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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
RULES FOR PROTECTING
YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH

Dread the winter! We always have
so much sickness among our chill
dren."
"Winter is rather dangerous
time with things as they are"
Overlooking that conversation l
wondered if we must always be
obliged to face "things as they are"
or if intelligent and cooperating par
ents might not change the conditions
and make life safer not to say pleas
anter for our boys and girls.
1t is more than pity that we must
carry the anxiety and the financial
burden of illness and it may be that
some little life shall be spoiled en-
tirely Just because few simple facts
are not generally known and put into
practice.
Take those more common infec-
tious diseases which are about us
throughout the winter months. Scar
let fever and diphtheria more prevail
ent in the fall; common colds, irflu-
enza and pneumonia in the middle
of the winter then measles, whoop-
ing cough and rnurnps later! It is
a terrifying list. And when one thinks
of how frequently mastoid infections
follow scarlet fever and how great
a risk is run Of heart trouble and
kidney disease from these infections
it is no wonder that we pray that
some day our children are not going
to stand in danger of them any more.
Yet if people would learn this sim
p1e rule: "Keep an ailing child away
from all others" we might cut the
number of cases not only in half but
perhaps to nothing!
That does not mean to- wait until
one knows just what the child has
but to keep him by himself as soon
as he seems sick! and to send for
competent help at once.
Why? Because so often infectious
diseases begin similarly. A common
cold' may not be cold but the
beginning of measles (and measles
may be very serious), or>scarlet fever
or some other dreadful condition.
Infectious diseases are passed to other
children easily because they handle
each others play things and are not
old enough to appreciate the vital
reason for the easily forgotten "rules
of politeness" which in reality are
rules for health and life preservation,
since they are concerned with the
Of passing along the, Sc
cretions of the nose and throat.
If the secretions containing the
germs of infections diseases were not
passed from one person to another
there could be no epidemics. There
could not be so many cases of sick
ness, so much loss of time and money,
There could not be so many homes
in which the young father and mother
age prematurely. And the grief and
sorrow among them should not be
necessary Health Pilot.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19

For assistance from the county,
Surely we should have some tooth
:. picks"
Then they seconded the motion,
Thirded, fourthed and fifthed and
sixthed it,
And they sent for Chief Smo- Hawley,
And they laid their plight before him.
But the Chief, unsympathetic..-
Only said, "Haul out your jackknives,
I have here some seasoned peach
wood,
You may have a dozen pieces,
Whittle for yourself some toothpicks.
"Just because you haven't toothpicks,
You are sure there'fl be famine.
One bird doesn't make a summer,
One lack doesn't make famine,
Painful in my neck you make me,
With your hard times walls and howl
ings,
Some disasters we have met with
Since we settled in the valley,
But the worst we have encountered,
Are your pessirnistic forecasts,
Get down on your sinful prayerbones,
Thank the Lord for all His mercies,
Then go right up to the drug store,
(TRY THE DRUGSTORE FIRST
You get me?)
Take the fishhooks from your pockets,
Buy some soda minis and charcoal,
These are good for indigestion,
Acidosis, Halitosis,
And for sour dispositions,
Caused by too much overeating.
I. d. p.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
MISS KlNGMAN WEEDS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kingman
drove down to Waitsburg last Satur-
day evening to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Kingman's sister, Miss Josephine
Kingman and Mr.. Lance Read OF
Kennewick which took place at the
Kingman family home in Waitsburg
at two o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr..
and Mrs. Kingman returned home
Sunday evening.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Read having
been more or less frequent visitors
at the Kingman home in White Bluffs
have many friends here who wish
them well. Mr.. Read is assistant su
perintendent of construction for the
Pacific Power & Light Company, with
headquarters at Kennewick.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
BOY TROOP ORGANIZED

Under the leadership of Jay Mont
eomery, about twenty White Bluffs
boys have been organized into a
group to be called Columbia River
Troopers" The members range in
age from ten to twelve years and
that the object Of their organization
is not entirely matter of fun, sport
amusement is indicated by the fact
that they are seriously studying First
Aid and similar subjects.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19

