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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-11-25
Sunday School Has
Thanksgiving Program

Sunday school at the Presbyter-
ian church was very we'll attended
last Sunday, and the beautiful
Thanksgiving program greatly en-
.joyed. The program consisted of
specially chosen hymns, responsive
readings, an address on leadership
by Mrs. c. o. Bnnell, vocal solos
by Sue Anglin and Jane Turner,
violin solos by Ruby Hoover and
an appropriate playlet by the in
termediate, class depicting a poor
rural section of the south, where
the children give a surprise thank
you" dinner for their missionary.
The Murray twins, Lois and Louise,
gave a Thanksgiving recitation and
there were also songs by the pri-
mary and intermediate classes.
Word has been received here of
the birth of son, to be named
Charles Robert, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Foster at Davenport November
Is. Mr.. Foster, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foster of
Hanford, is county agent in Lin
coin county.
Miss Margaret Cox left last Fri
day for Toppenish where she will
be employed for few weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. Otto Roller of
Pomeroy arrived Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving Day at the
Frank Clark home
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-11-25
picture through
proves o Of

fascinating interplay of roof lines,
tree portraits-are typical of pic.
lures that may be made at home
unusual pictures of usual subjects.
Don't be afraid of doing things
differently. It's tonic to tackle old
subjects from new points of view.
If, to get shot that appeals to you,
you have to upset the claws" of safe
and-sane snapshooting, don't hest
tate. II your eye enjoys the scene.
whatever it is, the chances are that
your camera will enjoy it too.
With such helps as the in.
expensive photo-flood bulbs (for
which efficient reflectors are avail
able) you can do your snapshooting
indoors as we'll as out. Present-day
cameras, films and lights give you
unlimited scope for your snapshots
ing. Today almost any picture is
possible--and at any time.
OF all words of praise for the
snapshooter, the sweetest are these.
spoken by friend: well, would
you look at that! I've seen that spot
every day for the last fifteen years
and never dreamed 1t had the max
ings of a picture like this"
Maybe you've heard these words
already! Congratulations!
John van GuildsE
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-11-25
GIRLS BASKETBALL

The girls inter- class basketball
tournament is scheduled to start
Monday, November 20. In the first
game, the freshmen will play the
sophomores, second game the jun.
Tors will play the seniors The WIN
ners of these two games play to-
gether and the losers play the
losers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-11-25

o'clock AM. until o'clock PM.
and all qualified voters of said Ben,
ton County Public Utility District
will be entitled to vote at said
election.
H. E. CHAIRMAN,
County Auditor and Clerk of
Benton County Election Board
Nov. 1925.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-11-25
NUMBER Z

wiser or more needful than the
simple words in st. Paul's letter to
the COloSSianS:
"And be We thankful"
Excerpt through courtesy of the
Country Gentleman)
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Opposes Big Navy

] note with alarm that your
newspaper, particularly in its
editorial columns, urges that
America build a greater navy.
Is it your intention to drive
us into another war? Are the
lessons of the last war, with its
toll of men killed and wounded,
it's terrific financial costs, so
soon forgotten?
Rather than urging a greater
navy, which is a challenge to
Japan, i should like to see The
Times come out for world peace.
True the Panay incident was
q shocking thing. But two
wrongs never make a right.
We have an ample navy to
defend our own shores. Why
should we challenge the world
to another naval building racer
PAX.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

citation for the nanny who
nursed him from his infancy.
"Colored men have come into
the fields of collegiate, profes-
sional and Olympic sport, and
not left without their share OF
laurels. DR.. Carver, colored
scientist, has aided America
with his development Of the
peanut. Colored artists and
musicians have given worth
while service to America.
Like any other race, we
have made our mistakes. There
are still many times when we
have not been all that we
would like to be. Still our
progress since slavery has been
little short of remarkable
under the circumstances, and
gives us the right to demand
greater opportunity to become
a more integral part of Amer
ica, the land we love-"
A splendid appeal for a great
people, little girl. .one which
should both shame and inspire
us, whose nation you share
and have so Loyalty served.
Bernardine, herself, Is an
example of what fine ambition
she advocates. A working girl,
she has had a hard struggle.
Last year she attended the
night classes of N. Y. U.-took
a few points in journalism.
This year she has a scholarship
in Cooper Union Night Art
School-hopes to become a good
commercial artist.
Let's write to her-wish her
luck-and be grateful that she
and her brothers and sisters
also share the glorious vision of
our America.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

