam.
The water requirement from the
Coolidge Dam for the lands on the
project is 100000 acre feet at the
Reservoir each year, for the irri-
cation Of eighty thousand acres
twenty thousand acres being cared
for by pumping). Unfortunately,
the acre feet run-off at Coolidge
has fallen considerably below the
figure of 100000 since the water
year Of October 1, 1882 to Sep
TENDER 80, 1888, when the total
run-off was $4,000 acre feet. The
average annual run-off from 1914
to 1887, inclusive, has been 369, 200
acre feet, which on an average,
would have been enough to care
for the project adequately had we
not series of unusually dry
years since the construction of the
Dam.
The total capacity of the Reser-
voir, as you know, is 1,250,000 acre
feet, and since 1905 there have
been three years where the floods
of single year were sufficient to
completely fill the Reservoir Dur
ing 1905, in one thirty-day period
there was a run-off Of 10000
acre feet, while the total run-off
for the water year 1914-15 and
1856, respectively, was 100000
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Continued from Page u
the ella Basin below Phoenix,
Arizona. The water requirement
is in the neighborhood of 100000
acre-feet per annum or somewhat
in excess of one-half the average
flow of the Colorado The estimat-
ed cost per acre was 1925 which
probably would be somewhat higher
today due to increases in the cost
of labor and materials. It is evil
dent the diversion of more than
half the rivers flow would be en-
tirely inconsistent with the Santa
Fe Compact and would imperil the
Governments investment in Bould-
er Dam and power plant. The
diversion of lesser amount would
increase the unit cost per acre. In
calculating the per acre cost a
large sum was allocated to repay
ment by the sale of electrical
energy. 1t is doubtful whether a
power market exists near the
damsite to assist in repayment of
construction charges in the amount
mentioned.
Additional information on this
matter will be obtained by our
surveys on the Colorado River
which are now in progress, in ac-
cordance with Sec. Is Of the
Boulder Canyon Project Act.
Very truly pours,
JOHN c. PAGE,
Commissioner.
Enclosure No. 14111S9.
January IS, 1889
Mr.. J. Watt Hogue
Coolidge, Arizona
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

After three weeks of the 10Th
Congress. outside of one pass at
economy in the House by cutting
$50 million dollars from the
Presidents SIS million dollar re-
lief program. nothing of accomplish
ment is apparent beyond indica-
tions of what is going to give the
statesmen the major subjects 10
battle over. Apparently, the Con
gress is going to scrutinize care
fully the tremendous defense pro
gram proposed by the President
1t will take a lot of borrowed
money to carry out this program
What stirs numerous members OF
Congress is the fact that THIS
program is not one proposed by
the army but figured out by the
brain boys and handed to these
departments as what they must
ask for and, of course, they asked
for it. So the Congress, if it does
not propose to be a ratification
body, can well afford to study the
actual needs in quantity and quality
and make appropriations according
ly and not merely to spend money
uselessly. This will amount to
considerable saving.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

CARL HAYDEN
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26


elimination of these tracts. Another
element which would make the
per acre cost rise would naturally
be the great increase in construc-
ton charges between 1923 and
1889.
However, apparently the principal
difficulty to the project even II
it were economically feasible at
cost of more than 1925 per acre
would be that to irrigate some two
million acres of land would require
an annual appropriation from the
Colorado River of about eight
million acre feet Of water, which
amounts to more than one-half
the flow of the Colorado River
above Lake Mead.
1t is perfectly obvious that the
State of Arizona has not the funds
itself to undertake such a project
and that there IS no reasonable
expectation that our State could
receive financial assistance from
the Federal Government when such
assistance would completely nullify
the large Federal investment in the
Boulder Dam and it's power plant.
While | was opposed to the Boulder
Canyon Project Act and to the
construction of the Boulder Dam, l
see no reason why we should not
now face the fact that this
structure is built and that we can
not expect to gain Federal assist
ance in tearing it down.
You will observe from what Mr.
Page has to say that additional
surveys of the Colorado River arc
now being conducted in accordance
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
CHURCH NOTICES

Walton ave: at Main st. n Coolidge
Regular Service
Sunday School $50 a. m Wor-
ship II a. m. Sunday.
preaching, Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday p. m.
Childrens' meeting, p. m. Fri
day.
Young Peoples Meeting, p. m.
Sunday.
We visit the sick and have meet
ings in their home when requested.
All are cordially invited to at
tend our services. Charles Gross,
Pastor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

More than 140 billion trees wer(
planted in the National forests
during 1888 on 240 square miles
is reported by the Forest Service
On the basis of current values, the
standing timber or stumpage or
these plantations will be worth ap
proximately 100000 upon ma
turity. Average planting costs
on all projects amounted to ter
dollars per acre, three dollars fol
planting and seven dollars foi
actual planting work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Cotton Grading And
CHASING Demonstra-
ton To Be Held

On Friday and Saturday, January
27th and 2Sth, cotton growers OF
Pinal County will have an op
portunity to study grading and
CHASING of cotton under the direc
ton of Mr.. Sam Martin. in charge
of the FL Paso cotton grading Of
flee of the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture, it was announced to-
day by K. K. Henness, county agri-
cultural agent.
Mr.. Martin will demonstrate
grading and chasing of samples of
cotton at the Casa Grande City
Hall on Friday. January 9th, be
tween the hours of 1 and 4 p. m.
Later in the evening at 1880, he
and others will discuss cotton
quality and the effect of insect
damage on cotton quality.
On Saturday, January 2Sth, be-
tween the hours of $50 and $3.50,
another CHASING and grading
demonstration will be given in the
Agricultural Room of the Coolidge
Union High School.
Since the cotton loan program
of the Commodity Credit Corpora
ton is based upon grade and staple
of cotton, these demonstrations
should prove of much interest to
cotton growers. All are urged to
attend one or all of these meetings.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

