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TRANSFER SPEEDED
| AT PATENT OFFICE.
Many Changes to Be Made
Prior to InterdepartmentaI
Shift April |.

Arrangements for the transfer of
Department TO the Commerce Depart
ment on April are being pushed as
rapidly as possible in the short time
remaining before the shift takes
place
Fiscal arrangements alone will in
NolVe much changing, while the work
of changing stationery and changes
in the auditors office will take sew
era1 days. Ella borate changes in the
process Of printing the publications
of the Patent Office must be made for
the Patent Office has a printing bill
alone of more than million dollars
annually. The total appropriation for
the maintenance of the office, amount
ing to about $780, 600, will be trans
ferred from the Interior Department.
to which it was granted by Congress-
to the Commerce Department. In the
meantime, Commissioner Thomas f.
robertson has so speeded up the work
of the Patent Office that all cases will
be not more than six months behind
Tor hrst consideration by the time of
the transfer Since January the Pat
ent ONCE examiners have gained
h0SS cases on the number piled up
awaiting action, and now all but the
most extreme cases, involving much
research work, are on a siX-month
basis.
May Bring Changes.
commissioner Robertson conferred
with Secretary Hoover recently and
SAID no changes in personnel are con-
templated by the transfer, although
administrative changes may come
ABOUT as result of the recommended
tlons TO be made by the committee
now Investigating the Patent Office
RMS committee, headed by Thomas
Ewing, former commissioner of
patents, has written Mr.. Hoover ask
ing whether he desires it's contin-
uance. The committee was appointed
by Secretary Work
Among the activities to be pressed
When the transfer takes place Mr.
robertson said, are the prosecution
or fraudulent patent attorneys, who
the commissioner said reap thousands
OF dollars annually from gullible in
NentorS, and continued pressure 70
prlng the work of the Patent Office To
a current basis. Heavy demands on
inc facilities in the building housing
the Patent Office, at 9th and G. streets
nave outstripped the office space
available, Mr.. Robertson declared. and
a new building is an urgent need
Meanwhile several Washington patent
attorneys nave expressed themselves
as pleased with the change
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Woodrow Wilson Peace
Award to Viscount Cecil

NEW YORK.-Bofore distinguish
ed gathering, which included Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Viscount Cecil Of
Cheltwood was presented with the
$25, 900 peace award and medal given
under the Woodrow Wilson Founda-
ton for Meritorious Service in the
cause of international cooperation and
peace. The presentation was made at
dinner at the Hotel Astor.
In accepting the award, Viscount
Cecil asserted that the advance in the
past five years in the direction Of in
ternational cooperation had been lit
| tie short Of marvellous"
T Praising the United States for hav-
ing consistently stood for peace, Wis
count Cecil said that he would not ut
ter word of criticism of the attitude
of America toward the League of Ma
lions. He stressed, however, the ac-
complishmentsl of the league since its
inception under the leadership Of
Woodrow Wilson, whom he character
lied as "a great American and great
citizen Of the world" adding: There
is no title to fame higher than that. +"
Mr.. Wilson's contribution, he said,
was the idea that peace was based on
unity and solidarity Of mankind, an
idea contrary to that motivating the
prewar system which Viscount Cecil
called international anarchy diversi-
fed by war;"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Washington Leads Way
in School Conditions

With over 400 teachers cottages
built by rural districts in this state,
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, state
superintendent Of public instruction,
tells the world through the December
Success" that Washington Is leading
the way toward ideal conditions in
country schools. The Success" mag
azine seems to agree with Mrs. Pres
ton.
Bringing city and country into the
problem of caring for the rural school
teacher, Mrs. Preston wrote:
"City life could not go on single
day without the assistance Of the
people in the country raising the food
The people in the country will not re
main there long il their children are
not given good schools and gooG
teachers. On the other hand the pee
pie in the cities will not stay there
long without foodstuffs. Teachers
will not work in the country for any
length Of time unless they are com
rortably housed and provided will
normal social diversion"
Washington made it's first expert
ment in providing for country schoo
teacher 20 years ago and the idea ha
been spreading ever since, Mrs. Pres
ton says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Auto Repair Course
at W. S. C.. February 2