So the world lay, that night
when Christ was born. So the
world still lies. COMFORT
FOR TEE CLASSES. MISERY
FOR THE MASSES.
Yet, through the darkness Of
that first blessed night there
came an angels 3cng-"Glory
be to God in the highest end
on earth peace, good will to-
ward mem"
And again, today, that song
reSounds- out Of the heart Of
Youth. Youth as yet un-
touched by hate and fear and
bitter intolerance. Good will
toward men" It ward ALL
men. toward the black as
we'll as the white-that is the
gift which dark-skinned, white
souled, 18-yea1 old BERNADINE
BLESSITT Of NEW YORK
CITY would bring to America
on this New Year.
~
"IF I COULD, I WOULD
BRING THE GIFT OF RACIAL
UNDERSTANDING TO AMER
ICA. The colored man has
also done his part in the max
ing of America. His shoulders
bent beneath the weight Of
sandbags to stem the river and
save the South from floods.
He labored in the fields to
build up our exports of cotton.
Loyalty he has fought in
every major conflict of his
country. He has given America
its only original contribution
to the world of music, the
negro spiritual. He has given
his undying devotion to his
employer, and many a famous
parsonage has voiced his appre-
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

the dressing-up, were due to the
ladies who made the trip. Time
was when school teachers and
ladies with few or no ties made
up the majority of the feminine
travel contingent. But now we
find grandmas and granddaugh-
ters packing up for a short
cruise; business women taking
off time to rest tangled nerves,
and just plain mamas taking
a rest from housekeeping chores.
CHANCE TO DRESS UP
For the ladies the cruise Of
fers a chance to dress up. Men
climb into tuxedos for dinner;
there are cocktail parties before
dinner, special luncheonS and
suppers, two orchestras for con-
tinuous dancing parties, fancy
dress and masquerade affairs,
and a prize for the smartest
spectator sports or evening out
fit.
To make things comfortable,
the passenger lists have been
cut down-the number of pas
sengers taken being just right
for comfort and plenty of deck
space. We believe that the
gals" have been responsible for
these vital improvements.
Apart from the comfort Of a
cruise, the chance for luxury
and the opportunity to change
the daily scene at so moderate
a cost. we believe that the great
est attraction of the cruises is
the opportunity they afford for
a person to be himself. One
does as one pleases, rest or
play.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson
Copyright, 1887, King Features Syndicate,

I'm to the question recently asked young
America-"IF YOU WERE SANTA CLAUS, WHAT
WOULD YOU BRING THIS NATION?"-can.e thou
sands of remarkable anSWerS. In toddyS column you
CiU find one of the dnsaOerS)
A BLACK bleak night land in misery. In lighted
"A palaces carnival pleasure and privilege profit
and power for the few In stormswept hills and filthy alley
ways hunger and rags for the millions poverty and pain
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

that I don't know the answer
to our problem. here.
The suggestions that I have
to offer are as follows:
Let our good friends in Con-
gress repeal the special privilege
granted to them to park their
cars anywhere they want at any
time Of the day or night. 1t is
easy enough for a Congressman
to say that the voteless tax
payer Of Washington will find a
place to park his car, other than
on the street, while he, in his
majesty, won't have tc do so.
Go down on F Street, any
day or any night. and notice the
cars with congressional license
plates, parked where no cs.rs are
supposed to park, while the
families Of these congressman
are enjoying the moving pic
lures or doing their shopping.
Go up to Fourteenth and F
Streets Northwest, and count
the number of taxicabs con-
tinuallJ driving up and down
the street at a slow rate OF
speed. I read somewhere in q
paper not long ago where
there are 1900 more taxicabs
in Washington than really
needed, but that only Congress
has the authority to reduce the
number.
If Congress really wants to do
something about the whole
thing, let them remove the
beam from their own eye before
they look after the mote in
some one else's.
Congressional tags and dip
lomatic tags are, to my mind,
nothing more than q warning
to q policeman to lay off that
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Traffic Suggestions

