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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
PR0ssER SELLS FIRE ENGINE

The old chemical fire engine and
truck at Prosser, for which local
residents were negotiating few
weeks ago, has been sold to the towr
Of Selah for $500, according. to the
Prosser Record Bulletin, IN reporting
the sale the Prosser paper said. "The
old machine had an interesting his
tory. The truck body at one time
was the upper works of horse
drawn fire apparatus, which was pur-
chased from Portland and mounted
by local labor on an Oldsnobile
truck chassis. 1t rendered efficient
service during the entire time it was
in use in Prosser, and was displaced
only when it was felt that the needs
of the growing city required a more
versatile fire fighter"
Although White Bluffs offer was
less than the $500, all of the members
of the town council Of Prosser agreed
to accept it excepting one member,
who blocked the sale. The local COM
mittee who had the matter in charge
is still looking around and is hopeful
of finding something in fire fighting
apparatus that will meet the need
now in White Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
SEEM THINGS

Happening to glance up about
seven o'clock Monday morning, Scot
ty Webb says he saw a.. object in
the sky travelling from east to west
at an estimated speed of 400 or 500
miles an hour and at an approximate
heighth of 5000 feet. The object was
silver grey IN color that glistened in
the sunlight as it tipped from side
to side in its flight. Attached to it
and trailing at great distance was
tail that greatly resembled the
tail of kite and that swayed back
and forth as it encountered varying
air currents. 1t wasn't an ,irpIaae,
Scotty says, as it was absolutely
noiseless. The apparition was visible
but a comparatively short time.
That's Scotty's story. But this
newspaper has been unable to find
any one else here who saw the object
and it is therefore hard to figure
why the exclusive rights were given
to one person. Maybe it was the after
effect of the comet that raced across
the sky in the dead of night few
weeks ago. Or maybe it was hang
over from the recent primary and we
suppose there might be some people
too, who would attribute it to the
freshness Of the grapes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
CROSS CONTINENT IN FORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Boutin drove
into White Bluffs last Friday morn
ing for a few days visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Don Burgeis, They
spent the summer in the East, driv-
ing through from California last
spring in their Ford ear. Most of
the summer they spent in their old
home in Connecticut but they also
drove up to Quebec, Canada, for a
short visit. The car stood the trip
across the continent and back again
in fine shape and looked az good
when they were here as the day they
started east. Mr.. and Mrs. Boutin
left this week for Bakersfield, Cali
fornia, where Mrs. Boutin takes care
of the children of Mrs. Ben Herring
while the latter teaches school. Mr..
Herring is now at Taft, California,
where he is working in a shoe store,
Mr.. Boutn said, and his health ap-
pears to be improving.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
APPLE CROP OF NATION, WHILE
LARGE, NOT UP TO FIvE-YEAR AVERAGE


commercial crop is now estimated at
1,277, 900 barrels-equal to about
1882, COO boxes more than last year
Total production is estimated at
6,427,O bushels against 100000 in
1927. The five-year average of pro-
duction is 6,487, 900 bushels.
IDAHO this year will have $4,000
barrels less than in 1927, equal to
about 1,56o, 900 boxes. Idaho's total
production is estimated at 4,7S8,000
bushels, as compared with 100000
harvested last year.
The following are the latest official
estimates for the commercial crop
barrels, in principal states
Maine
last year 455,000; this year 365,o0o
Massachusetts,
last year $4,000; this year $4,000
New York
last year 2,721,ooo; this year 1000, 900
New Jersey
last year 611,000; this year 100000
Pennsylvania
Ohio
last year $4,000; this year $1,000
Illinois
last year so4, 1000; this year l,l35,ooo
Michigan
last year $4,000; this year 9sl 900
Missouri
last year 100000; this year $4,000
Delaware
last year 100000; this year 100000
Maryland
last year 100000; this year 100000
Virginia
last year 100000; this year 2,6s4ooo
West Virginia
last year 100000; this year l,l4e,eoo
Arkansas
last year 10000; this year $4,000
last year 100000; this year l,277,ooo
Colorado
last year $4,000; this year $4,000
Washington y
last year 7,4s4,ooo; this year 9,so6,ooo
last year e75,ooo; this year 100000
California
last year l,552,ooo; this year 100000
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
WHITE BLUFFS AZ FAIR

