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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
~ODGW
Old Gardener
Says:,

MANY garden makers are obtaining
AVA much satisfaction by the use Of
peat-moss as mulch. This Is espe-
cially true in sections where there
has been a prolonged drought. Gran.
ulated peat-moss is better mulch
than stable litter or grass. 1t prevents
the evaporation Of moisture from the
soil and enables the garden maker to
avoid hours Of cultivation. When q
mulch Of this kind is spread over the
perennial bed it serves a useful pur-
pose by conserving moisture, and be-
comes fertilizer when dug in as q
part Of the spring work. Moreover, It
helps to protect the roots during the
winter. In some gardens this plan of
using peat as mulch has been ex-
tended to the rose bed, with decided
success.
ia 1891 Western Newspa per JnionN
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
PETER TELLS MRS. PETER
ALL ABOUT 1T

When things look dark. pray. do not
quit;
Get busy then and use your wit.
IT is by doing just this that Peter
l Rabbit has succeeded in getting out
Of all kinds Of scrapes. If Peter were
the kind to give up easily he long ago
would have made good dinner for
Reddy Fox or Old Man Coyote. or
Hooty the Owl or Roughleg the Hawk,
Or some other of those who have
tondness for rabbit.
When Peter told Mrs. Peter that in
letting Bowser the Hound keep close
to his heels all the way through the
Green Forest and half way across the
Green Meadows to the dear Old Brier
Patch he had been fooling Old Man
Coyote, she didn't know what to think.
"What did Old Man Coyote have to
DO with 1T" she demanded just wee
bit GROSSLY, for she had been terribly
frightened as she watched Peter SEEM
lngly having such hard work to keep
put of the clutches of Bowser the
Hound. 81 didn't see him anywhere"
Peter chuckled. ut was this way,
ny dear" he began. II was sitting
near the pond of Paddy the Beaver
over in the Green Forest last night
where Honker the Goose and eleven
Vt his followers were fast asleep.
when saw Old Man Coyote and Red
dy and Granny Fox hide close to the
edge of the pond. BY and by saw
that some of those sleeping geese were
drifting in right toward them. wait
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
OUR BEDTIME STORY
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

fat goose. Half way there stopped
to listen, which was a very foolish
thing to do. Old Man Coyote almost
caught me there.
Hes smart, Old Man Coyote Is.
never realized until last night how
smart he is. You see, he knew
that the nearest place Of safety
for ME was that old bramble-tangle.
and he guessed that would do just
what did do-stop before l got there.
So the instant I thumped he started
for the bramble -tangle to try to catch
me, and he nearly did 1t, too. Just
look at my tail. Did you ever see such
looking tail?" Peter twisted around
and looked mournfully at the ragged
little white bunch which he called
tail.
"He 80 nearly caught me that he
pulled a bunch of hair out of my tail
just as / reached the bramble tangle.
never before had such narrow es.
cape in all my life. Then he told me
that never would get back to dear
Old Brier Patch unless got him fat
goose to make up for the one / had
cheated him out Of by waking Honker
and the others and knew by the way
he said it that he meant 1t. OF course,
he knew that / couldn't, and wouldn't
If l could, get him goose. 1t was his
way Of telling me that he meant to
catch me. Then he trotted away, and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Book Thief See. the Light

Employees Of the Muskogee pub.
lie library came to work recently to
find SO volumes, stolen in 1929 and
1880, piled at the outside return box.
A letter accompanying the books
said the author had 'forsaken the
ways Of SIM" and asked forgiveness.
II am sorry that these are all the
books I have left; I burned the other
three boxes before I received the
light" the note said Kansas City
Star.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Odd Weddinp Guest

Gayly clad in white silk ribbon
and her best purple coat, Rosie, an
elephant at a private zoo in Grins-
by, England, attended the wedding
Of the head keeper, John Hath, to
Alice Stills. After the ceremony
Rosie posed for her photograph with
the bride on one side and the BRIDE
groom on the other.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Longer Skirts Seem to
Be Edict Of Fashion

How long shall we have our daytime
frocks? We hear one thing and an
other, from various sources, and hard
ly know what to do with our new
frock hens because Of the diversity of
opinions.
Now, we sit back and ponder the
skirt-length question. 1t is twelve
inches from the ground for all our day
time things. This takes us up to our
formal afternoon functions, when we
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Denote Tine. Travel

