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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
BUILD BEAUTIFUL HOME

Modern and convenient in every
detail, and charming in the dignified
simplicity of its arrangement is the
new home recently completed or
the R. r. Woods ranch just outside
Of White Bluffs. The plans for the
house, while drawn by an architect
carry out the original ideas of Mr.
and Mrs. Woods, a cheerful fire
place in the living room, many win.
dows, and commodious clothes closets
being some of the features.
A complete plumbing system carries
hot and cold water to all parts oil
the house from an automatic pres.
sure pump installed in the basement
1t is directly connected with the
well and which also furnishes water
for the hot water heating plant. The
basement also houses the laundry
and shower bath.
The basement walls and lower story
Of the house are of concrete, while
the upper part is frame. The porch
pillars and fireplace chimney are oil
cobblestones.
French doors lead from the deer
porch into the wide entrance hall
and similar doors provide the open
ing from the hall into the spacious
living room. On the opposite side of
the hall is smaller door leading
into Mr.. Woods especial sanctuary.
A hospitable stairway leads from the
hall to the second floor which con-
tains two large bedrooms, bathroom
and numerous built-in drawers and
clothes closets.
The entire house is wired for all
kinds of electric appliances. One es-
pecially admirable feature of each
room is the rounded or dome like
ceiling that eliminates dust corners
and makes housekeeping joy.
Most of the work on the house
was done by w. H. Meeks and D.. O.
Walker while r. w. Gruenhagen did
a great deal of the cabinet work and
inside finishing. The fireplace was
built by G. DeRigio from plan
furnished by the state college. The
painting and kalsomining bear wit
ness to the efficiency and good taste
Of o. F. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs Woods have borne
with the Inconvenience and discom-
forts that invariably accompany pion-
eer life, for good many years and
have earned the right to possess
and enjoy this beautiful home for
the rent Of their lives. ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
OBITUARY

Achsa Rhodes was born January
"a, 1889, at Fowler, Ohio, of New
England parents. Her five brothers
ana three sisters have all preceded
her into the better world. In her
early girlhood the family, moved to
Illinois. where on February 14,1s61,
sixty-eight years ago, she was united
in marriage to r. Joseph Curtis.
There were born to them four sons
and two daughters, the eldest son
dying in infancy, and the second son
dying in California in 1924, the four
surviving children being r. NJ.
Curtis of Brooklyn, New York; F.
w. Curtis, Newberg, Oregon; Mrs.
Julia Chairman and Mrs. Lucy Viii
lis, both of White Bluffs.
In 1871 they moved from Illinois
to Panora, Iowa. After the children
had grown to manhood and woman
hood and had established homes OF
their own, four Of them being located
on the Pacific slope, Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis sold their Iowa farm and
moved west to be near them. For
the last few years they have made
their home at White Bluffs with
their daughter, Mrs. Henry CLAM
man.
With the exception Of the son who
died in California in 1924, Mrs. Cur
tisi death on Thursday, May 9,
1926; was the. fisettto OCCUR 1.-The di-
rect family line in mole than sixty
years.
With her bereaved Husband, Mrs
Curtis became charter member Of
the Presbyterian church at Panora
at the time it was founded, retain
ing her membership there until the
time of her death. She came of a
family. noted for its religious activi-
ties in pioneer days, the Congrega-
tional church of Toulon, Illinois, hav-
ing been organized in her fathers
home in 1S46, seven Of the nine char
ter members being also members of
the Rhodes family. A window in the
present Congregational church at
Toulon is memorial of their great
service.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Glanzman home Saturday morn
ing by Rev. George Strycker and in
terment was made in the White
Bluffs cemetery.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
FINISH AIRPORT MERE