White Bluffs was well represented
at the State Fair in Yakima last
week. Among those coming to the at
tention Of Spokesman who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Wiehl,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. s. Wilkinson, Mr..
and Mrs. William Van Hoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Gossard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Burgeis, Miss Maysie Boutin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gibbins and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Taylor and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Allen
and family, Earl Soden, Lloyd WiehL
Jane Remlinger, Sam Allard. Henry
Young, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Whitney.
Mrs. M. E. Tromanhauser, Mrs. H.
H. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Houk, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Garten,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Webster. Mrs.
Sylvia Lowering, George Lowering,
Dudley Wilkinson, Jack O'Larey,
Geraldine and Lorraine Shsnahan,
Miss Effie Mykol and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart Lancaster.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
REGISTRATION sooks OPEN

The registration books are open
again and will remain open until Oc-
tober 16, twenty days before the gen.
eral election on November 6. While
it is estimated that thAre-sare many
thousand voters in the state who
failed to register before the primary,
large percentage of the voters in
this valley have already registered and
will not have to register again before
the general election. However, the
few who have not registered should
get their names in the books at the
first opportunity so that they can
vote in the general election.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21

! A total apple crop of 17s, ,e4o, 900
| bushels is predicted for the United
! States by the Federal crop reporting
| board on basis Of September con-
dition. Last years crop was 123,455,-
OoO bushels. The average for the pre-
ceding five years is 199,000,C00.
The commercial production of
apples this year in the United States
is estimated at 1922, 600 barrels. The
commercial crop last year was
25,90o, 900, which followed the record
crop of 1926, when 39,119,0O0 barrels
were packed from the big crop of
246s $4,000 bushels. The 5-year ave-
rage is 33,700,000 barrels.
In the northeast and in Michigan,
prospects have continued to decline.
These States have relatively good
crops of summer and fall apples but
light crops of winter varieties. Bald
wins are reported particularly light
in both New York and Michigan.
! Mcintosh apples are relatively scarce
| in both New England and New York.
In Virginia and West Virginia fruit
is sizing up better than expected.
PACIFIC, NORTHWEST will
have around $4,000 boxes more
than last year. The prospect in these
States declined slightly in August.
WASHINGTON's crop of CONNER
cial apples, according to the official
estimate may be 1856, COO barrels-a
gain Of 2,432,OO0 barrels over last
year, equal to about 7.2e6,000 boxes.
The total crop is now placed at
34,020,030 bushels against z5,343, 600
last year, and 28,785,0O0 bushels, the
average for the preceding five years.
Some apple men expect the volume
of shipments will be sheared to a
figure below earlier estimates because
Of the large quantity Of medium to
sman-size apples, and the increased
percentage of 'buckskin" or bleached
fruit. The proportion of extra fancies,
through poor coloring of early var
ieties, has been somewhat reduced,
it appears, by the hot days which
also delayed the start of picking.
Colder nights are needed to put color
in the cheeks Of the earlier stuff.
OREGON's crop declined in con-
d:tion slightly during August. The
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
GETTING READY TO
GIVE BETTER SERVICE

The Spokesman is to have a new
home. Negotiations that are under
way now by the publisher for the
purchase of the Bonn store building,
almost directly across the street, are
expected to be completed within the
next week or ten days. Some i'm
provements will have to be made to
the underpinning of the building to
make the floor strong enough to hold
the heavy machinery and equipment
and the interior of the building will
perhaps have to be given a new coat
of kalsomine and other inside inn
provements made.
All of these steps will require a
little time but it IS expected that they
will be finished and the move made
shortly after the first of October.
The growing population and the
constant increase in business in both
the printshop and postoffice have
taxed the capacity of the present
quarters. In fact, during the past
few years it has been exceedingly
difficult to handle the work econo-
rntcally and efficiently in the cramped
quarters.
However, the new building, with
more than double the floor space,
will furnish ample room for the
postoffice and will permit the hons-
ing of the printshop and all the equip
rnent, including the large power press
which has been stored and idle for
the past few years, under one roof.
With the additional room, new
equipment can be and will be grad
uaily added to a point where the
plant will be comparable to any in
like sized communities in the state
and credit to the Priest Rapids
valley as whole and to White Bluffs
in particular. All of these improve
ments can not necessarily be made
at once but it is the ambition of the |,
pub Usher to have the power press set
up as soon as possible and to make
the Spokesman an all home print
The building that has been the
home of the postoffice and the
Spokesman for the past twenty years,
first in the old town on the river
and since the town was moved to the
present location about IL years ago,
has been sold to ]. c. Lloyd, who
will remodel it into a law office.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
+. 3. TEST COMPLETED
by County Ageut e. C.Durdle)