I have been reading a great
deal about the traffic problem
and I note, with some surprise,
that some of our good friends in
Congress are going to solve the
problem.
I would like to offer a few
suggestions. OF course, I am
just an ordinary taxpayer. I
have only been driving a car
for about 20 years. I have
served on several citizens traf-
fic committees, but will admit
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

When cruises first became
popular, we went down to the
West Indies one winter and on
triangle cruise to Canada and
Bermuda one summer. Neither
trip was satisfactory.
Too many passengers had
been accepted, resulting in over
crowding. There was hostess
and a cruise director, too, even
then, but they were overzealous.
They tried to cajole and bully
people, who obviously wanted to
take a rest. into taking part in
deck sports, competitions and
other shipboard activities.
The shore excursions were
not well arranged. And, being
just after repeal, there was
altogether too much convivi-
ality.
VALUE RECEIVED
We returned from our recent
cruise to find ourselves a con-
firmed cruise addict. We know
of no trip that gives so much
for the time and money ex-
pended-luxury, beauty, in
terest and good company.
Never, have we been so pleas
antly, but unobtrusively, PAM
pered. Never were shore excur-
sions better handled. In fact,
old traveller that we are, we
found ourselves visiting long
known places with new interest.
swapping pictures with all the
avidity of the tyro tourist.
We saw and observed much,
and we found out that all the
extra touches, the amenities,
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Wise Words

The people of this country
are not jealous of fortunes,
however great, which have been
built up by the honest develop
ment of great enterprises. which
have been actually earned by
business energy and sagacity;
they are jealous only of specula-
tive wealth, of the wealth which
has been piled up by no effort
at all, but only by shrewd wits
playing on the credulity OF
others This is predatory
wealth." and is found in stock
markets-Woodrow Wilson.
Contentment furnishes con-
stant JOY. Much covetousness.
constant grief. To the contented
even poverty is Joy. To the
discontented, even wealth is a
vexation.-Unknown.
1t is not a lucky word, this
same impossible: no good comes
Of those that have it so often
in their mouth.-Carlyle.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

"The least
the American
people can do
is to refuse
to buy Japa-
nese goods. I
t h / n k the
United States
is a fairly
peace i owing
nation and a
boycott would
be better car
ried on by the
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
GOOdby 1897

7 T'S been stirring year. may turn out to have
been a year in which various countries streams
Of history began eating channels for themselves.
We began the year with of strikes riding on
the back of mounting of prosperity. We end
it in the throes of recession for which capital is
blaming labor and the Government, labor leaders
blaming capital and the general public not knowing
whom to blame. The best guess would seem to be
that you can't justly blame any particular whom or
whoms; that the real question is what to blame for
any economic setback, and that of us knows the
full answer to that question.
1t does look to us, though, as if the Roosevelt ad
ministration has closer than previous admins
tratons to finding the many-sided hugely complex
answer to the economic riddle. It beyond argu
ment that this recession would have been worse had
it not been for the SEC and its enforcement of the
Stock Market Control Act; much than that had
it not been for high farmer buying power built up
under the AAA and the Soil Conservation Act; still
worse if Federaly supervised bank deposit insurance
hadn't been instituted by the New Deal to prevent
national wave of bank failures when business should
slack off,
We hope the New Deal carries on, despite the
denable loosening of the Administrations hold on
Congress and the rumored (but as yet unverified)
falling away of some of the Presidents popular
support.
For all our troubles
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

States should
meddle in the
affairs of 9th
er n a t 10 MS,
and certainly
the re ce n t
war S C a r e S
should not be
alIo W e d to
halt trade be-
tween nations
at peace with
each o t h e r.
w n y should
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Praise for the P. u. c.

