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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
Sale of Excess
Power in June
Is Not Large
HIGH WATER IN RIVER DURING
ALL OF MONTH REDUCES
OUTPUT AT RAPIDS

Because the flow of water in the Col
umbia river remained near the seasons
peak during practically all of the
month of June, the amount of electric
current developed at the Priest Rapids
power plant was the smallest of any
month this year
Receiver Marvin Chase has billed the
Pacific Power q Light company for
$227O0 for June. This includes $210.35
for current delivered direct to the
power company's lines, ST 65 for current
delivered to the Beverly line and SIS
for switching charges.
The river is now down two and
half feet below the peak of the sea-
son and the power plant was generat-
ing 875 kilowatts this, Thursday, morn
ing AS the flow in the river decreases,
the current output at the power plant
is built up, every drop of foot in the
flow resulting in 100-kilowatt increase
in the power output.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
North and South Siles of
River Temperatures Vary

The thermometer touched 100 on the
28th of June, for the first time this
year, according to Gabriel Jadden, in
charge of the weather station at VAIL
uke, where the minimum temperature
was recorded as As degrees on the 4th
Total precipitation was given as 08
of an inch, with three days cloudy
nine partly cloudy, and eighteen clear
The monthly weather report of the
Hanford station, the reports of which
are compiled by T. D. Moffatt shows
that there is more or less variation
in temperature between the south and
north side of the Columbia. According
to the Hanford report, the maximum
temperature was reached on the 18th,
2lst, and 28th of June, when the mer-
curry climbed to the 102-degree mark.
The minimum of 43 degrees was re-
corded on the 4th of June; while 06
of an inch of precipitation was re-
corded for the month.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
Good Crowd
Attends July
4 Celebration
NOT MANY VISITORS HERE BUT
THE HOME FOLKS SPEND
ENJOYABLE DAY
BY w. ]. jenkins,
Grange Correspondent

About all of the local people who
had not gone out of town, attended
the Fourth of July celebration given
by the Grange under the trees near
the White Bluffs ferry landing, most
beautiful and shady spot in which to
spend the day. The trees which line
the roadway toward the ferry land
ing are about 20 years old, the branches
almost meeting at the top. These trees
were planted when the town of White
Bluffs was originally laid out and both
the town and it's name date back to
the Indian days before the white man
came, the name having been given
by the first Americans-the Indians
because of the great white bluffs of
sand, clay and volcanic ash on the
east side of the Columbia during pre-
historic days.
Benton County Pomona had been in
vited to spend the day here; to bring
along their baskets, have a good old
fashioned picnic and enjoy the ball
game and sports which had been ar
ranged by the White Bluffs Grange
ullQ IL Wdo 1iOPCQ CAletU C1AC1C WOuASA NC
a good representation of the subordin-
ate Oranges of the county, including
Vale, Whitstran, Buena Vista, Locust
Grove, Rattlesnake, Horse Heaven,
Benton and Hanford but apparently
there were other attractions which pre-
vented them driving the forty or fifty
miles which, in these days, is not con-
sidered any great distance. We are
sorry indeed to say they were con-
spicuous by their absence. Outside of
the Hanford Grange, which was we'll
represented, and the presence of Mr..
and Mrs. Knute. Hill, there were no
other representatives from down the
valley. The ball team from Zillail, of
course, was here and gave very good
account of themselves; although they
did not win, spectators say it was the
best game of the season, a write-up
of which will be found in another
column.
The White Bluffs Grange wishes to
thank the ladies for the clean and
decorative appearance of the hall. The
men feel that they have already been
repaid for the labor of laying the out
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
Up River Cots Praised
BY Seattle Resident

Mr. and Mrs O. w. Brown were very
much pleased the first of the week to
receive a letter from A. G. Jelley,
Seattle resident, which praised very
highly some of the apricots from the
Brown ranch that he had purchased in
the market. Mr. Jelley said the april
cots were in splendid condition and by
far the best on the market that day.
He was especially pleased when he
had canned them to find he had 81
pints from the four boxes.
Pretty good ad for the Allard-Ver-
nta district.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
New Craft Added to
River Fleet Here

