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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07
1t Was Reported To Us That

Nine tables Of pinochle were in play
at the card party given at American
Legion hall by the Ladies Auxiliary
of John Lindblad Post last Thursday
evening. Winners for the high scores
for the evening were Miss Marie Web
Der and r. B. McMurry, while low
went to Mrs. William Schwisow and
Paul Schicka. At the close of play a
delicious lunch of ice cream and cake
served by a committee of Auxiliary
members was the finishing touch to a
decidedly pleasant evening.
The carnival given last Saturday
night at Grange hall for the benefit
of the new Grange drill team at
tracted an unusually large crowd,
and was a success in every way. The
net proceeds of the evening, around
$35, will go toward the purchase of
regalia for the drill team.
Elmer Larsen arrived home last
Friday from Seattle where he is TAX
ing business course, and will spend
the summer at home with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Larsen, helping
with work on the ranch. Although
Elmer likes the city and his school
work there, he thinks there is no
place like White Bluffs, especially
in the good old summer time.
Otis Shelton, i'll with pneumonia,
was taken to the Veterans hospital
in Walla~ Walla last Saturday morn
ing by Shaun Kelly and Jerome
Clarke The last word received by
Mrs. Shelton from the hospital said
that he was in serious condition.
Sam Allard and j. B. Troman-
rauser drove over to Prosser We'd
nesday to attend the funeral of E. II.
McBee of Kiona, former master of
the Benton County Pomona Grange.
F. A. English, L. w. Beldin, Mrs.
]. L. Holecek and j. E. Leander of
White Bluffs drove over to Prosser
Monday to serve as jurors in the
May term of court. Mrs. Ethel Rem
linger and C. C. Coleman, drawn in
a later panel, went over to the coun-
ty seat this morning.
D. O. Walker has been busy this
week making improvements in the
interior of Harry Keller's pool hall,
which will include the kalsomining
of the entire building.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07
ANNUAL GUEST DAY
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS

Guest Day, the annual occasion when
the Woman's club of White Bluffs
keeps Open House, has been set this
year for Wednesday, May Is, and it is
hoped that every woman in the valley
who can will attend and spend few
pleasant hours enjoying the program
of the afternoon and the social cup OF
tea following, that will, if the weather
permits. be served on the lawn and
porches at the O'Larey home.
The program this spring will be de-
parture from the usual musical one.
Mrs. F. E. Taylor is arranging for the
presentation Of a drarnalogue, IA Wo-
man Of Character" as it's main feature,
although several numbers of special
music have been promised.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all and a committee large enough to
look after the comfort of any number OF
guests has been appointed. Its members
are: Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson, Mrs. r. A.
English, Mrs. e. ]. O'Larey, Mrs. w.
J. Kincaid, Mrs. M. S. Meeks, Mrs. r.
B. McMurry, Mrs. Edmund Anderson
and Mrs. G. w. Shaw.
Considering the wind and dust storm
of the previous week the display of cut
flowers at the April Garden meeting
of the Woman's Club was surprisingly
beautiful A bowl of long sterlmed tu-
lips in gay co1ors graced the president s
table, and baskets and vases of spirea,
iris, 1ilacs, violas, and wallflowers,
banked an long table, at one side of
the club room lent most effective set
ting for the afternoons program.
Mrs. F. E. Taylor, in charge of the
program, read several garden poems
and her little daughter, Elsie, read an
other, Garden Fairies" very sweetly.
Bowl of Roses" was sung by Mrs.
Parke; can Old Fashioned Garden" by
Mrs. English, and "Trees" by Mrs.
Taylor, after which an exhibition of Ian
tern slides was shown, illustrating
beautiful gardens of the Northwest.
In the roll call My favorite flower
song, answered by nineteen members,
the majority of responses, it was no.
ticed, betrayed special fondness for
the rose. Eleven guests were present.
Mrs. E. F. Newton was greeted as a
new member OF the club during the at
ternoon.
Hostesses for this meeting were
Mesdames Wheeler and O'Larey.
Il y
The Junior Woman's Club met
with Mrs. Loyal Borden at her home
Friday, May 1, with nineteen mem
bers and visitors present. Plans were
made at this meeting for the Mothers
Day Tea to be given by the club at
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
afternoon, May IL, when each mem
Der will invite her mother or another
guest to hear the musical program
that will be given. At the close Of
the meeting Friday the hostess serv-
ed refreshments of ice cream, cookies
and tea.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07
S. M. BRUCE, ATTORNEY
DIES AT BELLINGHAM HOME

