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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
Death Takes Two
Valley Pioneers

Death came to two pioneers of
the Priest Rapids valley within the
space of week, Joseph Kaiser
passing away Thursday evening and
John Gage passing away Wednes-
day.
Joseph Kaiser, Is, pioneer resi-
dent of the White Bluffs commun-
ity, passed away Thursday evening,
February 10, at Our Lady of Lourdes
hospital in Pasco. Death was caused
by ruptured stomach. Mr.. Kaiser
had spent some time in the hos
pital, returning to his home here
several weeks ago. Thursday morn
ing he became quite i'll and was
taken to the hospital by employees
Of S. V. Tanning who were work.
ing on his ranch. Due to his weak
ened condition, physicians found it
impossible to operate and he passed
away that evening.
Graveside services were conducted
at the White Bluffs cemetery Mon
day, February II, by H. q. Herr
mann, who praised Mr.. Kaiser's
personal habits, his charitable attl-
tude toward others and spoke of
the respect in which he was held
by his neighbors and friends.
Joseph Kaiser was born at Her
man, Missouri, February 6, 1858,
and was the second oldest of a fam
lily of nine. He lived in Missouri
until about the age of % when he
came west on an emigrant train
to California, where he resided a
short time, coming from there to
Portland, Oregon. He later settled
at Willapa, Washington, where he
\ was Joined by a brother. They
4 far,ned together there until the
brothers death. In 1895 Mr.. Kaiser
went to Alaska where he endured
the hardships of the early pioneer
prospector.
He settled in White Bluffs in 1912
and made his home here until his
death. He is survived by a sister
4 living in the east.
Burial services for John Gage, 81
who died Wednesday, February 10
at the Cottman Cottage in Kenre.
wick will be held at the White
Bluffs cemetery Friday at 2 pm.
John Gage was a, pioneer residen
of this valley, coming to White
Bluffs in 1908 from New York, wl1er'
he had been in business. With
friend from Salinas, Kansas, h.
purchased a fve-acre tract south o
Old Town, which was planted t.
fruit trees.
In 1928 he went to the count;
home at Kennewick, where he ha'
lived until his death. Mrs. Gag
passed away in November, 1923.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
COMMONWEALTH
APPROVED BY W.P.A

halls at White Bluffs and Hartford, was
approved this week by the Yakima office of the WPA
Work on the projects, if the final approval Of the
Olympia office is secured will start soon as labor
is available
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20

There will be no rural delivery Of
mail in this valley Saturday, Feb
ruAry %, Washington's Birthday be-
ing legal holiday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20
1886 arnning
Outlook Told
By Delegates
Meet at Kennewick with
Extension Economist
And Agent

Farming prospects of the future
in Benton county were discussed
last Thursday by fourteen co1nmun-
ity commit who met With II.
M, Turner, assistant director OF ex-
tension and agricultural economist
Of the State College, and County
Agent Waldo w. Skuse at the agrd-
cultural planning meeting at Ken
neWick.
The value, trends, price outlooks
and the various crop and livestock
enterprises with relationship to the
state and national situation were
considered, and plans made for fol-
low-up meetings to be held in var
ious communities. The highlight OF
the whole meeting, says MIR. Skuse,
was the necessity of adapting the
soil conservation program to Benton
county conditions, the request being
made for help in the organization
of a soil conservation association
similar to the organizations In SIX
other water sheds.
Due to the continual increase OF
production of wheat hay and grain
crops in the county together with
the fact that outside markets for
hay have been gradually reduced,
it was brought out that the farmers
are becoming interested in the feed
ing of cattle, hogs and sheep. Since
yields are high, this program hts
in ideally with most irrigated farms
in maintaining diversity Of In
come, improving filth of the soil,
and supplying the necessary fert1l-
izer for intensive truck crops.
Asparagus has been the outstand-
ing truck crop in the county and
acreage per farm has been steadily
increasing during the last five-year
period. While it was shown that the
asparagus acreage in the state has
been increasing steadily since 1880
and the expected acreage for 1886
will be 5000 acres for the state, yet
in an average year when the entire
Northwest does not have an early
season or late season, a cons1d-
cradle portion of the Benton county
asparagus is shipped for the fresh
market with consequent increase
in income to the producers. The
fresh price helps to hold up the
cannery price and the cannery price
helps to hold up the fresh price
1t was stated that the asparagus
situation will be best when can
neries are also located in Prosse1
and the White Bluffs Hanford sec
tons so that all portions of the
county will be served.
The outlook for early potatoes
head lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes
etc, was considered as hazardous as
yet, generally speaking, and it was
considered advisable to grow GER
tain limited acreage of these crops
in a few different combinations sc
that the growers would be able tt
take advantage of high prices Wi1er
they could be secured and still be
protected against the extreme haz-
ard Of heavy proportions of these
crops.
The opinion on production o.
commercial apples was that very
careful study should be given be-
fore weM-bearing commercial or
chards were pulled. The early var
ieties and the late varieties were
considered to offer the greatest OPP
portunities for profitable returns
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20

