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The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
JEAlOUSLY THEORY
 BEING PRoBED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11.-Tired in- vestigators took a rest this morning but admitted progress in the probe of the Taylor case. Two deputies left the office hastily on mission which resulted from . now and ap- parently valuable clew bearing on the theory of jealously. A movie ma, was arrested last night but 1t was proved he had no connection with the case, according to officers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
WIZARD EDISON CELEBRATES
 BIRTHDAY

WEST ORANGE, N. J., Feb. 11.- Thomas Edison celebrated his sev- enty-fifth birthday today by working in his laboratory the same as usual and attending to all the work of his office as on any ordinary day. The grand old man of electrical inven- tion and the father of the talking ma chine still enjoys excellent health.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
FIVE CHILDREN DIE
 AFTER TAKING SALTS

CENTRALIA, Wash, Feb. 11.-Ftve children of Mrs. Ed. Rhodes, or Claber, Washington, died within an hour after taking a dose of pur- ported epson salts and the authori- ties are Investigating the case.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
SEVENTY FIVE
 WOODEN SHIPS
 S0LDF0RSONC

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Robert J. McGabie, a San Francisco attorn- ey, was the highest bidder for sev- enty-five wooden ships now idle at Pacific ports. According to Shipping Board officials his total bid was $150,000.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
WANTS TO ANSWER e.
 CHARGES OF HOOVER

CHICAGO. Feb. u..-The American committee for the Russian relief fund wired President Harding asking for an opportunity to refute the charges Herbert Hoover made in report that such organizations operating in the United | etes are frankly communis- tic"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
WEEKS TO CUT DOWN
 OFFICE PERSONNEL

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. Secre- tary Weeks today announced that he had ordered a survey of "the per- sonnel and activities of every branch of the War Department" fin Wash ington for the purpose of reducing the number of officers on duty here.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
MINING OPERATOR DIES

SPOKANE, Feb. Il. - Eugene R. Day, Of Wallace, Idaho, million aire mining operator of the Con de Lene district, died after a long ill., ness.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
ISLAND OF YAP CONTROVERSY
 IS SETTLED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The long controversy between the United Sta tes and Japan over the Yap island was formally ended when Huges and Shidehara signed treaty defending the rights of the United States in the Pacific mandated islands.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
CALIFORNIAN IS NAMED

WASHINGTON, Feb. il. - Presi- dent Harding today nominated Leon- ard G. Husar. Californian district attorney, to the United States court in China.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
AN AWFUL DROP

ST. PAUL, Feb. 1.-The tempera- ture dropped forty-seve degrees to" eight below zero in twenty hours.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
Eighty Per Cent Of New Workers
 Law Violators

NEW YORK, Feb. Il. - Only one woman in more than thirty stood up at a meeting of the Women's Demo- cratic Club when the chairman called for a rising vote of those favoring prohibition Miss Elizabeth Mardury. a member of the Democratic Nation al Committed. said so per cent of New Workers continually violate the liquor laws.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHlKAN, Feb. 11.-Fresh hali- but. 10c and Sc. No other offered.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-11
BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK

BELFAST, Feb 11.-According to Ulster border reports none of the prisoners taken in the recent raids will he released before next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
THE STEAMER THAT
EARNS ITS KEEP

On the top shelf Of many pantries
are steamers and other kitchen equip
ment, at rest. A few times year
they are busted off and do duty steam.
ing the Thanksgiving turkey or the
Christmas plum pudding.
The steamer should work every
day. 1t will save time and fuel and
will produce we'll cooked foods. One
Of my favorite short cuts Is to cook
a weeks supply of breakfast cereal
at once. 1t takes the same time and
fuel as for one breakfast porridge to
cook. My steamer holds six quarts
and so into six glass fruit jars / put
rice, oatmeal, hominy grits or cracked
wheat. The wheat should soak in cold
water several hours, or over night.
use the proportions Of one cupful of
dry cereal to four of cold water and
add teaspoonful of salt to the quart.
Adjust the rubbers and caps as In
canning fruit and steam for three or
four hours. Tighten the caps and
cool and you have perfectly cooked
cereal that will keep until you are
ready to use it. 1t may be served
cold or warmed In few minutes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
ORGANIZATION PRACTICAL
Bonner Association Plans Warehouse
at Standpoint.
of fitting.

