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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19
Irrigation Dis
triCt Election
Question Of Refunding Debt of the
District to be Decided Satur
day, November 21st.

Al electl,.. WIN be held, Saturday,
November 2lsy. {next Saturday.
from one to eight p. m, in which
electors of the Priest Rapids Irriga-
ton District will vote On the ques-
ton of issuing 100000 of district
bonds for the purpose Of refunding
the bond debt of the district.
The Department Of Conservation
and Development of the State OF
Washington has entered into con-
tract with the district to accept re-
funding bonds for the following
debt of the district:
Outstanding bonds in the
amount of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500, 100000
Balance of State Contract
secured by bonds - 22,5Oo.O0
Open construction ac-
counts -..-....-------...--.. 4,645U}
Sends and open accounts are to he
refunded on the basis of zoe on the
collar, but the state contract is not
discounted.
$22,5O0.OO of bonds issued to re-
fund the state contract will bear in
terest at the rate of go per annum,
but the balance of $77,5O0.OO Will
bear interest as follows:
so per annum for first five years
$50 per annum for next five years
go per a11num for thereafter
The contract with the State re-
u,lires that the District will submit
annual to the State, during tn
term Of the bonds, its budget O
proposed expenditures for bond SER
wee and for maintenance, for sug-
gestions and approval, before tht
Districts levy for the ensuing yea
is made. 3.
Figuring ON the basis Of arplyine
all principal payments on tie 81
and $50 bonds, the total due each
year for principal and interes+ dur
inc the life of the bonds WI We a;
follows:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19

plants cheaper than it is likely to
be generated and delivered from the
distant plant at Grand Coulee.
These plants are local institutions;
other things being equal, their de-
velopment should receive our first
consideration.
A. l.. Brockway
Public Utility Commissioner,
Dpistrict No. /,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19
Public Utility Commissioners
Discusses Power Election

with the project it was evident that
they must proceed with the con-
demnation of the property. AS the
price for the property would be set
by. the court before which the con-
demnation proceedings were held,
it is clear that the people must be
prepared to present their case fairly
and convincingly.
The Commissioners employed one
Of the best known and most success
full rate engineers in the state, a
man recommended for this work by
State Grange Master King, by Sen
ators Bone and Schwellenbach, and
many others His work Of appraisal
is now nearly completed. There is
every reason to believe that he can
SO present the facts to the court, as
an expert witness, that the court
will set a reasonable price on the
property.
This court procedure will cost
probably about $4,000, although our
attorney estimates the cost at some
what less. This $4,000 must come
from a levy on the property of Ben
ton County. The Commissioners
hesitated to incur this expense "a
bout no of one mill levy) without
the approval of the voters.
DO YOU, OR DO YOU NOT AP-
PROVE THIS EXPENDITURE
FOR PROCEEDINGS TO DETER
MINE THE PRICE TO BE PAID
FOR THIS PROPERTY, IF YOU
SHOULD LATER DECIDE TIC
PURCHASE TT?
This is all there is 10 the proposi
ton. with reference to condemna
ton of the P p. & l.. Co. lines. The
engineers and the attorneys hand
ling the matter for the Commission.
ers are, as stated in the proposition
itself. paid by utility warrants only
That is, the taxpayers will pay
nothing toward that part of thu
cost of condemnation The Com.
missioners, and many others, arr
donating their time, as they hav'
done for the past two years.
If this article is considered worth.
of publication, I will be glad to fol
low it with a brief explanation o
the purpose of the proposed con
domination of the contract between
the Pacific Power & Light Compan
and the u. S. Bureau Of Reclama
: ton; the proposed development Q
Priest Rapids power; and some IN
formation regarding the $4,000 tn
Commission has recently secure
= for the building Of a new servlc
line to serve some $50 farms in Ben
: ton County.
"A. l.. BROCKWAY,
Public Utility Commissioners,
District No. /.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19
The Weather

