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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
HER SYSTEM WORKED.

So this old fashioned, pure minded,
Illinois lady who baked at any sug.
gestion of unholy union, and who evil
IDENTIFY didn't believe in divorce either,
went back to the venerable methods
Of another day. And her horrible eff
forts were not without avail. All
three of the people who offended her
and hampered her conservation to
martial felicity died promptly.
Then this triple murderess married
her locomotive engineer. But for
tunately, for society in general and
more particularly any individuals THAI
might incur her displeasure, this stu.
pendous perseverance was i'll reward.
ed.
Her main trouble was that she sue
ceeded too well. She attracted atten-
ton. 1t came to the notice Of the
sossipy neighbors in the pretty and en-
vious town where she dwelt that ElsiC
had all the luck. Yes, her name was
Elsie. She was named perhaps after
the winsome heroine of those beautiful
Elsie books. The imagination may here
be permitted a cutback to dwell on
the thought of the good gracious Elsie
Dinsmore poisoning a succession o.
individuals so that shc could marry a
locomotive engineer. But what's in q
namp2
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

and publicly demonstrate to the lit
tie boy who nips subway rides exactly
the result Of stealing.
But did these methods of the Middle
Ages check evil doing? On the con-
trary, the great blot on those records
Of a more peaceful and less crowded
civilization, those stories of guilds and
crafts, of wayfearing ballad-singers
and hospitable monasteries, is the de-
tail of the unforgettable cruelty to the
helpless sinner. 1t is their punishment,
those men who were so wise and good
in many ways, that our first thought
of them is one of Sick revulsion from
their galleys and pyres, their Gather
inc wheels and racks.
OUTGROWING BARBARISM. .
Our own civilization has left tor
ture behind-except in this one last
detail. We don't use airless, damp
cells for our life prisoners, we don't
beat them with carefully numbered
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

ly unframed and undisciplined, and
incidentally unloved, too, drew a gun,
a few years ago, fired at a man to
whom he had never spoken a word,
and against whom he naturally had
no feeling at all, and killed him, en-.
tirely in obedience to orders from his
superior.
The boy was executed, and died
without faltering.
Was his crime as bad as that Of
another man recently, a man Of mid
die age in this case, who was placed
in charge of an institution for weak
and wilful. but not hardened girls
This man before discovery, had done
his best to ruin the lives Of some six
of these little unfortunates, whose
ages ran from IA to Is, and who were
quite helpless in his power.
TELLS WORSE CRIMES.
There was no talk of execution for
him. He received a comparatively
short sentence; ten years, ! think. to
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

Mighty few rich and influential men,
or their sons, go to prison and the
chair. In fact, I don't think ever
heard, in America, of the execution
of a socially or financially prominent
person, although 1 recall two cases
when accused murderers took their
own lives, in jail, and so perhaps
cheated justice of her pound for
pound.
Most Of our executed men are for
eign-born, or at least were born in the
crowded foreign quarters of the big
cities. Most of them are the unfortun-
ate, stupid, uneducated products of
the civilization they know-the civil
zatiOn of the underworld.
WHAT is WORST CRIME:
When we execute only the muir
derer, we tacitly affirm that murder
is the worst crime we know. But is
it?
If, upon reflection, we have to al
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
GETS LIFE SENTENCE.

Anyway, wives in the neighborhood
could not get rid of the idea that
there was something uncanny in the
manner in which the men and women
who cramped Elsie's style always pass
ed on. You know how women are.
Curious. They wondered what was 60
ing on and how-they already had a
pretty fair inkling why.
The third case was the tip-off.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

We are told that if we don't like it
we should obey it until we can take it
off the books. But this raises an i'm,
portant question-that Of a court, in
a state where the all-wise legislators
have protected their constituents from
slavery by relaxing barbaric stand.
ards of marriage, that so interprets
the law as to refuse a poor woman her
respectable demand for freedom,
What good does this decision do the
world?
CLERGY FLOUT LAW.
Many Of the churches move heaven
and earth to defy the law in the mat
ter Of divorce.
Ministers Of several denominations
enjoying a license to perform mar,
riages, refuse to marry couples when
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
WHO ARE WE, TO KILL!

