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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
RATIO PAIsED

The State Tax Commission has re-
Gently concluded its session, during
which time it fixed the ratios of the
various counties. assigning to the va
rious counties of the state, the proper
ton of railroad taxes that they are to
receive for the year 1926.
The people of Benton County will
be gratified to learn that the ratio OF
Benton County was increased from a.
per cent TO 4e rer cent, an increase OF
two points, which means the various
railroads operating in this county will
pay to this county per cent more on
it's valuation than heretofore. In dol
lars and cents. it means that the rail-
road companies will pay the county
$40 10000 more this year, which is a
direct saving to the taxpayers OF the
county, and will mean that lust that
much less will have to be raised from
from the farms end the county.
Benton Countv's case was prepared
and presented before the State Tax
commission by George O. Beardslcy,
prosecuting attorney, and Harry For
svth. county assessor, and they con-
vinced the commission that this coun-
tyT ratio should be raised instead OF
lowered.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
J. C. SCOTT HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Scott and son,
John William of Des Moines, near
Seattle, left Tuesday after several
days visit here at the John McFee
home. Mr.. Scott, who was the pro-
;ject manager here for the state land
settlement, is now employed by the
Puget Sound Power & Light COM
pany. his particular duties being to
introduce new and improved methods
Of using electricity on the farms on
the west side of the mountains. The
Office was created especially for Mr..
Scott and he is quite enthusiastic over
the work. A new electric brooder for
baby chicks that promises great i'm
provement over the old ones has just
been worked out by Mr.. Scott and
the engineer for the Puget Sound COM
panv. An Improvement has also been
made in the use of electricity in cool
ing milk in dsiris and many other
uses of electricity on the farm are
being found.
MIR. Scott saws the power companies
now have 22.00o rural customers on
the Coast and that the number is
steadily growing. He says he also
finds that farmers on the west side
are becoming more and more interest
ed in IRRIGATION and have demonstrated
that their yields can be materially in
creased through this method of farm
ing.
Mr.. Scott has months vacation
and with his family will visit many
pieces on the east side of the noun
tains.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
CLUB YEAR BEGlNs.ocT.,,13

Members of the White Bluffs Wo-
mans Club will have their autumn re-
uni, n. Wednesday,, October l3. in the
basement OF the Lutheran church,
which will be their regular meeting
place during the club year. The club
will mees OH the second Wednesday Of
each month. On its membership roll
are the names of twenty-rine women
of TIE district. Plans for the years
work have been made and the pro-
grams rromise ra her departure from
those of the past few years. Politics,
home economies, art, music, history,
are among the subjects to be dis
cussed. Music will be regular fea-
ture this year and cup of tea will
add to the enjoyment of each meeting.
Special events which are now being
prepared for are the Arts and Craft,
EXHIBIT in November: the Library Tea
in February; Christmas PARTY in
December; the Cemetery Tea in May;
an English garden party in May or
June; the Annual Guest Day in April:
and the Cemetery Cleanup Day in
April or May.
All women of the valley are invited
to attend the club meetings and It is
hoped that the roll call of members
will double during the year.
;. Mrs. +. m. Wheeler is president of
the club; Mrs. Frank Taylor is vice
president and Mrs. D. D. Atwood is
secretarytreasurer. The trustees of
the club are Mrs. M. s. Mceks. Mrs.
A., B. Peck and Mrs. w. w. Barrett.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
FINDS way TO KILL
DESTRUCTIVE WIRE WORMS