S. M. Bruce, rs, pioneer attorney Of
Bellingham, whose death occurred in
that city Monday, May a, was a
brother-in-law Of j. B. Tromanhauser
of White Bluffs. At one time he
owned considerable land in this valley
and in the early days was frequent
visitor here. He had been for the past
40 years member of the Bellingham
bar association, whose members held
a memorial service for Mr.. Bruce
Tuesday afternoon in the superior
court rooms at Bellingham.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bovee and the
formers mother, Mrs. 0. O. Bovee,
of Wenatchee, were Sunday guests
at the H. P. McGlothern home. Mr..
Bovee is the manager for the tele-
phone company at Wenatchee and
his mother owns a tract of land
south of Hanford. He told Mr.. Nc
Glothern that he was certainly glad
that the landowners in the district
had voted the bonds for the purchase
of the irrigation system. Mrs. Robt
Pasher of Hanford is daughter OF
Mrs. Bovee and a sister of Louis
Bovee.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Local stamp collectors will be in
terested in new souvenir two-cent
stamp with the symbolic figure of
Red Cross nurse. The first release of
this stamp will be on May 81 but
the first days sale will be limited
to two historic places, Dansville, N.
Y, where Clara Barton was born and
Washington, D. c. where she organ
lied the National Red Cross in 1881.
The White Bluffs postoffice will
have small supply of these stamps
about June /.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

According to the weather report of
Cooperative Observer Gabriel Jaddan
for April, the maximum temperature
was SO degrees on the 30th, which
should be something of record for
April. The minimum of 29 degrees was
registered on the goth. The rainfall was
light, being only OF of an inch. Fifteen
days in the month were clear, eleven
were partly cloudy while only three
days were registered as cloudy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07
WENATcHEE WORLD EDITOR
is WHITE BLUFFS VISITOR

Rufus Woods, editor Of the Wen
atchee World, accompanied by Mrs.
Woods and Kenneth Sexton, also OF
the World, and Mrs. Sexton and son,
stopped at the Commercial hotel in
White Bluffs last Thursday evening
for dinner. The party was on its way
home from Wal1a Walla. While here
Mr.. Woods was a caller at the Spokes-
man office.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Wagner
and son Carl, and H. M. Morford,
were visitors in Seattle over the
weekend, driving over Friday in the
Wagner car. Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner
and Mr.. Morford returned Monday
but Carl Wagner remained in Seattle,
where he will undergo course of
treatment for muscular trouble in his
hands.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Mrs. I. C. Hawley and Ter father
David Zerwekh, ST., left Tuesday
morning for Seattle to attend the
funeral of the formers nephew and
the latter's grandson, the four year
old son Of David Zerwekh Jr., who
died in Seattle Monday evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07
NO HIGH WATER THIS YEAR
SAYS METEOROlOGlsT

Those in this valley who annually
harvest their crop of wood from the
Columbia river will have to have a
keen eye and an active hand this year
for Edward G. Wells, United States
meteorological at Portland, says that
the June flood Of the old Columbia
and it's tributaries will be lower this
season than for many years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

The Spokesman has been requested
to ask all who attend the Presbyterian
church on Mothers Day, Sunday, May
10, to wear carnations in honor of their
mothers, red for the living and white
for the dead.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Cecil ludlow of Kennewick is in
White Bluffs this week, temporarily
in charge of the P. P. & L. office
here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

D. O. Walker has been busy this
week making improvements in the
interior of Harry Keller's pool hall
which will include the kalsomining
of the entire building.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gilhuly and their
house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Muir
ply and daughter Lucille, of St. Paul,
Mimi, were visitors in the Wenatchee
valley Wednesday of last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
AUDITOR'SLAW
BATTLE LOOMS
Districts Vote Opposition
To Inclusion of Water
Operations

