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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26
BY James Oliver CurwOOd
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meet it. In Toinette's eyes he would
always remain renegade and q
coward.
Night thickened. The stars came
out. Deepening shadows lay about
them as they climbed the tallest of
the hills, from which they could look
over the ridges and woods between
them and Forbidden valley. Because
from this hill it was possible to see
over the Big forest which sheltered
their farm from the north winds,
Jeems and his father called it Home
mountain.
Odd whined as he climbed 1t to-
night. He went ahead Of Jeems, and
when he gained the crest his whining
changed to a howl, so low that one
would scarcely have heard 1t at the
foot of the hill.
Jeems came to him and stopped.
For a space, there was no beating
Of a heart in his breast-nothing but
a stiffness that was like death, a
shock that was like death, horror
that could come only at the sight and
the feeling Of death.
Rising from the far side Of the for
est into which Hepsibah had gone that
morning was distant glow of fire.
Nearer, over the rim Of Forbidden
valley, the sky was red illumination
Of flame. And this illumination was
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26

not Of a burning forest. It was not a
scorch Of burning stumps. It was not
confagration Of dry swamp grass
rejecting itself against a moonless
heaven. 1t was a tower of blazing
light, mushrooming as it rose, flat
tening itself in sinister scarlet radi-
ance under the clouds, dripping at it's
edges into colors Of silver and gold
and blood.
His home was burning!
With the cry that came from his
lips, there leapt madly into his mind
the words that Hepsibah had spoken
to him last time that morning: "If
ever I'm off there and you see fire
lighting up the sky by night, or smoke
darkening it by day, hurry to the
seigneurie with your father and moth
er as fast as you can go, for it will
mean my hand has set the heavens
talking to you and that the peril o.
death is near"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26
Winter Feeding Expensive

The winter feeding of big game ami
mails is an expensive project. The
federal bureau of biological survey
found that 1t required 825 tons Of hay
to take care of the elk herds at the
elk refuge in Wyoming from Febru-
airy to March 20 and it costs over
$25 ton to get hay into the refuge
Without this winter food the animals
would have hard time through the
winter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26

prolonged exposure resulted in kill
ing the seed placed in the ground.
This conclusion is agreed in by some
other authorities SO that the prepond-
erance of opinion is that the electrical
treatment of soil is without result
Exchange.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26
The Plains of Abraham
THE STORY

With his English wife, Gather
inc, and son, Jeems, Henry Blu
lain. French settler in Canada in
1749. cultfvates farm adjacent
to the Tonteur seigneurie. AS the
story opens the Bulains are re-
turning from a visit to the Ton
tours. GATHERINGS wandering
brother, Hepsibah, meets them
with presents for the family. To
Jeems he gives a pistol. bidding
him perfect himself in marksman-
ship. Hepsibah fears for the
safety of the Bulains in their
isolated position. Jeems fights
with Paul Tache, cousin of Toll
nette Tonteur, whom they both
adore. Next day Jeems calls at
the Tonteur home and apologies
for brawling in front of Toinette.
The Tonteurs go to Quebec. Four
years pass. War between Brit
ain and France flames.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26

Long Ones, Probably
''What do you work at, my poor
man?"
eat intervals, madam"
Dr.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
laxative-three for cathartic.-Adv.
Sacred Mistletoe
The Druids held the mistletoe In
reverence because of its mysterious
birth.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26
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lAxATIyE-T0NIc for CHILDREN

Half Of the secret sorrows that
people tell you about make you laugh
they are SO frivolous.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
.D|RT-FREE FUEL
NOW ASSURED

One reason that householders
invariably come back to the
Action Fuel Company year after
year for their winter supply Of
coal is due principally to the fact
that the new process Of cleaning
coal used by the D. & H. Lacka-
wanna Company, eliminates all
dirt and foreign matter in the
fuel according to Vernon T. Orri.
son. general manager of the
Action Company.
In former years many COM
plants were made regarding an.
thrscite coal sold by many com.
panies, and in every instance
basis of such complaints have
been in regard to the slate, dust
and dirt found in the fuel. In
commenting on the type of an.
thracite handled by the Action
Fuel Company, Mr.. Orrison said:
"COne cleaning, as used by
the ID. & III. Lackawanna Com.
pany is a modern process by
which advantage is taken of the
specific gravity Of slate, Shale
and bone, to separate it from
the coal. This gives q coal that
is free from foreign elements
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
BANKER VIEWS
OUTLOOK

