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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
$59,883 Suit Filed
Against Oil Drillers

A suit to collect $59, 883.23, the largest
sum involved In Benton county litiga-
ton in the memory of present officials
was filed in the superior court at Pros
ser recently by the Continental Sup
ply Co., Ltd against Sheldon-Burden
of Canada, Ltd, says the Yakima
Herald.
The concern is seeking to collect on
a promisory note, claiming that one
for $63 ,648.78 was executed and deliv-
cred to Sheldon Burden January 81,
1881, and a chattel mortgage on well
drilling equipment was given as Sc
curity.
Payment of $14,798 was made May
%, 1884, leaving $59, 1928 due and I'M
paid, the complaint alleges. Sheldon
Burden has been drilling for oil on
the north slope of the Rattlesnake
hills, but since February has not been
operating
Attorneys fees of $4,000 are sought
by the supply company. and the firm
wants it's claim to have prior right
over labor liens said to have been made
by S. v. Tanning, W. r. Kirby, r. ID.
Barge, W. M. Wiehl and L. r. Moul-
ster, among others.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
ALLARD MAN GIVEN
WHITE BLUFFS POST
AS SUPERINTENDENT
Levi Austin Accepts Offer; Has Had
Seventeen Years Experience

Announcement that Levi Austin of
Allard had been chosen as superinten-
dent of the White Bluffs schools for
next year, to succeed G. M. Nelson,
was made this week by the board of
directors
Mr.. Austin has just finished a year
as superintendent of schools at Bickle-
ton, Washington, and for several years
prior to that had been in charge of
the school system at Vernonia, Ore
gon. A graduate of Pacific University
at Forest Grove, Oregon, Mr. Austin
has been popular with both the stu
dent body and parents wherever he
has taught, and is noted as an ath-
letic coach.
With his brothers, Jay and Paul
Austin, both of whom are likewise
school superintendent, Mr.. Austin
purchased the Alfalfa Ridge Ranch
at Allard number Of years ago and
with his family has resided there dur
ing the summer vacations.
Selection of other teachers for the
local schools will be made after Mr.
Austin arrives to take up his new
duties.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
HEAVY HITTING WINS
FOR YAKIMA STARS

With two big innings, the first and
third, in each of which they made five
runs, the Yakima All-Stars Sunday de-
feated the White Bluffs Hanford ball
club OF the valley league, Is to Z.
Joe Wagner started the game for
the local team, but was replaced by
Hartmann after one man was out in
the first inning, having given four hits
and one walk. Hartmann finished the
game, allowing IL hits and one walk
while striking out 8. julius Ross went
the route for the twilight stars, al
lowing only four hits and 2 walks and
tanning a.
Heavy hitting featured the game.
Dupp of Yakima getting two home
runs while Shaeffer, Yakima, and Syf-
ford OF the locals, each got a circuit
drive. Triples were hit by Doyle, Bates,
Keller and Rochell and doubles by
Shaeffer and DeRigio.
The Wapato team will come to Han
ford next Sunday for the second game
of the season between the two teams.
In the first game they won narrow
victory over the locals, although they
were outplayed in some respects
Other scores Sunday were: Wapato,
7, Pasco, s; Sunnyside, 8, Toppenish,
G. Prosser, 10, Grandview o.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Farm Prices Are
Far Below Parity
26 Per Cent Farm Price Increase Over
Last Year insufficient

