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before the House. But the people OF
the sixth Louisiana district take a very
different view of the candidacy of Mrs,
Kemp.
The "KingfiSh" has had a tough time
OF 1t in Louisiana ever since some one
smashed him in a Long Island club
house last Summer. His present term
in the Senate runs until January s.
1887, just three years of, and he has
to stand for reelection in the Fall OF
1886, unless for one reason or another
his term should be terminated earlier.
A Senate campaign investigating com
mittee has been looking into the actlVl-
ties OF the Long machine in the election
OF Senator Overton in 1892 and has
still to report to the Senate. In addl-
ton, the Federal Government, it IS
reported, Is looking into the income tax
returns made by the Louisiana Senator,
There are four Senators to be sworn
in when the Senate conyenes Wednes-
Gay, three OF them appointed by lhe
Governors o. their States to All vacancies
and one OF them having been elected
last November to succeed himself, toi-
lowing an interim appointment. Inc
last is Senator Byrd Of Virginia. Ihe
Others are Senators-designate OMa-
honey of Wyoming, who succeeds the
late Senator Kendrick; Gibson of YER
mont, who succeeds the late Senator
Dale, and Hatch of New Mexico, VINO
was appointed to take the place Oh
Senator, now judge, Bratton. who re-
signed. Senator Gibson is running IN a
special election for the Senate seat, an
election which is to take place WITHIN
lew days. He is a Republican anu u,
regarded AZ sure Of election Ia rock
ribbed Republican Vermont The other
two appointees will serve until tneH
successors are elected either in specisi
elections yet to be held or at the gen
eral election next Fall.
Evening star., 1934-01-01

@. What does the term "plaster"
mean as applied to wine?-E. NJ. B.
A. Wine is treated with plaster Of
paris to improve the color, keeping
qualities, etc. either as is generally sup
posed by abstraction of water with in
crease Of alcoholic strength, or chiefly.
as some believe, by precipitation Of
albumlnous matter
Evening star., 1934-01-01

G. What proportion Of the men In
TINS @ GounIdy are financially independ-
ent Wneh 65 years old?-W. II. j
A. according TO Government sta-
tistics, out Of 100 average men starting
out az ii'e age Of 25, 36 are dead 81
hnanclai wrecks and 10 are independ-
ent at the age Of IS.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
MRS. III. CHRISTENSEN
AND TOM WORRY WED

The marriage of Mrs. Henry Chris
sensen of Benton City to Thomas
Worby of Hanford came as happy news
to their many friends in this valley.
Mrs Worby is very well known here,
having spent most of the past year
in the valley.
The wedding was simple ceremony
at the home of the brides son, Harry
Christensen at Wenatchee, Rev. A. d.
Gillian reading the marriage service.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. M. r.
Davies sang "At Dawning" and during
the ceremony II Love You Truly"
Mrs Worby wore a gown Of gold
crepe and her attendant, her daughter
in-law, wore green and black tunic
frock Frank Clark of Hanford was
Mr. Worby's best man. Guests at the
wedding were members of the family
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Worby and
son of Entiat and Raymond Clark.
After the wedding the party went
to the Cascadian hotel where Mr..
George Worby, brother of the groom,
was the host at a wedding dinner. The
ceremony was celebrated on last We'd
nesday, the 18th, and the newly mar
ried couple arrived at their home In
Hanford on the fifteenth. On the eve
ming of their return they were char
varied by group Of friends.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
MRS. EVETT GIVES
CLEVER PROGRAM