Farmers who have been troubled
with wire worms in this district will
be interested in the following inter
view given by Edward Spurgeon oi
ProsSer, manager of the Spurgeon
Spray and Chemical company to the
Prosser Record-Bulletin and published
in that paper last week:
About May II, 1925 I was plant.
ing twenty acres of corn" said Spur
gaon. Il noticed the corn was not
coming up. An investigation showed
the entire acreage being DESTROYED by
wire worms. There were from fif-
teen to twenty wire worms in each
hill that we dug up with this inves-
tiaatlon was carried on in various
places over the entire field.
This aroused my ire. / was de-
ternined to find something that
would destroy the worms. I immed-
lately gathered about nine half gal
lon OF Wire worms and taking six
quart jars placed thirty of the worms
in ZACH and treated them to the most
active poisons known to science in
Guiding prussic acid.
"The poison was given to the
worms in corn meal mash as it SEEM
ed they were fond of corn. This
treatment was carried on for a period
OF five days. The worms seemed to
tatten on tile mixture.
Il then took these same worms
and placed them in clean jars with
fresh earth for the purpose of treat
ing them with asphyxiation. After
mixing certain chemicals I placed one
teaspooEfM in each jar. In about
twelve hours the worms were all dead.
Thinking there was possibility that
these worms had been injured by the
previous poison treatment, an equal
number of fresh worms were given
the asphyxiation treatment, in the eve
ming. They, too, were all dead in
the morning. This treatment was
tried several times on fresh worms
with the same result.
"The soil in the field was then treat
ed with these chemicals using the best
appliances available at that time. Corn
was again planted in May 2S,h. This
time there was a fair stand.
"The results obtained in 1925 con-
vinced me of the feasibility Of exter-
minatiug the wire worms; therefore
in 1926 planted potatoes in ground
badly infested with wire worms. This
would demonstrate to my own salts
faction whether potatoes could be
grown under such conditions, if the
soil were treated
-Four acres of these potatoes have
been dug, of which sold to the Pa
cific Fruit and Produce Co. Al IL
tons of No. potatoes and 3-4 tons
were sold to neighbors and reserved
for home use.
"This land was in two different
tracts. Do not get the impression that
there were no worms; however one
of .kessssracts was absolutely free
from worms, when the potatoes were
dug July 1st. One third of this tract
was left for fall digging and can be
examined an. time one cares to do so.
The other tract had this same treat
r.ent and rrodyccd clean crop except
about one-half acre at the end OF the
field where the material ran short and
less was applied"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
EVERYBODY HELPING TO
SAVE WlNESAP CROP

The predicted drop of the Wine
sap apples from the trees due to the
heavy frost two weeks ago began
Tuesday and every one available has
been rushed into the orchards to save
as much as possible OF the crop. The
school board on Wednesday excused
as many of the high school students
as wanted to help in this work and
many of them availed themselves of
the opportunity. During their absence
from school, Superintendent Under
hill says that the school work will
consist largely of review so that they
will not find themselves behind in
their studies when they return to school
The Horticultural Exchange ware
house and the White Bluffs warehouse
also shut down Wednesday to allow
the crews to help in the picking. It
is estimated that all of the apples left
on the trees will have been picked
by Wednesday OF next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
GENEALOGICAL DATA

According to the weather record
taken from the government tl:ermome-
ter at Wahluke and sent to the
Spokesman by Cooperative Observer
F. c. Koppen, ,the maximum tenn
perature reached during September
was "a degrees as compared to the
rormal maximum of 80. The mini
mum temperature was 20 degrees as
against normal minimum of 48. The
highest temperature in the past twen-
ty years up until this year was SO de-
grces and the lowest 80.
Total precipitation during the
month was .O6 inches. There were l6
clear days, 10 cloudy and 4 partly
cloudy,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
NOT MANY DUCKS

Local hunters were out in force
last Friday, October /, to usher in
the opening of the duck Season. Most
of them report poor bags due to a
scarcity of game. The only ducks
here now are local birds as it takes
exceptionally cold weather to bring
in those from the north. The season
also opened on October on geese,
jack snipes, mud hens and Wilson
snipe. The season closes December
81 at sundown.
In Benton county the open season
for Chinese pheasants and Hungarian
partridges will be open on October
&c, ~. 27, 81, and November 8, 7
and 8. The daily bag limit is 8 Chinks
and S Huns. The season seems to
haye been favorable and large
number of both of these game birds
are reported to have been raised her.
this year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
COUNTY TAX SALE

