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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Many Intend Going
To Pasco Celebration

While there will probably be few
private picnics here the Fourth, most
Of the residents Of this valley who
expect to spend the day elsewhere are
planning to drive down to Kennewick
and Pasco to take in the big joint
bridge opening and Fourth of July
celebration that will be held there
The residents of the two lower river
towns have gone to considerable trou-
BILE and expense to make the affair
memorial one and are preparing to
entertain an unusually large crowd
A big parade which is to form in
Pasco at 10 a. m. will march to the
bridge. There the cutting of the rib
bon across the span, signifying its
opening to free traffic, will be held
with Governor Hartley welding the
shears. The parade will then go across
the bridge to Kennewick and after
marching through it's business sec
ton will wind up at the fair grounds
where the speaking will be held start
ing at II a. m.
Judge Matt Driscoll will be the
speaker of the day with Governor
Hartley, Senators Jones and Dill and
Congressman Summers also being
called upon
From to p. m. games for the
youngsters will be played in Kenne-
wick. These will include relays, a 100
yard dash, catching the creased pig,
climbing the creased pole and sack
races
At 2:3O base ball game will be
played on the Pasco grounds between
the Kennewick and Pasco league
teams. Both towns this year have ex-
ceptionally fast clubs as is indicated
by the fact that they are only half
game apart in the league standings.
A water carnival is slated to be held
between seven-thirty and eight thirty
in the evening on the Pasco side of
the river, and will include exhibition
diving and swimming races. This event
is open to entries in all classes and
suitable prizes will be given winners
in each event.
At nine o'clock gorgeous display
of fireworks will be set off at point
in the river where it can be seen
from both sides. An elaborate program
of pyrotechnics has been arranged
which will be handled by a represent
ative from the fireworks factory.
Two dances will be held in the eve
ming, one at the Bungalow on the Pas
co side and the other at The Trees
on the Kennewick side.
Il
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Hanford Wins Final
Game, Score 7 to ].

The final scheduled ball game Of the
season between White Bluffs and Han
ford, played last Sunday on the Han
ford grounds, was won by Hanford by
a score Of to 1.
Joe Wagner was in the box for
White Bluffs while Clayton Hartman
pitched for Hanford Both turned in
nicely pitched games, the hits being
fairly even, with White Bluffs get
ting and Hanford z. Hartman re-
ceived far the better support from his
team mates, however as Is shown by
the fact that Hanford was able to con-
vert it's seven hits into seven runs,
while the best White Bluffs could do
was one run on five hits.
Jay Montgomery was not in the
lineup and Walker did the catching
while Chuck English held down first
base.
Hanford has had very successful
season, winning nearly all of its sched-
uled games. On the other hand, White
Bluffs has had a rather tough time of
it trying to break even. But while
the seasons record on the field of
battle was not so good, White Bluffs
did finish up the season on the right
SlSlc VI Cllc leQSeI, lllldIllC1dlly, WIFI
no debt hanging over the clubs head
and small purse to divide up among
the players after the game last Sun
day
The apparent weakness of the White
Bluffs club all season has been the
lack of experienced players in it's line
up. The youngsters did fine but no
amount of natural ability could make
up for their lack of experience. Run
after run for the opposition was scored
and game after game slipped away,
because a vital play was not made at
the right time. There is a lot more
to baseball than just catching flies,
picking up grounders, throwing the
ball somewhere or trying to knock
out a home run, for the mind of a
successful player today is just about
as agile as his arm, and quite often
more so.
If the youngsters who played on
the White Bluffs club this year have
profited by their experience, gained
some of the necessary confidence and
learned something about the inside Of
the game, they will be much better
material next season, whether they
play with White Bluffs or some other
Glib.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Burial Flags May Be Had
AT Pasco Postoffice

The Pasco postoffice has been des-
lgnated as distributing point for
burial flags for honorably discharged
Y. s. veterans and has received an
initial supply of such flags, according
10 the Pasco Herald. Application for
tne flags should be made at that
postoffice by the next of kin of the
deceased veteran, representative of
an ex-service organization which has
charge OF the burial or by some other
person having knowledge of the facts
ana acting in the interest of the de-
ceased or his family.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
COTTAGE is
NEARING COMPLETION