It strikes me that the Wash
ington public is most tickle at
times. Let's take the recent
turn of events involving the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
About two months ago the.
commission issued its order on
street-car fares, raising the
token rate to 6 for SO cents.
Quite a howl went up from the
citizens associations, denouncing
the commission as being unfair
to the public. When the action
of that body is analyzed. it may
be found that the commission,
in raising the token-fare rate,
really was driving the local pub.
lie to cheaper car rides through
use Of the $1.25 weekly pass.
Then a few weeks ago the
commission served notice on the
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany that it intended to cut its
rate Of return. This will mean
a savings in electric light bills
of approximately $1,o0o,Ooo to
the public for the coming year,
but our tickle citizenry paid no
attention to this. In fact, when
theP commission really rated q
pat on the back following the
power-company decision, the
criticism in the strset-car case
was all it got. R8s Va
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

an e + ectlye
way to h e Up
bring the war
to an end. 1t
would also be
a good thing
for the pro-
t e C tion of
American Ia
b or as well
as an express
S ion of our
ange., at the
recent bomb
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

mo. I can't
see that such
a boycott by
i n d i v iduals
will do a n y
good. It's too
small a thing,
a n d t h e
United States
S h o u Id do
S ON e t h ing
more drastic
than that if
it wishes to
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

Absolutely.
The Japanese
are so COM
pletely deter
m i n g d in
their in t e n.
tions and we
should be just
as d 9 tie r.
mined to do
what we can
to put a stop
to the Far
Eastern con.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
BH Temple Manning

WE returned recently from short cruise, and feel
w though had been voyage of discovery for
it has been quite time since have taken cruise
som ehinn which is reoret
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
THE REST OF THE WORLD

with few exceptions, Jared worse IN 1887 than we did,
England and the Scandinavian countries the
only spots the map whose brightness compared
"Middlo Wnv" with ours. The British housing
c..,, ~, and rearmament programs enabled
oI"] VO'HS the United Kingdom to maintain
high degree of prosperity throughout 1887 The Nor
wegian, Swedish and Danish ''middle way' Ia work
ing compromise between capitalism and sociasm)
kept those countries keel for
year-and incidentally, gave more Americans than
ever the hope that some day may be able to reach
a similar stability by similar means
The dictator nations made most Of the noise during
1887, but it had mainly hollow sound, from this
listening post at least
Mussolin and Hitler mixed up throughout
the year with the Spanish civil war, trying to win for
Franco. But the year ends Franco is still going to
n;ctotoro win by some terrific offensives that are
- ,o still somewhere in the future. Mean
Wt''S"' while both Mussol mi and Hitler appear
to be getting out of Spain fast as they gracefully
can after all the Dragging and breastbeatng they did
Ethiopia goes on being running and very expensive
sore in the italian Empire; German rearmament is
sucking and essential food and clothing
away from German stomachs and backs.
"Comrade" Stalin car of all the Russias under
different label had his troubles in 1887 and so did
his country. Russia took many insults from Japan
that most of lost count and the only logical
son that Westerners could figure out that Stain
feared a counterrevontion at home plus German
leap from the west if he should try to call Japans
bluff This theory convncingly supported by
Stains almost daily executions of patches of his old
friends and hackers fantastic charges of Trotsky-
ite" wheat poisoning, monkey wrench throwing and
soup souring
Hirohito ends 1887 the upgrade, with control of
additional tens of thousands of Chinese square miles
and tens of millions of Chinese people to his soldiers
credit since the undeclared began last summer
Whether Japan digest this bite remains to be seen;
or whether China, with large scale unofficial Russian
help now reported on the way, will drag Japan and
itself down into form of Communism
:: Probably there is wishful thinking mixed up
in this remark; but it does look as if the shades of
twilight creeping up on dctators as 1887 merges
into 1888. The boys may make a comeback; but at
this moment none of them looks soidly they
all looked when 1887 began.
he YnrkD
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

without. A boycott by the peo-
pie is an effective way of help
ing to end the war and making
Japan behave"
X \
Miss Eileen Crimmen, 1886
Huidekoper Pl. N. W., piano
player:
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Editorial Policy

WE ARE frequently asked why we publish editorials
w from the New York Daily News. The answer is
that we think these editorials sound and timely
Incidentally the editor and publisher of this news
paper is also one of the owners of the Daily News
And the policies Of the editorials which reprint
are identical with the policies of this newspaper.
Eleanor Patterson
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

people to express their diSap-
proval of Japan's actions, rather
than involving the U. S. Govern
ment by an official act"
y Il
Rev. Thomas E. arber,
Greensboro, N. c., Baptist min
lister:
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

