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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Water Sports on River
Attract Many Spectators

In addition to its other attractions,
White Bluffs may become famous for
Its water sports. Every Sunday for the
past month or more motor boats have
been brought over from Yakima. At
first there were but one or two but
the interest kept spreading and last
Sunday there were nine, which with
the local craft made quite fleet on
the river. The Yakima boats are trans
ported by trucks or trailers and last
Sunday they were accompanied by a
rather large group Of Yakima people.
Most of these visitors came in cars
but two or three flew over In plane.
The Yakima boat owners have been
taking their craft out to Rimrock,
Dumping and Keechelus lakes, but
they say the water on these lakes is
usually rough while here the surface
"flattens out" more quickly, due, pos
sibly, to the current, which does not
exist in the lakes.
The spot used here at the White
Bluffs ferry landing, with a large eddy
and the slough, the Yakima boat own
ers also say, is exceptional for river
boating.
In addition to the out-of-town visi-
tors, a large number of local people
witnessed the sports Sunday, which in
cluded several races. Three buoys were
anchored at different locations in the
river and the race track" little over
a mile long, was around these buoys.
Two little red boats, known as hydro
planes, one with a rated speed of As
miles an hour, attracted the most at
tention although number of people
were interested inthe various types of
launches.
With a little publicity it is possible
that water sports here could become
quite an institution. What is needed
most right now is a dock. If few pub
lie spirited citizens would promote the
undertaking, the dock could be built
at very little cost. 1t would serve not
only the river craft but would prove
popular with bathers during the SWIM
ming season.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Prominent Granger Meets.
Death in Auto Accident

u S. Case, age "a, pioneer wheat
grower and deputy State Grange or
ganizer, was instantly killed about
noon Sunday.
He was driving his car to town when
it left the road and went over IL
foot bank. The steering wheel crushed
his chest. The car turned endwise
twice. Indications are Case had heart
attack or fell asleep.
He took up a homestead in the
Rattlesnake district 80 years ago and
had resided there since. His widow,
two daughters and one son survive.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Local Girls Win Prizes
At Washington State Fair
BY Mary A. Davis
Assistant County Agent

Benton county 4-H Club girls re-
ceived more than their share of the
awards at the State Fair. Lois Brue
of KenneWick, member of the Double
T. All club directed by Mrs. E. G.
Smith, won the state style show which
entities her to trip to Chicago at
the time of the international Livestock
show with all her expenses paid by
the Chicago Mail Order House. At
Chicago she will compete in the ma
tional style show. The winner in each
of the four classes in this event is
given a three weeks trip to points of
historical interest in New England.
This trip is to be taken next July and
the expenses will be paid by the Chi
cago Mail Order House.
Lois outfit was perhaps the most
perfect one ever to be shown at a
All style show in this state. The judge
graded her 100 per cent in every re-
spect. The points considered in scor-
ing complete costume are workman
ship, completeness of costume, suita-
bility to the occasion for which made
and becomingness in line and color to
the Individual In all of these points
Lois scored 1O0
She has proven that large cash
outlay is not necessary in order for
one to be correctly and beautifully
dressed. Twenty three dollars covered
the cost of her underwear dress, shoes,
hose, hat, gloves and bag and indeed
she looked as if she had stepped out
of the shop of modiste. Her blue
wool dress of the latest material and
style with it's smart trimming of three
silver buttons and becoming and
youthful white silk collar left nothing
to be desired. With it she wore black
hat with black and white trim, black
pumps, dark gunmetal hose and white
gloves Her bag was black Entrants
in this contest must make the under
wear which is considered a part of
the outfit. Lois was of white spun
silk and was beautifully tailored.
The Home Economics Judging team
composed of Bonnie Lee and Blanch
Young, members of the Finley sewing
club led by Mrs. w. D. Moore, won the
home economics Judging contest, in
competition with 16 other teams. These
girls made a splendid showing and be-
cause of this fact Mrs. Davis plans to
tage them to Portland at the time Of
the Pacific International so that they
may enter an interstate judging con-
test.
The All clothing exhibits which
were taken to the State Fair were Of
exceptionally high quality according to
the judge. Fourteen Of the eighteen
exhibits taken down won places. Lois
Brue won first on cotton dress and
slip; Mabel johnson of Finley first on
blomers and brassiere; Olive Brue of
kennewick second on pajamas and
third on complete cotton outfit; Fran
lelle Fletcher of Richland fifth on cot
ton dress; Shirley Ashby of Hover sec
on on white bread; Margaret Mccoy Of
Hover third on butter cake; Louise
Shinn Of White Bluffs second on GRO
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Political
Observations
BY Jimmie X. Browne