Work OH the old barber shop build
ing recently purchased by Mrs. G. I.
Wright and remodeled into dwelling
after having been moved from it's To-
cation in town onto lot near the
Wright residence, has been completed
and needs now only coat of paint to
make it most attractive little cot
tage. A comfortable and convenient
feature is the long porch that has been
added along the east and north sides.
The porch is 8 feet wide and has a
length of 38 feet. The cottage will be
occupied by Mrs. Ronald Ralston and
children.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
FARMERS IN wheat COUNTRY
PLEAD FOR IRRIGATION WATER
UNUSUALLY ATTENDS MEETING AND
COLUNIBIA BASIN PROJECT
BE INCLUDED RECLAMATION PROGRAM
By JAMES w. BROOKS :

Commerce. Mr. Gellatly pledged hi
wholehearted support privately ant
officially"
Mirroring their hardships, hopes an,
| fighting spirit was simple but elo
quent speech by farmers wife, Mrs
Lucy Schoenrock of the Othello dis
congressional action, she was inter.
rupted by a roar of hurrahs and thun-
der of handclapping. Spontaneously
the crowd rose in tribute to her, ane
in confirmation Of her statements
Farm men whose faces bear deep, grim
lines, rubbed tears from their eyes.
Tall, thin and toil-worn, clad in q
plain print dress, she faced her au-
dience and said:
II live on a wheat ranch near Othel-
10. Unless you have lived on one OF
these farms you can't imagine the
many things farm women have to con-
tend with and the few pleasures they
enjoy. We can't have nice homes. The
house can't be built that will keep
out the dust during the sand storms.
Actually we use shovels to get the
dirt out.
'We couldn't have good furniture If
we could afford it; the sand would
ruin it, We have no telephones no ell
ectric lights, no rural free delivery.
Our children have to ride IS miles to
school in many cases. Many of them
could not get home for three days dur
ing recent sandstone, and their mo-
theirs could neither go to them nor
communicate with them or know
whether they were safe.
1t costs rs to 100 bushels of wheat
to call doctor from Lind. Farm peo-
pie die for lack of medical attention
because they don't have the rs or 100
bushels. How would you feel if one of
your children was sick ana you could
not call a doctor?
Social life-we have non. Neighbors
are too few and far apart. If we want
to see a show we have to drive SO
miles, providing we can afford the gas
cline.
Some women refuse to live here,
fighting sand and dirt. Their husbands
are not fitted for anything but wheat
farming and SO homes are broken up.
In one case, the husband stayed on
the farm, laboring to support his ia
mily, which had moved to town, and
saw them only two months Of the year
Maybe you think this woman was
hard-hearted We would all do the
same if it was not SO dlscouraging to
our husbands. Every year your hus-
band tells you next years crop will
be a big one. You stay in hopes.
'This would be beautiful country
if we had irrigation. We could have
lawns, trees and flowers, beautiful
homes, telephones, lights, good schools,
and social enjoyments. We could have
all these things if we had irrigation
and we intend to have it, too. We in
tend to give you senator's and repres-
entatives no rest until we get it,"
At this point she was given the
standing ovation.
She concluded: when you congress
men get to Washington, remember us
women out on the farm"
Those from White Bluffs who at
tended the Lind meeting were F. A.
English, E. j. O'Larey, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Chairman, Mrs. Arthur Moody,
all of White Bluffs, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gabriel Jaddan of Wahluke.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Church Card Party
Attracts Large Crowd


There was good attendance at the
card party given last Saturday evening
at the old Allard place at Allard by
the ladies of the Catholic Altar So
ciety. Seven tables of bridge and six
of pinochle were in play during the
evening and refreshments at the close
of play were served to sixty people.
The total receipts for the evening were
around $500, according to Mrs. A.
w. Borden, chairman of the refresh
ment committee.
High score awards in bridge went to
Mrs. Levi Austin and j. M. Shinn and
in pinochle to Mrs. o. w. Brown and
Otto Kolar Drawings for the door
prize, gallon thermos bottle, were
made twice, Mrs. j. NJ. Shinn being
awarded the prize on the second draw
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Half Year Motor Licenses
May Be Bought Now