As a result of the work done at the
airport last Sunday, White Bluffs now
has as good an emergency landing
! field as will be found anywhere in
this part of the country. Under the
direction of D. S. Wilkinson and Fred
Gilhuly the crew of twenty or more
people who responded to the call for
donation work put in several hours
with trucks, caterpillar and blade, and
smaller implements such as rakes,
hoes and shovels.
| All of the roads crossing the field
were closed and the ruts filled by
running the caterpillar and blade over
them and were then covered with a
! light coat OF crushed rock, brought in
from the crusher west of town as a
binder for the loose dirt. Seven truck
loads Of crushed rock were brought in,
1 a part Of it being used on the old roads
and the balance to fill band four feet
wide around 100-foot circle. This
four-foot band will be given coat
of whitewash or white paint and win
serve as marker for the landing spot
for planes.
Just north of the circle letter IN
le by 20 feet, with an arrow pointing
north, has been installed for direc-
ton marker.
An air core, built By Mr. Wilkinson
and F. A. English which will show
both the velocity and direction Of the
wind, was installed this week.
The ends of the field are marked by
three-foot white discs, A furrow
has also been rlowed around the OUT
side of the field to keep people from
driving across 1t and signs have been
posted closing all of r!,e old roads.
The field has been laid out at the
request of, and under the direction of
the Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S.
Department of Commerce, and the
general public can best help to main
tain it by ceasing to use any OF the
old roads that cross it.
A letter was received the first of the
week from Rand & McNally one of
the largest map making firms in the
country, asking for detailed irforma-
ton of the local field to be used in
new air map that concern is getting
out which will be used largely hy
Pilots and others interested in flying.
That the local field is receiving wide
publicity is indicated by the number
OF letters received by the postmaster
and commercial club from people iii
all Parts of the United States asking
that the envelope, carrying an air mail
stamp enclosed in each communica-
ton. be mailed out on the first air
mail leaving the White Bluffs post Of
flce Most Of these letters, which have
evidently been sent by stamp collect
ors, have been returned to the senders
ter as wet there hrs Keen no official
INFORM aticn that Write Bluffs IL Il, to
be on an air mail route.-N .
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
DEATH TAKES GOOD
FRIEND or THIS VALLEY

Judge Carroll b. Graves passed
away at his home in Seattle last
Sunday after an extended illness.
In his passing this valley lost real
friend. He first became identified
with affairs here when he was en-
ployed about seven years ago by the
Hanford water right owners to re-
present them in the suit brought by
the Black Rock Power & Irrigation
company to quiet title to Priest
Rapids.
At the trial of the case in the
Federal court in Yakima, Judge Rud-
ldn rendered a decree sustaining
the plaintiffs contention. Convinced
| that the Rudkin decree could be
overturned in the Circuit Court of
Appeals, Judge Graves began work on
the appeal. More than year elapsed
between the date of the Rudkin de-
cree and the hearing on the appeal
San Francisco and during that time
Judge Graves gave great deal of
study to the case and thoroughly
mastered it in all of its various de-
tails. Shortly before the hearing on
the appeal he remarked II live with
this case all day and take it to bed
with me at night to dream Of it."
He had reached an age at that time
when the ordinary cases no longer
held an appeal for him but he was
attracted to this one because it was
new and different and involved points
of law never before passed on by
the courts.
So thoroughly had he mastered it
and so clearly did he present his
argument in the Circuit Court of
Appeals that he not only secured
reversal of the Rudlin decree but
succeeded in having the property
declared trusteeship. He followed
this by preventing an appeal to the U.
S. Supreme Court and the Circuit
Court of Appeals decision, now
evidenced by the Webster decree, is
not only the law in this case but will
be precedent to govern all similar
cases in the future The case created
great deal of interest in the legal
fraternity and was widely discussed.
Later, in the summer of 1926,
Judge Graves, acting for the water
right owners, filed a new case in
the Federal court in which were rails
ed all of the important points not de-
cided in the former case. In this
suit he secured an injunction re-
ducing the maintenance charge of
5000, asked by the company, to
81 per acre, but before the injunction
matter or the case itself could be
determined on merit, the Consumers
Ditch company and the Black Rock
Power & Irrigation company filed a
petition in the case asking for the
appointment Of receiver on the
ground that they .sYese. ba1kr,.rt ed
could no longer 6perafsT y ( d gfys. I
After the appointment Of Marvin
Chase as receiver, Judge Graves was
selected by him as counsel but his
health, which was failing at the time,
prevented him from continuing in
the work after the first year and he
finally had to withdraw altogether as
active counsel
Although never even partially
compensated, financially, for the work
he did, Judge Graves never lost in
terest in the case and had he lived
and kept his health he would iun-
doubleday have been a powerful
influence in helping in the final
stages of proceedings and in putting
the project on it's feet.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
TO the FRUIT GROWERS

