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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
HAD CLOSE CALL

Grant Van Buren of Leavenworth,
Wash, who was here at the time
visiting his brother, George Van Bur-
en-, was quite badly injured by what is
believed to have been an electric
shock, on Sunday, November II.
The two men were working to
prime the well on the Van Buren,
place south of town, George Van Bur-
en- being in the bottom of the well
and his brother at the top. When the
former called to his brother to turn
on the switch for the power, he says
he heard a groan and coming hur-
riedly from the well he found his
brother doubled over and apparently
in pain. He turned over on his back
and seemed to cease breathing.
George Van Buren, rushed to the
house to telephone for help and when
he returned a few minutes later his
brother had recovered coniciousness.
He was taken to Yakima later for a
physical examination. It was found
that some of the flesh on the large
toe of one of his feet had apparently
been burned off, indicating that the
electric charge passed through the
sole of one Of mis- shoes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
ROOF INSULATION
SAVES MONEY!

At the roof-line of your
house money is being vast
ed, in the shape Of excess
heat leakage. This heat is
rising to the roof from
rooms below, up stairways
and through ceilings. As it
reaches the uninsulated roof
it passes rapidly olt-of-
doors. It is not doing full
duty in keeping the house
warm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
ANNUAL CUSTOM OBSERVED

The White Bluffs Warehouse cele-
brated the close Of the apple packout
this week with suInptuous dinner
Monday at the warehouse and with
big party Tuesday evening at
Grange Hall.
The dinner of noodles, meat, salad,
pies, sandwiches, coffee, candy nuts,
served cafeteria style Monday at noon,
was enjoyed by forty-seven guests,
all employees Of the warehouse, and
especially by c. I. Wright, whose
birthday it happened to be.
A most interesting program Tues
day evening was initiated by song
rendered in chorus by the entire num-
Der present, more than a hundred
strong.
Inspector Harold Willmsen gave a
pianologue; Mrs. H. ]. Evett read the
Workers VIII; the Misses Alta
Wright. Nellie Hammer and Mar
garet Holecek gave a group of vocal
selections with guitar accompaniment.
Mrs. Holecek and Mrs. Gwin inn
personatcd Irish "biddies" and over a
discussion of a copy of the "Ware-
house News" they enjoyed a cup
o tay, served by Miss Margaret Hole
eek and Mrs. Harold Keen, dressed
as mattresses.
Archie Borden, always popular
entertainer, gave two vocal selections
and the remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing, music for which was
furnished by the Russell Brown or
chestra. Refreshments were served
during the evening.
The local Auxiliary Of the Ameri-
can Legion met Tuesday evening,
November l9, and among the busi-
ness transacted was the election of
officers for the following year. All
Of the old officers were reelected
with the exception of the position of
vicc-president Mrs. C. I. Wright be-
ing elected to succeed Mrs. A. J..
Spear, who expects to leave soon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
TO PREACH SPECIAL SERMON

At the regular services OF the
White Bluffs Presbyterian church
next Sunday evening at 7:30 and at
the Hanford church in the morning,
Rev. w. A. Noycs will preach on
the subject, "The American Home"
This is in response to request
sent by the Department Of the Amer
ican Home of the state federation OF
women's clubs. Spiritual education in
the home is topic receiving special
emphasis this year by the general
federation of women's clubs and
each state is asked to help with this
observance of Home Sunday.
Special music is being planned by
the local women's club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
IT'S AN nj WIND That
BLOWS NO ONE GOOD

