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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Up-River District
Ships First Peaches

Several years ago, when ne was
alive, John Dufaert christened the up
river countryside Allard-vernita dis.
trict-the Banana Belt. And to prove
the districts right to that name he
often exhibited wonderful fruit and
vegetables produced much earlier than
in almost any other section of the
state
Now John has passed on but the
reputation he established for his COM
munity still lives In the Allard- Yer
nita notes in the Spokesman this
week are two items that testify to the
earliness of the district. One of them
reports the shipment of the first Ell
berta peaches of the season by Thorn
as Sigurdson on Saturday, July IL, and
the other tells of the shipment of
Rochester peaches by Austin Brothers
on the same day.
Indicating how widespread is the
reputation of the up-river community,
the following is quoted from Wednes-
days Spokesman Review under the
heading, First Peaches Leaving State
Benton County Sends Out Elbertas
and RocheSters'.
"The vanguard of Washington
peaches is reported moving this week,
when the first crate of Elbertas and
the first crates OF Rochester varieties
were sent out from Vernita, Benton
county. the earliest district of the
state"
Several hundred soft fruit trees have
been set out in the up-river district in
the last four or five years and it will
not be long now before that commun-
ity will be heavy producer of that
class of fruit and with it's earliness
and apparent immunity from frost,
the returns to the growers there should
be very profitable.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
White Bluffs Warehouse
Installs New Equipment


New equipment for the washing and
sorting of apples Is being installed this
week in the White Bluffs Warehouse.
The apparatus consists of both a new
washer and ne wgrader Because of
the large amount Of fruit packed
through this house, the machinery is
subjected to unusual wear, the old
washer which had been in service only
Two years being entirely worn out.
The new washer, weighing around two
tons, is considerable improvement
over the old one. In addition to pump
ing approximately third more water,
the metal and wood parts in the old
machine, that were badly eaten by the
acid, are plate glass in the new one.
The glass is acid resistant.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Trucks Limited to 5
Tons on Local Roads

In their meeting last week the BEN
ton county commissioners passed a
resolution limiting the gross load that
may pass over the White Bluffs-Yaki-
ma road, the White Bluffs Hanford
road, the Hanford- Yakima road and
the Prosser-Paterson road at five tons,
including trucks.
In the Judgment of the commission
ers, the roads are not built to stand
the heavy traffic now going over them
and the county can not afford to take
care of the damage done by the heav-
Ter trucks. Speed limits on these roads
are also to be enforced. The new rul-
ing will take effect as soon as proper
notification can be made.
An inventory of county property
recently completed shows total value
of $73,592.44.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
COUNTY AGENT URGES GOOD
ATTENDANCE AT FIELD DAY


In q communication received by the
Spokesman this week, County Agent
E. G. Durdle wished to call attention
to all farmers of the county to the
Field Day to be held July o.. In COM
menting on the Field Day, Mr.. Durdle
said:
"Two years ago we attended the
Field Day and gained great deal of
information which we are sure farmers
would be able to get much benefit
from. Last year it was impossible for
us to attend and we have side tracked
nearly everything to attend the Field
Day this year. We are sure that farm
ers will find it worth while to give a
day to this study.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
LITTLE GIRL INJURED
WHEN SHE FALLS UNDER CAR

While returning from a swim at the
ditch about five o'clock Sunday AFTER
noon, Nella Carpenter, II, fell off the
front fender of the car on which she
was riding and which was being driv
en- by her mother, Mrs. R. T. Carpen-
ter. Both wheels passed over her and
she sustained severe bruises along her
right side and on her head and was
unconscious for Is minutes after being
picked up First aid was administered
by Mrs. S. NJ Briscoe and the little
girl was able to be up and around the
next day although her injuries were
quite painful for several days
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Howard Cox Is Sent to
Asylum at Medical Lake

Howard Cox, %, of Hanford was ia
ken by officers to Prosser last Sat
urday afternoon and at hearing
Monday before Court Commissioner Ed
Davis in Pasco, was adjudged insane
and committed to the insane asylum
at Medical Lake. On the way from
Prosser to Pasco Monday morning the
young man became violent broke the
straps with which he was tied, and it
was necessary for the two deputy sher-
ifs who had him in charge to send
to Prosser for help before he could
be subdued
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Catholics to Hold Basket
Picnic at RichIand Sunda,

