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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
A. o. KISER

A. o. (Shorty) Kiser, who, following
stroke of paralysis about two years
ago was taken to the home of broth
er, William Kiser, at Burlington Wash
ington, to be cared for, passed away
Wednesday, June %, as the result of
a second stroke, according to word re-
ceived here by Mrs. M. E. Houk the
first of the week Mr.. Kiser was a
resident of White Bluffs for seven years
and owned a small ranch near the
river. He was unmarried. Besides his
many friends here he leaves to mourn
his loss two sisters, both living in Alma,
Nebraska, and five brothers, four of
whom live in western Washington, and
one in Wyoming.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
Returning Delegates
Praise Naches Pass

Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Roberts and Mr..
and Mrs. O. G. Young, who attended
the meeting of the Grand Chapter of
Eastern Star and the Grand Masonic
Lodge in Tacoma last week, returned
home Saturday evening. They made
the trip across the mountains via the
Naches Pass highway, the scenery along
which they pronounce grand While on
the Coast they visited relatives in Ed
monds and West Seattle and on the
way home stopped in McMurry, as
guests of Mrs. Doyche Baker for day
and night. The trip home was made
through Stevens Pass.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
KENNETH BADGER

Old time friends of Mr. and Mrs
F.. I. Badger of Kellogg, Idaho, will
learn with deep sorrow Of the death
of their only son, Kenneth Badger
last week at a Phillipsburg, Kansas
hospital, from ulcers of the stomach
Kenneth was White Bluffs boy.
He came here in the early days of the
district with his parents and attended
the schools and grew to manhood here.
After his marriage, also, he made his
home in the valley with his family fc'
time, but later moved to Nebraska
where he has lived since
He leaves to mourn his untimely
end, his widow and four young chill
dren his parents and many friends,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
Early Fruit
Now Going Out
In Car Lots
FOUR CARS TRANSPARENT APPLES
AND FOUR CARS APRICOTS
ROLLED so FAR

Early fruit from this valley has be-
gun to roll to market in carlots. Dur
ing the past week three cars of yellow
Transparent apples have been shipped
from White Bluffs in car lots while APP
proXimately one car has been sent out
by truck and express. Two more cars
are expected to roll the last of the
week
The car of Transparents shipped by
the White Bluffs Warehouse last Fri
day and one rolled by Lee Lampson at
kennewick the same day. were the
first two to be shipped from the state
this season. The early apples being
shipped from White Bluffs have all
been sold on the basis of $40 per ton
to the grower.
One car of apricots was shipped out
by the Pacific Fruit & Produce COM
pany last Sunday night from White
Bluffs while Fred Rea of Seattle rolled
one car Monday night, another We'd
nesday and expects to roll third car
the last Of the week. The cots being
handled by Mr. Rea were loaded at
Haven and, with the exception of a
few from around White Bluffs, were all
grown in the up-river section. The bulk
of the cots were of the Moorpark var
iety.
The Transparent apple deal being
handled by the White Bluffs Warehouse
closes July 9. Those shipped over the
week lend and This week wara tho fret
picking and it is probable that at least
two more cars will be shipped next
week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
MAIL COMING EARLY ON FOURTH

The mail stage from Kennewick is
expected to arrive in White Bluffs
shortly after a. M, and depart on the
down river trip half an hour later
on Monday, July 4th. The train will
operate on it's regular schedule that
daV
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

Rev. L. G. Krug last week attended
the biennial convention of the Luther
an churches of the Pacific Northwest
district, in Tacoma. Herman Heide-
mann also attended, as the delegate
from the local Lutheran congregation.
Both report having had pleasant
time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

The White Bluffs Spokesman has re-
Gently been added to the list of news
papers, magazines and periodicals on
sale at all times at the White Bluffs
Drug Store
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
HAD YOU HEARD
TIL A IT

Mr. and Mrs. II. l. Peck and son
Billie, of Edmonds, Washington ar
rived Wednesday and will be guests of
Mr. and Mrs r. j. Roberts at Shawnee
Fruit Ranch for the remainder of the
week
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

Mrs. A. L. Penn is expected home
tomorrow morning from Seattle, where
she has been visiting friends for week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

The White Bluffs postoffice has re-
ceived two of the new stamps COM
memmorating the Olympic Games to
be held this year in Los Angeles. The
stamps received are of three and five
cent denominations and are, respect
lively, lavender and blue of most ar
tistic designs. 1t is suggested that stamp
collectors who wish to add these to
their collections call for them without
delay, as the supply is limited.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