A new cupboard motor boat has re-
at White Bluffs. The new boat, which
was purchased in Seattle by John Nc
Fee, r. S. Reierson and r. E. Gibbins,
was brought over from the Coast by
w. r. Kirby in his truck. 1t has not
yet been christened but the name
names of the wives of the three owners,
has been temporarily agreed upon
When this question has finally been
determined, an official christening will
take place but the contents Of the bot
tie that will be broken over the boats
bow will be governed in large mea-
sure by the outcome of the presiden-
tial election in November.
The personnel of the crew has not
yet been announced but to a bystander
it looks very much like Roy would run
away with the engineers job; that
John, who already owns the cap, will
probably be skipper, and that Dick
will have to content himself with be-
ing both first and second mate as we'll
as the rest of the crew.
The boat made its first public APP
pearance on the Fourth and there is
many youngster in the valley who will
testify that as pleasure yacht it has
few equals on the river.
Mr.. Reerson denies the report that
a party of White Bluffs folks are
planning to travel in the boat to Los
Angeles to witness the Olympic games
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
18th Annual Field Day
Is Set for July 20

The thirteenth annual Field Day at
the Irrigation Branch Experiment
Station will be held Wednesday, July
20.
The Station has something of inter-
est for everyone who is interested in
agriculture in the irrigated sections OF
the state. A cordial invitations to at
tend is extended to all. The Station
is located five miles northeast of Pros
ser.
Experimental work is under way in
agronomy, horticulture, irrigation and
livestock. The experimental program
was started in 1921 and eleven years
data are available from part of the
projects. Most of the projects have
been carried for a sufficient time to
obtain significant results
During times of low prices for farm
produce it is necessary to grow high
quality produce at low COST A days
visit to the Station may save you
money. For instance, information on
soil fertility maintenance, or on re-
sponses of apple trees to irrigation
practices might alone be worth the time
you spend at the Station Meet your
neighbors at the Experiment Station
and discuss your problems Let's make
this big day for agriculture in the
Yakima valley.
Remember the date-July 20. The
first field trip will start promptly at
$50 a. m. Everyone is urged to be
on hand at that time.
H. P. SINGLETON,
Superintendent of Station
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
New Scent Postal Rates
Are Now In Effect

Postal cards are apt to spring into
more prominence as means of COR
respondence now that the rates on
nearly every other kind of first class
matter have taken jump. The only
others not affected are private mailing
or postcards, and drop letters.
Letters and other firSt-claSs matter,
including that for delivery or collec-
ton by rural and star route carriers,
are now three cents an ounce or frac-
ton of an ounce.
Air mail is 8 cents for the first
ounce or fraction of an ounce, and
13 cents for each additional ounce or
fraction of an ounce.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
1925 Vital Statistics
Show Increase Over 1881

According to Mrs. M. M. Heath, reg
istrar of vital statistics, there have
been already, locally, In the first six
months of 1882, more births and deaths
than in the whole of 1881, seven births
and five deaths being the totals record
ed last year and in 1892, nine births
and eight deaths in Mrs. Heath's dis
trict, which includes White Bluffs,
Hanford and Up-River, up until July L.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
Home Team Wins in
Best Game of Season

