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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13
SECURING RIGHT or Way
FOR WENATCHEE SOUTHERN

After period of inactivity forced
by legal obstacles, work is to be
resumed, it is reported, on the We
natchee Southern railroad. New Of
fees have been opened and staff
put to work to obtain right-of-way
and to arrange finances for the build
ing of the proposed road. Business
men at Wenatchee have subscribed
the necessary funds to carry on the
work for the first few months and
orchardists there are signing contracts
subscribing a few cents per box on
each box of fruit raised and with
this it is hoped to finance the bal
ance of the preliminary work.
1t has not been determined at this
time which link will be built first
the one connecting Wenatchee and
Beverly or the one connecting Han
ford and Kennewick. There is a pos
sibility that the actual building of the
road will be financed in Portland
and If this is done it is probable
that the Hanford- Kennewick link will
be built first.
Indications that construction work
at Priest Rapids will soon be under
way, it is believed, will speed up the
work on the Wenatchee Southern,
especially the link between Kennewick
and Hanford.
The increasing tonnage produced in
the Wenatchee district since 1921
when the Wenatchee Southern idea
was born, makes it imperative that
additional railroad facilities be pro-
vidcd. A great many apples from
that district since 1921 have been
shipped via Pacific coast ports and
steamers and this movement is ex-
pected to increase yearly as more
refrigerator steamship facilities are
provided. Additional paintings of fruit
trees and the development of other
primary industries and factories, now
operating or planned, augur an in
creased railroad tonnage to and from
the Wenatchee district.
Practically the same board of di-
rectors that has carried the Wenat-
chez Southern through the early de-
velopment stages is still at the helm.
A. N. Corbin, attorney for the
road, has been appointed general man
ager. M. ]. c. Andrews, civil en-
gineer who made the original survey,
is again in charge of the engineering
and right-of-way work. E. S. Booth,
formerly assistant secretary of the
Wenatchee Valley Traffic association,
is in charge Of the Office and is
handling traffic matters. Other officials
actively engaged in the work arc w.
n. Little, president, and H. 1.
Shotwell, secretary.
Mr.. Booth, Mr.. Andrews and Mr..
Shotwell passed through White Bluffs
Wednesday forenoon on their way
to Richland and Kennewick on right
of-way work.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13
kAEfER BUYS TRACT

w. A. Kaefer has purchased the 10
-acre tract joining the townsite on
the northeast, formerly the property
of F. A. English He expects to
have the house remodeled and move
in as soon as this work is completed.
D. B. English, who has been living
on the place for the past two years,
has moved into town and is occupy
ing the McFee cottage across the
street from the Oscar Swanson home
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13
NOT TO Be A TOLL BRIDGE

The bridge across the Columbia
river at Vantage Ferry is not to be
a toll bridge as has been reported,
as it will be built jointly by the state
and federal government. Its con-
struction is part of the state high
way departments program. Funds
for the bridge have been appropriated
and it is said that the bridge will be
built just as soon as the plan for
handling the work can be worked out
by the state and federal government
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES
By Mrs. M. S. Meeks

The Woman's Club of White
Bluffs held its tenth annual bus
mess meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Edmund Anderson on Wednesday
afternoon. March 1lth, with our
retiring president. Mrs. John Nc
Fee. president, and Mrs. Alex
Parke acting as secretary instead
Of Mrs. F. E. Taylor, who is away.
When the meeting was called to or
der the spacious living room was
we'll filled with members of the
club, and friends who had gathered
to hear Miss Monica Weber. our
county nurse, tell what best to do
when administering first aid to the
sick or injured. Much interest
as shown by those present IN Miss
Wieber's helpful suggestions.
At the opening of the business
session our president read from our
constitution duties of officers. F"
Then followed the election. which
resulted most happily when Mrs.
Frank M. Wheeler became presi.
ident: Mrs. Fred English became
vice-president and Mrs. Alex Parke
became secretary-treasurer for the
year l925-26 The following were
elected truste,s: Mrs. M. S. Meeks,
Mrs. Dale d. Atwood and Mrs. Il.
w. Steffen.
Our hostess. assisted by her
daughter, Ellen. gave most de-
lightful surprise to those present
when at the close Of the meeting
they served delicious refreshments
thus closing a happy afternoon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13

Mr.. and. Mrs. C. A. Whitney had
as their dinner guests Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. r. j. Snowden of
Hanford.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-13

Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Luhmann
were dinner guests at the William
Schlicker home last Sunday
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Lester D. Henderson
 Again Reappointed

At the first meeting of the Territo- rial Board of Education at Juneau last week, Lester D. Henderson, commits sioner of education was reappointed to the office.
 The Board met i'll the office of Gov. Bone. who is chairman Members at tending were: Senators Aldrich, Aver, Dimond and Dunn. MT. Henderson was nominated for another term by Mr. Aver, MT. Dimond seconding it. He was promptly reelected without oppo- sition.
 MT. Henderson was first named as Commissioner of Education in 1917, at which time the Territorial Department of Education was created. He has serv- ed continuously since that time and is now entering on his fifth term. On one occasion only, in 1923, has any op- position developed to his administra- tion. At that time, after the appoint ment of Commissioner had been held up for several weeks, he was unani-
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UPPER AMAZON EXPLORER
 REPORTS ALL GOING WELL

LONDON, March 19.-The expidi- tion under Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice, which is exploring the upper Amazon region, got in touch with the Royal Geographical Society of Lon- don yesterday through an amateur ra- dio operator, Gerald Marcuse, of Cat erham Surry.
 Dr. Rice's operator asked Marcuse to inform the society that the expedi- tion had reached the junction of the Rivers Urgri and Uricatara on January 19. The progress of the party has been slow as the country is extremely difficult to travel The party had been unable to use it's hydroplane but had achieved the object of the expedi- tlOn and all were we'll
 Available maps do not show the rivers named but it is indicated that the party is near the Venezuela bor- der.
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MINOR OFFENDERS FAIL
 TO RETURN CASH TAKEN
 FROM FUND FOR NEEDY

SEATTLE, Wn., Mar. 19.-Payments from a S1000 fund to aid destitute persons who appeared in court on mi nor offenses were suspended today by Justice Dalton because the money s all going out and none's coming back"
 When the fund was established the disbursements were only loans," said Dalton. Some of the benefciaries must have believed the monetary aid was gift, I've not seen them since and the fund is dwindling alarming ly."
 Only two of many persons aided have returned the money.
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mously reelected on April 21.

mously reelected on April 21.
 At the meeting of the Board, and prior to the action on the Commission ership, Gov. Bone paid high tribute to MT. Henderson. He mentioned brief difficulties existing in Alaska that hampered school administration and praised the efficiency of the Commis- sioner's work. The Territorial school system evolved under him, he said, was one in which the Territory duly felt pride.
 After the Board had reelected him, MT. Henderson was called into confer ence with it and briefly discussed edu- cational matters and some of his rec concentrations to the Legislature. At the Boards suggestion he will prepare compilation of all Territorial school laws for modification.
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Americans Get Business
 Canadians Get Peeved

VICTORIA, B. C., Mar. 19.-There is a growing feeling of resentment against American tugboat operators among the tugboat men of British Co- lumbia.
 Within the near future steps will be taken to bolster the Canadian bus encroachment will not be felt to such an extent
 In the state of Washington there is an organization, which every tow boat concern joins, known as the Northwest Towboat Owners associa- tion, and which has a set tariff for it's territorial waters. In this way there is no price cutting in American waters among American boats. But when the Washington tugs come into cOmpeti- tion with Canadian operators it is diff ferent. The result is that the big tugs, economical to operate, with Dei- sel engines, slash their prices to such an extent that they put the Canadian boats out of the running, so far as the big towing jobs are concerned.
 The only places where Canadian tugs gets towing jobs are from the hooks and crannies along the coast, where small booms are assembled and are then lowed to the booming centers on Vancouver island. where immediately the powerful American towboats snap up the orders and tow them into American mills.
 It is utterly impossible for Cana dlans to compete with Americans in the latter's home waters, and it is growing equally hard for them to com pete even within their own limits, To- cal tugboat men say.
 What the Canadian towboat men de- sire is that their tugs should tow logs to the port of entry in Washington nearest that point where the mills are q trip and leaving the big booms for the American tugs to handle.
 The rates for American tugs in territorial waters keep the tariff at fixed point and there is a stability Of business that is never seen in Can adlan waters. Every operator is member of the towb0at association and there is no such thing as cut rates within the states. This cannot be said of the Canadian tugs. The Am erlcans can cut their rates when in competition with Canadian tugs. but their fixed tariff in home waters make 1t possible for them to make up for possible loss in this way.
 Local tugboat men are organizing to take drastic action and will put up stiff fight for business which they believe is rightly theirs.
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LADIES PLEASE NOTICE-that Schweizer's Spring samples are now on display at Urbach's Store. k31
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A writer asks what has become of the old-fashioned cook? She started a fire with gasoline.
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Rum Issue Is Faced
 In British Columbia

