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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-06-13

the darn thing was leaving the place
| Just then pandemonium broke loose
in the chicken house, and such cack-
ling, Mrs Weatherby awakened and
called: Joe, some one is stealing our
chickens, get up and take your gun
and go out" He lay there as though
he had not heard her. but she kept
on until he simply had to answer, and
then as he got out of bed he upset a
stand purposely that had on it a pit
cher of water, spilling the water, and
breaking the pitcher. BY that time the
looked out the back door and reported
to her, there was no one out there and
everything was all right.
The next day Mr.. and Mrs Stroud
dropped in; said they had been over
to see Mr.. Britt who was very low
with pneumonia and hadn't a chance
to recover. Joe listened very attent-
lively; that news set the wheels in mo-
ton in his head. He would go over to
extend his sympathy to the sick man
and have private talk with his wife.
After the Strouds left, he said to his
wife, Mamie, L am going over to the
Britts this afternoon and extend my
sympathy Joe, / think that would
be nice and explain why did not
come too So that afternoon found
Joe at the Britts, but no callers were
allowed in the sick room
Mrs. Britt came out to say a few
words to him and after extending his
sympathy to her, he asked if he might
have a few words alone with her
There were others standing there with
them. She said yes, and took him into
the living room and said, "Mr. Wea-
therby, make your conversation short
as l must go back to my husband"
Joe could scarcely speak but finally
he said, would you like to buy coffin
if you could get it very cheap?" She
said, mo, would not pay
dollar for one as long as any one dear
to me still breathed"
Mrs. Britt, it isn't cheap one and |
the report is your husband cannot pos
SHY recover, and / am willing to sac
riflce it," She shook her head, no.
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Legal Notices

State of Washington, County of Ben
ton, SIS.
In the Justice Court, Hanford Precinct,
Benton County, Washington
Before G.. T. Slavens, Justice of the
Peace: James Needham and Maud
Needham, husband and wife, Plain
tiffs, VS.. L. E. Abbey, Defendant.
To l.. E. Abey: In the name of the
State of Washington, you are hereby
notified that James Needham and
Maud Needham, have filed complaint
against you in said Court which will
come on to be heard at my Office in
Hartford, Benton County, Washington,
on the 22nd day Of July, 1885, at the
hour of two o'clock PM. of said day,
and unless you appear and then and
there answer, the same will be taken
as confessed and the demand of the
plaintiffs granted.
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SAN UNTIMEIY PURCHASE"
By AGNES DOBLER

bread pills. just the size of those the
doctor had left, and very carefully
made a syrup and sugar coated them
During the night she gave them to
the patient in place of the medicine
and a teaspoon of chicken broth every
half hour.
Joe left about four o'clock in the
morning for the city to get the medi-
cine the doctor had prescribed, as the
last resort to keep the patient quiet
The horses were jogging along at their
usual gait and the wheels began to
work in Weatherby's head. He always
prided himself on being able to see
ahead and being prepared, so he said
to himself, Why make this long trip
again in a few days? I'll just get the
coffin today.
He drove into his yard after dark
that night and went into the house at
once to inquire about his wife. The
nurse said she had rested quietly all
day; aside from that there was no
noticeable change.
Then he called Mrs Thomas, the
cook, and told her to get enough pro-
visions out of the store room to do
her for three or four days as he wanted
to store something and the room would
be kept locked and no one would be
permitted to go in. AS soon as she was
through taking out supplies, he locked
the inside door, and proceeded to I'M
load his wagon, then locked the out
side door, putting the keys in his pock-
ct, and went into the house.
The cook and the nurse were dis
cussing a suicide that had just taken
place and Weatherby heard the nurse
remark, Too bad some others wouldn't
Jump in the river, too. Joe put his
hand on the keys in his pocket to
make sure they were there and he be-
gan to worry, he really did not feel it
was safe to keep them with him in
the house, so he went out, climbed up
into the loft of the barn and hid them
up under the roof.
A few days later the cook and the
nurse both were complaining about the
of having the store
room locked. Mrs. Weatherby had i'm
proved sufficiently to notice their con-
so when Joe came in she told
him She would soon be well enough
to go to the store room for things
they needed, surely he would not OBJ
ject to her going in there, and as she
continued to improve, his worries grew, |
he must move that coffin out of the |
house; she must not see it.
Finally he confided in one of the
hired men and he suggested that they
put it in the loft up over the chickens
until he could get rid of it. This place
they used for all kinds of things that
accumulated around the place. So two
men were hired to move it that night |
about eleven o'clock when all would |
De asleep. Mrs Weatherby had i'm
proved so much the nurse did not have
10 stay up at night with her, and Joe
slept in the bed with her and waited |
On her if she awakened. He did all
ne could to get everybody to bed early
50 all would be asleep when the trans
Ter would be made. He lay there per-
fectly still but he could not Sleep He
heard them open the door and take
he coffin out and he thought, If only
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HANFORD HAPPENINGS
(By Mrs. M. r. slavens)

