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The Washington times., 1937-08-06
COulee Dam Hit
By Labor Dispute

Progress on the New Deals
$64,oo0,00O Grand Coulee Dam,
on the Columbia River, may be
hindered by a jurisdictional dis
pute between the Committee for
Industrial Organization and the
American Federation Of Labor,
Government officials learned to-
day.
The C. I. o. has protested
against policy of the Mason
Walsh-Atkinson-K Company.
general contractors, which is
charged with having signed a
closed shop agreement with an A.
F. of L. affiliate, despite the fact
many c. I. o. men are now on
the job.
The C. 7. o. desires the National
Labor Relations Board to hold an
election among the $500 workmen
on the project, to determine which
international union is to have full
collective bargaining rights.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06
Gets 900 Years
To Pay $1,838,756

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Harris
Hammond, son of the late John
Hays Hammond, who earns $4,000
q year, must pay $3.50 a month
to liquidate a judgment for
$1,s3s,755 against him, Federal
Judge John c. Knox decreed, sign
ing . garnishee order.
AS the amount of the garnishee
Is 1920 a year, more than nine
hundred years would be required
to make up the total, without in.
terest or other charges.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06
Former Actress
Granted Divorce

CHICAGO, Aug. Con the
basis Of her testimony that she
spent q husbandless honeymoon
in Honolulu, Mrs. Lettea Eckert
Russell, former actress, today held
a divorce from Thomas J. Russell.
She said they were married in Hol.
lywood, December l, 1886.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06
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The Washington times., 1937-08-06
DIES OF JAB ON CHIN

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. st
was just sparring match between
friends under a street archligtt.
Just a jab on the chin-but 1t
ended in death for Columbus Tor.
ELI, %. His friend of Is years,
Charles De Fec, "a, is under arrest,
accused of manslaughter.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06
News in Brief

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 u.N.SJ.
Once known to police as q "big-
time" swindler, Jake Britz, 50,
was under sentence today to
serve a year in Jail and pay a
500 fine for a 3O-cent swindle.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 Q.N.SO-A
walkout Of 5000 employees in all
A Horn & Hardart automat cafe.
terias here, scheduled for 4 a. m,
today, was called off at the last
minute by Intervention Of the
State labor relations board.
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug.
Q.NS0 .-Maxie Rosenbloom, for
mer boxing champion, reveals in
describing his tonsilectomy that
he can take it" on the operating
table as well as in the ring: IT just
walked into the doctors office,
said 'ahh' and they were gone."
LONDON, Aug. 6 (C.T.P.S.).
Friends of the Duke Of Windsor,
former King Edward VIII of
Great Britain, are planning an
indirect campaign Of publicity
to prepare the British public for
the Dukes return to England.
There Is every reason to believe
he will return much sooner than
had been expected II q few die.
hard critics can be siIenced.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 5 O.N.SD.
A heavy police guard was placed
today at the Bamberger. Reinthal
knitting mills here to prevent re-
currence of fighting between
women pickets and employees.
During a change of shift yester-
day more than 100 women en-.
gagged in a fierce melee before
police could end the fracas. No
one was injured.
HELENA, Mont, Aug. 6 G.N.S.)
Normal electric light and power
service was in operation through
out Helena today, following a four
hour interruption due to a severe
electrical and dust storm which
swept the city yesterday.
EUREKA, Cal, Aug. 6 (I.N.S.).
Three trainmen were killed to-
day when q Northwestern Pa
cific freight plunged through a
burning trestle into a deep ra-
vine. The dead: E. HI. Weather
by, engineer; Carl Bartlett, fire.
man, and G. c. Still, brakeman.
TREASURY CONDITION
The Washington times., 1937-08-06
FARM HOSTILITY
TO WAGES-HOUR
BILL ANSWERED
Rural Relief Boycott,
Is Industrial Reply
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

