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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05
Dam Brothers Go to
Washington in Int
crest Priest Rapids

a nature such as to invite private
capital.
1T is for the people to say
whether they care to see millions
of dollars come to this western
country for the developing of wa
ter powers, building of factories,
the irrigation of vast tracts now
arid and virtually waste, and for
the greatly increased prosperity of
all Cur portion of the country.
what we need out west is new
money. The Alaska railroad. meas
ure passed congress after years of
work, yet the appropriation to
build that northen railroad would
not build one large water power
project SUCH as the one at Rjukan,
Norway, now supplying nitrates to
the German government. l believe
it a fact that if Germany had not
developed her water power with
the idea of obtaining nitrates from
the air, the war might be over to-
day. We are now obtaining our
nitrates from distant Chile, but the
richest of the Chilean beds will be
exhausted! in nine years.
"We have no nitrate beds, and
must therefore rely on our water
power and it takes time to con-
struct dams and obtain this vitality
valuable product.
eff our water powers had been
developed, we would now be sup
plying some of the millions of dol
lars worth Of products now going
across the water and the North
west would be sharing equally in
the enormous prosperity that is
spreading all through the East and
Middle West.
Conservation Of our resources is
vital to us al, but when we con-
serve our water power to the ex-
tent that 44,000,OO0 horse power
go to waste annually, without turn
ing a wheel, we are not practicing
true conservation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05

Everett S. and Milton E. Dam,
owners of the Diamond D ranch at
the foot of Priest Rapids and men,
ers and officers in the Priest Rapids
Land Owners association, an organ.
ization perfected by the land own
ers in the vicinity of Priest Rapids
for the purpose Of helping to Sc
cure from congress satisfactory
legislation for the building of the
dam at that point, were appoint
ed by Governor Lister to represent
the state of Washington at the Ma
tional Conservation congress, held
in Washington, D. c., May 2, 8
and 4.
While there, they will also con-
fer with leaders of the senate and
house relative to the water power
measure now before both branches
of congress. Although the issue of
preparedness is overshadowing all
others before congress at present,
water power legislation is regarded
by great many as next on the
list. To a representative of the
Yakima Herald, Milton E. Dam
said:
cit is possible to develop a.
coo, 900 horsepower from our west
ern streams, were the law so franz
ed as to safeguard the developing
interests as we'll as the public. Un-
der the laws now in force, per mits
for the development of water pow
er may be revoked at any time by
a federal bureau chief. Capital
for such development cannot be OBJ
tained for such uncertain tenure,
especially since the development of
water power is hazardous bust
ness under the exacting restrictions
imposed.
"The new lay, while providing
proper regulation in the public in
terests, must be specific, clear and
certain in it's terms and must be of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05

Say! You White Bluffs, Hanford,
Richland and Kennewick early
strawberry growers! Just stop
talking. John Dumert brought
down the biggest, reddest, juiciest
bunch of Strawberries from Allard
Thursday, that you ever saw.
More than that, he says he has
been handing them out to the
neiphbors for several days. Who
can beat Allard's record?
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05
Harris on
Gas and Oil
Authentic Report By Com
petent Authority on the
Prospects of Oil