The letter IN" stands for Meridian
the highest point attained by the sun
In it's daily course; hence, noon, or
twelve o'clock daytime. A. M. stands
for ante-meridian, or before meridian,
which Is morning and p. M. stands
for post-meridian-that Is, after
meridian, or afternoon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
[aAIN
Comes

M7HAT many people call indiges-
w ton very often means excess
acid in the stomach. The stomach
nerves have been over-stimulated.
and food sours. The corrective is an
alkall, which neutralizes the acids
instantly. And the best alkali known
to medical science is Phillips Mix
of Magnesia.
One spoonful of this harmless.
tasteless alkali in water neutralizes
Instantly many times that much
acid, and the symptoms disappear
at once. You will never use crude
methods ne when once you learn the
efficiency of this. Go, get a small
bottle to try.
Be sure to get the genuine Phillips.
Milk of Magnesia prescribed by
physicians for SO years in correcting
excess acids. 25c and SOC a bottle
any drug store.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Care Of Goldfish

Keep goldfish cool. The air In the
ordinary living room Is too warm for
them. When the water Is too warm
goldfish will come to the top Of the
bowl for air. Then is the time to
change the water.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
See Out, but Not In

An Opaque glass which a person
can look through to the outside but
not inside has been put on the mar
ket. When installed on an automo.
bile the driver can see objects out
side the car clearly, but when one
looks through the windows to the In
side of the car the glass acts as q
mirror.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

get picturesque and have leisure to
manage our trailing skirts.
Last seasons accepted daytime
length was thirteen inches, SO long
er skirts do prevail.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Seriou. Trouble

Mr.. Binks was busily engaged
with a spade in the mud beside his
car when stranger hailed him.
"Stuck in the mud?" he asked.
"Oh, no !" replied Mr.. Binks cheer
lily. my engine died here and I'm
digging a grave for it."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

ter with his tail, and that made them
open their eyes in hurry. The in
slant l had thumped ran, for knew
that the nearest hiding place was ali
old bramble-tangle, and that was a
long way off, and felt sure that OLD
Man Coyote would try to get even with
me for spelling his chance Of getting
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

Burning Skin Diseases
quickly relieved and healed by Coles
Carbolisalve. Leaves no scars. No
medicine chest complete without it.
soc and 60c at druggists, or ]. w. Cole
Co., Rockford, Ill.-Advertisement.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
World Was Skeptical

Newton published his Principles
in 1885, in which the gravitationa
explanation was mathematically dem
onstrated. Even this took over OF
years to secure general recognition in
the face Of bitter opposition.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

NIHEN the new and magnificent
w George Washington bridge which
stretches across the Hudson river from
New York city to the New Jersey shore
was formally opened the other day, the
lightweight members Of the bridge police
force were given their share Of admira-
ton and praise These men, guarding
traffic across the longest span in the
world, were appointed by the port au-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Bright Boy

"Do you know enough to be useful
In this Office, boy?"
Eyes, sir; left the last place be-
cause the boss said I knew too
much"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19
Arms Of Law for Great Bridge

thority of New York and
New Jersey which built
and controls the bridge,
and all are picked officers.
Part Of them are seen
here being put through
a traffic signal drill.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

ed until l didn't dare wait another
minute, and then thumped the danger
signal to waken them. Paddy the
Beaver heard me and slapped the wa
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-19

sHE HAS HEARD THAT
After the wedding ceremony Is over
and the happy pair are leaving the
church, the bride should step out with
Ter rqht foot foremost-for that means
4 long and happy welded life.
fG by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
(WNJ Service.1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
WASH TUBBs-From Bad to Worse.

