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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Distance, in the sense that it has
been understood in the past, is be-
ing annihiiated. Telephones, good
roads and fast cars, the radio and
the airplane. have clipped its
wings. When F. A. English of the
White Bluffs Drug company an
swered telephone call Thursday
morning he found he was talking
to a representative Of the Wrigley
Spearmint Toothpaste company at
Atlantic City, New Jersey, who
wanted Mr.. English's stock proxy
to vote at forthcoming stock
holders meeting. In spite Of the
5000 miles distance, Mr. English
said, the two minute conversation
was carried on in an ordinary tone
of voice and was as clear and dis
tinct as though he were talking to
some one right mere in town.
Mr.. and Mr.. ]. E Leander and fam
lily returned to White Bluffs the first
OF the week from Portland, where
they had been since early in December
and where Mr.. Leander renewed the
study of his old profession of optome-
try. When he went down there it was
with the understanding that the ex-
animation would be held in March but
learning after he got there that it
would not be until July, he and Mrs.
Leander decided to return home.
Their plans are unsettled for the pre-
sent but they will be on the ranch for
few months, at least.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
White Bluffs School News
2u pupils of the Grade and High Schools

The Log of the un-Willilam
Beebe
By Thomas Clarke
The Log of the Sun was written
by William .Beebe and edited by the
Garden City Publishing Co., of New
York. This book is divided into
twelve Parts, each part representing
month. 1t deals entirely with nature,
and tells CT the months in which
the birds migrate. and animals change
their skins, and take on protective
celebration.
Most of the little animals means
of protection is by color. Take for
example the mouse whose grey
color helps It dreat deal. The mouse
will stay in the weeds or under some
brush whenever he is aware of danger
and will do his feeding at night, but
this is not always safe because an owl
may catch q glimpse of him after
dark and It is just too bad for the
mouse. ~
Now tie weasel is very small and
has very little means of protection
except that which has beer provided
for him in color. In summer, the weasel
is brown with a black tip on the end
Of his tail, while in winter the color
is changed to white, but he retains
the black tip on his tail. In winter
when the weasel is running in the
snow all you can see is a black
streak, but if his tail is covered
rest CT him out.
Fish also are in danger along the
same line as the animals. There are
some types of fish and sea animals
which eat the others. Others protect
themselves without eating, for ex-
ample, turtle, which has gone for
a year without anything to eat. This
has been proved, by having them in
the acquariums and watching them.
A years hiding without food is surely
protection.
Birds are one species of animal
which have the best means of pro-
lection of all. They have all the air
to themselves, that is why they are
less harmed than other animals.
Altho there are few birds killed
by flying into wires or by getting in
storm and blown so far to sea that
they can't get back, they are very
few compared to those which live.
Some ducks are killed in pc
cul:ar manner. During the winter
when ponds are nearly all frozen up
the ducks light in the clear water.
They dive after fish and swim in
under the ice. AS many as hundred
dead have been found in such places.
This was an interesting book.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
ACCEPTS OTHER CONTRACT
ON WAY HOME