A great number of codling moth
were caught in the traps on the night
Of May 18th, and temperatures have
been favorable for egg laying. AS the
first worms should hatch in about ten
days the fruit and leaves of the trees
ehor,d be covered with arsenate OF
lead spray by the 21st. of May, in
order to destroy the newly Matched
worms. 1t the weather continues
warm. do not allow over ten days to
elapse between the first and second
cover sprays.
Have the fruit and leaves thorou-h-
~ sprayed by the 2lst. of May in or
der to destroy the first worms.
DOYLE B. sTARCHER
District Horticultural Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
BUY A poppy
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
TO Be HELD EVENING may %


Commencement exercises of the
White Bluffs Senior class will be
held in the high school auditorium
May 23rd. at 8. o'clock. Certificates,
diplomas and rewards of merit will
be distributed. MR.. Benjamin Devices
of the Department of Social Science
of The Washington State Normal at
Ellensburg will deliver the Com
mencement address. Mr.. Devices is
highly recommended as an entertain
ing speaker, and we may expect a
talk worth hearing. ~ -if
Since there. was no open house
this year, the zoology drawing and
grade school art exhibits will be on
display all evening in soom adjoin-
ing the auditorium.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hinderer ar
rived Sunday from Douglas and are
again at home on their ranch in the
Terrace Point ncighborhood
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
NOTICE TO ALL!

Plan your work ahead SO as
to be able to help with the
Cemetery Cleanup Saturday
afternoon; May IS. Bring
axes and grub hoes, for clear
ing out the roots Of the To-
Gust trees, as we'll as your
hoes. ralfes or shovels; be there
promptly at / o'clock, and stay
as long as you can. .
A cold drink will be served
during the afternoon.
-COMMITTEE
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17

Memorial Day, May 80, will be OBJ
served in White Bluffs again this year
with short program carried out un-
der the direction Of John Lindblad
Post This was decided at meet
ing Of the Post Wednesday evening.
Committees were appointed at this
meeting to arrange for the various ac-
Invites of the day and the complete
program will be published next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
MADELINE FERGUSON WINS

Miss Madeline Ferguson received
the most votes at the picture show
at Liberty hall last Saturday nigh,
for White Bluffs entry in the contest
for "Queen Of the Air" at the Pasco
Air Jubilee on Saturday of this week.
She will compete az Pasco for Queen
with entries from other neighboring
towns.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
1t costs very lille
TO recOnditiOr1 q
MODEL T FORD

THE Ford Motor Company is making new car,
but it is still proud of the Model T. 1t wants every
owner of one of these cars to run it as long as
possible at minimum of trouble and expense.
Because of this policy and because of the
investment that millions of motorists have in
Model T cars, the Ford Motor Company will corr
inue to supply parts long as they are needed
by Ford owners.
So that you may get the greatest from your
Model L, we suggest that you take it to the near
est Ford dealer and have him estimate ON the cost
of any replacement parts that may be necessary.
You will find this the economical thing to do
because small expenditure will help to
prevent costlier repairs later on, increase the
value of the car, and give you thousands of miles
of additional service.
For labor charge of only $500 you can have
your generator put in frstclass condition. A new
universal joint will be installed for labor cost
of SIS. Overhauling the carburetor costs $l.5O;
steering gear, $3.50; radiator, $3.50. A complete
overhauling of the rear axle assembly runs be-
tween $5.75 and 81 for labor. An average price
of $3.50 covers the overhauIing of the motor
and transmission.
These prices are for labor only because the
need and number of new parts depend ON the
condition of each car. The cost Of these parts is
low, however because of the Ford policy of mann.
featuring and selling small margin of profit
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
CARD OF THANKS