Characteristic of the banker
who bases his conclusions on facts
rather than theory or sentiment
is the statement made yesterday
by Norman E. Towson, assistant
treasurer of the Washington Loan
and Trust Company, relative to
conditions in Washington. AS his
published views on economic
topics have attracted wide atten.
ton by their clarity and sound
reasoning, it is encouraging to
note the tone of optimism in dis
cussing business in this city. ae
said:
statistics Of national depres-
sion, everywhere quoted, do not.
fortunately, apply in full force
to conditions in Washington.
This city, insulated from the full
malign effects of economic con-
ditiOnS by the stable Federal
pay roll, enjoys an exceptionally
favorable position.
with approximately 10000
persons employed by the Gov.
ernment, receiving, according 10
the Washington Board Of Trade,
$174,S35,OOO per annum, there
is o stability afforded to the
city'S income which is not found
in other communities.
The population of Washing
toms metropolitan area, accord
ing to the Bureau Of the Census,
is 621,O59 which shows a steady
but gradual growth. The pop
ulatiOn of Washington city
alone is given as 4S6,869.
Property values in Washing
ton are evidence of o sub
stantial investment in real
estate: The assessed value of
land in 1880 is given as $685..
O21,S75 and Of the improve.
ments thereon as $634,441,97O.
The value Of personal property,
in addition, is substantial; $1O7,-
2O6, $50, and intangibles, $6,776,-
9O7. These are the figures on
which taxes are actually paid,
- and were obtained from the
Assessors office. They add up
to the sixabIe amount of over
. billion and o quarter dollars,
and show o per capita wealth
of nearly $2,7OO.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
BY TAXI
SAYS WOLFE

When Robert Wolfe. treasurer
and general manager Of the
Broadmoor Taxicab Company,
located at Fourth st. and Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., started bust
ness March 3, with one cab ne
intended to make his one-man
organization a real power in the
local transportation field and
subsequent developments have
proven his ability to becoming a
commanding figure.
AS business progressed Mr.,
wolfe placed additional cabs in
service and at the present time
has 80 cabs on the streets Of the
city and in a short time will
place an additional 40 cabs in
service for the benefit Of the rid
ing public.
Not only has the Broadmoor
become known for prompt and
efficient service but offers a low
transportation cost, carrying four
passengers in the various zones
for the cost of one. Commenting
on the local situation, Mr.. Wolfe
said:
Residents Of washington
used to look upon taxicabs as
more or less luxurious means
of transportation. Today they
have come to the realization
that taxicabs are the cheapest
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
FUEL SALES ARE
INCREASING

AS an indication of business i'm
provement in the Washington
area, early September sales of coal
are apparently equalling or ex-
ceeding those of a year ago. Ac-
cording to Charles H. st. John,
vice president of the Griffith Con-
sumers Company, coal sales for
this month are well in excess of
a year ago.
In the fuel oil department the
effect Of early buying has ALSO
been marked, more purchasers
having filled their tanks during
the past three months than ever
before during the same period,
Mr.. st. John stated. This is prob
ably largely due, as far as fuel
oil is concerned, to the low prices
that have prevailed. Prices are
lower today than ever in the his
tory of oil heating, and buyers
with foresight are laying in their
supply now, anticipating that the
movement to raise crude oil prices
by curtailing production may re
suit in higher fuel oil prices.
Orders for coal and fuel oil de
livery during September have
been heavier than usual this
year." said Mr.. st. John. Com
menting on the fact that Septem
ber ordinarily brings a day or two
when heat is necessary in apart
ments or homes where there are
small children, the Griffith Con
sumers Company executive recon-
mended early purchasing in order
to avoid the disappointments that
occur to many who postpone buy
ing until the first chilly days
swamp the coal dealers with or
derS.
Many lines Of business peren.
nially show increased activity i'm
mediately after Labor Day, due
to the traditional end of the va
cation period on that date. From
the fact that Labor Day is later
than usual this year, and that in
creased buying has already be-
come apparent, the inference may
be drawn that business is on the
upturn,. if fuel sales may be re-
garded as a barometer Of business
activity. as is generally conceded.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