VANCOUVER, Mar 19.-When the new Canadian law prohibiting the importation of liquor into British Col umbia or any other province in Can ada by private concerns goes into effect, this province will be in the same position as the United States in enforcing it.
 At the present time bootlegging is common because boats clear from here for foreign ports with bonded liquor, but these goods find their way back without paying duty.
 Should the new law force these export houses without distilIeries out of business there is every probabil- ity that it will cost the Dominion of Canada millions of dollars a year to maintain rum chasing fleet similar to that of the United States.
 With myriads of little uninhabited islands from one end to the other. of the British Columbia coast, all af- fording shelter for the contraband carriers, the cost of preventing snug gling into Canada from the western coast would far outweigh anything the United States has ever attempt- ed, it is believed.
 Long stretches of shoreline run on the Washington, Oregon and Califor- nia mainlands that are entirely ex- posed to the ocean and afford no pro- lection for the rum runner. This is not the case in British Columbia and customs officials and police have been speculating for the past week about the hundreds of ways liuuor will be able to enter this province without paying duty.
 One official of his Majestys cus- toms stated that he saw visions of thousands of gallons being landed in caches all the way down the Pacific coast of Canada, to furnish supplies for small boats, fishing crafts, tugs,
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booms of logs with false carrying equipment underneath, and scows.
JOHN H. EDWARDS TO BE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, March 19-John H. Edwards, former speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, has been selected by President Coolidge as assistant secretary of the interior.
 MT. Edwards, whose home is in Mitchell, Ind, and who now is so- licitor of the interior department, will succeed Francis M. Goodwin, of Washington state, who has resigned effective March 4. The nomination of MT. Edwards was sent to the senate recently.
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Adversity is all right. Nobody ever became heavyweight champ by lick ing little fellows.
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Few great reformers were married men. Kicking the worlds shins is the peculiar privilege of those who have no children's shoes to buy
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-20

Honey boy" said a Seward girl, as she entangled herself from the barricade of arms, didn't nobody a. tall help you to win that war;"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
Army Orders

Engineers-First Lieutenant Ed
win Paul Ketchum Is promoted to
the grade Of captain. Major Wal.
lace Whitney Kirby's resignation
is accepted.
Neutrality-suspicious. Hiram Marshall
Cooper promoted to the grade. of
lieutenant colonel. Captains Nor
man Randolph and Joseph Monroe
Murphy are promoted to the grade
of major. First Lieutenant Graeme
Gordon Parks Is promoted to the
grade of captain.
Veterinary Corps-Captain Cecil
B. Perkins, to Lexington, Ky.
Signal Corps-Captain James T.
Watson, jr., to Chicago: Lieutenant
Colonel John E. Hemphill, to War
Department.
QUartermaster Corps - Captain
Walter r. Brown. to examination
by retiring board, Denver, Colo.
Coast Artillery-Captain Charles
S. Brice, to judge advocate gen.
erals department, Washington, D.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
JUMP IN
ASSESSMENT
REALTY
Districts Total Raised $40,-
764, 500 Over Previous
Year, Richards Reports

Assessment OF real estate in the
District increased sac, 764,899 dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80
last over the preceding twelve
months, according to the annual
report of Tax Assessor William p.
Richards.
The last years assessment Of
real property in the District totalled
1919, 625,572 as compared with $77S.-
S60.67S for the previous year.
Tax collections increased from
$9,S46,S2S to $11,474.75S.
Land was valued by the assessor
at 1855, 752,O55, and improvements
to the land at $46S,S73,517.
Assessor Richards recommends to
the commissioners changing the
time for making returns on per-
sonal property during May instead
of July, because so many persons
are out of the city during the
latter month.
Personal taxes produced total
of $5,182,546.51 during the lasA
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
Navy Orders

