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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
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use and misuse of millions of dol
lars, Rep. Joe Martin of Massa-
chusetts. has started a move to
find out how much money is being
paid to those who run WPA. He
has introduced a resolution to have
the WPA headquarters here sup
ply the house with a complete list
of salaries paid under wPA. You
know, there have been many
charges tossed about concerning
the salaries paid out of WPA funds
and the lack of work done for
them. In other words, Mr.. Martin
wants to know some facts why
only about 60 cents out Of each
WPA dollar ever gets down the line
to the poor devil out of a job and
with wife and children to feed.
This action on the part Of Mr..
Martin seems to link into conten-
lions long made that numerous pol
iticians have placed their pets in
WPA top jobs where, If need be,
they could be quite influential, po-
litically. Mr.. Martin tried to OBJ
tain the information about Massa-
chusetts, but Col. F. c. Harrington,
WPA administrator, refused to
make the facts public. He con-
tended that disclosure Of the salar-
les would be embarrassing to those
who receive them" Mr.. Martin tod
the house however that federal sal
aries should always be q matter
open to the public and he believed
there Is no more right to secrecy
about WPA salaries than about the
salary of the President or q mem.
Der Of congress.
It will be interesting to see II the
house votes the order to make the
list public but 1t will be more the
interesting to see the amounts Of
those pay checks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
Auxiliary Helps Send
Delegate to Club Camp

Mrs. Ada Tyacke's home was the
scene Of lively quilting bee last
Tuesday. The Mothers Auxiliary
had pieced a quilt during their
spring meetings, which was fin
ished and tied at Mrs. Tyackes. The
quilt was awarded to Mrs. j. To-
maske at the grange Friday night
and proceeds given to the All club
to help send their delegate to
club camp at Pullman in June.
Gene Ellen Bell will be the dele
gate as she has had a fine club
record The 4-H club gave q
short tmpromptu program, also at
grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Travis ar
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
LaGuardia's Statement
Politically Expedient

Surely then a casual reader can
understand, why the comparative
statements of mayors Of two great
cities had the effect on me that !
have attempted to report. One of
them giving consideration to the
future of the nation as a whole a
statesmanlike examination of q par
amount policy; the other apparent
ly thinking only of protecting the
political hide of himself.
So I say that Mayor Hoan's test
imony was almost sensational while
Mayor LaGuardia was singing the
same old refrain of "gimmie GIN
me-" And I believe thoroughly that
the words Of the Milwaukee mayor
Will sharpen the wits and stir the
courage Of those men and women
In congress who are seeking an hon
est solution for the relief problem
that is now scarcely less repulsive
than a fostering sore.
It was quite by coincidence of
course that Mayor Hoan's observa-
tons should have come about the
time that a house subcommittee
should have unearthed some evi.
dence concerning uses of WPA mon
ey that actually stinks. I do not
know about the truth Of the evi-
dence but 1t is a matter Of Official
record now.
A subcommittee investigator pre-
sented statements to the effect that
VIVA money was used to build
lakes In Tennessee without refer
ences to the need for recreational
facilities considered on any state
Wide or community basis" The
statements were attributed to a
member of the Tennessee fish and
game commission and the investi-
gators conclusions were that the
money had been diverted in this
manner in order to increase the
value OF real estate held by several
politicians.
The investigator and his sources
OF information named ex-senator
George L. Berry and Gov. Prentice
Cooper, OF Tennessee, as holders of
land which benefited by the WPA.
QUILT lakes. This Is the same Sem
ator Berry who sued the Tennessee
valley Authority for q million dol.
iars or so on account of damage
claimed to have been done by con-
structlon Of one or more Of the
IVA dams. The then member Of
the United States senate charged
that some Of his marble quarries
were under so feet Of water as q re-
suit Of iva dams.
Move Started to ~. -
Publish WPA Salaries -
AS a part of this general WPA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
Seniors Entertained at
Junior Banquet

HOVER The Junior class Of
Riverview high school entertained
the Senior class at their annual
banquet Tuesday evening at the
high school building. There were
thirty guests present. A piano solo
was rendered by Miss Barbara Per-
kinS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Olson and fam
lily Of Moscow, Idaho spent the
weekend with her brother. Harry
Hampton and family.
Norma Lee Dye Is Ill and unable
to attend school this week.
Mrs. Jewel slaybaugh was .
luncheon guest Of Mrs. Carl Evans
Tuesday. . #
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25