To the friends and neighbors who
SO kindly assisted US with their help
and sympathy at the time of the
death OF our beloved wife, mother
and grandmother, we extend our
:heautSelt appreciation-Re j. Cuntis S..
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Chairman, Mrs.
Lucy Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. +. w.
Curtis and Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Viii
r..
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17
THE THEATRE
Saturday, May 18th
All you married men
want to see this!
GLENN TRYON

. "How 10 Handle Women"
and another good, clean comedy
ALSO A NEWS REEL
Beginning Saturday, we will
show the latest world news
every week.
Something great next Saturday.
Watch for circulars.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-17

w. II. Webb has traded his ten-acre
tract here to J. Kiely for residence
property in Seattle. Mrs. Kiely arrived
Sunday with a truck load of Their
household goods and moved onto the
place. Mr.. Kiely, who. Mr.. Webb says,
Is assistant to the lieutenant in the
Seattle Fire Department, will stay in
Seattle to hold his position while Mrs.
Kelly will look after the tract here,
part of which Is set cut to soft fruit
and part to alfalfa. Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb left Wednesday in their car for
Seattle. Scotty said he did not know
yet juct what he would do over there
but would very liEely get into some
work before very long.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
ALEXANDRIA CALLS
FOR D. c. AID IN IRE
Four Story Apartment House
in Business District
Swept by Flames.
snectal Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star,
ALEXANDRIA, VAN January a.
Famed by high wind, FIRE that broke
out in the basement of four-story
apartment building at King and CO.
lurnbus streets at 2 O'Clock this after
noon had damaged the structure half
hour later and threatened to spread.
The location of the fire is in the busi-
ness. district.
All occupants of the building were
removed safely. The blaze originated
in the basement and spread to a large
supply of fsscoal nearby before it was
discovered The businessssection of the
city was under dense pail of smoke
Three companies of local apparatus
were having difficulty battling the
blaze and call to Washington brought
two more companies.
Fourteen Families Upstairs.
The upper floors of the apartment
building quarter IA families, all members
of whom were hurriedly routed. On the
ground floor number of business con-
Germs had offices.
The waiting room of the Mount Ver-
non, Alexandria g. Washington Railway
Co. is on the ground floor.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
SINCLAIR ATTORNEYS
OPPOSE REVIEW PLEA
Proposal Of Government That Su-
preme Court Hear Entire
Case Is Fought.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Opposition to the Governments pro-
posal that the Supreme Court review
the entire case involving the conviction
of Harry F. Sinclair for refusal to
answer questions of Senate oil COM
mittee was submitted to the court to-
day by Sinclair's attorneys, George P.
Hoover and Martin w. Littleton.
Sinclair, who was sentenced to three
months in Jail and fined $500, appealed
to the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals and that court certified five
questions to the Supreme Court for
answer before rendering its decision.
The Supreme Court set January z to
hear arguments.
The Government. through its special
oil counsel, owen j. Roberts and Atlee
Pomerene, had asked the Supreme
Court to review the case on the grounds
that it probably would have to do so
later and would save duplication OF
work.
Hoover and Littleton contended that
the Government did not file the
motion soon enough to permit prep
aration tor argument of the whole
case; that the court, if it had wanted
the entire record, would have ordered
1t sent up on December when the
Sinclair case was advanced for argu-
ment and that If the Government
motion is granted, the date for arguing
the case will have to be postponed.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
BOSTON BASE BALL
BRIBE CASE PROBED
Officials Of National League Club
and City Leaders Confer
- Before Hearing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 2.-Three officials
of the Boston National League Base
Ball Club, went into private conference
today with the Boston Finance Commits