ADMIRALS-Rob E. Coontz, to
command Fifth naval district; Sam
uel S.. Robinson, to be commander
in-chief of the United States fleet.
VICE ADMIRALS-Philip An
drews, to command First naval dis
trict; Henry Al. Wiley, to general
board, Navy Department.
REAR ADMIRALS-Luciu A..
Bostwick. to staff, United States
fleet; William C. Cole, to command
Norfolk. Va, navy yard; Charles
f. Hughes, to be commander-in-
chief of battle fleett Richard H.
Jackson to command battleship div
isions, battle fleet; Thomas J. Seen,
to be assistant chief of naval
operations; Louis r. De Steiguer, to
command battleship division 4.
CAPTAIN-George f. Neal, to
staww, commander of battle fleet.
MANDER-Charles L. Brand,
to staff commander, battle feet.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER -
Clarence w. Ross, medical cor 3,
to u. S. s. Savannah.
LIE u T E n A N T - Ernest v.
Abrams, to receiving barracks,
Philadelphia, Pa; Charles r. Hof-
fecker, to u. S. s. Orion; Harry d.
Hoffman, to Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
Franklin S. Irby, to destroyer
squadron, battle fleet; John c.
Webb's resignation is accepted;
Carl J. Butcher, medical corps, has
resigned; John G. Davis. medical
CORPS, to Omaha, Neb.; Lawrence E.
McGourty, dental corps, to Boston.
Mass. navy yard; Louis r. Moore,
to Eighth naval district; Harold A.
Lakes, Ill.
LIBUTENANTS q. g.eRichard
F.. Whitehead, to aircraft squadrons,
battle fleet: Hugh K. Maudlin.
dental corps, to U. s. S. Camden;
Herbert w. Taylor, to scouting fleet.
ENSIGNS-Arthur NJ. Hooper's
resignation is accepted; James c.
Dandstreet's resignation is accepted;
Francis e. Mccall, to u. S. S.
Idaho; Warren d. Wilkin, to U. S.
s. Billingsley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
D. c. PAIR FAIL
TO MARRY IN
ROCKVILLE
License Returned by James c.
Chambers-Ministers Must
Perform Ceremonies

| ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. L.
James C. Chambers, twenty-five,
and Miss Edna T. Citing, twenty.
two, both Of Washington, visited
Rockville yesterday and obtained
| from the clerk Of the circuit court
license to marry. Soon there
| after the young man returned the
license to the clerk, explaining that
| inasmuch as they were unable to
have the ceremony performed by a
| justice Of the peace they had de-
ci6ed to make other arrangements
| for their marriage.
Only ordained ministers Of the
Gospel are permitted by law to
perform marriage ceremonies in
Maryland.
Reggie Mcfarland, young
washington negro, is under arrest
/ here on d charge OF selling intox-
icating liquor. lie was arrested by
Sheriff Plummer at colored picnic
near BeaIlsville. this county, and,
In default Of bail, was committed to
Jail. He will be tried in the police
court here within the next few
days.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage OF Clarence L. Hill.
twenty-four, of Orlando, Fla, and
Miss Cleadith Suffer, twenty-fou
of Takoma Park, Nd, and Merry
man E. Jones, twenty-seven, and
Miss Annie Schaeffer, tWonty-One,
both Of Baltipeore.
For violations of motor vehicle
regulations, the following have paid
fines or forfeited collaterals in the
police court here: c. H. jackson,
$50; Donald Smith, $3.50; r. s.
Newsham, $3.50; David Casper,
$35; Vernon Chesley. $12; Charles
M. Ridgely, $3.50.
william j. Leaman, . former
longtime resident OF the upper
section OF this county, died in a
washington Hospital, where he had
been patient a long time, aged
sixty-seven years. He was q
widower and leaves no children.
The funeral will take place at 3
o'clock this afternoon from Pum-
phrey's chapel, Rockville, burial to
be in the cemetery at Jamestown.
Mrs. Jones Hoyle, of Dickerson,
this county, was very seriously in
jured when an automobile in which
she was riding upset when ran into
by another machine going in the
same direction. She. sustained sew
erai broken ribs and a possible
| fracture of the shoulders, and was
otherwise hurt. Her companions,
Misses Elizabeth and Hanna Hays,
+, and r. K, Hays and John w Vim
son, who were also in hec car, were
not seriously hurt. The accident
occurred near Beallsville, this
county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
EXPERT MEN TO QUIT
!. C C. IN SALARY CLASH

Numerous designations from the
employ of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission may follow de,
cision of the Personnel Classified
ton Board, in which requests for
readjusted ALLEGATIONS we're largely
rejected.
Rate clerks and tariff examiners
chiefly were involved, and only
thirty appeals out of 103 presented
to the board were granted.
The board declined to give
all examiners ALLEGATION In grade
nine, with salaries ranging from
$4,000 to $500. There is a short
age Of examiners in the Bureaus
OF Traffic at the present time, and
1t is said that many of those al
ready employed will leave the
service without further delay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
Actress Killed in Plane