3. l.. Horton drove down from Coulee
Dam Sunday to move his family to
that place. They left Tuesday morn
ing Roy Fenley taking the household
goods. The Horizons have lived here
over eight years and the community
is sorry to lose them.
Eddie Horton came UP Sunday from
the C.CC. camp at Carson to see his
uncle, E. L. Horton, and family. He
came up from Prosser with a C.C.C.
camp friend and Newton and Betty
Justis.
There were not many present at Sun
day school last Sunday. The young
peoples class gave an interesting ex-
ercise of poems and singing, prepared
by Ruth Hoover with a special solo
by Margaret Anglin of the Junior class
Next Sunday is Fathers Day" and
the fathers are especially invited.
X X X
Mrs. Harriet Joyce returned home
Monday from Everett, where she had
attended the State Grange convention
as a delegate from the Hanford Grange
She took the 9Th degree work while
there. At the meeting of the local
Grange Tuesday evening, Mrs. Joyce
gave a report of the convention.
Donald Griner came over from va
kima Friday evening to visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Griner. On
his return he was accompanied by his
brother, Tommie, who will visit with
him, and his sister, Jean, who went on
to Seattle to visit her sister, Mrs.
Ralph Brierley.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Schreiner re-
turned from their vacation Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Schreiner expects to be
transferred to another station in the
near future.
George Wurtz left Monday for Pasco,
having been called there to serve on
the jury of the Superior court term.
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Miss Elizabeth Grant received wore
last week of the death of her sister
Mrs. Margaret Smith, in Los Angeles
Her death occurred May 81, caused by
a heart involvement from goiter. Mrs
Smith will be remembered by many Of
the older residents in the valley, hav-
ing lived here for several years in
earlier days. She left Hartford fol
California about ten years ago. Had
she lived until August she would have
been seventy-f1ve years Of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd King and little
son Robert and nine-year-old Carmen
King arrived last Wednesday to spend
a week at the home of Mrs. Kings
parents, Mr.. and Mrs T. De Lacey
Moffatt.
Miss Edith DeRigio left last week
for Grandview to visit Miss Mary Cox
James Brown spent the weekend at
home, going back to Ellensburg Sun
day to take work in summer school
which began Monday at the Normal
School. James will teach social science
and music in the junior high school
at Wapato this fall.
xx
Miss Kathryn Syfford returned from
Yakima Friday. She left Sunday after
noon for Yakima to take a clerical
position.
Mrs. James Miller returned Friday
from Seattle. She had left last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Kirkpatrick
who left for Alaska. Mr. Kirkpatrick
has a position in the Nome schools.
X x X
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark, Raymond
Saturday evening from a fishing trip
to Lake Chelan They said the fishing
was fine
Louis j. Krug has been transferred
to Kalama Wash, and entered upon
his new duties May 20. Mrs. Krug
joined him June L.
X 4 X
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Anglin and
daughter Margaret and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Anglin returned to Hanford
Thursday evening. The latter are living
in the Enyeart house. They were given
a charivari Friday evening.
There were not enough present to
hold a meeting at the work" meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid June so it will
be held at a later date.
Robert MacDonell received his APP
pointment last Wednesday to take
charge of the Old Age Security work
in Benton county win headquarters in
Kennewick. He was in Yakima Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of last week
and was in Kennewick Monday.
Albert Szekfu came home the latter
part of the week to get his parents
in order that they might attend the
commencement exercises at Washing
ton State College. His mother returned
with him Sunday but his father was
unable to leave. Albert finished a
course in electrical engineering and
has been an honor student through
out his courses
X X
Lee Foster, who is an assistant to
the county agent at Colville, spent
the weekend at home.
4 r. X
Duncan Peters drove over from va
kima Sunday to visit Miss Alice Fos-
ter and her aunt, Miss Carrie Dewey,
who are at the Hagen home.
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Mrs. Weatherby had been sick fol
some time but still went about doing
her own house work, until one day SHE
collapsed completely, then Joe, her hus'
band, sent for the doctor, who also
lived in the country. DR.. Rutherforc
came and insisted that she stay il
bed and have a professional nurse
When the doctor went to the city he
sent nurse out to the house, a Miss
Prowse. She informed Mr.. Weatherby
that she would prepare the food fol
the patient, but he would have to get
cook to do house work, and cook fol
himself and the hired men. He went
| about and soon found woman in
the neighborhood that filled the posi-
ton.
The doctor came twice week and
always left enough medicine to do I'M
til he would return. The Weatherbys
lived forty miles from the city and
this story occurred before the time\ of
automobiles.
The patient grew steadily worse and
the nurse finally told the doctor that
she did not think the medicine was
doing the patient any good, but he
doing and it was her place to simply
follow instructions. In fact, the doctor
had one prescription that he gave for
everything, some it helped, others died,
but when they died, in his opinion
their time had just come and nothing
would help them.
So the patient kept getting weaker,
until one day the doctor waited for
Joe to come to the house and the doc
tor informed him that his wife would
die within few days and gave him
a prescription for some pellets that he
said would relieve pain and keep her
quiet and also said it would not be
necessary for him to come again. The
nurse would do all that was needed.
He very obligingly filled out a death
certificate and told him how to put
in the date when the end came and
then departed
suggested to Mr.. Weatherby that he
retire early so he could start early in
the morning to the city to get the
pellets, and the cook sat with the pa
tient few minutes, while the nurse
prepared some broth and while she was
in the kitchen alone she made some
~e~~>~~e~~>>~N-
The object and demand of said COM
plant is the recovery Of Twenty and
46 100 Dollars for and on account of
merchandise, goods and chattels sold
and delivered to you by plaintiffs.
And for. the further object of sub
jecting any money due you from School
District Number Twenty-nine Benton
County, Washington, to the payment
of said claim against you, including
costs and disbursements
Dated this 18th day of June, 1885.
G.. T. SLAVENS,
Justice of the Peace
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Church of the Brethren