A delightful party was given Tues
day night after the regular chapter
meeting of the Mount Gable chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, by Mrs.
Rhoda Evett, outgoing worthy matron.
About sixty Star members, Masons, and
their families were present. This was
the last chapter meeting at which Mrs.
Evett will preside and her party was
in the nature of a farewell to her
office.
Mrs. Evett had arranged a charm
ing program with songs by Mrs. Mar
tin Paroz, Margaret Joy Anglin, and
piano solos by Ralph Backs. Her son
Bobby took part in lovely presenta-
ton, singing Martin Luther's Christ
mas carol while Mary Elizabeth New
ton and Donald Evett posed in ia
bleau as Mary and Joseph with the
Christ child.
Old st. Nick then appeared and dis
tributed pop corn balls to everyone and
| toy balloons to the children, mounted
to the stage and sang couple OF
jolly Christmas songs. A strange trans
formation then took place. Santa
started to undress and in few seconds
had changed into Negro who SANG
"Old Black Joe" When Old Black
Joe-St Nicholas started to undress g
second time, his audience was prepared
for almost anything but the sight OF
Mrs Evett emerging in voluminous
flannel nightgoWn to sing Good Night
Ladies'!
Following this performance, Mrs
Evett's guests went downstairs tt
spend the rest of the evening at cards
and enjoying the refreshments she hae
provided.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
District Adopts
New Schedule
Of W alter Rates
Land Assessments To Be
Levied; 1910 Initial
Water Charge

A reduction in the initial charge for
water, and assessments on all LANDS
within the district were tentatively
adopted by the board of directors OF
the Priest Rapids irrigation district at
the board of equalization meeting Fri
day.
A charge of 1910 for the first 80
acre inches of water has been set by
the board. Further charges will be
made for all water delivered above
the 80 acre inches This charge has
not yet been set. The charge for water
delivered to lands outside the district,
it is understood, will be higher than
for that placed on district lands.
Water right lands within the district
will pay an assessment of go cents per
acre, while non-water right land Will
pay an assessment of 80 cents per acre.
The policy of charging for the min
imum delivery of water, with further
charges for excess water, has been
adopted by the district this year for
the first time Since the taking over
of the properties by the district, and
for several years prior to that, all lands
were charged an equal amount for wa
ter per acre, irregardless of the amount
used. Last years water charge was nine
dollars per acre and prior to that had
been higher.
The board will decide in the near
future upon the charges to be made
for water in excess of 80 acres inches
and the charge for water delivered to
lands outside the district.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Marksmen Gather
At Turkey Shoot

A large turnout of both shooters and
spectators made the turkey shoot given
by the White Bluffs Rod and Gun
club Sunday big success. Rain during
the early part of the day kept many
away, the large part Of the crowd COM
ing during the afternoon.
Fourteen chickens, eight geese and
five turkeys were won by the shooters,
both at trap shooting and on the rifle
range.
Although the number was not on the
program, Emil Wagner displayed his
craftsmanship by shooting rabbit on
the run with rifle while the shoot
was in progress.
Members of the club express them
selves as being gratified by the sue
cess of the shoot, and hope to hold
more in the future.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
GAS TAX PETITION u.
BEING CIRCULATED

Petitions are now being circulated in
White Bluffs, as well as all points in
the state, that an amendment to the
state constitution be passed prohibiting
the diversion of motor vehicle funds
to any other purpose than road con-
struction
The petitions are proposed by Off
Gals of the Washington State Good
Roads Association, Washington State
Grange, Highway Users Conference Of
Washington, Automobile Club Of Wash
ington, and other roads associations.
During the past few years there have
been several attempts to divert the
revenue received through a f1ve-cent
tax on gasoline to purposes other than
the construction Of roads, for which
purpose the tax was adopted several
years ago. Fearing that some act might
be passed by the legislature which
would divert the gas tax funds to
other uses, the aforementioned or
CARNATIONS have sponsored the petit
ton, which reads:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens OF
the state of Washington and legal vo-
tiers, respectfully petition as follows
81. That an amendment to the
state constitution prohibiting the d.
version of motor vehicle funds to any
other purpose than road construction
and maintenance be passed and sub
mitted to the people at the next gen.
! eral election;
20. That, in the interim, no bill b.
approved or law passed that will diver
any motor vehicle funds to any othel
purpose than for road construction ane
maintenance"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
L,EOTA LOVEGREN
ACCIDENT VICTIM

