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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-19
MRS. J. R. WHITE

MRS. J. R. WHITE COLUMBIANA, Ala, July 1s.- Special. )-Mrs. J. R. White sustain ed painful injuries at her home here when she ,tsumble dand broke her arm today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-19
RIVERA TO RECALL
 TROOPS FROM FRONT
Military Display Planned To
 Impress Moroccan Rebels

CETUA. MOrcco. July 1S.-tBy As. sociated Press .)-General Primo Riv- era, president of the military direc- torate of Spain,who is here in connec- ton with the Moroccan revolt, has in dicated that he will withdraw all of the Spanish Peninsula troops from the fighting front, leaving only strong garrisons on the coast and at fortesses such as Melilla, Cetua and Tetuan.
 Before any step is taken toward the withdrawal of the front line and the abolition of numerous small posts, il is said, general Rivera intends to make a military demonstration on. a grand scale in order to display strength fhd imbue the rebellious tribesmen with the futility of opposing the Spaniards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-19
GAY RECALLS
 CAMERON FIGHT
lContinusd From Page One. )

VC8nGlnued From FNB6 UMe. T ing held for Birmingham authorities at a Portland, Ore, hospital, following his attempt at suicide because of re- morse over a murder he thought he had committed near Birmingham in 1902.
 Investigation by county officials has revealed that the man Cameron thought he had murdered did not die, and that indictments had been returned against Cameron for assault with intent to murder and for carrying concealed weapons.
 If Cameron valves extradition, he will be brought to Birmingham i'm mediately, Henry S. Hill, chief deputy sheriff, said Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-19
INV THE AIR TODAY

wv JZ, New York, 455 meters, w and WGY, Schneetady, 3S0
 meters, z 80 p. ni., E. s. T. New York Philharmonic orchestra.
 KSD, St. Louis, 546 meters, 8 D. m., c. s. T.-Missouri theatre orchestra.
 KGO, Oakland, 312 meters, 8 p. m., P. c. S. aT.-Southern Pa cific orchestra, Georgia minstrels, soloists, etc.
 wEAF, New York, 492 meters, 10 D. m., E. S. T.-Vincent Lopez and his orchestra. /. , WEBH, Chicago, BIO meters, 1O:S0 D. m., c. $. T,-Langdon Brothers, Cambridge Sisters and OriOle orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-19
SCHOOL FOUNDER HONORED

ATLANTA, July 1S.--The senate of the Georgia general assembly today unanimously adopted resolution ex. pressing appreciation of the life and cit. izenship of Miss Martha Berry FI0yd. cofounder of the Berry Schools, Inc, for the education of mountain boys and girls. =
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN

Following the apple marketing
conference held in Yakima last
week, N. B. Coffman, president OF
the state chamber of commerce,
sent out requests to the different
fruit growing districts in the north.
west for the suggestion of names
Of prominent growers who might
be induced to serve on the commit
tee of five who are to formulate a
cooperative marketing plan to be
submitted to the growers.
At meeting In Yakima Wednes-
day attended by 154 growers, the
names of seven growers we're chos-
en-, and from this list it is expected
that two of the FIVE members of the
committee will be chosen by the
state chamber. This meeting was
supposed to represent all of the
Yakira valley from Yakima to
Kannewick.
Inresponse to the state cham
ber,s request. a meeting of local
growers for the entire valley will
be held this, Friday. evening at the
White Bluffs high school audito-
rum to select growers for the ad-
visory committee asked for.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Claiming that he had exhausted
his credit and that he could no
longer keep the institution going.
|H. w. Lemcke. who for the past
nine months has-had charge Of the
{ Commers ial, rhotel in Yakima, and
who for the past. few mon this has
owned practically all of the capital
stock of 00,000, on Monday filed
petition Of bankruptcy in the
federal court. Creditors immedi-
ately got together and secured the
appointment of a temporary receiv-
er and prevented the hotel from
closing.
According to the statement of
bankruptcy, the liabi'iti total
$50, ,916.5 SO and the total list of as
sets amounts to approximat.
$50, 900. In the list of assets. MIR.
Lemcke is shown to be owing the
hotel company $18.5c0.
II have sunk practically $65,000
into this hotel in an attempt to op
crate, and gotten practically no
support from the business intet ests
of the town." said Mr.. Lemcke.
j. Won Herberg, the moving pic
ture magnate, recently obtained an
eight-year lease on the hotel build
ing, beginning in December, 1925,
and is said to be planning to give
Yakima first class hotel.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN FOR
Land SETTLEMENT BEGUN