Water improvement districts OF
the Valley will vigorously oppose
inclusion Of the operation Of their
organizations under the terms OF
the county auditors law, 1t was
decided at a meeting Of repre-
sentatives OF the 10 Cameron county
districts held here Monday morning
j. Z. Mitchell Of La Feria, II. L
Yates and Rentfro a. Cole OF
Brownsville we're retained by the
districts to represent their interests
and to institute whatever court
ACTON necessary TO determine the
legal status Of districts under the
law.
It is probable, Judge Yates stated
Monday afternoon. that an injunc-
ton will be asked restraining the
county auditor from including the
districts under the management OF
his office. and that district de-
positories will be mandamused TO
force them TO pay warrants with
out the official o. k. Of the auditor.
Either OF these steps would force
immediate court action and would
bring the legal dispute TO a speedy
settlement, Judge Yates stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
FUNDS PROBERS
TO VISIT CITY
New Workers Seek Walkers
Aide; Doolittle to Fly
Over Tuesday

NEW YORK. oct. 9.-(R-Two
Of Samuel Seabury's legal aides,
one Of whom speaks Spanish
fluently, we're on their way today
to Mexico with instructions to
trail Mayor Walkers business
agent. Russell II. Sherwood wher-
v he goes-in Mexico or else
where-until they have served him
with a subpoena to appear before
the legislative city investigating
committee.
They are Sidney Handler ana
Philip w. Haberman. The latter
was sent because he speaks Span
ish. They left New York Saturday
night and expected to arrive III
Mexico City by airplane from
Brownsville. Tex, tomorrow after
noon.
Should Sherwood, who was To-
Gated in Mexico City on his
honeymoon last week, refuse 70
return to New York after being
~Eubpoenaed. it was said at the OIL
fees Of the committee today con-
tempt proceedings will be brought
against him. Under a New YorK
state law he would then be sub
iect to a 100000 fine.
The committee has been trying
TO find him and ask him about
stock transactions said to total
81 .000, 1000 IN which he figured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Venezuelan Filters Blaze Trail For
NeW York to Caracas Nonstop Hop

The present flight Of George
Pocaterra and L. r. Hoover from
New York to Venezuela Is a sort
OF pathfinding trip for a nonstop
flight between the points. planned
for the near future, Pocaterra said
here today.
Pocaterra arrived in Brownsville
yesterday afternoon, flying a Stear-
man open biplane. with Hoover
acting as his mechanic.
He expected TO leave early this
morning, but was unable to do so
because OF the necessity Of making
minor repairs to his plane.
we are going to take things easy
on this trip Pocaterra said. land
get a good idea Of the country. We
VIII ny to different capitals, and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
CAPONE APPEAL
LIKELY
Canister viii Hear Court
Sentence In Chicago
Tuesday a.

CHICAGO. oct. 10. -lF-Fed-
eral Judge James H. Wilkerson
today granted council for Scar
face All Capone "a continuance
until Friday on the hearing Of
their motion for an arrest OF
Judgment in his recent conviction
for income tax violations. IL was
TO have been heard tomorrow.
CHICAGO. Oct. l9.-tF)- The
next move in AL Capone's fight 10
keep out OF the penitentiary as an
income tax violator is up TO the
gang chief himself and his attor-
neys have indicated II viii be a
motion for a new trial.
The law-harrassed gangster, con-
victed in federal court Saturday
night. had a day Of grace today
an interlude between his convic-
ton and his day Of judgment. To-
morrow he will 20 back 70 federal
court TO fare Judge James III. VIII
kerson who has indicated he will pass
sentence Immediately.
The maximum sentence for the
scar-faced gangster. who has boSsed
Chicago's underworld for ~ years,
is II years Imprisonment and fines
totalling $4,000. The highest SEN
tence ever given out in the so-called
gangster-income tax cases, how
ever. Is five years against Jack
Guzik. Capone's NO. ! helper.
The jury found Capone guilty on
five OF the % counts In two in
dictments charging him with in
come tax evasion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Renowned Inventors Body Lies in State
San Benito Youth Shoots Himself When
Young Sweetheart WEEDS, He Tells Police

Self inflicted wounds in the
left chest, according TO police,
may prove fatal TO young Fred
Booth, Jr., OF San Benito, who
shot himself in San Antonio Sum-
day night after learning Of the
secret marriage Of Miss Alice
Cripe Of San Antonio, with whom
he had been going for several
months, to william G. Walker.
The pair was wed at Nuevo La
redo last wtek.
Young Booth shot himself with
a % calibre pistol as the girl ap-
preached his car in front Of her
home Sunday night.
riding to information
gathered by investigating officers.
Booth had been informed last
Friday night Of the marriage,
and then was told not TO visit
the girls homo again. He called
at the girls home twice Sunday
morning. according to the girls
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
TOKYO-CENEVA
DEADLOCK seen
League Recommendation
Termed Unacceptable
BY Japanese

