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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
Run,ors And Reality Gathered From, This Sporting World The Grist O. Athletic Conte st
 BY JOHN A. CLUNEY
Speaking Of Speed
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Homng pigeons travel distance the rate of 600 miles day carrier pigeon has flying limit of about 100 miles homing pigeons full flight hit off of about mile which makes Jack Loveok mile in 4:076 appear that the If homng pigeon hits wire other obstruction when all his cylinders he's dead bird pigeons have been known attain speed of 1000 yards minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
Worlds Fair Game To Show Best Of Grid
 Stars Out West
tBy NEA service)

Chicago, July 21-Joe Kurth vs Ernie Smith-Lawrence Ely vs Stan Wiiamson-Harry Newman Morley Drury- Roy Horstman vs Frank Craftsmanship Rentner vs Bill Beagley!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
Standing

Games Today Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Cleveland q. New York-1. Detroit 1; Washington 0. Philadelphia 6; st. Louis 5. Boston 6; Chicago 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
The Harvard Influence

There be something in Harvard education after a Charley shining example Charley came from the campus Yankees last year this Manager McCarthy had to pare his squad Devens Newark for ing and kept the fashy Don Brennan but Deven ddn believe he Newark pitcher he eommued daily to Jersey maintaining apartment New York city and waited tor the bp was confident of receiving the back the Tanks finally recently Mccarthy called in Devens from the farm and Brennan back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
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NATIONAL LEA0UE
 Games Yesterday Pittsburgh 6: New York 5. Chicago 10: Philadelphia l. Cincinnati 1; Brooklyn 0. Boston 3; St. Louis 2.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Hunters On
Wild Goose Chase.

HOPES of Yakima nimrods for Wild
goose dinner this Thanksgiving reached
the peak last Saturday when it was re-
ported in a Yakima newspaper thaJ,
according to resident of this valley,
wild geese in the White Bluffs dlstrlcC
we're so numerous that they were feed
ing with farmers chickens, and had
even grown so bold as to pick out the
eyes of the poultry. The report con-.
tinued that there are more geese than
ever before on the river in this vicinity
and that hunters can find plenty OF
sport here.
AS result of this publicity a num-
Der of Yakima hunters have been COM
ing to White Bluffs during the past
week, prepared to take home wild
goose for their Thanksgiving Day, and
perhaps another for Christmas, din
ner. A number of others have tele-
phoned friends here to make sure thai
the report was correct
Most Of the hunters arriving here
did not know that geese could be
hunted in this county only on Wednes-
days and Sundays, nor that the only
places frequented by geese in this val
|ley is along the Columbia river, which
is always closed to hunting. AS result,
/ they returned home empty handed, and
their holiday dinners will probably
consist of turkey instead of goose.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Russian Thistle Roots
Rob Land of Moisture
BY County Agent e. G. Durdle

OF considerable interest to farmers
should be an exhibit in the window OF
the Kennewick Courier this week. This
consists of two roots of Russian
thistle plant brought into the Office OF
the county agent by Jay Perry last
Saturday morning. Mr.. Perry stated
that as he drove along the road he
noticed roots exposed by soil blow and
being interested, got out and examined
these. He found that they were roots
of Russian thistle growing in the field
The roots, which are now twelve feet
long, were broken off about six feet
from the Russian thistle which was
about one foot in diameter and of the
same height. This would have given
this plant root spread of thirty-six
feet. It is not hard to imagine how the
plants can live under soil conditions
such as we find here in the county
when there is such a spread OF roots
as that. Mr.. Perry stated that there
was a thistle every five or six to ten
feet over the area where these roots
were taken.
OF particular interest to all farmers
should be this subject of root spread
With roots having spread such as
this. one can easily see why moisture
is removed so thoroughly from a field
when even moderately covered with
Russian thistle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Merit Of Spraying Shown
Here By Worm Free Crops
Bargains In Taxes
Offered By County

