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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23

saw a woman in there, but her back was toward me, and can not tell who she was. I surmised MT. Pulver was in the store. l re- turned from dinner in about an hour, and then the night lights in the store were on. He had evil dently turned them on. I went to a barber shop and got a shave. As l passed the entrance to the iewelry store about T o'clock on my way to my own store, I thought MT. Pulver might be dozing at the desk in the rear corner of the iewelry store as he often did. tried the store door. It was not locked. I entered. The furnace was making a noise, and I thought he might be below in the furnace room. From the jewelry store I went into the adjoining little room in which the floor trap-door to the furnace room stairway is always fastened open. I called down the stairway. Excessive heat came from the pitch dark furnace room. Not knowing how to turn on the light, I hastened to my own store and got an electric flash light. On re- turning to the top of the furnace room stairway, went down cau- tiously.
 Stairway Is Very Steep
 "The stairway is steep, almost perpendicular for it's eight feet; the tread of the steps is very narrow. One could easily miss ones foot ing. When part way down, l per ceived the form of MT. Pulver. His head seemed turned under his chest. I felt his hand From it's touch I apprehended the worst. went to MT. FoX's office and he notified the Commissioner and the Marshal I got plumber to shut off the furnace.
 T was very well acquainted with MT. Pulver. Almost daily he came into my store three or four times. I frequently went into the jewelry store. I had seen him Saturday; just how late in the day, I do not remember, but whenever it was, l remember that he was not under the influence of liquor.
 Premonitions of Death
 Recalling the past now, he seem- ed to have premonitions of early death. About month ago, on one of his visits to my store, he gave me an envelope with figures writ ten on it. They are the combi- nation figures to the two safes in the jewelry store, he said. You'll need them some day. I laughed. He had been drinking. On his in- sistence, however, took the enve- lope. I still have it. It is in my safe.
 Frequently, when he was drink ing he would declaim about the hoodoo attached to ring he wore. It is set with three diamonds. It had belonged to Emery Valentine, who also had often declared it was a hoo-doo and who had worn It until just before his death. Last Friday, MT. Pulver, who had been drinking, came into my store and extending his hand and spreading out his fingers, abused the ring as an object of ill-omen. He wanted to give it to me. I declined it.
 Tried to Jump on Ring
 He took it off his finger, threw it on the floor and was about to jump on it, when I picked it up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
NEW VETERANS HOSPITALS ARE
 NOW PROJECTED
Senate Passes Twenty Mil- lion Dollar Measure
 Goes to House

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.- The Senate has passed and sent to the House the Shoot bill authoriz- ing $20,877 ,000 for new Veterans hospital construction.
 The Senate passed the bill after eliminating the provision to re- duce Veterans compensation 50 per cent while in hospital.
 The Shoot measure is substi- ute for two House measures au- thorizing $15,0O0,OOO for specified projects for Federal Board hospital ization. The Shoot bill now gives the Board lump sum.
 Under the Shoot bill location of new projects will be determined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
Condition of Sam
 Hill Is Critical

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 23.-Sam Hill is in a critical condition fol- lowing an operation last Thursday. Hospital attendants said the fa- nous road builder passed a bad night. Relatives have been noti- fled of the change. A son, James N. Hill has left New York by air plane to be at his fathers bed side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
JUNEAU ON HOLIDAY
 SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

Juneau today quietly observed the Washington Birthday anniver- sary, the usual holiday regime clos ing all business houses, Government and private offices. All Territorial and Federal offices remained closed throughout the day except the Post Office where the general delivery window remained open between 10 and II a. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23

Truesdell and Doctor Dawes as to the position of the body.
 At the conclusion of the testi- mony, the jury had no hesitancy in arriving at the verdict of "acci- dental death by suffocation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
CHERRY HARVEST WILL
LIKELY START NEXT WEEK