VIENNA, Sept. Mile. Bernice
zoItier. a music hall actress. was
killed in m airplane flight when
the machine crashed. The pilot also
persisted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
WARNING TO
FAT PEOPLE
TAKE BRAN-O.LAX

People who are heavier than
they should be are almost always
troubled more or less with consti-
nation and it constantly tends to
still further increase their weight.
The constant taking of harsh
purgatives is bad, and eating a lot
of bran with cream and sugar on 1t
each morning increases weight also.
Dieticians declare and doctors
are now prescribing for fat people
a nice-tasting, spearmint flavorei
wheat bran wafer-a sort Of dinner
mint-you eat one each meal ana
presto, all need for other laxatives
ia gone. The system becomes as
regular as clock-work and regu-
larity tends to reduced weight in a
surprising way. Ask your druggist
for a 25-cent carton of Gilbert's
Rran.O-Lax Waters. Everybody
likes to eat them and you'H never
need pills and purgatives in your
house any more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-12
7 SETUGGS
6S t7G3 6oENCSSr
v - D. Olive Roberts Barton
NO. 23-THE TOWN CLOCK

"NN. N.Y. said Johnny Sweep
'rTHr Fairy queen will o. upset
when .hr finds fhaf we couldn't
catch su.reHrr Snatch, che Eohln
'Wut ven keep uB trying" said
NauCy "Nyu mustn't give up set
So Johnny 8uI rrr twins Eog on
hts urUnm sFaiu aHI went every
vHgra bunting fng che had litIo
Eublu
Auf 90 n7t they saw bl, foot.
pgIlfs.
So they followed him uut what
40 lUg think
They landed hack exactly where
they started
Because the goblin had put biz
shoes on backwards just % fool pso.
n.c.
In far meantime De was having
"a stand time.
To went along che road singing.
"a frpE DO would aHooins ~
until DE came 90 tho city.
re couldn't SO Go the Erosery
store agam Tor The grocer knew
Hlm, toe.
Ana De couldn't So 20 the pro
fr,ara house, for The professor
mi-Ht know him co. crit o. the fact
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-12
Is Bar ON

chat De never had seen N.m
"sufb "a pity 90 wHrfr "a whole
evening. sighed fhr Hi little sob
uu
And then De 7PIsd th0 town clock
BE stopped stock rflIl aui looked
H' 10 such an idea such Ru Gle.
EBut idea had popped into his head.
~ know what nm d1. DO said
'1TI hu 90 birds with one stgur
mn mako trouble for everybody, ili
turn the town clock ahead au hour
Ana so he d.i.
Ilo shiunisi up che side ~ The
HE liuury building where the clock
was and ty ana by be came 90 The
roof
Then no -biunied up tho clock
tower and by ana by De came 20
the clock
Then De gave a spring and land.
"a ON the big hour hand Of the
clock
90 course goblin doesn't weigh
very much, hut hs weighs enough
% push an hour hand down n be
sits on g.
And the hour hand went from
Eve 90 six and stayed there
Then suitcher Snatch cfcpt down
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-12
LETTER FROM RUTH BURKE
10 WALTER Bt itkE
'AB Estimate story Of IH"'

I have read your rffrr over and
over. ms darling and BE- Eaa COIN.
f8rtsd enc FrB trry much Hhlir !
am uers without sou rui gH. how
n wish sou were here f0r ] rm ln
such 70 miEuH
Yesterday received q letter
from sally Afhrr'aR GA which rHe
told mo that John Prescott was
drinking yerg hard. iu fact. she
fiI .rot think thaf Do had gone Go
bed ono night aglsF since L-eaIir
cama over 10 Atlantic cry she
wanted mo 20 ien tHa 20 Leslie
SIN AihsFt9u ~ am ola girih01d
friend ~ Irslirs. but since her mar
iaEr sally has been very busy
earning her living, sou know. and
fhsG have grown apart Leslie.
however got sally her position
with her husband and Mrs AtbsF
ton il very grateful 20 her for this
They stll arc very fond NJ each
other I think
Personally 1 never cared very
much Tor sirs Athsuo1 she has
always seemed 90 mo 20 be WON.