After getting off to a bad start the
White Bluffs ball club frightened up
after the first inning and played one
of it's best games of the season to
take the Zillah club into camp by an
8 to score in the Fourth of July
game here Monday.
Three errors in the first inning with
a hit sandwiched in between, gave the
visitors two runs Undaunted, the home
club came right back in their half
of the inning and by some hard and
timely hitting scored three times to
take the lead which they held until
the end
After the first two batters had been
retired, McConnachie connected for
double and came home moment Ia
ter when Joe Wagner leaned against
a fast one and drove it far over the
right fielders head for home run
The other run came in when Mont
gomery uncorked three Dagger to
score Heath who had singled
Neither club was able to score in
the second inning but in the third
Joe Wagner connected for his second
home run of the day, driving the ball
farther than In his first attempt
White Bluffs scored again in the
fourth when Weber, who had doubled,
came home on singles by Wade and
RalSton. Two more runs crossed the
plate in the sixth when Montgomery
caught fat one on the nose and drove
it over the center fielder's head, bring
ing in Heath ahead of him. Mont
gomery's drive was one of the longest
ever seen in White Bluffs, landing in
the road outside of the fence.
The home club scored again in the
eighth, when Heath counted on two
Dagger by Wade.
After scoring two runs in the first,
zillah was shut out until the sixth
when they scored one run and again
in the eighth when they Tailed their
final run.
Joe Wagner pitched a nice game,
keeping the nine hits he yielded, we'll
scattered. He was given good support
by his teammates except in the first
inning. In addition to turning in GOOD
pitching exhibition, Joe also helped out
nightly with the offense with four
hits out of four times up, including
two home runs.
The Zillah club played nice game
but were overpowered by the heavier
hitting of the locals
Three of the Hanford players were
in the White Bluffs lineup. Leo Weber
did the chores around second base,
Wilfred McConnachie did the fly chas-
ing in left field and Clayton Hartmann
worked in center during the latter part
of the game.
l.. w. Beldin, who arranged the game
with Zillah for the Fourth, says that
temporary arrangements have been
made for two or three more games this
season with some Of the clubs in the
Yakima valley. If club made up OF
players from White Bluffs and Han
ford can make strong enough show
ing in these games, it is possible that
a club from this valley will land a
berth in one of the Yakima leagues
next year.
The score by innings:
r H F.
Zillah ....................... 200 001 0l0-4
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
Officers to Be Elected
At Meeting Of Golf Club

The annual business meeting of the
Priest Rapids Golf club has been
scheduled for Friday evening, at which
time, according to G. H. Young, presi-
dent of the organization, election OF
officers will be held and plans dis
cussed for the coming years work.
The meeting which will start at 1870
p. M, will be held in the p P. & L..
company Offices.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

A visit to Mrs. Alex Parke's yard
and garden, where the center of in
terest will be her beautiful lily pool,
has been added to the itinerary of
the Garden Tour planned by the Wo-
mans Club for tomorrow, Friday, af-
ternoon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

Pleading guilty Tuesday to charge
M. S. Meeks, Gilbert Walker was fined
$40 and costs. The trouble occurred at
the Fourth of July dance when Walker
struck H. H. Smith in the face with
his fist, knocking him unconscious.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
THE WEATHER

Temperatures for the past week, as
recorded at the Hanford weather sta
ton, were as follows:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
MOTH CATCH

The moth catch for the Hanford
and White Bluffs district, June 90 to
July 6, inclusive, is as follows:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

Mrs. r. r. Woods is on the Coast
this week, having gone over Monday
on the train to spend ten days with
her sister, Mrs. G. A. Baldwin, and her
niece, Mrs James S. Martin, and the
latter's family.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

George Barta is expected to return
home within the next few days from
Walla Walla, where he recently under
went appendectomy at the Veterans
hospital.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

visited over the Fourth with the F. B.
Moody family.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

Precipitation to the amount of .03
OF an inch was recorded on July 2.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07
HAD YOU HEARD
TIL AT