Half-year motor vehicle licenses
were made available on July /, adj
vises the Automobile Club of Wash
ington, which has been receiving many
inquiries as to when the cut rate fee
might be obtained.
The license is figured on the rate
of one-half of the yearly fee, plus a
twenty-five cent charge which goes to
county auditors.
Motorists are advised by the club
that application for motor vehicle Ii
censes can not be made directly to
the state license department but must
be made through county auditor,
automobile club or other established
licensing station.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
All Drivers Licences
Expire on July 81

The Automobile club of Washington
is reminding motorists that all drivers
licenses in the state will expire July
81 and urging them to secure new
licenses before that date. State traffic
officers also advise that they expect to
see that the law in this respect is
enforced. The new licenses cost one
dollar and are good for two years.
The White Bluffs Motor company has
ordered a supply of application blanks
and they are expected to arrive in a
few days.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

A crowd estimated at 1900 of which
at least two thirds were farmers, was
in attendance at the Columbia Basin
mass meeting at Lind Saturday
Farmers were there from Pasco to
Odessa and from Othello to Ritzville
and they all had one urgent plea,
"Give us irrigation water
The meeting was for the purpose of
impressing upon the congressional del
egation of the state the necessity Of
irrigation if that large territory is to
be maintained as a farming district,
and to urge that the national govern
ment include it in it's reclamation pro-
gram.
The Columbia Basin is bounded on
the north and west by the Columbia
river, on the south by the Columbia
and Snake rivers while the eastern
boundary is on line almost north
and side about 40 miles west of Spo-
kane. 1t is estimated that there are
in this territory between 100000 and
100000 acres of good irrigable land
Two apparent sources of water sup
ply are available. One, a gravity flow
from Lake Pend O'Reille, east of Spo-
kane, and the other by the construc-
ton of mammoth dam in the Col
umbia river at the mouth of Grand
Coulee for the development of hydro
electric power with which to pump the
water into the Coulee for distribution
over the district Unfortunately, the
residents of the Basin are divided as
to which is the more desirable source.
Under an act of Congress, the war de-
partment, through it's engineers, is
making careful study of both plans
for irrigation and there is a tacit I'M
derstanding to abide by the engineers
report.
Preliminary estimates place the price
for putting water on the land at $3.50
an acre. At this price and for the
amount of land involved, it would re-
quire close to half a billion dollars,
making it almost necessary that the
national government do the financing.
The members of the congressional
delegation present at the Lind meeting
were Senator G. G. Dill and Congress
mne John w. Summers, Sam B. Hill,
and Ralph Horn, all of whom spoke in
favor of the Columbia Basin project.
Senator Wesley L. Jones was in a
Seattle hospital and unable to attend.
Other notables present and who
spoke for the project were:
Lloyd Miller of Sunnyside, president
Of Washington Irrigation institute;
Joseph A. Swalwell of Seattle, presi-
dent of the Columbia Basin Irrigation
league; Samuel A. Hedges, Seattle,
league trustee, Eric A. Johnston, pres
ident of the Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce; Roy A. Gill of Spokane,
executive chairman of the league;
Frank Bell of Seattle, secretary of
Senator Dill and prospective guber-
Material candidate on the democratic
ticket; DR.. o. L. Waller, Washington
State College; Dean E. G. Johnson, OF
the state college agricultural depart
ment; City Commissioner A. j. Fabian
Spokane; N. w. Durham and W. H
Cowles, Jr., of the Spokesman-Review;
E. F. Blaine of Yakima; Charles Heb
berd of Spokane, and others.
Lieutenant Governor John A. Gel
latly arrived after fast trip from
Wenatchee with Tom Haskell, presi-
dent Of the Wenatchee Chamber of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

The stage mail from Kennewick will
arrive in White Bluffs at 8 a. m. and
depart on the down river trip half
hour later on Saturday, July 4. There
is no rural delivery service that day
and the postoffice will be open only
from O. m. until 10 a. m.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
INDIAN RoDEo ON THE FOURTH

AS has been their custom for sew
eral years, the Indians will stage a
rodeo at their corrals on the river
bank south of Sunnybank Ranch on
the Fourth of July, and provide en-
tertainment for all those who do not
go out of the valley for the day.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