The Bonner Fruit Growers associa-
ton, organized early in the year, is
this fall demonstrating the practica-
bility of the project for which 1t was
organized.
The members of the new associa-
ton are we'll pleased with what has
been accomplished this year, and plan
the erection of warehouse in Sand
point next season, to afford pack
ing and shipping headquarters. The
membership of the association is not
yet large, but with the success this
year obtained 1t is expected that all
growers Of any Importance in the
county will join and help to make a
reputation for Bonner as the home
of the best apples in the west.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

have only to keep we'll with me, which
Is no very difficult matter, and you
shall want neither for wine nor sad.
dle-horse."
He made an excuse to send Macco-
nochie from the room.
And for money!" he inquired.
Have to keep we'll with my good
friend Mackellar for my pocket
money also? This is a pleasing return
to the principles of boyhood."
There was no allowance made,
said I; but will take it on myself
to see you are supplied in modera
ton"
I'm moderation" he repeated "Ant
you will take 1t on YOURSELF" He
drew himself up and looked about the
hall at the dark rows Of portraits.
I'm the name of my ancestors,
thank you," says he; and then, with
return to irony: But there must
certainly be an allowance for Secun
dra Dass?" he said. IT is not possible
they have omitted that"
II will make note Of 1t and ash
instructions when write," said l.
And he, with sudden change oil
manner, and leaning forward with ar
elboy on the table: do you think this
entirely wiser"
II execute my orders, Mr.. Bally,
naid I.
ITO Be Continued.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
nkIEhek lMlQs|t|g||E| OF e,
O. B 1T fitI IS
- >, ROBERT LOUIS s'''r"so"
: By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

| started back as though an open hole
Alexander: there was the weak
point, there was the Eve in our per.
ishable paradise; and the serpent was
already Kissing on the trail.
l promise you / went the more
heartily about the preparations; my
last scruple gone, the danger of delay
written before me in huge charac-
ters. From that moment forth, !
seem not to have sat down or
breathed. Now | would be at my
post with the master and his Indian;
now in the garnet buckling valise;
now sending forth Macconochie by
the side postern and the wood-path
to bear 1t to the trysting-place; and
again, snatching some words of coun-
sci with my lady. This was the verso
of our life in Durrisdeer that day;
but on the recto all appeared quite
settled, as Of a family at home in it's
may have been observable the master
would set down to the blow of his
unlooked-for coming and the fear he
was accustomed to Inspire.
Supper went creditably off, cold
salutations passed, and the company
trooped to their respective chambers.
attended the master to the last
Once in my own room, l made Gus.
tomary motions Of undressing. SO
that | might time myself; and when
the cycle was complete, set my finder
box ready and blew out my taper.
The matter of an hour afterward,
made n light again, put on my SHOES
of list that had worn by my lords
sick-bed, and set forth to the house
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
ain the name Of my ancestors,

ain the name Of my ancestors, l
thank you"
you please"-taking, as he spoke, the
head of the table, which / had de-
signed to occupy myself-"and as we
eat, you can give me the details Of
this evasion"
For while he played the part of
entertainer, giving directions to Mac
conochie, who received them with an
evil grace, and attending specially up
on Secundra. and where has my good
family withdrawn top he asked,
carelessly.
"Ah, Mr.. Bally, that is another
point!" said l. II have no orders to
communicate their destination"
"To me-" he corrected.
"To any one" said /.
1T is the less pointed said the
master; my brother improves as he
continues. And I, dear Mr. Mack
ellar?'
"You will have bed and board, Mr.
Bally, said |. Il am permitted to
give you the run of the cellar, which
is pretty reasonably stocked. You
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

"Old man Spraddle was about to
marry the Wilder Soonover," related
a resident of the Gobbler Scratch
neighborhood, land reckon he got
sorter nervous as the time for the
orgy approached. Anyhow, when he
went to light his pipe his hand shook
SO he set his celluloid collar afire.
and the blaze sizzled ring around
his neck, scorched his whiskers and
burnt the hair al off'n one side Of his
head. Aw, we'll, 1t don't pay to dress
up too much, whether you are going
to be married or what"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
FINDS PETRIFIED
PHEASANT TWENTY
FEET IN GROUND

