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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
One PERSON SLAIN EVERY FIFTEEN
MINUTESN UNITED STATES, SHOWN

Do you know there is a scourge
IN the United States that this year
has been taking the life OF one
man. woman or child every fiji
teen minutes? Just think about
this terrible thing-four persons
in this fair land Of ours die every
hour from this cause and, to oar
shame. very little is being done
to wipe this plague from the face
Of the EARTH
It's 3 plague that reaches its
long, icy fingers into every state,
county and community. It could
be eradicated but, somehow, we
don't seem to care much whether
i IS or not. What is this thing :
It's the terrific toll taken BY auto
mobile accidents.
Several months ago We called
the attention Of the citizens Of
Key West to the fact that If the
trend in automobile accidents
continued, 1884 would exceed all
records in the number of deaths
from this eause. This prediction
IS about to come true.
According to statistics compiled
for the Travellers Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford, Conn, covering
the first ten months of this year,
approximately 20, 400 citizens Of
the United States have lost their
lives from automobile accidents,
and 100000 have been injured,
some probably permanently. This
IS an increase Of 16 percent over
1888 and if the gain continues,
more than $4,000 persons will be
dead BY January because of such
accidents.
If We 60 into these statistics in
more detail, We find that 48 per-
cent Of all the persons killed in
street and highway accidents were
pedestrians. Collisions of automo-
biies with automobiles accounted
for % percent Of the fatalities.
and collisions of automobiles with
street cars. fixed objects and BIZ
cycles accounted for u percent
Of the deaths.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03

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: decree from - 80 f;~,,~a~ : -
1919. Tbese i ipe ina + ne - !.
Connecticut Maine. New Hamn-
shire. New Jersey New York
South Dakota and West VIRGINIA
Those states showing the greateet
percentage of increases n acct
dents wer: Mississippi. with S1.34
percent increase; Montana. 64.44:
Wyoming. 1852. and Washington
State with 1895.
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zain of almost "a .nercent d tue
number who were declared intoyi-
Gated was noted Out Of the total
number Of pedestrians involved n
these accidents. It was shown that
there was an increase If & ner-
cent Who were declared intoxicat-
cd
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
STUDENTS SHOWN TO
LIKE GOOD TEACHERS

BERKELEY. Cal, Dec. a.
Eighty per cent Of the pupi= q
SIS rural and city schools replied
to 3 ouesti0nnaire 70 the effect
they liked best the teachers they
regarded as the most efficient
One-half Of one per cent ans
wered they liked the most efficient
teachers '.least-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
OBSERVE cRAWFISH
ISLAND" ON SEA

Los ANGELES. Dec. 3.-The
largest school OF crawfEsh sighted
in Is years was discovered fcur
miles off Santa Cruz Island, Cal,
recently
The migrating fish, comprising
> thickly packed area of about
100 acres on the surface Of the
sea, looked ike a floating island.
The surrounding waters were
reported thronged with large
brown sharks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
URGES TAXATION On
SCANTY BEACH CARE

BUDAPEST, Dee s.-Deputy
Petrovacz Of the Christian So
cialist party urged the Hungarian
parliament TO control scanty beach
costumes by taxation, the sean-
tier the suit. the higher the tax.
Furthermore he w0nld have the
tax collected on the spot Tor each
and every appearances Of the
wearer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
LOTTERY AGITATION
SPIKED By PREMIER

MELBOURNE. Dec. s.-Agita-
ton for a state lottery in Victoria
70 aid charitable institutions was
spiked By Premier Argyle when
he said eThere win be no lottery
while I am prime minister
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
new BOOKS AT
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Librarian At the Key West
Public Library announces that
% new books. the latest reading
matter Of 1884. have been recex-
ed and are now available 70 the
pubnc.
This is shown to be Qnite an al
dition to the large number Of 9th
er books which are now On hand
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
CHINESE CONSUME
MUCH CHEWING GUN

NANKING, China, Dec. B.
China consumes more than $780,
900 worth Of American chewing
gum year, according to stats
ties Of the ministry of industries.
Taxi-dance halls, which are FREE
quented largely by the youth Of
China, are said to be the chief
outlet for the American-made
product.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
VALUABLE CHECK
FOUND In ALBANY