A strange looking specimen OF Texas
cactus, in bloom has been on exhibition
this week at the Drug Store The plant
was brought by Cecil Barge on his re-
turn from Texas early this spring.
The bloom was a beautiful and deli
cate shade of lavender.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

The pump house over the city we'll
was treated the first of the week to a
coat of paint the roof being green
and the sides white.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30
THE WEATHER

The weather for the past week was
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

Miss Elsie Taylor returned home
Sunday evening after three weeks
visit at Naches with friends She was
accompanied home by Miss Constance
Johnson, who has been her guest at
Sunnybank Ranch this week
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

On the Fourth of July, the White
Bluffs Trading company store and Tip
tons Grocery store will be closed all
day. The Commercial Hotel Market,
the Drug Store and Pool Hall will be
open all day; the White Bluffs Market
will be open from seven until ten and
the postoffice will be open from $3.50
a. m until $50.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-06-30

Pete KalkWarf fell from tree this,
Thursday morning, while pruning off
Watersprouts, and cut tWo-inch
cash in his chin. DR.. E. F.. Newton
rendered first aid, which necessitated
Evening star., 1932-07-10
THE GARDEN CLUBS

Following is a fairly complete list OF
the local garden clubs with their pre-
siding officers for the current year:
Alexandria Garden Club, Mrs. Louise
L. Scott; Arlington County Garden
Club, o H. Schuster: Burleith Garden
Club. Mrs. G.. W. Moser; Community
Garden Club of Bethesda, Mrs. P. D
Alexander; Community Garden Club OF
Rockville. Mrs. B. T. Elmore: Garden
Club Of Chevy Chase, D. c., Mrs. D. G
Davis: Garden Club of Chevy Chase
Nd, Mrs Parker Dodge; Garden Club
OF the Forest. Mrs. E. c. Carlson
Georgetown Garden Club, Mrs. LLOYD
Shipper; Hyattsville Horticultural
Club. L. L. Powers; Montgomery Subur-
ban Garden Club, J. c. Dulin: Neigh
bOrhood Garden Club of Gaithersbure
and Washington Grove, Miss Laura A.
Wadsworth: Piney Branch Rose and
Garden Club, P. F. Branstedt; Potomac
Palisades Garden Club, B F. Branstedt
Takoma Horticultural Club, j. w. Well
ington: Trowel Club of Wesley Heights
Mrs. j. D. Rollow: Woodbridge Garden
Club. Walter H. GannaWay.
In addition to these purely local
clubs there are also the American Hor-
ticultursl Society, of national scope: the
National Capital Dahia and Iris So
ciety and the Potomac Rose Society of
metropolitan SCOPE. All told, these or
ganizations represent q powerful force
in the Improvement of local homes and
gardens.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
ANT CONTROL

One of the most persistent pests con-
fronting the home gardener and home
owner, the ant, seems 20 be everywhere.
in city, suburbs and country and, even
worse, in the house as well as out of
doors. When one knows where the
nests are located. about the quickest
way to destroy them is to pour in some
carbon bisulphide. For the small nest
a tablespoonful is sufficient. First push
a sharpened stake inOo the nest, pour
in the bisulphide and cover the hole
with soil or a dampened cloth. The
liquid difuses into gas which smothers
the ants. The gas is inflammable and
should be used in the daytime or, at
any event. away from open flames. 1t
is not poisonous to handle.
Another way to eXterminate ants is
to feed them poison in sirup or mixed
with powdered sugar, Tartar emetic is
very effective when used as a sirup but
is very poisonous and must not be
placed where children or pets can reach
it. Sodium flouride mixed with pow
dered sugar is also effective The ants
carry the sugar and poison home to the
nest. feed it to the young and thus wipe
out the entire colony Attempts to trap
ants in sweetened sponges are rather
futile as compared with poisoning.
which kills not only the adult ants, but
the young.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
ROOT RIOTS

