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SUTHERLAND LEAD INCREASING THROUGH
 EVERY DIVISION
DIMOND HAS SCANT LEAD OVER FRAME FOR SENATOR; GREER IS IN LEAD FOR REPRESENTA- TIVE RACE WITH LEAD OF EIGHT VOTES OVER SUMNER SMITH

Sutherland continues to increase his lead as outlying precincts come in. The returns from the First division would indicate that Steel has been elected Senator while Paul's election is assured. The precincts heard from since yesterday are as follows:
 First Division
 Hydeburg- 20, Suther- and 90.
 Haines-Marquam A, Sutherland 5S.
 Kake-Marquam IT, Sutherland 1O2. Acknowledgement 3, Sutherland 134.
 Kluckwan u Marquam 19, Suther- land 50.
 FOURTH DIVISION Fort Gibbon-Marquam 15, Suther- land 39.
 THIRD DIVISION
 Nine precincts north of Anchorage give Marquam AS, Sutherland 267, Dimond S9, Frame 1S0, Coffey 124, Grier 165, Murray 1O3, Price 1O6, Scott 92, Sherman 176, Smith 192, Will cox 54.
 Kodiak gives Marquam 34, Suther- land 97, Dimond 53, Frame Fl, Coffey S6, Grier 76, Murray 54, Price AZ, Scott 4s, Sherman 3e, Smith 55, Will COX 24
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
SAYS PRIZE NOVEL
IS 0NLYA WEDGE
Martha 0Stenso Denies She
Is a Success After Max
ing Nearly $4,000.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Win-
ming a prize novel contest lis just an
entering wedge to success and in
some respects a handicap"
Such is the observation of Martha
Ostenso, a school teacher who turned
experiences on Manitoba soil into a
1880 novel and who has returned
to the soil-back in New Jersey-to
give further play to her talents.
The noise Of a great city was not a
creative inducement to one who had
lived in small towns of the North
west. Nor did residence in Green
witch Village offer her any creative
Atmosphere. SO she is back in
more natural surroundings attempt
ing to show in words the susceptible
ness OF young American men"
Disclaims Success.
"When l speak of a first novel
handicap l mean that prize novels
are discounted by many critics and
at the same time, the second book is
subjected to very strict criticism,
Miss Ostenso said. Il do not consider
I have achieved success"
The award brought money-badly
nee6-u. . may say-and perhaps rec
ogrition. But it also developed that
l had many previously unheard of
relatives seeking financial assistance.
Others demanded loans or their bust
ness would fail"
The experiences between the time
Miss Ostenso obtained the material
for her novel and the time of its ac-
ceptance and publication were not
IF ln fa1t or
When she was II years old, the
girl who was born in the mountains
of Bergen, Norway, and was brought
to this country by her parents when
she was two years of age, went into
the bleak northern frontiers of Mani
toba to teach children of the Ice
landers and Indians. There she view
ed the material for her book. wild
Geese" which five years later Dodd
Mead & Co. and the Famous Players
Lasky Co. declared to be the best first
novel by an American author.
Didn't Know of Contest.
In 192O-1922, Miss Ostenso was back
In Brooklyn, where she worked in a
charity organization and also took
course in novel writing at Columbia
University. Then she returned to
Winnipeg, where wild Geese" was
written in a period of six weeks at
time, when her family was badly in
needs of funds. The book finished,
she sent it to friends in New York,
and herself took a position in a Win.
nipeg department store selling music
at salary of S14 a week.
Douglas Durkin. who had been her
instructor at Columbia, decided to
enter Miss Ostensos novel in the CON
test of which che was ignorant at the
time she wrote the book.
You can imagine how surprised
and delighted I was when l heard |
had won the prize" she said. Il
wired my two brothers that l had
Won $4,000 prize. They thought |
was joking and back came note:
"A fine sense Of humor you have"
Miss Ostenso has published a book
of poems and several. short stories
and articles. Her royalties are APP
preaching the $4,000 mark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
IRISH PRESIDENT WINS
VICTORY OVER CRITICS
Dali Defeats Attempt to Censure
Him for Proposal Made
to Britain.