The cherries have begun to take on
color and size and from the present
condition of the crop it is expected
that shipments will start next week
The size of the crop will be much
larger than was estimated it would
be few weeks ago. The crop on
the lower branches of the trees is
light but the tops are well loaded
This is particularly true on THE older
and larger trees.
There has been no indication yet
as to price, but because of the earli
ness of this district it is expected the
returns will be satisfactory in this year
of generally low prices for all crops
Like the cherries, the apricot crop
which will follow will probably exceed
expectations. One of the finest cot
crops in the valley will be picked at
the Knaub ranch at Vernita, where it
is estimated that close to two carloads
will be harvested.
AS the fruit takes on size, growers
are generally finding that the apple
crop is going to be larger than they
thought it would be. Some worm dam
age has been noted and growers are
being urged to keep up a consistent
spray program.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
Is Per Cent
Cut Made in
Light Rate
New Schedule Goes Into
Effect July 1. Only Light
Rate Reduced

Announcement of Pacific Power d
Light Company rate decrease covering
residential and commercial schedules
in all territory served by the company
was confirmed here today by r. H.
Skill, district manager of the company.
Mr.. Skill is authority for the state=
ment that the new rates will go into
effect on all meter readings after July
IL.
THE management of the company
has been working for several months
on an analysis and study of all the
| residential and commercial lighting
schedules with several objects in
view" said Mr.. Skill "One of these
objects was to make substantial re-
duction in those schedules affecting
the greater majority of our customers.
and to do this in manner to en-
courage increasing use of our service.
Another important object was to work
toward uniformity of rates in the
various operating districts, in the be-
lief that the interests of the public
are best served by treating our pro-
perties as an economic whole rather
than as number of isolated operat-
ing units, In working out these rate
reductions, the company has wholly
disregarded the question of how much
it might be entitled to receive as a
fair return on its investment, and in
spite Of the fact that operating re-
cords show that the company is not
now earning such return, though we
naturally hope as business conditions
improve more nearly to reach that
condition
THE net effect of the changes will
be that the existing customers will
save approximately $225,OO year in
the combined operating territory
served Wy the company, and still get
the same number of kilowatt hours
of service.
THE new tariffs are being filed with
the proper authorities, and will 60 in
to effect on meter readings after July
l. This rate reduction is being made
by the con1canr8as a major step in
series of rate reductions the company
hopes to be able to make from time
to time as operating and financial
conditions permit.
"The highest residential rate in the
city OF Pasco under the new schedule
will be 81 cents kilowatt hour, as
compared with 10 cents which has
been the top step in the rate since
1926. In the rural territory the top
rate is also being reduced from 10
cents to 81 cents. In the city COM
mercial schedule the top rate has been
cut from 10 cents to 81 cents
The new rates will affect approx
mately $3.50 residential commercial
and rural customers in this district.
AS matter of fact, the company ex-
poets that most customers will add
sufficient electric household appli-
ances and lighting equipment in the
next year SO as to retrieve a material
part of the immediate reduction in
billing.
Besides the top rate, there have
been reductions in the lower steps of
The commercial lighting schedules,
which will effect material savings to
this class of customers
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04

clinic held last Friday at the Pres
byterian church This clinic is con-
Quoted annually under the auspices of
the Womans Club.
DR.. L. c. Spaulding Of Kennewick,
accompanied by graduate nurse from
the Pasco hospital and two student
nurses; Mrs. Ida Cullen, Benton coun-
ty nurse, and her daughter, and a
committee Of four women from the
Womans club, Mrs. r. E. Gibbins, Mrs.
r. S. Reierson, Mrs. John McFee and
Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson, were busy from
9 o'clock until $3.50 in the afternoon,
weighing, measuring and examining
the little tots time being taken out
at noon for lunch served in the
church basement.
Each year, DR.. Spaulding says, due
to the care with which his instructions
and suggestions are carried out here
by the young mothers, his work at
the annual clinic grows less, all the
children showing marked improvement
each year.
1t has been definitely decided by
the club to make it possible this fall
for all children in the community to
take the diphtheria toxin-antitoxin
treatment. This treatment will prob
ably be offered some time in Sep
TENDER or October.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
FIFTEENTH GAS WELL
HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN

Bringing in the third successive well
in as many weeks, the West Coast Oil
q Gas Company tapped the fifteenth
natural gas producer in the Rattle
snake hills in Benton County last
week, says the Washington Oil World,
as reported in the KenneWick Courier
Reported The well has not been COM
pletely drilled in but is estimated to
be good for about two million feet.
The we'll is located on suitcase
from the Walla Walla Oil & Gas Co.,
in section 29-11-26, offsetting several
other producers Production is con-
tracted to the Northwestern Natural
Gas Corporation, owners of the pipe
line system distributing natural gas
to the lower Yakima valley.
The Gaping was picked up at 1886
feet after drilling about 100 feet of
shale The producing zone is broken
basalt, the common retainer in the
field.
Completion of Northwest Oil g. Gas
Co., Subsidiary Of the Northwestern
Natural Gas Corporation) No. 2 well is
being held up on account Of engine
trouble on the drill rig necessitating
replacement of parts from the factory.
The well has been drilled into the
producing zone about thirty feet and,
according to company officials, APP
pears to be the largest in the field.
1t is situated about three hundred
feet higher, structurally, following the
Topographic curvature of the Rattle
snake ridge which forms the anticline
of the field. The location is in the
SWh SWh section 28-l1-26.
Casing will be lowered into the hole
to aid in fishing out the lost bit in
the Walla Walla Oil & Gas Co.'S
we'll No. 10 in section 20-11-26. The
hole is bottomed at $50 feet, estimated
within 100 feet Of the pay zone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
CONFIRMATION ORDER
IS ASKED BY DISTRICT

The Priest Rapids Irrigation Dis
trict, through it's attorney, Fred j..
Cunningham, has filed a petition in
the Superior Court for Benton Coun-
ty asking for an order of the Court
confirming all of the actions Of the
district board in connection with the
authorization, issuance and disposal OF
the $125,OO0 in bonds voted by the
land owners in the district on April
Is.
The Court has fixed Thursday, June
Is, as the time for the hearing on the
petition, according to the official no
tice published elsewhere in this issue
of the Spokesman.
The purpose of the action is to get
the irrigation project out of the courts
and to permit the irrigation district
to complete it's purchase of the project
and to proceed with it's plans for de-
lvelopment and improvement.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
W. A. KAEFER, SERIOUSLY
ILL, TAKEN TO HOSPITAL


w. A. Kaefer, who arrived in White
Bluffs from Los Angeles Monday
morning for a visit at the home of
his brother-in-law, F. A. English, be-
came suddenly and seriously ill that
evening and was taken during the
night to st. Elizabeths hospital in
Yakima. Physicians who made an ex-
animation after Mr.. Kaefcr's arrival
at the hospital, said that he was prob
ably suffering from an abscess on the
brain. A report from the hospital
Wednesday evening said that he had
recovered consciousness late Tuesday
afternoon and his condition was
somewhat improved.
Mrs. English was in Seattle at the
time of Mr.. Kaefer's arrival in White
Bluffs and when apprised of his con-
dition left Immediately with brother
of the sick man for Yakima, and she
has been there since although the
brother returned to Seattle Wednesday,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
THREE LOCAL DELEGATES
WILL ATTEND CLUB CAMP

