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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
Cars Wrecked
Saturday Night

Two cars were badly wrecked in
collision, in which several cars
were involved, at Gold Greek Sat-
yurday evening, the two occupants
of one of the cars being treated at
Yakima hospital for face lacera-
tions and abrasions, and another
motorist suffering a minor leg in
jury.
The two injured motorists were
Neal Jesse and Harry Rhinehardt
of Monitor, who have been work
ing at Mckee, and who were re-
turning there from this valley.
Their car was badly smashed up,
as was that of Mr. and Mrs. Hog
stad of Kent, with which they col
lided.
The Hogstads and a friend were
driving to White Bluffs to visit at
the Earl Soden hornt, as were Mr..
and Mrs. Hogstad and John Soden
of Minnesota, who were a short
distance ahead of them. AS they
started down the steep dip near the
Chet MCGEE ranch, they were
| tagged by Damon Ross of Mckee,
whose car was parked on the left
side of the road at the bottom OF
the dip. The first Of the two cars,
a light coach, stopped some dis
lance ahead of the parked car, as
did the second car, heavy sedan.
AS they stopped, the light, road
ster driven by Jesse and Rhine
hardt, came down the hill from the
opposite direction and Ross ran up
to flag them They attempted to
stop, but their car began to skid
in the loose gravel, sideswiping the
first car and swerving to the other
side of the road where Ross was
standing. He was knocked over by
the car, which then skidded to the
other side of the road, colliding
head-on with the heavy sedan.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
WHITE PASS WORK
is SPEEDED UP

Going on record as favoring an
early completion of the White Pass
road, the Washington Good Roads
association, at its convention in
Aberdeen last week, also recon-
mended survey and such work as
funds would permit from Yakima
east on the White PaSs-White
Bluffs cross state highway, D. s.
Wilkinson declared on his return
from the convention
Wilkinson and G.. O. Bunnell who
attended the meeting as delegates
from the local Commercial club,
were the only elegates from Benton
county at the convention.
Eighteen months ago, when Of
hcials of the White Pass White
Bluffs highway association met
with the state director of highways
and officials of the U. S. Forest
Service, it was said that it would
take at least eight years to COM
plete the White Pass work." Will
kinson said
Through the work done in the
legislature last winter, more money
has been made available and it is
now estimated that the pass will
be completed in 1885, five years
earlier than estimated last year.
at the annual meeting of the
White Pass-W1hite Bluffs Highway
ASSOCIATION, held during the Good
Roads convention Guy Balfour of
Lewis county was elected president
and. Harry Madill, Yakima, eastern
Washington vice. president, for the
coming year.
| A box of Candoka peaches which
was sent to the Good Roads COM
yention by Mr. Bunnell, attracted
a great deal of interest, and brought
many inquiries about the soft fruit
industry here. .
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
Changers To
Recommend
County Needs
Committee To Present
Findings T o Senate
Group At Spokane.

A resolution that Benton county
select a committee to canvass the
needs of all branches of agriculture
in the county and aggressively pre-
sent their recommendations to the
Senate committee meeting in Spo-
kane on October 1, in order that
the government may aid local farm
ers in securing their fair share of
the consumers dollar, was passed
by the Benton county Pomona
Grange at it's meeting at Whitstran
Saturday, September II. The res
olution had been introduced by the
Kennewick Highlands Grange.
Members appointed to this COM
mittee were Guy Storey, Bruce
Lampson, Preston Roger, E. F. Dill
ing and G. O. Williams. They re-
quested that each subordinate dis
cuss at it's next regular meeting
what they think the government
should do and report their findings
to some member Of the committee
before the Spokane meeting.
Entering a substitute resolution
for that presented by Clark county
recommending that a registration
fee of SO cents be assessed each
delegate registering at the State
Grange conventions to help defray
the expenses of the convention, the
resolutions committee recommended
that each Grange be assessed $1.O0,
to be paid to the entertaining COM
mittee of the county or counties
entertaining the State Grange. This
substitute proposal was approved
by the Pomona
The next meeting of the Pomona
Grange will be held Saturday, Oc-'
tober 9, at Locust Grove.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
CAMPAIGN TO
PREVENT EPIDEMIC

