Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1930, Page 3

t DROUGHT SWEEPS ~ VIRGINIA VALLEY Drooping Orchards and With- ered Cornfields Tell Story of Threatened Tragedy. __(Continued From First P: Consequently it didn't grow. The first cutting was low, sparse and poor of quality. There is almost no hop: at all of a second crop, since no grass se=ds can germinate in the moistureless 0il and the old stalks are dead. At the present writing Mr. Hutchin- son estimates the corn crop all over the State is at least 20 per cent gone. Rain in a few days may bring some of it back. In the intense heat, unre- Ueved by rain, the corn tassels “fired.” They dried up so completely that the pollen was killed. Where this hap- ned there can be no corn for Winter leeding. Virginia ordinarily produces about 50,000,000 bushels of corn, gen- erally valued at $1 a bushel. If the drought continues, the loss may run easily to $20.000,000. Something can be salvaged by using the stalks for ensilage and everything that can be used for fodder will bs very valuable this year. Apple Industry Seriously Hit. One of the greatest losses threatens to fall upon the apple growers. This Summer they have taken a double blow. The drought already has made certain & greatly reduced yield. Great Britain, { where thousands of barrels of Shenan- doah Valley apples are shipped annual- ly. has put into effect stringent im- port regulations, which greatly compli- cate the situation. The apple trees are the last to be hit by the dry weather. Their roots, extending far underground, reach moisture so long as there is any water to be found. But they evidently are fast reaching the end. Owners of big orchards, as alast resort. are cart- ing water to their trees by the barrel. They are interested now in keeping the trees alive. This is an expensive proceedure, When trees begin to show the effects of drought, say the experts at the State Agricultural College, it must be very bad indeed. On the college campus it- self cherished trees are fed barrelfuls of water to keep them alive. Added to the nightmare of the apple growers is the fear of fire. Everything is dry as tinder. Farm hands are forbidden to smoke in the orchards under threat of instant dismissal. The owners are in constant fear of cigarettes thrown from passing automobiles. An apple orchard Tepresents a large investment and can- not be replaced except in the course of years. The Shenandoah Valley faces a Berious threat to its position as one of the chief applé-growing sections of America. Leaves on the apple trees are begin- ning to turn yellow. Many diseased trees in the poorer orchards ,already have died—possibly a blessing in dis- guise, the experts say. But the leaves, ‘which must have moisture if the tree 18 to hold its own, are taking that which is needed by the growing apples. Con- sequently, these are shriveling and many of them will be small. Ordinarily the valley's apple crop is valued at about $9,000,000. It is impossible as yet to estimat# the value of this year's crop, for a good rain would work wonders, al- though it could not entirely undo the. damage already done. Although the apple grower probably will realize more from his crop this year than many other farmers, he is possi- bly the most seriously hit of all over a long period. The fruit buds, that is, the buds for the twigs which will bear apples the next year, are formed dur- ing June and July. year the trees ‘were ha too great a struggle to find moisture enough to keep themselves alive to waste any surplus energy form- ing “buds” So the owners may en- counter their greatest losses next. year. Added to all this is the cedar rust ‘which has been unusually prevalent on the apple trees, sapping their normal resistance to the drought. It is a fun- wiped out the tobacco plantings over an area 8 miles wide and about 10 miles long. Some of the hailstones, the farm- ers say, were so big that they stored them in the ice houses. In the whole situation there are two hopeful elements. First, the wheat crop, which seldom is of primary importance in Virginia. was exceptionally good this Spring. - The wheat does much of its growing in the early Spring. when there was moisture in the soil. The agricul- tural experts are advising the farmers to save the grain and feed it to their hogs instead of corn. Wheat is expensive hog feed, but the present market price is low and it looks like the only raw materfal for pork, which will be avail- able in any quantity, now that the corn crop is so obviously a failure. Also the wheat straw, ordinarily merely stacked in the fields or used for bed- ding, has become invaluable for fodder. | The price of straw has gone up from $5 a ton, with almost no market, to | ;eblll)ut $15 a ton with nobody willing to | The second blessing in disguise was | that credit to farmors wu‘sgl:ht this Spring, due to the