Accompanied by the state COM
mander and adjutant of the
American Legion, Fred M. We'll,
colonization agent for the state
land settlement project, left Sc
attic the first of the week on a
tour Of the state to visit the
different Legion district conven-
tions to place before the ex-ser-
vice men the merits of the land
settlement project.
The same pamphlets distribut-
ed by Mr.. We'll in the settle
ment of the first unit will be
used in the publicity work of
the settlement of the second
unit. An insert is pasted in
the front Of this pamphlet set
ting out the differences in the
plan of settlement OF the two
projects, the principal one OF
which is the difference in the
price of the land. In the origin
al unit the price Of the land,
including supervision, was $50
per acre. In the second unit it
is $50 per acre. The difference
Of $50 per acre was necessary be-
cause it was impossible for the
state to buy the land i'll the
second unit as cheaplY as i'll the
first. The down payment OF
5000, however, is the same i'll
both units, the extra $50 per
acre for the land being distrib-
uted over the 20 year period
that the settler has to pay for
the land. This would mean
that the settler in the second
unit will pay $24 additional in
terest for the first three years,
and later an additional amortl-
zation payment per year OF
$44.16 for the 20 year period.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
of last Sunday carried news
story on the new settlement
work and Mr.. We'll plans to carry
on considerable publicity with
the daily papers in the state,
beginning about February 1st.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
GAS FUMES IN STILL CAUSE
DEATH OF (. G. De VAUL

Asphyxiated By the fumes from
a gas stove in his still. located in
the concreted excavation about
feet square that houses the pump
and motor on the C. A. Whitney
ranch west of the cemetery, the
body of E. G. De Vaul was found
Thursday forenoon lying across a
email pitcher pump near one corner
of the room. He had been miss.
ing since Monday from the home
of his sister, Mrs; R. B. McMurry,
where he had been living since
coming here from Montana about
six months ago.
/ Alarmed at his long absence. a
searching party was organized
Thursday morning. A car that had
been noticed parked for several
days near the southeast corner of
| the cemetery, about half mile
from the still, was identified as De
| Vaul's and the searching party
broke up into groups and started
out in different directions from the
car, G.. A. Whitney and | G.. Haw-
ley going to the we'll house. where
they found the body. County off
cials were Immediately notified and
Sheriff James Shepherd, County
Attorney George Beardsley and Au-
ditor E. O. Keene from Prosser,
and DR.. Spaulding, county health
officer, and Under taker Mueller
from Kennewick arrived shortly af-
ternoon. Benton County has no
coroner and Justice of the Peace
M. s. Meeks acted in that capac-
ity. 4 coroner's jury consisting of
j. C. Scott, F. A. English, w. A..
Ranes. F. j. Bonn, Fred Gllhuly
and E. o. Keene, was impanelled
and after considering all the evil
dence and facts, brought in ver-
dict that death was due to asphyx-
iation. The body was turned over
to relatives and has been shipped
to Montana for burial De Vaul
was about 35 years old. He was
married but has been living apart
from lis wife, although they
were not divorced. He is said to
have had considerable means.
G. A. Whitney says he knew no.
thing Of the existence of the still;
that De Vaul had come to him a
few months ago and asked permis-
sion to use the welE.house in which
to store some fruit and vegetables
and that he had not been near the
place since that stime.
~ fhe~still. whYsa crude in many
respects, had a capacity of about
us gallons day 1t apparently
had not been in operation very long
although there was considerable
quantity of partially distilled
moonshine. The still and mash
were taken in charge by Sheriff
Shepherd.
An interesting sidelight was the
statement of several local people
that De Vaul had told them he YVES
a United States revenue officer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
The R. +. D. EXTENSION

