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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Waterfowl May Be Secure
This Fall Due to Drought

Severe limitation of the number q
waterfowl to be killed during the com.
ing season may be necessary as a re.
suit of long continued drought in nest,
ing saseas Of the United States ant
Canada, officials of the Bureau o1
Biological Survey, U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, indicated to-day, after
considering reports of bureau repre-
sentatives recently returned from ex-
petitions to northern areas of the
United States and in company with
Canadian officials to the principal
duck breeding areas in Canada. AL
though federal regulations governing
the shooting of ducks and geese were
recently amended to reduce the open
season throughout the United States
by two weeks this fall and winter, still
further restriction of the annual kill
may be necessary, the officials stated.
The Biological Survey Investigators
brought back discouraging reports of
unprecedented drought, of lakes and
ponds and marshes turned into dusty
barrens with no sign of aquatic life.
They reported the almost complete
absence of water during the breeding
period in the great prairie breeding
grounds of southwestern Manitoba,
southern Saskatchewan as far north
as Saskatoon, and Alberta westward to
the foothills of the Rocky mountains
and northward to the vicinity of Ed
monitor. A marked shortage Of breed
ing ducks and young was noted in the
great delta region of the Peace and
AthabaSca rivers. In tours Of several
thousand miles the Investigators saw
only few dozen small broods of
young ducks in an area that in nor
NAL years has produced many millions
OF mallards, pintails, redheads, canvas
backs, bluebills, and teals
The shallow prairie sloughs and
lakes of the region have disappeared
following about 10 years of reduced
rainfall and three seasons of persistent
drought, Biological Survey officials ex-
planned, and a far-reaching inquiry
sent out by the Canadian government
has failed so far to show that the
ducks have found other more remote
Continued on page 81
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Washington Second in
Butterfat Production

The state of Washington ranked sec
ond in butterfat production for 1880
with an acreage Of 243 pounds of but
terfat per COW for the year, according
to figures released by J. G. Knott, Of
the State College Dairy Husbandry
department. The estimate was comput
ed by the government bureau of ag-
ricultural economics.
Rhode Island was the one state
ranked ahead of Washington. The
Rhode Island average was 252 pounds
of butterfat per COW during the year.
High figures made by nearby states
are California, 242; Oregon, 1885, and
Idaho, 234.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
JAY AUSTIN AND MISS ASTRID
JOHNSON TO WE'D SUNDAY

Jay Austin of Vernita left Thursday
morning for st. Helen's, Oregon, where
on Sunday, August 8, at half-past four
in the afternoon, his marriage to Miss
Astrid johnson of st. Helens will take
place. Mr.. Austin was accompanied by
Rod Knaub, who will act as best man.
Present at the ceremony also will be
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Austin of Vernita,
who left for st. Helens Thursday eve
ming.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
FIRE HAZARD REDUCED BY
BUILDING OF TILE GARAGE

A "a by 40 foot garage and work
room is under construction on the
back lots of the Columbia River Tele-
phone company. The building is to be
of clay tile with covering of fire
proof shingles. Mr.. Wilkinson has dis
posed of the two small buildings on
the back of the lots and the new
structure will lessen the fire hazard
for both the Wilkinson residence and
telephone exchange as we'll as nearby
buildings.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
LOTS OF SUNSHINE
DURING MONTH OF JULY

The monthly weather report of Co
operative Observer Gabriel Jaddan Of
Wahluke shows that the hottest day
of the month was on the Goth when
the mercury scared to 112 and that
the coolest day was on the LIST with
a temperature of so. The total rainfall
for the month was .05 of an inch.
There was lots of sunshine with 81
days recorded as clear and partly
cloudy
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
ANOTHER SMOKER BEING
PLANNED FOR LAST OF MONTH

Encouraged by the success of their
smoker held a week or two ago, the
members of John Lindblad Post are
planning another to be held some time
the latter part of August. One bout
has already been lined UP and others
are in the making. While the former
smoker was for ex-service men only,
the one now being planned will be q
public affair.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
There are indications that the a

There are indications that the an
nual hot spell has about spent its
force as there has been a noticeable
moderation in the temperature in the
last two or three days. The tempera-
lures for the past week, as shown by
the readings of the government ther-
mometer at Hanford were:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Continued on page S