Sunday, July 10, Immediately after
church services the st. Josephs con-
gregation of Kennewick and the mem
bers Of the White Bluffs mission will
gather together at Anon Park, Rich
land, to picnic there. All are welcome
and all are invited to bring their little
ones for pleasant days outing.
Holy Mass will be held at Kennewick
at a. m. and at IL o'clock at Rich
land (at home of Ray Rose). First
Solemn Holy Communion for children
of KenneWick
REV. FATHER A. JODA,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
More Than 100
Farmers Attend
Board Meeting
APPEAR BEFORE EQUALIZATION
BOARD TO LEARN WHY
TAXES ARE HIGH

More than 100 residents of the
county, including several from this
valley appeared before the Benton
county commissioners, sitting as
board of equalization, in Prosser Mon
day and Tuesday, to protest the as
sessed valuation on their property.
Ranchers from certain parts of the
county protested the assessments on
unpaid construction charges. They
commended that the irrigation develop
ments which had not been paid for
should be deducted from the tax rolls
until after payments were made. The
board ruled against this request and
the assessments were not changed, Of
ficials said
on open lands Farmers from the hills
charged that their lands had been
assessed as high as 5000 an acre, which
they claimed was too high.
Most of the protests were diSaIlowed
and the assessment roles will be al
tered only slightly, according to coun-
ty officials.
The total valuation Of county prop
erty is virtually the same as it was
year ago, Louis P. Kelly, deputy trea-
surer said The valuation last year
was $l3,862,300
Among those from this part of the
county who attended the session were
John Larsen, T. M. Brown, George
Van Buren,, C. A. Whitney, w. l..
Schwisow, Carl Heide mann, Francis
Moody, G. L. Johnson, H. Wendeborn.
A. Stephesen, j. b. Tromanhauser and
George Wagner of White Bluffs; Paul
Bruggemann of Allard and c. l.. Suth-
erland of Pasco.
Most of those from this section were
not protesting but rather wanted to
ascertain why their taxes had been
Increased. The board did not change
any of the valuations but in a few
instances the classification of the land
was changed. After the board had ex-
planned that the variation in taxes
this year over that OF a year ago was
due to the Redistribution of the lands
in the county, most Of them went away
satisfied that their land was assessed
no higher than similar land in the
same locality.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16

| construction until after the close OF
the irrigation season.
In his ruling, Judge Leavy went
rather thoroughly into the merits OF
the case that terminated Friday, anc
in the belief that his remarks will be
of interest generally to it's readers, the
Spokesman procured from Mrs. Evelyr
Howard, court stenographer, for publ
cation complete certified copy OF
the ruling, which follows:
IT think am prepared at this time
to pass upon the motion to challenge
the sufficiency of the plaintiffs evil
dence in cause Number 1888. Now, we
have here and have been hearing two
cases that have been combined by
stipulation for the purpose of trial,
cause number SOTO in reference to the
confirmation of certain bond issue,
and the other, 1888, the case of
Bleakley and others against the Irri-
cation District
"The form of matters dealing with
the bond issue and the steps leading
up to it, and through it, were not
contested in any way, as I understand.
No motion was made at the conclusion
of Petitioners case as to the form of
evidence, but the evidence in support
of what would be termed the affirm
alive defense to this bond issue, and
which at the same time would be-
come the evidence of the plaintiff in
the case of Bleakley and others versus
the District is that which is now chal-
lenged by this motion.
The complaint, by reason of the very
nature of this litigation, is one which
is prolix There are some forty para
graphs in it, and some of these allega-
lions in the complaint there was no
evidence whatever offered in support
of them. Others the evidence was only
such as we could call constitutional,
and only by inference at best support
ing the allegations. The question, in
passing upon this motion, is whether
there is any evidence as a matter of
law that would put the defendants in
the Bleakley case on proof, or that
would require the petitioners in the
confirmation case to offer proof in
rebuttal.
Paragraph IA of this complaint in
the Bleakley case alleges that the Of
ficers of this. Irrigation District In bad
faith urged land owners opposed to
the change in boundaries to file Pc
titions for exclusion. I think I am
safe in saying in passing upon that
allegation, that there was no evidence
whatever that would support 1t, and
with that comment shall pass 1t by.
Paragraph Is of the complaint al
leges that without cause the officers
of the Irrigation District denied GER
tain exclusions where petitions for ex-
clusion were filed. Now the evidence
offered by the plaintiffs in this case
through the officers of the Irrigation
District-and I took it they were adj
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Field Day
To Be Held
On July n
EXPERIMENT STATION URGES
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT 18th
ANNUAL MEET