Rev. Geo. Strycker, Pastor
1000 am. Sunday school.
HOO am, Worship.
Every Sunday at Geo. Strycker ranch
about three miles northwest of Han
ford.
A welcome is extended to whomso-
ever will come. This means you.
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Editors Note-The following origi-
nal story was written by member of
the Hanford Grange. Its title was sell
ected through contest conducted by
that organization at meeting last
month";
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St. Mary's Catholic

Father Bosch
Mass on the second Sunday of the
month at 800 am.
For sick calls phone Kennewick
Main 1881.
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Then Joe said, "Ill exchange it for
anything about the place" She said she
had nothing she cared to get rid OF.
Joe pressed his case so hard that she
finally said, there are some old plow
points out there by the barn I had
gathered up to send to the city to be
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Announcements of
the Churches
St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran

Rev. l.. G.. Krug, Pastor
Lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven. Matthew 6, 20.
$50 am, Sunday school.
1890 am. Divine services
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Community Presbyterian
Church and Sunday School in q
combined service, 1000 to 11:l5 a. m.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
"A Yd.
SALE 5000 Yds. FALL SILK CREPES

Four popular fall fabrics worth ST yd Anniversary priced:
39inch ASik Lusrous Satin Crepe 39nch A-Slk Heavy
Canton Crepe 39-nch ASk Heavy Pebble Crepe 39nch All
Silk Heavy Ripple Crepe. In pae bright coor and plenty of
black.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
39-In. PURE-DYE SILK CREPE

SO inches wde Another 1876 grade this Anniversary
prce There the cereal cepes; the modern strkngy
effective weaves aie crepes woody effects crepe Aecked
weaves the stunning corded designs Also pure dye sans
In the new shades and white and black
Evening star., 1935-10-06
FINE 4O-In. TRANSPARENT VELVET