Cecil Barge, who has becn on cleo
trical construction work in Santo
Domingo for the past year and half
and who planned to return to the U.
S. with Mrs. Barge on January l, when
his contract expired, has accepted a
somewhat einilar contract in Porto
Rico, which he tells about in the
following letter received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Barge, this week:
I'VE have again changed our ad-
dress. I have accepted position with
the Frederick Snare corporation OF
New York, who are working on a big
hydro-electric station here in Porto
Rico.
'The general superintendent saw me
about three hours before our boat sail
ed for New York. (You know we left
Santo Domingo with the full intention
of returning to the states and had land.
ed in San Juan, Porto Rico, at eigh,
o'clock Wednesday morning, the boat
for the U. S. Leaving at three p. m
Thursday) The general superintendent
saw me about ten a. m. ard had my
contract, my baggage all off the ship
had had lunch on shipboard and hae
gone through the customs, by two
o'clock. So you see was busv.
This project is about fifty miles
from San Juan in the mountains
There are two other engineers besides
myself, both married. We each will
have nice little house with everything
furnished, including food, house, lights
fuel, ice, water, servants, furniture,
we'll everything.
They say some people are borr
lucky. Well, ] sure fell into luck thi.
time. guess it is an act of God he
cause it would really have been terribl.
to go back north in the cold weather
when we have been in the tropics 70,
wear ard half.
eve will have about six hundred men
that is, poems, working for us, so 20,
YOU Gee it is no small lob. However
it will probably be finished in abou
six months.
ooh, yes / was sessick coming from
ISanto Domingo to San Juan. We lief
Santo Domingo about five p. m. Tues
day, January 1. and / was o. k. whel
l went to bed, but say! At twelv
o'clock that night woke up anc' tn
old ship was standing on ends an,
when got out Of my bum, though
the floor was coming UP to meet me
Boy! that is the most deathly feelin
that person can have. Dorothy wa
a little sick too. In fact, the rnajorit,
OF the people were sick"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
LOTS OF TREES TO pRunE

Approximately one half million fruit
trees or more explicitly, 474,64O fruit
trees in Benton County will be, OF
should be pruned this year. Of this
number, 2e5,00o are apples trees, OF
which so per cent are Winesaps. There
are $4,000 Jonathans, $4,000 Romes
and 10000 Delicious. The remainder
Of the 283,000 are spread over 18 diff.
ferent varieties. There are $1,000 pear
trees of which 33,O00-afe Bartletts, TO-.
500 Winter Nelis, 5000 d'Anjou, with
four other varieties. There are $4,000
peach trees of which, 10000 are FL
bertas, $500 Hale's Early, and 1900
Crawfords, with five other varieties.
There are $4,000 cherry trees, of
which 10000 are Bings, 5000 Lam
berts, 2,70O Royal Annes, with five
other varieties. $4,000 Apricot trees, of
which 10000 are Moorpark, and 1000
Tilton. There are $4,000 Plums and
Prunes of which 10000 are Italians
and $500 Tragedies, with four other
varieties.
No one will deny but what the job
of pruning so many varieties of the
several kinds of fruits and doing it
properly is real job. Different varie-
ties of trees require different treatment
and different classes of fruit require
very widely different methods of handl-
ing.
The pruning tours planned for this
year, to be conducted by the Extern
sion Specialist in Horticulture in CO.
operation with the County Agent, will
stress system of pruning for many of
the varieties and practically all Of the
different kinds of fruit. Definite pro-
gram for each tour has not yet been
worked out but will be worked out
in the near future and we hope to be
able to publish this next week. We are
especially anxious to have those pres
ent who are starting young orchards
with the idea in mind Of getting many
of the young trees now started, prop
erly headed so as to make them as
productive as possible later when they
come into the period of maximum pro-
duction.
Watch for announcements of this
tour next week.
E. c. DURDLE,
County Agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
REBUILDING FINE HOME

In spite of the inclement weather,
work on the new home being re-
built after last summers fire, by Mr..
and Mrs. r. ]. Roberts on Shawnee
Fruit Ranch, has progressed steadily
and the plastering has been completed
except in one small room. In two more
weeks, it is estimated, everything will
be ready for the carpenters to do the
finishing work and the house will be
ready for occupancy some time before
spring.
In rebuilding their home, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts have made improvements
in the arrangement of the interior,
although the exterior is the same with
the exception of the south wall, which
it was necessary to replace. The house
is built of concrete blocks and as be-
fore is two stories high. and contains
ten rooms, besides full basement. On
the ground floor are the living room,
dining room, kitchen, front hail. bed
room, bath room and back entrance
hall. A hospitable open stairway in
the front hall ascends to the upper
floor where are three additional rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts have been
living in rather crowded quarters in
the garage on the place ever since the
fire last summer and will welcome the
day when their new home is ready tor
them. They are to be congratulated or
their determination to have nice
home, and, by this the splendid faith
they have shown in the valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIMS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIMS
No.
In the Superior Court of the Stot.
of Washington In and For Rentnn
County, lin Probate)
In the Matter of the Estate ne
James E. Wade, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
That Letters of Administration nm
the estate of James E. Wade, deceased
were granted to the undersigned on
the 18th day of January, 1929, by the
said Superior Court.
That all persons having claims
against said estate are required to
present them with the necessary YOU
chers and verified as by law required
to me at White Bluffs, Washington.
and also to file the same with the
Clerk of the said Superior Court with
in six months after the date of the
first publication of this notice, or thew
shall be forever barred.
Date of first publication, January
18, 1929.
A. C.. WADE, Administrator
Bushnell & Beardsley.
Attorneys for Administrator
Prosser, Washington
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
CALL FOR BIDS