TOKYO. oct. l9.-(Rl-In view
Of the deadlock between Tokyo and
Geneva over the League Of Nations
recommendations aiming at a
peaceful solution OF the Sino-Jap-
anese controversy over Manchuria.
Japan today became more inclined
than ever TO look to China for a
settlement.
New possibilities Of negotiations
directly with China were foreseen
in official circles here as the result
OF reports that the fall of Chang
Kai-Shek as president OF the Chi
nese republic was imminent and his
political foes. the Canton insurgents,
would play an important role IN
the foundation of a new govern
ment a. Marking.
The League Of Nations recon-
mendations, which included a sug-
gestion that Japan give assurances
of completing evacuation OF her
troops from Manchuria within three
weeks and that China and Japan
begin direct negotiations TO- a set
Element before hand we're unof-
ficially termed quite unacceptable
in government circles here.
THE question Of evacuation has
nothing TO do with the question
OF negotiations" a foreign office
spokesman declared.
ut Is unfortunate the league still
considers the withdrawal OF Jap
nese troops from Manchuria a
simple matter. 1t is the crux OF the
whole situation, as Japan occupied
Chinese territory as a means OF
Il -defense and can not evacuate
In view Of the absence Of Chinese
government authority which can
guarantee japanese lives and prop
erty.r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Is CASES Set
FOR TRIAL in
COUNTY COURT
Pool Hall, Medicine
Cases Continued
By Court

Thirteen cases we're set for trial
and five bonds were ordered for
feited when Judge +. I. Yates
called the criminal docket OF the
county c~ourt-at-law Monday morn
ing.
Bonds Of the following we're or
dered forfeited for non-appear-
ance: Paul Trammell, swindling
Leroy Farr. game law violation;
Willie La Roache. disturbing the
peace: Henry BoSker, disturbing
the peace: Paul Mitsche. violation
Of traffic laws.
Cases Set
Gases set included: oct. 10
Amada Richie. disturbing the
peace; Jose Cisneros. Felipe Bena-
vides, Enrique Ramirez and Leon
Hsrgraye. aggravated assault.
Oct. 20.-Faustin0 LongoriaI
negligent homicide.
Oct. Civ. r.. Brady and q. r.
McClung aggravated assault.
Oct. 23-Homer Maxwell. ag-
gravated assault: Fidel Silva. dis
turbing the peace.
Seven Dismissed
All charges of wife and child
abandonment we're dismissed foT
lack Of jurisdiction. There were
seven of these cases on the docket
All pool hall and unlawfully
practicing medicine cases were con-
tinued.
A total OF - cases were dis
mis- sed and 20 continued.
Barrett Donaho and Joe Keene
we're each fined So on charges OF
simple assault and each we're or
dered to paw half OF the court
costs on pleas of guilty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Miners Entombed

HERNE. Sestphalia, Germany.
Oct. 10. Fi-Almost the entire shift
OF 81 miners was temporarily en-
tombed this morning at the Mont
Gems Colliery nea here by what
was believed TO have been an eX-
plosion Of fire damp.
Although definite information "
the number OF deaths was unavail-
able. one report said nine dead and
81 injured had been brought out OF
the mine by noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Accidents
Fatal to Seven
by The Associated Press

ADN 1AAG ASNO(AaN(A LANooE
Seven Of ten persons who met
violent death in Texas during the
week end died in, or as the result
OF. automobile crashes.
One other person was burned
fatally and two others died Of knife
wounds.
The dead. Joe Compton. Texas
City; j. ". Dement,, TO- OF Atom;
Hamil James. 10. OF Dallas: DIN
stephens. Is, OF Lake View. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. S. VeaZey OF Waco: George
ID. Cunningham. so. OF Sherman:
Arthur Warshauer Of Mexia: Mrs.
johanna Q%uinterro or Seguin, and
Eustacio Quinterro Of Seguin.
Compton was killed when an
automobile in which he vas riding
struck a freight train at Texas City
junction. Dement, was killed In an
automobile wreck neal Dickens.
The James youth was injured
fatally when a truck on which he
was riding collided with another
machine and overturned.
The Stephens boy was struck and
injured fatally by a truck on the
Memphis-Lakeview highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Veazey were in
jured fatally when the automobile
In which they were riding was IN
collision with another machine.
The automobile in which Cum
bingham rode collided with an
other machine. injuring him fatal
ly.
Warshauer was burned fatally
when gas in a main On which he
worked caught fire.
Mrs. Quinterro was stabbed TO
death. Eustacio Quinterro, her
father-in-law. according to wit
nesses stabbed her and then turned
the knife on himself, i~nflicting
fatal wounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

