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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

chinery, sprocket wheel and chain, op.
Grated six oars placed vertically in a
frame on each side of the boat.
"In 1883 Fitch completed his first
commercial boat for carrying passen-
gers, and 1t was driven in similar
manner. This boat was go feet long
and 8 feet wide. She made a trip
from Philadelphia to Burlington.
about 20 miles, in July, 1888, the long
est ever made by any steamboat up to
that date. October IL. 1888, the boat
took 30 passengers from Philadelphia
to Burlington in 8 hours and 10 min
utes, a speed of over six miles an
hour. In 1890 Fitch built another
boat which attained speed Of eight
miles an hour and continued to run on
the Delaware river, carrying passen.
gers and freight, for three or four
months"
RUMSEY'S STEAMBOAT - "Pro-
PEELED by Jets of water forced out
through the stern. Tested on the Po-
tomac river at Shepherdstown, Va,
1887"
STEAMBOAT CLERMONT, 1907
designed by Robert Fulton. built in
the city of New York, and made its
first trip from that city to Albany in
August, 1907"
OF these labels. the one on Fitch's
model Is the only one which uses
words successful public trial." If,
then, successful public trial" Is
proof Of invention" it would seem
that there is no doubt as to the right
Of Fitch to be given the title of lin.
ventor Of the steamboat" However,
there are those whose definition of
Invention" Is vastly different one
and they assert that no one person can
claim the credit for the invention of
the steamboat.
OF the other inventors" Of the
steamboat, the volume 1.-THE March OF
Commerce" by Malcolm Keir in the
Yale University Press, Pageant of
America" has this to say:
Samuel Morey of New Hampshire,
who began experimenting with a
steamboat in 1850, built a paddle-wheel
steamer which in 1894 ran from Hart.
ford to New York at speed Of about
Is miles an hour. This boat had the
paddle wheel at the stern. A later
boat of Morey's, built at Bordentown
on the Delaware, was operated with
two side paddle wheels. Others who
were seized with the steam MANIA
as 1t was derisively called at the time.
were William Longstreet of New Jer-
sey. whose boat made five miles an
hour against the current of the Sa-
vannah river In 1900, and Elijah Orms-
bee Of Connecticut, who made paddles
to Initiate ducks feet and operated
them by steam In boat that he nav
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Carry On

Carry On
Pat, who was moving, had asked
one or two of his friends to carry his,
chicken-house round for him.
They found this very strenuous
job, but struggled on. About halfway
they set the coop down to have rest
when one of them suddenly exclaimed:
"Why, where's PATTI"
''I'm all right" came a voice from
inside the house, 'I'm carrying the
perches. Elk change.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
WASHINGTON news
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.