lOsTol SHOTS RNo oOT As WASH ANO easy 'eoRRoW' TAt CHICAGO
Ii GANGS PLANE FOR a GErAWAN TAzRE IS NO TINE TO WARM 10
TIE MOOR EASY GIVES HER VE GUN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
YALE AND HARVARD
WIN BY 71-2 TO ALL
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page
including a sprinkling of American
fans. watched the meet.
Summaries:
King Sends Message.
The victorious Harvard-Yale athletes,
honored at Q dinner tonight by the
Pilgrims Society, were seen by King
George Is ambassadors of good will
Il am confident" said the King in
q message read at the dinner by the
Earl of Derby, who was chairman, that
this gathering of young athletes from
famous universities Of Great Britain
and America must contribute much
toward that fostering of good will and
mutual understanding for which the
Pilgrims have so long labored.''
Il hope that all with you tonight
will spend a very happy and enjoyable
evening"" his majesty added
The Earl of Derby. in a brief speech.
said individual contacts were needed
for the binding together of English
speaking peoples and urged that the
English travel in America as well as
Americans in England
II thought I knew America until nv
last visit" the earl said. Then found
I didn't know the real American at all
until ! got the feel of the country"
ford'; second, watkins Harvard; third,
sso-YARD DAsHNWon BY Goodwillie COX
fO.SD 'e s%.,d; Wade S3s.mbridss third,
second, Dodge (Harvardj; third, Tisdali
AALF.MiLE kuNCWoon By Cobb oHar-
yard); second. Townsend Oxford: third,
Fobes Harvard). Time, minute 55as sec
THREE-MILE RUN-won by Denison
third. Fox. (Harvard. Time. ii minutes
oNE-MiIE RUN-won by Hallowell rHar-
cornes toxford). Time. 4 minutes 10 sec
i:G-YARD HIGH HURDLEs-won by De-
voc tYalel: second. Tisdall tOxfordD; third,
ResSsd How HRf = 10 sece on
third. Fates IYalej. Time. IS Ito seconds,
BROAD JUMP-Won by Lang tOxfordJ, %
feet Ola inches: second. Munro tCambridgeI,
% feet 21a inches; third, Morse tHarvard),
HIGH JUMP-Tie between Kuehn tHar-
Whiteside IYale). 5 feet 10 inches.
sH0TPUT-Won by Kilcullen (Yale), Al
feet "a inches: second. Crowley yale, As
feet s% inehes' third Tisdan Oxford, Al
req ofE lN VsnaitaLr-won by williamson tY.l.,.
IL feet inches: Sutermeister (HarvardI
and osilvie (oambridse) tied for second,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
MISS kRUCOFF MAY
DEFAULT NET TITLE
Has Not Appeared in Tourney This
Year-Doubles Champions
to Defend Honors.

Frances Krucoff. who for the last
five years has won the District women's
tennis singles title, may not defend her
crown in this years championship
tournament, which opens tomorrow a
week on the Columbia Country Club
courts It Is understood that Miss Kru-
coff, who has not appeared in any tour
naments here this year. Is by no means
in the best physical condition.
Mrs. Ruth Martinez and Frances
Walker. 1880 doubles champions, are
expected to again compete and will be
favorites to repeat their victory. They
won the District public parks doubles
title yesterday.
Among players expected to make a
stern bid for Miss Krucoffs title. should
she decide not to compete. are Miss
Walker, who recently won the District
public parks singles crown; Mrs
Martinez and Clara Tabler. Mrs.
Josephine Bartlett, who as Josephine
Durham formerly was a ranking Dis
trict player, may come down from her
home in New York to play. and Reba
Kirson, former Baltimore star, Is an
other prospective competitor. Several
other players Of class are expected to
enter the lists from this section and
nearby cities.
Entries should be sent Mrs. H. Clay
Thompson, chairman OF the Tourna-
r1ent committee at 6408 Beechwood
drive, Chevy Chase, Nd, telephone Wis
consin 1919 before pm. next Sunday
The entry fee for singles Is 50 and for
doubles $3.50 per player
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