Q.N.SO.-Threats Of members
Of Congress from the industrial
areas to oppose all future farm
aid, if a farm bloc uprising against
the wage.hour bill is attempted, to-
day further Smoothed the path to
House passage Of the AdminiStra-
ton measure.
In the face OF sporadic attacks
on the wage-hour bill, as reported
by the House Labor Committee,
Democratic House leaders declared
passage Of the measure next week
is assured.
Passage Predicted
While some members from
Southern and Western areas talked
Of organizing fight to block both
housing and wage-hour legislation,
unless q general farm bill is en-.
acted, the threat was not taken
seriously by leaders.
Representative Boland Of Penn.
sylvania, majority whip said:
"The wage-hour bill will be
passed with IS to 100 majority.
The question of farm legiSla-
ton won't interfere. 1t would
be suicide for the farm bloc to
attempt to halt the measure. 1
only know what I have heard
members say that If the farm
bloc tried to stop the bill to force
farm legislation, all future farm
measures will be defeated"
MaSSingaIe
Representative Boileau Of Wis
consin, leader Of the Progressive
bloc, Joined in predicting passage
of the wage.hour bill.
Representative Massingale CD,
Of Oklahoma, prepared a petition,
declaring opposition of farm men,
berS to passage of the wage.hour
and housing bills until a farm bill
is enacted, and Representative
Eicher CD, of Iowa, chairman Of
the prairie states bloc" said that
his group also may take the same
stand.
Rankin Stands Pat
In spite Of the apparent col
lapse Of major opposition to the
wage.hours bill, which permits a
board to reduce the work week to
40 hours and boost minimum
wages to 40 cents an hour, Repre-
sentative Rankin Cd, Of Missis.
Sippi, said southern opposition
would continue. He added:
"They can't SWeeten the bill
enough for me-"
New England members planned
a battle to knock the Smith-Rams-
peck amendment from the House
Committee bill under which wage
differentialS could be established.
Textile interests sought to knock
out the graveyard shift" amend
ment, which prohibits employment
Of women and minors between mid
night and 6 a. m.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06

NEW YORK, Aug. s U.N.sJ.
One Of the smallest bank rob-
berries in the city's history was
on record today. A thief threw
a heavy iron bolt through the
window Of the Franklin Society
for Home Building and Savings,
and emptied a teapot filled with
pennies, as part Of a window dis
play. The loot amounted to
$4.75.
KEGAN, ILL.,, Aug.
Q.N.SO.-Contending he had been
slugged in an alteration last Mon.
day, Charles H. Peterson today
had on file a $4,000 personal in.
jury suit against Terry Druggan,
beer runner Of prohibition days,
Peterson is manager of Druggan's
large farm near Lake Zurich, Ill.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6 G.N.S0.-
Daniel B. Scully, heir to a $780,.
900 syrup fortune, today faced a
contempt action brogght by his
divorced wife, Mrs. Virginia Scully
Thorsen. charging nonpayment Of
support money for their two chill
dren. An Injunction restraining
trustees of the D. B. Scully estate
from paying the 100000 inherit
ance to the son was sought.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06

You're likely to get into all kinds
of trouble on your vacation. Find out
why in The American Weekly with
Sundays Washington Herald.
The Washington times., 1937-08-06

Be Q movie critic. Win q 500 dia-
mOnd ring. See 1.-THE Toast Of New
York." at RKO-Kelth's Theater-write
. 5O-wOrd review.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25

maun grip thensels anew an be
worthy o. the waak He was to lippen
them wi. He cud do nae mair; it
was to CARRY forrit His guild name
If they had to face hardship for
their leal- hertirless to Him, His
peace wud sough throwe them an
speak laigh an sweet.
Am they waitit a. thegither for
the dark day to come, hearin' His
guild words an dri1lkin in His prom
ises. A. vowed leal helt; a wud
baud siccar to the end. The hour
was by. His hinmaist words had
fa'en frae His lips. Jesus spak His
farewell as He babe them STAN up
an Tilt Psalm The notes O. the
hymn cam furth in sabs an deed
ava on the NIGHT air. The Master
gaed oot-lat's be quate; lat's baud
COR heath!
In Our next issue we hope to pub
lish glossary that will help con-
teStantS,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
COMING EVENTS

Senior Glass Play April 10th.
Save the date, Friday, April 2, fo1
the F. T. A. posluck supper and So
cial at the Grange Hall. Ha1Hord.
Invitation card party, sponsored
by the Eastern Star, at, Masonic
Hall in HaIford ats8 100 p. M, April
first.
The Hanford Improvement Club
will give an afternoon card party
at the John S. Harris home, Wed
nesday. March 31st. ALI women in
the valley are invited Both bridge
and pinocflle will be in play
Don't forget to attend the Lib
erty Hall dance this Saturday ev-
ening, March 9th. Help the band
and drum & bugle corps pay their
way to Wenatchee and vote for your
choice for Princess White Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Former Residents
Recently Deceased
Rev. and Mrs 7. j. Gray and Mrs.
F. M. Hill Have Joined the
Great Majority.