Indians of the Quinault, Hob, Queets
and Quillayute tribes staged a big
"Copalis day" last Saturday at Copalis
beach.
Deposits in Washington's 228 state
banks totaled s2O6,622,O0o June 30.
This is an increase Of s16,O0O,0O0 over
the call of June, 1929.
Eighty-two presidents and secretar-
les of northwest Rotary clubs assem-
bled at Aberdeen recently for two,
day district convention.
An incendiary fire at Walla Walla
has destroyed the happy home of no.
boes known as the Jungle" below 9Th
street along Mill creek.
The Yakima Fruit Growers associa-
ton has shipped from Sawyer station
the first straight carload of Yakima
pears moved this season.
Three big RATS of Oregon logs were
lowed into Aberdeen, marking resump-
ton of heavy log movements from the
Oregon coast to Grays harbor.
Funeral services for George Turn
bull, SO, one of the few remaining
civil war veterans in Clark county,
who died recently, was held last week.
Two small children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Fisch of the Fuller Hill district,
Satsop, are dangerously i'll as the re-
suit of eating the kernels of apricot
pits.
The federal forest service reports
that recent fires in Washington re-
serves totaled 207, caused by light
ming, 10 by smokers and 20 by camp
ers.
With A. B. Offer, boys work secre-
tary of the Longview Y. M. G. A. in
charge, the "Y' camp at Spirit lake
opened for the first time last Satur'
day.
Grading of the Ocean Beach high
way between Longview and Cathla-
met was completed last week. The
road will be in shape for traffic Oh
Labor day.
State college experimenters have
determined that the average life ex-
pectancy of pear tree is 38 years.
Average time before they come into
full bearing is II years.
Samuel B. Oliphant, "a, pioneer
wheat grower of Whitman county, was
killed instantly in an accidental fair
from a combine harvester on his farm
ten miles east of Colfax.
The Ilwaco bakery, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. August Wuori, burned to
the ground recently. The fire started
from the back of one of the ovens and
spread quickly to the rest of the build
ing.
Many Grays harbor people during
the past week have availed themselves
of free seafood feasts as a result of
q heavy run of small fish which
some experts call herring, and others
sardines.
The resignation Of DR.. R. D. McKen-
Eie of the University of Washington
sociology department is announced.
He has accepted the post of head of
the University of Michigan sociology
Alfred Coolidge, 70, president of the
Colfax National bank, died suddenly
following paralytic stroke at Liberty
park, near Spokane. He was taken to
q Spokane hospital but died just as
he recalled there.
In order to devote his time to man.
aging the Orchard Hills golf course
and his large prune orchard, w. H.
Wood, who for the last eight years
has managed the Washington Growers
Packing corporation and the Washing
ton Growers cooperative, resigned the
positions at joint meeting of the
board of directors. Laurence M. Jones
was elected manager to succeed Mr..
Woods.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
LOOKED QUEER

The Bride (indignantly)-I never
was so embarrassed in my lifel
The Groom-Why, whassa matter,
dearie?
The Bride-All through the wedding
ceremony you had your eyes glued on
the side door marked Exit" and the
best man actually started two or three
times to grab you as If he thought
you were going to make dash for it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Godspeed!

LET me take $40 will you? left
my wallet at home"
Sorry, but | can't. I'll put you in
the way of getting it, though"
Thanks. How?"
Here's dime for carfare. Run
home and get your wallet"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Education Something Fierce

Education Something Fierce
"Why did you leave your last placer"
asked the mistress of fashionable
home of the prospective negro maid.
"Dey was too highbrow fer me-" she
answered. "Dey was always fghtin'
an fussin', an it sho' kept me busy
runnfn' from de keyhole to de diction-
airy, so All got mad an quit"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Education's Costs

'Since you gave your son car has
he kept his promise to do more study
ing at college2"
"T'm certain Of 1t, because he writes
home much oftener now for money
for books"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Trained Caddy

The Collaborating as usual?
The Terrier-Nope. gotta job.
get pork chop just for retrieving
that little ball and dropping 1t some
where near the hole.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
7101zZ 0FEzIzHS S7,SA7ZBoAz
HO "invented"