Real and Personal taxes for 1881 and
prior years are subject to interest pen
alty cancellation and a five per cent
rebate, if paid in full before November
30, 1888, says H. Forsyth, County treas
urer.
eve also have another plan OF relief
on delinquent real estate taxes Which
must be taken advantage Of prior to
December 1, 1885," continued Mr.
Forsyth. "Under this plan the current
year (1932) must be paid in full and an
installment of one twentieth OF the
total amount delinquent tax, of 1881
and prior years, with a like installment
being due every six months until all
delinquent tax is paid. Interest on the
unpaid balance will draw six per cent.
In other words, tax payer has 10
years at 6 per cent in which to pay de-
linquent tax, but he must also keep the
current years tax and the payments on
the contract up to date. A sample OF
this contract can be obtained at the
County Treasurer's Office, upon request.
"These are exceptional bargains in
taxes and anyone who can take advan-
tage of them should do so, as he is not
only helping himself but is also help
ing the different departments OF the
government, including the State
County, City and the School District
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
School District
Costs Lowest
In Five Years
NUMBER OF TEACHERS AS WELL
AS SALARIES LESS IN
BENTON COUNTY

Expenditures of school districts IN
this county have been lowered each
wear since 1929, according to report
on the Benton county school finances,
released this week by Olaf Strandwold,
County superintendent of Schools.
Not only have the salaries of teachers
employed been decreased, but the num-
Der of teachers employed is less this
year than in any of the past five years,
according to the report. In 1879 there
were l26 teachers employed in this
county while this year there are lO9.
The number of pupils has remained
about the same, 3147 students in 1879
and 31O8 in 1882. The number OF
students this year is not yet available.
In 1929 grade school teachers received
an average salary of 81, 14735 per year,
rural teachers $1O83.33, and high school
teachers, $148419. This year the av-
/ erage salaries are grade school teach
ers, $824.87; rural teachers, $64l.43;
high school teachers, $1006.O7.
School District No. Z, White Bluffs,
has a budget this year OF ll,94O;
School District No 20, Hanford. has
budget of $1O,502, and School Dis
trict No. "a, Vernita, has budget OF
$2552.18. Against these probable ex-
penditures, District No. 7 has an est1-
mated total income of $1l ,949.56; Dis
trict No 20, $1O,5O2.13, and District
No. "a, $2,55218 There are SO pupils
in District No. 7, al in District No.
The Mottinger school district has the
lowest district tax rate, according to
the report The levy in that district
is one mill. Hanford has the highest
district tax rate with levy of 20 mills,
and the majority of the other districts,
including White Bluffs and Vernita,
have tax rates of 10 mills.
Unpaid current taxes in the White
Bluffs district amount to $6,l82.25, and
unpaid delinquent taxes to $28,621 81;
in the Hanford district $4,363 in cur
rent taxes are unpaid and $21 SOAPS In
delinquent taxes. There are $l,57l. 10 IN
unpaid current taxes in the Vernita
district and $3.50 in delinquent taxes.
The valuation of these districts Is:
White Bluffs, 1914 DOG; Hanford, $685.
; 500, and Vernita, $780, In the coun-
ty as a whole there are unpaid current
taxes amounting to $72,55l2l, and I'M
paid delinquent taxes amounting to
$2O8, 898.28
The White Bluffs district has $4,000
in outstanding bonds, Hanford has $14,-
600, while the Vernita district has nc
outstanding bond issue.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Legion Plans to Take
Band to Convention

John Lindblad post Of the American
Legion is sponsoring a dance to be heio
Saturday evening, November 10, at
Liberty Hall, White Bluffs. The Whlte
Bluffs Bands orchestra will play, ana
the proceeds of the dance will be USED
to pay for the sweaters which the Lee
gion purchased for the band members
E. F. Newton, post commander, says
that the band was SO favorably received
at Yakima Armistice Day, when tney
played in several parades, that tne
Legion is planning to take the boys &c
the state Legion convention at Spokane
next fall. In order to finance this "Trip
the Band will give several dances our
ing the winter.
F. A. English, leader of the orchestra
promises that there will be some rea
old-time dances during the evening, a.
he has procured the services OF
fiddler who is adept at this type o.
music. Admission for this dance VII
be 40 cents.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
SEVERAL GROWERS HAVE LESS
THAN 10 PER CENT CULLS
IN WINEsAP CROPS