Those were not Mayor Hoan's
words, Of course. Yet, I have pre-
sented them as substantially what
his testimony meant, and seldom,
in recent years, have I heard bet
ter sense spoken to a committee Of
congress. To me, it was almost
startling testimony, the more so be-
cause 1t was offered while another
committee was looking into Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for $1,750,-
100000 for relief in the next year.
It should he said just here that Mr..
Roosevelt's appeal for the annual
relief appropriation was, or appears
to be, modest. That Is, the amount
Is modest If it is all he will ask for.
There are those who expect that
ne Will ask congress next winter for
deficiency appropriation when the
projected sums runs out.
Charges States Shirk
Relief Responsibilities .
Mayor Hoan appeared to believe
that some of the states were, and
are, Sinking their responsibilities.
It Is so easy to come to Washing
ton and tell q congressional commits
tee that "our people are destitute
and we have no money to care for
them" Aside from the mayors be-
lief, it ought to he observed that
the mayors and the governors are
prone to think only of how much
money they can pay out without
having to assess their own taxpay-
ers for it. They are not to be con-
cerned with federal policy in re-
lief matters, and they are all too
willing to avoid references to their
own responsibility. They apparent
~ have new slogan: pull Uncle
Sans leg" ~.... .lI Z
Another mayor was around town
at the same time that Mayor Hoan
was here. He was Mayor I.aGuardia
OF New York. Nobody seems to know
exactly where "the Little Flower"
should be catafogued, politically. He
once was member Of congress as
q Republican. That is, he was a
Republican when he came In, but
he wandered around into three or
four different political parties and
seems now to be among the bell
wethers Of the American labor par
ty. Anyway the New York Mayor s
great little testifyer in favor get
ting all of the money for New York
city that is possible long as it
comes from the federal treasury.
Mayor LaGuardia is great ia
vorite among many news corre-
spondents in Washington. He is
what is called good copy" That is
to say he always is ready with com.
ment Orwell on about any SUD-
ject. Picture it for yourself; if you
were writer and had to have
stories for your next edition and
you found the mayor of great city
willing to talk. Mayor LaGuardia
will talk a-plenty! Let there be no
misunderstanding about that.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25

New York City-Since it announc-
ed a month ago new departure n
giving weather reports over the
phone, 10000 New Workers have
made use Of the service. The high
est number Of queries in a single
day was $1,000, the lowest $500. Re-
ports now include hourly tempera-
ture and humidity readings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
Great
Savings
On
p,uckart's Washington Digest
Hoan's Good Government Plea
Ignored by Washington Press
,.,vaukee Mayors Criticism of Relief Admins
4r.t;on Practices Neglected as Mayor LeGuardia
furnishes Usual Newspaper Copy
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
unu Service. National Pres Bldg, Washington. DC

wAsH1NGTON.-1t has come to
:. .,,ite a habit for mayors OF cities
pa governors Of states to come
.s;no to washington for appear
. ..sces before congressional COM
.;ttses. they appear as out OF the
s;,,e CIV: rush to the capitol; test
~ before q committee; repair to q
ss,sl mite and hold a press con-
. ,.rence and gain a lot Of publicity,
80 % back home. They usually
.ome for Just one thing-money.
uisitations to Washington, there
,o,a have become fashionable as a
rolitical eame. And If, as a result
- the words of alleged wisdom
drouued from the lips Of the self
.nnointed prveyors Of peoples
tboughts, new checks should be
forthcoming from the United States
reasury-"ah," they say, I'VE got
4 for you.
Tn. traffic in mayors and govern
ors especially mayors. has grown
70 heavy that 1t Is seldom news, ex-
cept for the mayors home town:
and, frankly, the news writer's de-
sribe them as being worth about a
dime dozen from a strictly news
standpoint. I don't mean to neglect
the governors when I stress the
number Of mayors. It Is a fact that
there are more mayors who come,
bat in hand and q bouquet to toss
70 themselves later, than there are
governors. It is just like the fact
that there are more freshmen in
high school than there are grad
mtes from college, because hun
dteds Of them drop by the wayside.
Hsan Flags - Il
Relief Spanding
Those preliminaries ought to ex-
plain why the appearance here the
other day Of Mayor Daniel w. Hoan
Of Milwaukee, Wis, failed to get
anything Ike the attention It de-
served from the press. Now, Mayor
Hoan Is socialist. He IS, however,
IN individual who thinks about city
administration along many practi-
al lines. thus differing from the
afne rm Of mayors who are con-
oesned only with reelection or a
political promotion. The MAYOR
cane to testify, but the mayor
wasn't IN the capital city inst to
oes Tor money for Milwaukee He
Nv some things around here which
e believed were wrong, as national
poacy, and he talked about them.
SAID the Milwaukee mayor. IN
nuisance: you fellows are spending
os OF money for relief Of the des-
asuse you are wasting a lot of that
Honey |, and It ought to be stopped.
- ouent TO be stopped because Won
1s letting the states and cities
w.. uso the habit Of coming to
"aanmgton for money and moe
Su'ey. they are, therefore. eettinz
sS 81. ". ~ the habit of justifying to
ae people Of their communities the
'y OF expenditures they are
n ~. and money their poor are
S asas. In other words. you ought to
s.a1e the states and the cities kick
-. .'.a !. greater share for the sup
~ ~ Of those on relief, and force
s saem again to recognize that taxes
na &c paid for wasted, as well as
49,; 49, use OF, funds. And, more
Important than anything else, you
ousnt TO put this relief business
~ : pay-as-you-go basis and stop
getting further into doht
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25
Eighth Graders Are
Presented Diplomas