Word has been received, from a
,daughter-i n-law Of Rev. and Mrs.
T. j. Gray, Of Pittsburgh. stating
that Mrs. Gray was taken i'll. Her
intense suffering was Thought to
be the cause Of the heart attack
which resulted fatally for Rev.
Gray, he passing to his reward on
February 18th. Mrs Gray lived I'M
til February 18th, when she was al
so called by death. Rev. and Mrs.
Gray will be remembered by their
many friends in this community, as
they ninistered to the Hanford and
White B1uffs fields from their Pres
byterian churches It is with deep
sorrow we learn OF their death, but,
knowing their close companionskip
Of fifty years with each other, we
know it is as they would have wish
ed it to be.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
VAN BUREN'S OBSERVE FIFTY
NINTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Van Buren,
celebrated their seth wedding ami
versa1y, March 17th. -Four genera
tiors were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Van Buren,; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Van Buren,, of Granger; Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Van Buren, and
small daughter, Sylvia, also of
Granger. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Mosebar, of Har-
rah, and A. F.. Van Buren,, who is
employed by R. S. Beene. Mrs.
Mosbear is Mr. Van Buren's daugh-
ter.
This event took place at the Geo.
Van Buren, home and was signalized
by delicious family dinner. 1t is
seldom the lot of mortals to enjoy
so long a span of connubial felicity
and the Spokesman joins in wishing
the Van Burens many more happy
anniversary reunions and in con-
CALCULATIONS on achieving the dis
tinction of So years Of welded har-
mony. s
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Notice of Dissolu-
ton of Partnership
Wherein the Valley Market Con-
tinues Under the Direction
of James Miller

March %, 1897: On and after
this dates the partl leaMhip,, existing
by and between j. I. Miller and M.
F.. O'Brien, by mutual consent is
now dissolved, MIR. Miller continu-
ing the business, as heretofore, I'M
der the name of valley Market. /"
The accounts now due by the Arm
will be paid by j. l. Miller.
I wish to thank all our customers
for the large trade you have given
US In so short a time and trust you
Will continue to patrpnize, Mr.. Mil
Ter as in the past; he will treat you
right-M. F. O'Rrien.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Translation Con
test Is Started
Copy of G. o. Bunnell's Book, 'Le-
gends of the Klickitats,"
Offered As Prize.

How we'll do you know your old
Scots dialect? And how well do you
know the grand Bible story of the
events preceding the Resurrection?
And how we'll can you put that sto-
ny, as written below, into modern
English? The Rev. John Pate and
Mr.. @. O. Bunnell are endeavoring
to find out by promoting a contest,
the prize to be copy Of Mr.. Bun
nell's book, Legends Of the Klicad-
tats," now in it's second edition. We
have read the book and it is decid-
edly interesting and worth while.
To get it, you are to:
Send in the best translation OF
the following article into modern
EnglHh toataey Spokesman not; LATER y.
than April Oath.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25

Mr.. Ar1lo Krug drove to Yakima,
Sunday, returning that evening.
Since the predatory bird drives
have obtained, in the valley, many
farmers have eulogized the work
done, especially in ridding the Sec
ton of nlagpies.
Levi F. Austin, superintendent of
schools at White Bluffs, has been In
vited to attend the third annual
conference ON Secondary Education
to be held on Whitman College
Campus, Saturday, March 9th.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25

: Last week, lack of space prevented
publishing the news of the death
of Mrs. F. M. Hill, long a resident Of
the valley. Mrs Hill was born at
Shelby, Ohio, June 81, 1851. She
died in Seattle, March 5th, 1887,
and was laid to rest in Seattle ON
the 10th day of March Mrs. V. G.
Wilson, of White Bluffs, was pres
ent at the funeral ceremonies.
Mourning her Loss are her hus-
band, MIR. F. M. HILL, of White
Bluffs; SON, Glen Hill; and q
daughter, Mrs. D. O. McClay, of Sc
attic; and two grandchildren.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25

