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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-21

tax the income of those who were
held to be exempt from income tax
alton because they worked for a
state government, or city govern
ment or a county government. or
some agency of those governments.
Likewise, Mr.. Roosevelt has con-
tended that income from federal
bonds and income from bonds issued
by state and local governments and
school districts and drainage dis
tricts and irrigation districts should
be taxable. He has thus far been
unable to accomplish anything in
this direction, and the matter was
not before the court. It, therefore.
did not figure in Justice Stones opin-
ion. Sometime, such taxation may
be brought about. I hope SO, any,
way, because it is a proper subject
OF taxation, it seems to me.
But to get down to another direct
result of the Stone ruling which, by
the way, was supported by seven of
the nine justices of the highest court.
Pay of Federal Employees
Tax Exempt for So Years
For the last SO years, the pay of
any federal official or employee
could not be taxed in any form by
any state or local government. Of
course, there was no income tax
during most of that time, either ma
tional or state, and during most of
that time. as well, there was not the
press for government revenue that
now obtains. But, to repeat, for SO
years state or local governments
could not touch the pay of fed
eral worker, nor could the federal
government touch the pay of state
or city or county worker, even after
the federal government turned to in
come taxes as revenue source.
Some judge, somewhere, sometime,
had said the Constitution prevented
it. It was just taken for granted.
All of that now has been changed,
however, and if the pay of county
judge is sufficient to fall within the
federal tax brackets, he will pay.
It will be the same with everyone
from the governor on down and from
the mayor on down. It will be the
same with federal officials and other
federal employees stationed or Iv-
ing within state that imposes in
come taxes on it's residents.
No one has yet calculated how
much additional tax will be obtained
by the federal government as re-
suit of the decision. Nor has any,
one made a real guess as to what
the ruling will mean in additional
dollars and cents to state govern
ments which may now safely inn
pose the income tax on all federal
employees. In the case of the fed
eral payroll, the civil service COM
mission figures there are something
like 800 thousand receiving checks
twice each month. There are in
addition, hundreds of employees of
outfits like IVA, RFC and other cor
porations. The stock of these is
owned by the federal government
and they are, therefore, instrument
talities" of the federal government,
hitherto with payrolls exempt from
state income taxes.
There is one thing, however, Of
which we may be sure: the jobs,
the political plums, the 5-thousand
and 10-thousand dollar jobs have
suddenly become less juicy. They
are less lucrative by about $500 on
a 1O-thousand dollar Job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-21

noting the session, came from Mis-
souri's Gov. Lloyd c. Stark:
''The point is this: If the states
try to get these additional revenues
at the expense of their neighbors
they are gaining only temporary
advantage. They are laying the
groundwork for an unprecedented
economic breakdown and eventually
nationwide financial chaos which
will affect their own citizens along
with citizens of all other states"
Assents came from u. S. Solicitor
Gen. Robert H. jackson and Fred I.
Kent of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION. Principal dissent was
from Arkansas Gov. Carl Bailey,
whose complaint about sectionally
discriminating freight rates was
finally included in the conferences
resolutions. Other condemnations:
~ discriminatory state alcoholic
beverage laws; ~ sales taxes and
fuse" taxes, in states where no
''offset" provision is made for goods
produced in another state having
sales tax; (S) discriminatory out-of-
state truck permits.
Homeward bound delegates were
admonished to work generally for
uniform regulations among the va
rious states. If they must discrimi-
nate, it was decided to do it "di-
rectly, and not by masquerading un-
der the taxing power" But every
delegate knew it would be a tough
job-even political suicide-to de-
stroy the invisible barriers which
folks back home consider a justi-
fable protection for their states in
dustries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-21
Bruckart's Washington Digest
Time Has Come to Pay the Fiddler
New Tax Sources Must Be Found
Supreme Court Decision Opens Way Tap Salaries of
Federal, State and Local Government Employees;
Never Has Nation Had Such Gigantic Debt.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington, d. C.

