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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Prefer Somber Bibles

Bright-colored Bibles are in demand
in districts of South America, but in
no other part Of the world, declared
DR.. j. 81. Ritson, chief secretary to
the British and Foreign Bible society,
which sells 5000 Bibles a day in 600
languages. This statement was made
in reply to the question, "Why are
Bibles so often not only printed poor
ly, but bound in mournful black?" pro.
pounded recently by the bishop of
Southwark, England.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Mile-Deep Diving
For Sale at All Druggist.

DR.. William Beebe, famous ichthy-
ologist Of the American Museum Of
Natural History, recently told of a
new diving device which would enable
one to descend mile below the sur
face of the sea. 1t consists Of a large
steel cylinder, built to withstand a
pressure Of five tons to the square
inch. Water pressure at the depth of
one mile is about one ton to the
square inch, so that the device would
give it's users a maximum margin Of
safety.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
A Start in Life

A wedding occurred lately in which
there was much interest. Friends OF
the bride gave her many receptions
and showers" and these were ap.
propriately mentioned in the news.
papers. The bride had been prepared
for years for market; sent away to
school, given music lessons, and the
like. In the wedding notice, the pa
pers said the groom was promising
young business man, and the bride
womanly and beautiful. The young
couple went to the home of the brides
parents to live. The groom hadn't
job or $40 in money. Millions of such
marriages turn out fairly well.-E. w.
Howe's Monthly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

the planets If imbedded In carbonlf-
erous deposits meteorites would
easily escape discovery, being dark,
like the coal, and, no attempt being
made to analyze the fragments of
iron and the like, found, they would
be thrown on one side or burned up
as useless, and their real nature new
er discovered.-London Times.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Copies Red Cross Work

The American Blue Cross society is
an organization to do for animals what
the Red Cross does for humanity. A
blue cross Is the emblem. 1t was
founded in Springfield. Mass. II pro
notes animal protection on a scieD'
ufc as well as humane basis.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
w. N. u, PORTLAND, NO. 15-1e2s.
Norwegian Tree Planting

Norway's forests are valued at ap-
proximately $250,0O0,0OO, three-fifths
of the forest area being made up of
pine and fir trees. Since 1905 Nor
ways Afforestation association has
planted between 100000 and 49,.
100000 trees annually.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Calls for Good Memory

A system has been evolved which
makes it possible for Chinese to read
their own language after becoming
familiar with only 1000 characters
Formerly, for any degree of literacy,
knowledge of the 10000 characters
Of the Chinese language was neces.
sary.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
HELPED DURING
MIDDLE ACE
Woman Took Lydia E. Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound
Denver, Colo.-'T have taken six
bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vepe-

table Compound
and will take
more. I am tax
ing it as a tonic
to h clip me
tn rou gh tn q
Change of Life
and I am telling
many of my.
friends to take it
as I found Moth
ing before this to
help me. I had
go many bad
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

feelings at night that I could not
sleep and for two years I could not
60 down town because was afraid
of falling. Ny mother took the Vege-
table Compound years ago with good
results and now I am taking it dur
ing the Change of Life and recon-.
mend it."-MRs. T. A. MILLER, 1911
Adams Street, Denver, Colorado.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
No Multimillionaire

Enthusiastic Salesman We are
selling these cars by the hundred.
Prospective Motorist-I DONE think
I'd care for that many.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Successful Marriage

Nell-Alice won't get much Of
husband when she marries him.
Belle-No, but she'll get nice hunk
Of alimony when she divorces him.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

The slopes of Mount Etna, In Sicily,
are density populated, having $50 in
habitants square mile below the e.
6O0-foot elevation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

II his telephone voice seems to In.
dictate ownership of the earth, ne is
5 feet 2 and his secret ambition is to
grow sideburns.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

Boys funk examinations oftener be-
cause they are not interested than
because they can't learn.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

Holdup men have an unpleasant
methou of reviving the old grocery
store invitation, "If you don't see what
you want, ask for It."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

We are advised that 100000 germs
to the square inch gather on ones
undershirt with an hours wear, but
what in the heck are we to do about
to
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

A traveller tells in geographic
magazine of seeing Hindu ascetic
walk on swords 1t put his nerves
on edge, too, he says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

II he stops off every 20 pages for
a chop and dish of tea, he is a
first-class Scotland Yard man In q
novel and gets his man.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

Russ Ball Blue, want. Insist, don't
accept substitutes. Grocers sell coast
to coast-Adv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
His Own Fault

"Ma, they slammed the door in my
face" swell, l told you not to keep
your mouth open"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

A bizarre question which some one
asked the information editor was as
to how to prevent grape juice from
rermenting.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

If ignorance would admit that 1t
were ignorant, it might be forgiven /;
but it never does.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Doing Well

"Don't these doctors who prescribe
sports hurt your business?"
mo, Pm getting $40 dozen for
golf pills." the druggist replied.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

On the days that "everything goes
wrong" you will find that about all
that went wrong were trifes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12
Would Be Mic.