Judgment has been entered in Ben
ton County's Tax Foreclosure Case,
foreclosing the lien for 1920 real es-
tate taxes, and according to County
Treasurer Malcolm McDougal, the
sale will be held Saturday, October
9th, beginning at the hour of nine
O'Clock.
Each particular piece of property
will be offered for sale and sold to the
person who will pay all taxes and as
sessments against the property for the
smallest portion thereof. All property
not purchased by individuals will
then be deedetV tc Benton County.
A list of the property to be sold can
be obtained at the office Of the White
Bluffs Spokesman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08

Mr.. M. M. Heath, who had plan
ned to move to California, has chang
ed her mind and has decided to re-
main in White Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08

Born, at the Hills hospital on Tues
day morning, an eight-pound girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. LArmus Evett of Ham
ford.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-08
KMurE HILL COMING

Knute Hill, candidate for the legis..
lature on the Progressive ticket, will
speak at Liberty Hall one hour be-
fore the show Saturday evening, Octo-
ber 9th, Mt O'Clock sharp. The
show begins at 7:45. There will be
no admittance charged hut large
Hat will be passed and you can give
or as little or as much as
you think the show is worth.
EDMUND ANDERSON
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
!. A. Singer,
Ends Tour

One hundred eighty-six grand opera
Id concert appearances in more than
lpr-score cities throughout North
Enerica during 1926 is the enviable
cord Of the American Nightingale"
Josephine Lucchese, the young and
Iautiful coloratura soprano is called
I the people and critics all over the
luntry. Her numerous appearances
bring the past year well prove the
Feat popularity of the gifted canta-
ice Notwithstanding her very short
reer. Within exactly five years, this
Puthful San Antonian. yet in her
lrly twenties, has assumed artistic
foportions which other stars have
lught for years to attain. Today,
kc music critics and public in all
10 most important cities throughout
orth America, including exacting
ew York, Chicago, Boston. Philadel-
hia, San Francisco, Los Angeles and
avana audiences, acclaim this native
ttist as one of the truly great colora-
IRA singers of the decade.
Madame Lucchese's engagements for
be 1886 season will end in May
nd these last five months will mark
Pr last appearance-for some time
come-in North America, as her
hangers are planning for her a trip
Europe and also because the tai
nted artistic expects to remain abroad
br 4 year or two.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
S / S t @r S Are
M@sG@sS@S
AT Tea

Mrs. Helen Teagarden Sanders and
Miss Lucille Teagarden were hostesses
Tuesday afternoon at a tea in their
home in Park avenue in honor Of their
sister, Mrs. James F. George Of Chi
cago.
Baskets Of pink roses and carna-
tons adorned the reception hall, living
room and the mantels were banked
with the flowers against mass Of smi-
lax and ferns. The guests were greet
ed in the hall by Mrs. f.. W. Rich
ardson, Mrs. George Taylor. Mrs. It.
B. Askew. Mrs. George r. Willis. Mrs.
Edward Sachs. Mrs. W. f. Smith,
Mrs. Wheeler Pettus.
Receiving in the living room were
Mrs. Sanders, Miss Teagarden, Mrs.
George, Mrs. William Will, Mrs. Eli
Hertzberg and Miss Adeline Barden-
werper.
The tea table in the dining room
was graced with fillet and italian
cut lace cloth and a crystal bowl of
pale yellow and pink roses and violets.
Lovely green tapers burned in crystal
candlesticks. The cake was embossed
with light green icing and was served
by Miss Marjorie Il. Will. Miss Maude
Taylor presided at the coffee service.
Assisting in the dining room were Mrs.
Scott Applewhite, Miss Elizabeth Rich
ardson, Miss Josephine Applewhite,
Mrs. Serena Giesecke and Mrs.
Theresa Blackburn of Chicago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
S. A. Girl Bride
of Iowa Doctor

Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Barnes an
nounce the marriage of their neice,
Susanna Ardel Barnes, to DIR. Ernest
McClurg of Milton, Iowa.
The ceremony took place at s o'clock
Christmas eve in the First Presby-
terrain church with DIR. p. b. Hill Off
ciating. Palms and smilax decorated
the church. Prior to the ceremony the
Rev. Chester c. Cadwallader sang 81
Love You Truly" accompanied by Mrs.
Ralph Cadwallader who also played
the professional and occasional.
The bride wore a brown georgette
gown and carried bouquet of yellow
roses.
She was attended by Miss Mae Err
skine Of Seguin, attired in brown vel
vet, and Miss Nell Rutledge gowned
in blue satin frock. The little flow
or girl. Betty Fay Cadwallader, wore
lovely sheer yellow lace ruffled
dress.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party was entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. Barnes in their home. DIR.
and Mrs. -McClurg left for Milton,
Iowa, where they will make their
home.
y y "
Miss Nell Preston returned Wednes-
day from an European tour and will
be the guest Of her brother and sis
ter, Colonel and Mrs. j. L. Preston,
for the winter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Washington Halls Neu
Year in ancient Form,
By GEORCINA WASHINGTON

outside. Nothing Democratic about
the secretary of states elegant break
fast. There are so many diplomats, as
it is, that he has had recently TO COM
mandeer the Pan-American building
for this particular function.
So nobody but the distinguished for
eign group, the cabinet, the Supreme
court, officials of the state depart
ment, and a few old-timers who used
to belong to our diplomatic service and
now live in Washington--all again
with their womenfolk-sat down with
the Kelloggs to the daintiest of break
fast dainties.
Then during the afternoon those
who were not actually receiving"
made a house-to-house call on those
who were. There was much chatter
around the tea tables and enough good
wishes to go around many times. All
cabinet members who were in town
and that was about half of them
were "at home" according to a time
honored and always pleasing custom.
With the Dawes and the Longworths
both out of the capital for the holi-
days, officialdom made out somehow
by visiting the others.
The Kelloggs, naturally, couldn't BIZ
expected to do more entertaining after
the breakfast; but the postmaster gen
eral and Mrs. New were decidedly "at
home" So were the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, and the
Dwight +. Davises of the War De-
partment. And Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft also opened their delightful home
to their friends.
These among many others. The
wives of army and navy officers. of
various government officials, and of To-
cal prominent men received in the good
old way. The guests even spread to
Fort Myer, Va, where the Chief of
Staff of the Army and Mrs. Hines
were doing the honors.
And one Of the most interesting
spots in town was the Congressional
Club, where the ladies of congressman
gathered for the exchange of the latest
bit of news-or gossip. The club, al
ways the center of feminine congress
sional life during the season, by the
way, gave two parties to the juniors
during the week. one to the children
and another to the sub-debbies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Country Club
Luncheon for
Houston Girls

Mrs. Stephen j. Idzorek Of Kelly
Field entertained with a luncheon
Tuesday in the San Antonio Country
Club, complimenting her nieces the
Misses Jean and Marjorie Mcfarland
of Houston who are visiting Captain
and Mrs. Idzorek during the Christ
mas holidays. Bridge was enjoyed fol-
lowing the luncheon.
Those present were Misses Jean and
Marjorie Mcfarland and Mrs. l.. j
Carr, Mrs. W. b. Clarke. Mrs. ]. F
Doherty. Mrs. NJ. 4. Finn. Mrs. A
NJ. Guidera. Mrs. r. NJ. Brown, Mrs
w. f. Lynd, Mrs. ID. Nj. Myers: Mrs
S. +. Brown, Mrs. d. NJ. Reeves
Mrs. w. b. Stewart. Mrs. w. b
Souza, Mrs. Dorwin Lakeland. Mrs
larry Mann, Mrs. Carl n. Wash. Mrs
W. b. Wright. Mis-. r. b. Walker
Mrs. Russell Williamson, Mrs. Z. d
Jones, Mrs. r. Beam, Mrs. l.. +
Tefft, Mrs. ]. Davidson. Mrs. r. c
Zettle and Mrs. c. V. Hart.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Merry Maids
I'm x mn a S
Gaiety

The Merry Maids Musical club
entertained Wednesday evening with
the annual Christmas dance in the
ballroom of the Gunter hotel. Green
and gold strcamers decorated the hall
combined with Christmas holly
wreaths and red bells. The orchestra
was screened by row Of palms and
festoons of holly.
The combined invitations and pro-
grams were most unique in design
and registered eight dances with two
extras. The first extra was the grand
march which was led by Miss Edythe
Stephens, first vice president of the
club, and the other officers. The
favors for the march were large yell
low chrysanthemums to the girls and
imported cigarette holders to the men.
Second favors were silver bells to
the girls and tiny silver and gold
bottles to the men.
Over 100 guests were present.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
McCook Field
Officer Is Wed