by County Agent E. C.Durdle)
The county wide T. B. test, on
which DR.. Barnes has been working
TOR some time, completing the work
started bypr. Barber, has been
completed. Because Of the fact that
both men have been working on the
testing, there is a possibility that
some herds may have been missed.
Any herd owner who has not had
his herd tested, should notify the
office of the County Agent immed-
lately, SO that arrangements can be
made to complete the, work to the
last herd. If you will simply mail a
post card or. letter, addressed to the
County Agent, Kennewick, Washing
ton, stating your location and the
number Of head to be tested, your
herd will be taken care of.
Benton County is now on the modi-
fled accredited area list, the test
showing that the County has less than
per cent of reactors. According to
the state office, this is the first
county to win place such as this
in the state, and the county should
be proud of its record.
A group of dairymen met at the
office of the County Agent at Ken
newick, Monday afternoon, September
10th and perfected the organization
of the county Cow Testing Associa-
ton. Giving to the rush of farm
work in this time of the year, the
meeting was not largely attended.
The following officers were elected:
President, N. E. Holmberg, Richland /;
Vice President, Calvin Whitner,
Prosser; Secretary-Treasurer, b.
Kempe. Kennewick. The other mem
bers of the board elected were c. G.
Campbell, Kenpewick; and E. l..
Jameson, Hanford.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
TAKEN TO SPOKANE

Jesse Shelton, who suffered COM
pound fracture of his leg when two
cars ccEided at the cemetery corner
a couple of weeks ago, is now in
a Spokane hospital. After a close
examination at the Pasco hospital,
where the injured man YVES first
taken, it was found that the bone
was badly shattered and It was
necessary to cut the flesh away and
sew the pieces of bone together with
a silver thread, Spokane was the
nearest point where the necessary
surgical equipment could be had and
Mr.. Shelton was taken there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
EXPRESSES s APPRECIATION

Congressman John w. Summers,
who was re-nominated at the recent
primaries, has asked the Spokesman
to express his appreciation for the
splendid support given him in the
Priest Rapids valley. He says: II
will continue to serve all of my con-
stituents regardless Of party or To-
cality." DR.. Summers majority in
the twelve counties in the district
was between $4,000 and $4,000.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21

Jesse O. Thomas, real estate man
Of Tacoma, who owns a large body
of land west Of town, was in White
Bluffs Thursday. Mr.. Thomas was
interested in any ncws regarding
what may he expected to happen
Within the next six months at Priest
Rapids.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-21
CORNER SEES SECOND WRECK

There was another wreck at the
cemetery cross-road Wednesday
morning when two Fords, one driven
by B. M. Dewey and the other by
Harold Keen, bumped into each
other. No one was injured and after
couple of men had strs .ghtened out
the dents ard pulled the bent parts
back into place, both cars were as
good as ever,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
JOHNSON RAPS
POWER TRUST IN
HOOVER SPEECH
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l.-Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson tonight will
make his second important speech
of his Southern California campaign
for reelection and for Herbert
Hoover.
johnson will be the guest of honor
at dinner given by the Southern
division of the Republican state
central committee.
A bitter attack on the "power
trust t. in its relations to Boulder
Dam, occupied the principal part
Of Johnson's opening speech last
night at Pasadena, where he ad-
dressed 1900 persons.
He charged the "power trust
was responsible for the defeat Of
efforts to pass the Swing johnson
Eoulder Dam bill at the last session
of Congress.
"The power industry" he as
serted, "is buying chambers of com
merce in wholesale lots. We should
have been startled into action by
this trust, which has spent millions
of dollars in spreading its propa-
eanda through public schools
churches, colleges and by dissemina-
tion of literature through our public
agencies.
He spoke briefly Of the Hoover
campaign, pledging his support
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
COOLIDGE ON EVE
OF FIFTH YEAR AS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
by United Press Leased Wire
By ROBERT MOOREFIELD
United Press Staff Correspondent

CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Wis,
Aug. president Coolidge sat
fishing from his canoe on the quiet
Brule river today and contemplated
with pleasure the twilight of his
long political career. The day mark
ed the end of his fifth and last year
as chief executive.
Calvin Coolidge S political rise
had been steady, but devoid of fur
or and stir, when hc was inaugurat-
ed president of the United States,
ON August >, 1923.
His oath of office was administer
ed in one Of those simple and drama
tic scenes which are the boast of
American democracy. His father
the late Colonel John Coolidge, a
justice of the peace, awakened the
vice president who was visiting his
boyhood home, to tell him President
Warren G.. Harding was dead.
BY the light of kerosene lamp,
on the Coolidge New England farm
home, Calvin kissed a Bible that
had been in the family for years
spoke his oath, and was president.
The father who administered the
oath did not live to witness his
sons retirement from the presi-
dcncy. - =.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
DYNAMITE BOMB
TEARS PAVEMENT
IN Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IA dyna-
mite bomb, believed to have been
hurled from an automobile, tore a
hole in the pavement, shattered
windows and doors of surrounding
houses and threw several persons
from their beds here early today
in the east side district.
The explosion lighted the entire
block, residents told police. An auto
mobile was seen speeding toward
Whittier Boulevard just after the
blast, it was reported. Investiga-
tors had not set a possible motive
for the exposition.
c. ID. Dick, owner of six of the
houses in the block, told police lat
er that his life had been threatened
by two men he believed capable of
throwing the bomb.
Dick, contractor, said he had a
violent dispute with a father and
son who worked for him. Police
would not reveal the name of the
suspects, whom they sought for
questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
COnfesses
To Bank Robbery

HUNTINGTON PARK, Calf,
August 1.--Wledmir Druszmumski,
80, surrounded in an isolated resi-
dence here early today and arrest
ed, confessed to the $4,000 robbery
of the Security Trust and Savings
Bank branch i'll Long Beach yester-
day, the sheriff s office announced.
He had $l7,j00 in cash and $ll,-
600 in travellers checks, nearly all
the loot, in the house when arrested,
it was said. Brest Litowski, taken
with Druszmumski, was booked on
suspicion of robbery.
Druszymski is believed to be the
bandit who held up the Long Beach
bank three times in the past year,
Captain Clem People of the shcr-
ifs office said.
Druszymski gained entrance to
the bank yesterday just before
opening when F. L. West, a book
keeper, unlocked a rear door. Dru-
szvmski bound West and did the
same to ten other employees as they
arrived. He then fled with the
$4,000 and had good start before
enc of the women employees strug-
gled to her feet and pressed a burg
lar alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
ECONOMY POLICY
IS ADOPTED BY
RAISIN GROWERS
ny United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO. Aug. 1.-Two develop
mcuts in the raisin situation today
engaged the attention of those con
ccrncd in the welfare of the industry
slashing prices to the trade 10y
sun Maid growers association ana
reduction of overhead by that or
gauizatiou through release of cXecu-
tivcs and employees.
To meet competition of CONNER
cial packers, u new schedule Of
quotations was announced by the
co.opcrativc association which
places carton goods on an eight cent
level and bulk packs at ~ cents
for Thompson srcdlcss ana putfcd
Muscats and five cents for three
crown Muscqts, The bulk prices 70
to "a cents below previous quota
tiopS.
The raisin industry is now on q
competitive basis, il was declared,
and while The association viii NOT
take the lead in reducing prices, it
win nevertheless "place its prices
in proper relationship to whatever
price levels its competitors fiX.
In line with the policy of economy
promised by Harry NJ, Crcech, vice
president and general manager, re-
lease of most of the staffs in the
advertising and sales promotion di-
visions of Sunland Sales Co-opera
tive Association Il subsidiary was
announced. Further extensive cuts
in personnel are likely soon.
Offices of the Sunand Corpora
tion were moved from the Pacific
Southwest Eank building to the
Holland and merged with sun Maid,
cffccting a large saving in rentals.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Military Enemy
Blamed For Fire
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IAN un,
known military enemy of General
Feodor Lodiicnski, proprietor OF
the Russian Eagle Cafe, from which
Charlie Chaplin and other Holly
wood celebrities were driven by fire,
was responsible for the blaze of
which Michael Tocazc is accused,
the latter's attorneys intimated Ill
court today.
"Tocaze had no reason for burn
ING this block of Russian cafes and
shops.' defense Attorney Stanley
Visel declared. "Eetween the walls
of his curio shop he had hidden two
smuggled 100000 paintings accredit-
ed to an old German master.
Nisel declared that no man could
rise from the ranks to the post of
major general in the Russian lmpe
rial Guards without making revenge
full enemies. Such a brooding mind
caused the blaze, he charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
SPANISH
AVIA | OR
HOPS Of I I:
Commander Franco Takes
Off For ArOund-the-
World Flight.
MAKES FALSE START
Leaves CadiZ With Every
thing Pointing Toward
Successful Venture.
by United Press -.cuscd Wire