The Irrigation Branch Experiment
Station extends an invitation to every
one interested in irrigation agriculture
to attend the Twelfth Annual Field
Day which will be held Wednesday,
July %. The Station is located five
miles northeast of Prosser, Wash.
The field trip will start promptly
will be devoted to visiting the various
experimental plots A brief summary
of the experimental work which can
be seen at that time follows: Pastures
for dairy cattle and sheep; alfalfa var.
ieties; sweet clover varieties (new,
valuable varieties for cover and pas
ture crops; cereal and corn varieties;
fertilizer experiments with potatoes,
corn, wheat, alfalfa, lettuce, soy beans
and sweet clover; water measurement
devices; irrigation of alfalfa, potatoes,
corn and wheat; fall irrigation of al
falfa; soil moisture experiments;
ground water and drainage studies;
alkah soils experiments; sprinkler irri-
cation experiments; orchard irriga
ton; orchard fertilization; pollination
studies; leaf area studies; winter in
jury survey; fruit variety trials; cover
crops; strawberry studies; and certi-
fled seed potato trials.
At noon the visitors will gather on
the Station campus for a picnic lunch.
All visitors are requested to bring their
basket lunches. Free coffee and iced
tea will be furnished by the Prosser
Community Club Lunches and ice
cream will be sold on the grounds at
popular prices to those who find it
announcement to bring their lunch.
No set program has been arranged
for the afternoon. It will probably be
devoted to further discussion of ex-
perimental work and production prob
lens. In case part of the group wishes
to go over any, Of the experimental
plots again they will have an oppor-
tunity to- do so.
Field Day is. farmers day at the
station and it is hoped that they will
use the entire day to observe the
work in progress at the station and
take part in discussions concerning
available results in relation to- their
specific problems.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
WHITE BLUFFS MEN ATTEND
YAKIMA C. OF c. MEETING

F. A. English and D. S. Wilkinson
of White Bluffs were among the out
of-town guests who attended the dedi-
cation of the new home of the Yakima
Chamber of Commerce in Yakima
Wednesday evening. They report a
large attendance both from Yakima
and surrounding towns and say that
the new Chamber home is an excep-
tionally fine one. Mrs Wilkinson and
son Dudley, who accompanied the two
men on the trip, spent the evening
with friends in the city.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
attempt TO STOP IRRIGATION DISTRICT
FROM SELLING ITS BONDS, FAILS
Court Sustains Motion to Dismiss Action On Ground
That Plaintiffs Had Faedt to
Prove Their Case
Prove Their Case
By JAMES w. BROOKS