car. And in the final analysis
Congress knows that no city is
trying to do as much with so
little as is Washington. II
Congress makes the necessary
laws, restri C ting themselves
from parking in violation of all
rules of reason, then maybe
they can find some way to give
Police Chief Brown some more
motorcycles and some more
policemen to see that the regu-
lationS are obeyed.
You might just as well throw
this letter in the waste basket
for all the good you or any
other person can do about it be.
cause congressman themselves
are the only ones who can help
the situation. And if you think
Congresmen are bothered about
traffic rules, go up around the
office buildings at the Capitol
and see how much attention
their cars show to the No Park.
ing signs put up by the Capitol
police themselves for the pro.
lection of people in that neigh
horhood.
If it was not such a serious
matter, it would be laughable.
"SIC AND TYRED."
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

flict without getting into it our
selves. I think American citi-
Eens, individually. should refuse
to buy Japanese goods"
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

ing of American ships. Cheap,
foreign-made goods are a serious
threat to the economic stability
of the American olkingman."
X 4
Mrs. Virginia Hale, 705 Eight
eenth st. N. w., social service
rItn,.lrnr.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

sonal boycott
on Japanese
goods. I am
n OF purchas-
ing anything
that I know
is made in ia
p a n. Japan
for years has
flooded our
markets with
cheap 6 o DDS
which We can
e a silly d o
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District Of Co
lumbia since January /, 1887.
is graphically shown by the
death watch,
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

the American people ruin estab-
lisked trade businesses, which
would also harm American bust.
ness?"
X \ X
James King, % Rhode Island
Ave. N. w, college student:
by all means. 1t would be
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

keep It's prestige, which has suf-
fered too much already"
X 4
MRS. Cecilia Sakva, 212
Seventh st. S. E., housewife:
II already have started a per-
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
DeculEcuztt1eA "
People
N r. Remer

SIR HENRY CAVENDlSH
HREAT scientist and
~ one of EneIand's rich
est men, he had only one
suit of clothes, replaced
yearly, He hated women,
and left his domestics
written instructions daily.
Any female servant who
permitted him sight OF
her was discharged imme-
diateIy. ..t
Copyright. 1887. by v. ROmSFI :.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
The Inquiring
photographer
The Washington Times IN
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

THE QUESTION
Should the American people
boycott Japanese goods?
THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Rae Haydn, 1929 First
st. N. w, housewife:
mo. I don't think the United
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

be to addresses
the be omitted request.
The Washington times., 1937-07-14
Sleuthing Is Hobby
OF Business Men

as volunteer aid to the officials
in charge of criminal investigao
tions. but the group itself has no
official standing. ,
Each man pays his own ex.
penses, and Sergeant Steffens says
that with one exception he has
yet to send a bill for services to
a police department.
I'VE buy our own equipment
and each man SpecializeS In the
phase Of crime detection that
interests him most" Sergeant
SteffenS- explained. For in.
stance, WinSIOw p. Humphrey,
our secretary and a former
member of the Elizabeth police
force, works on ballistics, queS-
toned documents and does
other microscopic work. Re-
Gently he spent a month In
Orange county working on the
Crum murder case. He bought
his second microscope not long
ago and paid $3.50 for it, but
other men spend similar
amounts on boats or fishing
gear"
The Washington times., 1937-07-14

NEWARK.-Some men p e n d
their leisure time at golf or fish
ing, but 81 New Jersey business
and professional men use their
free moments as detectives, work
ing through scientific m h d
with the official investigators OF
any criminal mystery that offers.
The crime detective laboratory
OF New Jersey, headed by Sergt.
Gustave R. Steffens, secretary to
the chief of police of Elizabeth,
probably has no counterpart any
where in the world.
These amateur sherlock
HolmeseS object when anyone
refers to their avocation as a
hobby.
They point out that it is far
more than a mere hobby. for in
addition to being interested in
the criminal problems of their
particular fields of science each
man is anxious to discharge his
duties as a citizen and to help
in Furnishing criminals and wiping
out crime. Sergeant SteffenS said:
I'm that particular our IabOra-
tory is unique. 1t has interested
and enlisted the services Of men
who could not be paid for work
in the criminal field. Doctors,
dentists and scientists are in the
group, and all are Independent
by virtue of their knowledge and
skill. Yet they are willing to
give their services to combat
crime"
OF course the amateur crimi-
biologists have a grand time at
their self-appointed task of help
ing convict the guilty. They work