Wall Street crash. The banks didn't have the money to loal At the time the farmers cussed the bankers. Now they are thanking their lucky stars that they couldn't get the money and consequently are not so saddled with debt as in ordinary years. It's an ill wind, they say, that blows nobody good. Ordinarily the loans are paid off with the receipts from cittle and hogs. This year about all the farmer can do to keep his cattle is to buy Western hay and the price is certain to bs high. He will have very little corn for his hogs. Many, frighfened over the prospect, are selling their cattle for what the? can get. The State college is urging them to hang on as long as they can. But they already are drawing on their Win- ter reserve of fodder. Cattle in the pastures still are getting some nourish- ment from the burned grass, but there is no new grass springing up and there is little hope of Fall pasturage. ,gus whose spores are formed on red cedar trees. Most of the orchardists have protected themselves against it by cutting all the red cedars within a mile or so of their trees—about the distance the spores ordinarily are blown by the wind. This year they seem to have come from a greater distance. Horticulturalists_at the State college don't understand just how it happenec. They think it is related in some way to the hot weather and the drought. Potato Crop Cut One-Third. The potato crop of Virginia ordinarily s valued at about $20,000,000. The State college experts estimate that the robable yield for this year already has Peen cut one-tnird. 1t Tain doesn't come soon the reduction will be much greater. The drought caught them in the blooming season. Sweet potatoes are not yet affected. Cabbage, which is & major crop of three Southwest Vir- counties, has been cut from one- d to one-half. The first tomato crop was not much affected, but the loss will be serious on the later plant- ings which ordinarily bear about the middle of August. é Tobacco is just beginning to show the effects of the drought. It is a plant that_thrives on moderately dry weather. Buf, in many flelds it is be- ginning to wilt. Coupled with this was the distaster of last week in Pittsyl- vania County, when one of the worst hailstorm ever known in Virginia C. RYNEX AUTOMOBILE SERV: ice, formerly located at 1074 31st st. n.W. b ved to lsrger quarters at 3214 Pre ave. nw. West 0223. 7* FOR SALE—UPRIGHT PIANO, §15; PLAYER- Biano, 348 to vay storase charges. 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When a blaze gets started in the mountains it is hard to stop. Science, which can’t overcome na- ture so far as to make crops grow without wates or keep hogs with noth- ing to feed them, is making some prac- tical suggestions. Among these is the planting of Abruzzi rye, a new variety which will provide forage late this Fall and will come up again early next Spring. It is about two weeks earlier than other rye, growing rapidly during warm spells in Winter. It should, say the experts, save about a month's feeding from the reserve forage. They also are urging the farmers to plant | such crops as buckwheat, which will provide food late this Fall. It will partly take the place of the pastures which ordinarly furnish feed well into December. Virginia Becoming Frightened. Virginia is just beginning to get thoroughly frightened over the drought situation. It was the principal topic of conversation at the Institute of Rural Affairs here last week. Up to the present there has been daily expectation of rain. Now they don't know what to expect and weather forecasters have no_encouraging ‘words for them. Dean Price of the Agricultural Col- lege has just drawn a graph comparing this year's rainfall to that which is normal for Virginia. It is less than one-third. All that the Valley has had to date are a few light, scattered showers. Even these have been god- | sends. | 1t is the poorer farmers who are hit | worse. The extensive orchardists who | fertilize extensively and cultivate deep- ly are in fair shape. But even on the college farm itself, where everything is done according to the last word in agri- cultural science, the normal crop of 300 tons of hay was reduced to 50 tons of a very inferior grade. Experts are loath to reduce the prcb- able loss to terms of dollars and cents. Poor crops may bring higher prices, they hope, thus passing some of the farmer’s loss to the man -in the city. Some farmers may even make money | out of a poor year. But the majority have very little hope. Aside from the agricultural situation, the present appearance of the, valley is pathetic. It is a place of old, W) ite- pillared mansions set on spacious Jawns and shaded by oaks and willows. This year the lawns are burned to a crisp. INT' b Totn Bt MW ron ‘Wanted—Load = N York. Philadelphia. Richmond, Ve aro, "BlS itisburehs Pa.. snd Hen: aevson . N. C. To _Pittsburgn, N. Y., Cumberland, Md.. snd Harrisburs. Pa. g Smith’s Transfer & Storage Co., 1313 You St. North 3343. canTe S Seth R Printing Craftsmen... are at your service for g result-getting publicity The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D St. N.W. _Phone National 0650 ARE YOU WAITING —tor big Tains to remind you of that leaky roof? tter ha ak thn;.l' sound and tignt before Winter come: 1 sate. Z30 Roofins 119 3rd St 8.W. An 2 District 0933 The wipd bjows fallep leaves across the m.rd n‘l‘l’ mh‘ell'lj Oc! ¥, The flower beds are ragged and drooping. The ink repe. myrtles, ordinarily con- icuous in the Virginia countryside, are sorry-looking bushes. The Alleghenies an@l the Mdssenfttens, ordinarily bask- ing in a soft blue haze on Summer days, rrisonburg, chester. Lexington and uwovuu.blewbeundln,mymdt flowers growing. Farmers are buying it from the cities. A blight has struck such ordinarily lovely - places as the irginia mu ‘Teachers’ SHOWERS T0 BRING TEMPORARY RELIEF Government Agencies Bend Effort to Task of Aiding Stricken Nation. . (Continued From Pirst Page.) system supplying suburban Montgomery 2,500,000 gallons of water daily, the pressure in the mains of the Washing- ton Suburban Sanitary Commission, which serves that area, was kept high yesterday, according to Harry R. Hall, deputy chief engineer. The Maryland system drew about a million gallons of water through the Chevy Chase connection and about 750,000 gallons through both the Silver Spring and Mount Rainier connections yesterday, Mr. Hall said. All of Tflkowl Park and that portion of Silver Sprifg south of Sligo avenue, is now served by District water the engineer declared. The Sanitary their problem ~ is solved and anticipa ficulties unless the Commission believes now satisfactorily te no further dif- District finds it now furnishing Maryland. Feed Grain May Be Saved. One ray of hope came from prelimi- of Agriculture, which held that if Au- gust and September produce normal rainfall feed grain crops may be har- vested in fair guantities. ‘These would be better than average in New England and the Southeast, average in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Towa, South Dakota and Nebraska. The yields of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and parts of Coloradg and New Mexico would be & little belo% average, while four-fifths; of the grains might be saved even now | in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missourl, | Arkansas and Alabama. A three-fourths yield would result in the strip bordering | the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to ‘mi 1. ulf. It was a big “if,” however, that gov- erned the hopes as the Weather Bu- reau experts still sought in vain for signs of real relief ahead. ‘The river reglons presented the worst case. Even the possible three-fourths crop in Kei tucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana an Mis- souri would force farmers to sell heir live stock at a costly sacrifice or pur- chase feed on credit. Reports from the Valley of Virginia tell of conditions equaled only, ap- parently, in the most arid sections of the drought belt. Millions of dollars represent only a part of the loss to farmers. Conditions Alarming. Based on observations in \'l‘i)rzitn:l and West Virginia during & motor trip last week end, William F. Schilling, dairy representative of the Federal Farm Board, said that drought condi- tions in these two States are really alarming. Schlll?n( sald that milk production already showed a serious decrease, and that & milk shortage especially in city areas was not at all unlikely. “I found farmers trying to sell lhel{ cattle and sheep at aimost any price, he said. “Pastures are burned up, and even early rains will not revive them enough to help much. Apples in some sections are falling from the trees and are not filling out. Garden crops of ll.], sorts are shriveling in the intense heat, he added. Loudoun County, in Virginia, typical of others in the State, is facing a disas- trous situation. With temperatures 104 and over, and no relief in sight, cattle raisers and dairymen aiready have lost more than $200,000 due to the shortage in the milk supply and the necessity of buying feed at a high price. The corn crop was said to be 8 total failure. Vegetation is gone and the apple crop, a leading industry, 13 only half the usual amount. Streams have dried up in many sections and cattle are being driven miles for water. Face Milk Shortage. Not only does the drought affect the farmers but the merchants and other business men, whose chief source of trade is the rural population. Fairfax County, the leading dairy county of Virginia, faces a serious shortage in milk production unless soaking 'rains come early. Usually deep-running creeks are drying up or are reduced to a few soggy mud holes. Pastures are almost bare. In many localities