CADlZ, Spain, Aug. l-Comdr.
Ramon Franco challenged the At
lantic for the second time today as
he pilotcd his four motored Dornicr
fyaplane into the air on an ambi-
tious around the world project.
The Spanish air adventlrer head
Cd for North America via the A2or-
cs and expected TO land either at
Halifax or at Ilaccntia y. +.
The start Of this ambitious trans
Atlantic and gloh"-oircliug flight
was made at :2l5 Il. m, eastern
standard time.
The fliers had been advised that
weather conditions were good across
the Atlantic and that everything
was propitious for their start.
Commldcr Franco was accomPan-
led by Captain Rail- de AIDA, Cap
tain Gallar1 and mechanic Pablo Ra-
Ia in his plane, the Numaneia.
At J:lj u. m, the four powerful
motors were started. The crowd "a
long the shore chrcrcd loudly.
Aftrr the motors had warmed up
about - minutes Franco gave the
signal and the craft roared down
the hay. The run WAS about a mile
but the Numancia failed To risr
from the water and Franco ordered
Nhc craft returned.
The crowd was silent The lug
gage was shifted, Il few repairs
were made and then Franco started
again.
This time, the craft roared away,
wohhlrd some and then climbed INTO
the sky and headed out toward the
Azores.
The complct itinerary for this
around the world flight:
Cadiz to the Azores, thence to
Halifax or rlpcentia, New York,
Havara, Vera cruz, La Paa, Bolivia,
southern California, san Francisco,
Prince Rupert, Unalaska, Paramu-
sir. Toxic, Kagossima, Manila, Port
Nictoria. Colombo, Bombay, Bussire,
Alcxandrctta, Palermo and finally
to Alcazarcs, Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
BROADWAY DRAMA
MAY Be BROUGHT
TO SMALL TOWNS
Three Major Producers
Believe New Process Will
Be Successful.
ny United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. smaller
cities Of the country henceforth may
see their musical comedies and
Broadway erama by talking motion
picture while the original casts con
tinue on Broadway, if the plans
announced today by three major
Broadway producers prove sue
cess. A. II. Woods, the Shuberts
and William A. Brady, foremost
among New York producers have
acquired majority stock of the
Vocafilm Company and plan to be
gin their operations on a new scale
within six weeks.
By controlling the vocafilm, the
producers have acquired their own
reproducing process by means of
which they film all plays from the
original cast, including its color,
music and gaiety.
of a play proves tremendous
hit Woods told the United Press,
"the original cast will take the
road. iShori4 it develop into a
good, solid play with average draw
ings, reproductions will substitute
for the original throughout the
country" -,
Reproduction of several plays will
begin within six weeks, Woods said.
The process acquired by the pro-
ducers were understood to be con-
siderably less expensive than either
the vitaphone or the movietone,
both for recording and reproduction.
Under the new process, the play can
be recorded in the theater IN which
it is running in two weeks time.
AS for its exhibition, it was said
any theater can be equipped to
show the films at q cost of approx
mately $4,000.
Under the new plan, reproductions
will be restricted to the Shubert
Theaters it was announced.