For the corresponding period last
year the catch was Hanford, 2l26;
White Bluffs, 1863
N. P. ANGLIN,
Deputy Hort. Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02
Moth Catch This Year Far
Under Last Season S

The moth catch for the three weeks
period from June 10 to June 80, inclus-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-02

H. F.. Paschen was transacting bust
ness in Yakima Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
First Screen Child-Star

Madge Evans, who Is now starting from
scratch in the talking pictures, was q
big drawing card. One OF her starring
pictures, "Heide Of the Alps" was con-
sidered one Of the most successful films
of its particular year.
When she grew too old for children's
roles the producers by having her put
up her hair at the age Of 10 tried to
make her leading lady. In this
capacity she appeared with John Barry
more in Peter Ibbetson" when it was
also with Richard BarthelmeSs In
Classmates.
Realizing that Madge at 10 could not
compete with Theda Bara and the other
sirens and sweethearts Of the time, her
mother took her out of motion picture
work and put her to school in Europe.
During her vacations, however, this
busy little girl found work to do. She
posed for Charles Dana Gibson, played
in stock companies, and at the age Of
II went on the stage for her first
Broadway performance in DAISY
Name" Since then she has played
several ingenue parts. Her best per-
formances were in Bread" 1.-THE Mar
quis" and 1.-THE Conquering Male" But
recently she was seen on Broadway in
Forth"
Since sound pictures changed the
entire outlook Of the motion picture in
dustry Madge Evans has only appeared
once before the dread combination of
camera tense and microphone. That
was a part with Walter Winchell in a
short subject called Bard of Broad
way"
Made Evans Is really a veteran Of the
amusement world In everything but
years, for she is only 81 now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

FINDING titles for modern plays
and pictures Is tough task unless
the searcher Is o bit reckless. The
theatrical producers ONCE during those
trying hours when the entire stan u
taxing its gray matter upon play titles
that viii pun 'em in presents something
akin to tragedy.
There comes to the shubert-B elasco
Theater tomorrow night. under the
auspices Of the Professional Players,
Cup Pops the Devil" which did not
escape its period OF titular storm and
strife.
When the manuscript was delivered
it was baptised Let's Get Married"
temporarily, but the serious business OF
getting the comedy named really began
in the rehearsal stage.
One Of the stage managers friends
rushed in excitedly one day with what
he referred to as q grand title, practi-
cally "woW." This aroused much gen.
eral interest, and eventually the breath
less fellow was induced to reveal his
inspiration. It was Love Follows Love-"
Think Of It," he implored. Think
Of getting the word love In . title
twice!"
Everybody thought Of It: they pom
dered on 1t with faces uplifted to the
ceiling. ID fact, they pondered so long
that the title bringer fed. Apparently
he did not know that o playwright
named Congreve had the same word In
title twice.
Many were the suggestions that were
offered during the following week.
Somebody thought Of DAY by Day" and
this was adopted for want Of something
better. 1t was understood, however,
that other names would be gratefully
considered.
Among the 200 titles submitted
about that time were Girls of To-
day." Smith the Preacher" ''Remen-
Der the Jane" "7o Hum" and, By way
of variety, 'Heigh Ho Hum" One Ren-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Still a Baby-But--

ALL the honors that have come to
"A Joan Bennett as successful actress
have not altered her standing in the
Bennett family one whit. She Is still
looked upon as its baby. The fact
that she has led very interesting and
adventurous life, that she is financially
independent, has big home Of her own
and conducts it capably, all would seem
to qualify the youthful Joan to make
her own decisions. But not to her
family.
Big Sister Constance still keeps a
watchful eye on her. Even though
Joan has been a contract player for
United Artists and now has a long-term
contract with the Fox Film Corpora
ton, Constance still gives her advice. "
IT often discuss our work on the
screen with Constance" Joan admitted
while working in her latest picture,
Doctors Wives" now at the Fox, Just
like any older sister, she takes pleasure
in offering me well meant advice. And
like any other baby of the family, I
don't always follow 1t. Not that it mat
tiers, mind you, but-well, you know, I
have my own opinions on the art Of
acting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

