White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-05-18

Josephine Corliss Preston, state su-
perintendent of schools, to install the
teaching of Americanism in the
schools. Tests will be asked to de-
termine If the children are receiving
training at home.
The official federal investigation of
the Columbia Basin project has Of
ficially begun. Arthur P. Davis, d.
rector of the United States reclama-
ton service, and Frank M. Goodwin,
assistant secretary Of the interior, ar
rived in Spokane Sunday Of last week
and have been in conference with
Homer J. Gault, engineer in charge of
the work.
Deputies Buehler and Oestreich
went out to the Greenwalt place near
Ritzville recently to dispose Of
quantity of corn and fruit mash. They
poured part Of the stuff in the hog
trough and scattered some Of the
cracked corn about. Soon the hogs
were in high ecstacy and the roost-
ers commenced Growing. Later the
hogs succumbed to the lethargy of in
toxication. The distressing sequel,
however, was the fact that several of
the hogs died
After lapse of several years Ken
newick's Strawberry festival is to be
revived. The motive back of the
event which is being sponsored by the
commercial club, is to celebrate the
ripening of the northwest's first straw
berries. The date set TO the festival is
the afternoon and evening of Saturday,
May 10. While the program has not
been definitely arranged, there will
be appropriate ceremonies with the
big strawberry feed served in the M.
E. church basement in the evening.
While working on a motor car at
Reardan a steel splinter destroyed the
sight of one of J. A. Parham's eyes.
1t was the 18th of the month. The
next 18th he cranked an automobile
and broke his arm. A month later.
on the 9th, he fell and broke his leg.
For two months after that he avoided
mishap, then the 18th came again and
his foot was crushed in an accident.
March 10, fire destroyed his garage.
Parham is a Georgia business man,
not impressed with superstitions, but
when Friday, April 10, came around,
he took no chances. He spent the day
in bed and nothing particular hap
pened except he made up some lost
sleep.
The old creamery building at Sc
quinn is being remodeled and equipped
for a two-line fruit cannery to care
for the berries In Clallam and Jeffer-
son counties. The cannery will be run
under the supervision of the North
Pacific Cooperative Berry Growers.
Some IS United States senators and
congressman, members of the appro-
priations, military affairs and terri
tories committees Of the house and
senate, will arrive in Seattle May 30
on their way to Alaska, having sailed
from New York Friday. Most Of them
are accompanied by their wives and
other relatives Plans for the enter
tainment of the party are in prepare
ton by the entertainment and mill
tary affairs committees Of the cham
ber
Use of the university stadium, seat
ing 10000 people, has been rendered
for the reception of President Hard
ing when he comes to Seattle the
week of July 20. 1t is expected the
president will be here some time dur
ing the week of July %, when the
Americans, with 10000 actors
and singers, will be presented at the
stadium. Seattle is endeavoring to
have the president arrange his sched-
ule so as. to return east through CEN
trail and eastern Washington.
AS result Of the recent bill which
passed the legislature, allowing the
raising of funds for county fair, Kit
titas county will receive $4,000 as a
capital investment for fair grounds
and building. The matter has been
presented to the county commissioners