I'm order. to forestall any possible
infantile paralysis epidemic in this
valley, the county health Office will
conduct preventive campaign dur
inc the next few weeks, it was an
ypunced this week by Levi F. Aus
tin, superintendent of schools.
The treatments will consist OF
spraying the nose and throat OF all
school children, as we'll as oba1er
children and young people who
wish to take the treatments, with
"a preventive solution once each
week, beginning probably next We'd
mtsday or Thursday.
There is no charge for these
treatments, Mr. Austin says, but
children must have the consent of
their parents before taking them.
Beyond slight epidemic of Cola
tagious sore throat, there is no
sickness among the school children
at this time, but the preventive
treatments are being given In most
schools in this county to prevent
any future epidemic.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
High School Battlers To
Giue Sbow September n

Peach Picking" Kelly, who will
demonstrate his ability to knock
his opponents as he does the VAL
ley fruits during the summer vaca-
ton. Clarence Young, the wild
Bull of the Sagebrush', will also
be present.
"In the wrestling division we see
that the illustrious, world-renoWned
MAN Mountain" Austin, at lO9
pounds, is slated to meet the fero>
cious DOGGY man about town, Bone
Crushing" Schicka.
"These contestants, in collabora-
ton with many more, should pro-
vide an adequate evenings enter
tainment for Mr. and Mrs. John
Public, Grandad and little Junior.
So until September "a, make 1t a
point to meet your friepds at the
second annual high school smoker
at the high school gymnasium
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
1888 Budgete
Increased By
10 Per Cent :
Fund For T. B. Sanitar
ium Included; Other
Counties To Join.

Including an item of $6,849 for
a tuberculosis sanitarium, which is
planned for construction near va
l.in1a to serve Yakima, Kittitas,
Klickitat and Benton counties,
Benton county commissioners this
week completed the preliminary
bridget for 1888.
Estimates of needed revenues
filed by the various departments
were reduced $500 by the commits
saoners, but the budget still remains
s11,O0O higher than that for the
current year.
1t is probable that another re-
eluction in the budget will be made
gsefore it's final adoption October
3, Robert G. Evans, chairman OF
the board, states. The proposed
budget for 1888 totals $l15,712, the
1887 budget totaling $l04,70l.
Provision was made in the bud
set for SIS per month raise in
salary for all clerical help.
Three mills will be levied for
public assistance, which will pro-
vide approximately the same am
cunt of money for this purpose as
was budgeted for the current year.
The remaining 7. mills out OF the
@lp which the county is permitted,
will provide funds for all other
county purposes except roads, for
which 8 mill levy will be made
i'm. each of the three road districts.
Only IL mills will be levied for
the county's share of the school
funds for the coming year, the bal
sl1ce of the five cents per day per
pupil to be paid from the state
equalization fund.
Revenues for this fund are to be
c1erived from the tax on private
passenger automobiles, which will
be collected by the county auditor
when the 1888 license is issued,
these funds to be RENTED TIC, the
state. "
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16

The second annual high school
smoker will be presented Friday,
September ID, ait the gym, it was
stated today by the committee In
charge. A bigger and better show
is planned this year, some twelve
bouts having already been arranged
for, and in all probability these
will be augmented by several more
before the grand finale.
"Some of the participants who
made their boxing debut in last
years presentation of the aborig-
inal art of the f1sticuff will return
again this year to force their adyer-
saries into submission" states Rob-
ert Codding, who will be in charge
of the events.
sSome of the boxing talent to be
on exhibition will include Send
En- to the Morgue" Goodner, "Gor-
lila" walker, knockout" Battig,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
CHASE NAMED
SECRETARY

Succeeding w. j. Kincaid, who
has resigned his post in the local
irrigation district, George Chase
was appointed secretary of the
Priest Rapids Irrigation District at
a special meeting of the directors
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Kircaid's resignation, which
was submitted to the directors at
that time, will become effective as
soon as his successors bond is APP
proved and he is sworn into Office.
Records of the district are now on
file at the Spokesman office, and
all future meetings of the board
will be held there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
UTILITY BUDGET
rs DRAWN UP