A two-weeks short course in auto
mobile repairing opens February at
the State College of Washington. That
it may have the most practical and
helpful effect, those who wish may
bring their own cars to work on, and
can make their own repairs under the
supervision of a competent lnstruc-
tor. Those not bringing cars will be
given a course in repair and adjust
ments that covers the ordinary trou-
bles of the car owner
Registrations for the course will
take place beginning at o'clock in
the morning of February 2, In room
1O1, Mechanic Arts Building. Work
ing clothes should be brought, and
rooms arranged for in advance
through the college Y. M. G. A., which
has list of available accommoda
tions near the campus at reasonable
rates. Further information may be
secured by writing Dean H. V. Car
penter of the Engineering College
State College Of Washington, Pullman
Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES
TO BE ADVERTISED IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN

why It Pays to Farm in Washing
to-" is the title of one of the several
advertisements the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington rail-
roads will publish in fifteen farm jour-
nails Of national circulation in January
as part of their contribution to the
Washington Month" campaign. The
advertisements are similar to those
the same railroads are publishing in
their joint campaign to advertise the
Pacific Northwest, but deal with this
state alone and appeal specially to
the farmer. Readers of the advertise
ments are asked to send to the rail
roads for a booklet, "Washington for
The Farmer"
Some of the reasons why it pays to
farm in Washington given in the adj
vertisement are these:
Because Washington's average
wheat acre yield is 20 per cent high
er than the average yield for the ma.
| ton.
Because it's yield of hay is so Pei
cent higher.
Because it's orchard yields are the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Plans Pooling of Box as
Freight Traffic Solution

s. Davies Warfield, president of the
National Association Of Owners Of
Railroad Securities, plans an increase
in profits for railroads, and better
freight service for the public, through
common sense consolidation Of box
car service.
There are in the country 100000
ordinary box cars owned by the differ.
ent railroads. The life Of these cars
is wasted in being hauled back and
forth, or slowed on sidings empty. Mr..
Warfleld suggests central agency to
handle cars for the benefit Of all rail-
roads and all carrying business. That
would be legal under the plan that
Mr.. Warfield suggests. 1t couldn't be
accomplished otherwise except by put
ting all railroads into one great con-
solidation. That doubtless will come.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16

counted for 1920 predatory animals
including 1873 coyotes, II bobcats, two
raccoons and one fox. Larkin Under
hill of Winona, Whitman County, was
high man with kill of 80 coyotes. R.
B. Vail of Loomis, Okanogan County
was second with 20 coyotes, and
Clyde Webley Of Gloyd, Grant County,
was third with Is coyotes.
YAKIMA.-The Northwest Hay AS.
ISOLATION, according to Manager L. A,
Hunt, believes it's trade with the At.
lantic seaboard is established. It has
sent more than 5000 tons and has or.
ders for another thousand. Hay is
being shipped by the association to
California points, Spokane and North
ern Idaho. The association is but Is
months old.
EVERETT. = Snohomish County
Guernsey Breeders Association elect
ed H. ]. Weiser president at it's an.
nual meeting here recently. d. J.
Parker, Snohomish, was chosen vice
president; g. H. Grewe, Arlington
secretary; Hans Thompson, Airing
ton, and Hal Bisnett members of the
executive board.
WENATCHEE. - Miss Edith Dun.
can, age 10, is at the Salvation Army
headquarters, recovering from burns
on her arms suffered recently when
the kitchen stove exploded as the re-
suit of frozen pipes. Several holes
were blown in the ceiling of the kit.
chen. Three other persons who were
In the room escaped unhurt. The
stove was blown to bits.
MILFORD.-The Milford Township
high school football team has deaf
mute for captain. Harold Pruitt has
been elected to the position despite
his affliction. The signals are given
to him by finger numbers and his In
ability to hear appears no handicap.
Captain Pruitt also is star basket.
ball player and a javelin thrower His
home is in Wellington. The Milford
football squad lost but one game this
season.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Worlds Record Ayrshire
Produces 10 Tons Milk