In a radio talk given some time ago
over a local station, DR.. Freeman Weiss
of the Department of Agriculture en-
ohasized the fact that root rots in such
plants as larkspur, digitalis, columbine
and snapdragons are one OF the greatest
obstacles in maintaining attractive beds
of perennials Once started, the rot In
creases from season to season until the
bed is ruined.
Treatment depends to some degree on
the stage to which the trouble has ad-
vanced. Where but few healthy plants
remain 1t will pay in late Fall or early
Spring to dig UP the remaining plants,
spade the soil to a depth of or 8
inches and drench the beds with for
maldehyde solution one gallon to so
gallons of water. and applied at the
rate of at least two quarts per square
foot. Wet burlap or heavy paper should
be spread over the bed for two days or
so to retain the vapors, and in two or
three weeks the beds may be replanted.
DR.. Weiss suggests using healthy seed
lings or divisions from healthy mother
plants rather than old stock.
Where root rot has just started per-
ennial borders may be saved for a year
or two by replacing the dead plants
with new, clean stock which, prior to
setting, has been dipped in dilute So
luton of mercury bichloride, one tablet
to quart of water. Two weeks after
setting each plant should be watered
with a pint or more of the same solu-
tion. Old plants cannot be protected
fully by the mercury treatment due to
the poor penetration of the chemical
into the soil. Calomel spread over the
beds at the rate Of three ounces to each
two square yards and raked in to a
depth of two inches may be used to
disinfect soil among living plants and
glow down the spread of root rots
Larkspurs are particularly difficult to
Evening star., 1932-07-10

George Washington Post last Tuesday
night met at the club house. 1441
Rhode Island avenue. and elected dele
gates and alternates to the annual de-
partment convention. July 26 to 28, in
the Stuart Junior High School. Dele
gates are: J. j. Murphy, Howard S.
Fisk. Wallace Streater, Charles o.
Shaw, William E. Porter and Clayton z.
Ernig: alternates, DR.. M. H. Darnall,
Ben S. Fisher, Bernard c. MCGEE. J. r.
Freeman. Thomas S. Shanton and G.
A z. Prendergast.
Wallace Streater was elected chair
man of the delegation and j. J. Muir
ply secretary. Post Comdr John Thorn
as Taylor declined election as a dele
gate TO the convention.
The following committee assignments
we're made for the convention: Creden-
tialS, Howard s. Fisk: rules. Charles o.
Shaw; resolutions and constitutional
amendments. Clayton E. Emig.
John Lewis Smith. a charter member
of the post and concluding a two-year
term of national executive committee
man. representing the Department of
the District of Columbia, is a candidate
to succeed himself for another term.
William T. West, athletic officer. told
of the accomplishments of the base ball
team representing the post in the Amer
lean Legion Junior Base Ball League. as
did Past Comdr. Ben S. Fisher. At the
Evening star., 1932-07-10
TWO lNSULL CONCERNS
FILE IN BANKRUPTCY
Receivers of Eastern Companies
Resign and Efforts to Prevent
Sale Halted.
Rr the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 9-Receivers for
the National Electric Power Co. and the
National Public Service Corporation
have resigned and petitions In bank
ruptcy have been fled for the latter
company and for the Seaboard Public
Service Co, subsidiary holding COM
pany.
These developments. which occurred
yesterday, brought to a sudden halt the
efforts to keep intact the $500, 900. 900
eastern properties brought together by
Samuel insult IN the last five years.
The designations Of the receivers fol-
lowed protracted meetings between re-
ceivers of the Middle West Utilities
Co. and representatives of five New
York banks with which the stocks of
practically all the operating companies
" the group had been pledged as COL
lateral for loans.
The Middle West Utilities receivers.
Charles A. Nc Culloch and Edward N.
Hurley, we're trying to preserve that
company's $40 900 900 stake in the
voting stock of National Electric Power.
The receivers announced they failed to
get the cooperation of New York
bankers in their effort to preserve the
S60e 900 900 group intact. An eleventh
hour offer Of the New York Trust
Co, which had advertised the sale at
auction next Wednesday of collateral
securing a lean of $4,000, 900 which il
made to the group. suggested that the
auction might not be held if the trust
company were allowed majority repre-
sentation on the boards of the foul
operating companies, whose stocks II
holds to secure its loan.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
THE MIMOSA TREE