the corn crop will be a total failure and fruit trees are suffering severely from the drought. Gov. Sampson, in the telegram to the President, declared the drought situa- tion aiready is taking a heavy toll from Kentucky cattle raisers and farmers generally. “Many fine herds of cattle and sheep are being shipped to glutted market where they bring 10 per cent of value because owners feel they cannot afford to buy feed,” he telegraphed, “and this will make scarce good live stock for suc- agricultural progress: pri T are likewise passing.” i Even in San Francisco, cattle receipts at the market were made up of cull dairy cows, sold for lack of feed. How- 3 ide the pastures are dry. Even the rivers are very low, % ever, the riculture artment sa; the vflmflflr markets I‘)‘e'pm Teport, 1{: and Prince Georges Counties with about | 1st necessary to curtail the supply it is |2 nary observations of the Depunmcm,“: foreing of cattle except in isolated eir- cumstances. Dwindling milk supplies everywhere Two snow scene pictures sn: Winter when there was quite a bit of complaint about the weather. D. C, WEDNESDAY, ® ped at random by Star pholographers last The view at the top right, with trees in bloom, is in marked contrast with its neighbors. POPULATION BY STATES New York Leads Nation in Size and Per Cent of Increase. District Is Ahead of Eight States. The -total population of the United States by States, according to the re- cently completed census, is as follows: 1930 population. 12,609,555 Rank. State. New York . Pennsylvania Tllinois Ohio Texas L California Michigan Massachusetts New Jersey Missouri Indiana . . North Carolina . Wisconsin Georgia Alabama Kentucky ‘Tenneszee Minnesota South Carolina . ‘West Virginia Maryland Connecticut. Washington Rhode Island . North Dakota Montana Utah .. District of Columbia New Hampshire Idaho Arizona . New Mexico ‘Vermont Delaware Wyoming Nevada 2,902,127* 2,644,477 2,622,809 2,609,637 2,558,265 2,467,900* 2,418,075% 2,388,955 2,098,876 2,007,743* 1,882,518 1,853,981* 1,732,271* 1,728,51 1,625,27f 1,602,263 1,557,540 1,465,069* 1,386,619 502,640 485,716 463,746 Numerical increase. 2,224,328 918,824 1,145,003 869,979 1,147,455 2,215,421 1,149,959 512,616 846,668 1920 rank. 1 1920-30 increase. 295,028 606.023 368,321 6,295 T 3 PO, T ey A N T T Tt S E » 5,574 87,479 58,582 6,664 13,855 30,291 13,152 ore) P DN I DBRWAN N DD I 4 DD NI = IR D DLW DD 3 49th ‘Totals of supervisors’ announcements. tIndicates decrease. The population of the United States and parative figures of 10 years ago, follow: Continental United States Alaska American Samoa Guam Hawall . Panama Canal Zone Porto Rico Philippine Islands . Virgin Islands Military, navi ‘Totals 12;2.72§,615 *Indicates preliminary total announced by al and state services abroad . 161 # 17,018,999 Census Bureau following check all of its possessions and com- 1930. 122,728,873 59,000 9,956 18,521 386,336 39,469 1,543,913 12,604,100 012 89,381 137,501,561 1920. 105,710,620 55,036 8.056 18,275 255,912 22,858 1,299,809 10,350,140 26,051 117,238 117,858,395 continued s pronounced symptom of the drought. Many Crops Have Chance. Many crops still had a chance at large yields, including potatoes, toma- toes, onions, cabbage and lettuce, ‘which with general rains now would be better than last year, With the exception of Virginia and Michigan apples, fruit also would be available in good quantities. Cotton was reported doing well in many States but in Texas and ‘Okla. homa the blazing sun and drought were shriveling even this hot weather prod- uct. From Louisiana came reports that lack of water had forced the abandon- ment of some rice fields. Forest fires continued to menace many sections, particularly in the na- tional forests, many of which are browned as though by Fall frosts. Shortage of drinking waler with its accompanying threat of disease was reported in some sections. HEAT SHIFTS TO EAST. Scattered Showers Bring Relief ‘to Midwestern Sections. CHICAGO, August 6 (#).—The center of the heat wave had apparently shifted %o the East today, leaving the citizens of the midcontinent less uncomfort- able, but the crops still in danger. Scattered showers and cooler winds brought some relief to Middle Westerners who had sweltered in 90 and 100 degree temperatures for weeks. The rainfall was small in most cases, however, not enough in itself to bring any real break in the drought. , The corn crop, already damaged to an alarming degree, was still in a pre- carious state where a few more days of real heat would mean the loss of mil- lions of bushels. The soil, badly parched in most sections, was in no condition to withstand another siege of sun and wind. The real heat news of yesterday came from the East, where Wi gton re- ported a_maximum temperature of 102 degree, Philadelphia, 98, and New York, 92. Restricted water diets and forest fires