It would seem that the query so
often heard during the spring and early
summer as to how much care and
money should be expended on orchard
up-keep during these unremuneratlve
times has been fully answered.
That many acted negatively is made
apparent by the fact that more worm
damage was done this year in the
apple producing districts Of the cou11>
try than in previous years and that
the commercial crop is much below
the average. Many growers in this dis
trict let their orchards go, spending
only enough money to get by, cuttlhg
down chiefly on spraying.
It is from those others, who pruneo
and sprayed as during any other sea-
son. or even more carefully, that the
answer comes. That their efforts were
worthwhile cannot be denied Reports
on some of these exceptionally clean
crops have been gathered by the
Spokesman.
One of the cleanest orchards in this
district is the one cared for by H. Q.
Broughton and owned by Mrs. y. w.
Novel; Of the Winesaps grown on
this place, only So per cent were culls.
There were $685. Tugs of Winesaps pro-
duced, stem puncture and some scale,
rather than worm damage, being re-
sponsible for most of the 3l2 boxes OF
culls.
John Larson this year grew 6423 Tugs
of Winesaps. Of these, only 623, or
percentage of 96 per cent, were culls
The R. w. Eastland orchard pro-
duced $685. Tugs of Winesaps. In this
lot there were 500 boxes Of culls, or
percentage of 94. Not only was the
percentage of culls low in this packout
but the percentage of @ grade apples
as we'll. The total packout was: extras
and fancies, 1866 boxes, G grade, 26;
boxes, culls, sos boxes. '
Reports on other clean crops will b.
printed as the producers tally thel
figures and the Spokesman is able II
obtain them.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Program on Negroes and
Negro Music Presented

The paper on the negro problem,
read by Mrs. D. S. wilkinson, and the
talk on negro music and examples OF
it arranged by Mrs. w. j. klncald'
combined to make the meeting OF the
Woman's Club Wednesday, November
Is, very interesting one.
Dates for the annual series of card
parties given by the club were an
nounced as December 2, 9 and 16. The
regular business meeting for this month
will be held next Wednesday, Novem-
Der o.
During the meeting Mrs. j. E. Lean
der sang "Get on Board, All You Chill
dren', and Mrs. F.. E. Taylor sang NO
body Knows the Trouble I've Seen,
both negro spirituals, and Mrs Alex
Parke played the Largo from Dvorak's
New World Symphony, the themes OF
| which have all been developed from
negro melodies.
| The following is a summary OF the
paper read by Mrs. Wilkinson:
| The negro has been factor IN
American civilization for three hun
bred and fifty years. Starting with
twenty negroes we now have twelve
million, or one-tenth of our popula-
ton. For them, slavery was great
advancement, as they were taken from
the low social order of African eXls-
tence into the service of, and were
permitted to contact, the most highly
cultured social order then in existence
in America. From it they received
broad industrial and domestic educa'
ton.
, In 1850 only one-fourth of the white
population was of the slave-holdlnt
class. In the South, the majority Wer'
classed as poor whites" who, as the.
had no slaves, were kept from wealth.
culture, or policital experience. TIT
: Civil war "freed" this class OF peopl
, as much as the slave, and its antag
{ onism to the negro is responsible 10
many of the races difficulties.
The negro, while manually skilled
had no experience in leadership or &C
ceptance of responsibility. After tn
Civil war the poor whites had little bu
hatred for him and gladly crowded int
! the security of the jobs he had bee
;. wont to hold His social injustices as
tax paying, franchise holding citize
were many.
= Mentally the average negro child
! only two-fifths as efficient as the whit
please turn to page y
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Deer Hunters Have
Little Luck This Year