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lindell and family
visited over the Fourth with the F.. B.
Moody family.
Mrs. r. r. Woods is on the Coast
this week, having gone over Monday
on the train to spend ten days with
her sister, Mrs. G. A. Baldwin, and her
niece, Mrs. James S. Martin, and the
latters family.
George Barta is expected to return
home within the next few days from
WalIa Walla, where he recently under
went appendectomy at the Veterans
hospital.
- Lavette Miles Of Spokane is spending
a part of his summer vacation with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Miles, at their ranch home near the
Wahluke ferry. He came down in time
for the Fourth of July celebration.
Interesting guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. N. Hensley at the de Veuve ranch
from Saturday until Tuesday were Dr..
and Mrs. Guy Peterkin of Seattle. AL
though Mrs. Peterkin had visited here
before as the guest of Mrs. de Veuve.
it was the doctors first trip in here
and he greatly enjoyed it, especially,
he said, seeing the home team win the
ball game on the Fourth of July. Both
hope to return at later date to stay
for a week
Guests Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. SchWisoW were Mrs.
Schwisows father, P. l.. Nissen, and a
cousin, William Nissen, and family,
from Ritzville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Upton and
daughters, Dorothy and Grace, were
visitors in Prosser today, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Stoddard and
family celebrated the Fourth of July
by trip to Boardman, Oregon, where
they visited Mrs. Stoddards father,
Frank Highfill, over the Weekend
A delightful weekend over the
roui vi 10 icpOIIcu NY fJeV. IL. ". rATuB,
and his family, who were guests at a
mountain cottage near Rimrock be-
longing to Rev. F. Soil of Yakima. Rev.
Krug had experienced the hospitality
of the cottage before and was anxious
that his family should also have a
chance to enjoy the clear mountain
air and above ALL the wonderful seem
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Edmonds and
family and Miss Margaret Chesny re-
turned Tuesday to their home in Bel
ingham, after week spent at the w.
l.. SchWisoW home. They were accom-
panied over here by the Smith chill
dren, nieces and nephews of Mrs.
Schwisow and Mrs. Edmonds who will
make their home with their relatives
here for the summer.
n
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

The score by innings:
r Fl F.
Zillah ...... 200 00l 010-4 9 q
White Bluffs 3Ol 1902 01x-8 16 5
Batteries: Gibson and Eastman;
Wagner and Montgomery.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-07

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- Lavette Miles Of Spokane is spending
a part of his summer vacation with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Miles, at their ranch home near the
Wahluke ferry. He came down in time
for the Fourth of July celebration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
MAP G. 0. P. PLANS
Final Details Arranged for
Editorial Session.

Final arrangements were made
today for the two-day meeting of
the Indiana Republican Editorial
Association Friday and Saturday.
High spot on the Friday program
will be the gridiron banquet at the
Columbia club when Republicans
of all degree will be roasted" Earl
Coble, Redkey editor, will preside
and the program has been arranged
by Appellate Judges E. E. Neal of
Noblesville and E. @. Lockyear OF
Evansville.
Patrick J. Hurley. secretary of
war. will be the principal speaker
at the love feast Saturday night at
the Claypool.
An Office to handle dinner reserva-
tons has been opened at the Clay
pool with Ed Hancock, Greensburg
editor, in charge.
Hurley has notified Neil Mccall
lum, secretary of the association,
that he will fly to indianapolis
Saturday.
A squadron of army ships from
FIT. Benjamin Harrison and the ma
tional guard will escort Hurley'S
plane to the fort where the recep-
ton committee will be assembled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
Convict Leaps at Enemies
With Knife, SIaShes
Both Fatally.
By United Press

By United Press
PITTSBURGH, April 7. - Two
prisoners were killed in fight in
the western pentientiary here today.
The dead men are Martin B. Con-
ley, %. and Michael Ferraro, %.
They were attacked by James
Gordon, 33, Philadelphia, it was said.
Witnesses said Gordon attacked
the two men without warning. He
stabbed each man twice, officials
said.
Gordon was wounded critically by
Connolly.
The stabbing ARRAY in the prison
yard, in view of almost a score Of
other convicts, resulted from long
feud between the prisoners, Warden
Stanley P. Ashe said.
Gordon attacked Ferraro and
Connolly as the two were taking ex-
ereise in the prison yard. Ferraro
was stabbed through the heart and
died almost instantly.
Connolly, stabbed by Gordon, dis
armed his assailant and plunged the
knife twice into the body of the
Philadelphia gangster. Connolly
died few minutes later in the
prison hospital.
Three companions Of the slain
men also were involved in the strug-
gle. They, with Connolly, attacked
Gordon as he stabbed Ferraro. None
of them was injured.
Gordon was sentenced to a long
term in the Eastern pen in January,
1925, on robbery charges. He es-
capped a short time later, but was
recaptured in California the next
year. -.
He was transferred to the Western
penitentiary Sept. IA, 1923.
There was no excitement or dis
turbance among the other prison.
ers," Warden Stanley AShe said.
"And there was no demonstration of
any kind. Guards had the situa-
ton in hand Immediately after they
had disarned Gordon"
Gordon refused to give any reason
for the Stabbing, officials said. His
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
RAPS BANK BOARDING
Watson Asserts Credit Must
Be Made Easier,