ALBANY. \. Y. Dec. A.
Marty WEIGH. who wanders about
the grounds OF the state office
building picking up papers with .
pointed stick. found he had stab
bed an envelope containing q Ger
titled cheek for a large sum the
other day.
He promptly turned II over 70
the authorities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-03
Issesesessssssssssseeasu
WHERE TO GO
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Monroe-s.The Barretts Of
Wimpole Street
-Palace-@our Daily Bread
TOMORROW
Monroe-TH Fix 1t" and Ascar-
let Empress.
Palaee-.'0ur Daily Bread"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-30

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
POTATO CODE NOW
IN FORCE; PRICES
TO BE SET DAILY
Hone To Draw Rest OF State Into
Spud Agreement

At meeting which was described
as being very warm, the potato code,
governing the counties Of Benton,
Franklin and part of Walla Walla, was
adopted by potato growers Saturday
evening. Under an emergency order
from the state department OF agri-
culture, the pact went into effect Mon
day morning.
Members of the code committee
elected at the meeting which was held
at the Valley club house at Kenne-
wick, are: 8. v. Tanning OF White
Bluffs; l.. A. Deaver Pasco; w. ).
Preston Kennewick; G. A. Hackney,
Richland; and w. G. MuldroW, Ken
newick, secretary.
While the code covers only the early
producing section of the above men
toned counties, efforts will be made
by the governing committee to inter-
est growers in other producing areas
of the state. Since under the existing
pact only growers in these counties Will
be governed by the price fixing and
shipping agreement, the committee
hopes to make the code cover the en-
tire state, and thus continue It's efiic-
acy after other districts begin to dig.
Under the code, prices will be set
from day to day. According to reports,
the code price the first OF this week
was set at SIS per ton, and some ship
ments we're made from this valley at
that figure. While reports have indi-
Gated that the early spud quotations
had dropped from level of about Sls
to SO per ton, 1t is said that these
offers were made in those districts
where the wireworm damage is heavy
and that good spuds are still bringing
from SIS to $17.50 per ton.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
UP RIVER RESIDENTS
TELLING THE WORLD

"a few days ago lady stepped up
to the ticket office window In Port
land" relates l.. N. Fry, land asked for
ticket to White Bluffs. White Bluffs,
the ticket agent asked, Where Is 1T?
She said it was near Yakima, and the
agent said, I will telephone and find
out Just where it is for I have been
here thirty years and never heard of
the place
"The Allard-Vernita district is now
notifying the world just where we are, =
continued Mr.. Fry. eve are midway
between White Bluffs and Priest Rap
ids on the Columbia river in the Priest
Rapids valley. This district comprises
the earliest soft fruit belt in the
Northwest, growing Strawberries, april
cots, cherries, peaches and cantaloupes
And we also produce the best OF apples
| which come on later"
The strawberry season opened IN the
Allard- Vernita district this year on the
first of May, with total OF 300 crates
being shipped. The cherry season
opened later in May, with about 81
tons, consisting Of approximately 35Ot
Tugs, being shipped to market.
The apricot season began the first o.
June. with 1876 tons, or $4,000 boxes
| rolling to market. The peach harves
is Just now beginning the first ship
ments being made on the 18th Of June
and while the size of the crop is no
vet definitely known, 1t Is estimated
that approximately 10000 boxes VII
be shipped.
| Only a few of the orchards IN tn
Allard- Vernita district are as yet II
full bearing. AS these newer orchard
come into bearing within the next FEY
years there will be large increas
in the total tonnage shipped from tina
section of the valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
Band Brings
Home Second
Prize OF SIS
Plan to Give Free Concert
At New Bandstand
Sunday Evening