ing names in their
school histories, will
answer Robert Fulton" thereby prov
Ing once more what strange tumble
of fact and fiction is the average
Americans conception of the history
of his country. For the question of
who deserves credit for "inventing"
the steamboat has recently started an
other of those controversies over his
torical matters, which sometimes re-
suits In clearing up certain disputed
points in the annals Of our nation.
More often it does not, principally be-
cause the partisans never seem able
to agree upon a strict definition of
terms, without which 1t is virtually
impossible to settle such disputes con-
rlusively. .lt
In this particular case the word
Inventor" is the crux of the situation.
While popular opinion accords that
distinction to Robert Fulton, and in
1900 he was elected to the Hall Of
Fame at New York university as "the
inventor of the steamboat" being the
hrst inventor and the ninth American
shosen to membership among "Amer-
lca's Immortals," his right to that title
has been challenged on behalf Of no
less than eight other Americans. Out
standing among these claims is that in
behalf Of Lieut.. John Fitch, who, it Is
asserted, made successful trip on the
hD1o v.fv tn r,%o til.
he had designed more than 20 years
before Fulton's historic voyage up the
Hudson in the Clermont.
Fitch's right to the title of "inven-
tor" Is supported by his descendants
who are members of the Fitch Family
association. They have nominated his
name for inclusion in the Hall Of Fame
ut New York university with the de-
mand that either the name and bust of
Fulton be removed or that those of
Fitch be added. They are planning a
nationwide celebration in 1885 to
mark the one hundredth and fiftieth
anniversary Of "the invention of the
steamboat by Fitch in 1885," and they
ask that this celebration be given rec
ognition by the government and that
public agencies and national patriotic
societies cooperate in it as they did
In the Hudson-Fulton celebration of
1907.
They base their contention that
Fitch rather than Fulton was the Sin
ventor" of the steamboat upon certain
official acts of the government, the
chief one being that both houses of
congress by unanimous vote, ap-
proved on February IL, 1926, an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for a suitable
monument to Fitch as "the first in
the worlds history to successfully ap-
ply steam propulsion of vessels
through water" This memorial was
unveiled May u. 1927. in the public
square in Bardstown, KY. where
Fitch died July 2, 1893, in poverty and
despair of proving to an unbelieving
world the practical value of steam
boat.
They point out, too, that the labels
on the models of steamboats, in the
Smithsonian institution bears out their
that he was the Inventor"
These labels read as follows:
JOHN FITCH'S STEAMBOAT
"Designed by John Fitch, built In Phil
adelphia in 1885, and first tested on
the Delaware river July q Of that
year, when successful public trial
was made. Equipped with a steam
engine which connected by geared ma.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Even Split

Angry Mistress-"1n the time it
takes me to tell you to do the work, /
could do It myself"
Housemaid-"Yes'm and in the time
1t takes me to listen to you, SO
could l."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
HIS OWN GAME FIRST

She-"Do you ever give any consid-
Grafton to our foreign relations?"
He-"Can't say l do. My poor reIa-
lions get all have to give"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Nerve

whats this extra charge for oil?'
demanded the motorist.
THAT'S for the oil we left on the
upholstery" explained the garage
man.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Foolish Chance to Take

George was killed going to pay q
debt"
"There! That is what comes of
wanting to pay ones debts. STRAY
Stories.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
AN ACCIDENT

He-"Did that girl who was so de-
termined to marry George get him?"
She-"No, she did not" He-"Did
he die Of accident or disease?a
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Economics

The old experience comes again
To all the conscientious lands,
With many striving to explain
What no one clearly Understands
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

From a Rear Seat
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
On the vaudeville stage afar!
wonder how you'd look If 1,
With glasses up, were sitting nigh?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

The confusion mounted. Ii seemed TO
their mother that the children tOere
acting like s0veges, grabbing, tossing
aside one present after another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
NOEL :
By Margaret
Cnkins Banning.
The Story of a Young
Wife Who Found 1t
Hard to Keep Up Her
Christmas Spirit.
a
Illustrated BY ertr.MatJtie".

= T WAS the first hour of Christmas and
the church was packed to its doors for
the midnight service. The voices of
the choir rose high, with an almost
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
BRITAIN, PERSIA
SEEkBAHRE|N
ISLANDS

Who owns the Bahrein IslandsP
That is one of the latest con-
frcversial problems to confront
the League Of Nations. according
70 the National Geographic So.
ciety. The islands, small and of
not climate, lying in the Persian
{ 0uf are claimed by England as
British territory but Persia In
sists they are her possessions and
mas protested against the League
publishing statements that the
Islands belong to Great Britain.
The islands are akin in looks,
climate and fertility to many
other groups Of desert islands
that are found in the Persian
Gulf and other waters Of the
near east which are ignored by
the two governments that are
striving to gain possession Of the
much coveted Bahrein group, the
statement Of the Geographic So
ciety declares.
Cause Of the contest for their
ownership, the society's statement
explains, is the existence Of q
pearl crop on the islands that has
m estimated value Of $4,000, 900
O year.
The explanation continues:
why there should be . con.
test for these islands is not ap-
parent from . glance at the
map Of Asia, rs they lie 20
miles off the sand dune.9ringed
shore Of Arabia in one Of the
hottest regions Of the near east
and might well be just another
group of desert islands.
But in reality these islands
are doubly blessed: with a
wealth on their surface and q
wealth under the sea that
bathes their shores. They pos
sess the priceless asset in Arabia
Of great fresh-water springs;
and they are the base Of opera
GiOns for one Of the worlds
valuable pearl fisheries"
The Washington times., 1930-06-13

the speaker atthe special mems
day program to be held at the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
Sunday, June a.. at 3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
BISHOP TO SPEAK