Chinook Peter Pan Bessie has made
a worlds record, producing 10 tons OF
milk at the low cost of 1892 at the
State College of Washington, where
she was bred In, the Ayrshire herd
that has produced several remarkable
animals.
She has just completed her fourth
consecutive Advanced Registry rec
ord, at years Of age, with 20,072
pounds of milk testing 1892 per cent.
with 76629 pounds of butterfat.
She reached her highest yield.
LITE pounds, in her seventh month
of lactation. Her daily average for
the year was S. pounds of milk and
on the last day of the year she MIXED
SO pounds.
During the four years since she be-
gan with her first calf as a senior 2.
year-old, she has had an official pro.
duction of 53,264 pounds of milk and
2,152 pounds of butterfat. According
to statistics of the Ayrshire breed she
is just reaching her period OF best pro
duction, and Prof. e. V. Ellington OF
the dairy department. of the college
predicts many more yearly records for
her.
The past year she ate 10,95O pounds
of sunfliwer silage; 1900 pounds Of
alfalfa hay, and $50 pounds Of grain
ration made up Of 400 pounds mill
run, 200 pounds of rolled barley, and
100 pounds of linseed oil meal. 1t is
the standard ration fed the college
dairy herd. All feeds were purchased
the alfalfa hay at SIS ton, sunflower
silage at 81, mangles at 81 and the
grain at TX cents per pound. The to
tai feed bill for her for the year was
$192.22. AS the milk sold for $84O.2b
the net profit from this cow for the
year was $648.02.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
HARD WORK AND LIFE

Hard work shortens workers lives,
according to DR.. Louis l. Dublin, the
insurance statistician. He finds that
office workers live eight years longer
than industrial workers, on the av.
erage.
The trouble with such statistics is
that length of life depends on heredity
and what we do outside working
hours, quite as much as on work.
However, the old saying, Hard work
never killed anybody" probably was
invented by an employer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Leo Fest, Pioneer in Pop
ular Song Field, Would
Make Citizens by
Melody

Naturalization by music is the
plan Of Americas foremost music
publisher. Leo Feist. Mr., Feist's
theory is that immigrants enter
ing this country get their first idea
of the English language from the
songs which the children sing in
the streets. and in the native
cafes dear to the heart of every
foreigner.
at is rather a hobby of mine
thar we publish songs that will
give aewly arrived aliens a slant
on our American life," he ex.
plains Il have had any number
OF ,aturalized Americans tell me
that the first intimate touch they
hao IT American life was hearing
oul songs sung from the house
tops and on the sidewalks.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
MAY BE BIG ISSUE TO BE
SETTLED BY LEGISLATURE NOW IN SESSION

If the present Washington legisla-
ture decides to take up the question
of legislative reapportionment, it will
iind on the basis Of 1924 election re.
turns that the disproportion between
the representation of various coun-
ties has grown glaringly worse since
the last federal census, in 1920.
On the reapportionment, made "a
years ago, Yakima and Jefferson coun-
ties were each given the same rep
resentation in the house, two mem
bers, and each was compelled to share
one senator with other counties.
In the last election 1858 votes were
cast in Jefferson County, so that E. A.
Sims and George H. Northrup, the
county's two representatives, each
represent 929 voters. In the last cleo
ton in Yakima County 20,165 votes
were cast, so that A. D. Dunn and ].
R. Schwartze, its two representatives,
each represent 10,0827a voters.
National Survey
This is one of few contrasts which
caused Orville A. Welsh, who has
been making national survey of thu
legislative apportionment question
for the New York World to declare, in
an article in the current issue of The
Nation, that Washington is the worst
rotten borough" state in the West,
and one of the three worst in the ma.
ton.
A Cow county combine" engineer,
ed by Sims and l.. D. McArdle, who
represented Jefferson County in the
legislature in 1911, prevented reap
portionment that year, on the basis OF
che 1910 federal census, and the com
oination of counties which would lose
membership, if constitutional appor
comment should be made, has prevent
ed action at every session since thai
time.
AS a matter of history the trainers
of the Washington Constitution con
templated a reapportionment ever,
live years, instead of every ten years
Section 8, article 2 of the state con
stitution, copy of which is handed
every member when he is elected t,
The legislature, provides that in 1897
and every ten years thereafter stat,
census shall be taken, and that afte
every state census and also after ev
cry federal census "the legislator
shall apportion and district anew til
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16