AOO(1l IL Oo11l lAJ0o0
By Small Margin
BY the narrow margin of a field
goal in the last few seconds of play,
White Bluffs lost its chance for
second place in the southeastern
district of the YVIAA and the right
to meet the second place team in
the south central district for a place
in the Yakima tournament when
Pasco nosed out the local basketball
team Saturday night by a score OF
1911
The two teams met in playoH
for second place, having won one
and lost one each in the playotfs
at Prosser Friday.
The district playoH series began
! Friday afternoon at Prosser, White
Bluffs meeting Kennewick and Han
ford meeting Pasco In the first
game, Pasco led Hanford through
the entire game, winning easily by
a score of A to 20. In the second
| game, Kennewick scored an easy
victory over White Bluffs, although
the White Bluffs defense held the
Kennewick sharpshooters to their
| lowest score of the season, 25-14.
Hanford and White Bluffs met in
the opening game of the evening,
which was a thriller from start to
finish. In the first half White Bluffs
was apparently headed for a decis-
i've victory, holding lead of 17-9
at half time. In the second half,
however, Hartford started strongly
and soon cut White Bluffs lead to
one point, 1919. From that time
on, the score was close but Hartford
was unable to break into the lead.
In the last minutes of play, both
teams lost several of their star play
ers on personal fouls and for few
seconds Hanford was forced to play
with but four men. White Bluffs
strengthened their lead in the clos
ing minutes of play to win by a
score of 1925.
In the playof for first place,
Kennewick and Pasco staged des-
perate battle, Pasco starting strong
ly until the more accurate basket
work of the Kennewick team put
them into the lead, which Pasco
was unable to overcome, the final
score being 31-25. BY this victory,
Kennewick won first place in the
southeastern district and a place
in the valley tournament at Yakima.
; White Bluffs travelled to Pasco
Saturday evening determined to up
set the first division team and take
7 second place. At the beginning OF
!, the game it looked as though they
:, would come through, but Pasco raj
Lied and came to within one point
!, of the local team at half time, the
( score standing 1211 in favor OF
( White Bluffs at the rest period.
: In the third quarter, Pasco con-
tinued it's rally and went into the
lead, but White Bluffs came back
in the last period to tie the score
: several times. With but few sec
e onds to go and the score tied at
J. TILT, Pasco sank field goal to win
by a score of 1917.
There will be no rural delivery Of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20

Miss Margaret Germaine Of Sno-
homish has been serving as Mil
waukee station agent in White
Bluffs during the absence OF r. r.
Woods.
X r
Edmund Anderson drove to Ken
newick Saturday to consult phys
ician. He fell earlier in the week,
cracking several ribs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-02-20

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The Washington times., 1936-02-10
DAVID 5. BARRY
DIES IN DC.
AT II