Bishop e. d. w. Jones, Of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church. has been announced as
Evening star., 1930-12-02
SMALLPOX VACCINATION
Is URGED AT EARLY AGE
y. 8. Public Health Service De-
scribes Dipthsria as Entirely
Preventable" Disease.

The United States Public Health
Service now recommends that children
be vaccinated against smallpox before
they are year old
AT this time" the bureau said. ''they
have not begun to run about and are
in no danger of hitting the vaccination
against hard objects or of getting dirt
rubbed into it,
In addition, the Health Service rec
commended another vaccination when
the child enters school as a further pre-
caution.
Diphtheria was described as an "en-
tirely preventableg disease" the Health
Service explaining antitoxin had enor-
nously decreased4the death rate and
that 1t was an almost certain cure If
given early during the attack.
1t added that It did not advise i'm
n1unization of every child against scar
let fever. measles and typhoid fever, but
this should be done if there was special
danger.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
WATER CONTRACTS
. ARE LET IN FA|RF AK
Town Council Signs Pact
With Atlanta Concern for
System installation.
Special Dispa'tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, December 2.--Tht
Fairfax Town Council last night signed
a contract with the McCrary Engineer
ing Co. of Atlanta. Ga, to install the
new municipal water system. The de-
cision to give the contract to the South
ern firm was unanimous.
The McCrary Co.'S bid amounted to
approximately $4,000 If centrifugal pipe
Is used and to approximately $1,000
more If sand cast pipe is employed. The
council decided on the centrifugal pipe,
which is similar to that used in Airing
ton County.
For Installation Only.
The McCrary bid is for the work of
buying all materials. Bids are to be
advertised Immediately and will be
opened within two weeks according to
Mayor Chapman.
The contract for digging two wells on
the Allison tract was last night awarded
to r. N. Hagnan. IT,. of Vienna for $685..
Hagman's bid covers to the depth of
400 feet. 1t was not anticipated, how
ever, that 1t will be necessary to drill
more than 225 feet to obtain the neces-
sary flow of water. Hagman plans to
move his machinery to the site and start
work this week.
The contract price for the five acres
Of land purchased from Mrs. Nora Alli-
son is $3.50. AS one of Mrs. Allison's
daughters is minor, suit must be in
stjtuted to gain legal possession of this
land. This will not, however, delay the
work which will proceed Immediately
under contract. Opposition voiced by
the Misses Hillyer, whose property ad-
joins this tract. and who threatened
court action If tanks were erected, has
been withdrawn
Bond Issue Goes Over.
The council did not have time last
night to discuss the issuance of the
S5o.000 municipal bonds That phase
Of the problem is to be taken up at a
later meeting, proba bly, this week
County Engineer F NJ Larkin made it
plain that he has never submitted any
bic for installing this system with
county forces. He stated that the county
is not In the contracting business and
the only reason for calling on county
assistance would be in case suitable out
eide bids could not be obtained. The
contract with the McCrary firm has
been checked bv Thomas r. Keith and
John w. Rust, attorneys of Fairfax, and
the plans for the installation gone over
by G. L. Kinnier. county engineer of
Arlington County. formerly a resident of
the town of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

for free bus service for school children
q communication was received from Or,
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent Of
schools, to the effect that while he
favors the project, the director of the
budget has final say in the matter.
The association went on record as
opposing the assessment against prop
erty owners to defray the costs of sewer
laid between Mississippi avenue and
Oxon Run. In its present condition,
with both ends blind, it was claimed,
was ordered directed to the District
Commissioners, asking that the assess
ments be deferred until the sewer is
finished properly.
Another resolution, introduced by Z.
j. Newcomb, chairman of the Advisory
Committee, asking that the guards at
the District Jail be put on a six-day
Evening star., 1930-12-02