Containing proposed expenditures
of $3.50, approximately the same
amount as that budgeted for the
current year, the 1888 budget Of the
Benton County Public Utility Dis
trict No. has been drafted and
will be submitted to the utility dis
trict commissioners October for
approval j. B. Whitehead, man
ager, announced this week.
The preliminary budget is now
on file at the offices of the secre-
tary in Prosser, and the manager in
Benton City, where it may be in
spected. The budget hearing meet
ing will be open to all taxpayers
who wish to discuss any of the pro-
posed items.
Included in the budget for 1898
are the following items:
Managers expense ..-.........$ 10000
Engineer and witness fees. 100000
Legal court costs & exp. 100000
Auditor 10000
Election 10000
Commissioners trans. $1,000. 10000
Printing Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Office supplies & expense. 5000
Office equipment ................... 5000
TOTAL 81 $4,000
Less cash on hand and
,,,,oOl1oofnrl 1907 1n1,,, a OAn IN
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
HOPS BOOSTED
AS VALLEY CROP

Declaring that this valley offers
ideal conditions for the production
of hops, H. L. Crimson of Hanford
brought several punches of large
hops, which he had grown on his
ranch, to the Spokesman Office this
week. They are of as fine a quality
as could be found anywhere.
Mr.. Crimson says that he has
enough plants from those vines he
grew this year to set our five acres,
and that he believes this crop Of
fers many advantages in this dis
trict.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
HUNTERS TO HAVE
GOOD SEASON

Predicting successful season for
both big game and bird hunters
this fall, State Game Protectors
Bennett and Kline spent Wednes-
day in this valley, leaving a num-
Der of licenses and copies of the
hunting and trapping seasons at
the White Bluffs Motor company,
where they may be obtained by
hunters
Most hunters are well pleased
with the new deer season." Bennett
said. "They are given nearly full
month of hunting this year, where
as previously they had only about
two weeks. In addition, it will be
lawful to hunt does as we'll as bucks
on Shaw, Orcas and WILDLY isl
ands, where the deer have been
doing much damage lately.
For the past two years there has
been steady increase in big game
in this state.
while reports here during the
past few weeks have indicated a
shortage of birds, hunters will find
plenty of pheasants and cartridges
when the season opens. The state
has planted so pheasants, mostly
hens, in this valley this year, and
all signs point to considerable
increase, even though few birds
are seen at this time"
Another prediction made by Pro-
tector Bennett was that there
would be plenty of hunters from
outside counties in this valley dur
ing the pheasant season.
'.Last year, on the opening day
I counted hunters from 10 different
counties in this valley" he said
sand this year there will probably
be a good many more" 49,. &
Pointing out that the whitefisl
are now beginning to run up the
river, Bennett said he wished to
remind fishermen that while these
fish may be caught in the Columbia
river at any time during the year
it is necessary for fishermen to have
licenses, and to observe the limit
law, which allows is pounds and
one fish, or not more than 20 fish
"Another reminder for deer hunt
ers," he said is that while they
must purchase a big game seal
which costs so cents, for deer, nc
seal is necessary in hunting bear
the season on which will run con-
currently with that on deer, from
September 26 to October 30".
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16

A series of three fall card parties
will be given during the NORTH of
November, it was announced today
by the White Bluffs Woman's club.
Dates of the three parties, which
will be held in the high school GYM
nasium, are November 6, 13 and 20.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
FLORENCE BARNES
WEEDS r. HIXON

Miss Florence Barnes, daughter
of w. A. Barnes of White Bluffs,
and Robert Hixon, of Roslyn, were
married today, Thursday at the
Presbyterian parsonage in Prosser
by Rev. F. H. McMeekin
Attending the bridal couple were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Barnes, Stewart
Barnes and James Hardy Follow
ing the ceremony, the party re-
turned to White Bluffs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hixon leaving this evening
for Roslyn, where he is employed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16

y E. j. O'Larey, Alex Parke, Ken
House, Fred Gilhuly and F.. A.
English drove to KenneWick Wed
nesay evening to attend the meet
ing of the Masonic lodge there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-16
The Weather