The White Bluffs postmaster has
received word from the Department
at Washington, d. G., that the
Recommendation for an extension
of the rural route from the White
Bluffs Office had been referred to
an inspector for investigation. 1t
is not known just when the inspect
or will be here but it will probably
be within the next few weeks. If
the proposed changes are approved
by the Department, approximately
40 new families will be served.
There are now 80 families on the
route.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
RAISE FUNDS 10 FIGHT
WATER RIGHT CASE

A large crowd of Hanford wa
ter right owners were out at the
meeting in Community hall in
Hanford last Sunday afternoon
in response to the call sent out
by the committee. After dis
cussing the water right litigation
now pending before the Circuit
Court Of Appeals the water right
owners voted to make an assess
ment of 75c per acre on their
land, all of which was to be
paid in to the secretary, f. j.
Bonn, now, if possible, or soc
per acre now and 25c per acre
later if any water right owner
could not pay the full amount
at this time, to cover the addi-
tional costs and attorney fees
for the re-argument ordered by
the Court. This re-argument is
to be heard in San Francisco in
March. Over 5000 was paid in
to the secretary by the water
right owners at the meeting Sun
day and it is probable that this
amount will be at least doubled
when local water right owners
who could not attend the mcat-
ing, as we'll as the non resident
water right owners, have been
reached. There was a general
tone Of optimism at tha lmeeting
aud water right owners generally
are hopeful that the final out
cone will be satisfactory.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
SIGN UP MELON ACREAGE

At meeting of the Priest Rap.
ids Valley Growers association held
in Legion hall Thursday evening,
more than 40 acres were signed mp
for cantaloupe planting this year
and it is expected by members that
this acreage will be doubled by
planting time. Fifteen acres for
watermelon planting were also
signed up. The seed pool of the
growers will be closed at the meet
ing on February 7th and growers
are urged to get their orders for
seeds to the secretary of the asso-
citation by that date.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Canedy, ac-
companied by Mrs. Canedy's broth
er, Alex. B. Grant. drove over to
Yakima Thursday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
ONLY FERRY RUNNING

j. G. Richmond, postmaster at
Vernita, was in White Bluffs
Tuesday on business. Mr.. Rich
mond says that while he had to
cut channel 300 feet long
through the shore ice he has
been able to keep his ferry across
the Columbia in operation all
winter. Ice jams in the river
have temporarily tied up Van
tage ferry above Beverly as well
as the Wahluke and White
Bluffs ferries. The ice jam at
White Bluffs extends from be-
low town to point near Allard
and several persons have crossed
on the ice at different places.
At Wahluke on Monday morn
ing a band Of 2400 sheep belong
ing to Alex Taylor were crossed
over on the ice to the White
Bluffs side being followed by a
team and wagon with the camp
outfit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
YAKIMA TO BUILD ROAD

D. S. Wilkinson received letter
Thursday from o. G. Scots. secre-
tary of the Yakima Commercial
club. saying that the club was try
ing to arrange a conference with
the Yakima County commissioners
and engineer at the Commercial ho-
tel in Yakima, next Wednesday,
January Both, to discuss the build.
ing of permanent road between
Yakima and this valley and asking
that a number of White Bluffs and
Hanford residents attend this con-
ference.
In concluding his letter Mr.. Scots
said: eve are getting ready to
present proposition to our county
commissioners for permanent sur
vey and the grading and graveling
of the road in Yakima county. We
expect to bring this about during
the present year."
Several of the White Bluffs res
idents are planning to attend the
conference next Wednesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
NEWS FROM COLD
CREEK