With additional honors to their
credit, the White Bluffs Band returned
early Tuesday morning from Spokane,
where they had appeared in the Grand
Coulee Day celebration Monday, Win
ming second prize and playing before
thirty or forty thousand people at a
concert in the evening.
large number Of bands from the
Inland Empire were entered IN the
mile-long parade Monday morning,
marching for more than fifteen blocks
and passing in review before the
judges, who awarded first prize to the
Grant county band, representing the
communities of Ephrata, Quincy and
Neppel To the White Bluffs Band
went second place, with prize money
of SITS Third place, or first place for
bands with less than 20 members, was
won by the Rosalia band.
In the evening, the first place band
eight O'Clock in front of the Chamber
of Commerce building. The White
Bluffs Band then presented concert
at Glover's Field a large stadium built
on the banks of the Spokane river,
Just below the Monroe street bridge,
from eight until nine o'clock. After
the concert the fireworks display was
given, and a crowd estimated at be-
tween thirty and forty thousand gath
cred for the concert and the huge
display.
During their stay in Spokane the
band boys were quartered at the Elks'
club where they we're given free access
to the swimming pool and other of the
I clubs facilities. In the evening the
/ boys enjoyed a banquet at the Davep-
port hotel Edmund Anderson and
Wright Wiehl alternated in driving the
bus. On the way home the boys stopped
to assist some people whose car had
gone into the ditch.
With their latest honors, the White
Bluffs Band becomes one OF the most
distinguished in Eastern Washington.
Besides being adjudged the second
best band in the Inland Empire, they
have been accorded the honor OF lead
ing the Apple Blossom Festival parade
at Wenatchee, and presenting the prin-
cipal concert of the festival; Of fur
nishing the music for the Republican
state convention at Yakima, and dur
ing the past few years have been called
upon to furnish the music for the Sun
nyside Fete Day, Prosser's States Day
the Benton Franklin County Fair, and
| nj bor ca1nhratiOn
AS mark Of their appreciation to
the community for its support in send
ing them to the Grand Coulee celebra-
ton at Spokane, the band Is giving
free concert Sunday evening. The
numbers with which they entertained
crowd of forty thousand In Spokane
? will be repeated here. The boys vii
play from their new bandstand which
they have fixed up between the banl
D and the j. C. Lloyd office building
Everyone in the valley is invited tx
attend.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
CANDIDATES TO STEP
OUT AND TAKE BOWS

All Democrats who are planning TO
run for office at the coming elections
this fall will be given an opportunity
to tell their story at the next meetlng
Of the Priest Rapids Valley Demo-
cratic club, to be held at the Hanford
Grange hall July 8.
At the clubs meeting last Monday
evening, the constitution and bylaws
were adopted and members OF the
club decided that, since filings OF can
didacy will soon be made, their next
meeting would be turned over TO can
didates who wish to secure their sup
port. While very few have as yet IN
dicated their intention to run for Of
fice it is expected that several will be
heard from at this time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
Peaches Promise
Fairly Good Crop
Southern States Swell Nations Soft
Fruit Totals

The total peach crop this year is
forecast by the Department of Agricul-
ture. In their June l estimate, at 49,
5000 bushels, which is about per
cent larger than the 1888 crop, Is per
cent larger than the production OF
1882, but 16 per cent less than the
flve-year average. Most of the increase
in this years crop is due to better
prospects in the southern states.
In the Pacific Northwest an unsea-
sonably early bloom was followed by
late frosts and cold, wet weather. The
crop is spotted and normal develop
ment has been retarded, says the re-
port.
Estimated production for the Pa
cific states, compared with the 1888
production is: Washington, 1888, 24O,-
600 bushels, 1884, 100000 bushels;
Oregon 1888, 227,OOO, 1884, 100000; Cal
ifornia, 22,752,00O, and 21,752,0OO; Ida
no, 10000 and 10000.
Pear Crop Below Average
The June / estimate Of the total
pear crop shows an expected yield OF
81 ,425 900 bushels, which is but one
per cent larger than the short croI
produced in 1888, nearly 8 per cent
smaller than the 1882 crop, and about
5 per cent less than the five-yeal
average.
The crop is apparently short in prac,
tically all of the important commercial
areas of both the east and west
Through the north and south cen
trail states, where the crop was par
ticularly light during the last two sea
sons, the prospects are for mucf
better crop in 1894. Drought condi
tions prevail over a large part of thi
area at the present time, however.
On the Pacific coast prospects ar
for a total crop of all varieties Of 15,
365,OOO bushels, which is about pc
cen less than the crop OF 1888 ant
7 per cent less than in 1882.
i Estimated production In these states
.lkeempsred with the 1888 production Is
/ washington, 1893, 4,264,O00 bushel
1884, 3,728OOO bushels; California, g.
2o9 900 and 9,167O00; Oregon, 2,738,0o
and 2,47O,OOO; Idaho $4,000 and $1,000
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
MRS. LULU JOHNSON
TO HEAD AUXILIARY