The present shortage Of electric
power in Seattle and Tacoma has
caused the authorities Of those two
cities to look with longing eyes to the
Columbia river, where IA world of
potential power is going to waste
every day and will probably do more
than anything else toward fastening
early development of some of the
numerous sites, particularly Priest
Rapids, than anything else that could
possibly happen.
The two big Coast cities have har-
messed most of the hydro-electric
power sites located anywhere near
them but due to the exceptionally
dry season the flow in the rivers
there Is far below normal and the
situation is acute. In ordinary seasons
the flow would be sllfficient for their
needs for years to CON-, but the pos
sibility of another arid year will haunt
them like a nightmare and it is
reasonable to presume that they will
bend every effort to prevent a re-
petition of the conditions that they
are now facing.
No definite word has reached
here as to when the Federal Water
Power Leasing Board would consid-
er the eecond application of the
Washington Irrigation & Develop
ment company for lease of the
Priest Rapids site but recent letters
from that body would indicate that
it will be come time In the not very
distant future.
John Dunert says he has received.
a letter from the "White Wizard"
the know-all see-all who answers
perplexing questions for anxious list
ners every Saturday night over the
radio from station KSL at Salt Lake,
who predicted that the Priest Rapids
development would be made during
1880. We all join John in hoping he
is a good prophet.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE
Deep WELL IDEA

If a financing plan can be worked
out that will not be too burdensome,
the White Bluffs Water Works will
undertake the drilling of deep well
in town in an effort to secure sui
ficient supply of water from the
second flow. This was the sentiment
expressed at the meeting OF the stock
holders of the company held in the
high school Monday evening. !.
The meeting was well attended ana
the proposition was freely discussed.
D. S. Wilkinson, secretary OF the
board of trustees, pointed out that
the analysis from the state board OF
health on the three samples OF water
furnished them from the present wen
in town were not very satisfactory.
These reports did not show that the
water was particularly dangerous
from a health standpoint but they
did say that the water, like that from
most surface wells, contained eie-
ments that did not make it very de-
sirable for drinking purposes.
The trustees told the stockholders
what they had learned regarding deep
wells from talking to well drillers
and the knowledge they had gained
from their investigation of the few
deep wells that had been sunk any
where in this vicinity. It was brought
out that, on the basis of 60o-foot
well, the first 100 feet inch and the
balance inch, including the price
of the steel casing and the drilling,
would cost approximately $4,000.
Before the close of the meeting a
committee composed Of w. ]. Kin
caid, Edmund Anderson and E. J..
O'Larey was appointed to look into
the financing question and to call
another meeting of the stockholders
when they have something definite
to report.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29

Insulation of your roof,
which will check this excess
heat leakage, will save fuel.
It will mean less expense
for heating, year after year.
The original expense will be
quickly repaid. And the in
sulation will pay "divi'
dends" thereafter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
PIONEER WOMAN PASSES

Mrs. Annie He.son. aged widow OF
Walter Helscm, the Father of
White Bluffs" passed away Friday,
November %, at Porterville, Calf.
at the home of her granddaughter,
Mrs. L. S. Tromanhauser. The body
was brought to White Bluffs for
burial, funeral services being con-
Quoted from the Presbyterian church
Wednesday afternoon, and was laid
to rest in the White Bluffs cemetery:
A suitable obituary will be published
next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
Mrs. Ethel RenHnger of White

Mrs. Ethel Reminger of White
Bluffs and H. H. Boie and T. D..
Moffat of Hanford left Sunday for
Seattle, where. they were subpoenaed
to go as witness to testify in the y.
S. District Court in suit in which
z. E. Covell was suing the govern
ment. Covell an ex-service man, liv-
ed in this valley for several months
back in 1922 or 1928. He claimed to
have been totally disabled while in
the service and has been unable since
to do any work Of any kind, accord
ing to a representative Of the Veterans
Bureau who was in the valley few
weeks ago looking Sup his record
while a resident here. The case was
dismissed before going to trial.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29

David Zerwekh, who has cared for
the NOVEL; orchard north of White
Bluffs for the last three years, says
he has leased the Arthur Fairbanks
place in the In-B-Tween near his
own orchard and plans to move down
there some time before the first of
the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20