emphasized the seriousness of the situation in Maryland. Government forecasters held out some hope for local showers but said the temperature would not change much in the near future, ‘“Continued warm™ temperature expected for the upper Great Lakes region. Central Ohio cooled off yesterday with the help of several showers although there wasRo general rain. Heavy pre- cipitation of Dayton and Springfield helped crops in those vicinities. Chicago’s millions spent the most comfortable night in weeks with the mercury around 72 after a total pre- cipitation for yesterday of .12 inch. Southern Illinois was still suffering, however, from intense heat and drought. Scores of wells in Duquoin have gone dry and mine companies have been forced to take unusual precautions to’ conserve the water supply. Rains ranging from light showers to a 2-inch downpour fell over parts of the Southwest yesterday bringing the temperature down around the seasons able level for the first time in week! and breaking the most severe heat wave of the year. Showers fell in parts of Western and Southern Kansas, while Colby, Kans., Teported a 2-inch rainfall. In most localities the precipitation was consid- ered not enough to be much aid to the suffering crops. MADE POLITICAL ISSUE. Senator Robinson's Opponent Attacks Appeal For Farm Relief. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., August 6 (#).— Rellef from a drought of nearly three months’ duration became a political is- sue in Arkansas today, with Senator Joe T. Robinson advocating Federal re- lief for stricken farmers and his op- ponent for the Demicratic nomination assailing the proposal as “a campaign promise.” In telegrams to President Hoover and Chairman Legge of the Farm Board, Senator Robinson suggested that the board ‘“use such amounts of the revolv- ing fund as may be found necessary upon a quick survey to meet immediate requirements to prevent suffering.” , Tom W. Campbell, Little Rock attor- ney and Robinson's first opponent in a party contest since 1918, sald Robinson failed to ald farmers in his 28 years as a Representative and Senator. He advocated a law by which the Govern- ment would rantee prices on farm commodities, saying he believed such & statute would obtain “genuine farm re- was the general forecast with a rise in lief.” 215,121 | 296,303 | AUGUST 6, 1930. CENSUSREVEALS | L TABIEINL.S | 137,502,303 Is Grand Total Population, Including Possessions. l | By the Associated Press. | The first complete preliminary census | | figure today showed continental United States to number 122,729,615 inhabi- ants. | " Four months after enumerators en- | tered the field, Associated Press Bureaus completed this first country-wide com- pilation from official announcements of supervisors. Outlying possessions add 14.772,688, | making a grand total of 137,502,303 Increase Is 17,018,253 The total population increase of the 48 States and the District of Columbia was 17,018,253, | . The percentage of increase over the last census was 16.1 per cent. The two States topping the list in numerical gain were: New York, with | an increase of 2,324,328, and California, | with an increase’ of 2,215421. Three others gained more than a million each: Michigan, 1,149,95¢ ‘exas, 1,147,455, and Illinois, 1,145,003 Only one, Montana, showed decrease —a loss of 15,370 people in the 10 years. California was the fastest-growing | State—a 64.6 r cent gain. Florida | was her only fose contender—increas- | ing by 51.4 per cent. Michigan placed third, with a growth of 31.3 per cent. | New Jersey, next in line, added 26.8 | per_cent. | The Pacific States proved the fastest- | growing geographical division, Washing- | ton, Oregen and California averaging | a 46.4 per cent increase. The “center of population,” mythical balance point, located near Whitehall, Ind., in 1920, was pulled West and South by the West Coast increment. Just how far, the census experts have yet to figure out. Census Clock Is Slow. The census clock, that constantly clicking electric calculator of the coun- try’s population, maintained by the Cen- sus Bureau, was proven somewhat slow by the first total returns. At midnight, April 1, it said but 122,186,893. | By the new totals, 20 States probably | will lose Representatives in Congress, while 10 States will gain them. That's another problem for the experts—reap- portionment by the method of major fractions. The just-completed census showed this country to be more citified than ever before. In 1920 there were but 68 cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. Now there are 94 cities of more than 100.000 inhabitants. ‘The cities numbering 10,000 increased from approximately 700 to about 900. Of the many fact-finding phases of the census, only the population count is complete. No Nation-wide totals have been compiled on unemployment, nor on classification by racial