Miss Martha Jane March was mar.
ried recently to Vern Vlough and
with Mr. Vlough is now making her
home in Yakima, according to let
ter received from her by Mrs. w. j.
Jenkins. Miss March resigned about
two months ago as a teacher in the
White Bluffs high school to care
Tor her mother who was seriously
i'll at her home in Aberdeen.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
It's All In
The Way You
Look At 1t
Depression Publicity In
spires Local Poet To
Humorous Verse

According to the outside papers
there seems to be good deal of what
is called business depression loose in
the world just now. This depression
has not been felt much in this; val
ley but so much publicity on the sub
ject is having a peculiar effect on
the public mind here and the comedy
of the situation has caught the mag
ination of one of our local poets who
describes it in verse.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
100000
.$125,soo.oo


The reason for including in the
bond issue interest for one year, is
that it will be too late to make a
levy for this purpose after the dis
trict bids in the properties, if it should
prove to be successful bidder at the
sale.
Now that the decree has been signed
and the upset price has been fixed at
S45,000.0C, the full issue of bonds will
not need to be negotiated, and after
the board has negotiated the amount
absolutely necessary to purchase the
property and make the necessary bet
terments, the balance of the author
lied issue may be cancelled or held
in the treasury, as the people in the
district may deem best at that time.
If the district should not be the sue
cessful bidder at the sale, then none
of the bonds could be used and would
be cancelled by the district board and
no liability be created under them.
If the majority of the pumping
plant lands should remain in the dis
trict, thus adding to the amount of
improved lands and increasing the
security behind the bonds, it is pos
sible that the board may be success
full in securing better rate of dis
count on the bonds than is allowed by
law, or, possibly, that they might even
be sold at par. If material savings
can be made on these two items, this
will reduce the amount of bonds that
it is necessary to negotiate and as
result, the interest allowance will be
reduced in proportion. The board is
very hopeful of keeping the actual
amount of bonds it is required 10
negotiate below $4,000 but it will be
impossible to reduce the amount
authorized, for the reason that this
amount was fixed in the first instance
and has already been submitted to the
State Director and has been approved
by him.
Attorneys for the receiver say they
will have the official notice of the
sale ready so that the first publication
can. be made in the Spokesman next
week. The law requires that this no.
ticc be published five weeks, making
the final publication the latter part of
January which would mean that the
sale will probably be held before the
first of February.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
OUTSIDE STUDENTS COMING
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS

All Of the White Bluffs young folks
who are away at school will be home
for the Christmas holidays, according
to present plans. The Misses Lillian
Shinn and Louise Paschen are ex-
pected to arrive Monday from the
University Of Washington; Dudley
Wilkinson will be. home this evening
from Whitman College at Walla Wal
la and Francis Shanahan tomorrow
from Gonzaga high school in Spokane.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
BOud Election
To Be Held
January 10
District Board Fixes Sum
OF $125, 900 AS Amount
To Be Raised

The board of directors of the Priest
Rapids Irrigation District met Mon
day evening and after canvassing the
vote of the election on December 9,
decided to call an election on JAM
uary 10 for the voting of $l25,000
in bonds to provide funds for the pur-
chase of the irrigation properties at
the receivership sale, and for the inn
mediate necessary repairs on the pro-
ject. After the meeting, D, S, Wilkin-
son, secretary of the district, drove to
Kennewick to mail on a night train
the resolution of the board, to Fred
Cunningham, attorney for the district.
at Spokane. From the resolution Mr..
Cunningham prepared the official
notice for the bond election and it
is being published in another column
in this issue of the Spokesman. In it
will be found the time and place and
all other pertinent information regard
ing the election. The law requires that
this notice be published for three con-
secutive weeks.
The district board was obliged to
estimate and fix the amount of the
bonds to be voted on before the
final decree had been signed by Judge
Webster. This was necessary for the
reason that under the state laws the
proposed plans and bond issue of any
irrigation district must be submitted
to the Director of the Department
of Conservation and Development for
approval before any bond election is
called. This was submitted little
over week ago and the approval was
received by Mr.. Cunningham last Sat-
urday. At the time of making the
estimate the best information that
Mr.. Cunningham could secure indi-
Gated that the upset price at the sale
Of the instrumentalities by Receiver
Chase might run as high as $55,000.00.
The following maximum figures went
into the estimate:
Possible maximum upset
price, ................. .$oo,VoO.uo
Estimate of necessary repairs and
betterments to plants and system in
Receiver Chase's report to
the Court, ............ 25,000.00
Amount of accrued taxes including
$780, estimated, ...... 15,500.00
Maximum discount on bonds allowed
by law, ............... l2,5OO.OO
Interest for one year on bond
issue, ................. 10000
Miscellaneous expenses for clear
ing titles, reducing boundaries of dis
trict and contingencies, esti-
mated, .............. 100000
Total, 1925, 10000
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
A BOX OF APPLES MAKES
A NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT

Apples from this valley will. un-
doubtedly be the theme song in a
good many family celebrations on the
Coast. The apples this year are cheap
and Of fine quality and from all re-
ports are highly appreciated by those
unfortunate enough to be living else
where but fortunate enough to have
friends here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19
MOISTURE HELPS ROADS

The moisture that has fallen in the
past few weeks has had wonderful
effect on the roads and where they
have been worked at all they are in
splendid condition. Road Foreman
Win Shaw, however, reminds us that
this is the first time in three years
that so much moisture has fallen this
early in the season, giving the crews
a chance to work the roads before the
ground freezes up for the winter.
Another skim of snow fell Monday
night, but it was soft and light and
did not last long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
SMITH CO. LOSES
LEGAL SKIRM|SH
Wheat Denies Move to Dis
miss Jones' Suit-Cafritz
Made Apartment Receiver.

Two phases of the litigation against
the F. H. Smith Co. were disposed OF
today in the District Supreme Court
Justice Stafford appointed Morris Ca
fritz receiver of the Corcoran Courts
Apartment, 401 23d street, in a suit
brought by Attorney w. Gym Gard
liner in behalf of Nancy De Land
of Bethesda, Md, to have Samuel j.
Henry, former president of the Smith
company, removed as trustee under a
deed of trust covering a bond issue
of 100000.
Justice Wheat denied a motion of
the Smith company to dismiss a suit
instituted by Lucy I. Jones, Lilly NJ
Jones and Chapman w. Maupin to
compel the Smith company to hold
them harmless from any loss in con-
nection with bonds of the New Am
sterdam Apartments held by the
plaintiffs.
In reference to the latter suit, Jus
tice Wheat said:
While the prayers of this bill go
beyond what the court in any event
probably would give, / am unable to
say as against motion to dismiss that
the plaintiffs have not succeeded in
stating facts, which if proved would
entitle them to some form of relief
in equity within the limits of the pray
erS. The motion to dismiss, therefore,
must be denied"
Justice Stafford heard arguments of
Attorney Gardiner for the plaintiff last
Friday and Attorney Roger j. White
ford for Cafritz, who had been named
as co-defendant with Henry and the
Smith Company to prevent him paying
over any money to Henry under his
guaranty of the bond issue. Henry at
that time reported that he had re-
signed from the presidency of the
Smith company. The court first fixed
the bond of Cafritz as a receiver at
$4,000, but when Attorney Whiteford
explained that his client had already
paid out 100000 under his guaranty
the court reduced the bond to $50 600.
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert, r. H.
Yeatman and George D. Horning, jr.,
appeared for the Smith Company in
both cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
$50 WORTH OF CHARITY
RETURNED BY'COME-BACK'
Man Re-establishe Business After
Getting Associated Chart
ties Loan.

A $50 bill was returned unexpectedly
to the Associated Charities today, furn-
ishing proof that charity is good in
vestment.
The money was given by man who
had received aid to that amount of
cash about 10 months ago from the
society. At the time he had lost all
his means through the duplicity of a
partner.
He was sure that if the agency would
provide his transportation to a State
in the West where he had friends, he
would be able to re-eStablish his BUSH
ness.
Today. after lapse of a year and
half, he walked into the Office of the
Associated Charities to discharge what
he regarded as an obligation. He has
made good. The mans name cannot
be divulged, owing to the confidential
relations maintained by the welfare
organization and its clients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
MARYLAND BOY, II, DIES
FROM COASTING INJURIES
Clarence Lee Kelly Murphy Hurt
When His Sled Ran Into
Path of Truck.