BENTON CITY Sixteen stud
ents received diplomas Wednesday
evening at the graduation exercises
held in the high school auditorium.
Hazel Richman gave the welcome,
Elva Sutton and Russell Thompson.
the class prophecy and Russell
Thompson also gave the class will.
The class sang their song Morn
ing March Song" and the eighth
grade girls sang TO a Wild Rose"
and the class play 'On the Tnres-
ho:d" was presented by several o;
the students. Lawrence Palmer
presented the awards and Howard
Rile the diplomas.
Honor students Of the class are
Vivian Chapman, Russell Thompson
and Mary Jane Grant. Other
members are Wesley Rider, Ber-
nice Lewis, Bernice Fahnholz,
Frederick Wilson, ROLAND Wilder,
Larry Day, Elva Sutton, Robert
Hanson, Earl Finley, Barney Lewis.
Hazel Richman, Thomas Mathews
and Muriel I.alka.
The high school faculty held a
reception in the domestic science
room at the school house Monday
evening after the high school grad
uation exercises, having as their
guests members Of the graduating
class. their parents, members OF
the school board and their wives.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-05-25

Mrs. F. s. Hedger entertained the
bridge club Tuesday afternoon. High
score was held by Mrs. w. j. Wal
dron and second high by Mrs.
Henry Purnell. The next meeting
on June will be with Mrs. Ed
Sommers. who has invited them 70
her home In Prosser.
Miss Constance Carpenter re-
turned Friday from the Pasco hos
pital, where she was q patient for
q week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
New 1910 Pontiac
Models on Display
byLocaI Dealer

Imperial Valley motors announc-
ed Tuesday the showing of new
1910 model Pontiac automobiles at
their showrooms situated at 759
Main street.
According to Walter Clay, man.
ager of the local firm, Pontiac pre-
sents II body models on four sep
arate chassis this year. New mod
els include low-priced Special
Six, restyled deluxe SKIES and eights
and a new luxury eight, called the
Torpedo Eight.
The silver streak, Pontiac iden-
tification mark for several years,
remains distinctive feature. Bodies
are completely new with more room
in every direction. Floors are four
inches lower, thus making the car
easier to step into. Eleven per cent
increase in glass affords improved
visibility. Other features include
easier handling, improved riding
qualities.
Safety features include high test
safety glass, safety gear shift on
the steering column, and hydraulic
brakes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Publisher Re|ents.
Will Show Valley
Film at College

Paul Jenkins, Post-Press publish
er who announced Monday that he
would be compelled to refuse fur
ther out-of-valey showings OF the
film Life in Imperial Valley"
Tuesday relented and early Tuesday
morning decided to fill a request
from the San Diego State college
for a showing of the film there
Tuesday afternoon.
"It isn't often that we, or I'M
perial Valley, are so honored by
a state institution of higher edu-
cation Jenkins said. ut would
be an injustice to turn down such
an invitation. So | merely changed
my mind and decided to co.
The invitation was extended by
Dean A. G. Peterson. jenkins, who
previously had telegraphed that he
could not come, long distanced a
cancellation of the cancellation" j"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Striking Butchers
Return to Work