Nearly 100 All club boys and
girls, coming from every corner Of the
state, will gather at washington State
College, Pullman, June to IS, for the
tenth annual All Club Camp, spon-
sored by the agricultural extension
service. Housed on the campus to
which they may return in few
years as students, delegates from over
300 agricultural and home economics
clubs will be offered five-day pro-
gram packed with instruction, recrea-
ton, entertainment, and inspiration.
Qualified instructors will conduct
classes in health, pictures, beds and
bedding, parliamentary law, demon
STATIONS, baking, record keeping, hos
iery selection, meal planning, garden
ing, and clothing judging, for the
girl club members; while the boys will
have their choice of courses in beef,
swine, sheep, dairying, bees, meats,
parliamentary law poultry judging,
record keeping, gardening, and health.
In addition to the classes, demonstra-
tions and lectures will be given in the
leading projects.
The recreational program will in
clude over an hour day spent in
the playing of outdoor games on
Rogers field and two periods of
swimming in the college gymnasium
pool, under the supervision of w. r.
Bond, college instructor in physical ed
ucation. Baseball, handball, and other
outdoor games as well as various ath-
letic contests will give every boy and
girl chance to participate.
Prominent speakers, entertainers,
moving pictures, group singing, and
the annual song, Jstunt, and yell con-
tests, will feature the daily assemblies
which will be held in Bryan Hail.
Speakers already scheduled include R.
t. Hargraves, president, Cheney Nor
NAL; o. M. Plummer, manager, Pa
cific International Livestock show;
William Goodyear, publisher, Pullman
Herald; and Deans A. E. Drucker and
@. G. Todd, of the State College. Joe
zeb ventriloquist, and concert by
the Ball Butte Band, will headline the
entertainment
Three banquets ito be held at the
Washington Hotel, Pullman, and at
the Spokane and Davenport Hotels,
Spokane, will bring the camp to a
close Saturday evening.
Local All club leaders who will at
tend camp are: Mrs. j. M. tShinn,
leader of the Senior Girls Sewing
Club; Mrs. j. Henker, leader of the
Mixing Bowl Club; and Miss Garnett
Coleman, leader ofjthe Breakfast Club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
STRAWBERRY SEASON ENDS
WHEN MARKET BREAKS

The strawberry season, so far as
commercial shipments are concerned,
came to an end abruptly the first of
the week when the price on the coast
and other large markets dropped to
a point when it was no longer prof
liable for the growers. This condition
was brought about, it is claimed, by
the markets being flooded with berries
from Louisiana and other states
The yield in the valley this year
was good but only about one-half of
the crop had been harvested when
the market broke. w. H. Keal, one
of the largest growers here, estimates
that there were at least 300 crates
that were left unpicked in his field
Some of these as we'll as those Of
other beds were disposed of to local
people for home canning.
The price at no time during the
season has been very good, around
$40 per crate being the top. There
is not much profit for the grower
when the price is under $500.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
$11,0OO,OOO TAX CASE
TO BE TRIED THIS MONTH

Much interest is being centered in
the big lawsuit that is to be tried
this month before Judge Webster in
Federal Court in Spokane in which
the railroads are suing for reduction
OF taxes. Benton county is one of
the thirteen counties that have been
made defendants. The amount in
volved is in excess Of eleven million
dollars, said to be the largest law
suit ever tried in the state. 1t is
estimated that about a weeks time
will be required in the trial of the
case.
The best legal talent in the state has
been engaged and the Courts find
ings will be far reaching in county
and state finances. Benton county's
interest in the case will be taken care
OF by County Prosecutor Charles L.
Powell.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
SUGGEST IS WON BY
kENNEWICk, IS TO 10

The ball club, made up of players
from White Bluffs and Hanford, that
iourneyed to Kennewick last Saturday
Decoration Day, to play the league
team of the lower river town, did not
win but they did make a ball game
of it against the. heavier and more
experienced Kenncwick club.
And what a SUGGEST it turned out
to be with every player on each club
stepping up to the plate and swinging
from the heels. Kennewick won be-
cause they had more power and dyna-
mite in their bats. The score book
shows that between them the two
clubs collected total of 20 hits, good
for % runs. KenneWicE scored l3
runs on 10 hits while the club from
this valley registered 10 runs on 10
hits.
Considering the number of hits
there were but few misplays, Ken
newick being charged with three er-
rors while the club from this valley
made but one miscue.
Herb Cords pitched the entire game
and although hit hard in the early
part of the contest, he grew better
as the game progressed. KenneWick
used thre pitchers. Warter, one of
their regular twirlers last year, started
but he retired in the third inning.
He was followed by Lincoln who went
about the same distance, and Hudnall
finished.
Kennewick scored three runs in the
first inning and the club from this
valley came right back in the second
and tied it up. KenneWck's big in
ming was the third when they scored
six runs, five of them being scored
after Bud Heath fell while attempting
to field drive to center that would
have retired the side.
Kennewick is in a fast league this
year and has a good club Not all
of their regulars were in the lineup
Saturday but outside of their first
string pitcher it is doubtful if the
regulars could have done much better
than the substitutes who played
A cosmopolitan air was lent the con-
test by the fact that a Coast League
scout was among the spectators,
looking over the talent with the hope
of finding one or two prospects who
might be entitled to graduate into
faster company.
Announcement Of the game was
broadcast Saturday noon over Station
KHQ Of Spokane.
Under the schedule White Bluffs
will play Finley at Finley while Han
ford will play at home with Benton
City furnishing the opposition.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
NOT A DROP OF MOISTURE
RECORDED DURING MAY