CALL FOR BIDS
The Benton County Commissioners
invite sealed bids on Gasoline Service
Station delivery to County equip
ment.
Said bids will be received until
Q o'clock P. NJ, February 4th, 1929
and then opened. Bids should be
sealed and marked Bids for furnish
ing Gasoline, and addressed to
Board of County Commissioners,
Prosser, Washington.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
E. o. KEENE, County Auditor
Benton County, Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

In The Superior Court of the State
OF Washington in and for Benton
County.
Edith Bean, Plaintiff, VS.. Herbert
Rockwell Bean, Defendant.
The State of Washington to the
said Herbert Rockwell Bean, De-
fendent:
You are hereby summoned to ap-.
pear within sixty days after the date
OF the first publication of this sum-
mons, to wit, within sixty days after
the 18th day of December, 1928. and
defend the above entitled action in
the Court aforesaid.
And answer the complaint of plain
till, and serve a copy of your answer
on =, the undersigned attorney for plain
It'll at his office below stated: and
IN case of your failure so to do.
Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of the
complaint, which has been filed with
the clerk Of said court.
The object of the action is to obtain
a decree of the above entitled court
!dlssolving the bonds of matri,nonv
now existing. between plaintiff and
defendant, and for the restoration =,
plaintiff Of plaintiffs original name
at and Immediately before the time
OF said marriage.
JAMES COLLINS LLOYD
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office and Post office address, White
Bluffs, Washington. "->~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Attorney j. c. Lloyd was bus
mess visitor in Seattle this week.
going over Wednesday and return
ing Friday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Friends will be sorry to hear
that Hagebert Eilertson. who is
receiving treatment in hospital
in Yakima, is not doing so we'll.
His entire right side is now paraI-
yzed and he can do little to help
himself.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Chinese elm, w;ndbreak; thousand
feet ten dollars. Valuable timber and
shade tree Windbreaks increase Idaho
crops twenty per cent. Illustrated
circular. Regal lilies. Hundred gladi-
oil one dollar Home Nursery
Richland, Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Mrs. A. E. Lemka and her three
little sons returned home Wednes-
day from two months visit in
Puyallup. Mrs. Lemka was &C.
companied home by her mother,
Mrs Charles Baker, of Puyallup.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

WANTED: Millions of jack rabbit,
domestic rabbit and other raw furs.
Top prices. Valcauda Fur Company,
2131 Western Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
4tp
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Cherries, peaches. apricots, Camp
bells early island belle all kinds fruit
trees, grape vines. Mastodon ever
bearing strawberries, special prices
for commercial planting, Chinese elms,
regal lilies, hundred gladiolus one
dollar. Home nursery, Richland,
Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Mrs. F. A. English returned home
Wednesday from California, where she
had been called about a month ago by
the sudden death OF her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Kaefer. She was accompanied
home by Mr. Kaefer, who will be a
guest for time at the English home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
At White Bluffs
Sunday School, GAS am.
Preaching, 1O:45 am:
At Hanford
Sunday School, 1890 am;
Preaching, HAS am.
Christian Endeavor, $50 p. m;
Minister, Thos. ]. Gray.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