Americas forests cannot furnish
timber TO the nation forever with
out help" F. A. Silcox states in
submitting his 1888 annual report
of the Forest Service. 1.-THE annual
drain of commonly cut and used
species and sizes is still much
greater than annual growth. Re
forestation work will create new
wealth and help underwrite n
permanent and more prosperous
civilization"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

The Application Division of the
United States Civil Service Com
mission received more than 100000
applications within the six months
period from July to December
1888. These came from every state
in the Union as well as from
Hawaii and Alaska and represent
ed the largest number of applica-
tons ever received by the Commits
sion in a six months period.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

acre feet and 100000 feet.
1 have been advised that there
is now quite a little snow along
the watershed, and if we can con-
tinue to have snow and rains this
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
CONN UNlTY CHURCH
E. M. Ward. Pastor

Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00 o'clock.
Junior Endeavor, intermediate
Endeavor, 700 p. m.
Evening worship, 800 o'clock.
Woman's Auxiliary, 1st and 3rG
Thursdays of each month.
Teachers study hour, Wednes-
day, rs p. m.
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winter, the difficulties In The Valley
will be considerably. relieved.
With cordial good wishes, I am.
Yours very sincerely,
CARL HAYDEN
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING

Sunday January 20, is Fifth
Sunday and the Casa Grande and
Coolidge Methodist Churches will
have an all day meeting at Casa
Grande. The pastor will preach at
II a. m. and Rev. f. Clyde Smith
will discuss the Methodist Youth
Crusade.
Dinner on the ground.
A like meeting will be held at
Coolidge April 5th Sunday.
]. T. Redman, Pastor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
COOLIDGE METHODIST CHURCH

TOOULTUOE WE F1OUTo OHO hOH
]. T. Redmon, Pastor
Regular services on the End and
4th Sunday of each month:
Sunday school 10 A. NJ.
Preaching service IL A. M.
Evening Worship 1880 P. NJ.
Sunday school at 10 A. M. will
DR.. ]. T. Redman will preach at
the Methodist Church, Sunday.
Subject: II a. m. God and the
Discouraged. 1880 p. m. Looking
Forward"
Church, at 2:3O P. NJ.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

Mrs. w. H. Sheehan and Mary,
Mrs. William Doyle and Kathleen
BrunEery of Bird Island and Lor-
raine Frassel of Fairfax visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheehan
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Beckstrand
and Jeanne went to Minneapolis
where Mr.. Beckstrand attended
the shoe rebuilders convention at
the West hotel Sunday and Mon
day. Mrs. Beckstrand and her
daughter who are visiting her sis
ter Mrs. George White will return
the latter part of the week.
John Anthony who has been
factory inspector of the American
Can company in st. Paul since
November was promoted to the
position of personnel manager this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Backer, en-
route to New York, arrived at
Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday to be
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Edwin Tennison (Earline Martin)
The Backers went to Chicago on
their annual buying trip and are
seeing the Worlds fair in New
York, before returning home.
A group of relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Riegel Sunday in
honor of the third birthday of
their daughter Shirley Anne.
Among them were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Revier and family, Renie
Schell, Grace Mary Ederer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reigel of
New Ulm, Mr.. ard Mrs. Melvin
Riegel and family of Redwood
Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Rodeck
and family of ST. Peter and Paul
Riegel of Portland, Oregon. The
latter came to visit his brothers
Charles and William Riegel whom
he had not seen for forty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Bethea of
Seattle, Washington spent Thurs
day here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Orion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Clark of
Oklahoma City were here Satur-
day to visit at the B. H. Clark and
E. lB. Orion homes. They have
been visiting other relatives in
Minnesota and are now at the
Clark cottage at Green Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Buhner and
F. B. Macs visited at the green
house at Springfield Sunday eve
ming.
A. F. Dahlberg, former instruc-
tor in agriculture in the high
school, was here Monday with his
four children Arthur Jr., Arlis,
David and Darlene, to. visit
friends. They were supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Anthony.
They have been guests at the J.
F. Greenslt home at Morton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

Mrs F. B. Forbes drove to Gar
den City, South Dakota Tuesday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Field who had been her guests
for. two weeks. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Conn were
here from Brookings, South Da-
kota Sunday to visit their son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w. GLOW Accompanying them
were Walter Conn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Conn and baby and Min
nadelle Billet.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Gold, Don
Jr. and William drove to Mime
apolis Monday to get Martha and
Dale Gold who had been at Ly-
man Lodge. Other Redwood Falls
girls there, Mary Katheryn Schot-
tenbauer, Phyllis Rudberg and
Janis Nupson returned Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Schot-
tenbauer and Tudine Johnson
and her friend Barbara Flury of
Minneapolis also arrived Monday
with her father T. O. johnson and
her aunt Mrs. George Hildrith.
A family picnic, an annual af-
fair, was held Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Whittet
with thirty-four members of the
GIFTS family in attendance. Present
were the mother Mrs. Judith GIFTS
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert GIFTS OF
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed GIFTS
and family of Minneota, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. GIFTS and children of
Window, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor GIFTS
and children of Fulda, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus GIFTS and children OF
Slayton, Mrs. H. L. Iribas and
daughters of Chicago, Agnes
Claire GIFTS of st. Paul, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Pryor and sons, Rob-
ert and Paul.
Muriel Anderson, daughter OF
A. M. Anderson of BeIview, I'M
derWent an appendectomy at Red
wood Falls hospital Wednesday.