That the Priest Rapids irrigation
district is entitled to an order of the
court confirming all of the steps SO
far taken in connection with the is
suance and sale of $125,000 worth of
it's bonds, and that the court actions
brought to enjoin such sale and to set
aside the rulings of the district board
on some of the petitions for exclusion
should be dismissed, was the substance
of ruling made by Judge Leavy of
Spokane in the Superior court at
Prosser last Friday.
Judge Leavy's ruling was made when
he sustained the motion made by Fred
Cunningham, attorney for the irriga-
ton district, that the action be dis
missed on the ground that the plain
tiffs had failed by their testimony to
sustain the allegations of the COM
plant.
The hearing was begun Wednesday
and all of that day as well as Thurs
day and part of Friday forenoon was
taken up by the plaintiffs in present
ing their case. Mr.. Cunningham's mo-
ton was made as soon as the plaintiffs
announced that they rested. The irri-
cation district introduced no affirma-
tive defense whatever.
Under the law the plaintiffs have
30 days in which to appeal the deci-
sion of Judge Leavy to the state Su-
prenle Court. 1t is not known whether
such action is contemplated as no an
nouncements have been made. Because
of the expense and the slim chance
for reversal, an appeal in this case
appears improbable. In fact, there is
a question as to whether the case is
appealable. Mr.. Cunningham says that
he has gone into the authorities ra-
ther thoroughly and in his opinion it
is not appealable SO far as it might
interfere with the district selling its
bonds and acquiring the irrigation
properties by completing the bid made
for it by w. H. Keal at the receiver
ship sale in Yakima, February 81.
Attorneys for the Milwaukee rail
road, which concern has agreed to
purchase 100000 Of the districts
bonds, at par, have been rather tech
nical in the whole proceedings and it
is probable they will advise waiting
until the 30 days for the appeal have
expired before completing the pur-
chase of the property by the district.
1t is also possible that Judge Webster
may feel that inasmuch as the receiver
has operated the properties this far
in the season and in this operation has
established certain program and pol
icies, that it might be for the best
interests of all concerned if the re-
ownership were continued until the
close Of the present irrigation season
1t will not make much difference to
the district or the settlers if either OF
these comparatively short delays occur
as there is little that could be under
taken in the way of development OF
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Limit Is Raised on Weight
And Size of Parcel Post

The postoffice department was given
the consent of the interstate commerce
commission to increase the size and
weight limits of parcel post packages.
The decision will enable shipment
by mail of packages up to 10 pounds
beyond the third zone and increase
the size limits to 100 inches length
and girth combined. The previous
maximums were SO pounds and 81
inches.
Frederick A. Tilton, third assistant
postmaster general in charge of par
eel post estimated revenues would be
increased $5000000 in ore year as
result of the decision
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
Mrs. Schoenrock of Othello
To Speak Over the Radio

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schoenrock, pion-
GERS of the wheat country near Othel-
10, were in White Bluffs Tuesday. The
Schoenrocks are old friends of the H.
j. Upton family. Mrs Schoenrock,
whose speech at the Columbia Basin
meeting at Lind in June attracted
widespread attention, will speak over
the radio from KHQ Spokane, Tues
day, August during the Farm Home
hour between IL and l o'clock.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
ARE TO BE
PLANTED AT THE CEMETERY

Charles English and Robert Rem
linger were busy Monday girdling the
row of locust trees along the north
side of the cemetery. After the trees
are pulled out this fall they will be
replaced by some variety of Evergreen,
this having been decided at one Of
the spring meetings of the Woman's
club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16

On another page of the Spokes-
man will be found poem handed in
by Rural Carrier O. C. Young lately
of Minnesota but already an ardent
booster for Washington. The verses
we're sung at the recent r. l.. G. A..
convention at Wenatchee.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16

Mrs. George Riner of Kansas City, a
niece of George Chapel, with her
little daughter, is visiting at the Chap
pei home for week. They arrived
Tuesday evening"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16

Dean Taylor, house guest at the
O'Larey home since the Fourth re-
turned Wednesday to his home In
Sumner, Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
White Bluffs HAM

For the same dates last year the
catch was: White Bluffs, 654; and
Hanford 697.
N. p. ANGLIN,
Deputy Hort. Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
THE WEATHER THIS WEEK

Temperatures for the week July 9
to July Is, as recorded by the govern
ment thermometer located in the
company office at Hanford, were:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16
THE WEEKS MOTH CATCH

The moth catch for the week begin
ming July 8 and ending July IA, in
elusive, was:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-16

Continued on page ~
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-04
CONGRESS VOTE
WILL BE CLOSE

Party lines in the 72nd
Congress, which meets De-
cember 7, are now as fol-
lows:
The Senate: Republicans
48; Democrats, At; Farmer
Labor, /.
There are three house
vacancies to be filled by cleo
ton, one in New Jersey on
December l, the others in
New Hampshire and Texas
early in 1882.
New Jersey must elect a
successor to the late Senator
Dwight Morrow, whose seat
will be held temporarily by
an appointed Republican.
The Democrat, who have just
elected a governor, hope to
capture that seat for a total
of 48. In that case Senator
Henrik Shipstead, the Mimi
esota Farmer-La borite, would
hold a one-man balance of
poWer.-EX.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-04
Continued on Editorial page
CATTLE SHIPMENTS
lO,l52 IN SEPTEMBER