David s. Barry, retired sergeant
alarms Of the U. 8. Senate and
former newspaperman, died at
his home here today at the age
Of II.
He was the center Of one Of the
most dramatic sessions Of the
Senate in its recent history when
in February, 1888, he published
charges in a monthly magazine
edited by Alfred E. Smith that
Congressman had taken bribeS for
their votes on legislation. .
Has No Parallel
In stormy and angry session,
he was suspended on February 4
from the post he had held for IL
years. -Four days later, after in
vestigation by the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, he was dismissed
by q vote Of SO to II. The case
had no parallel in the history Of
the senate.
Grilled before the Senate, Mr..
Barry admitted writing the article
and stated that he believed the
graft charges to be true, but was
unable to give his questioners
any evidence or name any
names. A resolution to sue the
editors Of the magazine for Grim.
inal libel against Congress was
killed by the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Tickets for the Inauguration OF
President Roosevelt had to be
reprinted because they carried
the signature Of the dismissed
Sergeant-at-arms.
Born in Detroit in 1859, Mr..
Barry started as a page. in the
Senate in 1875. After serving as
secretary to Federal officials, he
began his newspaper career as
Washington correspondent Of the
Detroit TRIBUNE.
Had Newspaper Career
He resigned his post as chief Of
the New York Suns washington
bureau In 1904 to become editor.
in-chief Of the Providence Jour.
nal. In 1921 he was elected to
his Senate position.
He was long associated with the
publicity bureau Of the Republi.
can National Committee, and was
a member Of the Metropolitan
Club, the Chevy Chase Club, the
National Press Club and the Grid
iron Club.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
MAIL ROCKET
TAKES FLOP

GREENWOOD LAKE. N. z,
Feb. 10 Q.N.S0.-After braving
deadly 3,O00-degree backfire
flames, as Americas first mail
carrying rocket airplane" flopped
here on its initial flight, Willy
Ley today began to overhaul the
l4-foot machine for another trial
next Sunday.
Directed by Frido w. Kessler.
New York sponsor of the flight,
Ley and other rocket scientists
will rebuild the crushed 17-foot
span Of wings and change fuel
feedlineS to overcome freezing.
Clad in asbestos suit and hood,
Ley applied the electric torch to
the fuel mixture Of liquid oxygen
and alcohol. designed to push the
plane forward by 15-second ire
coil" spurtS Of exploding gas.
Quickly white-robed Ley rushed
away across the still whittier Green
wood Lake, frozen solid between
its New York and New Jersey
shores.
Kissing brilliant-hued fla m e
from its tailend, the 10O-pound
duraluminum ship. loaded with
6,I27 pieces of mail, shot 35 feet
up an inclining catapult. hest
tated an instant in midair, then
fell flat on its stomach" to the
snow-cuShioned ice. It cost 1880
to build, Kessler said, but damage
was slight.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Continued from Page II

place beside Mrs. Caraway on
the back row.
Routine business of the Sen
ate was resumed with an address
by Senator Key Pittman, and
Mrs. Long, after smiling around
at the gallery and those on the
floor, left for her office for her
first press conference as a Sen
ator.
When Mrs. Long stepped from
an automobile in front of the
Senate Office Building today she
faced a larger crowd of news
papermen, photographers and GU
riouS than had even greeted an
other new member.
Despite the chilling wind that
blew around her and threatened
to tear her shoulder spray of
orchids and lilies Of the valley
from her fur coat, Mrs. Long
walked four times from the curb
to the main entrance of the
office to allow IA still photog-
raphers and seven moving picture
cameras to get a walking pic
ture" Of her.
Governor Present
Mrs. Long was flanked on either
side by her two sons, Russell and
Palmer. and her daughter, Rose.
She was greeted at the door of
the car by Earle Christianberry,
her husbands secretary. When
she finally escaped the photog-
rapherS for a moment she stopped
at the steps to greet her colleague,
Senator Overton. Louisiana's
Governor, James A. Noe, stood be-
side her to help in the intro
ductionS.
Crowds of Senate employees and
other sightSeers crowded around
the party as she was escorted up
an elevator and to her offices.
She seated herself immediately
at d desk flanked by two large
baskets Of flowers. On one side
Of the desk was a large picture
of former Senator Long. Directly
in front of her as she sat was a
small group picture Of herself and
her two sons.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Quaker Bonnets
Now Vogue in Paris

PARIS. 0.N.S0-Hats are now
"out of fashion" in Paris. for
millinerS there have begun a craze
for bonnetS The most becoming
Of these are the Mary Stuart type
with the stiff brim brought down
to form q widows peak on the
forehead. Then there are the de-
mure little Quaker bonnets with
their brims forming a halo for
the face. These are made in stiff
black silks, sometimes relieved
with tiny gold or white spots.
A small edition Of the poke
bonnet is also being made. It's
brim is now long enough to hide
the face. But the quaintest pro-
duction Of all is the bonnet rs
it was worn in England in the
late nineties-the bonnet beloved
by cartooniSts Of charwomen.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
AmeriCdnU. Deans
Put Campus Lovers
Under Strict Code