The following article in regard
to the gas and oil fields from Her.
bert c. Harris, the mining engin.
eer with the Walla Walla Oil
Gas & Pipe Line company is
made up of reports of other engin
GERS who have judged the field and
from his own conclusions, is from
good authorities, and will prove in.
teresting to our readers:
Walla Walla, Wash. Apr "a, 1916
White Bluffs Spokesman,
White Bluffs, Wash.
Gentlemen: Considerable inter-
est has been aroused by develop
ment that is being done in the Ben
ton county oil and gas field south
west of your city. There has been
considerable printed about this
field and a great deal has been
misleading. 1t may be of interest
to your readers to have correct in
formation.
The one we'll in the district was
drilled for water in February, 1918,
and drilling was discontinued in
August, 1918. The log of the well. /.
which, by the way, has never been
published, is as follows:
Thickness Depth
Volcanic ash & boulders Is is
Porous basalt 365 $50
Dakota sands contain
ing 2 or buckets oily 2-3 1888
Silica and volcanic rock III 500
Basalt (gas at 705 ft.) Is 706
R. B. Sitter, engineer Of the
Spokane Gas & Fuel company. ex-
amined the we'll on July 16 and
IL, 1914. His measurement show
ed that $4,000 cubic feet of gas
per "a hours was flowing from the
we'll and that the rock pressure
was 81 pounds. His laboratory
tests on samples taken from the
we'll showed the gas to be free
from sulphur and having from 900
to 1000 b. t. u. S. OF heat per cubic
foot. My own measurement made
on the 2lst day Of March, 1916.
gave substantially the same results,
so the flow has been uniform for
almost two years. l hsve taken
seepages from four different points
in the Columbia and Yakima rivers
within a few miles of the we'll,
which show undeniable traces of
oil. Near the bend Of the Yakima
river that is called "The Horn"
there is we'll that tastes so strong
ly of oil that it is not good for
domestic purposes unless it is
pumped dry several times a day.
The gas we'll spoken of above is
convincing argument that gas ex-
lists in large quantities in this re-
gion. / first visited the we'll after
it had been burning for months,
and | shall never forget the i'm.
preston it made on me. With a
roar almost as loud as the waves of
the ocean, which frightened our
horses so that we had trouble in
driving near, it burned with
clear, pure flame that shot up some
80 to 40 feet above the pipe. The
gas has been pronounced by experts
of the University of Washington to
be petroleum gas. If such large
flow of natural gas exists it would
seem reasonable to conclude that
oil also exists in the lower strata.
The geological history Of this re-
gion is an impor tant consideration,
though our knowledge of it is linn
tied.
We have to deal only with ter
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05
Republican
Convention

The Republican convention of
Benton county convened at Kenne-
wick at 2 pm. Saturday April 29th.
F. R. Jeffrey was elected perma-
nent chairman and A. C. Rumble
permanent secretary. White Bluffs
was represented by James Shep-
herd, Rod Sprague and Andrew
Codding. The following named
delegates with one-half vote each
were elected as delegates to the
state convention at North Yakima
to be held May 9Th:
S. j. Harrison F. L. Bash
j. C. Syfford L. l.. Todd
A. C. Rumble E. j. Bailey
o. Jaeger B. R. McGregor
Andrew Brown Lon Boyle
A. r Gardner A. H. Wheaton
Geo. Finley H. w. Desgranges
F. R. Jeffrey M. d. O'Connell
H. Wheelhouse
Mr.. Shepherd and Mr.. Sprague
were chosen as alternates.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-05-05

T. j. Rowan. postoffice inspector
from North Yakima, was in town
Thursday and Friday, checking the
postoffice and attending to other
business coming under his official
duties.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
COLORADO DAY, AUG. |
GOVERNOR GEO. A. CARLSON is.
SUES PROCLAMATION.
Executive Declares Fortieth Anniver-
sary of Centennial States Admis-
sion to Union a Legal Holiday.
weslern Newspaper Union News servIes.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver K July 22 Governor
George A. Carlson issued the follow
ing proclamation:
On Tuesday, Aug. l, this state will
celebrate her fortieth birthday. Colo
rado Day. is an occasion dear to the
hearts of our citizens, particularly to
the pioneer, for it carries memory
back through the sweep of years to
the frontier days of romance, adven-
ture and peril and brings the true
perspective of our marvellous advance
ment since our admission into the
Union as sovereign state.
On this day while we mark our
progress, we also renew our faith in
ideals yet to be attained There has
never been better reason for joy
Gus, happy, ungrudging celebration
than on this coming Colorado day.
The last year has been epochal for
its prosperity and the social and NOR
al advance of our people. The coming
harvest promises to be unusually
bountiful, our mineral resources are
yielding record-breaking wealth; bust
ness has entered into a new day of
substantial, daily-increasing prosper
ity; our people are united and threat
ened danger from abroad has caused
a re-birth of the virile patriotism OF
the pioneer fathers.
Therefore, and in accordance with
law, |, George A. Carlson, governor OF
Colorado, do hereby declare Tuesday,
August /. 1916, a legal holiday. 1t is
especially urged that our state and
national flags be prominently dis
played; that wherever possible suit.
able exercises be held and that Colo.
rado products be used exclusively IN
the celebration of the day.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
ALLIES WIN ON TWO FRONTS.
Germans Repulse Strong Russian At
tack Along Dneister.