members of the senate and house Of
representatives, according to the num-
Der Of inhabitants, excluding Indian,
not taxed, soldiers, sailors and Off
GERS of the United States army and
navy in active service"
Never Taken
The state census was never taken,
however, and since 1901 neither the
reapportionment contemplated on the
state census nor federal census has
been made.
On the basis of the 1924 election
figures, with 445,222 votes cast,
each of the 81 members of the house
should represent approximately 1880
votes.
In the house Washington has al.
ways followed the policy of at least
one representative to each county
The counties with only one represen-
tative range from Wahkiakum, which
cast only S53 votes at the last cleo
ton to Kitsap with $3.50, eleven times
as many. Chelan which cast 1881
votes, clearly is entitled to two rep
resentatives also.
In the counties with more than one
representative Jefferson county, with
929 votes per representative and YAK
ina, with 10,082 votes per representa-
tive, are the worst examples of under
and over representation, but there are
plenty of cases in between.
4 Spokane County with 1867 vote:
and Pierce with 48,098, each with Il
representatives. are only slightly un
der-represented. King County, wit.
120,739 votes, has II representatives
or one representative for each 7,1Os
votes. On a strictly constitutional re
apportionment King County would BIZ
entitled to rs representatives if the
vote is taken as an index to popula
ton.
Yakima County, however, is in evei
worse condition than King. With on'.
two representatives, Yakima cas-
more than twice as many votes a
Walla Walla, which cast 9,679 vote
and has three representatives. Yak
, ina cast 20,165 votes to 5000 whic'
were cast in Whatcom County, wit
, four representatives.
. Kitsap County with one representa-
tive, cast almost five times as man,
3 voters as its neighbor, Jefferson Cour
Q ty, with two representatives.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
trict forest Office show. Prosecutors
obtained 1877 convictions, of which 128
were those of campers.

trict forest office show. prosecutors
obtained 1877 convictions, of which 1913
were those of campers.
VICTORIA, B. C.-lndustrial Brit
ish Columbia recently inaugurated
the eight-hour day without serious
disruption of business. The law Is
being observed by all plants affected
1t was stated by j. D. McNiven, dep
uty minister of labor and chairman
of the board adjustment. The chief
claimants for exemption SO far are
the lumber mills which have but
seven months in which to do the sea-
sons work.
| ELIZABETH, N. J.-Daniel K. Les.
| ter, SO years old, who was engineer
on the Monitor in its famous battle
with the Merrimac in the Civil War,
died recently of pneumonia. For 4S
years he was chief engineer of ferries
operating from New Jersey to Staten
Island.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-In an atmos
| puST0 VI dlulObL VI Dill PAAS
ity, Mrs. Nellie Taylore Ross, widow
of the late executive of Wyoming
was sworn into office as governor re-
Gently. She Is the first woman in the
United States to become governor Of
a state. Mrs. Ross requested tina;
there be none of the customary festive
ceremonies usually attendant upon ar
Inauguration Of state executive.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The gross
income from agricultural products In
the United States for the crop veal
1924-1925 will exceed by half billion
dollars the total for the preceding
year, according to the annual report
of the late Secretary Of Agriculture
Henry G. Wallace. The report was
transmitted to the President by Sec
rotary Gore, who explained that al
though Mr.. Wallace had not seen the
final draft 1t was prepared under his
direction. American agriculture Is In
the best position it has held since
1920, according to the report.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16

II have heard criticisms from
time to time Of the slang used in
some Of our popular songs. But
after all, slang is great part OF
American life. It is what one
might call our folk language.
parents have told me Of how
they received their first idea OF
the American language when their
children after school hours sang
the popular songs of the day. l
dare say there is not a foreigner
in all these United States who
did not know the phrase Over
There. 1t is not that the phrase
meant so much out that it was
given to them in melodic form.
GAS a matter Of fact, most OF
the foreigners who come to our
doors are people to whom melody
can mean more than all the natu-
ralization classes in the world. In
fact. am interested in plan to
nave an orchestra in every oatu-
radiation class so that che swing
of our American life will get right
under the newcomers skins. >"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Washington News