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19

again be called upon TO decide Vine
ther or not they favor purchase of
the property at the price set by the
court
2. Question not the officials
of the p. P. & L. Co. set a reason
able price on the property?
Answer-They have declined to
set any price One P. P. & L. Off
cial stated that the only feasible
plan would be to proceed with con-
demnation in order to determine a
fair price.
3. Question-What would be the
cost to the County of condemnation
proceedings?
Answer Attorneys for the Dis
trict estimate court costs at about
So, 800. Costs should not exceed
$4,000 at the outside.
4. Question-Ln case of condemn
alton where are we to get the mon
ey to pay for the property,
Answer-If the condemnation
price is approved by the voters OF
Benton County, thereby authorizing
the Commissioners to purchase the
property, utility revenue bonds will
be issued to cover the cost OF the
property. Investment concerns have
been contacted by the Commission
ers and they have uniformly ex-
pressed themselves ready to invest
in such securities. Funds from the
Rural Identification Administration
under present regulations, could on
ly be obtained for extension OF SER
vice to new customers; rate 80.
i s.. Question From what source
will power be obtained?
4 Answer-The 1000 XIV prime
power required in Benton County
can easily be developed from exist
ing plants at Prosser and at Priest
Rapids. Space will not permit en-
tering into details of this plan. The
advisory ballot, to be voted upon
Dec. 5th, provides for an expression
of your wishes regarding the con-
demnation of the contract held by
the p. p. g. L. for power from the
Prosser plant and also regarding the
DEVELOPMENT of the Priest Rapids
plant. Cost of generation at both
these plants is very low, the surplus
now being sold at an average Of a
bout Is Zoo of a cent per XVIII
Details of river flow, proposed plant
: improvements, etc, may be OBJ
tanned from the Utility tDistric
, manager, J.. B. Whitehead, Benton
City, Washington.
) 6. Question-What extensions are
proposed? What new areas opened
to electrical service, and at wha'
cost?
Answer. The Commission
ers have, largely through the ndlv
idual efforts of Mr.. j. B. Whitehead
Manager, secured a loan of $45,OO
from the Rural Identification Ad
inistration for the construction o
some 43 miles of new lines, to Serv
aout $50 farms in Benton Count:
! that have been without electric ser
vice. The work of promoting thu
development having been completed
it is now in the hands of the Unite'
. States Rural Identification Admin
istration and it is hoped that tn
), plan will work out to the great ben
: eft of our farmers. The cost t
Benton County has been nil.
7. Question-If the contract be
tween the P. P. & L. and the U. S
Bureau of Reclamation is condemn
> ed and purchased, how will this at
= feet the present irrigation contracts
: Answer-Not at all. Whoever as
sumes the contracts must fulfill tn
conditions specified therein.
! 8. Question-What has happene
! To hurry no action, instead of wait
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-11-19

There was a trace of rain on the
evening of the 18th. F'oggy morn
ings have prevailed since then.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
DEAL FOR "bARCO"
OIL IS COMPLETED
Socony-vacuum or Texas
Corp. Announcement Ex-
pected Next Monday.
6y the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, May Financial
circles understood last night final de-
tails of transferring Gulf Oil Corps
interest In the Colombian "Barco con-
cession" to Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.,
Inc, and Texas, Corp, were completed
yesterday at conference of officials
here.
A Gulf official said any announce
ment would come from Socony.
Vacuum or the Texas Corp, one of
whose representatives said q state
ment probably" will be made Monday
in New York after a board meeting.
A valuation of $4,000 900 has been
placed on the concession in some
quarters. It involves approximately
l,250,0 acres Of jungle land in Co
lombia and has so years to run from
1892, the date of its approval by the
Colombian government.
The South American Gulf Oil Co.,
Gulf subsidiary owning the largest
share of the contract, is incorporated
for $25,000. 1t Is obligated to pay
S25000 yearly until sufficient oil is
produced for royalties to exceed this
sum.
One clause specifies that after pro-
duction reaches 5000 tons daily a
250-mile oil line must be built to the
sea coast. A refinery must be con-
structed in Colombia If production
reaches 1000 tons daily.
At the termination of the contract
the property reverts to the Colombian
government.
The land originally was given to
Gen. Virgilio Barco in 1905 for his
aid in quelling a revolt. Eleven years
later the general sold it to British
and American interests.
Difficulties of transportation and
satisfactory arrangements with the
South American government delayed
promotion of the project.
The new owners are understood to
have plans for operating the conces-
sion in the near future.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
STORE SALES Jump
WELL ABOVE 1885
Better Weather Brings Rise
of 8 to IL Per Cent Over
Volume Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May better wealth.
er conditions during the week enabled
retail trade to advance to a level 8 to
II per cent higher than year ago, 1t
was revealed today in a survey by
Dun 81 Bradstreet.
"The definite turn to more season.
able weather reacted favorably on
nearly all branches Of trade during
the week." it was stated.
1T influenced shoppers to spend
more freely, which pushed sales Of
Spring goods to new high for the
season.
The outstanding gain, however,
was in the wholesale markets, the in
fiux of buyers building up the best
volume for the period since 1881.
Few Recessions Seen.
1.-THE few instances of recession pro-
vided no check to the general forward
movement of the industrial pace, the
profits reported by numerous manu-
facturers for the first quarter attest
ing the extent Of the improvement. "
At retail, it was stated, consumers
apparently had more money to spend
and not only purchased more goods
but also demanded better quality than
at any time in the past five years.
Although the strong recovery of
consumer buying enabled a number Of
cities to report increases up to IS per
cent over the preceding weeks retail
sales" the review continued, "the gain
over the previous years total was mar
rowed.
Wholesalers Are Busy.
Taking the country as a whole, the
estimated volume of distribution
ranged from to IL per cent higher
than for the corresponding 1885
week. 80
wider retail distribution benefited
the forward trend of wholesale trade.
as gains we're recorded in most
branches during the week. Most Of
the markets had the largest attend
ance of buyers for the week, with
purchases covering late Spring, Sum-
mer and Winter requirements"
Evening star., 1936-05-01
TT CARS ORDERED
BY NICKEL PLATE.
Freight Equipment Valued
at $1,000, ,0OO-0ther Rail
Contracts Signed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 1.-THE Nickel
Plate Railroad announced today al
location of orders for TIT freight cars.
Awards we're: General American
Car Co., 500 5O-ton box cars; Bethle-
hem Steel Car Co., 200 50-ton gon-
dolas. SO 50-ton fiat cars and rs rs
ton gondolas; American Car g. Foun-
dry Co., 2 100-ton fiat cars.
While the carrier did not announce
the amount of money represented by
the orders, rail men estimated 1t as
approximately $780, 900.
The cars represent Nickel Plates
largest order since 1884, when 1900
cars were constructed for the road.
NEW YORK, May P.-Canegie-
Illinois Steel Corp, subsidiary Of
the United States Steel Corp, has
received an order for 5000 tons of
rails from Kansas City Southern Rail-
way and an order by the same road
has been placed with Inland Steel Co.
Tennessee Coal; Iron g. Railroad
Co., United States Steel Corp. sub
sidiary, has received orders for 3,425
tons of rails and 500 tons Of track
accessories from Nashville, Chatta-
nooga g. st. Louis Railroad.
Gulf, Mobile & Northern has Or
dered 1887 tons of rails from the
same company.
Evening star., 1936-05-01