Neutrality-suspicious. decisions
as rule are difficult things for lay
men to understand. True, most ev-
eryone who hears or reads an opin-
ion by a learned justice will know
what the result is-whether one side
or the other wins. But, generally
speaking, the public as whole fails
to understand the full Importance
of a decision. 1t is not their fault.
Comparatively few persons are
trained in law, and good many of
those only believe themselves to be
lawyers.
For that reason, as well as the
fact that many persons do not have
the time or the opportunity to exam
inc court decisions, have been won
dering whether it is clear exactly
what happened when Mr.. Justice
Stone recently read the decision in
the case involving taxation of fed
eral and state employees. No doubt,
most persons realized that Justice
Stone had ruled there can be taxa
ton of the salaries of federal employ
ees by state governments and that
the federal government may tax the
salaries of state officials and employ
ees and employees of lesser govern
ments like cities and counties. But
there is more to the ruling than the
simple statement just made, very
much more.
As a matter of fact, / believe that
those who were privileged to listen
to Justice Stone that day heard an
opinion that is going to 60 a long
way in changing the course of gov
eminent from the federal govern
ment down to the lowliest township.
/ think frankly that it will be sew
eral years before the full force and
effect of that decision will be ex-
erted, both nationally and locally,
but am definitely convinced that it
will be felt and that it will have inn
portant effects upon governmental
policies.
And beyond that, the decision told
another story. It told the story that
our national, state and local govern
rnents are hard up for tax sources.
It actually shouted to all who would
listen: boys and girls, your spending
dance is over; now, it's time to pay
the fiddler.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

John and David Tweet are ex-
pected to arrive home this week
end to spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
Tweet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Boutelle were
visitors at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dave Blair and family at
Kahlotus Sunday. Sperling Boutelle,
who had been a guest of his sis
ter the past week, returned home
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Zarndt were
Sunday dinner guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul PaSche.
At this writing Frank Peters
hand, which was caught and badly
gouged in a hay cutter last week,
is getting along nicely without
complications.
Clarence Gleason of WaIla Walla
visited his nephew, Arthur Gleason,
at the home of Mrs. Minnie Owens,
last Friday.
Word has been received by Miss
Betty Rutherford, who makes her
home with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
e1liSA MlS. =. Z 0GOIy, O11dG 4lcI Id.
Their, A. L. Rutherford, a former
Highland resident, is seriously Ill in
Portland hospital of pneumonia.
Mr.. Kitto of The Dalles, Oregon,
was a dinner guest last Friday eve
ming at the E. G. Lape home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Meter and
MIR. and Mrs. Lloyd Poore, of Living
ston, Montana, were visitors last
Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Lape. They were return
ing from trip on the coast.
The Highland sewing club will
meet next Tuesday for their annual
Christmas dinner and exchange of
gifts at the home Of Mrs. Bertha
Simsen.
Miss Adele Slaybaugh, small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell
Slaybaugh of Yellepit, Is confined
to the home of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Meyer, with scar
let fever. Mrs Meyer is caring for
her. She is reported as getting
along nicely.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Woman's Club to Have
Annual Xmas Party Fri.

HIGHLANDS-The Highland Wo-
mems club will hold their annual
Christmas party and exchange of
gifts at the Highland clubhouse to-
morrow, Friday, December Is. All
Highland ladies and friends are
cordially invited. Mothers bring
ing children should bring a small
gift for exchange for the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Mayer and
family, Carl Mayer, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Liebel and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Smith and family of
Horse Heaven, Mrs. Minnie Bur-
Kiss and Miss Dorothy French were
Sunday dinner guests at the A. w.
Liebel home on the South High
lands.
Laurence Hales of Pasco was a
Friday evening caller at the w. S.
Green home.
Attend District Meet
Mrs. Tony Mayer, accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Skuse to Walla
Walla Saturday, where they at
tended a district meeting of Al
club leaders.
Mrs. r. w. Woods and Mrs. Frank
Lampson were in Walla Walla last
Saturday, where they attended the
district meeting of All leaders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
New Home Completed

Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Burger
have moved into their new home
which has just been completed and
is located just east of the Peddicord
home.
Pomona Grange, which was held
at the Vale Grange in Richland last
Saturday, was well attended at the
afternoon business session there
were about 158 In attendance and
over 400 attended the evening meet
ing.
Mrs. George Colley spent Monday
and Tuesday at the Alfred Draper
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krohling are
i'll this week with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Rose and E. C.
Peddicord were Sunday visitors at
the G. A. Doan home in Yakima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. j. D. Mccarthy
accompanied them to Yakima and
visited at the home Of their son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Raugust.
Clayton Hackney is on the grand
jury at Yakima this week.,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

I Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Messenger of Finley visited at
the Frank Montague home Thurs
day.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills
girl on Monday, December 18th
at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital in
PaSco.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Thalman, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Montague and children were
dinner guests Sunday at the @.
Freddie home.
Dress Turkeys
Two carloads of turkey pickerS
went to Mottinger the first of the
week to dress turkeys for Bill Wes-
termeyer.
Don Moss of Burbank helped his
brother Everett saw wood several
days this week.
Mrs. Minnie Ashby was a dinner
guest of Mrs. c. B. Ashby Friday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

The Misses Loretta and Caro-
Smeltzer of Kennewick were week
end guests of Miss Marjorie Pasche
! and helped her to celebrate hel
! seventh birthday anniversary.
Entertain Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foraker anc
family entertained with a roast DUCK
dinner at their home Monday eve
ming the following guests: MI. ano
Mrs. Vern Foraker and Mr.. ano
Mrs. Buster Craig. Mrs. Craig will
be remembered as Miss Beatrice
Hacker. They arrived here from
their home in Nebraska to speno
the holidays with relatives.
Mrs. A. G.. Gilliland, house guest
of her daughter, Mrs. E. j. Brand
is spending the week with he1
granddaughter, Mrs. G. R. jung
strum and family at Touchet.
The Highland Bridge Club is
meeting today (Thursday) at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Simsen with
Mrs. Bruce Mclean as hostess.
On Honeymoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Miles OF
Sunnyside were guests last Satur-
day at the Lee Boutelle home. The
young couple were on honeymoon
trip, the bride being neice OF Mrs.
Boutelle.
Harry Lee, who is student at
w. S. c., will arrive home Friday to
spend the holidays at the F. P. Peter
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Crooks were Wis
itors in Yakima and Sunnyside last
, Thursday, where they attended the
Turkey Show.
The Ernest Estes family have been
confined to their home this week
with colds.
Purchase Home
Mr.. and Mrs. Marty Aiken, former
Highland residents, who have re-
Gently returned from work at Cou-
lee Dam, have purchased the Wood
en- home in Horse Heaven, where
they expect to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Olson were
Walla Walla visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Brand were
Yakima and Mckee visitors last
Thursday. They visited their son,
Lyle, at Mckee, also Mrs. Brands
mother, Mrs. A. G.. Gilliland, at
Zillah, who returned home With
them to spend the holidays.
Students Arrive
Miss Viola and Phillip Foraker
and Miss Trula Selph will arrive
home this weekend from Pullman
to spend the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. For
aker and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Selph. ~.
Mrs. II. r. Stevens, who was a
guest last week at the home of her
sister, Mrs. S. r. woodruff, has
left for her home at Newport, Wash.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Literary Club Party


The Literary society met Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Earle Jones
with Mrs. Harlan Muncey and Mrs.
Sydney Relton as assisting hostess
es. Roll call was answered with a
Christmas story, Mrs. r. r. McIn-
toSh gave book report after which
there was Christmas tree and an
exchange of gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ehrenberg are
visiting at the home of Ehrenbergis
parents.
A surprise birthday party was CIV
en- Saturday at the j. l.. Peterson
home on the river road honoring
the birthdays of Lorraine Bolt and
j. L. Peterson. Those present to
enjoy the party were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Forrest and daughter Eva, Shirley
and Jean Dillon o Richland, Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Christensen, and Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Christensen of Ken
newick.
Harold Wilmsen is ill this week
with the flu.
Mrs. Thad Grosscup and Mrs.
Harry Snivley attended a bridge
club Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Herman Schmidt on the river road.
DR.. and Mrs. Lemon were Yaki-
ma visitors over the weekend.
Lydia Ruud who teaches school
at College Place, spent the week.
end visiting at the home of her
parents.
New Greenhouse
Harold WilmSen has started the
construction of a greenhouse on
his lots just south of the Richland
Transfer Co.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Benefit Club to Enjoy
Gift Exchange Dec. 80