Nv the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, February 27.-President
Cosgrave last night won victory
In the Dali Eireann over Prof. Me.
GenniS and the labOrite Tom John
son, in their attempts to have a vote
or censure passed against him. This
was sought because he wrote "A letter
to a London newspaper indorsing it's
advocacy of more comprehensive
agreements on economic matters be-
tween the governments of Westmin-
ster, Dublin and Belfast
Prof. MCGenniS had accused
President Cosgrave of going behind
the Dali to negotiate a change in
tariffs with London. Mr. Cosgrave
justified his action as fostering peace
He denied any such negotiations had
been initiated. An amendment. he
moved, which was passed, 81 to 49,,
stated that the Dali recognized that
the Free State could not be committed
or bound by any agreement with a
foreign government without prior
sanction of the Dial
The superstition was that Mr.. Cos.
grave was negotiating an agreement
with Great Britain for reciprocal
abolition of duties on motor cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

noted Partisan fashion expert
says that women are eating, sleeping
and motoring too much and that not
one in dozen has a decent figure
He complains that the daintiest fab
RIGS cannot be made pleasing when
draped over a figure like a barrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

You don't have to touch your savings-arrange at
credit office pay for your furniture while you
enjoying it.
Spring brides will to miss these values!
We hold furniture for three months without charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Home Furnishings of Every Descpton- Special Sales Tomorrow
Featuring Moderately Priced F urnitu

Complete suites and odd pieces specially priced for
great February sae Practical and artistic furniture
that will make your home beautiful and COM
Portable.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
SELL APPLES NEW WAY

In the lobbies Of office buildings
and hotels, in waiting rooms and de-
pots, machines have made their ap.
psarance offering individual apples
just as packages of gum, candy and
other things have been offered by slot
machines for many years.
Three machines are installed by
the International Fruit Vending cor.
poration of Hood river and Portland
This organization was formed by a
group Of Hood River apple growers
and factory has been opened fo7
the manufacture of the machines at
No. 234 North 18th street. The first
machines will be placed on trial in
the city.
The marketing organization has
planned the machine as sanitary
standardized method OF marketing
enc apple at time, and the slot will
be worked with Scent piece. Apple
growers also see in the machine a
means OF promoting distribution Of
their product on a wider scale thar
is now possible through the fruit
|rtand
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
REAL IMPROVEMENT

White Bluffs is to have full fedgec
up-to date and modern gas and oil sta.
ton. As part of the program for the
rebuilding of the rairord park and
station grounds, fractional Block %,
on the south side of r. ral Avenua,
purported to have been in use as park
for some years past, has been leased
to Roy E. Gibbins, who will be the
proprietor of. the new station. AS a
part Of the consideration therefor, Mr..
Gibbins will be in charge of the main
tenance and care of the rebuilt rail
road park on the north side of Federal
Avenue when the railroad company
shall have completed its reconstruc-
tion, carrying with it the planting OF
proper shade trees, the installing OF
parking strips, cinder walks etc.
This development will greatly i'm
prove the appearance Of the town.
Mr.. Gihbins says he expects to he
gin work on the new service station
next Monday CIR possibly sooner.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
TO MAKE TEST CASE

County Commissioners C.E. DeBow
and r. II. Briggs have brought suit to
test TIE constitutionality of law
passed at the last session Of the leg
is'ature Which aims to prevent county
commissioners from acting as their
own road supervisors.
The Commissioners contend that
the new law is in violation of that
part of the constitution which states
that no county officers salary shall
be changed during his term of office
The new law says: mo county
commissioners shall receive compen-
jsation for any service under the pro-
visions of this act other than his sal
ary or per dem as county commits
sioner." The act states that county
Commissi may supervise road
construction and maintenance in thei.
respective district.
The law under which county CON-
missioners are allowed to act as road
supervisors was passed in 1921. 1t
reads: Provided that for time ac-
tually spent in the performance of
theft duties as road conmissi orers
thAv shall be entitled to the same
compensation as is provided by law for
their services as county commits
sioners"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
NORMAL FRUIT CROP