90 TO other South American coun-
tries after visiting Venezuela"
Venezuela is Pocaterra's home.
The South American flyer is
small, dapper. with an air OF as
urance and confidence.
He has been flying only three
years, but Is recognized as an ex-
pert.
Pocaterra said they might take
off late this afternoon. but present
indications 1T they will wait until
tomorrow morning, as they could
not get farther than Tampico this
afternoon.
The two flyers spent much Of the
day at the airport. watching the
work OF checking their plane, and
doing some of the work themselves.
They flew here yesterday from Dali
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Hit-Run Auto
Driver Sought

Antonio Garcia. IS, FL Jardin. is
in the Mercy hospital and members
Of the sheriff'S office are hung
a hit and run driver as the result
Of an accident seven miles out on
the Boca Chca highway.
Garcia was walking on the high
way about 8 p. m. when struck by
an automobile coming from Boca
Chica. He suffered umerou cuts
and bruises about the head and up
per portion OF his body.
The injured man was rushed TO
the Mercy hospital by Chief Deputy
Sheriff r.. c.. Delaney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

ately after being advised OF the
shooting.
Another sister, Mrs. Dorothy
Booth Moore, who was married to
T. w. Moore of the San Benito
Bank e. Trust Co, Saturday, was
reached at an early hour this
morning in Monterrey. and left
today for San Antonio via Laredo.
Young Booth, whose mother
has been dead for years and
whose father died about two years
ago, was we'll known in San Ben
ito as a member Of one Of the
pioneer families of this section.
He had attended the Schriener
Institute and Virginia Military
Institute before entering the uni
verSity.
The late Fred NJ. Booth was a
former president of the San Ben
ito school board and during hts
lifetime was active in civic af-
fairs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

husband.
Sunday night Booth stopped in
front OF the house and called to
the girl. AS she approached the
car neighbors heard the girl
scream. Persons who rushed to
the car found young Booth shot.
The girl told officers the boy
turned the gun on himself as she
approached the car. The bullet
entered the boys chest near the
heart, severing a large artery.
The boy gas 4 out a story to
officers at the hospital. declaring
he had shot himself when he
learned of the girls secret marri-
age. Young Booth is in the Santa
Rosa hospital.
Miss Lourie Mae Booth. a sis
ter. accompanied by a brother,
Vernon Booth and Miss Marko-
lita Esther. left San Benito by
automobile late Sunday immedi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Seniors Marooned

Twenty-nine members of the
Junior College senior class we're
marooned in Laguna Madre early
Saturday night when the launch in
which they we're riding broke into
flames. The fire was soon put
under control but the engine was
disabled.
The party remained In the La
guna several hours before the
engine was put back in running
order.
Efforts to attract attention were
unavailing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

las. and left New York last We'd
nesday. losing a day and a half IN
Pennsylvania because OF bad wealth
er.
Hoover. a decided blonde in con-
trast to his flying companion. lives
IN Trinidad. Colo.
The two said they did not know
just when they would start the
nonstop flight.
we may make it from Venezuela
70 New York. or from New York to
Venezuela." Pocaterra said.
The plane they are using has a
cruising speed OF about us Niles
an hour. and can carry gasoline
sufficient for the flight with slight
alterations. The distance from New
York TO Venezuela ON a straight
Line Is almost 5000 miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Navy Recommends
Akron's Acceptance

WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-P-
The naval inspection board has
recommended to Sec. Adams that
the airship Akron be accepted.
Rear Admiral George G. Day
chief Of the board, messaged the
navy department today from Akron,
Ohio, that the tests were satisfac-
tory.
He asked that the acceptance OF
the ship so through Immediately,
Secretary Adams is expected in
Washington tomorrow morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Sheriff on Trial

AUSTIN, oct. 19.-F-Selection
OF a jury TO try Sheriff Woody
Townsend OF Bastrop county on an
indictment alleging "wilfully and
extensively demanding and receiv-
ing excessive fees OF office. was
planned in Travis county district
court this afternoon.
District Judge w. r. Robertson
overruled a motion or Townsend's
attorneys 70 quash the indictment.