London, July 27.-The allies are
able to congratulate themselves on
another good days record with the
capture of the important positions of
Pozieres on the west front and Erzin-
gan in Armenia, while the Russian
general, Sakharoff, in the fighting on
the Slonevka river, captured another
1000 prisoners and five guns.
The night of July "a Italian troops
repulsed two violent counter attacks
against the summit of Monte Cimope,
which had been captured from the
Austrians, says the Italian official an
nouncement, issued at Rome.
South of the Dneister river and
west of Obertyn, a Russian attack
broke down under German fire. says
statement issued by the Austro-
Hungarian headquarters. Russian re,
connoitering attacks southwest of La.
baczovka were repulsed All attacks
on the Italian front were repulsed by
the Austrians, the statement adds.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

him on his back from the battlefield
to place of safety and nursed him
back to life.
When the war was over Ben re-
turned to the old plantation and de-
clared he didn't want any freedom.
He was given land to work and was
provided for when there was a crop
failure. To Ben was given the honor
in the stirring days following the war
that no other Negro in the South en-
joyed. 1t was a knowledge of the
workings of the Ku-Klux Klan. II
first came about through accidental
knowledge the Negro had acquired.
and afterward from the necessity to
trust some Negro with certain infor-
nation.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
Worlds Ropins Record Broken.

Cheyenne.-Twice within five min
utes the worlds steer-roping record
was broken at Frontier park, first by
Bert Weir of Monument, N. NJ, who
reduced it from 30 seconds to 81 sec
onds; then by Fred Lowery of Okla
homa, who cut 1t to "a seconds. Only
one serious accident plarred the
thrilling sports on the program. An
outlaw broncho reared and fell back
on Fred de Mills, dangerously injur-
ing him in the head and cnest.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
coloradoans Paid ss,e7s,ooo insurano,

The life insurance companies paid
to beneficiaries in policies on resi-
dents Of this state in 1915 the aggre.
gate sum of $3,679,00G, exclusive OF
payments made in sixty-seven cities
and towns of the state where the ag.
gregate amounts were less than S10,.
900. Denver led the list with total
of $2,O40,000 in policies which were
for $4,000 or more. Pueblo and Colo.
RADIO Springs were close together, the
first receiving $243,25O and the other
$224,OOO. The largest policy paid in
the state was for s51,500 and went to
the beneficiaries of David S. Lehman
of Denver, who died last year. Rob
ert H. McMann carried the second
largest amount in this city, $47,S95
The beneficiaries of John j. McGin.
nifty received $40,930.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