Growers in this valley finished the
caylx spray about the middle of the
week. The unusually warm weather
last week caused the fruit to grow
rapidly and growers had to hurry to
get the calyx spray on in, time. Ap-
plying this spray gave the growers
an opportunity to estimate their
crops from the set of fruit. A num-
Der have said they were surprised
to find that there .was not heavier
set Of Winesaps. From the except
tional bloom, most of the growers
had expected to have to do consider
Lble thinning but apparently there
will not have to be great deal of
thinning done although it is believed
now that the Wincsap crop will be
only slightly under normal Jona-
thans and Delicious trees are not
generally as heavily loaded as last
year while the Rome trees are loaded.
From present indications the soft
fruit crop in this district will be
about normal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
MAY Be 5000 ACRES
IN new DISTRICT

]. F. Appleby is still gathering the
engineering data for the rehabilita.
ton of the irrigation system under
the old Hanford canal. The classif-
cation of the land below the carnl
which was done by local people, has
been completed and the results turn
ed in to Mr.. Appleby. Approximately
5000 acres, most of it between White
Bluffs and Hanford, has been culled
out and if the engineering figures
show the system to be financially fea-
sible and a settlement with the COM
rany probable, it is. possible that a
second cruise viii eliminate more
land. 1t is the present intention of
the committee to include the con-
templated district only the very best
of the land so that the district will
not be burdcned BY land of doubtful
quality.
From what information he has at
this time, Mr.. Appieby says, that he
estimates the total acreage below the
canal that will bs acceptable to the
committee to be about 5000 acres.
The engineering work is getting
pretty well along and it is expected
that the figures will be available be-
fore very long.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES
Bu Mrs. M. S. Meeks

On Wednesday afternoon OF last
week many friends, guests Of the
women of White Bluffs gathered at
the pleasant home of Mrs. l. c.
Haw,ey, beautiful tulips and the
first iris blooms were used to decorate
the rooms. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. +. M.
Wheeler, and committees for the COM
ing year were announced. AS new
comittee Child Welfare is heing adde ID
to our cub work this year.
A most excellent musical program
was given by Mrs. English. Mrr.
Taylor, Mrs. Hostetter, Mrs. Hawley
and Mrs. Parke.
One of the guests, Miss Margaret
Jean Wheeler, of Reed College, who
spent her spring varation here. gave
a very interesting talk on the histo y
snd art of the early architecture 81
France. She exhibited number OF
interior views to illustrate the bea',ty
of some of the old catledrals. Miss
Wheeler told Of some of the educa-
tional work carried on today for the
advantage Of all classes.
At the close Of the program a plea
sart social hour was held when dainty
refreshments were served by the bos-
tess at a beautifully a,pointed table
centercd with early spring flowers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
TWO FRUIT DISTRICTS IN
CLOSER COMMUNICATION

| Those who have had occasion to
use the long distance Telephone TO
Yakima and west this week are much
pleased with the service over the eX-
tension complered last Saturday troin
| Cold Creek to Yakima by the Col
unnbia River Telephone Company
Not only is the time in securing par
ties shortened but conversations can
be carried on distinctly without in
reference of any kind and without
the necessity of having them re-
peated.
The extension is about forty miles
long and when a few improvements
vet to be made are installed, the
cost will total around $4,000. Con-
struction work has been under way
for about eight weeks. Hard pan and
rock was encounteded in about sixty
per cent of holes for the poles which
delayed the completion of tn line
about ten ays, as number of tn,:
holes had to be blasted.
The copper wire used in the new
line is CT the same weight and size
as that used by the Bell company
for their long distance lines. All poles
used were given a treatment of boil
ing carbolineu,n and then treated
with cold tar. This preserving pro-
cess, Mr.. Wilkinson said. cost about
eighty cents per pole.
Ninety per cent CT more of the fruit
fror, this valley is handled through
Yakima marketing concerns and they
are heavy patrons of the telephone
company during the summer season.
R,-s'ress between this valley and
Yakima has shown steadv increase,
MIR. Wilkinson says. Twelve years
ago it amounted to about sixteen per
cent while today it makes up forty
two pc, cent of the total toll business
OF the local telephone company.
The new extension rot only permits
more rarid and better service but the
rates have been reduced 30 per cent
on telerhone calls and so per cent
telegraph messages
The completion of the line brings
the two districts into closer com
--,,r;ration anl ;e step forward in
the progress of things in this valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF
The NORTHERN LIGHTS