Would-be deer hunters of this valley
had but little luck last week. Win
Shaw, Herb Cords, Otis Shelton, Ira
Hawley and Alex Parke went far into
the mountains above LeavenWorth,
tramping around Sugar Loaf and the
Icicle, but returned Sunday empty
handed. Bill Currens and George Chase
left Thursday evening for the Colyille
country, where they hunted with JIM
Blackshire, who for several years isaan-'
aged the Diamond D ranch at Priest
Rapids. Deer were reported as album
dant in that locality, but on their re-
turn Saturday night, they too were
empty-h handed. The Colville country
was wrapped In fog all of the time
they were there The Shaw party was
situated so that it was possible to climb
above the fog, but even so, they sighted
no deer. An unusual condition prevails
in the mountains this year, according
to Mr. Shaw, there being at the pres
ent time less snow than there was
during the summer. The heavy snow
fall reported in October was followed
by very mild weather, melting the snow,
and allowing the deer to stay IN the
upper ranges. This is also responsible
for the unusual rise in the Columbia
| river.
The only successful hunting party
from here, composed Of B. F. Harmon
Elsalea Baker and Mona Ray, returned
Sunday morning, each having baggeo
deer. They had spent about ten days
on the north fork Of the MethoW river
This is the ninth consecutive year tna'
Mr.. Harmon has gone deer huntlng
and each time he has returned WIFI
buck.
1 George Lowering and Ed Banes spen'
the latter part of the week IN tnt
northern part of the state, being II
the hills most of the time, but nelthe1
was successful in getting a deer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
ALL School Play To Be
Given On November %

The White Bluffs high school has
set Tuesday, November %, as the ten
tative date for the all-school play,
"Wild Oats Boy.
The members of the cast have been
practising faithfully, and they hope
that the play will be ready for presen-
tation by that date. A dance in the
high school gym will probably follow
the play.
The grade school operetta is reaching
the advanced stages Of practice, and
Thursday evening, December z, has
been set as the date for the presen-
tation of this entertainment.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Apple Crop Lower
Than Oct. Estimate

The estimated commercial apple
crop in the United States on November
l, according to the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, is 100000 barrels
less than the October l estimate, and
1856 900 barrels less than the final 1882
production. On October l the crop was
estimated at 27,571,OO barrels, while
the November / estimate is given as
26,279,OOO barrels, and the 1892 produc-
ton as 28,645,O barrels.
The 1882 production and the esti-
mated production for 1888 on November
for nv, of ic
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the Hanford weather
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
MARKET PRICES
Prices to Producers

Prices to Pf0uuCeFs-
Eggs, standards .....-..-...-.--$ o. 20
Butterfat Observation-Disclosures ~
Yakima quotations
Hay, No. l, ton l2.oo ~ lo'oo
Potatoes, U. S. No. l,
and sacks ton 1900 q 1900
Onions U. S. No. /, tom. 1000 "a llOo
rr,,rkevs .O8 q 10
Leghorn hens, under
3h lbs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 " .oo
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16

The White Bluffs Rod and Gun club
met Wednesday evening to discuss mat
tiers pertaining to hunting and fishing
in this locality. State Game Protectors
Watson and Kersaw were present at
the meeting and explained several OF
the regulations which were causing
some uncertainty
A resolution was passed by the clun
asking the state game department to
remove the limit from whitefish catches
in the Columbia river.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16
Gilbert Clodfelter
Is Pomona Master
(By County Agent E. @. Durdle)