Nearly all Washington farm pro-
ducts, with the exception Of potatoes
and wool, are still far below pre-war
parity prices, and the ratio of farm
prices received to prices paid for goods
farmers buy increased 26 per cent dur
ing the past year, according to Il. M.
Turner, state college extension econ
omist. Although prices paid by farmers
for goods bought shows an index of
100 compared to an index of 100 for
the 1904 average, there still exists
wide disparity between farm pro-
ducts prices and prices of goods pur
chased.
Wheat should have had a parity
price of $1O6 per bushel in April
1884, based on United States prices,
but the actual farm price for the
country as whole averaged only 68,7
cents. Although future prices are ap-
preaching parity parity prices will not
be established until the actual returns
to farmers over a period Of several
months are in the same ratio to prices
paid, as in the period of 1910-14.
All classes of hogs should have av-
eraged 1886 in April to provide pur-
chasing power equal to that of the
f1ve-year base period. However, hogs
in April, 1884, averaged $349 per 100
pounds live weight. Adjustment of pro-
duction to demand seems necessary
because while domestic demand has
been maintained at normal rate,
foreign demand has fallen off greatly.
A butterfat price of 316 cents per
pound was necessary to give a parity
price in April The actual price av-
eraged 81 cents per pound. Farmers
have already greatly curtailed current
production in response to low prices
and drought but the large potential
production possible through high num-
bers of dairy COWS on farms continues
to be depressing factor.
An average price of 25.8 cents per
dozen would have placed eggs on q
parity basis compared to an average
Of 1875 cents per dozen received. The
parity price for beef cattle in April
was 1928, hay $14.24 per ton and lamb
$7O8 per 100 pounds
| Although farm purchasing power in
March, 1884 had increased about 2e
per cent as compared to March, 1888
i the ratio between prices received and
prices paid, is still far from the parity
basis of 1904.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
MIDDLEWEST TRIP
MADE BY SHINNS

Parched crops, some of which had
grown to the height of several inches,
only to wither and die, while others
failed even to terminate, due to lack
of moisture, are observed throughout
the entire drought-stricken area from
Ohio to the Rocky mountains, says j..
M. Shinn, who with Mrs. Shinn re-
Gently made trip through the middle
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shinn left White Bluffs
May 10, Mrs Shinn staying at Carplo,
North Dakota, to visit relatives, while
Mr.. Shinn continued on to Cleveland,
Ohio, to attend the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., as
lay delegate from this district. There
were approximately 900 delegates at
the convention, including those from
twelve foreign mission fields and the
national mission fields. While at Chi
cago he visited the ravaged stockyards,
less than two days after the district
had been Quilted by fire. A trip to the
Worlds Fair was also made while he
was in that city.
On their return trip, the Shinns
stopped at Yellowstone Park for a bit
of fishing, returning to White Bluffs
last Friday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
REPUBLICANS FEAR
DEMOCRATS TREND
TOWARD SOCIALISM
Speakers Say Democrats Do Not Know
How To Do Job

'Viewing with alarm" the system of
government administered by the DEM
ocrat officials, Republicans from all
sections of the state met Saturday at
Yakima for the state Republican con-
vention
The keynote speech was delivered by
M. NJ Moulton, Kennewick lawyer, who
declared that the present administra-
ton is leading to no other end but
socialism. He touched on Republican
principles of economy, even spread of
taxation, intelligent regulation of bust
ness and utilities without hampering
individual initiative, and was caustic
in condemnation of any proposal to
put the state in the gasoline or any
other business.
Charles F. Scott Iola Kansas, pub
Usher, reviewed the history of Repub-
lican leadership and derided what is
termed as abuses of American liberties
of the present administration in a
speech which ran over into the noon
recess. The speaker stated that had
the Republican party stayed in power
the United States would be now well
on the way to recovery on a sound basis
with none of the burden of the costly
extravagances of the Democratic pro-
gram, and further asserted that pro-
grams adopted by the present admin
istration for relief of the country were
initiated by the preceding Republican
administration.
q nNNUot1finn
nished by the White Bluffs Band. Dele
gates from this valley were: Fred Gill
huly, F.. A. English, Otto Jaeger, and
Ct. It. Slavens.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the convention were
Opposition to tampering with cur
rency, depreciation and devaluation OF
the dollar, and reputation of national
obligations; opposition to destruction
of crops unnecessary killing of live
stock and curtailment of production
modification of direct primary law;
correction of injustices done disabled
war veterans, their widows and or
phans by Democratic administration
and correction of abuses created by
an unsympathetic bureaucracy; adop-
ton of definite yearly program OF state
highway permanent paving and return
to planned system OF highways createc
by Republican legislature; and reaff1r-
nation of support of Columbia Bas1r
projects and construction of high dam
at Grand Coulee and development o.
irrigation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
AMPHITE DISCOVERY
MADE BY MRS. BRUCE