Residents of this valley together with
those in practically all of the territory
west of the Rocky mountains as well
as in great many places in tine east,
Wednesday evening of last week wit
messed one of the most dazzling and
brilliant displays of Northern Lights
of their lives. One shaft of the many
hued lights, extending clear across the
sky from the northwest to the south
east, greatly outshone the others. This
faded out about 9 o'clock but those
across the northern sky lasted until
nearly morning and were unusually
brilliant.
Commenting upon the cause of this
phenomena, the Yakima Herald said:
Science has been unable to account
for the northern lights, or aurora
borealis, which lighted the northern
sky of the Yakima valley Wednesday
nigh.
1t is definitely known that the phe-
nomenon is associated in some way
with the magnetism of the earth. be-
cause its rays are coincident with the
needle, and because it is as rule
associated with magnetic storms.
Arrenhin advances the theory that
the sun emits floods of corpuscles, in
nature similar to the mysterious x
rays. On approaching the earth
these rays are acted upon in the di-
rection of the lines of it's magnetic
force round which they describe
helices. There is nothing to prove or
disprovc this theory, though scient
lists grant it is reasonable to suppose
that the irregular eminations of cor
pusclcs from the sun, stopped in the
upper air, may cause the phenomenon.
The illuninations appear in both
hemisphcres but seldom nearer to the
equator than As degrees. In the
northern hemisphere it is frequently
Of nightly occurrence above 90 de-
grees Of latitude and less frequent
nearing the pole.
1t begins at twilight, lighting the
horizon somewlIlt like the dawn, but
in the form of a broad arc, the high
est point of which is at the magnetic
north. Presently beams of light
cross this arc with a quivering, flick
ering motion and Of greenish tint,
mounting toward the zenith. Each
beam varies constantly and gradually
fades away. Luminous clouds OF var
ious colors may accompany the arc.
The height of the aurora from the
earth varies. Observers have seen
the lowest point between themselves
and a nearby mountain. 1t is fire.
ouently accompanied by a cracking
resembling the spluttering of wire
less. In the ;artic regions these
crackings increase but are not audible
in the lower latitudes.
No law has been found groverning
the frequency of appearance, though
a 33 year recurrence is thought to
obtain, which accounts for the sup
erstition that the lights presage war.
An aurora which dyed the sky red is
before the Civil war broke sc years
ago.
This was recalled by several Yak
imans Wednesday night. Also they
are thought to be more numerous
every II years when spots appear
on the sun. A semi-ann,!al frequency
is noted, the greatest number appear
ing in March and September and the
least in June and December.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
TRYING FOR SECOND FLOW

In an effort to determine wheth-
er there is water in sufficient guam
titles for irrigation under the
clay formation that underlies the
gravel in this valley, Edmund An
derson is having we'll drilled on
the Hauford ranch west of town.
Assuming his share of the gamble,
Driller A. D. Hughitt has con-
tracted to drill through the clay,
whatever the depth, for $500.
Drilling operations were started
in we'll that had been dug down
to the clay. 1t was the original
intention to sink a 10-inch hole and
in the belief that the clay would
stand up, DO casing was used. Af-
ter getting down about 130 feet.
howeve soft formation lesem-
bling quicksand and full of nois-
ture, was encountered. and when
Mr. Hugtitt started to work the
next morning he foun1 the hole
had caved in about as feet from
the bottom. This necessitated a
change of rl4ns end s. rch hole
is now beng sunk because there
happened to be quite little sin
casing around the valley that
could he borrowed for the test
hole In ord. r to spread the cost
Of the experiment. a number Of
residents tere have subscribed
sums ranging from 81 to $40. at a
meeting held in Liberty hall Tues
day evening to help make up the
$500 charge of Mr.. Hughitt. it be-
ing felt that the result Of the ex-
per imtnt will be a benefit to every
one. The sum Of $l20 was raised
at the meeting and j. C. Lloyd,
r. r Woods and r. E G,bbins
were appointed committee to So
licit funds from others who were
not at the meeting.
e. E. Kirkpatrick has new Ford
roadster.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
FIRST STRAWBERRIES