1t is not for us to kill, while we
are all killers. While our industrial
and civic and social system fails them
So often, let us not add the crime of
cruel and deliberate death TO the INST
of our brothers wrongs. What would
your boy and mine be, underfed, I'm.
loved, neglected from the hour Of his
birth, dirty, cold, uncomprehendinE,
snatching such food and money as he
could get, fighting, sneaking, cheating
his way through the world, with nc
one to help him?
Does that loving living, vital erea-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
DOES 1T DETER

What are you thinking about it,
and what does your club think? We
can no longer afford to consider it
vaguely and "untidily," with a hazy
cloud of old-fashioned, fearful preju-
diccs in the back of onr minds. If we
are for it we must be for it, and if
we are against it, at least we shall
find some good stout rocks in our
path, on which to sharpen our claws.
Now firstly, does the terrifying ex-
ample of the gallows and the chair
really arrest the murderers hand be-
fore it strikes?
If it does, then logically we should
have the death penalty for all serious
forms of crime for theft, arson, social
vices, malpractice, poison, bootleg
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

that one isn't to be permitted to be
in the world any longer. the pititul
attempt to seem courageous and nom
chalant, the terror and doubts and
loneliness twice rehearsed before one
may achieve it at last, and have done
with it-why this is q performance
that may well make Torquemada, the
famous torturer of the Inquisition,
turn enviously in his grave!
" His was a terrible crime, and the
public voice, admitting that we are to
have capital punishment at all, Is
unanimous in agreeing that his SEN
tence is fair one. But his case has
caused an unusual flutter Of interest
in the question that has been before
the public for some years now, the
question that is being debated in more
than one state capitol as 1 write.
Shall we Americans abolish capital
punishment entirely.
And my answer to that question
would be: In the name of God, YES.
DOES 1T REMEDY?
Some states have already done i,
others are considering it, some have
abolished capital punishment for
few years, only to restore it again.
for causes connected with the sup
posed outbreak of crime after the
war. But they are all keenly con-
ccrned.
The whole thing in a nutshell is
this; whether capital punishment les
sens or increases crimes of violence.
If it does not; then away with it.
If it does, then we must have it,
frightful as it is in itself, cruel as ir
is, and brutalizing and demoralizing
as are its effects upon us and our
growing children.
There ought to be a debate, or at
least a mass meeting about this in
every city and town in the Union,
within the next few months; every
woman's club ought to study it, and
every high school encourage competi-
tive compositions on the subject.
There is fine reading matter obtain
able, for both pros and cons; in brief,
this tremendous question is one of the
vital topics of the hour.
DOES 1T DETER?
What are YOU thinking about il,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

Whatever be the right the life for that wretched uH
divorce in whether and happ
right who believe that the When she arrived she
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
IN-B-TWEEN

Charles Pierson returned to the
valley Sunday and will remain for
"a few days until they catch up
with the spring work on the ranch.
Mrs. Ray Moore is caring for
the baby daughter of her sister,
Mrs. Fred Battlg. while the latter
is in Seattle at her husbands dy-
ing bedside.
Herb Cords and his family mo-
tored to Pro! ser last Sunday and
spent the day visiting at the A. G..
Cords home.
Harrison Brown is recovering
from his recent illness and is able
to sit W now but is still very
weak.
William Kerr drove to Kiona
Sunday, having as his passenger
C. F. Whaley, who boarded train
there for Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder
and dauglte Oracle made a trip
to Wenatchee last Saturday to Wis
it with their daughter, Mrs. Sum-
m ers Smith, returning the same
evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