The dance which was to have been
given Saturday evening, August g. at
Community Hall, Hanford, by The
Columbians, has been postponed until
Saturday evening, August Is.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Loyal Borden
Instantly Killed
In Auto Crash
CAR AND TRUCK MEET IN HEAD
ON COLLISION ON BRIDGE
NEAR WHITE BLUFFS

Loyal Borden was instantly killed
and his wife suffered injuries from
which she is not expected to recover,
when the car in which they were riding
met in head-on collision with the w.
r. Kirby truck on the bridge across the
irrigation ditch on the Yakima White
Bluffs road about half-nlile west Of
the Hartford ranch near White Bluffs,
Wednesday evening.
The Bordens were returning from
Yakima in their Whippet sedan
and Mr.. Kirby was on his way to Sc
attic with a truck load of pears and
potatoes. Mr.. Kirby was accompanied
by his uncle, Win Kirby, and his two
sisters in-laW, the Misses Esther and
Ruth Krug. All four were riding in
the cab of the truck.
The accident occurred about $50
o'clock. Mr.. Kirby said he was travel
ing about 25. miles an hour. He says
he saw the Borden car approaching at
what seemed to him rather high
rate of speed and that he pulled over
as far as possible to his side of the
road. That he did this is Indicated by
the fact that all of the posts on the
upper side of the bridge railing are
Scared where they had apparently
been hit by the bed of the truck.
From the condition of the two cars
it appears that the two front wheels
collided with terrific force and that
the bed of the truck sheared off the
top of the Borden car. The sedan was
lying On it's side, complete wreck. The
steering wheel was smashed, only the
stub of the steering post remaining
The front wheels of the truck were
driven back under the cab and the
side on which it struck is badly dam
aged. 1t rolled about 80 feet after be-
ing hit but remained upright.
Mr.. Borden's head was crushed and
he was apparently killed instantly.
Mrs. Borden is suffering from a essssc-
tured skull, body bruises and possible
internal injuries. She was almost COM
pletely scalped. Unconscious when she
was picked up few minutes after the
accident, she had not regained con-
seriousness Thursday noon. She was
first taken to the G. I. Wright home
where. she was treated by a physician
but was taken Thursday noon to the
hospital at Pasco.
Mr.. Borden's body is at the L. w.
Beldin home and the funeral will be
held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church.
The bridge where the accident oc-
Cured has long been known by motor
lists as dangerous one. 1t is approach
ed from the west on an incline and
from the east on a curve. 1t is too mar
row .on which to pass a truck .excep.
when both drivers are using extreme
caution, and should be made wider.
NJ. NGrc IIn1ua 1.d SlaaldAfa of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
MOTH CATCH

The moth catch for the week be-
ginning July 20 and ending August
was:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sheldon of

Mr.. and Mrs Howard Sheldon of
Prosser drove to White Bluffs last
Sunday to spend the day with Mrs
Sheldon's cousin, Mrs. w. j. Kincaid
They were accompanied by Miss Eliza
Marshall, an aunt who remained as
guest this week at the Kincaid home.
Miss Marshalls home is in Chelan
Falls.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06

For the same dates last year the
catch was Hanford, 645, White Bluffs
269.
N. P. ANGLIN,
District Hort. Inspector
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Victoria Nile, were photographed by Hoeffer's cameraman, while at one point the entire expedition was loaded on an old steamer and float ed down the ancient Egyptian river. and the companion feature, Be- yond Victory"
 Beyond Victory" makes a de- parture from the beaten path of film drama. Instead of one story it tells four, each complete in itself and unrelated to the others. These are held together with a war se- quence where the lives of the prin- cipal masculine characters come in- to contact.
 Although the war scenes are a minimum part of the story, it is said that some of the finest battle stuff yet filmed has been included in them. An unusual feature is the fact that they have all been made at dawn to obtain realistic effects.
 Headed by Bill Boyd. the cast boasts an imposing galaxy of names Boyd, Lew Cody and Fred Scott play the five soldiers. Prominent in the civilian sequences are Marion Shilling, Zasu Pitts. Lissi Arna Wade Bateler, E.. H. Calvert and others.
 The original story was written by Hope Bennett, but so that the sep. arate sequences, dealing with diff. ferent individuals in various walk. of life, would bear no emotion re- semblance to each other, D. B Derr, president of Pathe and in personal charge of this production assigned separate author to tho treatment of each one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Holiday Show
 at The Strand
Five Broadway Acts and a
 Comedy Picture