Cold weather and snow storms are
still included in the outdoor sports
back East but out here where the
sun shines and where spring arrives
in the latter part of the winter in
stead of the middle of the summer,
its different. While they are still
cutting ice we are cutting asparagus
and while they are picking icicles out
of their wh:skers we are picking
strawberries. Sounds pretty strong
but it's true. Asparagus has been
rolling to market out of this district
for the last three weeks and on Mon
day, April 1e, Gabriel Jiddan phoned
the Spokesman from Wahluke that he
had picked his first strawberries that
day. News dispatches in the daily
papers said that some of the Big
League Baseball games back east had
to be called off that day on account
of "cold weather and snow"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23

e. E. Kirkpatrick has new Ford
roadster.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23
BUYS LUHMAHM BUILDING

F. !. Bonn this week purchased the
Luhnan store building from ]. ii.
Ccle and as soon as the building can
be put into shape he says he will
move the Valley Mercantile company
stock Of goods from the present quar-
tiers to the new location. The outside
of the bui ding will be given a fresh
coat of paint and after removing the
partitions, the interior will be treated
to coat of white plaster.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-04-23

Mrs. George Harrington, according
to those who have visited her at St.
Ehzabeth's hospital in Yakima this
week, is steadily improving and ex-
poets to be able to return home soon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10
Puzzle a. Day

At the McCook aviation field in
Dayton, Ohio, some of the most IA
nous aviators in the country make
their headquarters. The officials in
charge have planned many flights
for the coming spring and sum-
mer. Some Of these flights will be
spectacular and others merely rou-
tine work. Each aviator has been
given printed outline Of the flights
assigned to him for the next six
months. Here is a portion Of one
fliers orders: IF the weather con-
ditions permit, you will be at the
Potomac ready to make a flight July
4, 1926. This will give you an OPP
portunity to try out your new plane
under favorable conditions" And
strangely enough the aviator no
ticed that his own name was hid
den in this part of his orders.
Can you find that name?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10
MIR. FIXIT.
Mud Washed Down From
Alley Is Investigated

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case to
CITY officials He is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. write MN
at The Times.
Mud washed down from an alley
Just west of Highland Pl and east
of Shriver Ave. forces the pedestrian
to take TO the street or SWIM ac-
cording to letter received by Mr..
Eixit from" A Twenty-Ninth Street
Resident"
The street superintendent de-
partment is investigating.
AS soon as the weather becomes
civilized. work will begin on COM
plants reported by Mr. FiXit as fol-
lows;
William B. Falconbury, 200 block
S. LaSalle St.; Times Reader, Ken
nington ST., between Lincoln and
Midway SITS, and G. W. Able,
Pruitt st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10

principal and interest and will re-
quire twenty-t'Iree years to pay. The
new plan will allow payment Of the
debt in five years.
Nearly 100 Masons received the
Shrine degrees Friday afternoon and
night at the spring certmonial.
United States Senator Arthur r.
Robinson assumed the role OF high
priest and prophet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10
CLEANUP WORK
WILL BE URGED
Pastors Asked to Stress
Campaign in Sermons.

Local pastors have been asked to
stress, in their sermons Sunday, the
annual Cleanup and Paint-Up CAM
paign, which opens Monday, it was
announced today by Harmon e.
Smoke, secretary of the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce, which is sponsor
ing the event. The campaign will
end April "a.
C. August Schrader, general chair
man is assisted by the following
men: William Henry Harrison, pub
lie speaking; Herbert L. Krauch,
awards: Webb Sparks, publicity; DR..
Paul V. Allen, public health; Harold
Haskell. Boy Scouts; Oscar Vogt,
churches; NJ L. McManus, essays,
Lester S. Abbott. posters; Glenn L..
Campbell, ceremonies; Paul Mer'
chant, civic clubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10

in Indianapolis Banks is held
by Fletcher Trust Banks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-10

Here are the plans for making a
new table top for Mr.. Mazur out OF
two old ones. Cut square IA par
allel to the dotted lines into two
pieces, ash shown above. Do the
same to square "B." Rearrange the
four pieces as illustrated in square
&C" Then you will have constructed
a 5x5 square from AKA and
3X3 square.