"How'd you like to live on Easy
street?" IT'D be satisfied with a con-
tract to pave it."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-04-12

The love Of self increases with the
pelf.-Juvenal.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
WATER system
To BE- PR0BED

LYON PARK, Va, May S.-The
Arlington County Civic Federation.
at its meeting last night, adopted a
resolution demanding an investiga.
ton OF county water charges and
readiustments of the system on an
annual consumption basis Of 10000,
instead Of a quarterly consumption
basis of 10000 gallons.
It was pointed out that at the
time of the bond election for the
installation of the water-system
rates would be established on the
minimum basis of 40. 30 gallons per
annum.
Hugh McGrath, chairman of the
executive committee, said the fedora
tion had learned that water charges
were now being made on mini
mum basis of 10000 gallons per
quarter, which, he said, would com.
pei a user to pay more If he used
more than 10000 gallons per quar-
ter, despite the fact that in the
course of a year he would only use
40 600 gallons,
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
VA. CHILDREN To
STAGE FETE

MANASSAS Va, May IA May
Day festival in which all the school
children OF Prince William county
will participate is to be given here
on Friday, beginning at 1880 a M,
at the high school.
A spectacular five.point health
pageant will be presented under di'
rection of Miss Ruth Cook, of the
department of rural supervision, and
Miss Ruby Ryman, of the depart
ment of health education.
The May queen will be crowned
and little children will dance around
May pole. The pageant will be
presented in six parts. the children
of each school district representing
a particular episode.
At this time a health banner will
be awarded to the school in each
group making the highest score in
five-poiRt tests. A banner will be
awarded to the school having the
highest percentage of five.pointers
by the State. while blue ribbon will
be awarded to the school scoring the
healthiest pupils.
In the afternoon a meet will be
held on Benefits Field, the school
children of the county taking part in
athletics.
A lunch will be served by, com.
nittee from the leagues.
It is expected several thousand
people will be in attendance.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Back Broken, Aviator
Flies in Plaster 5
Cast

BALTIMORE. May s.-stuart
G. Dietz, aviator. whose back was
broken three months ago In an
airplane accident and who is In
a plaster cast from his hip to his
neck. proved the axiom; you
can't keep a good man down.
when he made his first airpIane
flight since the accident
Moreover. as he still Is unable
to handle an airplane because Of
the cast. he went up with the
surgeon who is bringing him back
to physical well being. The surgeon
is Capt. Harold r. BohIman, pilot.
Maryland National Guard Air
Corps.
On landing Dietz climbed out
without assistance and said: "IH
fly again as soon as the doctor
takes this cast off,
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
20 Year-Old Girl Wife
Freed in Husbands Death

WEST CHESTER, May S.-AfteI
celebrating less than half an hour,
a jury composed of eight men and
four women acquitted Mrs. Mar
garet Natalie. of Coatesville, tried
on a charge of shooting her hus-
band, Pasqualle Natalie also OF
that city.
The 2O.year old girl prisoner. who
had been married about five years,
admitted shooting her husband.
but said that she did so in self.
defense. 1t was proved that he
had knocked her down short
time before she shot him. He
then followed her and, according
to her testimony. threatened to
cut her throat.
Two charges were preferred
against Mrs. Natalie. that of car
rying concealed deadly weapons
and felonlous assault and battery
with intent to kill.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
PARK NEEDS SET
At S3.563.32Q

New bathing beaches, more land
for public parks and additional
facilities to promote sports are in
cIuded in the program for park de-
velopment by Col. u. S. Grant Sd,
who yesterday submitted his budget
for the fiscal year 1881 to Daniel
j. Donovan, District auditor.
The total of the budget is
$3,563,32 as against $2,139, 400 for
the fiscal year 1880. The sum also
includes necessary funds for ap-
proaches to Arlington Memorial
Bridge.
Colonel Grant asks $1,000, 900 for
the purchase of additional ground
for parks, 100000 to complete
Meridian Hill Park and about
$500, 900 to improve Rock Creek,
and Potomac Parkway. An item
of 100000 will be required to
build two additional swimming pools
and $45, 900 for maintenance of the
two pools now in service.
The remainder of the budget is
for salaries and for extension and
improvement of other projects.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Hospitality Wagon Bar
Hidden By Teacart
Appearance