Warner Brothers Strand is pre- senting a deluxe Holiday Week show starting tomorrow and includ- ing five of Broadway's best vaude- vile acts plus a splendid talking screen feature.
 Headlining the stage show Is Paula, Paquita and Nanita with La Gitana presenting Fiesta Mexicana'' a musical interlude of sunny Mex leo at play. Singing, dancing and all the trappings of a real Mexican fiesta are employed in making this one of the most colorful and highly entertaining acts in vaudeville to- day.
 Keo, Taxi and Yoki, presenting an act entitled Versatile Entertain CTS From Japan" have novelty that will please Strand patrons.
 Watts and Hawley pack a laugh ir their clever act "A Song Min. ,,te' while Bertrand Ralston and LeVan run them a close second fol honors in their act That's It."
 Charlie Wilson and company have laugh packed skit entitled "Ths Loose Nut" which is a favorttt among vaudeville fans from coas to coast. The stage show is present. ed at BOO, 500 and 9:15 daily. The feature picture on the bill is "Laugf end Get Rich."
 Anyone can live and spend like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
WHAT NO ONES DONE

Naples-An Italian physician, Dr Colucci, has perfected an eiectri- cal device with which he says ne can determine the sex of child pc fore 1t is born. His instrument works on the principle that there IS dli : ference between electrical vibrations M given off by the two genders. Ine vibrations act on the instrument m differeAt ways, determining the sex of the unborn child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

The government of Argentine has prohibited the exportation of scrap metals, in an effort to establish an iron and steel manufacturing indus- try.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Winnie Lightner
 lin Gold Dust Gertie'
State Books a TickIer With
 Noted Star at Her Best

7 The funniest story in the world may be ruined by poor casting but .CsoId Dust Gertie," which might be classed among the slapstick mas terpieces, is lucky in having some of the funniest people of the screen to portray its hilarious twists and surprises. It opens four day en- gagement at Warner Bros State to-
 winnie Lightner, who is living up -to the record she made as Mabel, in "Gold, Diggers of Broadway" is more ludicrously likeable as Gertle, than in any of her other comedies She is shown in violent pursuit of two newlyweds, who have been for rner husbands, and owe her aiimony
 Olsen and Johnson, as may De imagined, are the grooms in ques- tion. They are first seen in the heydey of their honeymoon which is unceremoniously upset, when the twin wives discover the duns Win nie vsends for her pay. The wives played with keen sense for com. edy, are portrayed by Doroths Christy and Vician Oakland, who look enough alike to be actually twins.
 The boys want to promote nor daring bathing suits to pep up tn! business but the aged boss refuse to permit it for reasons of modesty Winnie takes it up with him--get him to accept her own design :. gets him to permit her to wear l in the coming Miami bathing beaut! contest--and gets him to hire { yacht to make the trip in. Ciaud' Gillingwater plays the sugar dadd! with his well known deftness.
 On the voyage, Gertie discover that the captain of the yacht is ais' former husband. Thte part O the astonished seaman is played b' George Byron. What happens oi the voyage to Southern waters ] beyond description. It is enougl to say that the newlyweds ar' forced to go headforemost out O porthofes into wild sea-that tn boss proposes to Gertie and is ac cepted and that all goes well, unti the irate wives put in an appear ance in Miami. Pandemoniun breaks loose and the comedy end in a breathless chase by speedboa |-yacht-and every conceivable sor of boat-till everybody finds every body else and Gertie is victorious. others who portray their anus ing parts well, are Charley Grape win. Charles Judels and Virgini' Sale. Lloyd Bocan has caught ever! anCle of comedy in his direction "Gold Dust Gertie" is made fo laughs and succeeds in getting them Winnie is a riot as Gold Dus Gorfio D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Ruth Chattert0n
 in "Unfaithful''
Garden Also Offers Loretta Young in Road 10
 Paradise"
Many times a wife but never