CHICAGO May R.-tu. s. Dept. Of
gr).-Hogs,, 1000. including 1900 d.
average: instances weak to shade lower;
top. 10 so: bull, 15O-25O pounds. 10.25a55;
250-30O pounds. 9.s0a10.30; 300-350
light weights to 9.35.
Cattle. 1000: calves. 500; small supply
all killing classes slow. about steady; very
stale kinds. downward from s25; heifers
lareely 650s7.25 in small lots: beef COWS
chan9ed; veiehty sausage kinds to GAO:
vealers steady. mostly 900 down.
Sheep. 1900; fat lambs scarce. in mar
row demand. mostly steady; other classes
weak: 'everal loads choice wooled lambs
11.75a12 10: strictly choice Background
Colorados going at outside price: clippers
to FOOD Spring lambs. ii.oo; best wooied
ewes. 6.25.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
Freeze Damages
Strawberries In
Somerset County
BY the Associated Press.

~ sA4c NAsoeeA1tS6 1880
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. May L.
Checking up on the results of last
weeks freezing temperatures, Somer-
set County strawberry growers today
foresaw a reduced crop, a late season
and poor prices.
The growers estimated that the
crop in this section would be re-
duced at least Is per cent by the
frost and that the season would be
retarded for several weeks.
Indications were the picking sea-
son would not begin until late in May,
several weeks after prices usually
reach peak and just at the time
that the Delaware crop will offer com.
petition.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
Py the Associated Press.

y
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE United
States Government division of the
bond market developed soft tone to-
day as corporate issues continued the
recovery movement of the previous day.
During late transactions Treasury
loans we're traded at prices ranging
from 1-32nd to 5-32nds of a point
under the previous closings. Federal
farm mortgage IS were down 6-32nds
at 10317 and the rest of the guaran-
teed group we're off 1-32nd to 5-32nds.
Some of the medium priced rails
picked up a point or SO, but the ma
iority of gains in the corporate sector
were within fractional limits. Bonds
OF Chicago & North Western, Ameri-
can Telephone, Erie, Postal Tele-
graph and Southern Railway were
supported on a rising trend.
Polish issues sank to new low levels,
the Government rs losing at 10 and
the IS l point at "a. Italian loans
were strong.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