HOVER The Women's Home
Benefit club will meet Wednesday
afternoon, December twentieth with
Mrs. j. E. Cochran as hostess. Roll
call will be answered with an idea
for a home made Christmas gift.
Pollyanna gifts will be exchanged
and anyone who does not have a
Pollyanna is asked to bring an in
expensive gift to be exchanged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday, Lois Halli-
day and Miss Matilda Paietta visit
ed in Grandview with friends on the
afternoon of December 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. James hoffman and
family have moved from Paterson
to a farm in Finley.
Ed Madden, an empIoyee on
the ferry boat, met with car &C
cident while driving back from Pros
ser to his home in Paterson on the
evening of December 2.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Return from Trim

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Ashby and
Victor Mcclure returned Thursday
from Spokane and Houser lake, Id
IDAHO. At Houser lake they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. John Franklin, for
mer residents of this community.
The return trip was made by way of
Coulee Dam. "
Mrs. Mary Robertson of Kenne-
wick visited Mrs. Chris Nelson Sun
day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Three Injured When
Car Hits Blind Road

R1CHLAND-Roy Hackney, Wal
ter Carlson and Lauren Cramer were
cut and bruised badly Saturday
night when their car crashed into
the end Of a blind road on the Ken
neWick Highlands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Spokane Family Moves
to New Paterson Home

PATERSON-Newc to Pat
erson from Spokane include Mrs.
Yangle and daughter, Nell, Mr..
Kiefe and Mr.. Gerard. They have
purchased the Matthew ranch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

OThe Farnau family has a brand-new
member, the al-purpose, 3-wheel Farm
ALB. It is a capable new partner for the
man who needs l-plow tractor that cult
Yates two lows.
Like the other new Farmalls, it gives you
operating ease and comfort, smooth-how-
ing power, perfect visibility of work, and
maximum 4-cylinder economy.
Ea1malI-B handles beautifully in row
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Prices Raised Again
On Pennsylvania
Crude Oil
Agency Of South Penn
Announces Boost of
10 Cents q BurreI
ny the Associated Press