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. }. tUP)-
Union butchers went back to work
today in Swift and companys
plants in California after a nine
weeks strike.
The peace agreement, announced
bv Milton Maxwell of the Western
Federation of Butchers, provided
union recognition, seniority in hir-
ing and right of business agents
to visit Swift plants.
Company officials said they ex-
pected their plants to be operating
normally late today.
A picket line remained at the
south san Francisco plant, largest
of the Swift chain in the state. The
pickets represented the international
Association of Machinists who are
seeking a contract with the COM
pany providing full union shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Beesemyer Parole
Comes S Up Again

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Oct. 3. (UP)-Gilbert Beesemyer's
application for parole from a 40
year grand theft sentence came be-
fore the state board of prison terms
and paroles again today at its regu-
lar meeting here.
John Gee Clark, chairman of the
board, said the parole would be
discussed but it was not likely any
final action would be taken at
this tim.
Clark said there was a possibility
a further public hearing would be
held to supplement the one held
here last week.
While reports said Governor Cul-
bert Olson had advised at least one
more hearing, to be held in Los
Angeles, Clark said he had not
discussed the Beesemyer case with
Olson since August
The board chairman said that
any requests for a second hearing
in Los Angeles had been received
from persons who said "they did
not have an opportunity of ap-
pearing at the San Quentin hear
ing"
II do not know just what reac-
ton the other two members of the
board will be toward the proposal" I"
Clark said.
I'm any event it would be impos-
sible to my way of thinking to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Spending Spree
DazzIes Natives

CHICO, Cal, Oct. 8. UP)-Chi-
cos natives aren't sure today that
a prospector's story of finding a
million dollar placer gold mine is
true, but they know they were daz-
zled by the most lavish spending
spree since the days when Bonanza
strikes were every day occurrences
The prospector, Henry Hyde
started on buying jag yesterday
that climaxed in the purchase OF
two expensive automobiles and a
sport airplane. He threw in a pro-
mise to buy a $4,000 gold dredge
for good measure, saying he had
just sold claim to San Francisco
interests for $1,206,00O.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Ham -Essers Warned They
Must Reveal Finances

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8. CUP)-
Charles Hagerty, deputy secretary
of state, today warned leaders Of
the $30-every- Thursday pension
plan that they must file a statement
of campaign contributions and ex-
penditures by tomorrow or become
liable to prosecution under Cali
fornias purity-in- laws.
Hagerty said the Ham and Eggs
organization legally should have
filed a statement before the dead
line last Thursday. Failure to do
this made them liable to a possible
fine of $4,000 or Imprisonment for
six months, he said.
Willis Allen, who is campaign
manager for Ham and Eggs" has
promised a campaign statement by
Wednesday, Hagerty said, Hagerty
commented, however, that the pen
sion leaders could be prosecuted
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Clement Survivors
Blame BattIeship
For Sinking Craft

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 3. (UP)
The Agencia Meridional today
reported that survivors of the Brit
ish steamer Clement said the YES
sci was sunk by the 10,OO0-ton Ger
man pocket battleship Admiral
Scheer.
The agency said that survivors
told it's correspondent that the
sinking of the Clement occurred
as follows:
At II am. Saturday, a German
plane flew over the Clement, cir
cling at a low altitude.
1t fired machine gun several
times and ordered the Clement to
halt.
The ship halted and the crew
abandoned ship in life boats.
The German cruiser Admiral
Scheer than appeared and fired a
score or more shots at the Glenn
ent. Then the battleship launched
a torpedo at the vessel, which sank
within 45 minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03

A remarkable engineering feat
construction of the Pilot Knob
check and wasteway of the All Am
erican canal-was explained Tues
day by Bureau of Reclamation En-
gineers G. w. Manly and l.. E..
Cramer.
Writing in the Reclamation Era
magazine, the engineers sketched
future operation of the structure,
located about 81 miles from the All
American canal intake. 1t will serve
to keep a desired level of water in
the main canal and offer means
on controlling flow.
"The structure consists of two
essential parts, the check section
in the All American canal (seven
electrically operated radial gates)
and the wasteway section Ca ver-
tical walled concrete channel lead
ing off the Ali American canal,
also equipped with gates)," the
engineers wrote.
"Any water reaching the struc-
ture in excess of that required in
tn canal below the check gates
will be automatically wasted into
the old Imperial canal which at
present serves Imperial Valley -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03

