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VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 16 COULEE CITY, GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, PCT. 21, 1937 SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR Call Dam Bids on December 10, Is Plan Huge Oil Fraud Charged as At the Russian Polar Base Tentative Date Grand Jury Indicts Eleven Set by Page former and sal- Eleven officers CARD [PARTY SATURDAY ' December 10 was tentatively esmen for the Peoples Gas and set today for opening of bids for Ofl comipany and associated ‘com- for the card The date Rebekah completion of Grand Coulee dam. paniesz were indicted by a federal party changed from Fri- has been - The bids will be opened ip the district court grand jury at Taco- day until Saturday night, it was assembly hall of the Chamber of ma Yyesterday for mail fraud, vio- announced today. The change was Commerce. lation of the federal securities act that made when it was learned Announcment lof the bid opening and congpiracy. was Sat- no dance scheduled for was made in Washington, D, C, to- The complaint involved business urday night to the conflict with day by John C. Page, federal of the Peoples Gas and Oil com- com- affair. missioner (of reclamation. pany, by which it clgijmed the Prizes will be awarded winners was * “A lot depends on when we, com- de’endants have .collected more and a supper served following the plete the specifications,” Page than $1,881,000 from Washington pinochle session. ’Mir. recidents. said, ‘“The contractors should have at least six weeks to look them Denfendants Named ROAD JOBS AWARDED f over and make their estimates Joseph F. Simons, alias James TO NELSON COMPANY the specifications are being com- F. alias Jim Simons, Simons, for- pleted in our Denver office.” mer president of the company, Stockpiling of gravel will be The department of labor lis headed the list of defendants, Oth- done this ifall on a road improve- working its survey of wage ers are his brother, Sim- ment job on the Sunset highway on Milton scales to be included in the call his partner, William Marko- near Waterville which was award- ons, for bids. | witz, Samuel Markowitz, H, Harry ed this week to the Nelson Con- Meyers, William H, Broome, Louis struction Co, Ltd., of Tonasket Through in December, Roth, owner of a Los Angeles wo- for $53,207. | The MWAK company, now build- men's clothing store; Marshal B. Three miles of road from the ing the dam foundation, 1s ex- top Fisher of Spokane, Isadore B. of Pine canyon to Waterville, pected to complete its contract in three miles east Taub, C, R. Stowell and Pat Rob- of Waterville and early December, according to word about a mile g kins, all salesmen. and half near from the prioject today, The 4,000- Baird, seven miles west of The indictment Coulee 000th cubic yard of concrete was voluminous City, will be glven charged Meyers and Broome some a bituminous poured Wednesday, leaving a lit- years surface treatment, road mix type, three or four ago obtained tle more than half a million yards on a class ‘“B’”. Cool weather will pre- leases large tract of oi] land to be poured, - vent of surfacing in the Frenchman hills district, application the The Commerce, next Chamber of at giving in payment only before spring, but gravel will GRAND COULEE FREIGHT | their DISTRICT CONFERENCE the Tequest of the reclamation promises of royalty payments to be gottent out this fall and wiriter. WOULD FILL TRAIN HUGE DRAWS CROWD HERE bureau, 'has heen holding its as- Gail Matthews, Ephrata abstract- Two-Day sembly room opem for the |id or, and owners the property DEER SEASON ENDS; BIRD The issue of or- School house of last the The ISeventh district conference opening from 26 to wiep and if oil was discovered. HUNTING BEGINS SUNDAY gan of the MWAK, Novémayr contractors of the Veterans of Foreign Wars December 11, Ford, = who erecting, the Grand Cou- AverCash Squandered axe - axd the auxillary of that” ongasni- managing sidcretasy = to As Washington’s 1937 deer scasom lee dam, gives some interesting Janm.ried The government charged most Vacation zation, held at the school house the chamber Over trustees Wednesday 1s drawing to its October 20 closing figures on what sort of .a of the money collected was dis- train last Thursday night, attracted evening. date, hunting conditions are sipated, $450,000 being paid out improv- would be needed to haul the ma- School started again sixty ing noticeably in most up Wednes- about members. The Coulee The call for bids will be for in dividends to stock holders of sections of the terfals to the hig construction day state. after two,k days of vacation for City post was host for the meeting. completion of the dam, construc-~ the Peoples Gias and Oil company, project if the freight were moved Warm the kiddies during which the fa- An address of welcome was tion of the power plant on the whose never and dry weather that held in ong train, securities were offer- culty absorbed inspiration by McCann, river, down the deer kill early in the season Freight brought and lat- given the group Frank west bank of the Columbia to public. The companies’ in since Feb- est oed the has given pedagogicel information at the president of the Chamber of Com- the pumping plant wings and books show, the government