1y the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.-Pennsyl-
vania grade crude oil will advance
10 cents barrel effective today, the
third rise within two months and
sixth this year, the Joseph Seep pur-
chasing agency of the South Penn
Oil Co. announced last night.
The new prices will be $3.50 for
Bradford and Allegany crude oil,
S215 for crude in Southwest Penn
sylvania pipe line and $2.09 for
Eureka. No change was made in
Corning grade.
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp,
which now establishes the market
for Buckeye crude, increased that
grade 10 cents barrel to s205.
The Pennzoil Co., leading pur-
chaser in the Middle Pennsylvania
fields, also raised prices 10 cents a
barrel, making quotations in the Oil
City-Titusville area $2.38 to $2.43 a
barrel. Stocks of lubricating oil in
that district were said to be the
lowest in years, having been reduced
more than IA per cent within the
last four months.
Prices advanced Is cents Novem-
ber /. following an upturn of Is
cents a barrel effective October 7,
making the total advance so cents
a barrel this fall.
Current demand for crude oil was
reported continuing heavy and some
crude is being withdrawn from stor-
age to meet refinery requirements.
The upward price movement be-
gan in January following upon a
series of declines in 1878. In the
first month of the year the price was
jumped 9 to II cents barrel and
10 days later advanced to IS cents.
On March increases Of 10 to II
cents occurred.
At yesterdays price level, highest
of the year, quotations still are be-
low the highs of 1887.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. tFl Omitted States De-
partment of Asriculture) .-Salable hogs.
1000; $4,000: opened on weights 2so
pounds down steady to strong with Thurs
days average: closing around 1915 lower
on medium-weight and weishty butchers:
top. $50: bulk 160-240 pounds, 5.55-76;
most a5o-3oO pounds 5.2o-45: few s25o
400 pounds. 5.00-15: sows steady to 10
lower; bulk 300-44O pounds. 1905, 90:
few light weights around $40; most 500
$50 pounds. 4.50-75.
salable cattle. 1900: salable calves; 500;
better than 100 loads International show
rejects on sale: asking firm prices: few
loads sold at 10.35-1 90: numerous loads
yearlinss bid 11.25-50: some held at 1900
and better. bid / 1.75; very. few commercial
steers in run: mainly steady. with best Of
ferings around 1880 yearlinss selling up
to IL 90: other killing classes fully steady.
very scarce: most fat cows. 5.50-6.25:
heifer-type Montana grass cows to $50
cutters, 4.60-5. 90: Gamers 3.75-4.40:
weighty sausage bulls at 7,.25 or. frm mar
ket vealers mainly $50 down; few selects.
9.75 and 1000: stock cattle in commercial
supply very scarce.
salable sheep. 5000: total $500: fat
lambs in fairly broad demand: steady to
strong; good to choice wooled lambs around
S.75-9.O0: best held 9.1O-15 and upward;
sheep about steady: native slaughter ewes
eligible. 3.75-4.50
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Dec. l lP..-Poultry. live, 10
trucks; steady: Plymouth Rock broilers. 49,:
ducks. Az pounds UP. white. II: small COL
ored. 8; small, white, 8: other prices un-
CHANGED.
Butter. 1881; steaater; creamery, 90
trslized, carlots. 27A-la: other prices un-
changed
Potatoes, So: on track. 300: total U. 8.
l; dull; y; g. No: 2, steady; Colorado Nc
weak: Nebraska Triumphs steady; North
ern whites steady, flrm undertone; supplies
moderate demand. early. slow. late morn
ing improving; SACKED, per cwt,o Idaho,
S. No. 2, 1886: Colorado. RED Mcciures,
U: $. No, l. few sales, cotton sacks. washed.
17s; Mel Nebraska: Bliss ST TTiumphs' pd U; s: No.
1.55: burlap sacks. washed. l.70-so: un-
washed, 1.eo: Minnesota. Red River Val
l. ..l,J lI5 Ne{th Dakota, Red River Valley
No; l. 1.1O-2O: heavy to large, 25: Bliss
Triumphs g per cent y. S: No: l; few
commercials, liza; unclassified 1.05-1O.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Lake Iron Ore
Shipments Hit
Hiqh Since 1917
By the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Dec. IA total OF
5,472,605 gross tons of Lake Superior
iron ore were floated on the Great
Lakes during November, largest for
any November since 1917, when
1888 ,828 tons were moved, the Lake
Superior Iron Ore Association re-
ported today. Only other November
to exceed this figure was In 1916
with 5,715,452 tons.
Past months tonnage was an in
crease of 1891 sos tons, or 269 per
cent over the 1,481 ,305 tons Of NO
vember, 1898, and brought seasons
shipments to 45,066,175 tons, gain
of 25,803,1 tons, or 1874 per cent,
from the 19263.0l1 tons of year
ago.
Although 1899 shipments from
United States ports have been COM
pleted one more cargo of Canadian
ore from Michipicoten Harbor re-
mains to be moved this month.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Dec; ! 4n,-Esgs, 9,141;
weaker. Mixed colors-Fancy to extra
fancy. 25H.,2s; standards. "a; frsts 23:
seconds, 1920: mediums, 1sh; dirties.
tor. fancy and heavyweishts. 17h-?0A;
standards. IL; firsts 1917: seconds. 1oA-
16; mediums, ID; dirties. Is.
Whites--Resale Of premium marks. 2S-
30: nearby aAi and MHidwestern Midwest premium Sn
exchange standards. 241a. Resale Of ex-
change to fancy nearby heavier mediums.
22A26. Nearby and Midwestern. ex-
change, mediums 90; pullets, 21. Re
friEerator. nearby specials. 21.23; nearby
and Midwestern standards, 1919: hrsts.
1712-1S.
Browns-Nearby. fancy to extra fancy.
26-26ia. Nearby and Midwestern,. ex-
change specials. 25h: exchange standards.
24h-25. Exchange mediums. 22a. Pull
lets. 21.
Duck eggs, 80.
Butter: $50 ;103; slightly hrmsr; Cream
(92 scorel. 291a; firsts (ss-9D. 26N-29;
seconds (s4-s7), 24H-26A.
Cheese, ss.4l1; steady to arm. Prices
unchanged.