After years of effort, construction OF
smelter at Bellingham, Wash. to
produce amphite, a metal that ap-
proaches the diamond in hardness, has
become reality, according to an ar
ticle in Bellingham newspaper re-
Gently. One of the principals OF the
company in charge of the operations
is Mrs. S. M. Bruce, sister OF j. b.
Tromanhauser Of White Bluffs, and
well-known to many people of this
valley
Mrs. Bruce, with her late husband,
S. M. Bruce, spent many years in an
endeavor to produce this metal COM
mercially. Both had confidence That
some day the ores of the Mount Baker
district could be refined, with pro-
duction of this metal resulting from
the process.
Amphite is combination of many
metals, which are found in volcanic
rock. 1t Is highly valuable to industry,
due to it's poor conduction of heat, It's
facility for alloy with other metals and
the smoothness of it's surface, quality
valuable in the production of bearings.
Depending upon its hardness-the
most important feature of its value
amphite sells at from $4,000 to $4,000
per ton. The present smelter at Bel
lingham is capable of turning out
about one and a half tons daily, and
q second unit will soon be constructed
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
CONCERT AUDIENCE
APPRECIATES MUSIC

A complete success, both unsteady
and financially was scored by the open
air band concert and ice cream social
last Friday evening. The crowd dio
not begin to collect on the high school
lawn until about nine o'clock, but by
the time the boys had finished playing
the Bands Delight" overture, so many
cars had parked around them that
they were unable to keep count.
The sale of home made ice cream
and cake Melted more than thirty dol
lars. The bands business managers
say that the boys trip to Spokane Is
now assured and that they wish to
thank the community for it's fine turn
out and enthusiastic support. They
wish also to thank all those who SO
kindly contributed the cakes and ice
cream for the affair.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Apple Code
Ready For
Signatures
PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CALLED
SOON BY DIRECTOR OF
AGRICULTURE

To control the sale of deciduous tree
fruits, thus returning to the grower
the cost OF production, is the purpose
OF the fruit growers code, or market
ing agreement, which was drawn up at
the growers code convention in Ellens-
burg May 90, and 20. The code has
been printed and sent to. representa-
tives OF all fruit growing districts Tor
the necessary signatures prior to the
calling of a public hearing by Direc-
tor of Agriculture w. j. Robinson.
The code has reached it's present
stage largely through the efforts OF
the Priest Rapids Valley Growers As
ISOLATION, which took the lead in or
ganizing the growers. A. l.. BrockWay,
secretary Of the organization, spent
several months in covering the differ
ent sections of the state, obtaining
views of growers in those areas on
the code and arranging for a state
code convention. George Burford, G.
c. Anderson and M. F.. O'Brien are
the organization.
Under the marketing agreement, as
it is now drawn up, the price OF culls
will be set at SIS per ton, in order to
push the sales of the higher grades.
A managing agent will be named for
the group, to police and enforce the
agreement, and commodity committees
for each variety of deciduous fruit will
be set up to determine the relative
production and market demand for
these varieties and to make recon-
mendations to the executive board for
in order to assure the growers fair
return for their commodity.
The executive board, composed Of
eight members, will have the authority
to institute legal action to enforce
compliance with the code, and Is au
thorized to cooperate with similar
boards or committees from other states
Before the code can be adopted, the
signatures OF 81 per cent of the fruit
growers, representing 81 per cent OF the
tonnage must be secured. When this
is done, the state director of agricul-
ture will call public hearing, at which
time all arguments for or against the
code may be presented. If majority
of the growers are in favor of the
code, it will then become law, under
the Agriculture Adjustment Act of
this state.
The full text Of the marketing
agreement is printed on page of this
weeks edition of the Spokesman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Priest Rapids
Included In
DamPrograml
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN PLANS
CALL FOR BUILDING OF
TEN DAMS