Mrs. Louise Berrey Kendall and
captain Laurence Fielding Stone,
United States Army, were united in
marriage at z 80 o'clock Monday
light, at the home of the brides par
lnts, DIR. and Mrs. Dabney Berrey.
pr. s. H. G. Burgin performed the
ceremony. Captain and Mrs. Stone
Ire at home in McCook Field.
Prior to the entrance Of the bridal
party, a stringed orchestra played
Loves Old Sweet Song" and 20
Promise Me-" and Mrs. Patrick
bwearingen sang "All for YOU"
Mrs. George Walker Jr. was the
hatron Of honor and Captain Garth
Haddock of Fort Sill, Okla. acted as
pest man.
The bride was attired in an orchid
thiffon velvet gown draped at one
tide with rhinestone and pearl or
hament. She wore an orchid georgette
Ind velvet hat trimmed with pink
Eoses, silver slippers and carried or
Finds and lilies of the valley. Mrs.
Walker wore pink chiffon fashioned
with q tight bodice and circular
bkirt trimmed with pearls and silver
ace. She wore a pink georgette and
kelvet hat and silver slippers. She car
lied pn arm bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs. Swearingen wore a Nile green
seorgette gown trimmed with silver.
Following the ceremony, an infor-
tnal reception was held. Mrs. Berrey,
mother Of the bride, attired in blue
Isnd gold cut velvet, greeted the guests
with the members Of the bridal party.
in the dining room at the table COW
Fred with an italian banquet cloth and
horned with Dresden china and pink
'oses. Mrs. Will Scott poured coffee
and Mrs. Jack Locke served ices.
In the breakfast room, decorated
Fith festoons Of smilax and pink
loses, the wedding cake, a round con-
lection embossed with pink roses wa :
served by Mrs. J. T. Halle, Mrs.
French Spencer, Mrs. Charles Roos
pr. and Mrs. Connor Bishop.
Later in the evening, Captain and
Mrs. Stone left for a short wedding
"trip. Mrs. Stone was gowned in blue
granite cloth trimmed with gray
suede, wore a blue velour hat and
carried gray accessories.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. - New
Years is always a day of tradition in
the national capital.
Everybody wishes everybody else
happiness in the coming months-but
he does it according to custom. For
tunately, the custom is brilliant, pic
turesque and altogether interest
ing.
It's a great and glorious day for
officialdom, and what's more the dear
public, always looking for crumbs
from the official dinner table, gets u
look-in at the White House. Nay. it
even gets to shake hands with the
President and his lady-in style.
For the day begins with the White
House reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Of
fetal and Mr.. and Mrs. Public alike.
1t continues through the annual diplo-
matte breakfast of the secretary of
state, and winds up with scores of "at
homes" around the most select fire
sides.
It's always a great day-and Janu-
airy /, 1926, departed not whit from
custom.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue near the
White House was gay with the pan
oply of festival bright and early Fri.
day morning. Brass buttons and gold
lace, uniforms, native and foreign,
furs and feathers were everywhere.
For the President and his lady were
receiving.
Promptly at II o'clock the cabinet
officers and their wives filed past
the receiving line" Then came the
members of the diplomatic corps with
their fussy uniforms and strange ac-
cents. Then the staid and dignified
justices and judges, and the senators
and representatives in their frock
coats; the army, navy and marine
corps. numerous government officials,
hundred or more civic organiza
tons, all with their ladies, of course.
And last, but by no means least,
the public-men and women and chill
dren who wanted to see inside the ex-
ecutive mansion and get closeup Of
things. The line was long, very long.
The glitter and glamor Of braid fin
ally, two hours later, packed itself
into taxicabs and went over to the
Pan-American building. that most tx
quisite Of American structures, to the
breakfast.
That was where It left the public