Mays precipitation score was COM
plete wash-out, not trace being re-
corded in the monthly report of Co.
operative Observer Gabriel Jaddan at
Wahluke Memorial Day was the hot
test day of the month when the ther-
mometer crept up to 103 degrees while
the minimum temperature of 81 de-
grees was registered on the 18th. The
greatest daily range was so degrees.
There was plenty of sunshine during
the month, 25 days being recorded as
clear, partly cloudy and 2 cloudy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
ELSIE TAYLOR,
Corresponding Sec'y.

The Mixing Bowl Dinner Club held
it's meeting at the home of Aileen and
Ruth Stoddard, May %.
Mrs. Davis, the county club leader,
attended the meeting. She will be here
again for the meeting on June Is to
demonstrate bread making and cherry
jam. The place is undecided.
DR.. Spaulding will be up here for
the examination for all the 4-H clubs.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Josephine Westling, June 4. :.
ELAINE COLEMAN, Secy
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
News of the Women's Clubs

Although attendance at the last bust
ness meeting of the club for the year
on May q was small, the members
present transacted large amount OF
business, not only many little tag ends
of the years work being disposed OF
but many new items receiving atten-
ton.
Following the resignation of Mrs.
G. H. Kingman, who recently moved
to Waitsburg, Washington, Mrs. R. E.
Gibbins was elected secretary of the
club for the coming year.
Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson was elected
delegate to the state federation con-
vention in Vancouver, Washington, in
June, with Mrs. r. E. Gibbins as al
ternate. Mrs. F. A. English, newly
elected president of the club will also
be delegate, with Mrs. Fred Gilhuly
as alternate.
It was decided to issue an invitation
to the district federation to meet in
White Bluffs next May.
An invitation from Mrs. Kincaid to
hold the annual husbands picnic on
the lawn at the Kincaid home some
time in July, was received and &C
cepted.
A report from the cemetery COM
mittee was read and after discussion
it was decided to have all the locust
trees now growing on the west side
OF the cemetery pulled out and re-
placed this fall with evergreens, an
offer having been made by L. I. Bor-
den to pull the locust trees out with
his tractor, free of charge.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04

At study meeting OF the Woman's
club to be held at the home of Mrs
j. G. Lloyd, on Wednesday afternoon
June 10, Mrs. Lloyd will present a
paper on Colonial Furniture, and a
discussion by club members will fol-
low. Roll call will be Period furniture
prefer All women in the community
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting. Tea will be served in the gar
den, the hostesses for the afternoon
being Mrs. Fred Gilhuly and Mrs. H.
Fl. Smith.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04

The Little Girls Sewing Club met
at Mabel Spears home Wednesday
afternoon, May 81, with fourteen girls
present. Two new girls joined-Mar-
jorie and Lola Smith. We worked on
tea towels and darned stockings.
Refreshments of lemonade and straw
berry shortcake were served.
The next meeting vii be at Eliza
beth Keal's home, June 10. If our tea
towels are finished we will bring stock
ings to darn.
ELSIE TAYLOR,
Corresponding Secy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
ALFALFA OVER FOUR FEET TALL

A magnificent specimen of alfalfa
was brought into the Spokesman Of
flee this week by Loyal Borden. The
sample was taken from field of last
years seeding on his place on the
east side of the Columbia and the
stalks measured around four and a
half feet in length. The crop was
harvested this week, being the second
cutting of the season.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04

Memorial Day at White Bluffs WAS
observed with simple but impressive
ceremonies at the cemetery, the local
Post of the American Legion having
charge. Many people visited the GEM
etery, both during the services and
throughout the day, to carry out the
beautiful custom of laying flowers, for
remembrance sake, on the graves OF
departed friends.