sion, which is investigating charges
that member of the Boston City
Council sought bribe to obtain pas
sage of an order permitting Sunday
professional sports in this city.
The three officers of the club were: :
President Emil Fuchs Secretary Edward
p. Cunningham, and Vice President
Charles E. Adams The latter made the
charges that resulted in the investiga-
ton. The Finance Commission is sched-
uled TO conduct a hearing on the
charges this afternoon, and Adams had
been ordered by the State Supreme
Court TO appear and divulge the name
of the councilman.
Adams made his charges after the
city council had tabled an order to per-
nit Sunday sports in accordance with
a Statewide referendum. The council
subsequently passed the order after a
special meeting called to act on it had
been postponed because of lack of a
quorum, but deferred action on an ap-
plication for permit for Sunday
Games filed by the Braves.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
Borah and Hale Agree to
Vote First on Peace
Treaty.
EARLY ACTION is SEEN
ON NAVAL LEGISLATION
Idahoan Will Keep Anti-War Move
Before Body Until Vote
Is Taken.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An agreement to put the Kellogg
peace pact ahead of its companion
measure on the Senate calendar, the
cruiser construction bill, was entered
into today by Senators interested in the
two proposals.
Chairman Borah of the foreign re-
lations committee, in charge of the
peace treaty, and Chairman Hale of the
naval committee, sponsor of the cruiser
bill, entered the agreement which as
sures vote first on the treaty. The
arrangement is expected to lead the
way also to an early vote on the naval
construction bill, following disposition
of the peace treaty.
AS a result of the understanding
reached today, another flare-up in the
Senate over which Of the two PROPOSE
tions should have priority has been dis
sipated. When the Senate reconvenes
tomorrow, Senator Hale will deliver a
way to Senator Borah, who will move
to take up the Kellogg treaty.
Senator Borah announced today he
would keep the treaty constantly before
the Senate until it is voted upon and
he anticipates early and favorable
action.
Before the Christmas recess the Sen
ate agreed to make the naval bill the
unfinished legislative business and the
treaty the unfinished executive business.
Senator Reed, Democrat Missouri,
will wage fight against the treaty. He
will gain some support from Senator
Moses, Republican, New Hampshire.
who is asking adoption of an interpre-
tive resolution stating Americas reser-
vations in ratifying the pact. However,
Senate leaders believed they could force
an early vote with strength enough to
use the cloture rule limiting debate, If
necessary.
A more serious threat impends against
the bill to construct Is new cruisers
with Republican independents under
the leadership of Senator Norris of Ne
braska opposing it. However, it is be-
ieVed that ii the treaty is allowed to go
to 4 vote they viii not filibuster. =
Attempts will be made to modify the
naval bill to provide for only five or ten
cruisers. The request of President Cool
idge for elimination of the clause re-
quiring construction of the vessels with
in three years will get support only from
opponents of the bill. Chairman Hale
will oppose elimination of the time
clause.
Evening star., 1929-01-02
MAN FOUND SLAIN
ON MARYLAND ROAD
Capt. Neil F. Halfway of Morgan
town Believed to Have Shot
Self by Accident.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January Capt.
Neil F. Halfway of Morgantown, w. Va,
was found dead at 10 o'clock this morn
ing beside his automobile on the Rock
ville-D -DarnestoWn road short distance
above Hunting Hill. A portion of his
head had been blown off and a shotgun
was in his hands.
Chief of Police Alvie Moxley and
Policeman Harry Merson investigated
and came to the conclusion that Capt.
Halfway was shot accidentally when he
stepped out of his Car to hunt game
The motor of the automobile was run
ming. 1t is believed Halfway was on
his way back to West Virginia after
visit in this vicinity.
He was an officer in the Engineer
Corps Reserve and member of Monon-
gahela oSt, No. 2, American Legion,
according to papers in his possession. A
telephone call by police to Morgantown
revealed that he is prominent in civic
and business circles at that place. The
body is at Rockville awaiting the arriv-
al of relatives. =.