Many times wife but never a bride-until now.
 At last Ruth Chatterton's screen career, which has presented her as married woman in eight pictures brings her forth as a bride on her wedding day in her latest dramatic hit, "Unfaithful," the behind-the- mask story of husband the world calls good" and wife the world condemns as "bad". '.Untaithful,' with Paul Lukas, Paul Cavanaugh and Juhette Compton in the lead ing support roles, will be the at traction at the New Garden theatet Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
 "Unfaithfur' is. the story of an American girl who marlies the catch" of the season, 8 handsome. young aristocrat war-hero and club man. The girl is ecstatically happy, madly in love with her husband, un- til she discovers that the reputation he has built up is merely a mask for undercover love affairs. His par- ticular paramour is the wife of her own brother. Unable to denounce her husband without involving her brothers happiness the girl seeks the only way out of her nerve wracking position. She let's go; throws herself madly into the reck- less, n-destroying pleasures.
 The supporting feature is Road to Paradise" which presents Loretta Young, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hat ton. George Barraud, Kathlyn Will .ams and toher favorites in a new sort of crook melodrama.
 The role. or rather roles played by Miss Young are outstanding She is a feminine "Dr Jekyll and Mir Hyde' in the plot. although neither is an unsympathetic part. The dual role is her first and either part alone would represent the most difficult
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

miilionaire--while his money lasts!
 That Is what small town family does on it's lifetime savings of sev- eral thousand dollars, seen in Radio Pictures new comedy hit, Laugh and Get Rich"
 The family of three-father, mother and daughterdo wonders with that savings account by spend- ing it within a few days! It is just one of the many novel and entertaining angles of Laugh and Get Rich." however, which is said to be packed with fun and sur prises, drama and even bit of pathos, as well as appealing TO- nance. Dorothy Lee, Edna Mae Oliver of "Cimmaron' fame, and Hugh Her bert are featured in the cast. Oppo- site the charming little blonde comedienne is Russell Gleason. and half-a-dozen other favorites are seen in the big cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
RICHARD ARLEN IN 1.-THE CONQUERING HORDE" AND WHEELER AND WOOLSEY
 AT THE NEW GARDEN

The excitement craving public gets a feast for it's thrill-appetite in The Conquering Horde Para mounts newest Richard Arlen star ring picture showing at the New Garden today and tomorrow. 'The Conquering Horde is a story of men without law. A story of crisp action. A story of barking six-guns. Of wild Comanches. Of thousands of laundering hooves. Of brave men and of one brave wo- man, fighting the perils of the wild erness, the elements and the treach- erous outcasts of civilization who prey upon them.
 The ere is suspense sustaining drama, thrilling action-and glam- orous romance. There is an abun- dance of whimsical, at times up- roarious comedy.
 Radio Pictures rollicking comedy, Hook. Line and Sinker' featuring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey is the added feature and combines some of the greatest production features in talking picture history!
 A marvellous cast. ...17 famous and popular players!
 Elaborate settings!
 An absolutely new and funnier
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
"ITS A WISE CHILD," DELICIOUS
 COMEDY FARCE AT LYRIC

If you've ever lived in small town you will roar when you behold the counterparts of characters you must have known in Its a Wise Child" Marion Davies hilarious new picture, which opened yesterday, at the Lyric theater.
 The wagging of gossiping tongues provides the spicy motivation for the picturization of the Laurence E.. Johnson stage hit. which caused such a furore along Broadway last sea- son.
 This is by far Miss Davies most delightful characterization. Her win- ming naivete completely eradicates any tendency in the dialogue toward the risque. She is beautiful to be- hold as the busy Joyce stanton and her characterization is the most pol ished of her rrecent roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Africa Speaks
 Lyric Offering Beyond Victory" Is 0ffer- ed as Companion
 Picture

"Africa speaks" which comes to the Lyric theater on Sunday is . graphic motion picture and sound record of trip taken by Paul l.. Hoefier through the hitherto unex- plored regions of Africa.
 Hoefier, who represented the Colorado African expedition, started inland from Lagos on the Atlantic Ocean. His objective was Mom- basa on the Indian ocean, route which necessitated his penetrating the heart of equatorial Africa.
 As the expedition sped along the roads, herds of wildebeeste, kon- goni and tommies were encountered. Such gorgeous bits of natural beau ty as the Ripon Falls, source of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Laugh Gett6r at The Palace
McLaglen and Lowe Star- red in ''WOmen of All
 Nations"