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Naggs
Of Wapato were visiting last
week in the Cold Creek neigh
borhood.
A very enjoyable ice cream
party was given at the home of
s. o. Brawn on Friday night,
January 11th.
Drilling operations in the Roth
rock artesian well at Cold Creek
have ceased. The well is now
down 1892 feet and the pressure
of water was so great that the
drillers could no longer operate
their tools. 1t is estimated that
the well has capacity Of 1900
gallons per minute with pres
sure of 100 pounds. The tenn
perature Of the water is 72
degrees.
Fire Tuesday night completely
destroyed the house and contents
on the Lemckc place at Cold Creek,
now the property Of George Stean.
The Steans recently moved on the
place, coming over from Yakima.
The family was absent at the time
Of the fire, Mrs. :5tean on the Coast
and MIR. Steam in Yakima. Among
the household goods was a SO, 900
electric player piano. It is thought
that the fire was caused by kero-
sene heater that had heen left
burning to keep the piano warm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25

The Land Settlement committee
will give dance in the high school
auditorium on Friday evening.
February 9Th. Hessler's orchestra
of Kennewick has been engaged for
the occasion and the committee
guarantees everybody a good time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25

The postponed meeting Of the
Community Club will be held in the
high school auditorium next Tues
day evening at y o'clock. The
election of officers for 1924 will be
held at this meeting. Let's have
good turnout!
JOHN M'FEE, Chairman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25

The January tea of the Woman's
club, which was postponed. will be
given Friday afternoon. February
lst. at the home of Mrs. John Nc
Fee on Colonsay Farm.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27
Care of Trees

Too few of us in building our new
home realize the injustice to which
we are ssbjecting our trees. We ap-
preciate trees, 1t is true, and would
be widely indignant If told that in our
haste TO have new home we are de-
liberately numbering the trees-our
best landscape asset.
1t is such common thing to. see the
cellar dirt thrown out on the yard and
new grade established, thereby bury
ing the roots of the trees from one to
three feet under their former level,
that we scarcely give 1t second
thought In eXcavating our cellars we
give Very little thought to cutting off
the main arteries of these trees-the
roots. Yet If we deliberately do these
things we can but expect that within
a very short time the trees will show
evidence of carelessness.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27
Park Systems That
Would Benefit All

The national parks preserve for the
American people the most superb and
majestic beauties and wonders OF ma
ture and, in somewhat lesser degree,
the ever-increasing number of state
and county parks give to their con-
stituents this same ample recreational
opportunity. City parks, too, are rec.
ognized as a necessary adjunct to civic
endeavor and backward, indeed, is the
municipality that is not taking steps
to meet to the full this demand Of its
people for recreative pleasures.
Growing from this recognized bene-
fit of public parks has come the idea,
not yet thoroughly fastened upon the
public mind, but nevertheless, being
seriously considered and thought out
by those who are looking ahead to
future needs, of a great network OF
parkways connecting this entire sys-
tenn Of national, state, county and
municipal parks SO that one may hike,
ride or drive over pretty much all Of
our country without encountering the
unkempt soiled and neglected side Of
our national life.
While this may appear visionary, in
reality 1t promises full attainment, and
the seed is already sprouting in the
establishment of the national park-to-
park highway and other great national
and state highways, where those in
charge are making somewhat scat
tered, yet ever increasing, attempts to
beautify by removing billboards and
road signs, preserving native roadside
trees, shrubs and flowers, and doing
effective planting along their highways.
Parks and Recreation.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27
Younsster. Exhibit 290 Pigs

Fourteen banks in Lee County
Iowa. recently co-operated with the
Breeders Association In conducting
a boys and girls club rally The
boys and girls brought in the best pigs
that they were raising and exhibited
them for $3.50 in cash prizes which the
banks contributed.
Quincy, Illinois, bankers are offer.
ing pure bred boars and high grade
seed corn to the value of $500 to farm.
ers who attend the Adams County
Fair. These prizes will be distributed
by lot to farmers of each township,
the amount to be based on the town
ship attendance at the fair.
The Missouri Bankers Association
inter-county contest for boys and
girls clubs is the result Of action tax.
en- at the annual convention, when
$1,000 was provided for premiums.
The premiums, not less than $25 each.
are to be awarded to counties to pay
the expenses Of club winners to junior
farmers week at the Missouri College
Of Agriculture: 800 is to be used to
pay the expenses Of the state cham.
pion demonstration team to the meet.
ing OF the Bankers Association, where
the team will present it, winning dem
onstration.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27