Cattle shipments from
Arizona in September num-
bered 1882 head, accord
ing to a report issued yester-
day by the livestock sanitary
board. The report also show
ed that 8,074 head of cattle
had been shipped from one
part of the state to anther
in the period. In the month
SO horses and mules and 20
hogs were sent out of the
state, while 800 horses and
mules and 20 hogs were
moved about the state.
Of the cattle shipped from
Arizona in September, 10,-
016head went to California
rs to Old Mexico, 34 to New
Mexico and seven to Utah.
The classification discloses
that there were 851 yearling
S teers, 712 two-year-old
steers, 1922 three-year-old
steers, 311 yearling heifers,
125 two-year-old heifer, l.
12O COWS, 5,807 calves and
"a bulls shipped out of Ari-
zona.
The slaughter cor d S
show that 6,625 head of cat
tie were killed for food in
the month, of which 4,337
were slaughter in Maricopa
county. The slaughter re-
cords for the other counties
follow: Apache 43; Cochise,
337; Coconino, PIP; ella
334; Graham, 92; Greenlee.
95; Mohave, 85; Navajo,
232; Pima, 1853; Pinal, 1873
Santa Cruz, so; Yavapai
1913; and Yuma, 1O2.-Ex.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-04
ATTEMPT MADE TO
FIX EASTER DATE

Washington, - American
churches soon will be asked
to help settle the question
"when does Easter Sunday
Gomez"
Varying over a period of
35 days the uncertain date
of this religious feast day
has created confuson and
worked hardship on business
which annually caters to the
public's fancy for new spring
toggery.
Now a League of Nations
committee has proposed to
churches of all nations that
the Sunday after the second
Saturday in April be accept
ed as a fixed date.
Easter now is observed on
the first Sunday that follows
the full moon that occurs on
or first after the 21st of
March.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-04
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
RATES PUT ON SOON

Plans for another novel
experiment in railroad pas
senger business, based on
modern merchandising me-
thods involving bulk sales
announced yesterday by the
Southern Pacific Company.
The latest innovation will
take the form of a pre-
Christmas offering if trans
portation with roundtrip pro-
vided at the cost of the usual
one-way fares, it was reveal
ed here by M, l.. Durham,
agent for the company.
Effective from December
a to II over the railroads
lines from San Francisco to
Ogden and from Portland to
Ell Paso, the special excur-
sion fares have been author
lied between all in t S
where the one-way travel
cost is S11 or less, according
to the announcement. A
return limit of 10 days is
specified.
The pre-holiday season
bargains in train trips have
been arranged as a direct re-
suit of the success of the
company's experiments with
so-called "dollar day" ex-
ours 81 o n S, originated by
Southern Pacific last spring
AS a special feature of the
forthcoming excursions, Mr.
Durham announced t h a
stopover would be permitted
at all points within the ira
vel limit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-04
NAMED CHAIRMAN OF
COUNTY COMMITTEE

Mrs. E. G.. LAYERS was
made chairman of the Pinal
county committee of the Ari-
zona Historical Markers as
sociation at a recent meeting
of the body which will un-
dertake the work of select
ing and properly identifying
the places of SPECIAL histori-
cal interest over the state.
The appointments were
made by Gov. G.. w. P. Hunt,
who made his, secretary j..
w. Strobe, a member of the
executive committee.
The association plans to
make a greater appeal to the
tourists, and to help preserve
our historical spots to poster
ity by the erection of metal
markers at the sites selected
and on the highways leading
to them. In this move they
are following the lead of
eastern states.
Among points of interest
to be so marked in Pinal
county are such places as the
site of the only battle fought
on Arizona soil during the
civil war, the Casa Grande
ruins, ETC., The committee
will welcome information or
suggestions concerning sites
that might be worthy ofpre-
servation. = Casa Grande
Dispatch.