SANDY SPRING, Md, January o.
Clarence Lee Kelly Murphy, IL years
old, died at the Montgomery County
General Hospital here today as a result
of injuries received Friday near his
home at Spencerville. Md. The boy
was injured when hit by a truck on
the State Highway. He was coasting
on his sled near his home and it ran
onto the road in front of the truck.
which was driven by Louis B. Craft of
Brinklow.
Following the report of an investiga-
ton made by Sergt. Guy Jones, in
charge of the northern district substa-
ton Of the Montgomery County Police,
States Attorney Robert Peter decided
that the death was accidental and that
an inquest would not be necessary. The
boy is a son of Arlington l.. and LYDIA
E. Murphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
MRS. DOROTHY E. TAYLOR
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Claims She Surprised Husband in
Act of Entertaining Woman
in Apartment.

Claiming that she surprised her hus-
band last Thursday in the act of en-
PERTAINING another woman in their
apartment, Mrs. Dorothy e. Taylor
l40l Columbia road, today petitioned
the District Supreme Court to award
her an absolute divorce from Robert
Taylor, said to be an employe of the
National Museum.
Mrs. Taylor, represented by Attorneys
Raymond Neudecker and William C.
Ashford, alleged that she had planned
trip to Baltimore to visit her moth
er's grave on the day when the sur
prise visit was discovered, and that she
was compelled to get the janitor of the
apartment house to force the doors be-
fore she could re-enter her apartment.
There she found, it is averred, a woman
hiding in a closet. She states she tried
hard to find out the name of the other
woman, but without success.
The Taylors were married here on
october 81, 1923, and have no children.
The wife seeks to have the court award
her alimony and an absolute divorce.
Cruelty and excessive drinking are also
laid to the husband by Mrs. Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
STREET PAVEMENT
ASSESSMENT PLAN
CHANGE PROPOSED
Method of Fixing Costs for
Replacing Developers
Work Considered.
PRESENT B0RLAND LAW
REGARDED NEGOTIABLE
"Whole-Cost" System Now in Use
Would Be Altered by Contem-
plated Amendment.

Further relief from some of the
fnequitieS of the present assessments
for street Improvements under the Bor-
land law are being planned by the
committee which is drafting an
amendment for the District Commits
sioners, it was announced today.
The new development is relative 70
street pavements laid by suburban de-
velopers under the whole cost" sys-
TEN. When a new territory is being
opened up by a real estate developer
it Is frequently the practice for the
developer to pave the streets dedicated
in the section and pay for them him
self. Naturally the price of the street
is figured into the cost Of the houses
sold. When this street comes to be
repaved, however, it is now the prac-
tice to regard this as new paving,
as tar as the District is concerned, and
to assess the abutting property owners
for it as such under the Borland law.
One of the amendments being drafted
by the committee, which has been ap-
proved in principal by the Commission
ers, is to regard such whole cost" work
as having been assessed within the
meaning of the law, so as to obviate any
further assessments for paving under
the Borland law. This would only apply
where the developer had paved the
street according to District government
specifications and under the supervision
of the highway department.
This and other amendments to the
Borland law are being whipped into
shape by a committee consisting of
Capt. Herbert c. Whitehurst, chief en-
gineer of the District; Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride and William
P. Richards, tax assessor. The Com
mlSsioners will forward the amend
-.
pleted with a request that they be
enacted into law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
FALL INTO CHANNEL
IS FATAL TO MAN, 81
Waterman, Who Slipped From
Plank Into Icy Water. Dies as
Result of Exposure.

A fall intoe,the icy waters of the
Washington Channel. Saturday night,
proved fatal to Joseph William Hardy,
81 years old, of 302 G street, last night,
when he died at the Emergency Hos
pital as the result of exposure
Hardy was executing his duties as
night Waterman on the steamboat
wharves at Water and M streets south
west when he slipped from a plank
running from a wharf to the Steamer
Charles Manchester. He swan to a wharf
pile, where he chung for 80 minutes be-
fore police Of the nearby harbor pre-
cinct heard his shouts and pulled him
from the river.
Members of the fire rescue squad and
DR.. Leon Gordon rendered first aid and
then removed Hardy to the Emergency
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
MOTOR CYCLE is SEIZED
AS RUM SELLERS CARRIER
Half-Pint of Liquor Is Found in
Side Car of Machine Abandoned
on S Street.