A number of growers in this bana-
ma belt phoned the Spokesman the
first of the week that they had their
FIRST new potatoes of the season. This
is about ten days earlier than last
year when the first ones were har-
vested by John Dumert on May %.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Arnold and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. McPhee Ferguson, daughter Bunty
and little friend, all of Naches; Mrs.
Knouse of Seattle and Mrs. Lack of
Canterbury, England. made up party
that drove over from Yakima early
Sunday morning and spent the day at
Sunnybank Ranch, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. +. E. Taylor.
A number from White Bluffs drove
down to Hanford last Sunday to wit
ness the ball game between Othello and
Hanford. The Hanford club presented
somewhat patched up lineup as
some of its players were out Of town.
The game was fairly close affair up
to the ninth inning, the score at that
time standing to in favor Of Othello.
In the ninth, however, everything
broke for Othello and before they
could be retired they had chased FIVE
more runs across the plate, the final
score being II to 3. Kirby, a south
paw from Council, pitched for Othello
and hurled nice game. The two clubs
play at Othello next Sunday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21


Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana.
Seven battleships and one entire
division Of destroyers will be anch-
ored at Seattle during the week OF
the Exposition, it has been an
nounced. The Seattle ball team of
the Pacific Coast League is scheduled
20 play a series with Portland dur
inc the time the visiting merchants
will be in the city. A special must
cal attraction, to be announced later
will be given at the University Of
Washington stadium for the benefit
of the Exposition visitors. Many
other entertainment events, which
will take place in Seattle that week
promise to make it the most color.
full period of the entire summer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

A sample room occupying the en-.
tire space Of the largest ocean ter.
minal in the world will be opened to
all merchants throughout the North
west Merchants Exposition, given an
nually under the auspices of the
Seattle Chamber rs, Commerce, be-
gins at Smith Cow, Monday August
9, to last through the week.
A majority of Sthe undertakings OF
leading COMMERCIAL cities; limit the
scope Of their activities to their owr
immediate and surrounding communi.
ty. whereas the Northwest Exposition
is basinp it's entire display program
81 exhibits which are being shown
by manufacturers and distributors
from the large productive areas Of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Q. s. Land office at Spokane, Wash
ington. April II, 1926.
Notice is hereby given that Augusta
A; Babcock, of RID No I, Yakima.
Vas, Waish'nTgton, who; on March l, 1912.
ina, No. 05461, for the SEA- NE1-4
and ar !, NEI-4 SELL, Section %. Township
dian, has filed notice of Intention to
make final Proof, under para graph 3.
Sec. 5, act of March A. 1915, to estab-
fish claim to the land ai.ss. q et7ssa..; ,b,s<s
before Schuyler G. Henton, U. S. Com
m1ssioner at Yakima, Washington. on
the 22nd day of May, 1926.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank M. Babcock. of Yakima.
Mash1lnf 1 John p; Roberts, of Yak
ma. Washington: Herbert Huff, OF
Whtle Bluffs, Washington; William
keal. of White Bluffs Washington
A. w. DOLAND
Register.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
SWEET sPuD GROWERS MEET