footer and fast on his feet I know
that he could make any foot ball team
and he is tireless enough TO be a good
stroke for any crew. Also, l believe
that he is bright enough to keep up his
scholastic standing. which, 1 under
stand, is required in the colleges have
mentioned.
You probably will say, why not
send him along? Any c2llege would be
glad to meet young man who has
potentialitieS for becoming good back
field runner
Depression at Fault.
'"T7HE reason why I hesitate about
i sending the b5y to college Is the
financial depression. I know that
tI>>S is the answer to every problem these
days, Sut in my case it is quite serious.
When 1 r>os brought back to earth BY
the depression I started to count my
assets. BY eX>>cising the Strictest
economy find that Sll that can allow
fer son in college is $1,000 year.
There were days whSn that would
be princely allowance. hut no longer.
I am sending my son to college-n l
can-to get an athletic education along
with the rest Of 1t. want him to be
up there in the sports of the college
as well as in his academic standing.
Nobody knows the honor man Mt col
lege, if they have those things at col
lege. but everybody knows who Albie
Booth is. You get what I mean.
In the old days the sum mentioned
would be ample, l understand. There
is no particular expense in connection
with the foot ball team or the crew.
Quite the contrary. 1 understand that
there is a training table provided for
the athletes and that there is no ex-
pense connected with the matter OF
uniforms and foot balls. These are
furnished out of funds from the athletic
association Be that as 1t may. might
be able to raise enough outside the
regular allowance to provide my son
with foot ball and, perhaps, some
spare foot balls.
"T saw the last regatta at New Lon
con and I am quite sure that I could
provide my son, In addition to his regu-
lar college allowance, with a rowing
suit. Everything would be quite all
right If it ended there, If he only would
limit himself to being quarterback OF
the foot ball team and stocking the crew.
Some Costly Sports.
..DUT as I said, would want my
- son to have every advantage and
would want him to go in for all
of the sports. I note that the colleges
now have polo tournaments and yacht
races. These are the sports that
stop me.
II made a series Of inquiries or sur
veys during the last international polo
matches with the notion of getting a
line on the initial cost and the upkeep
of a polo player. found that 1t would
amount to a considerable sum. They
told me that polo player would require
at least eight ponies. OF course, a
player could get along with four. but
I am the kind of man who would not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19


wish to have his son stinted if ne went
in for intercollegiate polo.
II learned that you could get a good
and figured that one might equip
good intercollegiate polo player with
ponies for, say about 100000. I might
have been able to raise that sum. but
it would not end there. The boy would
have to have stables and grooms and
whatnot. I figured am good at
hgures-that the upkeep of the polo
establishment would be greater than
the upkeep of the son at college.
Then I went into the yachting stu
alton 1t would cost about $4,000 to
get the proper type of yacht, that Is. If
one went in for the best and l would
want my son to have the best. Then.
of course. he would have to have a
tender and a crew to look after the
yacht and tender understand that
this would cost about $4,000 a year.
Naturally he would need car and
a chauffeur to carry him from the polo
field to the yacht landing Or he
might need two cars. a town car and a
sport car You can see easily that these
things would run into real money, once
they got started.
Hoping for the Best.
II 1NDER the circumstances I do not
~ think that I can send my son
to college this year. to college this year
OF course I could enter him and let him
pike along with foot ball, rowing. ten
mis-. base ball and golf and some of the
other inexpensive sports. But my pride
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
SCHEDULE PACKED
UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Track, Tennis, Swimming
and HorSeshoes Will Keep
Youngsters Busy.
~ PRELIMINARY competition
- looking to the city cham
/ pionships in track, tennis