Shakespeare-or Bacon, If you
belong to that school of thought
was wrong!
All the world does not love. a
lover. And right here in Wash
ington DR.. George B. Woods,
dean Of the College of Liberal
Arts of American University,
most emphatically has no love
for campus lovers.
1t isn't so much that the
learned dean is opposed to love
as such. But when love inter
feres with class work, when the
marks of the students who have
fallen victims begin to drop be-
low the required standards, then
it is time to call a halt to this
thing called love, the dean opines.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
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The Washington times., 1936-02-10
NAVAL LEAGUE
AT TARNSQU|z

International News Service
The Navy League today told the
Senate munitions, committee that
its purposes were the building up
Of the American Navy to full
treaty strength, and the .construc-
ton Of an adequate Merchant
Marine. .-. -
Nelson Macy, president, and
Mrs. Frances C. Hill, assistant Sec
retary, were the witnesses.
Their testimony developed that
many Of the steel and munitions
makers Of the Nation have con-
tributed to the league, Charles
NJ. Schwab, Eugene Grace, mem
berS Of the du Pont fanily-a
host Of such industrial leaders
were included in the list.
Macy said that most Of these
came into the league early in
the century, paid 500, and were
given life membership; since
then, he added, they have not
been heard from.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
FUNDS DENIED
SHIPCANAL
International News Service

international News Service
The House Appropriations Com
mittee split with the Administra-
ton today when it refused to pro-
vide funds to carry on the Passa-
maquoddy CMe.) hydro-electric and
the Florida ship canal projects.
The committee, in turning down
the projects, with three others.
demanded that Congress first ap-
prove them before money is ap-
propriated.
The projects were launched
out of the 4,S8O-million-dollar
work relief fund and public works
appropriations. Neither have been
approved by Congress.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
PEACE LEAGUE
OF AMERICAS
PLANNED
BY KINGSBURY SMITH
International News Service

"A, league Of American nations
IN which the countries Of this
hemisphere would stand united in
their determination to preserve
peace among themselves and keep
out Of the old worlds political
squabbles loomed as a distinct
possibility today.
The idea of such o league has
been under consideration by the
State Department for some time.
It has now reached the stage
where Assistant Secretary Of
state Sumner WelleS, in charge
Of Latin American affairs, has
commenced to sound out Latin
American governments on the
possibility Of holding Q peace con,
ference and concluding an agree
ment. ,
Had Planned Secrecy
Officials had hoped to keep the
plan secret until the reaction Of
all the Latin American republics
had been aScertained. It then was
planned to have President Roose-
velt issue invitations for the con-
ference to be held In washington.
The invitations were to be is
sued almost immediately after
the signing Of the Chaco peace
treaty and ahlishment Of
diplomatic relations between
Paraguay and Bolivia, which
would mark the establishment Of
peaceful relations among all the
nations of this hemisphere.
News Of the plan, however,
leaked out from Latin American
diplomatic quarters here. Whether
this premature disclosure would
have any effect on the issuance Of
the invitations could not be ascer-
tanned Immediately. State Depart
ment officials declined to comment
on the plan at all.
Weary Of EurOpe's Brawls
It was learned, however, that the
view prevails in authoritative quar-
terS here that many Of the Latin
American nations are dissatisfied
with the League Of Nations. Brazil,
Paraguay and Costa Rica already
have withdrawn from the League
because Of such dissatisfaction.
The underlying principle of the
agreement which this Government
has in mind would be aimed not
merely at inducing the American
nations to promise to refrain from
reSorting to war among them
selves and to submit their disputes
to arbitration, but to agree upon
cooperative methods which would
make i; extremely difficult and
impracticahle for any American
nations to resort to war against
one another. Such methods might
involve not only an arms embargo
but economic restrictions.
The existing peace machinery
Of the American nations is consid-
cred to be extremely weak. The
Pan-American arbitration treaty
Of 1929 is considered to be one Of
the foSt effective, but this has
been ratified by only half dozen
Latin-American republics. The
United States is among the ma
tions which have failed to ratify
it.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Mrs. Long Is Greeted
BY ThrOIlg i'm Senate