From the Mountain States Monitor)
The telephone line, along highway
over which mans messages to man
might reach the ear, has become also
a pathway to the eye.
In demonstration at the headquar-
ters of the Bell System, 1876 Broadway,
New York, on the afternoon of May
10, 1924, photographs were transmitted
over long distance telephone circuit
from Cleveland, Ohio, to New York
City. Many of the New York papers
reproduced in their issues the follow
ing morning, the photographs delivered
to their representatives. during the
demonstration, which was attended by
a large number of newspapermen.
These newspaper reproductions clear
ly showed each detail of the originals
as put on the circuit at Cleveland and
their publication brought forth wide
spread commendation for the engineers
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company an the Western Electric
company, who jointly developer the
apparatus used in this latest triumph in
the art of communications.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27
OPPOSES FEDERAL
RAIL OWNERSHIP
Government Operation Would
Mean Increased Taxation for
General Public, Says Rail Head.

Opposition to Government owner
ship Of the railroads, not because OF
the interests Of the present owners
but rather because Of the burdens and
disadvantages the change would i'm
pose upon the people as a whole, was
expressed by C. H Markham, presi
dent Of the Illinois Central Railroad.
In an address before the recent con
vention of the American Bankers A.
sociation.
I'VE have never favored Govern.
ment ownership as a national policy"
Mr.. Markham said. III the railroads
are taken over by the Government
We must face the fact that the big
step in reversing our old and settled
policy will be taken. II there Is NO
particular reason why the Govern.
ment should not own and run the
railroads, is there any reason why 1t
should not take over also the banks.
the stores, the factories, the farms,
until all Of US are Government EN-.
ployees and the ideal of the soviet Is
attained? The railroads are the first
line of defense against those who
would make this country second
Russia.
"The railroads have about 1000 900
employees. approximately Is many
employees as there are in all the Gov.
ernment services = Federal, State,
county and municipal-put together.
thA IA kAh t~~ -
Government, there will be one Gov.
ernment employee out Of every ten
wage earners In the country. instead
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-27

This apparatus, the result of several
years of experimentation, represents
the association of many recent inven-
tions, together with the standard types
of telephone and telegraph apparatus
which have been readapted for this
new use.
Essential features of any system for
the transmission of pictures by wire
are simplicity, rapidity of transmits
sion and accuracy of reproduction. All
these features this system possesses.
A positive transparency film such as
can be supplied by photographer is
suitable for transmission. AS films
can be used for transmission while still
wet, this system eliminates the delay
which would otherwise be caused by
drying. During the demonstration,
picture was taken in Cleveland, devel.
oped, sent to New York, redeveloped
and was ready for reproduction for
newspaper purposes in thirty three min
utes for the entire operation. The ac-
tual transmission of five by seven
photograph requires less than five
minutes.
The film upon which a picture has
been transferred is inserted in the
transmitter, simply by rolling it up in
cylindrical form. During operation,
very small and intense beam of light
shines through the film onto photo
electric cell within. The film is 70.
tated at uniform speed and by means
of screw mechanism is caused to ad-
vance parallel to the axis of the CYL
lnder. The motion of the light rela-
tive to the cylinder is therefore the
same as that of phonograph needle
relative to a cylinder record. In this
way, each minute portion of the pic.
ture in turn affects the intensity of
the light reaching the photo electric
cell. This variation in the amount Of
light striking the sensitive surface of
the cell gives rise to current which,
through the agency Of a vacuum tube
ampliffer and modulator, controls the
current flowing through the telephone
line.
At the receiving end an unexposed
Photographic film is rotated under a
beam of light in manner similar to
that at the transmitting end. The two
films are caused to rotate at exactly
the same speed and the impulses start.
ing from the photo electric cell at the