~ PRELIMINARY competition
- looking to the city cham
pionships in track, tennis
and swimming now are in
progress on Fairgrounds through
out the city under the direction
of the Municipal Playground De-
partment.
Not in the annals of organized
activities on the Fairgrounds has
such an ambitious program been
outlined for boys and girls as
that arranged for this Summer.
They'll have few idle moments
from now until around Septem-
Der /.
Richard S. Dick Tennyson is in
charge of boys activities and Miss
Maude Parker is handling the girls
program. Both these officials have held
their post for several years and have
proved outstandinely efficient.
Pitch Horseshoes, Too.
One of the coming early events on
the Fairgrounds program is The Eve
ming Stars horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment, which gets under way on the va
rious grounds July 81. with separate
events for boys and adults.
Dates for the city championship
competitions follow: Girls swimming
meet. August II, Rosedale pool; boys
swimming meet, August IA, George
town pool; colored girls track meet.
August 10, Dunbar High School; coll
ored boys track meet, August 81, Dun
bar; boys track meet, August IS, Gen.
trail High School Stadium; girls track
meet, August 81, Central High School
Stadium.
City championship tennis play for
both boys and girls will start August 3
on the various Fairgrounds.
Here's a complete list of the more i'm
pcrtant playground activities this
Summer:
July 23-Eastern Conference track
meet, at Rosedale
July 24-Western Conference track
meet. at Gordon.
July 27-Evening Star horseshoe
pitching tournament opens. winners to
be announced in the tennis tourna-
ments on the various Fairgrounds.
July 28-Midcity Conference track
meet. at Central Stadium.
July 29-Southeastern Conference
track meet. at Virginia avenue.
July 30-Southwestern Conference
track meet, at Hoover.
August 3-City championship tennis
| tournament for boys and girls starts
among playground winners.
1 August 4-Tryouts for Western ser
ton girls swimming team, at George
/ town pool
| August 5-Tryouts for Eastern section
girls swimming team, at RoSedale pool.
! August 6-Tryouts for Eastern section
! swimming team, at Rosedale.
| August 7-Tryouts for Western section
swimming team, at Georgetown.
August 10-Northwestern Conference
track meet (colored), at Howard.
! August 11-Western Conference track
meet (colored). at Francis
| August 12-Girls' city championship
swimming meet. at Rosedale.
August 13-Northeastern Conference
track meet (colored). at Logan.
August 14-Boys city championship
swimming meet at Georgetown.
August l7-Southeastern Conference
track meet tcolored) at Cardoza.
August l8-Girls' city championship
track meet (colored), at Dunbar.
August 21-Boys' city. championship
track meet (colored), at Dunbar.
August 25-Boys' city track cham
pionshipS at Central Stadium.
August 27-Girls' city championship
track meet at Central Stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

want TO do this so that fathers who
r" '-'-' h2 in the position I find myself
in ',ould not be as embarrassed as
I e. {: present. I would equip the
coi'eets with a feet of yachts and
stables of polo ponies, which would be
available for the sons of fathers who
have felt the depression or viii might
feel future depressions
AT present I am holding my son in
allegiance until things pick up, and If
they do not pick up soon l will send
him to work unless some philanthropist
responds to the suggestions I have
made.
II suppose that by the time can
raise $4,000 year to send my son to
colleg the ante will be raised. They
probably will be having intercollegiate
air races and it will be up to me to
equip the boy with Zeppelin and crew,
also fleet of airplanes and an airplane
tender in preparation for the time col
leges will hold their first transatlantic
air rare "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
CHAMP BEATEN
BY GIRL SWIMMER
Katherine Rawls, ID, at Same
Time Set American Mark.
Miss Madison Wins.
BY the Associated Press


BY the Associated Press
n YEW YORK, July 18.-Katherine
Rawls, 14-year -old swimmer Of
Y Hollywood, Fla, toppled an
other defending champion and
another American record tonight IN
winning the 220-yard backstroke event
in the women's national A. A. U. out
door swimming championships. she
outswam Margaret Hoffman OF scran-
ton, Pa, by 4 yards in 3 minutes 1875
seconds.
The old record Of minutes II sec
onds was set by Agnes Geraghty at
Honolulu in 1929.
The little Florida schoolgirl swan a
beautifully timed race. laying on the
fast pace Miss Hoffman set for the
first IS yards. then gradually coming
up to catch her rival 10 yards from
home and go on to victory.
Barbara Norris of Worcs ster, Mass,
was a distant third.
Helene Madison Of Seattle successfully
defended her 8S0-yard free style SWIM
ming championship, defeating Lenore
Right of Homestead, Pa. and Josephine
McKim of Los Angeles in that order.
Miss Madisons time was IL minutes
2023 seconds, 91s seconds behind her
world standard.
The completion OF the swimming pro-
gram found the Women's Swimming
Association Of New York in the iced
with 81 points, with the Los Angeles
A. c., defending team champion, trail
ing by points.
Miss Madison put her club, the Wash
ington A. c., into second place with
20 points by her win tonight, but
with her schedule completed Is out OF
the team titls hunt
The final event. the springboard div
ing tomorrow night at Long Beach.
Long Island, will complete the cham
pionship program and decide the win
rler. with Miss Raws-the only COM
petitor to upset champion so far
and with two to her credit-the I'M
known quantity.
Georgia Coleman. the defending
champion. is favored to defend her
title. with the second place expected
to be a Close contest between Miss
Rawls and Francis Meaney Of the
Women's Swimming Association.