Last Saturday evening, at the
Fruitvale School house, the board OF
directors of the Central Washington
Sweet Potato Association, held a
meeting to discuss the important
question of the proper curing of this
years crop.
L. M. Lampson and Ole Brue OF
Kenncwick, M. w. Belden of White
Bluffs and F. P. Freeman and r. d.
Sawyer OF Richland were present.
A tentative plan for the equipping
of a large building in Kennewick as
curing house, was presented to the
board by the parties now having the
premises leased. After considerable
discussion it was decided to investi-
gate the matter fully and later either
accept this offer or another along the
same lines.
With the sweet potato industry in
its infancy in this part of the North
west, the directors do not feel JUST
fed in making any plans to build a
curing house of their own at this
time.
However, they stressed the neces-
sity of properly curing the potatoes
before putting them on the market OF
in storage Last year a great deal
of loss was occasioned by improper
curing of the crop which resulted in
a large percentage of spoiled and rot
ten potatoes.
According to Mr.. Lampson, from
present indications there will be from
four to five times as many sweet
year as last. The growers have pass
cd the experimental stage and have
proved that as good sweet potatoes
can be grown here as in any part of
the United States. The problem now
is to educate the trade and so find
markets for the crop in the big cities
Of the Northwest which in the past,
Lave been forced to ship in sweet po-
tatoes from the south and from Cali
fornia.
"A very greatly increased acreage
will be planted in Richland this year
as we'll as at Kennewick and in the
White Bluffs Hanford district.-Rich-
land Advocate.
A generation ago "St Jacobs OH
was one of the most widely advertised
products in America. 1t was patent
medicine enjoying enormous sales
When Charles Vogeler, the head Of
the business, died, an expert" wen
over the balance sheet and saw the
enormous advertising appropriation
This expert" trimmed the advertis-
ing expenditure to little or nothing
reasoning that St. Jacobs Oil was Sc
we'll known that it was unnecessary tt
spend mor:y any longer to adver-
tise it. Orders dwindled as advertising
contracts ran out; business departed
never to return and it is safe to spec
ulate that hardly one in fifty who
reads this article remembers or eve
heard of St. Jacobs Oil, one of tn
beat known products on the contin
en+ IS years ago.
A similar thing happened to Jane;
Pyle's "Pearline" "a company which
used a 100000 advertising fund a
far back as 1904 and was one of tn
best products in the entire world
The ad fund was "lopped off,; tn
business went dead. 1t tried unsuc
cessfully to make comeback in 1914
and sold it's plant for junk to larg
soap manufacturer. Killing off the
ad appropriation wrecked both o
these prosperous businesses and
would do the same thing to almos
any great advertising concern today
! st. Louis Times
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church
1000 A. M. Sunday Schoc

lo:uO "A. M. Sunday School
1900 a. m. English Service.
Bible class at 1880 p. m.
"Whitsunday"
Wednesday evening at y O'Clock the
Bible Class will meet for its monthly
entertainment.
'There is therefore now no condem-
nation TO them which are in Ch-ist
Jesus" Rom. s, 1.
A cordial invitation to everybody.
Rev. L. c. Krug, Pastor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
NOTICE OF nS.' PRIVATE SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
, The Superior Court OF The State
OF Wa in ptnn In And For BentOr

NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
In The Superior Court OF The State
OF Washington In And For Benton
County.
I'm Probate).
In the matter of the estate of Frank
Meldon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Frank Meldon. deceased. pursuant
to an order of the above entitled
court, made and entered in the. above
entitled matter on the 14th day of
April, 1926, will sell at private sale
subject to confirmation by the above
entitled court, that certain tract of
land that is situate. lying and being
within the County of Benton, State OF
cribed us follows. to-wit: The south
west quarter of the southwest Quarter
Of the southeast quarter Of section
M, containing S.46 acres. save and ex-
cept the railroad right Of way, as the
same is now laid out over ana across
said land, together with It'll the IA; appt tbe
purchaser to assume the unpaid por-
ton of the water right constrnctio,n non
charge. That the terms OF sa aha SAFE
price thereof cash in hand and the t,
remaining portion shall be payable
one. two and three years after alter cate,
ments at the rate of Z per cent per
annurn, the purchaser to assume the
unpaid portion Of the water right
construction charge and all assess
ments and taxes not now due.
Written sealed bids or offers of pur-
chase may be left with McGregor &c
Fristoe, attorneys for the administra-
tor, at their office in Prosser. Wash
ington, or may be 1eft with the clerk
of the above entitled court
Dated at Prosser Washington this
18th day of May, 1926.
r. p SMITH
administrators. Estate of Frank Mel
don. deceased.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
A. B. F0ssEEN g. CO..
IrrigationS uppiies
PUMPS MOTORS
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Dam rttaaant OF .,The nteciOr
MOTORS
PUMPS