The valley was saddened to learn OF
the untimely death of Mrs. Harold
Lovegren and her husband in motor
cycle accident Tuesday evening. Mrs
Lovegren was the former Leota Kirby
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kirby
of Allard. No details of the accident
have been learned.
The Lovgrens had lately moved from
Livermore, California, to Alameda. She
had not visited her home here since
her second marriage several years ago
She was thirty-one years old ane
leaves two daughters, one nine anc
the other twelve.
Mrs. w. H. Kirby and son w. R
Kirby left Wednesday for California
They will bring the little girls here
Burial services for Mr.. and Mrs Love
gren will probably be held in Seattle
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Santa Claus Special
Gets Lost In Fog

Shades of Bonner and Blitzen!
What price modernity?" Thus quoth
Santa Claus as he stumbled out OF
his fog drenched equipage and sur
veyed the sagebrush last Friday after
noon.
"Golly Ned, it's an airplane landing
and Santa Claus getting out Of It'll"
yelled the pop-eyed urchins who had
heard the motors hum and rushed TO
the landing field.
What day for White Bluffs. A real
Father Christmas dropping out OF the
clouds, complete from head to toe IN
the scarlet fur-trimmed cap and suit
and the high, shiny boots. No whiskers,
to be sure, but perhaps Mrs. Santa
Claus has been having ideas, or he
may have been experimenting with
bubble gum.
But rather disgruntled Santa, it
seemed. for the good old fellow really
hadn't planned on paying this valley
pre-holiday visit. Poor SOUL in this
machine age he had left his reindeer
in their stalls at the North Pole and
instead taken an airplane for his trip
and airplanes, charming as they are,
lack that sense of direction which Is
so admirable quality in antlered
steeds, and Santa Claus was lost! After
flying around Lind, he had turned
back and landed here just before dusk.
What was his bad luck was our good
fortune and for whole night the chill
dren's idol was sheltered here. He took
off the next morning to resume his
interrupted trip.
| It may be that his misfortunes didn't
end that day, for the Associated Press
carried the following story from Wen
atchee: "Jim Calvin of Boeing Field
Seattle, and his transforming Santa
Claus plane, were safe in Waterville
tonight (Dec 15) after being lost over
the Big Bend today until his gasoline
supply gave out and he was forced
down in a wheat field five miles north
of Waterville, after locating hole ir
the fog"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Statistics Show
Soft Fruit, Hay
Money Makers
Answers To Questionaires
Say Apples, Pears Were
Improbable

| Despite the generally poor conditions
during the last year, farmers in the
Priest Rapids valley stood a f1fty-fifty
chance of making a profit, according
| to statistics compiled from ques-
tionaire sent out by the Priest Rapids
| irrigation district
Although approximately one hun
dred and sixty of these questionaires
we're sent out last week by the district,
less than twenty have so far been re-
turned, according to d. S. Wilkinson,
secretary THE district is anxious to
have the rest of the questionaires an
sWered and returned as soon as pos
sible in order that plans for the fu-
ture may be worked out to the best
interest Of ALL"
OF the growers who have answered
so far, exactly half reported that they
had made profit during 1884, the
other half reporting a loss on their
crops. Hay and grains and soft fruits
were the bright spots of the season.
while apples and pears were reported
by all who grew them as losers.
Nearly all agreed that cheap water
and cheap power are necessary IN Or
der to make a consistent profit on
any CROP while it was urged by many
that the raising of stock and poultry,
together with the growing of hay for
feed, would aid the farmer.
In answer to the question as to
what the district could do to become
more useful to the growers and to
further the well-being of the valley
the following suggestions were made:
Cheaper water, more cooperation with
the farmer, lower power rates. bring in
more settlers, enlarge the distribution
4 system, securing 4Fuontract for the
growing of wine grapes, and placing
water at the second level.
Queries concerning the growing Of
produce for cannery purposes received
almost universal approval, strawberries,
asparagus and tomatoes, as well as
soft fruits, being urged as the most
logical for this purpose, although all
truck crops were approved. The matter
of a dryer or winery being established
here was given little attention A
small percentage Of the growers be-
r leved that dryer would pay while
: only two gave any consideration to
the winery suggestion, one favoring II
: while the other thought it would not
u pay.
- On the profit side Of the ledger
. growers reported the following crops
= hay and grains soft fruits, asparagus
y stock and poultry. Apples, pears ant
10 potatoes were unanimously reported as
.. bringing in no profit, with a few grow.
70 ers reporting losses on hay and grains
. and soft fruits.
Our soft fruits have always yielded
= profit said one grower Peaches
"a will show profit If planted on slop'
=, with satisfactory air drainage; "Tur
!, keys require no more food per pount
; to produce than pork or beef, yet brinl
= from 16 to 30 cents per pound com
pared to 2 to 10 cents for the latte
products; and Get flock Of well
bred chickens, a few good cows, plan
;. alfalfa or other legume to build VI
:, the soil and furnish feed" were tn
- advice of other growers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
BLACK ROCK GETS
SCHOOL BUILDING