Benton County Pomona Grange met
with Benton City last Saturday for the
election of officers and other matters
of business coming before the Grange.
It was one Of the best attended meet
ings for an afternoon session that has
been held for some time. All Pomona
officers were present with the excep-
ton of two of the Graces and the lady
assistant steward
The meeting was called to order by
Master MacLean. Several resolutions
we're presented during the afternoon.
One of these, concerning expenses OF
Pomona representatives to the State
Grange, was apparently out OF line With
the new bylaws. This resolution had
come from the Thurston county 70
mona. Another resolution was one COM
mending Mr.. Hedger and Ada johnson
for their splendid cooperation IN con-
Quoting the Grange program IN the
past. Another resolution favored action
by the Grange in an attempt to modify
the tolerance on lead on apples.
The standing committee on the gavel
program was reported on by Mrs. Nor
gan. She reported that Rattlesnake had
visited Benton City in the first meet
ing held.
All of the subordinate Oranges re-
ported with the exception OF White
Bluffs and Hanford. Most of the
Oranges reported very good progress
and regular meetings held. KenneWick
Valley reported that they had 25 to 81
candidates for the initiation IN third
and fourth degree by the GrandvieW
team at Vale Grange last fall. MIR
Puderbaugh, reporting for kenneWlcK
Valley. stated that it was in better po-
sition financially and socially than ever
in the past. Horse Heaven Grange, re-
ported by Maurice McBee, had seven
new members recently and the Rattle
snake, reported by Mr.. Hall, has had
eight candidates.
Upon regular motion ten dollars was
donated to the Washington Childrens
Home by the Pomona.
Following this the election of officers
was held with the following officers
elected for the coming year. Master
Gilbert Clodfelter, Locust Grove: Over
J seer, I. NJ Hartman, Kiona- Benton
] Flora Mrs. H. Grimm, Vale; Ores, Mrs
j. Erickson, Vale; Pomona, Mrs. ARGUS
stout, Vale; Gate Keeper, Frank Crosby
J Rattlesnake; Lecturer, Mrs. Chas. Nor
gan Kiona- Benton; Steward, Maurice
} McBee, Horse Heaven; Assist a n
} Steward, O. Hail. Rattlesnake; Chap
J lain, Mrs. j. Swayze, Kennewick Valley
} Treasurer, Chas Morgan, Kiona-Ben
} tom, Secretary, Mrs. I. M. Hartman
} Kiona- Benton; Executive committee
} D. L. Henson Horse Heaven;
Discussion Of the Pennsylvania plar
which seemed to be favored by everyon
D present, brought motion to refer TN
back to the subordinate Oranges
: Mr.. Puderbaugh reported that Stat
Grange Master King had been vote
f almost unanimously to the Board G
the Federal Land Bank.
A splendid dinner was served by IN
ladies of the Kiona- Benton Grang
, During the evening session rising vol
, of thanks was given to the Kiona-Ber
ton Grange for their spendid hosp
S tally and exceptional program put OF
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Sutherland WIS
tied at the r. D. Barge home Weo-
nesday, leaving Thursday morning lor
Pasco where they will visit their daugn-
ter, Mrs. George Voshell, and fanny
before returning to Spokane. WINE
here they attended to matters concern
ing their orchard property They plan
to be back In about month lot q
longer stay.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16

Advertising the advantages of this
area. the Pacific Power 81 Light COM
pany displayed products of the Pasco-
Kennewick division of their territory,
embracing the communities OF Pasco,
Kennewick, White Bluffs, Hanford and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16

TOTAL u. S. 26,279000 28,645,UUU
MULTIPLY by to arrive at number of
boxes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-16

A trace of precipitation was recorded
on the 10th, 11th 18th, 18th and 18th,
while on the 14th .O3 of an inch of
precipitation was recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
UTILITY RATE DROP
HELD DISTRICT AID
Record of Changes Since
1925 Compiled by Chief
Accountant.

The record OF changes in the rAtes
of public utilities here since 1895. when
hish prices generally prevailed. hAs
been compiled by Byers NICK. Bach
man. chief accountant OF the Public
Utilities Commission, at the request OF
William A. Roberts, special counsel Of
the commission.
The several reductions in rates since
that time have brought large savings
to customers Of the utilities, according
to data made public by James L. Mar
tin, commission secretary. Since 1925,
the record shows. there have been con-
Sistent reductions in rates of two local
utilities, a minor cut in another and
higher rates for a fourth. the street
railways, C er commission protests.
The heaviest cuts were made in the
Since 1925 the domestic power rates
have fallen from rs cents per kilowatt
hour to 50 cents. From 1925 to 1890
gas rates remained at 81 q 1000 cubic
feet for the first so 900 cubic feet The
rate then was changed to 81 for the
first 1900 cubic feet and 30 cents for
greater amounts. In March, 1892. the
rate was cut to 81 for the first 1000
cubic feet. 80 cents for the next 1000
feet and IS cents for the excess
During the past eight years telephone
rates we're reduced once, on May II,
1925, when the fiat rate was cut from
IS to $475, with messages allowed On
the two-party $3.50 increased from 36
to 20 in number per month Last Sep
TENDER q 10 per cent cut was ordered
by the commission, but the case VA
taken to court by the telephone COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
LOOMS OPERATED ON

SAYRE. Pa, March 3 R-The Rob-
ert Packer Hospital today said that the
condition of E. E. LOOMS, president OF
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, seems sat
isfactory."
LOOMS underwent an operation for
appendicitis yesterday after being
stricken while on an inspection trip.
STAFF physicians said they would be
anxious" about him for a day or two,
but that no complications had devel-
oped