CHICAGO, May s. S.-"Hospitality
wagons" an accoutrement for the
home dwellers who are anti'prohi-
bition and don't care who knows,
or for those who upon occasion
would do bit of camouflaging,
PROMISES TO- be the hit OF the fur
niture style show which opens
here.
The hospitality wagons" are so
constructed that they may mas
auerade as innocent-appearing tea.
carts, but when the top Is opened
by the host or hostess, who
knows the tricky combination,
there is disclosed miniature ana
completely equipped par WIN
carafes. goblets, trays, cocktall
shakers, corkscrews. ice container
and ice pick. The prices range
from $3.50 to 5000.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Costume Jewelry
6r;eed httsaff''sl' 45c

Costume jewelry is offered in match
ing chokers and pendant earrings. Rose,
aquamarine and simulated crystal.
Bracelet of gold plate set with simu-
lated crystal, 45c.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Ad Men Told to Keep Up
With Art and Science

Advertising copy must not only keep
pace with. but must be a little in
advance of changes brought about
by modern developments in living,
Isadore Herschman, advertising d.
rector of L. Bamberger and Com
pany, of New Jersey. told the Ad.
vertising Club yesterday at its
luncheon at the National Press
Club.
Herschman told the club that ad-
vertising men must keep up with
modern art as well as with seien.
tific inventions. He was introduced
by James Rotto. Ernest Johnston
presided.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Hoover Will Receive
School Band Members

Drury High School band, Of North
Adams. Mass. consisting OF 30 uni.
formed youths, who arrived in Wash.
ingtons yesterday on a sightseeing
tour, will be received by President
Hoover tomorrow.
The band visited the Capitol today
and was escorted through the build.
ing by Representative A. 7. Tread
way OF Massachusetts,. James M,
Chambers. supervisor OF music at the
school Is in charge and Miss Dorothy
johnson, an attractive young woman
twirls the baton as drum major.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Doeskin Gloves
S2.25 Pair
Are Pull-on Style

In the classic glove fashion are these
Doeskin Gloves with embroidered Paris
point backs.
In white-correct for formal wear
and in peach, chamois and cocoa to go
with ones street or afternoon costumes.
Down STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Aged Horse Driver Let
Off on Drunk Charge

Julius Adams, colored, "a, yester-
day was arraigned in Traffic Court
on a charge of driving a horse
drawn vehicle while intoxicated" at
Fifteenth and H Streets northeast.
The aged man was released on
personal bond by Judge Robert e.
Mattingly, the court warning him
never to repeat the offense.
IF l ever come back here you
can hang me-" Adams said.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Charles Town Firemen
Save Dwelling on Farm

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, May
3 The dwelling on the farm owned
Inv John p. Rissler and formerly
known as the Vanvactor place, was
damaged by fire recently.
The blaze started in the kitchen
while Mrs. Rissler was out or the
room. and is believed to have been
caused by defective flue.
Efficient aid was rendered Dy the
Independent Fire Company Oh
Charles Town, which saved the
house from the flames, though the
kitchen was destroyed. The loss was
covered by insurance.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
Hagerstown Accepts Bids
For Work on 3 Sewers

HAGERSTOWN, Md. May 3.
Harry Angle Hagerstown, sub
nitted the lowest of three bids
received by the city for the first
of a series of three sewerage con-
tracts to be awarded this week.
His bid was $500 for laying
5000 feet of sewer in Pennsylvania
Ave. Prospect st. and Chestnut
St. The city Is authorized to spend
$500, 900 on sewerage work TINS
wear
The Washington times., 1929-05-08

These ensembles with printed coat and
sleeveless dress are smart as we'll as
delightfully."- cool and comfortable. Sizes
IA to 38.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
CIGARETTE TAX APPROVED

LANSING, Mich, May n.N.SJ.-
The cigarette tax bill. calling for
levy OF 81 on every 1000 cigarettes
sold in the State of Michigan, has
been signed by Gov. Fred w. Green.
The measure becomes effective Au.
gust 26.
The Washington times., 1929-05-08
STUDENTS TO PLAY

HARPERs FERRY. w. Va, May
S--The junior class play, entitled
Am Intruding2" was presented in
the high school auditorium last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
BY BROOKS

AUSTIN, Tex, March 16.-TeXas,
greater than many a nation, will
remain one state to the end Oh
time. So says West Texas, an
Swering the latest rumor of seceS-
sion, and what may be the last OF
a long series of efforts to split the
commonwealth up into from two to
four separate states.
A governors veto in 1921 started
the most recent secession agitation.
The results following a governor s
veto in 1929 apparently have weld
ed the state into a unit that will
not again for many years face any
serious effort to split it asunder.
Instead OF being a new idea-the
division of the $4,000 miles of Tex
as into several states-it is a thing
specifically provided for by the
United States government in ad-
hitting Texas to statehood, and it
has been the subject of efforts,
campaigns and legislative attention
at intervals of about fifteen years
ever since Texas was admitted to
the union.
The rumor revived, on statements
OF legislators during the heat OF the
fight this month over the West
Texas land valuation bills. But
West Texas senator's and repre-
sentativeS promptly arose and an
nounced to the legislature and the
people of Texas that they will stand
firmly against any attempt to di-
vide the state, and they disavowed
the secession rumors on behalf of
the government of the state and
the people of West Texas.
The legislature, after these pro-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Barreda District
Calls for Million
Dollar Bond Issue