-. CHICAGO, May z ! !, S@,;aasqstsr. p.a IIo.2Is'
steady; prices UNCHANGED.
Poultry live one car. q. trucks. uri-
settled; hens, pounds and less, 201a;
more than 5 pounds. 1SKa: No. 9 hens. II;
Leshorn hens, 10; No. z Lsghorn hens 1S;
81: colored. 80: fryers. Plymouth Rock.
26: white Rock; 24hS; col1Eed H: 81 q; brSil. 81:
Leshorns. %: roosters, 141a: hen turkeys,
22: young toms go, oid toms. 20: No: z
turkeys. 16: heavy old ducks, " pounds
II: small white ducks, IA, small eoiored
geese. 10; cspOggs, = pounds up IS; less
Potatoes. rs: on track. 24l: total United
States shipments. 634. Old stock: Sup:
sss ssbeS rstE ssasd, sh o best ssoee sseked
Der cariot. outweight. and invoice weight.
isckssd kS Per f" aahG hdi'es fsf auais a
condition 100: Michiean Green Noun;
tains. U. 9. No, 1. 80; Wissonsin Round
Sna EhItfssi siv.} = Section h cobSers NSr'e g. so
90; unclsssified; 1.l9; early & ohhos; aSS,,ie: S
light. demand good market str9nser; Ala-
barla, Bliss Tfiumphs. o.. s. No. /. lQU-
pound sacks 2.75aS5; 50-pound SACKS
S.eO: Louisiana, Bliss Triumphs. b0snound
sacks, generally fair quality, 2.75aSo.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. May l R).-Yesterdays re-
eovery in the Wall Street market and Paris
covering over the week end helped steady
prices in the stock market here today
Week end settlements restricted business
somewhat. although investment issues oils
and mining shares held their early gains
InduStrialS and transatlantic issues eased
and the market closed irregular
PARIS.-Nervousnes over the prospects
o. 'Leftist' victory in the election run
offs next Sunday caused prices to react
during the early trading. Prices turned
Upward later on renewed buying and the
harket closed firm.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. May 1 R.-Eses 23.345;
steady Mixed colors, standards and COM
mercial STANDARDS. 22Nah; firsts. 21Kah:
other mixed colors unchanged
Butter. 1852: easier Creamery. higher
2724; firsts 1891 scores). 27Ka%; firsts
tss score). unauoted; centralized coo
score). 27k.
Cheese. i2o.459; quiet. Prices un-
Live poultry steady to weak. By freight
broilers, Is; fowls. 2oa22; other freight
prices pnchanged
Evening star., 1936-05-01
UNION PACIFIC CALLS
S26,835,OOO OF BONDS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Union
Pacific Railroad Co. today called for
redemption on July /, 1886, all of its
s26,s35, 600 outstanding 40-year 4h per
cent bonds at q price of 1021s and
accrued interest.
Payment will be made at the office
of the company in New York.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Association Of American Rail-
roads reported today loadings of reve-
nue. freight for the week ending last
Saturday totaled 666,l8l cars.
This was an increase of 23,524 cars,
or 3.7 per cent, compared with the
preceding week, an increase of l07, PAS.
or 1872 per cent, compared with q
year ago. and an increase of 56,477,
or 9.3 per cent, compared with two
years ago.
The weeks loadings of various
classiflcations, giving comparisons with
preceding week, and corresponding
week year ago, follow:
This wk Last Yk Yr ago.
Misc. freight 2S3,12l = 3.29S = 52,51S
Evening star., 1936-05-01
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. May ! P-Call money
steady; "a per cent all day; prime COM
mercial paper u per cent; time loans
SanSsTs S.eaay; 90 dsy6 mos per cent offered:
count rate. New York Reserve Bank, 1I2
per cent.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 1 .R.-Copper, quiet:
4 4 90; .future.. z5.s5; Iron. quiet: up:
5ss s Ifad East 'tssadf ss Eo spo 4s zne
dull: East st. Louis spot and future. 400.
Aluminium. 1900a22 90. Antimony. spot.
1880.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
PENNsY PAYS OFF BONDS

NEW YORK, May R.-PennsyI-
vania Railroad Co. Is paying of today
s50,ooo,0oo 4o-year per cent secured
gold bonds due November /, 1864,
which have been called for redemp-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
MONTREAL SILVER.