After three years of schooling under
difficulties, the boys and girls OF the
Black Rock section midway between
White Bluffs and Mckee, will have
new schoolhouse of their own in the
near future. The following item, carry
ing a Mckee dateline, appeared in the
Yakima Sunday Herald:
Solution to the Mckee school dis
tricts difficult problem of providing
opportunities for education to children
in the Black Rock area, 20 miles east
of here, was thought to be near Sat-
urday, as residents of the isolated
community are going to build school
house.
Children living there have not been
attending school so far this year, as
there was no place to hold classes and
parents refused to have them trans
ported to Central school near Mckee.
There are eight pupils in the district
and the education they have obtained
SO far was under difficulties.
The schoolhouse there burned down
several years ago and since then
classes have been held in remodeled
chicken house where sanitation was
bad, lighting was poor and ventilation
was said to be terrible. The pupils at
tended classes only six months each
term in the last three years.
The heads of the four families lv-
ing in the district will build the school
house, doing the labor and supplying
the cash outlay. However, they expect
to lease it to the school district. Bert
Bronkhorst has donated the land or
which the schoolhouse will be built anc
teacher will be supplied when the
structures completion is assured.
The farmers in the Black Rock ares
live in an isolated part Of the valley
and they are surrounded by sagebrusf
on all sides The principal industrie!
of the farmers are growing wheat ane
producing COWS, sheep and horses. Tit
board offered to transport the pupils
to Mckee so they could go to Contra
school and give them living expense
but the parents objected.
The new schoolhouse will be as mod
ern as possible in the isolated region
Behind the classroom in the front o
the structure will be living quarter
for the teacher, q. A. Cumpner, sup
erintendent, said.
While the patrons have insisted OF
a school there, they have cooperate
in other ways, officials said, explainin
that they supply Accommodations fo
the teacher and keep the children i
classes. At one time there were 6
pupils attending the former school.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
RELIEF SUPERVISOR
TO BE HERE FRIDAYS

Miss Loretta O'Malley VERA relief
supervisor for Benton county, or her
assistant, will be in White Bluffs and
Hanford each Friday, D. 8. Wilkinson
announced today, following a meeting
of the county welfare board, VERA
officials and community leaders in
Prosser this week.
Miss O'Malley will make her head
quarters at Liberty hall in White
Friday forenoon, and at the building
next to the Hanford Market at Han
ford Friday afternoon, at which times
she will meet those who are In need
of relief.
The local irrigation districts relief
project will not be undertaken until
after the first of the year, Mr.. Will
kinson said, since there are no funds
available at this time to handle the
work project.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
Euents OF the Week

Saturday, December %
Dance, Hanford high school gym.
Monday, December "A
Christmas tree. and program, Lutheran
church.
Tuesday, December rs
Christmas Day
Hanford Grange Christmas program
pm.
Thursday, December ~
Dance, Vernita school house.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Hitchcock Of
Sisters, Oregon, are expected to arrive
this, Thursday, evening to be the guests
of Mrs. Hitchcocks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. O'Larey, during the Christ
mas holidays.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
HANFORD AND WHITE BLUFFS
DO WELL IN FIRST GAMES

In the first conference basketball
games of the season, the White Bluffs
boys scored victory over Benton City,
27-8 while the girls lost, 22-19, and
the Hanford boys team defeated Riv-
erview, 32-16 while the girls lost. Fri
day evening, Dec. 81, White Bluffs will
meet Richland on the latter's floor,
and Hanford will travel to Benton City.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
DINNER AND BAZAAR BRINGS
LADIES' AID FORTY DOLLARS