said, way to smow in many east- ruary 1935 would fill a train 220 ern Washington districts, thus Wenatchee institute. It was the merce and member of the city foundation for a pumping plant to that Joshua Simons drew $237,- glving miles long, contlaining 21,000 cars, huntsmen to annual two-day meeting of the W, council. water to to be ir- 636 for no investment; the better chances bring pulled by 450 ‘locomotives. The elevate lands Willlam home the venison. E. A. of Central Wiashfiington, rigated. Markowitz $159,000 for no invest- cargo would weigh 2,050,000,000 Thomas Cadzow, district = com- game protectors Wilard ¥, Matters, state presi- ment, and Roth $134,000 for State are having a pounds, mander, presided over the general Submit Estimates ousy time working with the dent of the about $17,000 invested. In addi- greatest The cement would Trequire 18,- association, Professor session, Short talks were given It is estimated the new wiork array of Paul Hannah tion, [Simons and 'Markowitz were hunters in the state’s history 000 freight cars, or an equivalent of Stanford univer- by Department Commander F. L, will involve about 340,000 cubic and enforeing the rules of the game. sity, main' guest speaker of the in- alleged to have drawn SI,OOO each of 4,200,000 barrels. There would Pruitt, Adjutant Harry Stengel, yards of excavation, about 5,800, The regular report of chief stitute, (State as weekly salaries. the be about 60 million board feet of and Superintendent and Department Liaison Officer 000 yards of concrete, about b50,- partrol officer of the State Game De- Stanley The fraud icharges included al- timber aboard, and a total 54,- Atwiood were the headliners Arthur L. Smith. 000,000 pounds of reenforeing, 10,- partment of legations that the company reveals that 138 individ- tong on. Monday's program, at which claim- 550 of steel. Corsages were precented to of- 000,000 pounds of pipe and fittings, ed to have gas uals who subsequently were convicted H. P. Backus, local superintendent found 01l bearing ficers of the visiting auxiliaries. 50,000,000 pounds of gates and op- of violating the game code were ar- of asg in the Frenchman hills operations RUSH WORK ON GRACE schools, served chairman, erating devices, 24,000,000 rested last month, " Lunch was served in the home poundg when nothing had be found, Thirty-eight of the FULL BUILDING In the afternoon Professor Han- GOSPEL economics by wives of local of metal work, 16,000,000 pounds arrests charged illegal possession or nah, accompanied by room Mr. Matters, penstocks 8,000,000 of bear, elk, veterans, of and __pounds nunting deer and There Superintendent Profes- For the past few weeks much Backus and of cranes, JEAN HARLOW IN FINAL were 42 arrests for violation of meas- activity hags been taking -place on sor Samuelson of Ellensburg Nor- GREAT FILM AT ROOSEVELT ures protecting game birds, ‘Cement, machinery, metal work Most of completion of the new Grace mal, made a trip to Grand Coulee SERVICE LOANS AVAILABLE arrests were and monufactured materials the made just prior to way other church building. Some have work- Dam by of Rock Island. Bur- GRANT FARM permanent part Thrills, laughs, drama and romance the September 26 opening of the deer TO GROUPS which form a of ed during the day, some at night, eau of Reclamation officials made mingle in a literal cross section of season and the five-day grouse the work will be furnished by the blue arrangements for party American racing life in ‘‘Saratoga,’’ shooting schedule, and some both day and night, the to tour Community and cooperative ser- government. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s dramsa of the There is a determined effort be- the area and visit the house of vice loang are available for groupg Numerous Arrests turf which has brought Clark Gable ing put forth to complete the maglic. Being a keen student of of farm families in Grant county, Arrests have rather numerous TEAMS IN CLOSE RACE and Jean Harlow to the Roosevelt | been new building by November 8, Ac- economicg and a finm believer in where joint use of cooperative fac- this month too, according to the State Theatre, in Grand Coulee, for 5 days cording to the pastor, Rev. B. P. the part electricity and irrigation flities such as purebred sires, heavy Game Department, although fine the Green and the Gold starting Friday. con- Wilson, if all billg are paid op the are to play in the country’s future, farm machinery, canning equip- With is overwhelmingly the order o« teams running nip and tuck in the Penned by the authors of ¢‘‘San !duct structuure at thiat time the dedi- Dr, Hannah made no attempt ment and similar services is more the 60,000 deer hunters who have to maga- Francisco,’’ Anita Loos and Robert jcation of the building will be held conceal his amazement and interest economical] than op an individual gchool student association’s to the hills, Gams protectors zine drive, the a Hopkins, it has handling of the .taken in «connection with a Fellowship in the great plan. A residence the bagis, according to Fred S, Martin, sale and winner are effecting a large number of ar- doubt, both teams claim- thrills, such as the great race that eli- meeting on that date. professor is building at Palo Alto county rehabilitation supervisor matter of 'rests for ¢‘shining’’ deer at night, meeting maxes the story, much of the same vir- There is still needed some more is regarded as being the latest Farm Security Administration, US- ing the victory, a etormy an ofifense which carries a penalty ile quality, Miss Harlow and Gable money for the building, and any word in modern, electrified homes, DA, Ellensburg. of the association was held yester- of 30 days in jail or a $250 fine, or hate, fight, and finally love in a ro- who are planning to donate are it hoving Loans these cooperative day to determine a way out of the or been wired for more than for fac- both. urged by difficulty. It was finally decided mance now whimsical comedy, now | to do so that time if 400 outlets, including an ilities are part of the regular re- Four days after the deer season, installa- tense drama, Jack Conyay’s direction possible. Announcement will be tion 'of kitchen . program to bring that anyone who had made a sale upland game bird hunters will have facilities requiring habilitathon as skillful as it was in ‘‘Libeled made later about the dedication greater security to farm families would be eligible to share in the is their inning, The eight ‘‘jump dates’’ more than 2400 watts, While the Lady,’’ and Lionel Barrymore con- service, unable to secure adequate comm- srecial award of a box of candy set by the State Game Commission for cost of power at the present time tributes-one of his outstanding charac- The interior of the auditorium ercial credit Ifor cooperative enter- which was to have neen given to hunting Chinese pheasants, Hungar- is prohibitive in California as else- terizations as the old race horse has been with celotex prizes, Two types of loans are avail- the whole winming side and that fan partridges and quail are October finished where, the time s comnig, and breeder. tile, and opera chairs will be in- able, one on the master -borrower the purpose of deciding outcome 24, 25, 27, 30, 31 and November 3, gsoon, thinks Dr. Hannah, when for ‘‘The Big Apple,’”’ the new dance stalled, plan for participation of individ- of the contest the drive was to be |6 and 7. There will be no open seasom electricity will cease to be a luxury. craze which is sweeping the coumtry When completed the building uals in a community service, continued Fridzy morning at on ‘‘huns’’ and quail west of the Cas- and until is an added featurette. will accommodate ‘between 150 the other for participation of in- a, Vera Adams, the new cades, except for quail on Whidby STREET 8:45 m, and 200 people comfortably, IMPROVE Island. dividuals in established coopera- president of the association, pre- GRACE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH tive associations. Loans run over a sided like a veteran though mo- Duck and goose hunters will swing city has made a needed (B. ‘Wilson, pastor) WILL FORM GIRLS CLUB The much period of from five to 10 years with }P into action on November 1 for a full tions, privileged and otherwise, Sunday school, m, improver.ent on the streey just at 10 a. interest three percent, rogt everyone pretty month of shooting, gsouth weore keeping Morning worsghip, m, A meeting purpose of of the schoolhouse in plac- 11 a. for the or- befuddled. Yioung people, 7 p. m. ganizing' the Coulee City ing an extension on the culvert PLAN RECEPTION Paul Brown, Milton Kirkwood Ginls Ath- Evening service, 8 p. m. letic club for the current year has which ecarries the creek water un~ and Lee Willlams hunted deer in HAS NOVEL MENUS Thursday night service, 8 p m, been scheduled for next Monday der the highway. The highway Girls of the high school cooking the Okanogan country over the has been too narrow at that point clasg making plans week-end, afternoon at four o’clock at the are to serve a Something unique in the way of with Lee picking off a day, C. A. Hawley, county superinten- year, and at certain times of the group of about fifty townspeople at by large four4point buck. It was nec- schoolhouse. This as last, menus were introduced the Gem dent of schools, was a business the glirls’ basketball especially just before and after a dinner and reception the high present- essary for the hunters to drag the willbe conduct- at cafe this week, with the caller at thé local school one day ed under auspices of the club, school, there has existed a traffic school building next Monduy. Any- One of animal gome two and one-half ing of souvenir cards. side week, He tarried long enough hazard at this crossing. one to come may secure regu- last miles to camp after killing it. degiring the menu is devoted to the to address the high school on the SHOW NEW CHEVROLETS tickets from the home economics lar bil] of fare, while on the front subject of our national constitution FOUND—On St. Andrews road The Frank McdCann home is be- girls while they last. are f{llustrations and data about and the upper grades on the sub- near Miller home, Silvertione bat- The 1938 editionn of the Chev- ing remodeled this week. Bill Dry Fallg, the dam and Steamboat ject of the Spirit Lake Indian mas- tery, Owner call at Edna Rhodes rolets will be shown at Stoll's ga- Jones and Harry Arrand are doing Mrs. Jess Evans of near Os- rock. The souvenirs are given to gacre. . home for battery, and pay fon adv, rage Saturday, the work. borne was in town Wednesday, patrons who wish them,