week working schedule, instead Of the
seven-day working week, now In effect
was fndorsed by the association.
Saturday half holidays for Federal
employees the year around were favored
in another adopted resolution.
Committees for the ensuing year fol-
low: Advisory-E. J. Newcomb. chair
man; c. r. Dodge and Miss Al. Marina
duke. Streets and Sewers-D. H. Cole
chairman; r. +. c. Ross and A. F.
Davidson. Entertainment-Mrs. r. M.
Kane. chairman: Mrs. G. l.. Davidson
and Mrs. Edith Dodge. Publicity-E. J.
Newcomb, chairman; Mrs. C. L. David
son and Miss Bessie Warren. Health
and Sanitation-Dr. j. w. Payne, chair
man; Mrs. F. Magruder and Mrs. r. B.
Gordon. Police and Fire-A. F. David
son, chairman: Mrs r. F. G. Ross and
Mrs. S. Ruefiy. Public Utilities-J. w.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
RED CROSS ANTICIPATES
MANY CALLS IN HOLIDAYS

Anticipating heavy demand for their
services during the holiday season, the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Gross, 1880 e street, to-
day issued call for volunteers for It's
motor corps. The work of the corps
consists in driving veterans from the
hospitals to theaters. driving the Red
Cross home service worker and answer
ing emergency calls.
Woman motorists interested in this
work are invited to communicate with
headquarters, National 5400, branch
14Q
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Will Rogers in "Lightnin'"
Opens at the Fox Tomorrow.

w YILL ROGERS in "Lightnin'
~ will start an extended en-
wv gagement at the Fox Thea
ter tomorrow. This sur
prise booking move by Man
aging Director Hardie Meaken of the
Fox is said to be due to the fact that
with Congress in session there was
more than the usual interest in the
VIII Rogers production.
"Lightnin'" is the screen version OF
the famous Frank Bacon play. Rogers
has role that is regarded as the most
human of any of his screen portrayals.
Supporting Americas "Congressman-at-
large" is Louise Dresser. Helen Conan,
Youngest daughter of George M. Cohan;
Joel McCrae. Rex Bell. j. M. Kerrigan,
Sharon Lynn and Frank Campeau.
Most of the scenes in "Lightnin' :"
take place in a hotel divided in two by
the California Nevada State line. max
ing it haven for divorce seekers.
Rogers wife, played by Louise Dresser.
is the owner of the hotel, and the in
imitable Will is the general handy man,
slow moving but quick witted.
The stage show. starting Friday, will
be the Fanchon and Marco Romance
Evening star., 1930-12-02
What's What and Where
Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters

Idea" with Castleton and Mack. Myrtle
Gordon, Flo and Ollie Walters, Robert
Cloy, Mary Price, Three Brick Tops, and
the Mack Bissett Dancers. The stage
show until Friday is the Fanchon and
Marco Rose Garden" idea, with Leon
Brusiloh and the Fox Music Masters,
and Ron and Don at the organ, supple
mented by Fox Movietone News.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Flyer Students Pledged to Army.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex GPJ.-Forty-
three flying cadets completing advanced
Air Corps work in October were the
first class to sign the agreement to
serve two years on active duty 'as Re-
serve officers or as officers in the Reg
lIlar Army
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Payne, chairman: Mrs. r. M. Payne
and Z. J. Newcomb. Public Fairgrounds
Miss M. Marmaduke, chairman; Mrs
d. H. Cole and Miss Bessie Warren.
1t was announced by the Entertain
ment Committee that several vaudeville
skits will be provided for the next meet
ing. Miss Bessie B. Warren, president,
presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
HIGHLANDS CITIZENS
PROTEST NEW SEWER
Bus Service Plea for Children
Moved-Year's Committees
Are Appointed.

The Washington Highlands Citizens
Association last night in the Congress
Heights School discussed public utility
problems and appointed standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year.
In answer to the associations appeal
The Washington times., 1930-03-12

They're talking of making
September % a legal holiday
in the historical community of