Construction of dam at Priest
Rapids as part of a comprehensive
flood control, irrigation, power devel-
opment and navigation program is
advocated in report by the Presl-
dents special cabinet committee on
water flow, according to Associated
Press dispatches in Saturdays daily
newspapers.
The report urges $i,207, 925 900 pro-
gram of development, including the
Utah Lake basin, near Salt Lake, at
a cost of $16OOO000 and the Column
bia River basin, of Oregon and Wash
ington, at cost of 1854 100000, among
the ten projects scattered throughout
the nation which were recommended
for immediate action.
Included in the development of the
Columbia River basin was the con-
struction of ten dams, at Bonneville,
The Dalles, Umatilla Rapids, John
Day, Priest Rapids, Rock Island, Rocky
Beach, Chelan, Foster Greek, and
Grand Coulee. One of these has al
ready been constructed by private In
terests and two more are under con-
struction by the federal government
While developing a total of approx
imately 8,O31,OO kilowatt hours Of
electrical energy, the dams would be
used for extending navigation and con-
trolling flood conditions on the stream
as we'll
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Power Company's
Growth Is Cited
p. P. & L. Celebrates gath Birthday
On June 16

Development OF the power industry
of the Northwest from number OF
small plants, giving service only from
dusk to midnight or day service only
on Tuesdays when housewives were
ironing, to a centralized distributing
system, serving district which en-
Joys the lowest average domestic rates
in the country will be celebrated Sat-
urday June 16, when the Pacific Power
and Light company observes the Oath
anniversary of it's existence.
History of electric service In the
Northwest dates back to 1883 when two
small dynamos were installed in the
West Shore Mills at Astoria, Oegon,
as side line, utilizing waste materials
for fuel The initial rate for service,
provided several business houses, dance
halls and saloons, was SIG per lamp
per month.
AS side line, the electric service,
due to generator trouble, line trouble,
and the never ending task of repair
ing the temperamental clockWork
mechanism OF the lamps, soon proved
impracticable, and it took the profits
of the saw mill to keep the service in
operation.
About this same time, other COM
munities in the Northwest received
their electrical service from plants OF
the same type, but the cost OF gen
Grating power for such small markets
proved too large, and many Of the
plants went into bankruptcy. The As
toria plant was taken over by the Gen
eral Electric company for debt on
equipment. S. z. Mitchell was given
the task to reorganize the concern, and
he soon saw the possibilities of streng-
thening the industry by consolidating
| the scattered plants of the Northwest.
| For development of this type, cap
ital was needed, and SO the American
Power & Light company was organized
in 1909 by Mitchell and his associates
I for the purpose Of financing regional
operating companies, each Of which
would have a sufficient volume of busl-
ness to interest the investing public
! With the resources 1t was able tc
command, the American Power q
Light company took over the Astoria
Electric company, and proceeded tc
acquire the utility properties at va
kima, Walla Walla, Pasco, Kennewick
and adjacent small communities r
Washington and at The Dalles anC
Pendleton, Oregon, and Lewiston, Ida
no. These properties were merged into
the Pacific Power & Light company
June 16, 1910.
AT the time of acquisition, many ol
these smaller companies were giving
only dusk to midnight service, ane
central station equipment was mostly
obsolete and worn-out. Today, the
company serves 49,097 customers with
electric power and light, and has ar
installed generating capacity of 1886
killowatts, operating 1,Ol2 miles o.
Ii 900 or more volt lines and over ,96
miles of less than 11,000-volt lines II
district which enjoys the lowest av
erage domestic rates In the nation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
EARLY SPUD WEIGHS
POUND AND QUARTER

When it comes to raising potatoes,
AL Coulson refuses to take second
place to anyone. Although he got his
seed into the ground two weeks later
than most of the local spud growers,
last week he was proudly displaying
an Irish Cobbler which weighed one
and quarter pounds.
The first string beans of the sea
son were reported by j. B. Troman-
hauser, who picked quantity Monday,
June H. Growers who made the first
shipments of soft fruit this season were
Mrs. I. B. Burns, who shipped May
flower peaches and Transparent apples
on May 81, as we'll as Moorpark april
cots June Q. and Ira Flagler, who
shipped the first apricots on May 81.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Oiling Contract To
Be Let On July %

One Of the largest road oiling Jobs
in this county will be completed this
summer when ola miles Of highway,
from Hanford to Fruitvale, will be
treated, according to reports from the
county engineers Office at Prosser.
Contract for the work will be let July
%.
The work will complete the oiling
of the highway from Kennewick to
White Bluffs, the highway between
White Bluffs and Hanford and Sec
ton from Richland five miles north
having been oiled several years ago.
The cost of the road oiling program,
including this project and the treating
of about seven miles of highway near
Prosser, will be $4,000, to be financed
with money allotted the county from
the states secondary highway fund.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
PIANO PUPILS WILL
APPEAR IN RECITAL,