One of the very attractive orna-
mentals now in full bloom is the So
called mimosa tree with its large pin
nate leaves and feathery pink blooms.
Like the Grape myrtle. Just coming into
bloom, this tree reaches its northern
limits in this region and is sometimes
injured during our hardest Winters.
The mimosa is a legume like the locust
and the Kentucky coffee bean, thereby
possessing the capacity for utilizing the
nitrogen supply of the air. 1t is very
rapid grower and is readily produced
from seed. Its low rather spreading
habit of growth does not fit it for the
very small front yard, but it Is really
beautiful on larger suburban places.
The flowers have considerable fragrance.
but have little value for cutting, their
beauty being most striking when on the
tree itself
Evening star., 1932-07-10
GARDEN NOTES

The average annual rainfall in the
District is somewhat over 40 inches,
quantity very favorable for most OF the
crops that are grown in our gardens
and precluding the need Of irrigation
when the distribution occurs at all uni
formly. as it has of late. Yet those
who lived here during the drought OF
1880 know that there are exceptions
to the rule and here and there ABOUT
the area gardeners have installed aux
iliary watering systems.
Grapes require spraying two OF tnIee
tines during the season II one oesiieS
insect and disease free fruit. "A COMB
nation of Bordeaux mixture ana arse
nate of lead constitutes the best pro
lection for grapes The first OF the
three SPRAYS should go on Just after
blooming and the last just before the
fruit begins to color.
Arsenic sprays are not usually
menace in this region, due to our ire
quent rains. yet in exceptional seasons;
such as 1880, there is distinct nazaro
from residueS, and fruits should pe
rinsed in a solvent such as very dilute
hydrochloric acid.
Privet hedges require considerable
care to keep them in good conditlon.
A young hedge should be clipped our
ing the first season SO that branching
will occur near the ground. Then grad
ually the height may be increased 10
the desired point.
There are several of our local plants
that have become so thoroughly nat
uralized that one might easily accept
them as native The common dande-
lion if1cf nnd the trailing
honeysuckle, which perfumes many a
suburban roadside. The honeysuckle is
native of Japan that has been adapt
ed well to American conditions. Strange
as it may seem. many OF our nursery
catalogues offer this honeysuckle for
sale. As a matter Of fact no one had
, better plant this species unless prepared
to keep it within control.
Summer bulb catalogues now are
coming in and it is good to see the
daffodils or narcissi coming back In
quantity and at somewhat lower prices.
It was a hard blow to local gardeners
when the quarsntines were placed on
this species.
Many ANIMALS will be benefited by
pinching out the upper buds when the
plant is still young. This operation
forces out the lower side branches and
develops a shorter and stronger main
stem that is able to stand without sup
port.
Aphids are an ever-present pest. Now
they are on the tender chrysanthemum
shoots and by all means should be ex-
terminated An extract of tobacco
known as nicotine sulphate is about the
quickest agent for ridding plants Of
these insects.
Climbing roses are beginning to re-
cover from their heavy Towering and to
send forth strong new shoots from the
base Of the old stems. These new
groWths should be encouraged as they
are the major flower-bearing wood for
next Spring.
The perennial sweet pea is quite as
attractive in appearance as its annual
relative but lacks in fragrance. How
ever, 1t would make very suitable
cover for a back yard fence.
Hollyhocks soon will be through
blooming and if one wishes to save
himself lot Of trouble, he should cut
the plants off near the ground and pile
them in an t-of-the-Way place.
Otherwise. seeding hollyhocks will be a
regular weed.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
MARINE CORPS NEWS