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF The Interior.
u S. Land Office at Spokane, Wash
ington, May is. 1925.
Notice is hereby given that Mary
Catherine Campbell, Of Box III; Wa
patio. Washington, who, on July 10,
1918, made Desert Land Entry CLASPS,
Yakima, No. O64SO, for the north half,
Section %, Township IA ~, Range rs
e.. Willamette Meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make final proof.
under paragraph 8, sec. S, act of
March 4, 1915. to establish claim to
the land above described, before w.
J, Kincaid, U. S. Commissioner, at
White Bluffs, Washington, on the Sth.
day of July 1926.
Claimant names as witnesses: Will
liam A. Joyce, of Hanford, Washing
ton; Harriet Joyce, of Hanford.
Washington; Henry Glanzman, of
Wahluke, Washingto Julia Glanz-
A. M. DOLAND
Register.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

Joe Schuster was in Yakima the
first of the week receiving medical
treatment. The Valley Market was
under the care of Mrs. c. I. Wright
during Mr.. Schuster's absence.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In The Superior Court of The State
Of Washington in And for Benton
County.
In Probate)
On the Matter of the Estate of S. ],
Larsen, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned, Il. w. Fry, has been ap-
pointed Administrator of the estate of
s. J. Larsen. deceased land that Let
tiers. of Administration have been is
sued to him as such Administrator,
Notice is also Given that all per-
sons having claims against the estate
Q said s. J. Larsen, deceased, are
hereby. required to serve the Same.
with the necessary vouchers upon the
administrator OF said estate at the
ser, Benton County. Washington. where
acted and to file them with the Clerk
OF. the above. entitled court, together
with proof of such service, within six
months from and after the date Of the
first publication of this notice. to-wit:
within six months from and after the
Goth day of April, 1926, and if any
claims be not filed within the time
aforesaid, they shall be forever
Dated at Prosser, washington. this
2lst day of April, 1926.
E. W.. FRY
Administrator.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
Uncle Sam and His Nephews, the States,
Are Collecting Over Billion Dollars in
Yearly Tolls on Motor Vehicles and Fuel
More Than Meets the Nations Billion Dollar Highway Building
Bll-Thomas H. Macdonald, Chief Of the u S. Bureau
of Public Roads, Tells Striking Details
BY JuDsoN c. WELLlvER

America has reverted to the ancient system of collecting
tolls wherewith to build and maintain highways.
In 1925 these tolls amounted to 0O0 collected
through motor licenses gasoline taxes property corporation
income production and other automobiles automobile
manufactures, the petroleum industry, etc.
In the 900 900 spent rural roads
1t took century build 100000 worth of rail
roads highway system costing that much will be created in
twenty years at present rate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Sunday School at 10 am.

OuHody SCnOOl at ~ am.
Christian Endeavor at 7 Pm.
The service at the Community
Presbyterian Church next Sunday will
be in the morning at eleven o'clock.
Two duets, one by Madeline Fergu-
son and Eleanor Allen and the other
by Marguerite Tromanhauser and Mrs.
Beldin, will be part of the service.
The orchestra will play the offertory.
The following order Of service will
be used:
Prelude ...............M Mrs. Ferguson
Hymn Recommendation Congregation
IldyeT FdSlOI
Hymn ................C Congregation
Responsive Reading Congregation
Duet Madeline Ferguson a!,d
Eleanor Allen
Scripture Reading -. ...........P Pastor
Ottertory Orchestra
Duet Marguerite Tromanhauser and
and Mrs. Beldin
Hymn ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Congregation
0CIIIlCN FdSCOr
Hymn ..-........,,................,Con Congregation
Benediction Observation-Disclosures.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

Mrs. F. E. Blair entertained the
four grade school teachers at dinner
on Saturday, May 8.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

M. M. Wiehl took Mrs. F. J. Battig
to Othello Wednesday evening. where
she took night train for Seattle, from
whence message had come that af-
ternoon saying that MIR. Battig, con-
fined in Laurel Beach sanitoriun, was
failing fast and could live but short
time
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. O'Larey were
business visitors in Yakima on Mon
day afternoon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21

NOTICE OF CLOSING
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the offices of county Auditor,
Treasurer, Assessor, Engineer, Horti-
culturist and Superintendent will
close at IL o'clock noon, on Satur-
days during the months of June, July
August and September.
3. 20. KEENE
Auditor of Benton County, Washing
ton. 2 to-.