iiOW uOeS cOlOTeQ man nanule MS
own people? To answer this question
so far as Captain Washington is con-
cerned, is to say that here is a man
who is ready to explain to the boys
why 1t is necessary for them to obey
certain rules; here is a friend and ad-
wiser, who, with all his kindness, can
not easily be hoodwinked; here is an
administrative officer who is willing to
explain with calmness what is what
and is then prepared to insist that
boys must do their part to maintain
high standards.
Captain Washington is, indeed,
big brother" to the 500 Negro and
Indian boys who are being trained at
Hampton for school teaching, farming,
and mechanical industries. He is
friendly but emphatic in his admins
tration of discipline. He is willing to
put the facts squarely to boys and ex-
poets them to do their best. Even
when he has to send away an occa-
sional boy, he gives the best kind OF
advice and has in this way started
many boys on a higher path.
Allen Washington's career is typical
of thousands of Negroes, who, during
so years of freedom, have emerged
from a very simple life to take their
places in a complex civilization.
AS an officer of the Hampton school.
Captain Washington has taken part in
many educational and financial meet
ings which have been held to create
new interests in Negro education. He
has travelled far and wide, speaking
on behalf of Hampton and the ideas of
education for which Hampton stands.
He knows the South and conditions
which his people face. He was one of
Doctor Washington's close friends and
associates He has taken an active
part in the constructive work of sew
eral Negro organizations which aim to
! promote race relations.
Captain Washington is treasurer OF
the Negro Organization Society of Vir-
ginia, which is carrying to more than
300, 900 Negroes the message of bet
ter health, better schools, better farms
and better homes" and financial sec
retary of the Hampton Institute Alum
nj association. He is also president
of the Sumner Literary society, which
is composed of colored men and wom-
en- who make serious study of the
best literature.
Captain Washington has received in
struction from some of the best United
States army officers who have been
stationed at Fort Monroe. He is a
thorough drillmaster and tactician. He
believes in his own race, as well as
In white people. He breaches the doc
trine of success through struggle to
the boys under his charge.
Whether as farmer. an oysterman
harnessmaker, disciplinarian or
trusted officer in some Negro organiza-
ton, Allen Washington has always re-
tanned his native simplicity of speech,
sincerity and spirit of racial good will.
1t is to men of the type of Booker T.
Washington, Robert r. Motion and AL.
| len Washington that more and more
people are looking today for helpful
suggestions relating to the race prob
lem.-New York Times.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
Educators Honor Colorado Women.

Mrs. Mary C. c. Bradford, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction,
was elected first vice president of the
National Educational Association at
the annual meeting held recently in
New York city. Miss Anna Laura
Force, principal of the Columbian
school of Denver, was elected a mem
ber Of the board of directors. The
next meeting of the association. which
is comprised of educators from all the
states of the Union. will be he,d al
Atlantic City
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
Nurses in Post Graduate Course.

Five women, members of the Army
First Aid corps, an auxiliary to Com.
pany A, first separate battalion, c. N.
G., went to the state rifle range at
Golden, and in the field hospital there
Ing to add to the experience they al
ready have acquired. The corps
numbers seventeen women, as many
as possible of whom will go to the
mobilization camp daily.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
Denver Mint Makes SO, $4,000 Coins.

The biggest period in the history of
the Denver mint closed with the fis-
cal year ending June 80. Half dol
lars coined during the year totaled
$4,000, and their money value is $780,
O00 The mintage of quarters reached
100000 pieces, having a value of
s750,500. Nickels valued at $179, 400
and totaling 3,5SS,O0O pieces, were
stamped by the presses. The largest
coinage in pieces was pennies, the
mint turning out 31,S06,000 of them.
Their money value is s31S,060. The
total coinage Of all denominations
was 39,1SS,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
Charles w. Beach Appointed.

Governor Carlson appointed Charles
W. Beach of Pueblo state division en-
gineer for division No 2. The ap-
pointment was the result of recent
competitive civil service examinations.
His headquarters will be at Pueblo
and his salary will be $4,000 a year.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
State Has $4,000 for Investment.