All the movie fans in the valley, es-
pecially the old ''sourdoughs,. are
looking forwardto ''The Trail OF '9o,, ,
the big picture of the Alaska gold
rush, shown this week in Seattle. and
soon to be shown at Liberty Hall. ac-
cording to Manager Edmund Anderson.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Order vegetable plants now. tomato,
cabbage, cauliflower, celery, pepper,
sage, giant Mary Washington as
paragus, grapevines. rhubarb. horse
radish special prices for commercial
planting. Regal lilies. Hundred glad
iolus one dollar. Home Nursery. Rich
land, Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Wesley Robbins is building SER
vice station on the east side of the
Columbia, on his place near the
White Bluffs ferry landing.
Perdy Grewell returned last Friday
from Montana, where he has been
working for several months. He plans
10 return to Montana in March.
Fred Gilhuly and Wright Wiehl
we're visitors in Seattle the first of
the week, going over Monday and re-
trrning Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L Perry, who are
spending few weeks in Pasco while
MFR. Perry takes a course in public
sneaking provided by tine p. p. and l..
company, drove up to White Bluffs,
Tuesday to spend the day here look
ing after personal affairs.
Dudley Wilkinson and Jack O'Larey
drove over to Yakima last Friday eve
mig where they were guests with six
other Boy Scouts at the home of the
scout leaders, Clarence Truitt. The
following day the boys were in a party
of Scouts that drove up to camp in the
mountains, thirtv miles ont of Yakima
where they spent the night and where
they had their first experience in ski
ing. They returned home late Sunday
evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Mrs. Lille Robinson was a visitor in
Yakima over the week end.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion is meeting this, Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Walter Tomson.
The ladies are busy now sewing for
children in some of the Veterans
Homes. ae
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
GIRL RESERVE NOTES
BY Dorothy Morford.

The Girl Reserves must do GER
tain amount of service work turnout
the year. They have met regularly
the last winter and have accomplished
the following:
!. Sold the Christmas Tubercu-
losis Stamps.
2. Contributed to the fund for
the Washington Children's Home.
3. Sent scrap books and paper dolls
to the children of the Orthope-
die Hospital for Christmas.
At present, the girls are sewing
for the children of the Medina Baby
Home, of Seattle.
The next meeting will be at the
hcme of Virginia Kincaid, Saturday
afternoon, February 2, at two o'clock.
Any High School girls, who are in
terested, are cordially invited.
Mrs. Anna Jaeger entertained at her
home on the Leander ranch Thursday
evening of last week with an informal
dinner followed by a Five Hundred
card game and music. The guests
were; Mrs. r. S. mcdonnell, Miss
Audrey Macdonald, Richard Grain
ger and William Burkett. A novel
feature Of the dinner was its being
served by two young men instead of
the hostess.
MIR. and Mrs. B M. Dewey and
Mrs. Walter Tomson were visitors
Monday in Kennewick, where Mrs.
Dewey received much encourage
ment as to the state Of her health,
from DR.. Spaulding, under whose
direction she has been following
rigid course of dieting for the
last month.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

S. v. Tanning and F. M. Hill were
business visitors in Yakima Monday
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

| have lost my wrist watch. If
found. please return and will pay a
reward. Charles D. English.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Three cars filled with friends and
neighbors descended upon the D. C.
Ralston home Wednesday evening,
January is, and proceeded to help Mr..
Ralston celebrate his birthday. Be
sides bringing nice lunch and the
music for dancing, they also brought
Mr. Ralston dandy present in the
shape of leather card case. The night
was spent in card playing and dancing
Until a late hour. The guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. P. ]. Kalkwarf, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Holecek, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pom
sat, Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Tromanhauser,
Mrs. Ronald Ralston, Burton Kirby
and David Kalkwarf.
Mrs. w. c. Krugel, a member
of the Pullman chapter of the Amer
lean Association of University Wo-
men is making survey of the
women in Washington State who
hold advanced academic degrees. If
any woman who reads this holds a
degree beyond the bachelors or knows
OF woman who does, will she kindly
notify Mrs. r. E. Gay, Prosser, who
is making the survey in Benton
county?
Mrs. r. S. Robertson left this, Friday
morning for a ten days visit with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. P.J. Myhre, in
Seattle.
Sheriff James Shepherd, who was
in White Bluffs Wednesday, says that
his son, Leland, once White Bluffs
school boy and now member of the
U. S. Navy, and who was recently
commended by his superior officers for
exceptionally good work. has upon his
own request been transferred to the
battleship West Virginia, and is now
in the Canal Zone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