Miss Amelia Young, Mrs. Beth
Beyers and daughters, accompanied
G. I. Wright to Yakima, Monday.
Mrs. Villa Ralston and children,
Mrs. William Williams and Florence
Barnes were visitors in Kennewick,
Monday.
Frank Faure, Mrs. Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Cllallabysse, all of Walla
Walla, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Ponsat Sunday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Agriculture Aid
Plans Pushed
Milwaukee Railroad Officials Give
Priest Rapids Development
Project Impetus

Messrs. Mccormick and Reynolds,
Milwaukee railroad officials, tine
former the field man, with Office in
Spokane, and the latter the head
of the agricultural department, with
Office in Chicago, were in this city
Wednesday, and conferred at length
with members of the Priest Rapids
Valley Development Association.
Mn. Reynolds urged the use of pub
Lefty to develop the region. why
you have wonderful opportunity in
this valley opportunities that no
other region affords Your valley
should be we'll settled and flourish
ing" said Mr.. Reynolds. And, what's
more to the point, the two Milwau-
kee road live wires Immediately
planned to help the locals in pre-
pairing and publishing publicity
folders. All OF which draws the EN-
thrlsiastic approval Of gentleman
of the press.
Mr.. Mccormick told of receiving
an inquiry from Montana firm
Wishing to contract acreage here
for the planting of red kidney beans
which will follow early sweet corn
on the same ground; the same year.
Mr.. G. o. Bunnell returned, on
Wednesday, from the Northwest
Chemugic Conference at Spokane.
He told Of the plans being made for
the utilization of the by-producfs
of the fruit and other industries.
For instance, he was handed a bdt
Of, q product made from apples IN
the same manner that pulled wl1eat
is made. A pound can of it retails
at soc and takes about two quarts
Of space. It may be used as q cer-
cal or as a CONNECTION and it was
very good.
Messieurs Norman Anglin, w. s.
Webber and C. o. Bunnell recently
went to Zllat to. check up on a
machine known as a frost expeller.
It requires the use Of fans which
radiate the air for five or six hun
dred feet and raises temperature
from two to five degrees MIR. Web
Der will be the local agent and he
has installed two of them In his or
chards. Mr.. Alex Parke has COIL
tracted for two Of them and plans
to use them in conjunction with a
fire Of wood, placed In back Of the
fans, thus radiatng heated air. Lo-
cal growers will watch the use Of
these with great interest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
BORER RESISTANT SWEET
CORN SEED AT /. G. A.
STORE HERE

$50 pounds of sweet corn
seed -four varieties, including
Golden Cross Bantam CORN
may be obtained from r. S.
Reierson. This seed was sent
in response to many local in
uuiries, following the publica-
ton of comment on same in
the Spokesman recently.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
PREDATORY BIRD DRIVE
NOW ON

Contest ends June 30th.
Prizes awarded July 5th. If
you wish to enter, get list of
prizes and point value of var
iOus pests from Jess Brown.
This contest is the one spOn>
sored annually by the White
Bluffs Rod & Gun Club. 1t
is instrumental i'm destroying
crop and farm pests.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Real Estate Transfer Committee

Should anyone in the Valley de-
sire to sell his property. he is in
Wted to list his property with the
committee of the Priest Rapids VAL
ley Development Association, with
Mr.. Fred Gilhuly or Mr.. F. A. Eng
fish, the members of that commit
tee.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25

Rain fell as follows: 06 on the
10TH 90 on the Goth; 10 ON the
DIST; .03 on the 22d; and 04 oa1 the
23rd-a trifle more than a third Of
an inch altogether. Today, as we go
to press, the weather is as perfect as
was Riley's s'Day I'm June" 'li
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
Angle Tells of
Kentucky Floods
Former White Bluffs Mail Carrier
Almost Grew Fins in Ken
lucky Last Winter