After eight years in Office, Gov.
Roland H. Hartley steps out of the
picture next January. The voters on
primary day supplied him with walk
ing papers by nominating Lieut.. Gov.
John A. Gellatly of Wenatchee, while
the Democrats selected Clarence D.
Martin, mayor of Cheney, flour miller,
rancher and active businessman as
their candidate.
This brings two eastern Washington
men into the battle for the governor
ship. 1t promises to be lively scrap.
One thing is certain: From this time
on the old line Democrats will not be
so thoroughly and completely sold on
the direct primary as in the past.
Every two years the Democrats have
either sat back and aided so-called
ultra progressive or liberal candidates,
"a charitable way of saying radicaD to
use the Republican primaries. The
Democrats have even assisted at times
by using the Republican ballots pri-
mary day themselves.
This year the shoe is on the other
foot. The radicals sWooped down on
the Democrats, walked off with the
higher nominations, and then threw
the old guard, the lifelong battling
Bourbons into the discard. 1t would be
funny were it not so tragic for the
faithful"
To add insult to injury, the same
radical element nominated for lieuten-
ant governor on the Democratic ticket,
Victor Meyers, jazz band leader, whose
campaign for mayor last spring in Sc
attic was in reality used to point out
how ridiculous the primary nominating
system is. Vic gathered in so much
publicity that today he is the Demo-
cratic candidate to preside over the
most deliberative body in the state,
the Senate.
x X x
The entire election was peculiar,
The radical element walked over in a
body and took charge of the Demo-
Gratis. This group discarded young
Steve Chadwick; it sought to nominate
Judge w. H. Pemberton for governor;
it named Vic Meyers for lieutenant
governor; it selected Homer T. Bone,
erstWhile Socialist. Farmer-Laborite,
Republican, and now Democrat, for the
United States Senate. In the first con-
gressional district it nominated Marion
zioncheck for congress; and named
Otto Case for state treasurer.
Z x x
The invasion of the radical crowd
into the Democratic party gave the
Republicans an opportunity to go to
the primaries without interference
from these mugwump groups. The re-
suit means that the Republicans have
purged their party and cleaned house
One reason why the rest of the state
is SO suspicious of Seattle in matters
political is to be found in the recent
primaries.
The Seattle group engineered the
radical movement to grab the Demo-
cratic party. A study of the vote will
please turn to. page A
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Present Season Sees
Few Forest Fires

1.-THE 1882 forest fire season to date
has been much more favorable than
for several years past" is the state
ment of Regional Forester G. ]. Buck,
of the North Pacific region.
"This is true as to total number of
fires, acreage burned over and costs.
UP to September l, total of 7O8 fires
year ago. On September l, 1881,
we had 6O235 acres of national forest
lands burned, while to date 7,777 is
the total" said Mr.. Buck. What is
particularly pleasing to us is the great
ly reduced number of class G lover
10 acres) fires so far this year. A year
ago we had 1853 class G fires; to date
SO of such fires have been reported
Also in fire fighting costs there has
been notable drop, from $378,743 to
September l., 1881, as compared with
$73,927 up to September l, this year"
Mr. Buck attributed the improvement
in the fire record for Oregon and
Washington to greater care on the
part of the forest using public, more
favorable season, and better and
quicker work on the part of the entire
forest protective force.
1.-THE picture isn't entirely rosy, how
ever" remarked Mr.. Buck, "for the
fire season is by no means over yet,
and besides next to lightning-set fires
smokers fires lead all man-caused fires
for 1882, with a total of 1862. Camp
fires with 1913 rank next; only 2 fires
due to railroads this year compared
with 81 year ago. No fires due to
numbering operations have been re-
ported on the national forests this
year"
1.-THE forest rangers and every fed
eral forest officer in Oregon and Wash
ington deeply appreciate the many evil
dences of care with fire in the forest,
and we ask especially that the public
now on while in the forests" said the
regional forester. Follow the simple
but effective practice of putting out
every spark of fire before you leave
the forests. whether that spark is in
match, cigarette stub or campfire. It's
good habit, and besides it's good
forest manners" remarked Mr.. Buck
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cheted rug and Aletha Hemker of the
same place third on crocheted rug;
Dorothy Moore of Finley fourth on
boomers; Jeanne MacDonell Of Han
ford fourth on darned stockings and
dresser scarf.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
Gellatly- for Governor
Club for Benton County