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
PROPOSES OIL TRUCK PLOWS

Editor Askov american:
A permanent solution for our snow
blocked roads will not be found as
long as we cling to our home rule,
and at the same time allow the state
the sole right to tax that part Of
our property on which there is the
least delinquency.
If we really want to find tempo
rary solution we can. The following
may serve as basis for such a tenn
pOrary solution:
Businessmen, mail-carriers, truck
ers and others who are not taxed in
Town of Partridge in proportion to the
benefit received from passable roads
during the year. could buy two snow
plows to be attached to the two oil
trucks operating from AskOv. Prob
ably the gas concerns and Town of
Partridge could share the expenses of
having the roads kept open. With
cooperation from people living clos to
the real bad spots and some more
preventive work this plan may, to
some degree at least, temporarily solve
oUr snow problem.
If you believe the above sugges ton
can be carried out, have a proposal
ready for the annual meeting which
is the most logical place and time to
discuss the matter.
CHRIS FREDERIKSEN.
ASkOv, Mimi. Feb. 16, 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18

value of that special lot and all other
lots whether agricultural, mining.
waterpower, ETC., is sufficient to de-
fray all society's administration ex-
penses. If not, the world is bankrupt
because there is no other source
from which wealth can be derived and
l contend that it is just and healthier
to collect a direct rental of our CO.
Operative-owned land value than to
penalize labor and to create corrupt
assessors and tax dodgers Everybody
would be his own assessor in bidding
for a special lot, while land and re-
sources with no marketable value
would be free-until somebody would
make a bid.
More than a hundred years ago
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court John Marshall made
the striking observation in one OF his
decisions On taxation, "The power to
tax is the power to destroy" That
holds true yet today and perhaps
more so today than then. Look at the
proposition before the Minnesota leg
islature today to tax Oleomargarine
out of existence for the benefit OF
farmers producing butter with the re-
suit that consumers be forced to pay
high price for butter. This is class
legislation and undoubtedly will
sound the death knell, sooner or Later,
for the Farmer-L abOr movement.
Taxation is a dangerous institution
that leads to destructive civil and in
ternatiOnal wars.
l sincerely believe in no taxes. l
don't even agree with the Henry
George proposition of a single tax.
Give the Devil a finger and he will
take the whole hand Tax is unjust
because taxation is penalty while
a grOund-rent is justice to all con-
cerned.
In conclusion | want to repeat my
sincere thanks to GRATING for the OPP
portunity he gave me to further ex-
plain my view on taxation, for his
remark. l will, with the permission
of the Editor of the AskOv American,
discuss my view on the school prob
lem next week.
LUDWIG MOSBEK.
AskOv, Mimi, Feb. 10, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
mathematics, in chemistry and in

mathematics, in chemistry and in
gravity.
The statement by Mr.. Mosb@k as to
schools being dead end, etc."-this
should rouse all lovers of education,
as it did Gratino, to take serious con-
sideration of tie matter 1t is fact
that each year about 100000 young
men and women leave schools and col
leges, full of ambition, hOpefulness
and courage, ready to do their part
in some useful work, but alas, jobs
are hard to get except in very few
instances.
Now there is a reason for this and
If GRATING and all others, those hop
ing for fair play, justice and an OPP
portunity for each and every one to
the bOunties of this God-given earth,
we must follow the dictum of facts
as laid down in that immortal book,
Progress and Poverty" by Henry
George (the prophet of San Francisco
compiled some so years ago. This is
the education needed and it fulfils
the hopes in the splendid calls for
justice i'm the MOsbak letters Thanks
to the Editor for such vital assist
ance
The Robert Schalkenbach FOunda-
ton, No. II, Park Place, New York
city, gives out (gratis), literature
leading up to line of works, explain
ing the course to follow if we truly
want our young people guarded in
their inalienable rights to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, and
avoid the crime incentive.
EMIL KNIPS
FairhOpe, Alabama.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18

To lipe content Nth small means,
to seek elegance rather than
luxury, and refinement rather
than fashion.
To be WOrthy, not respectable.
arealthy not rich, to study hard,
think quietly talk gently, act
frankly.
To listen to stars and birds, to
babes and Sages Nth open
heart: to bear all cheerfuHy, do
all bravely, aaCait occasions,
harry nerer. In a aUOrd to let
the spiritual, unbidden and IN
conscious groaC up through the
common.
This is to be mig symphony.
Charming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
CATTLE SLOW
HOGS STEADY
Steers Open Steady but Major Interests
Bidding Lower; Top Hogs 1885;
Lambs Open Steady.

South st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. Is, 1887
u. S. D. Az: Small killers and some
order buyers took limited numbers of
steers about steady early, COWS and
heifers steady to strong but major
buying interests carried lower orders
for most killing classes. Medium to
good yearlings and light steers turned
at 1913 to 1925, good mediumweights
held around $1O.25, plain steers down
toward S5.25. Most plain and medium
killing heifers sold at $3.50 to $3.50.
few good shortfeds up to $3.50, low
cutter and cutter cows $3.50 to 81 so.
beef cows $4.75 to $500 mainly. odd
lots $3.50. Common and medium sau-
sage bulls brought 1928 to $3.50.
Vealers sold about steady, good and
choice $500 to $3.50, a few $1,000.
medium grades down to $3.50, Gull and
common $500 to $500. Medium and
good feeder steers made $500 to $3.50.
plain stockers down to around $500.
Hogs opened steady to strong, 100 to
325 Founders selling mainly at SO. so
to $685., 40 to 100 pounds $40 to
1910, 12O to 40 pounds $500 to So. 30,
a few stock pigs $3.50 to S7.25. Good
sows bulked at S9.45, good stays sell
ing at $500 to $3.50 or more.
Sheep and lamb trade opened steady,
two loads of strictly choice fed Mon
tana lambs selling at $1,000 to ship
pers, small lots good and choice ma
tives $3.50 to 1915. common and med
ium $500 to S8.75. Medium to choice
slaughter ewes earned $500 to $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
68 DRIVER LICENSES
REVOKED IN JANUARY

SiXty-eight driver licenses were re-
vOked in Minnesota in January, as
compared to so a year ago, and 81
licenses were suspended, as compared
to IL year ago, according to a re-
port by Gil Carmichael, director of
the state Drivers License Bureau, to
N. w. Elsberg, state commissioner of
highways.
Sixty-six of the revocations were for
driving while intoxicated, the other
two being for incompetency. The
suspensions followed convictions for
speeding, reckless and careless driv-
ing and unsatisfied judgments, as re-
quired by law, Mr.. Carmichael said.
Suspensions are temporary. Since the
Drivers License division of the state
highway department was organized in
May, 1884, there have been 1920 Ii
cense revocations, the report shows,
of which 2,313 were for drunken
driving.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-18
OLD AND NEW
Editor AskOv American:

Editor AskOv American:
CHANGING over your editorial pages
convinced me more and more that our
cOuntry-raised boys and girls are in
need of an all around education.
Most of them never worked in big
factories and mines or mingled with
big city inhabitants and therefore are
ignorant of the facts dealt with in big
problems today.
Brought up at home and church
they become dogmatic Christians of
doubtful patriotism. With the Bible
under one arm and the Constitution
under the other. a long flagpole him
dering their vision, they consider ev-
erybody not affiliated with their rudi-
mentary ornaments a devil or outlaw
and declare war on. anybody who
wants to change a little here and
there on the sacred CD documents or
cut a few inches off the flagpOle in
order to save mankind from fatal
system.
Be thankful, they say, for having
rich people among us, who can buy
luxurious autos, which enables the
poor to get a second hand one; be
thankful you live today whereas 9TH
ers died yesterday; be thankful for
having but one crippled leg, for some
are crippled on both: be thankful for
making profits in days of calamities
while others suffer, and so on and so
forth.
They protest eXtravagant spending
for helping the cripples and claim it
legs, because they never used legs or
management, but forget their own
spending of better incomes for lux
uries than the very poor are ever able
tG get.
The very poor are sent into the
gravel pit and the ones that used to
have better incomes and spent it for
modern equipment in barns and homes
apply for the better jobs in the relief
lines. They don't want to take any
thing less than straw boss job.
The artificial legs that we are walk
ing on today have done lot of good
to help us over the snags.
l see in my very neighborhood man.
siOns, built for ministers, funds for
which were collected from relief
money, and the rich, new autos given
by congregations to their preachers
and the very same preachers con-