Mrs. Lulu M. Johnson was elected
president of the local American Lee
gion Auxiliary at it's meeting Tuesday
afternoon, June 49, Other women
elected to office are: Mrs. j. T.. Lee
ander, first vice president; Mrs. O. W.
Brown. second vice-president; Mrs.
William Schwisow, secretary treasurer
Mrs. Virgil Kern, historian; Mrs. Harry
Coleman, sergeant-at-arms and Mrs
George Shaw, chaplain.
Tentative plans for the Auxillarys
picnic next month were discussed as
well as several community welfare pro-
jects. Mrs. w. H. Kirby and Mrs. Kerr
we're hostesses Hostesses for the nex'
meeting will be Mrs. Leander and Mrs
| Ora Luddington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
SPIDER IDENTIFIED
BY ENTOMOLOGIST
AS "BLACK WIDOW"
Insect Found On Porch Sent to Pull
man BY Wilkinson

A small insect, with body barely
larger than a pea but which is ex-
tremely poisonous and has caused sew
eral deaths in the west during the past
few months, is the BLACK Widow"
spider, several of which have been
reported found in this valley.
One Of these was sent to the State
College of Washington by D. S. VIII
kinson in order to discover If it were
a true black widow spider, as they
have been relatively unknown until
the past few months, and few people
are able to positively identify them.
In reply to his letter, R. L. Webster
entomologist, stated that this insect
is the black widow spider, sometimes
known as the hour-glass spider be-
cause of the orange colored markings
on the lower side of the female spider,
which usually take the shape OF an
hour glass. The male spider is only
half as large as the female.
sThese spiders are practically the
only common poisonous species in the
Pacific Northwest" says DR.. Webster
81 do not think they are likely to bite
person unless handled or provoked
"The spiders seem to be far more
common than previously supposed
While they often occur out OF doors
under boards, logs, and in debris, they
occasionally are found inside, in houses
and barns. In that event probably the
use of some material such as Fit OF
Fly-Tox would serve to kill TIT
spiders"
The tiny spider is a glossy blaci
insect barely larger than a pea, bu
the power of it's venom ranks IL a.
one of the most dangerous of its class
Only the female is poisonous, and 1t !
distinguished from the male by II
orange hour-glass markings.
Its bite produces great pain IN Tn
region of the wound as well as Il
other parts of the body, and is some
times fatal No special antidote 10
the venom is known, only supportln
treatment to keep up the Vlctlm
; strength is available.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
DIPLOMA AWARDED
DUDLEY WILKINSON

Dudley Wilkinson was awarded ms
B.A. degree from Whitman college on
Monday afternoon, June 18, gradu-
ating with class of g. The exercises
were held out of doors in a lovely,
natural ampitheater. During his four
year course, Dudley had maJored IN
science and he plans to continue ms
studies in engineering this fall. HIS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs D. s. WllKln-
son, drove to Walla Walia Monday 10
attend his graduation and he returned
to White Bluffs in the evening Win
them. Mrs. Edmund Anderson and MISS
Jane Hanford also went with them
In addition to his studies, Dudley TOOK
an active part in dramatic and musical
activities and was a member OF several
honor societies.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
ONE TIME RESIDENT,
G. B. HAMLET, DEAD

C. B. Hamlet of Kennewick, father
of Mrs. w. S. Webber, Jr., of Hanford,
and a former attorney at White Bluffs,
passed away at the Pasco hospital
Saturday, June 16. Funeral services
were held Tuesday at kenneWlcK.
Those from this valley who attended
we're Mrs. W. S. Weber, Jr Mrs. w.
S. Weber, ST., Mrs Russell Weber
and Mrs. j. A. Purdy.
Mr.. Hamlet, who was about IS years
of age, had been in poor health for
the past three months. He was one OF
the pioneer settlers OF this valley
having been engaged in the practice
of law for several years at White
Bluffs before the town was moved from
the river to it's present site.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
CAR DEMOLISHED IN
STATUS PASS CRASH