Mrs. Alex Parke will present seven
of her piano pupils in recital Sun
day afternoon at 800 at her home.
Mrs. Parke's summer recitals are al
ways greatly enjoyed by the parents
and friends OF those studying under
her who not only enjoy the afternoon
of music, but take interest In the pro-
gress made during the year.
For these occasions the piano Is
moved onto the porch and the MEM
bers of the audience enjoy the music
from chairs placed in the garden. The
following young people will take part
in the program: Patsy Morford, Gloria
and Barbara Hawley, Phyllis Leander,
Jean Shinn, Dorothy Morford and
John Keal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
VALLEY DEMOCRATS
TO MEET ON MONDAY

In spite of the fact that hot weather
has cut down attendance at their last
few meetings, the Priest Rapids Valley
Democratic club will meet next Mon
day evening, June l8, at Liberty hall
in White Bluffs.
The main business to be brought
up by the group will be the adoption
of a constitution and bylaws. In order
that this might be done to the salts
faction of all who are interested in the
club, officers hope for large atten-
dance. The meeting will begin at eight
o'clock.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
POTATO MEN CALLED
TO CODE MEETING

All potato growers of this district
are urged to attend q meeting which
will be held Saturday evening, June
l6, at the Valley club house in Ken
neWick. A code committee will be cleo
ted, and sponsors of the meeting state
that it is very important that all spud
growers who are interested in the for
nation of a potato growers code be
there The meeting will start at 7:3O
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
RIVER PASSES PEAK;
DROPS OVER A FOOT

The peak of the flood stage of the
Columbia river has apparently been
reached, according to reports from
northern sections of the river valley.
The highest stage this spring at Coyote
Rapids was recorded last week with a
reading of 5248 feet, at which stage
the river remained for three days. To-
day, Thursday, the stage of the river
Is $3.50 feet
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14

j. 3. Tromanhauser returned Sun
day from Pullman, where he had spent
the week at the state Grange conven-
tion. While there he also visited his
sister. an instructor at the University
of Idaho at Moscow
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14
Events of the Week.
June II

Sunday, June II
Fathers Day
Church-See announcements.
Baseball. Locals vs. Wapato, Hanford
diamond, 200 pm.
Monday, June 18
Priest Rapids Valley Democratic club
meeting, Liberty hall, 800 pm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-06-14

THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded at the government Wea-
ther station in Hanford, were
Evening star., 1934-06-24
EAST'S TITLE WON
BY YALE GOLFERS
Take 5 of 6 Singles and All
Points in Foursomes
From Princeton.
BY the Associst ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
@LEVELAND, June 23.-The
4 Yale University golf
team, defending cham
~ pion in the national in
tercollegiate tournament which
starts here Monday, won a play
off match for the Eastern COL
legiate title today, trouncing
Princeton golfers by 812 to y
points.
Yale won five of the six singles
matches and took all three points in
the foursomes
Only the playing of A. F. Hammer,
jr.. prevented whitewashing for
Princeton. Hammer battled Law
Weatherwax of Yale to a tie, both
turnings in 75s for a three-way tie
with Oliver Transue, Yale captain,
for low-score honors. Transue de-
feated Arthur M. Wood. and 2
The national title will be deter
mined in the qualifying rounds of
the tournament Monday. Yale has
won 10 times since the champion
ship series was begun in 1897 and
has been victorious the last three
years.
The summary of today's matches:
sNGLEs--Law westherwax tYalel,
and A. F. Hammer jr. Princeton tied
Fred Towne yale. defeated Jack Malley
Princeton. 3 and >. Oliver Transue
tom, 4 and >. Herbert Eshelman yale
defeated Bill Cremin (Princeton), > and ! ..
Burt Resnick yale. defeated Bill New
SOme (PrincetOnl y and Bert ShurlPy
(Yale), defeated Al Schomp tPrinceton)
3 and ..
DOUBLES - Transue-Weathervax de-
feated WoodKsmmer. 3 and 2. Towne-
Eshelman defeated Cremin-Mslley, . up.
Resnick Shurley defeated Newsome-
Schomp, up.