which cause the average house
holder so much difficulty in
tending fires in the cold months.
"In the cone cleaning plants
which cost from $1,OOO,OOO to
$4,000, 900 run of the mine coal
is dumped into huge cones
where it is mixed with q COM
binatiOn of sand, acid and water,
The mixture is of such density
that the coal floats on the sur
face and the impurities of
greater gravity fall to the bot.
tom. The product is then
washed, removing dust and
loaded for shipment.
'Use Of this type Of fuel
means a clean, free burning coal,
hotter fires o minimum of ashes,
no clOgged CRATES and consider.
ably less work in handling the
winter heating problem which
naturally means greater salts
faction to the householder.
This also explains the con-
tinued and ever increasing de-
mand for the coal cleaned by
the cone process"
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Continuity Board
To Complete Report

Final report of. the committee
on continuity of business and en-
ployment of the United States
Chamber of Commerce will be
completed at a meeting in New
York, September 81, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The committee was appointed
to consider methods of preventing
recurring depressions, but as the
business situation has not i'm
proved, the report will deal only
with present conditions, it was
stated.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

transportation in the city.
"Ehe business man can now
ride 20 or 30 blocks to his
office, for 20 cents and carry
three friends, making the cost
lower than the street cars and
offering comfortable riding.
Not only does the taxicab offer
comfortable and quick trans
pOrtatiOn but also saves the
cost of parking private cars
not to mention eliminating the
nuisance of locating a possible
parking space in the downtown
area"
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

THE sKINKER BROTHERS, who, for the past
thirteen years, have been distributors for Fall Tires
in the District Maryland and Virginia, at their new
service station at 4444 Connecticut Ave. N w. are CIV
ing the Washington motoring public of the most
complete services to be found in the city.
This station, which started by Benjamin E. and
Muscoe Skinker, is completely equipped to handle any
make of in far complete greasng and washing
is concerned, and readily handle capacity of $50
cars on the washing stands.
One hundred and sixty be completely fabricated
in day with the modern equipment installed in the
master station. Fall Tires we'll known to Washing
motorists and in the nearby States and according
the distributors, gaining in popularity each day.
Evening star., 1931-04-26

Col. Campbell, whose memory of the
action was clear.
I'VE attacked Fort Riviere In four
columns" the colonel said. Butler had
command of one of them and had the
other three. The towns of Bahon, San
Raphael, Dondou and Menjewel. which
formed a rough square about the fort.
were our starting points. Buffers COL
umn started from San Raphael.
There was an opening on his side of
the square fort, so he went through
while we were scaling the wall I was
busy during the Commute attack, but
1t was established that Butler and Sergt.
Dan Daley were the first through the
aperture. Both received congressional
medals.
Blew Up Walls.
"Our only casualty was a man who
was struck In the face with a rock and
lost two teeth. We were fighting a peo-
pie who did not know what sights were
for, and in tight spot they threw away
their rifles and reached for rocks.
after the engagement we buried
about go Haitians in the center of the
fort, and then I blew up the walls with
40 cases of dynamite so that we
wouldn't have to take it again. Fort
Riviere was the only masonry fort in
Haiti, and was located on Monte Noir."
Evening star., 1931-04-26
WARNS OIL FIRMS
OF PLOT BY REDS
Ranger Captains Letter In
forms Operators of Plan
to Blow Up Refineries.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 25-Warned Of
an alleged Communist plot to blow up
refineries, pipe lines and storage tanks,
several oil companies operating In the
Midcontinent Field disclosed tonight
that extra precautions had been taken
to guard their properties.
Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger captain,
issued the warning recently in a con-
fldential letter sent to executives OF 80
companies operating in Texas. His
letter was passed on to officials and oil
companies in Oklahoma and Kansas,
becoming public today.
The ranger captain refused to divulge
the source of his information concern
ing the alleged plot and expressed in
dignation that his confidential letter
had been given out. In the letter he
said a large quantity Of nitroglycerin
had been stolen from store houses in
the oil fields and apparently was in
the hands of the asserted plotters.
Guards Increased.
e. e. Plumly, superintendent Of re-
hnerieS for the Magnolia Petroleum Co.
and head Of the Beaumont Refinery.
said he had increased guards on the
companies properties.
Advices from Houston said at least
one ship channel refinery had strength
ened the night guard around its plant.
Jake Sims, chief of police at Semi
mole, Okla, notified 40 oil companies
in that State of Capt. Hamer's warn
ing. A nitroglycerin magazine near
Seminole blew up last Tuesday night
and subsequently 90 quarts of the Sx-
plosive were found buried near Okla
homa City. Sims attributed the blast
to common thieves" attempting to rob
the magazine and expressed the belief
that Communists were not involved.
Two Blasts I'm Kansas.
Capt. Hamer said that two explosions
had occurred In Kansas since he issued
his letter He said he was unable to
give any details about the Kansas blasts.
Hamer's letter said that "for the past
several weeks have been receiving in
formation that there is a movement on
foot among Communists, or Reds, to
dynamite all tank farms and pipe lines
throughout this State (Texas)."
He said he considered the information
reliable and believed it of such import
ance deem it my duty to notify the
different companies in Texas to instruct
their agents and all employees that can
be trusted to be very alert in watch
ing all movements, as nearly as possi-
BILE, as to activities Of the Reds In all
of the oil fields of Texas
Evening star., 1931-04-26