scription campaign to raise the money
and then turn it over to the supervisors
for distribution.
Arlington County, Woodbridge ex-
planned, is suffering to an amazing de-
gree from the failure Of the Zoning
Commission to complete the work for
which it was appointed. Many COM
mercial firms who have considered es-
tablishing manufacturing and other
plants have refused to come into the
county until they were assured by
proper coming that they viii be allowed
to remain where they locate.
The Zoning Commission has reported
to the board of supervisors that 1t
is unable to continue further with its
work until it is provided with
the funds to employ the services of an
engineer who is thoroughly capable OF
carrying out the details of coming which
the commission is unable TO handle.
1t is the opinion of the business men
of the county that Mondays meeting
will probably be the most important as
regarding coming that has yet been held
and that some immediate action will
result.
Yesterdays meeting of the executive
committee, the first TO be held. was at
tended by the full membership. Leon
Arnold was elected chairman. Louis
Carl was selected director of finances.
Clarence r. Ahalt director Of member
ship. William p. Anes director of in
dustrial promotion and Ashton G. Jones
director of city planning, which in
cludes coming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
ROAD BOND ISSUE
FARLEY IS CALLED
Prince Georges Officials to
Confer With State Com
mission Tomorrow.
BY GEORGE PORTER.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, February
20.-The fate of the proposed $500,0
bond issue for the building of lateral
roads in Prince Georges County. may
be determined at a conference tomor-
row between the county commission
ers and the State Roads Commission in
Baltimore.
Desire to rech complete understand
ing with the Roads Commission, par
ticularly on features of the plan te
finance the bonds without raising the
tax rate, is given as the reason for
the conference. Although the commits
sioners believe they understand the
policy of the road body in SO far as Il
effects their bodybuilding proposal, ii
is frankly stated that if it is found
impossible to effect certain anticipated
economies through the new roads, the
proposition will not be carried farther
Strong as is the clamor for new roads
the sentiment against an increase In
the tax rate is equally powerful.
Decision to confer with the Roads
Commission was reached late yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
ALEXANDRIA,.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Febru

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 20
Especially A formal meeting of the
City Council will be held at City Hall
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Plans for the observance of Past
Sachems' night March were made
last night by Osceola Tribe, No. !, I'm
proved Order of Red Men, at meeting
held in Liberty Hall.
City Manager Paul Morton attended
the meeting of the board Of directors
of the Eighth Congressional District
Home at Manassas, Va, yesterday after
noon.
Seminole Tribe, No. IS, Improved
Order of Red Men, will meet tomorrow
night in the Alexandria National Bank
Building at 1880.
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth
Virginia Treger, As years old, who died
yesterday at her home, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at the
home with Rev. Percy Foster Hall,
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
conducting. Interment will be in Bethel
Cemetery.
Alexandria Post, No. "a, American
Legion, will give minstrel show in
Elks' Hall February 81 and %.
Alexandria Fire Department Auxiliary
will meet tonight at o'clock at No. 5
Engine Co.
The annual banquet of the Philathea
Bible Glass OF the Fist Baptist Church
will take place tonight in the George
Mason Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
AHALT DENOUNCES
ABATTOIR PROJECT
Former Head Of Arlington Cham
Der Of Commerce Breaks
Long Silence.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.


ARLINGTON. Va, February 90
Breaking the silence that was imposed
upon him through his presidency Of the
Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce, Clarence r. Ahalt, for nearly
three years the chief executive Of that
organization, today issued written at
tack upon the proposal Of the N. Auth
Provision Co. of Washington to erect an
abattoir near Relee Station.
The board of directors of the cham
Der under the leadership of the new
president. Keith A. Brumback, will meet
tomorrow and attempt to reach a de-
cision in the matter.
The present Auth Co. plant in South
west Washington is not fair COMPARE
son of what may be expected of the
plant proposed in Arlington County,
Ahalt declared. 1.-THE Southwest WASH
ington plant is packing plant and not
a killing. plant" he said, 'the COM
pany's killing plant being located else
where"
Frank @. Campbell, chairman Of the
special protest committee selected to
fight the project. today wrote to Gov.
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia giving him
the full details of the project and fur
nishing him with the arguments for
and against the abattoir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
zON|NG
MEETING CALLED
Chamber of Commerce May
Raise Necessary Money
if County Cannot.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