FOR SALE: Apple wood. Call or
see R. D. BARGE. tic.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

H. F. Paschen returned the latter
part of the week from several days
business trip to Yakima and Seattle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

The, Grange will give real od-tme
danceat Grange Hall, Saturday even
ing, February End. Good music and a
good time assured. Watch the Spokes-
man next week
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church

Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
II a. M, Divine Service
Rev. L. C. Krug. Pastor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
CUSTOM D1sc1NG

I am in the market for custom
discing. have new Killifer 22-inch
disc, with a six and half foot cut,
and two ton tractor. Leave word at
White Bluffs warehouse or M. M.
Wiehrs. LOYAL BORDEN. etc.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
Want Ads

FOR SALE-Dry, seasoned APPLE
wood. Phone All. Ito.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25
TOWN AND VALLEY NEWS:

WANTED-To buy some hay, for
which | would trade wood. j. Il. Lee
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Electricity is not
merely a business en-
terprise not merely
a money-making un-
dertaking. It is much
more and much great
err than either or both
of these. It is a pub
lie trust, stabilizing
the whole social struc-
ture by making pos
sible better standards
of living and produc-
ton, and greater free
dom from unequal
distribution.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-25

Mrs. R. S. Reierson left this, Friday
morning for ten days visit with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. P.J. Myhre, in
Seattle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-15
TECHS HONOR
PUPILS NAMED
Miriam Schurman Is First,
With is Points.

Miriam Schurman led all students
at Technical high school with six
teen-honor points for the first
marking period this. semester.
Second on the Tech honor roll is
Herbert Korff, with fifteen and one
half points. Those in third place
with fifteen points are Harriet
Brown, Mary Elizabeth Edwards and
Eleanor Rathert. There are GA
names on that particular honor roll.
Stanley Malless, Lawrence Sims
and Elizabeth Case led the senior
and postgraduate honor roll with
fourteen points. Edith Hagelskamp
was second with thirteen and one
half and Geraldine James and Aline
Balsley placed third with thirteen
points.
In the junior and other under
classes, Thelma Coleman, William
Stevenson and Virginia Harter, led
with a straight A-plus report card.
Other underclassmen, who had
thirteen or more honor points, are
FIilda Koroff, fourteen and one-half;
Albert McEowen and Emily Schu-
back, fourteen, and Robert Schmitt,
Bette Belk, Melvin Lichtenberg,
Hubert Thiesing and Virginia Hitch
cock, thirteen.
Catherine Heath led all freshmen
with a straight A-plus report card.
Sponsor room 1856 had three OF. seven
freshmen on the honor roll gaining
Unusual distinction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-15
QUEEN MARIE MAY PAY
VISIT TO PRINCE CAROL
Former Rumanian Queen Is on Her
Way to Paris.

Former Rumanian Queen Is on Her
Way to Paris.
By United Press
VIENNA, March 15,-Cueen Marie
of Rumania is en- route to Paris,
where she may meet her son Prince
Carol, dispatches received here to-
day from Bucharest said.
From Paris, Queen Marie will go
to Spain.
Advices Thursday from Villa
Coublay, France, where Prince Carol
is staying at present, quoted the
prince as saying that reports he and
his mother would meet during
Queen Marie's visit to France are
entirely without foundation"
Earlier reports had said Queen
Marie hoped to interview her son
personally regarding his return to
Rumania as king, which right he
surrendered to his son, Michael now
is king Of Rumania.