varcing over their rolling plain as we
rushed down the hillside. The CacoS
were completely surprised and our line
got up to the wall without f1ring shot;
the only firing heard was our own
machine guns.
Enemy Fire Ineffective.
"They did fire a few shots at Capt
Lows line, but there were no casualties
among the attackers. Cacos tried TO
escape by jumping off the south wall
and were killed by our machine gun
fire; some tried to escape to the west,
but they were stopped by Capt. Lows
men. They say that few OF the Cacos
jumped off that high north wall, but
some took time to climb down the trees.
All must have been surprised a few
minutes later when they bumped into
McCaugheys column down the trail.
Capt Lows route to the fort was much
the shortest and was practically level
going. Most Of his men used the break
in the wall to get inside.
Maj. Butler was one of the first to
go through the gap. Lieut.. Stowell,
who is- not of the thin, wiry type,
wedged himself through, but not before
the Cacos had taken several shots at
him while his shirt was caught in the
sharp edges. With the gap open again,
men from Capt. Lows company were
soon swarming into all the interior
compartments. They were up on the
walls, they were rushing through the
high grass and brush, there was yelling
and shouting by Marines and Cacos.
"Hand-to-hand fighting, even with
rocks, was going on. 1t was Sergt.
Grimm, believe, who exchanged rock
for rock with some unknown Caco. The
two of them pitching big stones at each
other over a wall gave a comical twist
to the otherwise confused melee of
Evening star., 1931-04-26
HAITIAN MINISTER
OPPOSES U. S. AID
Bellegarde Long Known for
Fight on Occupation Of
Island.