A bootleggers' feud is believed by po-
lice of the third precinct to have caused
some one to send them a mysterious tip
which led to the finding of an aban-
doned liquor running motor cycle last
night.
telephone call sent Policeman A.
E. Brown into action, and hurrying to a
point on S street between New Hamp-
shire avenue and Eighteenth street he
found the motor cycle parked, and a
further investigation revealed a half
pint of liquor in the side car.
Brown requested neighbor to tele-
phone for the precinct patrol wagon to
tow the motor cycle away, while ne
stood guard over the machine. At the
third precinct police said they believed
that the motor cycle was one used in
a new and speedy system of delivering
whisky and that the half pint was the
remaining bit of cargo stored in the
side car and delivered last night.
Police are endeavoring to trace the
owner of the motor cycle through the
license plates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28

Mrs. Carlton Rear of Markham, Va.
Miss Ruth Eleanor Jones and Mrs
Towards daughter, Mrs. Manning
Harry K. Hickey, James Pettitt, vii.
liam Richey, Mrs. j. Harry Mcdowell
and Paul McGahan.
Mrs. WALES Hostess.
Mrs. ]. T. Wales was hostess to Miss
Caroline johnson and Thomas Wales
Comdr and Mrs. Albert w. Stable
had guests with them in their box, a.
did Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose.
Mrs. George w. Johnston was hostess
to DR.. and Mrs. Lewis c. Ecker and
Miss Friska Kaspar.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson was
hostess in her box to Mr.. and Mrs
John j. Hamilton, DR.. and Mrs. Victor
Altaro and Miss Mary McCauley.
MRS. William Wheatley had with her
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor Wheatley
MISS Katharine Dougal, Miss Margaret
Herr of Philadelphia, Mrs. Holland
ReaViS of Paris and New York, H. Lee
Roy Lewis, H. L. E. johnson and
Clarke Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Staley had as
guests Representative and Mrs. Albert
II. johnson, Representative and Mrs
Carl Chindbloom, Judge and Mrs. Oscar
G. Bland and Miss HELEN Bland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lyon had with
them Mrs William F. Cush, Miss Cath
crime Davis and Rowland Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalls McGrew were
guests of Lynch Luquer, who also enter
tanned Miss Virginia Hunt, Miss Alys
Downing, Miss Louise King, David E.
Finley and Arthur Pickering.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Proctor had a
| ortxy xr,I,f Oh,
Henry G. Morris, Daniel W. Knowlton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wright.
Guests From Paris Attend.
Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Ferguson enter
tanned two guests from Paris, Mile
Dolonglee and Mile. Follalais. Their
other guests were Mr. and Mrs Thomas
ID. Nolan, William Pierce and E. P.
Henderson.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl A. Droop's guests
were Representative and Mrs Fred Pur-
nell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LIE Fevre
and Comdr. and Mrs. Arthur Stott.
Representative and Mrs. John W.
Summers occupied box with friends.
Miss Anne Abbott had 10 guests.
Among them were Mrs. j. S. Abbott,
Mrs. Grace Minnick, Miss Eleanor Eek
hardt, Miss Marguerite Neale, Miss
Elizabeth Hammond, Ray SCHNEIDER,
Hal Cummings. Hugo linden and Ken
Hoyt.
MIR. and Mrs. Christian Heurich had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. William Roden-
berg and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Gasch.
Mrs. j. T. Oliphant had with her a
group which included Mrs. f. L. Huff
man and Mrs. Andrew Calhoun of At
lanta. Ga.
Club Members Together.
A group of Arts Club members shared
a large box, in the company being Miss
Aline Solomons, Miss Emily r. Jones,
Mrs. Edwin Etz and l.. M. Leisenring.
Mrs. William Fitch Kelly entertained
Miss Martha Mcclure, national COM
mitteewoman, and sharing the box with
them was Mrs. Mason Gray and a guest
Senator and Mrs. William E. Borah
were to have been there as guests of
Alden Freeman, visitor to Washing
ton from Santa Barbara, Calf, and
Miami Beach, Fla. His guests included
Miss Toussaint Dubois, Miss Elizabeth
Dubois, Mrs. Richard Lansing Taylor,
Miss Careau Turner. Miss Katherine
Turner, Jules Lizaire, Nathaniel Cart