security taxes, and its assets are
subject to attachment unless $12,-
600 in back taxes are paid up at
once.
Federal Judge George Cosgrave
ruled late yesterday that the PEN
sion organization is subject to the
social security laws despite its con-
tention that employees work with
out salary under a cooperative
set-up. ..#
Revenue Collector Nat Rogan
complained that Ham and Eggs"
had 100 per cent ignored" the gov
ernment's social security setup and
had paid no taxes for the entire
year 1888 and SO far this year.
He said the amount of the tax
is based on an estimate of $4,000
month being contributed to the
Ham and Eggs" headquarters by
elderly followers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03

reach any decision on the applica-
ton today as we only received a
transcript of the last proceedings
late yesterday for study"
Other members Of the board are
Fred Esola, San Francisco, and
Joseph Stephens, Sacramento.
The board once voted to free
Beesemyer Immediately, before he
had completed nine years of his
term. Protests, however, arose and
on suggestion of Governor Olson
the parole was rescinded and a
public hearing held here last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03

by the Los Angeles county district
attorney for failure to file the
required campaign expenditures
contributions statement, regardless
of the action of the state.
California voters, who last No
vember rejected the pension plan,
will vote on the same proposal at
a special election Nov. 7.
In Los Angeles, meanwhile, Ham
and Eggs" was the loser today in
a court battle to avoid paying social
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Road District
Bids Opened Here

Bids for a road grader and a
dump truck for road district No
were opened by the board of SUI
pervisors at their meeting Monday.
Four companies entered bids for
the grader and II for the truck.
Supervisor Dave Vencill took the
bids under submission until a
meeting scheduled for next Friday
afternoon. 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Gard Licenses
Granted by Board

Three card licenses were grant,
ed by the board of supervisors Mon
day afternoon, two in Winterhaven
and one in inland.
The Winterhaven licenses we're
granted Frank Miller and w. A.
Pender and the inland license to
L. w. Land.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
BRAWLEY PACKING
COMPANY INCORPORATES

The Brawley Meat Packing COM
pany filed articles of Incorporation
Monday. Directors were listed as
Ashley j. Hudspeth, Mary Ellen
Hudspeth, and Alysmae Schultz, all
of Los Angeles; and John and Mary
A. Yarbough of BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
Magazine Tells
Pilot Knob Work

In the article, largely devoted
to technical explanation of engin-
eering problems, the engineers de-
scribe construction on the lines oi
models tested at the Denver labor
atory of the bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
CRUELTY CHARGED
I'm DIVORCE COMPLAINT

Suit for divorce was filed in SUI
perior court Monday by Kathryn
c. Porter against Judson H. Porter
She accused him of extreme cruelty
and asked the court to permit her
to use her former name Kathryn
Lythtoe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted Monday to Margaret
K. Stark in her suit against Thomas
Sidney Stark. The decree was
granted on the grounds of extreme
cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
DIVORCE AWARDED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted Monday to Ruby
Brumbelow on the grounds of ex-
treme cruelty. She filed suit against
j. r. Brumbelow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-03
DECREE GRANTED

Extreme cruelty was the basis
for divorce granted Monday to
Edwin w. Tuttle from Opal Marion
Tuttle on the grounds of extreme
cruelty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-11
BRUCE FRIEND

Bruce Friend, aged go years, 10
months and days, died at his home
at Fearer, this county, on Sunday,
April 30, after an illness of several
months.
Funeral services were conducted on
Wednesday, May 3, from the Church
of God at Fearer, with Rev. Exline, of
Somerfeld, Pa, and Rev. Bush, of
Waynesburg, Pa, officiating. Inter
ment was in the cemetery nearby.
Surviving are his widow and nine
children, Reuben Friend, Sand Spring;
Stanton Friend, Frazee Ridge; Fred
Friend and Charles Friend, Morgan
town, w. Va; Curtis Friend, Friends
vile; Mrs. Ivan HENDERSON, Selbys-
port; Arthur Friend, Crellin; Mrs.
Wade Schroyer, Friendsville, and
Amos Friend, at home; also Is grand
children, three sisters and one brother.
The deceased was a member of the
Woodmen of the World, at Friends
vile, and pallbearers for the funeral
services were selected from that
organization, Alex Frazee, Milton
Frazee, Bliss Fike, Bruce Fike, Rob-
ert Murphy, and Tarleton HENDERSON.