By the Associated Press.
Maj. Gen. Smedley d. Buffers pro-
test against statements attributed to
Minister Bellegarde of Haiti involves
the washington representative Of the
new Vincent government who long has
been known for his opposition to United
States occupation of the island republic.
The tall, French-Speaking Minister,
who came to washington IN January
from his post as Minister to France,
has lost no opportunity before and
since his assignment here to plead for
Naturalization and dis-Americaniza-
ton" Of his country.
THE occupation Of Haiti Is unjusti-
fed at law and Is based on q treaty
imposed by force on the Haitian peo-
ple," he has said. This treaty Is o
bad thing. AS long as it lasts uneasi-
ness, fear and lack Of confidence will
continue to exist among U.S."
Bellegarde returned early this month
from conferences with his government
at Port au Prince, insistent for further
changes In the United States policy
toward Haiti beyond the indication
give in through the adoption of the 1890
Forbes Committee report by President
Hoover that the Marines would be
withdrawn by 1896, or the date of ex-
piration of the 1915 treaty with Haiti.
ne SalQ lie mao no uQSLTuCLlOnS IOr
negotiations with United States officials
at this time and that any developments
in Washington in the Haitian campaign
to obtain revision of United States
Haitian relations would depend upon
the outcome of negotiations between
Haitian officials and Minister Munro
at Port au Prince.
Munro visited Washington recently
to report on the situation which has
occupied him since last November but
no announcement has been made by
the State Department on the progress
of the negotiations. Minister Munro
said he merely was going over the
situation generally.
Minister Bellegarde, who IS SO,
served twice as Minister in Paris and
during the first assignment was ac-
credited, also, to the Holy See. He was
a delegate to the League of Nations in
1922, 1925 and 1890, and in 1924-25
was a member Of the Leagues
temporary commission ON slavery and
forced labor.
He attended the third Pan-American
Commercial Conference in Washington
in 1927 as a delegate Of the Haitian
Chamber Of Commerce. From 1918 to
1920 Bellegarde was secretary Of
public instruction in Haiti, and later
taught law and economics at the
National University.
The Haitian Minister holds the
decoration of commander of the
French Legion Of Honor. A son,
Auguste, is a student at Ohio State
University.
Evening star., 1931-04-26

~ LID Fort Riviere stood out prom
inently on the afternoon of
November 16, 1915. On the
~ west slope leading to this gar
rison, built by the French
some time before 1900 and long before
| king" Henry Christophe erected his
famous Citadel of LaFerriere at the cost
of $4,000 lives, a detachment of Ma
rines had deployed for an attack. Also
on the north slope, a company Of blue
jackets from the battleship Connecticut
was preparing for action.
The Marines and sailors had for sew
eral weeks been chasing bandits in
Northern Haiti. They had heard of Fort
Riviere many times since they had
landed on the island, but up until this
afternoon they had been unable to
unravel its mysterious location. They
had been piloted there by a captured
bandit. Well, any way, there 1t sat on
the slope of one Of the Black Noun
tains and just filled with banditsl
Mai. Smedley D. Butler, in command,
called a conference. After looking over
the terrain he decided that at 8 o'clock
the following morning he would blow
his whistle twice and the battle would
start-that is, If the bandits should not
attempt a retreat during the night. In
that case he would fire his service pis-
UOI TWICE dL LIle IOILI VI COOloCy OIIu blOn
his whistle afterward.
All of that was in 1918. Maj. Butler
was then, and he is now as a major
general Of Marines, as slim as the pro-
verbal silver. The night passed quietly.
At daybreak the small American forces
began to stir. Marines and sailors alike
cleaned their rifles. They understood
that If this attack wss successful the
DAYS Of terrorism of the Cacos. the ma
tive name for bandits, would be at an
end.
Walls of Fort Thick.
Surveying the fort, the Americans dis
covered that it was built of rock with
loop-holed masonry walls several feet
thick. There was no roof overhead. If
there ever was one, 1t had long since
disappeared. Thick brush, vines and
trees almost hid the north wall, and the
original arched entrance near the
northeast corner was blocked up with
dirt years ago. Old trees, taller than
the archway, were growing in the trail.
It was going to be tough job to get
over the wall But, look! :. . That's
a bit of luck; The Cacos had knocked
out the masonry at the lowest part OF
the west wall, because they were little
too lazy to climb over the high wall,
and making this hole the only entrance
to the fort. The gap was too narrow
for two men to so through abreast. A
slim fellow could make it, however
without touching either side.
The tropical sun rose and its heat
began to bear down on the Americans.
Maj. Butler grew impatient. He looked
at his watch. 1t was 7:30 o'clock, and
he reached for his whistle. Two blasts
were heard, and hardly had their echoes
d,fd before the Marines were under
way.
Well, from this point let Maj. Thomas
E. Thrasher, jr., United States Marine
Corps, tell it. He was there alongside
of Butler and in the February, 1881,
issue of the Marine Corps Gazette he
wrote a very vivid account of "The
Taking of Fort Riviere."
Our columns advanced on the fort
ali according to our plans. We could
see Capt. LOWS line of skirmishers ad-