White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-27

M'oo MOuICo VicUSI, oCusoh
county nurse. has left for the East,
where with her sister she will
spend the summer months with rel
atives.
Miss Cassie MCGEE is the guest
this week of her brother. Chester
MCGEE, and family, at Kennewick,
having gone down on Wednesdays
stage. She will return home Mon.
day.
Mrs. E. L. Kolb of Los Angeles
and her sister Mrs. Walter Morgan
and daughter, Hope, of Kimball, Ne.
braska, are guests at the F. ]. Bonn
home. The visitors came last Satur-
day, Mr.. Bonn driving down to Ken.
newick to meet them. Mrs. Kolb is a
sister-in-law of Mrs. Bonn.
On account of preparations for
the Fourth, the Ladies Aid meeting
will he postponed for one week
and will be held at the home of
Mrs. S. V. Tanning. Thursday af-
ternoon. July 10th.
Mrs. C. L. Sutherland. Sec'y
While tuned in on Portland one
evening last week, F. ]. Bonn was
pleasantly surprised to hear the an
nouncer of the broadcasting station
there announce as one of the num-
/, bers a vocal selection by Portland
! celebrity accompanied by Miss Edith
Arrowsmith on the piano.
Mrs. Ethel RemEnger entertained
! number of the young friends of her
son Robert last Saturday afternoon,
the occasion being his fourteenth
birthday. Games of different kin d s
were played during the afternoon and
the youngsters enjoyed delicious
dinner in the evening followed by a
theatre party at Liberty hall.
Friends of j. O. Maupin, who
operates the daily mail stage be-
tween Kennewick and White Bluffs.
were surprised to learn of his re-
cent marriage. which occurred at
Pasco Tuesday afternoon, June
24th. The bride was Miss Boie,
recently Of Los Angeles.
Miss Aileen Sprague has written
White Bluffs friends from St.
Luke's hospital in Spokane, where
she is taking ten weeks special
laboratory course. AiIeen is a
junior at the State College of
Washington and after her gradua-
tion next year expects to take up a
special line of children's nursing.
Edmund Anderson says that he
will show a good picture at Com
munity hall in Hanford on Friday
evening, July Fourth, just before
the dance. The picture show will
start promptly at 1880 pm. and the
dance at $50. The net proceeds
of the dance will go toward the
purchase of uniforms for the White
Bluffs Band.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Fort of
Rockford. H., are guests at the
home of Mrs. Forts brother. W.
H. Keal. They arrived Monday
morning and upon their return to
their Eastern home will be accom-.
panied by Mrs. James Keal. who
will make her home with them.
On Wednesday Mr.. Keal and Mr..
and Mrs. Fort drove over to Villa
to spend a day or two visiting with
a sister, Mrs. o. L. Beam. ~
FARMERS of Washington will be sad
~ deceived if they give any support
whatsoever to the Bone Bill, lnitia-
tive Measure No. 81, in the opinion
of William Bishop, well-known far
mer and stock-raiser of Chimacun1
Valley, and member of the state sem
ate.
Seattle already has more tax-ex-
empt property, most of it in municipal
utilities, than the total taxable valu-
alton of the Is smallest counties of
the state" Senator Bishop said in
Spokane a few days ago. "In other
words, if Seattle's exempt properties
could be taxed the revenue from this
source alone would be equal to the
total tax receipts from fifteen coun-
ties.
"What does Seattle now want to
do? Make the farmers and smaller
county property owners pay all the
taxes? The Bone Bill would go a
long way in that direction. 1t would
take all the privately-owned utilities
off the tax rolls, and unload that much
more of burden on the farmers. Sc
attic has never shed any tears for the
small counties; and when Seattl e
talks of passing out such favors as the
Bone Bill it is time for the rest OF
the state to beware.
"The power issue, as it may come
before the voters of this state, is a
straight taxation issue. The Reed Bill
would require Seattle to pay some
share of taxes to the state, so Seattle
is against it. The Bone Bill would lei
Seattle go tax-free, so Seattle is fol
it. If Seattle wishes to relieve more
property from city taxation, that is
Seattle's business; but Seattle should
not expect the rest Of the state to pay
heavier axes to make up the deficien
cy.
There is another point: If Seattle
by means of the Bone Bill, SHOULD
gain control of power, Seattle woule
also gain control of industrial devel
opment. Seattle would be in position
to offer extremely low rates or ever
free power to induce industries to pass
up all other sections of the state. Yet
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