: Bobbing her head from side to
side she posed for more than q
hundred "ShotS" at her desk.
| Mr.. ChriStianberry attempted
to shoe the photographers out at
one time but she stopped him
with laugh and in her high
pitched voice said:
Il want everybody to be
satisfied"
The first Senator to enter her
office and greet her was Senator
Robert r. Reynolds CD Of North
Carolina. Senator Reynolds was
a close friend of Huey and ex-
pressed his delight at having Mrs.
Long a member of the Senate.
Poses Some More
At the conclusion Of the still
pictures she was rushed to the
minority caucus room on the
same floor and posed for is min
utes before moving and sound
cameras.
Mrs. Long made her maiden
speech in the glare of a battery Of
Klieg lights. And the widow of
Louisiana'S famed orator "blew
up" in her lines.
Senator Caraway, by way Of in
PRODUCTION, welcomed Mrs. Long
in neat little speech. She said /:
"I'm so glad to welcome you
to the Senate, Mrs. Long. It's
been so lonely, being the only
woman member"
'T'm glad. Happy. Mrs.
Caraway."
Mrs. Long shot an apologize
look at the movie cameras.
Twice they repeated the speech,
then Rose Long, Mrs. Longs
charming daughter, who incident
ally set a scholastic record at
Louisiana State. University, took
command, and said:
"Just say Pm happy to be
here mother"
The cameras ground again.
"rm happy to be here"
Then it was noon and the en-
tourage swept over to the Capitol.
Mrs. Long, escorted by Senator
Overton, Governor Noe, and her
cousin, Mrs. Rosalie Allen, her
daughter and her two sons, sew
eral friends and reporters piled
into one subway car.
The new Senator rode to the
Senate floor while members of her
family scrambled the four flights
to the Senate gallery.
Senator Huey P. Long.
Accompanied by her three chill
dren-the only children in the
country to see both their father
and mother take the oath of Of
flee as SenatOr-Mrs. Long stepped
from her train shortly after Z
a. m. at Union Station.
Her train, due to arrive here
from the South at 4::25 this morn.
ing was almost an hour late due
to snow and ice.
Eager for Work
A quiet, reserved woman, Mrs.
Long smiled as she looked at the
crowd of newspaper reporters and
photographers assembled to meet
her. But the smile left as she spoke
Of her new duties. Speaking in a
low voice with a charming south
ern accent, she said:
II am most anxious to get to
my office and get to work. There
are so many important things
waiting to be done. / hardly
know just where to start.
"What is my program going
to be? I really can't answer that
at this time. have been think
ing Of course Of the many things
1 feel should be done, but am not
ready to discuss them yet"
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Constitution Chance
Is Urged by Green
Infarnational NaWa Rarxica

International News Service
In an editorial in the American
FederationiSt, official organ Of the
A. F. Of L., President william
Green today urged amendment
to the Constitution to permit en-
actment of ''social justice" legiS-
1ation, and to stop judicial sub
ordination" Of Congress. He said
the present position Of Congress
was impossible" He said in
part:
'PrecedentS followed in the
past IRE so contradictory that
there are no judicial principles
which can guide legislation.
Judges will rule only ON specific
situations. Privileged interests
challenge the COnStitutiOnality
Of all social legislation, and the
resulting uncertainty encOur-
ages lawleSSneSS."
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Helping Millions to Enjoy Greater
FREEDOM from COLDS

At the first warning nasal irrita-
ton, sniffle or Sneeze, use Vicks
Va-tro-nol-just few drops up
each nostril. Va-tro-nol is especially
designed for the nose and upper
throat-where most colds start. 1t
stimulates Natures. own functions
in the nose-to help prevent
colds, and to throw off head colds
in their early stages. Used in time,
Va-tro-nol helps avoid many colds.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Pepco Votes Dividend

Directors Of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Company have de-
clared the regular quarterly divi-
dend Of $1.50 per share on the
8 per cent preferred stock and
the regular quarterly dividend Of
$1.37h on the 51a per cent
preferred, al payable March 2
to stockholders Of record Feb
Euary II. r.