A complete system of concrete
canals is proposed for the Barreda
tract-Cameron County Water I'M
provement District No. 8-compris-
ing approximately 10000 acres, ly-
ing between Olmito and the San
Benito irrigation district.
A call for an election, to be held
Wednesday, April 3, to authorize
issuance of bonds in the amount of
81 900 5000, has been issued by the
board of directors, and the district
plans to start construction work as
soon as funds are available.
The district was organized two
years age, and $500, 900 in bonds
was voted at that time. The orig
inal bond issue will be cancelled at
the coming election, and the larger
issue substituted.
Plans for the irrigation system,
recently completed by V. l.. Conrad,
Brownsville engineer, have been ap-
proved by the state board Of water
engineers. These plans include ap-
proximately 10000 acre feet of water
storage, utilizing resaca beds with
in the district and also a large de-
preston near the Rio Grande which
will be leveed and transformed into
a storage basin.
Part of the acreage has been
cleared several years. with several
hundred acres near the river under
irrigation. Work on the project
started two years ago, with the Gill
lock Development Co. to handle the
sales department, but the project
was abandoned a few months later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17

1t is understood the entire acreage
viii be placed on the market as
soon as the irrigation program gets
under way.
A Concrete System
Plans for the project, as APPROX
ed by the state water board, pro-
vide for a complete concrete system.
All of the main canals as well as
the distribution lateralS will be con-
creted. and part of the water will
be handled through pipe lines. Me-
tiers also will be installed for all
water users. assuring elimination of
waste an duplication of proper
amounts of irrigation. The cost of
~concreting the system, according to
the engineers estimates, will be
approximately $236,000, and meter
installations will cost SIG 900.
The tract is traverSed by ths
Cuates and Rancho Viejo reSaca.
both of which provide considerable
storage space for irrigation waters,
and it is the plan Of the engineers
to utilize this to capacity. Another
reservoir will be constructed near
the pump site. Under the recent
ruling of the state water board re-
curing an acre foot of storage for
each acre irrigated a minimum OF
10000 acre feet will be required.
The cost of the storage reservoirs
together with all rights of way for
canals, settling basin and pump site
is estimated at S138,000.
The pumping plant, which will be
electrically operated, will be located
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
SEEK AID FOR
new HOSPITAL
Institution Will Be Devoted
Exclusively To Care Of
Stricken Children
Especial to The Herald

Especial to The Herald
SAN BENITO, March 16.-A call
for Valley people to aid in financing
the children's charity hospital at
Fort Worth has been issued here
by Mrs. Ethel B. Finks, secretary of
the Retail Merchants association,
following receipt of a communica-
ton from officials Of the Texas
Children's hospital.
The communication explains the
first move under way in Texas to
provide badly needed hospital facil-
tiles for children Of the Southwest.
although the need of specialized
children'S hospitals is generally
recognized throughout the country,
there is no such institution in the
entire Southwest, the nearest being
located in ST. Louis and Denver"
the letter states.
Headed by j. Edgar Pew, vice
president of the Sun Oil company,
a group of leading Texans have
formed a board of sponsors that will
seek the establishment of a Texas
Children's Hospital. This body is
now being enlarged with represent
ativeS from leading cities and towns
Of the state. 1t vii be permanent
organization of the institution.
THE hospital will be a non-profit,
non-sectarian institution. Its doors
will be open to children of the
Southwest on a basis of complete
equality. regardless of financial re-
Sponsibility. To this end half of its
81 1000, 600 endowment fund. The hos
pital building will cose 100000
Ground has already been given
across the street from the Shrine
Crippled Children's Hospital in Dali
las where the two institutions will
work in close cooperation. The
Shrine hospital provides for chill
dren who have deformed bones. The
new hospital will treat those afflict-
ed with the multiple of physical and
mental diseases, many Of them ex-
clusively the ailments of children.
The S1.600,000 necessary to build
and endow the hospital will be
sought from the philanthropic peo-
pie Of Texas in a fund activity to
begin soon. The various depart
ments of the hospital are to be re-
served for donors for their use in
the establishment of personal men,
orials to loved ones or to perpetuate
family names. Instead of numbers
the various departments and rooms
will be known by their memorial
names, thus making this hospital a
register of those whose enterprise
has brought prosperity to Texas and
the first place in the entire South
west for the adequate treatment Of
children. State headquarters of the
undertaking have been opened at
sos Republic Bank Building. Dallas,
under the direction of Mr.. Pew.