Raoul walsh's Fox production, women of All Nations" which comes to the Fox-Poli Palace thea ter starting Sunday is mighty fine entertainment, in fact hte greatest laugh provoking screen story that
 has ever come to town.
 Its chief fun makers are the low able characters "Flagg" and "Quirt, las portrayed by Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe, aided and abetted by the bungling dumb Swede marine, l"Olsen," as played by Fl Brendel, land glorified by the loveliness, grace land charm of Greta Nissen. the most beautiful natural blonde of stage or screen.
 "Women of All Nations tops What Price Glory" in laughs and general entertainment and that is some" topping.
 This time Walsh takes his roaming Romeos and their marine compan- ions on world tour, starting at the where a screaming4y funny Beauty Shop scene is filmed. Following this Fthe marines embark on a Goodwill Cruise around the world, stopping at Various ports of call, including the Scandinavian countries. They finally wind up in Turkish harem and our last view of them is as they try to escape from that harein and the ven geance of the head man and his guards.
 It's all great fun. There are sit nations which just make audiences hysterical with laughter. Some idea of the magnitude of the production comes in the fact that the supporting cast embraces a score of real stars. including Eff Dorsay, Marjorie
 White, Joyce Compton, Bella Lugosi,
 T. Roy Barnes, Charles Judels. Jesse De Vorska and a dozen others. Not emitting menti0n of the 150 international beauties appearing in the various scenes of the production.
 and decidedly living up to the title of the production.
 Victor McLaglen and Edmund
 Lowe. with Fl Brendel and
 Greta- Nissen in "Women of
 All Nations will be shown
 exclusively at the Fox-Poli Palace
 theater for four days only ending
 "Wednesday night. The picture will
 be unreeled on the giant Grandu-
 scope screen extending completely
 across the stage starting the last
 complete performance nightly at 9
 o'clock daylight saving time. Fox
 Movietone Newsreel, also unrolled
 on the big sheet, is also on the same program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
STATE AND STRAND SHOWS
 CONCLUDING PERFORMANCES SHOW TOMORROW

Warner Brothers State and Strand .theaters conclude their presentations for the last half of the current week with performances this afternoon and evening. Starting tomorrow holiday performances will be held and all new programs presented in accord. ance with the weekly program change policy of these theaters.
 John Barrymore in "Svengali" winds up its local engagement at the State tonight while at the Strand. "Seed' with John Boles. Genevieve Tobin and Lois Wilson, playing a popular request return engagement land "Cracked Nuts with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey con- lcludes it's run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
TT DOES SEEM FUNNY

Los Angeles-A city license is re- quired here before a bathhtub can be installed in a home. I'll be horn swoggled if anyone can make me buy license to take bath in my own home" Theodore G. Sherwood, S6-year-old Civil war veteran, ex- claimed when told the rules and reg ulations. Judge Curtis gave him a room without bath in jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Wheeler and Woolsey!

Wheeler and Woolsey!
 Four dramatic stars-in comedy And above all. the picture it. self, straight-comedy, standing as a monument to the achievement ot five smashing comedy successes in a row, an achievement unapproach- ed by any comedy team. -. "Rio Rita" "The Cuckoos," ''Dixiana,' Half Shot at Sunrise and Hook, Line and Sinker," Wheeler and Woolsey's latest.
 Also on the bill is new thrilling chapter The King of The Wild"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Hagerstown, Md-Robbers that broke into local hardware store and broke open the safe weren't so clever. With sledges and bars they tore off the door of the safe and made away with what few dollars there were in it. However, they failed to see a neatly typewritten tag bearing the combination of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Miss Masai-Land, duslxy heroine tn Africa Speaks" 8 Columbia pic. ture, opens at the Lyric Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
shn has vet attempted

she has yet attempted.
 Road to Paradise" is First National and Vitaphone offerins, based on the lively story by F. Husn Herbert. William Beaudine dlrect- ed the picture. ,.
 Johnny Farrell:. "Glow Worm" and Humanette. two novelty subjects.