While travelling from Allard, where
he had spent the Weekend to ms
home at st. Helens, Oregon, D. II.
Austin suffered slight injuries when
his car collided with another machine
near Toppenish Sunday.
The accident happened on the Status
Pass highway when, according to re-
ports, his car struck the machine
driven by F. A. Mesha of Buena, when
the latter attempted to turn off the
highway Both cars went into the
ditch, which contained IL inches OF
water, and were considerably damaged
but the occupants received only slight
injuries.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
Locals Shut Out In
Game With Wapato

Lacking hitting power In the pinches,
the locals dropped Sundays ball game
to Wapato, 8 to O. 1t was the first
time this season the locals had been
shut out.
At the start of the game it looked
as though the locals might be able to
score easily. DeRigio, first man up, hit
a nice triple into left field, but IN
coming home slipped and fell, being
put out at the plate. McConnachle
reached first on a single and was adj
vanced to third on Walkers single, but
was caught between third and home
when he started to come in on Syf-
ford's infeld grounder, and Wagner
was thrown out at first. -Four OF the
locals six hits were made in this
inning.
Wapato started the scoring in the
third when with two out and runners
on second and third Fields hit clean
single, both runners scoring They put
over another run in the sixth, but were
held down to few scattered hits
throughout the rest of the game.
For the next two weeks the locals
will play away from home, travelling
to Sunnyside next Sunday and to
Pasco the following week Sunnyside
nosed out 6-5 victory over the home
team in their first clash.
In the only other valley league
game Sunday, GrandvieW beat Yakima
| 6 to 4.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the government wea-
Their station in Hanford, were
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-21
Light Set, Frost, Drought
Drop Total to 300
Below Average

One of the smallest commercial
apple crops in many years will be har-
vested in the United States this year,
according to the June estimate OF
the u. S. Department of Agriculture.
The estimate for this year is a yield
of 48.7 per cent, using full crop as
a basis, compared to last years yield
of TIT per cent and the ten-year
average of 69.2 per cent.
The supplementary report of the De-
partment of Agriculture, according to
the Pacific Coast Packer, said:
apple prospects are unusually poor
this season in practically all states
due to winter injury, late spring trosts,
and lack of moisture. In the eastern
and central states the bloom was gen.
erally light, resulting in much
smaller set of fruit than usual. The
best conditions are reported IN the
western states, although with a few
exceptions the condition in these states
is below the ten-year average The
quality of the fruit in the eastern and
central states is above average, and
injury from aphis and scab, which last
wear caused such heavy loss, is very
light. The shortage of irrigation water
in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and lew
other districts will tend to reduce pro-
duction in these states. Aphis and
codling moth are expected to cause
greater than usual loss in California,
Colorado and Washington"
The governments estimate proved a
large surprise to most fruit growers
and shippers, who had been expecting
a fair sized crop from the far eastern
states, and who believed that although
the set was light in this section, that
average crops would be produced. Only
twice in the last tWenty-four years mas
the commercial production been as low
as this years estimate: in 1910 ano
in 1913
Conditions which will affect the croE
later in the season are expected to re-
duce the estimate further, rather thaI
increase it in any way. Due to the
heavy runoff this past winter ane
spring, q number OF irrigation dis
tricts are expected to be short OF wa
fer before the harvest season i
reached, and the unusually large mum
Der of cooling moths and insects, du'
to the open winter, will probably m
crease the amount of culls this season
in all districts.
Estimates in this valley point to
yield of approximately the same slz
as last seasons, between 6O ana
per cent of a full crop. While the lat
spring frosts came too early to q
much damage to the apples here' th
hail storm of several weeks ago,
light set, and possible worm damag
are expected to hold the volume dow
N. P. Anglin, deputy horticulture
inspector for this district, says ths
whereas the open winter increased tf
amount of worms many OF the grower
are doing better job of spraying IN
wear. and that many of the orchart
will be cleaner than before.