AS a result of the ability of the
state to pay its obligations and ap-
preparations, Colorado 8 per cent and
A per cent bonds are in such demand
by investors that the state itself can.
not find that class of it's own secur,
tiles in which to invest its money, as
1t desires to do. Over $4,000 be-
longing to the compensation insur.
ance fund is lying in the banks seek.
ing an investment. State Treasurer
Stocker has asked the opinion of the
attorney general whether the fund can
be invested in school district bonds
or other kinds of state securities.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
CLEARANCE FOR
The DEUTSCHLAND
SEAWARD WITHOUT ANY
FURTHER NOTICE.
TO RETURN TO BREMEN
U. S. WAR SHIPS SENT OUT TO
PREVENT ATTACK IN AMERi-
CAN WATERS.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baltimore, Md, July 27.-The Ger
man submarine liner Deutschland was
cleared by her commander, Capt.
Paul Koenig, for Bremen or any
other port in Germany"
Any hour now, the vessel may
start down Chesapeake Bay prepared
to make a dash for the open sea
through the Virginia capes and the
guard of allied warships off the three
mile limit.
Secrecy surrounds the plans of
Capt. Koenig. After obtaining his
clearance papers at the custom house
he said, in reply to questions asked
for. the benefit of the Maryland Pi-
lots Association, that the exact time
of his departure was indefinite. Last
night he had made no arrangements
for pilot but he can procure one al
most Immediately at any time he de-
sires
Agents for the subsea freighter an
nounced that it was ready for the re-
turn voyage to Germany, and that
clearance papers would be secured
later in the day. This information
was conveyed to the custom house,
and the office of the clearance clerk
was kept open for Capt. Koenig, who
arrived shortly before o'clock with
Capt. Hinsch of the North German
Lloyd liner Neckar.
Collector of Port Ryan communi-
Gated with the Treasury Department
at Washington, and it informed Capt.
Koenig that his request would be
granted; consequently the cargo was
described, officially, as being COM
posed of general merchandise
Washington, July 27.-The battle
ship North Carolina and three tor
pedo boat destroyers were ordered out
to exercise on the southern drill
grounds" and departed Immediately.
Announcement of this was made by
the Navy Department a few hours
after the fighting craft had reached
made that the ships will temporarily
also be engaged in neutrality duty"
1t happens that the southern drill
| grounds" are in the immediate vicinity
of the sea buoy off Cape Henry, at
the exact spot where the Deutschland
must take to sea when it is decided to
run the gauntlet of the British and
French warships.
1t happens also that it was here
tnat an unidentified British cruiser
passed within the three-mile limit and
thus created another episode which
threatens to call for diplomatic ad-
justment between the United States
and Great Britain.
The North Carolina has aboard
three seaplanes and constitutes con.
siderable addition to the American
naval force assembled to see that
there is no fighting in American
waters.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

Using mirrors that are invisible to
the audience, German motion picture
apparatus reflects the entire contour
of the players in a picture. giving n
lifelike appearance.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

A novel French heater for rooms
consists of carpet in which are
woven wires to take current from IA
light socket and distribute the cleo
trio heat evenly.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
New President for santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo.-Federico Henri
quez Carvajal was proclaimed provi-
sional President of Santo Domingo by
Congress. President Carvajal sue
ceeds Juan Isidoro Jiminez. He was
elected by the chamber of deputies
on May IT,
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

A new machine for sharpening safe
ty razor blades does the work with re-
volving cylinders so that the blades
are concaved without the edges being
worn down.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

A window that Frenchman has
patented consists of a number of piv-
oted sections which may be moved
to any desired angle by pulling a
chain.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

A German musician has invented an
electrically operated machine which
records on roll of paper every note
of musical composition as he plays
1t upon n piano.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

A recently invented substitute for
rubber tires which can be attached to
any automobile wheel consists of two
concentric metal rings between which
are clusters of springs.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

An impressive illustration of affec-
tion felt for tire faithful wartime"
Negro by the whites of this part of the
South occurred near Demopolis, in the
heart of the "Black belt" of Alabama.
recently, says the Birmingham (Ala.)
Age-Herald. when the body of Ben
Coleman. an old Negro bodyguard of
members of the Coleman family, was
tenderly borne to the grave by six
prominent white citizens, all sons of
Confederate veterans, and laid to rest
in the Coleman family cemetery in a
grave piled high with choicest floral
tributes.
More than 100 prominent men
and women attended the burial.
Many of them wept over the old
Negro's casket, and the highest trib-
utes of affection were paid the mem
ory of the ex-slave.
Ben lived on the Coleman place
before the war between the states.
When the conflict opened he entered
the Confederate service as bodyguard
to Capt. Cruise Coleman. For four
years he was faithful to his master
and several times served in the ranks.
When Captain Coleman was desperate
ly wounded the Negro slave carried
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

Three-fifths of the people of Portu.
gal are engaged in agriculture.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29

General Judenitch, who has COM
key from the beginning and to whom
may be given the credit for the fall of
Erzerum and Bitlis. belongs to the
younger school of Russian commanders,
though he had experience in the
Japanese war, where he took part in
the abortive attempt at relieving Port
Arthur. He was a pupil of the mill
tary lyceum at Petrograd and entered
the corps de pages, from which he
Joined his regiment, the Imperial
guard, one % the corps d'elite.