This is 195yd value! Beautiful transparent velvet from
of America greatest manufacturers of hghgrade veve
That rich. soft which drapes perfection both
tailored dresses and gamorous evening gowns. The rich
paste vivid shades darker tones and the evercorect black
Evening star., 1935-10-06
IS Years Of Fabric Reputation brings
Quality Silks and Velvets at
18th Anniversary Savings

her df
eFenchve Ball
fabrics Haven heard
Tneveb fabrics anywhere but at Lanburgh.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
39-In. 1.39 LUSTROUS SATIN CREPE

The firm heavy weave that lends itself tailored models well
other types of frock bouses neggee and also ideal for
Innings and lingerie In IS different coos light shades and
dark. 80 inches wide.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
SALE 39-In. BELONGS CANTON CREPE

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hear its praises sung popular avon for many
because of its splendid wearing qualities and its rich This
Canton crepe is in the new pebbly
Evening star., 1935-10-06

80 inches wide and 29c value There many for this
adaptable material only few Bedspread daP-
cries. cushion hangng Innings Slips and hundreds
of other things In Is really lovely colors.
Evening star., 1935-10-06

All that you need for a doubIe-size bed
quilt. Stamped. and the pieces for ap-
pliquing. bindings. etc. all in this kit. A
wonderful value
Evening star., 1935-08-24
VARIETY OF DESIGNS
IN LAVATORIES SEEN
Fixture Much Improved in Looks
by Ingenious New
STYLES,

OF all the fixtures in a bath room,
the lavatory offers the widest latitude
for expressing the owners idea Of de-
sign, the Plumbing and Heating In
dustries Bureau points out.
No other fixture is made in such a
wide variety of styles and sizes. No
other plumbing fixture has been SO
much improved both in appearance
and efficiency.
The home owner who is taking ad-
vantage of the current low prices Of
plumbing fixtures, and the F. H. A.
loan plan to bring the bath room up
to date, may choose between lavatories
that are practically square or ex-
tremely wide, lavatories that have
round corners or cut off corners,
lavatories with a pedestal base. a
center china leg, or slender metal
legs.
The most welcome advance in lava
tory design has been the addition of
shelf space on the fixture. This
offers most convenient and taste
full location for toilet and makeup
accessories,
Evening star., 1935-08-24
RENTS GRABFUNDS
NEEDED FOR FOOD
Baltimore Relief Unit Finds
Grocery Money Goes
to Landlords.

BALTIMORE, August 24.-Only one
out Of every eight landlords renting
rooms or houses to relief clients Is ac-
cepting the amount allowed by the
Baltimore Emergency Relief Commits
sion for rent in its family budgets, the
B. z. r. c. was told at meeting this
week. and the clients are "chisedng'
on their food allowances to make up
the difference.
A survey by the Peoples Unemploy-
ment League Of Maryland revealed
that CAT families included in the study
actually paid rents totaling sl,440.89
a week, whereas the total B. e. r. c.
rent allowances for these families
totaled only $s67.03.
1.-THE difference Of $573.86 weekly,
or an average Of 80 cents per family" ="
James Blackwell, league chairman. de-
clared. ''is being paid from the sums
allowed for food"
The B. E. r. C.'s rental policy, he
added, has been the subject Of re-
peated complaints, and the commission
has been guilty Of serious neglect in
its failure to address itself to the
problem, which 1t was well aware
existed"
A survey made by the B. E. r. c.
some weeks ago to determine how
closely clients were adhering to their
budgets as a whole revealed trend
similar to that cited by the P. U. L.,
though not to such marked degree.
1t showed that 346 families studied
were budgeted a total of $747.92 for
shelter" but actually were spending
$1,029.11. or 37.6 per cent more than
their allowances. The overexpendi-
Evening star., 1935-08-24
Light Reflection by Painting
Urged to Protect Eyesight
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Nebr., August 24.-The
important part that painting and
decorating play in aiding eyesight Is
emphasized in a recent statement by
Ray Isard, decorator of this city. who
is also first vice president Of the Inter-
national Society of Master Painters
and Decorators.
"It is not only important to have
adequate lighting facilities" says
Isard, but it is imperative TO have
wall surfaces that make the most
of that light. All members of the
painting craft in the country are be-
ing urged to support whole -heartedly
the splendid better lght-better sight
movement. Such backing is not only
e benefit to every community, but a
humanitarian service for those who,
as result, guard their priceless gift
of good eyesight."
Isard calls attention to the fact
that this movement applies not only
to the home, but also to the factory
and Office, to schools and hospitals.
In talking of such structures. Isard
saws window openings in the walls of
light shafts and exterior areaways
need particular attention. Many
such wells" receive little light and
cause the rooms on which they open
to be dim and gloomy.
When such areaways and light
shafts are painted white" points out
Isard. "a flood of light is reflected
through the windows and the ad-
jacent rooms are made much brighter.
Seeing conditions are greatly improved
and efficiency is increased.
Owners of large Office buildings
are becoming more and more con-
scious Of the way illumination can be
increased by reflection and Of the saw
ing of their tenants eyesight. This
has brought about the painting Of
the dark and dismal areas"
Scientists have established the fact
that unpainted red brick has a CO.
Evening star., 1935-08-24
VALUATION THEORY
TRACED TO 1000 A. D.
Assessment on Basis Of Income
or Use Value Has
Long History.

According 10 Real Property, the
official organ Of the Real Estate Asso-
citation of the State of New York.
assessing real estate for tax purposes
on the basis of income or use value
is not q new theory Of valuation. II
was used first about 1000 A. D. In
1888 the last vestige Of the old ad
valorem tax was formally abolished
in England. 1t had been imperative
for many years, but had remained on
the books. The 1888 action removed
it entirely from the statutes.
In Italy the only vestige Of the old
theory is the ad valorem tax on idle
lands-that is, lands held out of pro-
ductivity as private game preserves
hunting estates, etc.
The tax program Of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
urges the income or use value OF
property as one Of the major factors
In arriving at q fair assessment for
tax purposes.
Evening star., 1935-08-24
"MASS PRODUCTION"
HOMES TO BE BUILT
Small Residences Will Be Located
at Lake Hiawatha, Near
Caldwell, N. j.

Ground will be broken during Sep
tember for at least so mass produc-
ton" homes at Lake Hiawatha, near
Caldwell, N. j., according to Morton
Kline, president Of Troy Hills, Inc,
developers. The builders anticipate an
increased demand for the small houses,
designed for Summer or all-year use,
through the use of F. H. A.-insured
mortgages. About 500 homes already
have been built at the lake during the
past three and one-hah years.
Other lake centers in New Jersey
also have been active recently.
Ground was broken last week for two
more stone cottages at Paulinskill
Lake, at Newton. A log cabin also Il
nearing completion.
Evening star., 1935-08-24
FINANCIERS' SCHOOL
PROGRESS REPORTED
Institute Expects Addition Of at
Least Dozen Local
Units Soon.

Addition of at least O dozen new
local units to the American Savings
Building and Loan Institute this Fall
by the time the regular sessions OF
this professional school for home
financiers have begun is the program
now under way, according to Charles
r. Axtmann, youngstown, Ohio, pres
ident of the institute. Already chap
ters and study clubs in 10 cities are
conducting courses under the institute
system. and the new expansion pro-
gram anticipates equipping every city
which has building and loan assets
of s5,000,00 or more with its own
facilities for technical and professional
training of managers and staff
workers.
Altman said that California now
has IL, the largest number Of chap
tiers, while Illinois, second State in
the number of local units, has seven
chapters and study clubs.
Evening star., 1935-08-24
M0DERNIZATI0N WORK
ON BOOM IN NEWARK
81 ,670,771 in 3,67o Loans In
Total Increase Shown In
Last Two Weeks

Newark, N. j., is taking 10 mod
ernization on a large scale. 1t has
touched $1,670,771 in 3,679 loans.
This shows an increase of S271 ,024 In
the last two weeks, or $135,512 each
week Nine loans we're made In New
ark in the new classification above
81, 1000 for the sum of $167,8o
The Fidelity Union Trust Co. Of
Newark, which is the first bank In
the State to have exceeded the half
million mark in home repair loans, re-
ports total of $597,26472 on 1893
notes. This provides the institution
with $119,452 Of Government insur-
ance reserve to meet any losses which
may occur So far the bank has re-
ported no defaults.
The West Side Trust Co. has made
810 home modernization loans for
1927, ,438; U. s. Trust Co., 7S3 loans
for 1856, ,766, and the Federal Trust
Co., All loans for $164,925.