With good crowd on hand to eat
their delicious dinner, the Ladies' Aid
cleared about forty dollars at the an
nual chicken dinner last Thursday
evening. This sum included that real
lied from the auction Of two COM
forters and quilt as we'll as few
articles of fancy work.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
DIR. L. G. sPAULDING ORDERS
KENNEWICK SCHOOLS CLOSED

Kennewick schools were ordered
closed Tuesday morning of this week
by DR.. L. c. Spaulding, Benton county
health officer, who acted to check cpl
denies Of smallpox, measles and other
contagious diseases The sick list due
to the diseases was increasing daily
and the institutions will remain closed
until the second week in January.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Precipitation during the week am
ounted to 81 of an inch on the 18th,
trace on the 18th, 06 on the 18th,
OF on the 18th and IA on the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs Burton Kirby OF
Othello arrived Wednesday to stay at
the w. H. Kirby ranch for week or
two
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

A little Christmas party was given
Wednesday evening at the Vernita
school house. There was a tree and
small gifts for the children and a
program.
X
Mr.. and Mrs George Wagner and
Reinhold and Emil were in Yakima
Wednesday on shopping trip.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the Hanford weather
station, were:
Evening star., 1934-10-09
ADAM A. wEscHLER & SON AuctiOneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. KNOWN AS
PREMISES 3724 TWELFTH STREET
A

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PREMISES 3724 TWELFTH STREET
E By No 4 S o6 Ssf5 & 3 rest s sea
the land records of the District of Column
bia. and at the, request, Of party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustee will offer
4Y 6eKoK PM sas taRa AZ s4IS
property in the District of Columbia. to
wit: Lot eighteen GSl in William W.
" ot f9a bocE es s
Re FecOrds Of the E once ,ott the surveyor Of
covenants that no building shall be erect :,
ed within Is feet. Of the front line Of said
lot; that no sPirituoqs or ma malt Liquors
that ne slaughter house or houses shall be
built thereon. nor shall the said land and
poses hereby prohibited Note At the date
hereof the above described land is desie-
mated on the books OF the assessor Of the
a. lot s. in square 3sS3.
Terms of sale; One-third Of the ,pur-
chase money to be paid in cash. balance
issory notes of purchaser payable in one
and two years. with interest at six per cent
9nnay aGT secared By st deed Of trust
upon property sold. or all cash, at option
of purchaser A deposit of 5000 required
Of purchaser at sale. Examination of title.
conveyancing. recording. revenue stamps
and notarial fees at cost of purchaser
Terms to be complied with within thirty
days from day Of sale. otherwise trustee
risk and cost of defaulting purchaser after
five days advertisement of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington.
D. c.. or deposit may be forfeited. or with
out forfeiting deposit trustee may avail
itself of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
BY ALFRED H LAWSON.
oc9-d&ds exSu Vice President.
Evening star., 1934-10-09
INSTITUTE MEETINGS
CLOSED To PUBLIC
Change Made Necessary Due to
Rapid Growth, President
Announces.

All meetings Of the Institute de las
Espanas hereafter will be closed to
the public, Arthur Stanley Riggs,
president Of the council of the in
stituto and director of the Archaeo-
logical Society Of Washington, an
nounced today.
This change in policy has been
made necessary" Riggs said, because
of the rapid growth of the institute
and the public interest in Hispanic
culture. It has frequently occurred
that members have been seriously in
convenienced by the unusual number
of guests"
The first regular meeting of the
current season will be held at the
Spanish Embassy october IL, Dia de
la Raza, or National day, when Senor
Dr. Enrique Finot, Bolivian Minister,
will deliver the principal address. His
topic will be the vitality and the sig
nificance of HiSpanic culture in both
the Old and New Worlds.
More than usual interest has been
manifest in this meeting because the
director Of the institute, Panamanian
Minister Ricardo j. Alfaro, will unfurl
for the first time in this country the
flag Of the Spanish race" an emblem
adopted by the Seventh International
Conference of American States at
Monteveideo last December.