opened steady. unchanged to as lower.
May 45.12b; July, As BOB; September.
45.f2b. Bid
Evening star., 1936-05-01
FREIGHT LOAD|NGS
GAIN 23,524 CARS
Weekly Total of 666,181
Represents 1872 Per Cent
Rise Over 1885.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The Associated
Press sea sonally adjusted weekly index
OF freight carloadings, based on 1922
80 as 100. advanced today TO 696.
campared with 69.4 the previous week
and 5S4 year previously
The range OF recent years:
1895. 1894. 1898.
High ------ 72.5 $50 67.a
Low -----L-- 6O.7 595 Az
Evening star., 1936-05-01
new YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May IP,.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Quotations as of 2 o'clock)
Evening star., 1936-05-01
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK May 1 OP,-New York Sc
curity Dealers Association;
Moon uuotationS)
Evening star., 1936-05-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

a-Aiso extra or extras.
e-Declared or paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1936-05-01

;, This wk. Last vk. Yr. ago.
Iisc freight 2S3l2l = 29S +525IS
ass than
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
when Loved DistWbinIy Interesting Family Dra1
Modern Working Mother
Of Two Debs Faces
Old Problem
WHAT HAS HAPPENED----

Angry When officer husband, Tom Keith ctde her
purchase mink coat Eueyn Keith tells him she is
Through 1Uith him toreDer"
year after market crash but EUelyn has
She feels certain that her oeahy relatives in San Fran
tho daughters Do1the1 49, and
jan confident still UUd charms DtU
husband-pecicay DGUid Byne her onettue sutton
daughters 1Uel from NeU York to San FRANCISCO
so they believe imposing old family home in Marin
The Washington times., 1936-10-23

Evelyn-pleaSe! Daring, please
nsten!-"
Il won't listen. I'm going to
make Peter listen to me. Maybe
he can pull the wool over your eyes
and Edith always was fool. And
Francesca, married to half the
wealth in the Philippines, doesn't
care-but I do! I'll show him!"
Tears had come into grand
mothers eyes now, and Jan and
Dorathea hung back, frightened,
But Evelyn was happy again. She
was planning what she'd say to
Peter, and to Caroline, too! And
she'd write Francesca-"tell her
everything!"
She pulled off her hat, ruffled
up her hair with the other hand.
NOW! I'll get dinner. You sit
down and rest, mama; you're tired.
You can't expect to dash around
at your age! Really, you look i'll!
This is going to be fun love to
cook! Oh, poor Jan, what's
the matter? Looking like a plucked
chicken! And Dorothea. too!
Never mind, either of you. Just
leave everything to me. I'll fix
things-and I know who'll help
me. You leave everything to
Me-"
Nobody got much sleep that
night. Evelyn decided to take the
studio couch in the living room,
because she wanted to sleep by
the open fire, but the couch was
hard, and the fog whistles
moaned all night.
Twice she got up and looked out
the window, at the dark and the
wet, cold fog. The street was de-
serted. Lights glowed dimly
through the mist.
Shivering. she crept back to her
lonely bed. The old house creaked
and whispered to itself. The fog
whistles moaned ceaselessly and
every time that she dozed off she
dreamt and tossed and walked to
the sound of smothered sobbing.
Did she wake herself. crying?
Or was it one of the girls?
When she dragged herself into
the room where they lay, each in
her corner of the big ugly bed,
they were quiet and safe.
Sleep" she whispered.
They lay motionless in the dark.
She couldn't see Dorathea's
swollen eyes, nor her poor red
nose and the wet pillow. She
couldn't know that Jan lay wide
eyed and rigid, pretending not to
know that Dorathea was crying.
She thought, They're too
young to realize-and mama's too
old. She is getting childish and
queer. I'm all alone-all alone in
a houseful of women"
But the longest night comes to
an end at last. The fog lifted,
the whistles ceased. Sun came
slanting across the pillow. Oh,
we'll! Why stay in bed when
you're uncomfortable and can't
sleep?
So Evelyn was up at 7 and pres
emily the whole house was awake.
Jan trailed her grandmother
into the kitchen. Dorothea took
the big new jar of jasmine bath
salts-the very thing that had
made the trunk overweight-and
locked herself into the bathroom.
"That's right-use it all up"
Evelyn said irritably to the closed
door. Dorothea couldn't hear her,
but it made her feel better, just to
say it.
Like as not she'd be into the
busting powder, too, and it was a
foregone conclusion that she'd
find the Jasmine soap and let it
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
NOW READ ON
By HAZEL LIVINGSTON

whats quarrel? Stay little WHILE stay long you
put up with little flat but darling tell Tom you'll
back It's the only way You yourself it's the only way
But can't go back! I've left Tom Keith for good and all
and he wouldn't take back if I'd CO. which won t.
I'm going to get divorce Peter will have to come of his high
and help that's all You can't tell He lost every
hng-wh his $4,000 car Caroline and Ards like fashion
plates! don't believe the whole estate gone either He
stolen it it is and I'll make trouble for him. 1l-
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-07-27

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