MADGE EVANS, Just In her twen-
IA ties and almost like a veteran, re-
members when celebrities now forgotten
were in their heyday. For this new
leading lady, recently engaged by Metro
GoIdwyn- Mayer to play with Ramon
Novarro in "Son Of the Rajah," was
the screens first child star, and played
with such well known actors as Robert
Warwick, Holbrook Blynn and Henry
Hull.
Madge Evans, who has reddish-yellow
hair and classical features, does not
give the impression Of being theatrical
person. II it were not for her poise
and calm self-assurance, one would take
her for q young girl from VaSsar or
Mount Holyoke.
She began her public career, however,
at the age of months, when she was
posed for commercial artists. Almost
every civilized person has seen the little
girl in the famous soap advertisement
which petty inquiries. Have you a
little Fairy in your homer" Madge
Evans posed for the 'flittle fairy"
At 4 she became q screen actress at
the old studios out on Long Island,
played child parts for several years, and
then starred In a series Of children,s
pictures by william Brady. So well
known to the public did these pictures
make her that her mother was induced
to lend Madge Evans name to a hat
company, and Madge Evans hats became
more famous than Madge herself.
She has many memories. She re-
calls, for instance, the time when she
and Anita Stewart, then at the mature
age Of 16, posed as the mother and
child for highly artistic" calendar
put out by the Anheuser- Busch Brew
ing Co. Also she remembers John Gill
bert when he was script clerk, Joseph
Won Sternberg when he was q cutter
employed in editing her pictures, Clar-
ence Brown as an assistant director at
the Fort Lee studios. Robert Warwick
Evelyn Brent was just plain Betty
Riggs.
In those early days Of picture making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Title Making.

tleman, who ignored the little matter
Of space and Its enforced limitations.
thought Q nice name would be "You
Were the Man and Was the Woman"
probably the longest title ever thought
AZ the date Of the Out-of-town open
ing drew close, efforts were redouhled
Obviously. Things were getting 10 the
important stage. Wise-cracking titles
like Reveal Chops" and "Topaz. the
Young Sinner" were frowned upon.
The man who prints the posters began
to haunt the theater where reheersals
were held. Program people and ad-
vertising men kept phoning, almost with
tears IN their eyes. Finally bone was
thrown 10 them, and they were in
structed to use Everybody Welcome"
for the moment.
While the show was In Asbury Park
last Summer, every one suddenly real
lied that the New York opening was
only eight days on. The title had to be
Everybody Welcome" or DAY by Day"
f1nAl performance In that city, the
company went to one Of those places
known &c the seaside Is private restau-
rants. Its exact status can be under
stood when it Is explained that one
must knock three times and be inspect
ed through q little aperture before be-
ing admitted. Hammers and play
wrights sat about tossing titles hither
and yon in q catch-as-catch-can man.
ner. The inevitable comedian who sug-
gested 'Tull House Tonight" was quickly
suppressed BY the multitude. Then
came the germ OF the title now being
used, when Mr.. Hackett entered and
wildly cried, up Jumps the Devil"
SAY, that's not o bad r1amei" ex-
claimed Miss Goodrich. EFT certainly
would ht the play"
This in turn became ''In Came the
Finally 'Up Pops the Devil" was.
suggested, adopted and stuck, and the
gray matter In the guessing group col
lApsed rs itS owners staggered out into
the salt SEQ air for revival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

hearsing the lines that had suddenly
come IN to complicate their work
Then, gradually, each worked out q
system" for inemorizing most easily.
Buster Keat0n, MetrO-G oidwyn-Nay-
er's comedy star, it % said, studies each
speech Just before he goes On for a
scene, and thus learns his dialogue
piecemeal.,
Joan Crawford, on the other hand,
studies the entire script and has every
line committed to memory before she
starts work. Norma Shearer does the
same thing.
Reginald Denny says he can memo
rize lines better II he reads them aloud,
and thus memories them by sound.
Robert Montgomery says the same.
Wallace Berry says that he learns bet
ter misunderstanding his dialogue with
out speaking 1t until it has been COM
n1itted to memory. Marjorie Rambeau
studies her dialogue by episodes. Some
times she writes the lines down TO more
firmly FIX them In her memory.