CLARENDON, Va. February 90
Determined that nothing be left undone
to insure the immediate coming of the
county, the Arlington County Chamber
of Commerce has arranged meeting
for next Monday night between the
board of directors of the chambor. the
coming commission, the board of
county supervisors, G. l.. Kinnier end
Thomas DeLashmutt, county engineers,
and the coming committee of the Real
Estate Board.
The meeting, which was arranged by
the executive committee of the cham
Der, will take place at the Washington
Golf and Country Club.
According to p. P. Woodbridge, ex-
ecutive secretary. the Chamber of Com
merce intends this to be the first step
of drive to bring immediate action on
the Zoning question. 1t is understood
that if the board of supervisors is I'M
able to furnish the funds with which
to pay for the services of an expert
coming engineer officials of the trade
body will offer to conduct public sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20

afternoon by the Board of County
Commissioners. w. Hampton Magruder,
local political leader and counsel to the
board, attended the meeting and will
accompany the commissioners to Balti-
more.
Among the details to be considered
is the matter of maintaining the new
roads after they are constructed. 1t
is generally understood that the State
looks after the upkeep of roads as
soon as they are surfaced. The COM
missioners want to be absolutely GER
tain on this point, however, as 1t Is
estimated about $500 year would be
required for such work. and this
amount would be applied toward the
interest on the bonds.
Claiming they are literally ma
rooned" in bad weather because of in
adequate roads, a delegation from
Westphalia, Md, near Richie, urged
the construction of gravel road from
that place to the county seat.
w. Fl. Mari was spokesman and the
delegation included v. G. Dixon, r. S.
Suit, j. H. Mitchell, S. A. Mullikin, A.
o. Beall, r. w. Bowie, H. E. Moore
and H. M. Ryan.
other Projects Urged.
Extension Of the road from the
Carin Highway to Croome, on through
the Nottingham district. was requested
by a delegation led by William E. Du-
vail.
Completion of Riggs Mills road to
Beltsville was asked by group of citi-
zens from the latter locality, under the
Craftsmanship of Benedict j. Gallant.
A long standing request by the resi-
dents of Dupont Heights for the county
to take over private road, about a
mile in length, connecting the COM
munity with the Washington-M Marlboro
pike was granted
Because of the illness Of Superin-
tendent of Schools Nicholas Orem, the
annual school budget recommendations
were deferred until next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY.
Mrs. sudie Z. Compton Passes
: Away at Age of e5 Years.

FRONT ROYAL, Va, February 90
fSpeciaD Mrs. Sudie E. Compton, 65
years old, wife of Henry T. Compton,
pied Tuesday morning after a few
hours illness at the home of her
nephew, Lyle Williams, near Brown
town, where she had gone on Monday
evening to see Mr.. Williams, who has
been critically ill.,
Mrs. Compton was daughter of the
tAate Mr.. and Mrs William Shenk, for
tanerly Of Page County She was a
lsnember of the Baptist Church, and the
funeral will take place from the Union
Church at Browntown tomorrow after
moon, conducted by Rev. Wade, pastor
fspf the Baptist Church at Bentonville.
Mrs. Compton is survived by her
husband and one son, Lester, at home,
and the following brothers and sisters /:
Mrs. c. B. Spengler of Strasburg, Mrs.
Lice Clark of Boyce, Charley and Joe
kEhenk of Berryville, Frank Of Manassas
Ind Perry Of Winchester,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
MRS. |. B. MOORE DIES.
Passes Away at Home in Arco. Va,
After Brief Illness.

FRONT ROYAL, Va, February 20
Especially Mrs. Flora Fristoe Moore.
wife of l.. B. Moore, died at her home
at Arco Tuesday morning after weeks
illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. Moore was in her sixty-sixth
year and was a daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fristoe of Benton
vile. She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Mrs.
Ouida Wood, Misses Emma and Effie
Moore, at home; Mrs. s. D. Wicks of
Syracuse, N. Y; Lunsford Moore of
Davenport, Iowa. H. M. Moore of Har-
risonburg, Va; Basil Moore of An
napolis, Md. Clyde Moore of Washing
ton, H. C. Moore of West Philadelphia,
E. F. Moore of Philadelphia, H. A.
Moore of ORANGE. N. j., and James E.
Moore Of Brooklyn.
Funeral services will be conducted by
Elder A. !. Harrison Friday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20