groups, sex and occupation. KIRKWOOD-LEE FILM ROMANCE ON ROCKS By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August li.A'l'hek seven-year marital venture of James Kirkwood, actor and film director, and Lila Lee, stage and screen actress, was at an end today. Charging his wife had deserted him, Kirkwood won a divorce decree and the custody of their 6-year-old child, James, jr. A contract approved by the court yes- | terday denied the mother any right of “care, control, custody or jurisdiction over the rearing, educating or religious training of the child.” ‘The couple was married July 26, 1923, and parted July 15, 1928. Stills Classed as “Fire Menace.” | they were lax in reporting stills, all 270 | inspectors of the city’s Tenement House | Department have been transferred to | other districts. Although 100 stills were reported by the inspectors in the last | three months, Commissioner Deegan | said he has received manv comvlaints. Stills are regarded as a fire menace. NEW YORK, August 6 (#).—Because | Cor IDSTATES 0 AN 2 SEATS W HOLSE Twenty Will Lose One or More Members, Census Data Indicate. By the Associated Press. Dividing up 435 seats in the House of Representatives so each State will have an equitable share of members on the basis of its 1930 population today ozcupied experts of the Census Bureau. The Secretary of Commerce has been directed by Congress to submit on the first.day of the December session a compilation of the population of ihe States and the numbor of members to which each is entitled under the method known as “major fractions.” That method, roughly, applies the principle of counting as a unit any re- | mainder more than half and the drop- ping of a remainder of less than one- half. Ten to Gain 26 Seats. Application of this method to the first complete preliminary census fig- ures indicated today 26 seats would be affected in the coming reapportionment. Twenty States probably will lose one or more members. Ten States are expected to gain the 26 seats. Legislatures in the States affected will have to. rear- range their congressional districts be- fore the election of 1932. The first actual census total, which still is subject to final revision by the Census Bureau, showed reapportionment figures somewhat different from those calculated by the House Census Com- mittee before reapportionment law was alifornia, calculated by the com- mittee to gain six seats, would be en- titled to nine, bringing her delegation to 20. Michigan would gain feur addi- tional members. Thus the rapid popu- lation gains of these two States alone would give them half of the 26 mem- berships expected to be shifted. Other shifts from committee calcu- lations were seen in New York and Ohio. The Empire State had been slated for the loss of a member, but unusual population gains probably ‘will entitle her to two additional seats. The Buckeye State, on the other hand, prob- ably will gain but two of its estimated increase of three members. Georgia Due to Lose Two. Georgia, which the commi not figured for a loss, problbly“:fll R:!g two members because of an unexpected- ly small increase of inhabitants, while other unforeseen losses of one member each were calculated to be in store for | Minnesota, Rhode Island, - lina ‘and South Dakota. > Car Mississippi, which had been figured é::d:dllo::t ofu!..:aul;gpresenuuve:, ex- estima - lb‘l}' will lose but one. PN oD ‘exas, on the other hand, w !D(;r :xg‘htll of qu members, but“be‘cl::fsg eption: v !lgl ey growth is expected to ‘ommittee-calculated gains borne out by current population figures were esti- mated for New Jersey with two addi- fiio.nllN l;lrltl:‘!b!cl's. Il&fl Connecticut, Flor~ 3 ‘aro ashin ngxn one apiece. s on present figures Missor the largest loser, as the un::x‘.s‘c’:g‘xfigt :h"r had indicated, with a decrease of g ee members, bringing her delegation lown to 13. Losses of two members each, all previously indicated, would be sustained by Indiana, Iowa and Ken- tucky. 10 to Lose 1 Each. States which the commit - cated would lose one m!mhe'f‘esll:t.id w‘ggale go ulation increases have not been suf- iclent to upset these predictions, are Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Te;:eme‘ Vermont and Virginia. e table of Pt State gains and losses Pres, Reap. Pop. Inc. Del.’ G. e EalENubaonmats » S saismiee b o e s Kan: Kentucky Louisian Maine ! [ ‘ Will Rogers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Now, Mr. Hoover being a business man, I bet you he takes that Senate and House of Representative space in the Capitoul Building and turns it miniature ¥ there is 3,500 of ‘em in the city of Los Angeles. Then people a: what's the mat- ter with this country. Noth- ing only there is millions got a “putter” in their hand when they ought to have a shovel. Half of America is bent over. 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