Michael j. Holland, who for Al years
has served the corps, has been placed
on the retired list. Mr. Holland. a
graduate attorney, has for long num-
Der of years been attached to the legal
department of the corps. Mr. Holland
resides with his family at 3508 Morrison
street.
Lieut.. Col. Harry o. Smith will be
placed on the retired list September
with the rank of colonel by reason of
disability in line of duty.
The Judge advocate general of the
Navy, it is stated, Il to pass legal opin-
ion on the status Of those former on
GERS of the naval and Marine Corps
services and present members of said
services with commissioned service in
the Army during the World War who
in their present retired or to be retired
future status are authorized issuance of
commission in the highest rank which
they held, respectively, during the
World War.
Can't. Arnold c. Larson has been Or
dered to duty at the Headquarters Bar
racks. Eighth street southeast.
Cant. Richard Livingston, who re-
Gently returned from duty with the
Marines stationed at the American le-
CATION, Peiping, China. has been or
dered TO duty at the Marine Barracks.
Navy Yard. this city.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
BY MOLLK MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD Calf, July IN. A.
N. AD-True to our mania for label
ing things, this current period may
truly be called "walkout week" in
HOLLYWOOD
Practically every lot in the industry
may claim a walkout before the con-
fusion settles. That is, If the camera
men of the village stand together and
the technicians and all but the art"
end Of the industry. Universal started
this row when it refused any longer to
give cameramen credit lines on the
screen for their work. Space-saving
economy was the excuse. The camera
men came back with mild raspberry
and the statement that such action
saved a mere eight feet of gelatin in
the picture.
So If the cameramen are not given
their credit-and there is nothing but
precedent to warrant them in taking
the stand they are taking in demanding
credit-tkey will walk out en- masse. If
this happens some producers will go
crazy. some actors and actresses will
stretch out on the warm sands and
murmur. Il should worry" and the
heads of the institution will have a
hot morning in New York trying TO
settle matters before the strike becomes
something more than murmur.
United Artists, about to launch Al
Jolson in the most ambitious role of
his career-the part of a lovable va
grant in The New YorNer'-found an
impasse between Cinema Director
Harry D'Arrast. chosen to pilot Al
through these dificult waters, and the
star D'Arrast walked out and left the
field free for Chester Erskine, who hap
pened to be out here at the time.
Jolsons bid for recognition as a char
acter actor has plenty of music. with
lyrics by Irving Caesar and story by
Ben Hecht with far more meat in il
than most of the Jolson things are
wont to have.
On the Sam Goldwyn side Of the lot
Ann Dvorak, all scheduled for role
in the Ronald Colman picture, "Cynara."
which must begin on the Goth of this
month, walked out with husband Leslie
Fenton, turned on the motor Of her
boat and headed for the open main.
Husband FentOn did this very thing
year ago-that is, let his wanderlust
carry him where it would. and it car
ried him about the world for almost
year
But he didn't leave a producer, in the
spot Ann Dvorak has left Sam Gold
wyn. and he didn't nip in the bud one
Of the most promising careers in the
entire motion picture industry as Ann
Dvorak has Frantic radios of Come
home; all is forgiven" and words to
that effect are being sent by every one
from AIMS mother to those financially
interested in the escapade. So far no
results.
Irene Dunno will walk out of radio
and walk in and out of all the studios
on a free-lance parity, according to
things as they now are. It is said that
Irene Dunno had one idea about salary
when option time came and the cor
poration had another. The get-together
on a financial basis between producer
and actor is more and more difficult
these days
Hollywood gives up its fabulous sala-
ries with great anguish.
Edith Wilkerson tells a grand one
Evening star., 1932-07-10
American Legion

next meeting of the post the boys will
be present IN their uniforms.
The U. s. S. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2.
viii meet July II at pm, at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa chusetts
avenue.
A meeting Of the post advisory coun-
Gil was held Thursday at the home OF
Past Comdr. Jane NJ. Breen.
Ethel Jane Rule has completed seven
volumes of Braille work for the blind,
dealing with the life of George Wash
ington.
Several comrades of the Veterans
Administration have contributed cash
donations to be used for the relief of
the bonus marchers. The post is con-
tributing six quarts Of milk daily for
the children Of the camp.
Plans are under way for the post S
participation in the parade preceding
the opening of the annual department
convention on July 26.
Final arrangements for the playofi
in the American Legion's junior base
bail program have been completed
Championship boy teams Of the "a
States and the District Of Columbia
will compete in IL regional Journeys
for the honor Of representing their
sections in the semi-finsls at the East
and West sectional tournament. The
two sectional tournaments will be
played August %, "a and 25. The na-
ticnal championship will be played at
Manchester, N. H, August 30. 81 and
September /.
The champion team Of the District
of Columbia will compete in region 1C
at Cumberland, Md. August 16, II ano
i8 with teams from PENNSYLVANIA
Maryland. West Virginia and Delaware
The Tank Corps Veterans Associa.
ton plans to hold a reunion during the
national convention at Portland. Greg
in September. William A Smith. 31e
Pittock Block, Portland Greg, is il
charge of the arrangements.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
DAY LILIES

Under the common name of yellow
day lily, Hemerocallis may be seen at
this season in almost every suburban
garden. No plant is easier to grow nor
succeeds better under unfavorable con-
ditions. such as competition with grass
and weeds. Under good culture the
within bounds From the standpoint Of
improvement by breeding, the day lily
has been seriously neglected, principally
because the varieties have refused to
cross with one another. Lately scien-