Of uH be shoMn address,
C..
President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
Mrs. George Laycock Dies.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, February 90
Mrs. George Laycock, So years of age,
died last night at Stanton Park Hos
pital, Washington, where she had been
an invalid for some time. She was the
wife of George Laycock of Hamilton.
She was a member of Blue Ridge Chap
ter of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy.
She is survived by her husband, two
sons and one daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
CHARGES BIGGER GRAFT.
Bush Attorney Says State Lost Over
S2.00O.O00 of Road Funds.

BALTIMORE, February 20 (Spe-
cial) "A sensation was created in Grim
inal Court yesterday when Attorney
Harry w. Nice charged that thefts from
the State Roads Commission totaled in
excess of 100000.
Nice made the accusation to the jury
before which he is defending Turbitt
E. Bush, who is. charged with obtain
ing $l0623.30 in connection with padded
pay rolls.
Mr. Nice referred to Bush as small
fry" as, he said, more than 100000
is said to have been stolen from the
State"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
Modern woodmen Meet March 10.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, February 20
R1-The quadrennial convention of
the Modern Woodmen of America of the
division including West Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware and District of Columbia
will be held here March 10, it was made
known yesterday by w. A. Frazer,
Woodmen officer, of Omaha, Nebr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
Boy Is Scalded
: AS Boiling Rice
Is Spilled on Him
Child, 4, Is Recovering
From Injuries in
Hospital.

scalded when o pan Of boiling rice
was accidentally spilled ON him early
last night, Clarence Burton, IT,, 4-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mira. Clarence Bur-
ton Of the Marcheta Apartments, 1l2l
New Hampshire avenue, is reported re-
covering from his burns at the Emer-
gency Hospital today.
Mrs. Beulah Norris, who was caring
for the youngSter while his mother
made a shopping trip downtown late
yesterday afternoon, was removing the
boiler from the kitchen stove at her
apartment in the Marcheta when it
slipped from her grasp, the contents
splashing on the boy, who was playing
on the kitchen floor with Mrs. Norris
daughter.
The youngster received burned right
shoulder, right side and right foot.
Mrs. Burton had just returned to the
Norris apartment when the miShap oc-
CURED. Picking up her son, she car
ried him to her apartment, where she
administered first aid treatment and
then had him removed to the hospital
In the Emergency ambulance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
Mrs. Hoover Acts
Through Secretary
At Christening
Super-ScOut, Wife of
Army Engineer, to Train
Son in Same Line.

In her role as captain Of Girl Scout
Troop 8, over which she has presided
for seven years, Mrs. Hoover has be-
come godmother of the first child
born In her own camp circle.
The fortunate youngster Is Frede-
rick Allison, Henney, jr., aged six weeks,
the brown@eyed son of Super-Scout
Elizabeth Fries Henney, known among
the girls of the gray-green uniform as
"the poster girl of Pierce MIL
Mrs. Hoover was unable to attend the
christening of the little chap yester-
day at Washington Cathedral, owing
to the critical condition Of the Secre-
tary Of War Good, so she sent her sec
her stead.
Typical Outdoor Girl.
Five years ago Mrs. Henney's por-
trait, large and lifelike, typif1ed out
door American girlhood SIS 1t hung out
side the historic old mill in Rock Greek
Park during wild flower week. That
painting, the original of which she re-
ceived through Mrs. Hoover, now hangs
In her parents home.
Daughter Of an army engineer and
wife of an army engineer, Elizabeth
Fries Henney wants her baby to be an
engineer when he grows up. Already
she said she sees in him q Squaring Of
Jaw suggesting that engineering look. "
Glad Of Connection.
And since godmothers, since fairy
lore days, have been famous for con-
ferring mystic and fate determining
gifts, she is glad that his godmother,
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Is related to
engineering by marriage.
The baby's mother does not say he'll
be President some day, but she does
say "if he's q good engineer he'll be
eligible for anything"