Bankers of the nation were taken
to task for failing to loosen up
and help return of prosperity, by
Senator James E. Watson, speak
ing at the indianapolis Real Es-
tate Board luncheon Wednesday.
Watson appeared before the board
to discuss progress of the home loan
bank bill, which he sponsored in
the senate and which the realtors
are backing Fundamentally.
The bill would set up banking
system comparable to the federal
reserve system, to rediscount small
home loans.
1.-THE withdrawing campaign to
get the people to put money in cir
culation is all right" he said, 'but
I think the time is coming when
boarding by the banks should be
taken up.
Il hope the bankers hurry up
and get over their fear, and let
people have money for legitimate
purposes, on legitimate security.
ITO restore prosperity, we must
loosen up credit and put more
money in circulation. I am a
standpatter, a conservative, but I
think this country could stand a
little imitation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
TELEPHONES MADE
RADIO RECEIVERS

of a wave little longer than one-half
meter.
Marconi said the apparatus would
not be affected by atmospheric con-
ditions and that it would eliminate
static. Objection to normal short
wave communication is based on
fading believed due to atmospheric
conditions.
He hoped that his voice eventually
would come in as clearly over the
radio-telephone service as it did to
me over an ordinary telephone line.
Il think this new apparatus will
communicate with any telephone
subscriber within a radius Of 100
miles," he said. This should be true
even of isolated and country dis
tricts.
The apparatus can be carried in
an automobile, on trains, buses,
yachts and coastwise steamers,
which thus will have practically I'M
limited communication.
Marconi said the apparatus was
not yet portsAsle but that it could
be made so easily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
SHE FIGHTS WAGE CUTS
'UnS0u11d, Says Woman Mine Operator

especially in relations between
labor and business, she said.
TN 1927, her father died, leaving
i her in control of the Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company, second
largest mining company in Colo
RADIO. Labor conditions had made
mining improbable.
Il found myself with a COM
plete laboratory to test out all
the theories I had evolved in my
research work." the modestly-
dressed mine head said.
THE policy of the company,
similar to that prevailing generally
in the coal industry, was abol-
ished. I called in mine union
officials, and negotiated a con-
tract.
I have had complete co-opera-
ton from the union ever since,
and without their aid we could
never have succeeded. The badly
rundown mines were put back in
working order and production
started"
4
COMMENTING upon labor
~ troubles between operators
and miners in Kentucky, the
slightly grazing woman executive
said:
Their troubles can not be
remedied overnight. They have
been half a century in the max
ing, and are deep rooted. 1 hope
they receive the attention Of a
congressional investigation. so
both sides can be heard fairly"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
Comments on Bonus Bill

Comments of prominent men on
the bonus argument, given out to-
day, follow:
Henry L. Stevens, national COM
mander ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the
American legion are backing up
their national convention in oppo-
Sition to any bonus legislation at
this time. Only twenty-three posts
have kicked over the traces.
Sidney Howard, noted playwright
In these hard times, I can see no
reason for loading this burden on
the government. American soldiers
were well paid for their part in the
war,
Major General John F. O'Ryax-
I agree with Commander Stevens as
to untimelineSS of attempt to push
through this measure.
DR.. EdnNInd Prince Fowler, COM
mander Caduceus post, New York
I am against bonus payments to
war veterans at any time, because
it serves to degrade patriotism.
Major General Paul B. Malone.
commander Third corps area-I am
opposed to the bonus bill. It is a
patriotic duty on the part of the
men who served their country so
calamity in the World war to rem
der one more evidence of their en-
during patriotism.