A meeting is to be held in Kenne-
wick at 8 D. m. Tuesday, September
81, for the purpose of organizing a
Benton County Gellatlyfo for Governor
club All residents of the county in
terested in such an organization are
invited to attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22

Election of officers will take place at
the next meeting of John Lindblad
Post of the American Legion, Tues
day evening, September 81. All MEM
bers are urged to attend
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22
seagull and Kingfisher
Have Fight to Finish

While standing outside of the Coy
ote pumping plant Tuesday morning,
Sam Allard says he witnessed a battle
between kingfisher and sea gull that
was dandy The contest was not one
of those limited four or even ten round
affairs but a fight to finish. Sam
said it lasted about ten minutes, most
of it being staged in the air. The
kinfisher, being the smaller, was the
more active but the gull landed the
more effective blows. just before the
end the birds came down on the beach
at the river where the sea gull put
over the finishing blow. After straight
ening out few feathers that had been
mussed up during the fray and glance
or two at his fallen enemy the gull
sailed gracefully away to tell the world
of his victory. Sam says he imagines
over fishing territory rights.
the Freshmen boys will have. Some of
on the soccer field and now maintain
that either they should get vote of
thanks from the Freshmen boys or else
be credited with leniency when they
are initiated next year The Freshmen
girls will probably be assigned some
task of school improvement within
the school building that would be more
suited to their housekeeping abilities.
In addition there are usually some
rules concerning details of dress and
conduct that have to be followed or
selse run the penalty of ''sWats.' The
purpose of the entire initiation is to
afford enjoyment along with some SER
vice to the school, but none Of 1t is
to go to the extent of interfering in
any way with classes or school work.
The students will carry on class work
as usual and confine their fun to be-
fore school and during noon hours.
Ninety-six willing workers made
short work of cleaning up the White
Bluffs grade school grounds on Tues
day, Sept. 90
Mr. Browns rickety wheelbarrow was
again on the job.
The boys cleaned up the baseball
diamonds, fixed the fence, fixed the
swings raked the rocks off the lawn,
and pulled the weeds off the base ball
diamonds The little boys picked up
the rocks out on the base ball dia
monds, and by the corner Of the build
ing.
The girls cleaned the office, and as
final thrust they swept and cleaned
three class rooms. The several cap
tains were Peggy Broughton, Jerry
Matteson, Harold Phillips and Melvin
Foltz.
Pauline Leander.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-09-22

Judge j. C. Lloyd was visitor in
Spokane Tuesday on professional bust
ness.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
ROBBERS OF HATTON
BANK MAKE ESCAPE
Police Find No Clues to Pair
Who Raided Trail County
institution

Hatton, N. d., Sept. 15.-(AP)-
Two bandits who terrorized Hatton
shortly before noon Wednesday when
they raided the Farmers and Mer.
chants bank and kidnapped three bank
officers, apparently had made good
their escape Thursday.
Sheriffs forces in all parts Of east
ern North Dakota, informed of the
robbery and kidnapping Immediately
after the raid, had only few clues
to work on in their search.
The gunner, in their dash from
the city, took with them c. F. Ander-
son, president of the bank; H. N.
Nash, cashier, and G. M. Olson, as
sistant cashier, the only persons in
the bank when the holdup occurred.
The kidnapped men were let out of
the bandit car a few miles south Of
the city and, with the bandits ma
chine gun trained on them, were or
dered to run toward Hatton.
Trail county officials, member
of the Burns Detective Agency, and
NJ. H. Skoien, finger print expert of
the Grand Forks police force, came
here to obtain clues.
Skoien obtained photos of finger
prints of one of the bandits and cop
les will be sent to various agencies
in an attempt to identify him.
A checkup of the loss showed the
loot amounted to $4,000 instead Of
$1,000 as first reported, Anderson
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
REITERATES
STRONG OPPOSITION
TO BONUS PAYMENT
Would Be Deadly Blow at Wei
fare of Nation" Is Presi-
dents Claim

Washington. Sept. 15.-(P)-In Pres
ident Hoover's opinion, immediate
cash payment of the bonus would "be
a deadly blow at the welfare of the
nation"
Il have consistently opposed It,"
Hoover said Wednesday. I'm the pub
lie interest I must continue to oppose
it,"
He gave his position in a 700-word
statement to the press which he said
was due to the country and to the
veterans" 1t was directed at the
American Legion convention in Port
land. Oregon, and was issued after the
convention legislative committee had
recommended adoption of a resolu-
ton favoring full and immediate pay
ment of adjusted service certificates.
Il have the duty not alone to see
that justice and sympathetic atti-
tude is taken by this nation toward
the 100000, veterans and their fam
lilies, but also to exert myself for JUS
tice to the other 81 ,000, 900 families
to whom conSummation of this pro-
posal at this time would be a Gala
nifty.
Cash payment of face value of Ger
tificates today would require an ap-
preparation from the treasury Of
about $4,000, 100000. No matter how
or in what form the payment to the
veterans is imposed it will come out
of all these families. but of more i'm
portance, 1t will indefinitely set back
any hope of recovery for employ
ment. agriculture and business and
will impose infinite distress upon the
f, whole country.
Il know the courage. the sacrifice
OF our soldiers. But there are mil
lions of others in the same circum-
stances. Their employment and
| their farm recovery, as we'll as that
of the veterans. can be secured only
by the restoration Of the normal
economic life of the nation.
anything that stands in the way must
be opposed"
Hoover said the money required
was not available. He added
1T cannot be raised by adding to
the crushing burden of taxes. 1t
cannot be borrowed without impair
ment of the credit of the national
government.
1T Is unthinkable that the govern
nent of the United States should re-
sort to the printing press and the Is
suance of fiat currency as provided
in the bill which passed the house at
the last session of congress under the
leadership of the Democratic vice
presidential candidate.
"Such an act of moral bankruptcy
would depreciate and might ultimate
ly destroy the value of every dollar in
the United States"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
AIRMEN STOP HERE
DURING TEST HOP
Northwest Always Officials
Make Speedy Flight From
Helena to st. Paul

Flying a proposed air route from
Helena, Mont, to the Twin Cities.
Col. L. H. Brittin, vice president and
general manager of Northwest Air
ways, Inc, stopped in Bismarck from
1:01 p. m. to LAS p. m. Wednesday.
With him were Walter R. Bullock,
operations manager and pilot, and
Joseph Quigley, Twin Cities aerial
photographer, according to L. M.
kuhnley, Northwest operator here.
The group made the test flight fol-
lowing it's visit to North Dakota's
Bad Lands last week with Horace NJ.
Albright, the national park director,
U. S. Senator Gerald P. Nye and 9TH
ers interested in establishment of a
national park in the Bad Lands.
Despite seven stops enroute, the
trio made the trip from Helena to
St. Paul in nine hours and Is min
utes. according to an Associated
Press dispatch from St. Paul.
Brittin said he made the flight to
demonstrate the practicability Of
regular service between the two
points. The route is that proposed
by the Always company to the post.
office department for an airmail line
between the Twin Cities and Helena
and is one Of three under con-
sideration.
Besides the Bismarck visit, the trio
made stops at Billings, Miles City
and Glendive, Mont, and Dickinson.
jamestown and Valley City, N. d.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
bonus RESOLUTION
TSHUCE V0TEAT
REORGANIZATION
Prohibition Repeal Also Favored
BY Overwhelming Major
ity of Veterans
WAR Department IS HIT
Distribution of hurIey's State
ment on B. &. F. Brings
Action From Floor
WAR Department IS HIT

Auditorium, Portland, Ore, Sept.
15.-(AP)-A resolution favoring
immediate cash payment of the SOL
der bonus was passed at the closing
session Of the fourteenth annual ma
tional convention of the American
Legion Thursday.
The vote was 1868 for to 100
against.
All northwest state delegations
voted solidly for the bonus payment.
Outright repeal Of the prohibition
laws was recommended in a resolu-
ton adopted by a vote of 1,144 to
1873.
BY reclamation the convention
censured the war department for dis
tributing to delegates in franked en-
velopes a statement by Secretary of
War Patrick J. Hurley on the use of
troops in evicting the bonus march
ers from Washington.
An attempt to have the organiza-
ton censure President Hoover for
use Of troops in evicting the Bonus
ENpeditionary Force from the ma
TONS capital apparently had failed.
The resolutions committee shelved
the "censure" resolution.
Supporters of the B. E. F. resolu-
ton asserted they could muster suf-
ficient support to pass 1t If a way
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15

could be found to bring it up on the
floor. but the committees rejection
seemed to offer no parliamentary
looplole.
Selection of a national commander
to succeed Henry L. Stevens, Jr., was
the other major item before the an
nual convention on its last crowded
day.
Those running included Earl Cliff.
Minnesota.
Mrs. S. A. Blackburn, Versailles.
KY. was nominated for the presi-
dency of the American Legion Auxil-
larry. Nomination is tantamount to
election. Nominees for the vice
presidency of the five divisions, all
without opposition. include Mrs. A. c..
Corbin, Poplar, Mont, northwestern
division.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
Wilton Child'S Death
+ X \
RESULT OF MISHAP
X X X
Ends 5O0-Hour Fight

Death wrote "finis" Wednesday to
a six-year-old Wilton child's valiant
5OO-hour fight to rally from the
coma resulting from a head injury
sustained in an automobile accident
nearly three weeks ago.
She was Jeanette Richard, who
succumbed to conclusion of the
brain after 20 consecutive days of
Inconsistencies.
Except for a few brief moments
Of semi-consciousness, the child had
lain at her home in stupor since
the time of the accident, gradually
growing weaker.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Richard, jeanette was injured when
car, driven by her mother, stalled
on hill, backed down the incline,
and plunged through the railing of
a bridge into a ditch 10 feet below.
The accident occurred six miles
northeast of Wilton.
Besides her parents and grandpar-
ents, jeanette leaves several uncles
and aunts, all living in the Wilton
vicinity.
? Funeral services were to be con.
Quoted at the Richard home Thurs
day at a p. m. Burial was to be in
the Wilton cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-15
NEW YORK-TO-ROME
AIRPLANE MISSING
Fear For Safety Of Two Men
and Woman on Trans.
Atlantic Journey

Rome. Sept. 15.-(P-The Mono
plane American Nurse" carrying two
men and woman on non stop
flight from New York; to Rome. was
missing Thursday.
Although due to arrive around mid
night last night, no report of it has
been received since 1850 a. m. We'd
nesday, when the liner Paris reported
sighting a plane believed to be the
American Nurse" 400 miles off the
the southern coast of Ireland.
At 1:l6 a. M, Thursday the 43 hours
given as the limit of time its gasoline
supply could last had passed, off,
Gals at the Ciampino airport here,
where lights were kept burning
through the night. expressed concern
over the fate of the filters.
They are William Ulbrich. pilot, OF
Mineola, N. Y: Miss Edna Newcomer,
28-year-old undergraduate nurse of
Williamsport, Pa, and DR.. Leon M.
PiSculli Of YonkerS, N. Y, command
er Of the expedition.
The chief anxiety was that the
planes gasoline supply might have
given out over the Mediterranean
area. Reports of ships which sighted
her Wednesday over the Atlantic in
dicated the plane was steering q rea-
sonably true but northerly course.
While the flood lights were burn
ing at the Ciampino airport. those at
other fields were turned off to pre-.
vent the plane going astray in the
vicinity of Rome.
An eclipse OF the moon over italy
during the night caused extreme
darkness, prohibiting possibilities OF
sighting the plane at night. The ship
carried no radio.