OLYMPIA.-Heavy damage to the
oyster crop in and around Olympia
has resulted from the hard freeze re-
Gently, when the tides have been low
est. While no accurate estimate Of
the extent of the damage has been
made, oyster mon say they have &C
certained it will be quite heavy. The
exceeding low tides left the oyster
beds exposed for several hours during
the coolest hours, killing large num-
bers of the bivalves. The lowest run
Of tides and the hard freezes rarely
come at the same time.
WALLA WALLA. = Contrary to
prevalent belief, prohibition is not de-
creasing attendance at the state peni
Tertiary, Warden G. 3. Long said re.
Gently. In the last year the prison
population has increased Ito and Is
now 1926. Warden Long states that
he frequently receives communtca.
lions asking whether prohibition has
not reduced criminality and is com.
PEELED by statistics to answer that 1t
has not. Liquor is a contributing fac.
tor in many cases, and as juries are
growing less lenient, more men and
women are being brought to the
prison to serve sentences as jointists.
KELSO.-During the late cold spell
the Pacific Highway was lined with
automobiles that slipped off the icy
coating into the ditch. Thirty-five
cars were in the ditch between Kelso
and Castle Rock. No serious acct
dents occurred here.
BELLINGHAM. = What old-timers
say is the biggest wildcat ever bagged
dn the county was shot by Lew OAR
row near Glacier recently. The ami
NAL measured AZ inches from the tip
of its nose to the tip of its bobbed
tail.
OLYMPIA.-In organizing the win.
ter campaign against coyotes In Wash.
ington, "a horses were killed by state
and federal hunters during November
to be used as bait on poisoning sta.
tions, according to reports made to
Glenn H. Bach, leader in predatory
animal control work for the Wash.
ington district of the biological sur.
vey, with offices in Olympia. The
animals were old stock furnished by
livestock associations and individual
stOckmen to aid in the work of clean
ing up predatory animals in the state.
During November the hunters &C
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Physical Beauty on STAGE

Miss Helen Macfadden, 1S-year-old
daughter Of Bernarr Macfadden, the
multimillionaire publisher, has gone
on the stage. Through exercise Miss
Helen has developed perfect figure.
She heads the Bernarr Macfadden
physical culture girls who demon.
strate the ideas of the Father OF
Physical Culture" Charles Morri.
son, who books all the big vaude-
vile acts, says this one is so dis
tinctively individual as to be un-
commonly different.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
HOPE TO SELL LANDS

The State Capitol Commission
which foresaw an imminent demand
for timber lands on the Olympic pen
insula two years ago and which an
ticipated an opportunity to dispose of
part Of the capitol grant then, now
is certain that the long-delayed boom
is about to arrive. Railroad develop
ment failed to materialize when ex-
pected two years ago, so the capitol
lands would not sell. Now transpor-
tation is assured and it is expected
that the state holdings will be want
ed. The best capitol lands are To-
Gated on the Olympic peninsula.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16

highest in the country.
Because the highest producing COWS
are the basis Of its great dairy indus
try.
Because the value Of its hogs 100
pounds is 16 per cent greater than the
national average.
Because the weight of its wool a
fleece is Is per cent greater.
Because it is fine place in which
to live
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
In Wrong

Mrs. Nurox, riding along in her new
gold paneled coupe with Mrs. High
flown, had occasion to refer to heI
chauffeur as Clarence"
"How odd" commented Mrs. High
flown, ito call ones chauffeur by his
first name"
Mrs. Nurox was quick to correct
the error.
Clarence" she called.
He stopped the car, and looked
around.
ri am not accustomed to call my
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
The Low Down

An Iowa girl, en- route to visit
friends in New York, entered the city
by the Hudson tunnel, then took the
subway to the address.
What do you think Of our city?"
she was asked on her arrival.
II couldn't say" she replied, so
far I have had only worm's-eye
w."-Science and Invention.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16

The number of public schools in the
Philippines increased from $3.50 in
1923 to 1863 during the present
school year, according to official fig
ures just announced. There are d677
primary schools, 1,007 intermediary
schools and IS secondary schools.
More than 100000 are enrolled.