get to U. S. 68 became impossible,
but heard of one further south
3 miles rock, IL miles paved $50 T
took that and made full delivery
about 1870 miles THAT day. A patron
told me of a way to get around the
water on U. S. So by backtracking
my route to Bowling Green and
turning off on side road through
pord-H could get Through it
then two or three miles up q quarry
road to an old rock quarry, then
down over the hill through the field!
to. the highway again, It would
save about forty miles, SO I Thought
would tny it. The water didn't
look deep, SO
Thursday, started out that way
and headed into the pond. I was
no more than a third Of the way a.
cross when saw it was too deep,
but it was too late toback up. When
thought my motor had kicked its
last, I put my foot on the starter.
The car kept moving and finally
came out on the other side, much
to the disappointment of an Odd
farmer who, with his SON, was
watching me. He said to his SON:
''Well, come on. let's get back to
work; there's SOC gone" When I
took my foot of the starter, to my
surprise the motor was pl1rdng a.
long the same aus usual. \ found
the road to the quarry all right,
then slipped and slid every way ex-
.cept backward in getting down thru
thesfield to the, road. I made 1t all
right, but I didn't go THAT way any
more. The water had come half
way up to the door handle and there
was three or four inches of wateT.
in the car.
This is being written Feb. Z. There
is water four places on the route
that are still too deep to ford. Two
of them are still rising. There are
three other places that I have to
ford one of them so deep that wat
er comes in under the doors of the
car I still have to make the long
detour to get back to the postoftlce
il, the morning and back home IN
the evening. have averaged about
100 miles per day for the last two
weeks and have had five hat tires
and a broken spring, besides having
to have numerous minor repairs,
due to too much water. 1t viii
probably be two months before the
water is gone and I can serve my
route as it should be served.
On 31-W, between Bowling Green
and WOODBURY., there was water ov-
err the road in seven different plac-
es. Four of them were away TOO
deep, to drive through and, while
they have gone down, another, In
an extreme low place, has contln-
ued to rise and is now about four
feet deep and still rising. Well, this
is what have been going through.
Gould make it shorter and tell
anything about it?
There has been no suffering here,
although quite a number of families
have had to move in with reighbors
and there are ponds from a quarter
to a mile long where water was
never known to stand before.
Books could be and probably Will
no WRITTEN about the great flood of
81, and, if don't stop, Will IND
I have written one of the first.
Yours for the service and more
smiles.-W. S. ANGLE, Carrier No.
b.
When one thinks of Angle, worm
ing his way through that water
well, Benton County is good enough
for us!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
.sHOLY THURSDAY:
The Hinrr,uist Nicht MI
The 7,oal',7' Christ s
Farewell To His Disci-
pies, Written in Braid
Scots by John Pate.

Little BARNS, yet a wee while I'm
WI We. Ye Gamma come Wtllaur gang,
but l leave WI ye a new comnaan-
Lo'e ane aIaitlaer as flae lo'ed you.
BY your love for ane aalither men
will ken that ye're Mine
He pud aside the curtains o, the
comm days an loot them see what
was to happen. The shadow o. Tile
Gross hung over the table as. He
spoke to them. y It Was the blacklist
shadow they had. seem They saw
Mount Calvary and the Cross STAN
in, an their ain Master hangin'
ont. To them that 1licllt this was
the comm deed O. Judas the be-
trayer They jaloused when He Left
the table whaur the traitor had
game. The maister was maxim
them ready ito meet the warst an
be fit to stan alarle when He was
ava.
This drave them to the herts o.
atle aIlitf1er an welded them WI
the links o. a common faith. 1t
Weakened their hope an love. They
were a11e Less, an they wud soon be
twa less. Eleven wud be Left to stan
agin the cauld dreich storms o. the
warl'. An when the cauldrift blast
driven over the muir they creep
near aile anit1er's herts for warmth
and cheer. They were hey't that If
ane maun ia a prey to the wolves,
they MIGHT a gang the same
gait an bear the same dree O. fate.
But the doonfa' o. the NIGHT fand
them in sorrow, sabbin on ane an
ithers necks, greetin sair for the
day that had to come. All! There
was ane dry cheek, an 1T was the
Saviour's face that didna show a
tear. He cudna afford to greet, the
NIGHT. He had over muckle in
haun to keep the love frae a brok-
en- he1t. He hertened them wi the
story O. His risin frae the deid an
comm back to them again to up
baud an gle them pooer. This NIGHT
He had finished His gospel. He
promised them strength in them
sells, tho he was game, an an up
haudin' haun ATTN them their gait.
He wad gang back to His home
above whan His life's darg was
over. Syne He wud haze wan His
rest. His sair days wud be by His
trauchle am weary fecht for His
ain, an a. wha lo'e Him, wud be
done. They wud be the men to tax
His place an His mou', His hauns
an His feet. They were over culsJ-
en- doom an waefna lat their cen tine
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-03-25
The Weather

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station: