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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-26
She Made TUO Bad Breaks

MUCH Of Mrs. Roosevelt's personal activity, in
1V1 Guiding her intimate friendship with the
women reporters who were assigned to her and be-
came coat-holders for her be described as baby
kissing if you feel that way about it. Much of the
relief or improvement work can be summed up as
boon-doggling if you insist
But perhaps who objects to Mrs. Roose-
velts tearing around the urban and rural sllms of
the country will suggest the name of some prede-
cessor in the Office who better hand at the job
and showed more humane character or better
suits.
Mrs Roosevelt has made two bad breaks in
Office, when she nosed into cheap congress
sional contest New York on behalf of Mrs Caro-
line ODay, Democrat, against Miss Dorothy Frooks,
Republican Miss Frooks is a woman lawyer who
has been around some years and has learned that
sweet are the uses of publicity and she naturally
hollered martyr. But Mrs. ODay elected, just
the same, and good thing too, because she was
the better candidate.
Nevertheless, that one occasion when Mrs.
Roosevelt should have been listening not talking.
because busy and aggressive she has been, her
word in the contest the word of the White
House, Notwithstanding her disclaimer. She can't
enjoy the prerogatives and influence of the White
House in some matters and claim to be a private
citizen in others, she did in that case.
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blocks in The garden front Of the house and build
ing forts and castles"
oh, yes Pierre is taller than his mother now.
He has to shave regularly once week Only yester-
day We saw him of when he went to Join his regi-
ment He's a man and he's gone to serve his coun-
try"
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND


WASHINGTON April 26-Now that financial
posed be broken the
investors pocket thing
Exchange Commission That established after the
nj months
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II Seems nM
BY
Haywood BR0UN

7 QUOTE from an Associated Press dispatch which
i reads: Paris. April 23.-War babies, 10000
strong streamed 10 the colors today to swell the
number under arms in France to 100000 In cities
and villages throughout the land the conscrpts-
born while he big guns Of the World War were
rosrng-thronged railway stations leaving for
barracks for the start of their 1S-month training
period GAY for the most part. the recruits sang
and joked as they said 'au revoir.' Many carried
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WAR-AND THE DOLLARS OF DEATH|


II written the blood of the
drift
in
Bushes of
Of is in
writings
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BY JOHN T. FLYNN


MOT long ago Mr. Eugene G.. Grace, president OF the
Bethlehem Steel Corp, told the Senate Munitions Com
mtee his story During the he did his bit for Amer
lea as head of the huge company which made ships and
steel for Uncle Sans fighting men, For this he collected
one year-1918-a bonus of $1,386193 The other Off
GERS of the company split among themselves $1834272
That makes total of So 465 That almost enough
pay the salaries of brigade of infantry at the front
privates nOncoms, all officers including the general
Here is another story told me by Miss Mary NJ
ORey the able and gracious lady who for
assistant director of the United States Mint has actually
managed that interesting institution 1t is about another
man who did his bit during the His Beno T.
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The White House OUerspeaks

THEN there her remark about the crCum-
Il stantial evidence in the Hauptmann trial IN
which, again. the White House overspoke itself to
embarrass justice in the of man who had
been caught with the goods and convicted in court
But. considering how much Mrs. Roosevelt has had
to say on so many subjects, couple of errors are
to be expected and she is well into the third year
of her term with average of almost 1000.
Nowhere in all Mrs. Roosevelts activity, speak
ing, writing, baby-kisSing, on-doggng, savag
ing, helping tiny individuals among the poor has
any discovered a single instance in which she
had a mean, harsh or selfish motive or inflicted
hurt on any with the exception of Miss FrOoks,
who is politician and knows what to expect in
political campaign. 1t is true that the White House
is no longer museum but American home. But
it was time opened the windows and aired
out of the place of the suffy dignity which not
so long ago required a flunkey to introduce the
President to his missus every time they sat down to
snap at a lamb chop.
And not yet in Mrs. Roosevets administration
have any couple of determined females been per-
mitted to make clowns of themselves and a tent
show of a state dinner hagglng to which one
should sit how close to the boss. Mrs. Roosevelt has
been too busy with such undgnified trivialties as
old-age pensions, a ban child labor, unemploy-
ment insurance and the protection of the health of
mothers and children.
Copyright. 1885 BY United Feature Syndicate. Incl
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THE SEC, however, has not
Il leaned backward to aid the
unwary investor in avoiding some
of these pitfalls. In fact its ruling
on the bond hotation Of the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
REVIEW BOOKS BY
ROLVAAG AND LANE

Pioneer in spirit was the Woman's
club study meeting Wednesday. Two
books, both dealing with early settlers
on the plains were reviewed. The one
by Rolvaag, reviewed by Mrs. j. M.
Shinn, dealt with colony Of Nor
wegians who built their 'soddies' close
to one another and through the years
of toll and reverses, in spite of little
money and the grasshopper plaques,
brought the earth into bearing and
worked out their lives as new Ameri
cans
Rose Wilder Lanes "Let the Hurri-
cane Roar, reviewed by Mrs. A. w.
Campbell, is a tender little story Of
two young people, both still in their
teens, who leave their families and go
to the plains to homestead. The plague
in this instance is the great blizzard
which buries their tiny cabin. But the
spirit so characteristic of pioneers that
sees defeat in nothing carried them
through to a firmer foothold on their
domain
The music for the program was sup
piled by Mrs. F. A. English who sang
Home On the Range and "The Little
Old Sod Shanty on the Plain, one OF
the songs referred to in the second
book reviewed. Tea was served by Mrs
Harry Keller and Mrs Edward Schil-
ling.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
DOCTOR INQUIRIES
ABOUT LOCALITY

Through l.. E. Abey, DR.. B. L. Phil
lips of Pullman has become interested
in the prospects in the community and
plans to come over next week to dis
cuss the matter.
DR.. Phillips is city health ottlcer at
Pullman, but he says that there are
more physicians in Pullman than neg
essary and he is willing to locate In
a smaller place if it needs physl-
clan. He also said in his communica-
ton that in many isolated farming
communities throughout the country
they are employing a doctor by the
contract system, that is, each family
paying certain amount to the doctor.
There are several plans of this kind
which can be adapted to the needs OF
various communities, he says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
PERIOD DRESS is
TOPIC OF GLASS

The adult sewing class that meets
at the Legion hall Tuesday afternoons
is at present studying better buy
manship' in connection with their sew
ing This includes the study of textiles
and fabrics, both natural and synthetic
products.
Also at this weeks class, the study
of period dresses was started. Mrs. r..
j. O'Earey read an interesting article
on dress during the early period of
the Renaissance and the clever way in
which the ladies Of that period circum-
vented the laws, which the men laid
down, demanding severe plainness.
Everyone interested either in sewing
or these discussions is invited to at
tend and listen or bring literature in
connection with the study
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
ONTARIO MUNICIPAL POWER RATES
By j. b. WHITEHEAD
Secretary Benton County Public Utility District

find they have total assets listed at
$92973.42 and total liabilities OF only
81 ORBIT which is little over one
Der cent of the total assets. The equity
in the hydro-e electric power system is
$50, II and they have distribution
system valued at SIS, 896.2O with cash
balance of $5,489.5O.
There is nothing exceptional about
the town of Acton. It is only one OF
28O municipal districts of Ontario that
have made public ownership a success.
The total earnings were $32,264 49'
which includes receipts from CONNER
cial light and power, street lighting
and domestic light and power. The to-
tai operating costs and fixed charges
including cost of power depreciation
and reserves was $32,O88.05, showing a
net surplus for the year.
The cost of power varies from SAT-
horsepower year at Ottawa up to
$4,000 a horsepower year to some OF
the of-the-way towns. However,
over eighty per cent of the domestic
consumers paid 1.9 cents or less per
XVIII. and less than one per cent paid
over 4 cents per XVIII.
Some of the municipalities are debt
free, and some that have lately joined
the network owe all the capital costs.
In 1918 the percentage of debt to total
assets were SO per cent average; IN
1923 1t was 622 per cent, and in 1888
the average percentage of debt to to-
tai assets for all municipal districts
had dropped to 43 per cent.
| Next week I will tell you something
about the Rural Power Districts OF
| Ontario,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
April, 81 DATE OF
DISTRICT MEETING

The Sixth District of the American
Legion will gather in convention at
Goldendale Saturday, April 81. E. F.
Newton, past commander of the John
Lindblad post, says that all of the men
who attended the district convention
at Goldendale three years ago recall
it as the peppiest and best convention
ever attended in this district; and that
the coming convention will be as good
or better.
The Geldendale post promises a
maximum of entertainment and min
imum of speechmaking. The women
of the Legion Auxiliary will be in
Guided in the program and will have
their business session at one of the
Goldendale hotels in the afternoon
A banquet, big dance, and a torch
light parade are some of the activities
which will be entered. Professional
vaudeville skits are scheduled to make
the entertainment of particularly
high caliber. Mayor Joe Carson Of
Portland and Secretary of State Earl
Smell of Oregon are on the speaking
list and many distinguished Legion
naires will be guests during the con-
vention. A number of Oregon posts are
planning to send contingents to Gold
endale on this date.
'keg of suds' has been offered to
the post having the best percentage
attendance in the parade. The prize
will be delivered to the post at Its next
meeting so that only it's members will
participate in the prize.
William Schwisow, commander OF
the local post, is urging that as many
as possible of the members make the
trip and join in the fun.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
LEGUMES BUILD
SOIL NITROGEN

Under the present cOndltlOnS OF ag-
riculture In this state, much emphasis
must be placed upon the Introduction
u suitable legume crops. The fact
that legumes can use atmospheric nj
trogen free of cost is an important
item when the margin Of profit in crop
production is small, declares S. G. Van
decaveye, Washington State College
professor of soils.
Not only do these crops use atmos-
pheric nitrogen when properly handled
but certain Of the legumes have ire
mendous root system which penetrates
the subsoil, thus improving the phys
ical condition of the soil and utilizing
mineral plant food at depths which
are not reached by cereal crops.
The process of making use Of at
mospheric nitrogen by legume crops is
one of cooperation Approximately
three-fourths Of the air we breathe
is nitrogen, but this atmospheric nitro
gen is an inert gas which neither crop
plants nor animals can use directly
for food purposes. Legume crops make
use of it through the cooperation of
certain bacteria that live in nodules
on their roots Without these bacteria
legume crops cannot use atmospheric
nitrogen. To overcome this difficulty,
successful methods have been estab-
lished for the introduction of legume
bacteria into soils devoid of them.
Perhaps the simplest and most prac-
tical method consists of inoculating
| the legume seed with laboratory Gull
ture at the time of planting. It should
be noted that there are several kinds
of legume bacteria and that each le-
gune crop requires a specific kind OF
bacteria For example, legume bacteria
that produce nodules on alfalfa will
not produce nodules on peas, hence
they cannot benefit peas. This is i'm
portant from the standpoint Of or
dering laboratory cultures for legume
incubation. Orders for legume cultures
should specify the kind of legumes as
well as the acreage or pounds Of seed
to be planted
Laboratory cultures for all kinds Of
legume seed incubation are inexpensive
and are supplied to the farmers Of
the state by the department of agron-
omy at Washington State College al
price of Is cents for sufficient ma
terial to inoculate seed for one acre
A special reduction in price is made
for orders In excess Of 100 acres. Spe.
cific information may be obtained upor
application to the agronomy depart
ment. Because of the fact that the
charge made for these cultures barely
covers the cost of preparation ane
shipping, 1t is necessary that remit
lance be enclosed with the order
otherwise orders will be sent GOD.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
Schools Reopen
Monday; Munps
Measles Checked
Parents Asked To Keep ALI
Children With Symptoms
At Home

After being closed for more than
three weeks due to an epidemic of
humps, the White Bluffs schools will
reopen Monday, April Is. The Hanford
schools which have been closed for
two-week period to check epidem1cs OF
humps and measles, will likewise re-
open on that date.
DR.. L. G.. Spaulding, county health
officer, has given permission to open
the schools Monday. The mumps and
measles seem to have passed their
climax and In connection with further
precautions to check the diseases,
Superintendent Levi F. Austin OF the
White Bluffs schools has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm opening school again it will be
necessary for all of the parents to CO.
operate and watch their children care
fully for any symptoms of mumps.
Latest orders from the health office
state that children should be kept at
home not less than ten days under
normal conditions and In case of a
relapse the child should be admitted
only on the recommendation OF the
county nurse.
"A ruling which is contrary to past
regulations is that children from fam
lilies having cases of mumps will be
admitted to school. This places the
responsibility on the parents and as
stated before, children showing any
suspicious symptoms should be kept at
home until it is definitely known If
the child has mumps Unless this Is
done, our schools may be closed again
and the expense and time Of an en-
tire semester will be lost to the stu
dents and taxpayers.
"A check-up indicates between 80
and 95 per cent attendance Monday.
\ The six, weeks tests, and report cards
will be postponed one week on ac-
count of the enforced vacation"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
BAND DANCE THIS
SATURDAY NIGHT

The next to the last of the Bands
Blossom Festival dances will be held
at Liberty hall Saturday evening, April
10. The boys have planned a bang-up
dance to make up for the postpone
ments. Voting will continue to decide
who is to go to Wenatchee as Apple
Blossom Princess from this community.
Aloha Meek is in the lead at the pres
ent and Dorothy Parsel, who was
close second, has moved away. 1t is
expected that some one of the other
candidates will probably receive a
boost so that there will be a grand
rush for the finish, or a dark horse
may yet rise from the ranks.
The festival will be held May and
the boys still have quite bit of ex-
pense money to raise to make the trip
They will have their first marching
practice Sunday morning.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
VARIETY SHOW IS
AGAIN POSTPONED

Owing to illness among the cast,
the committee in charge of the White
Bluffs Commercial clubs variety show
were confronted this week with the
necessity of either presenting the show
April IL with several of the acts omit
ted, or of postponing the show until
next Friday night, April 10.
In order to insure the public full
evenings entertainment, they chose
the latter course and now announce
the date of the show for Friday eve
ming, April 10. There will be nine big
acts, and the admission prices will be
IS cents for adults and 20 cents fol-
students.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
Power District Men
Visit Priest Rapids

Making preliminary survey OF the
county in connection with the work Of
the Benton County Public Utility dis
trict, John B. Whitehead of Benton
City, and G. G. Williams of Kenne-
wick, commissioners of the district,
were in the valley Wednesday.
While here they conferred with dir
ectors of the Priest Rapids irrigation
district, which possesses municipal
power plant, and made an inspection
of the plant at Priest Rapids.
The commissioners were accompan-
led by Mr.. Town, a consulting en-
gineer of the Tacoma municipal power
system, and while in the valley were
accompanied by r. w. MacDonell and
G. F.. Wooten.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
MANY BIRD EGGS
TAKEN IN DRIVE

Recommendations for hunting and
trapping seasons for 1885 and prizes
for the predatory bird drive, to end
June 30, were discussed by the mem
bers of the White Bluffs Rod and Gun
club at their meeting Tuesday even
ing. Committee appointments for the
coming year were. also made, s.,~ss
Prizes for the drive have now been
definitely chosen and will be displayed
by the club in one Of the stores win
dows before the end of the contest.
There will be about nine main prizes,
given to the individuals who make
the most points in the drive, with five
or six special prizes for those who cap
ture the most of certain species.
Many of the contestants are special
izing now in the taking OF predatory
bird eggs, the largest individual num-
Der having been brought in by Guy
Smith, who recently gathered 145 mag
pie eggs and a numer of raven and
horned owl eggs. Some of these eggs
are on display in the window OF the
Spokesman office, where they are at
tracing great deal of attention.
The following committee appoint
ments for the coming year were made
at the meeting by the president, G.
r. Chase:
Legislative: r. S. Reierson, chairman
Roy Gibbins, @. L. MCGEE, Franl
Meek, Levi Austin. Finance: w. F
Shaw, chairman, Arno Krug, Wall
Schirm, William Schwisow. Program
Krug, chairman, Meek, A. Heideman
Jess Brown. Predatory Drive: Austin
chairman, MCGEE, E. Anderson, Glib.
bins. Membership: Anderson, chair
man, j. NJ Shinn, Heideman, Shaw
Grow trap: Jack Aitchison.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
Valley League
Play To Start
Next Sunday
Hartford Team Plays First
Game With Yakima
All-Stars

Baseball fans of this section will get
their first glimpse Of the national pas
time this spring next Sunday, April
IA, when the 1895 schedule of the
Valley league gets underway. The Han
ford A. G. team, Priest Rapids valley
entrants in the league, will travel to
Yakima to meet the All-Stars of that
city.
With seven-team league this year,
one team will draw bye each Sum
day. Hanford draws its bye the fol-
lowing Sunday and on the 18th plays
it's first home game, against Grand
view
Cold weather of the past month has
cut down on the local teams practices,
and with a number Of new players on
the team the officers of the club are
uncertain as to the probable lineup
Sunday. However, word from Yakima
indicates that teams there have been
unable to practice, so both teams will
face the same handicaps
The local team is now working out
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and
is getting a good deal of practice IN
the gym at night. With two more
weeks before the Grandview game,
they expect to be in top form for the
first home game.
The seven teams in the league this
year are Prosser, Grandview, Topper
ish, Wapato, Sunnyside, Yakima and
Hanford. Last year Hanford finished
well down in the standings, but this
year, with number of new players
more experience and better playing
field the team, managed by Joe De-
Rigio, expects to give the rest of the
league plenty Of trouble.
A full schedule of the valley league
games appears at the bottom of this
page. A complete summary, box score
and description of the local games, as
well as results of all others games ii
the league, will appear in the Spokes.
man each week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-04-11
$4,000, But What
To Do About 1t!

Ninety-fiye thousand dollars but
what to do with 1t?
That is the situation which con-
fronts the directors Of the Priest Rap
ids irrigation district, who were ad-
vised this week that their application
for that sum of money from the Pub
lie Works Administration had been ap-
proved.
Their dilemma arises from the fact
that the application was made during
the summer of 1888, when they wished
to deepen the power canal there SO
that power could be generated the
year around.
Failing to secure the loan at the time
it was needed, the district applied TO
the state department of conservation
and development and were granted
loan of $26,5OO from the reclamation
revolving fund. With this money they
were able to purchase and install a
new turbine, to replace the badly worn
one which YVES taken out of operation
that summer, and to do some improve
ment work on the canal.
Now that their original application
has been approved, the directors are
uncertain as to the wisdom of accept
ing the sum, as the improvements for
which it was intended have been
largely completed and they believe
that it's use would be more expensive
than the benefits to be derived would
Justify. Also, it is doubtful If the money
could be put to any other use than
that stated in the application.
At the time Of the original applica-
ton, construction of Bonneville and
Coulee Dam projects had not been
started, and there was a market fo1
the surplus power generated at the
Priest Rapids plant. Now, however, ii
is doubtful If a market could be found
for surplus power from this plant.
/, At the time the application was
made, PWA loans consisted Of 81
per cent grant to the borrower, the re-
manning rs per cent to be repaid ovel
q period of thirty years at four pei
cent interest. Conditions of the loan
were that all work had to be let un.
der contract, MIRA wages and othel
rules governing the work CONSTRUCTION
undertaken by the district under thes
4 conditions would BE more expensive
than if done by landowners of the dis
trict as in the past.