A petrifled pheasant, buried
for ages under twenty feet of
dirt and rocks, was found re.
Gently by d. C. Kerlee, while
prospecting for coal at the head
waters Of Johns creek, near
Grangeville, Idaho. The bird,
which had turned to n hard
clay, was found below a hang.
ing ledge.
Mr.. Kerlee placed the petri-
fed bird to one side, and later
accidentally struck 1t with
refuse from the mine prospect,
and shattered the curio, except
for the head. on which feather
imprints were plainly visible.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

Club Members Purchase shorthorns.
Members of the Hercules Baby Beef
club of Mabton. Washington, pur-
chased five pure-bred Shorthorn fe-
males at the Pacific International
Shorthorn sale. This lays the founda.
ton for two more Yakima valley pure
bred cattle herds in the future.
Harold Holmes and Gerald Varnum
Of Mabton were the enterprizing club
members. Gerald purchased Red
Rose B" of the Foothills farms. Carl
ton, Ore, and Miss Willow" of the
Oregon Agricultural college. Harold
Holmes purchased Bessie Criterion"
of George Bertrand Of Castle Rock,
Wash; "Craigielea Coral" of Foot
hills farms, and Dainty Lady End"
of the Oregon Agricultural college.
Club Boy Wins From Father in Four
Out Of Six Glasses.
Now young fellow, we will see
what club work has done for you,"
said Mr. Guy Taylor Of the South Bay
community. Olympia, as he and his
son, Roy, entered the Thurston coun-
ty potato show in competition with
each other.
And see they did, for Roy won from
his father in four out of six classes.
He won the chamber Of commerce
potato digger offered for the best 100
pounds OF table stock: first prize for
certified Burbank seed, sweep-stake
seed potato competition. second on
uncertified Burbank seed. second on
uncertified White Star seed and Sec
ond for the best 80 tubers of Burbank
table stock.
AS reward for good work in high
school, community activities and club
work, he was given s75 scholarship
to the State College of Washington
by the Union Pacific railway system.
Competition between Roy and his
father has ceased and from now on
1t will be Taylor and Son, potato
growers Of Thurston county.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

Tile drains laid right are more
nearly everlasting than any other
farm improvement.
Il want mattress that is cool tn
sleep on in hot weather"
"One of these air mattresses, ma
dam. you will find just the thing:
they were filled during the cool
weather"
How clever! And I suppose their
resilient qualities are due to their be-
ing filled with spring air."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

This is the party to which we
must grow accustomed" l replied.
He looked at me with a sudden
sharpness. What is all this ?" said he
You and and your friend Mr.. Dass
are now all the company" replied.
my lord. my lady. and the children
are gone upon voyage"
Upon my world" said he Can this
be possible? l have indeed fluttered
your Volsclans in Corioli! But this is
no reason why our breakfast should
go cold. Sit down, Mr. Mackellar, If
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

For round shoulders, cut the back
Of the pattern above the bust line.
starting at center back and extending
almost to arm hole. Separate edges
made by cut enough to allow for the
extra length required for the round
shoulders. Gig. 81. This will add
extra width at the waist line, but this
is not Objectionable for 1t will pre-
vent a drawn look across the back
and detract from the full appearance
of the shoulders.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

Sloping shoulders cause diagonal
wrinkles from shoulder to arm hole.
This is best corrected when fitting is
done, but may be altered on the pat.
tern. Shoulder seams should be
taken up at point of shoulder and
gradually sloped to neck, the armseye
is then cut out to make up for uptake
at shoulder. Gig. 81.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

The same principles are applied to
the tight fitted waist as to the shirt
waist. Often the necessary increase
or decrease in bust or waist can be
made by letting out or taking up the
seams. Since there are SO many seams
this can be done very easily.
(How to alter sleeve patterns will
be shown next time.)
Ito ha continued
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
CONTINUED from last week.

To lengthen waist, back and front,
cut the pattern through about two
inches above waist line and separate
the desired amount, which is de-
termined by length of under-arm
measurement, Gig. ~.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29


of Poland, was assassinated Decem-
Der 16.
An ocean-going barge. laden With
1000 cases Of holiday whisky valued
by prohibition officials at S500. 0e4,
was captured inside Sandy Hook De.
cember 10 by the former subchases
Hanson of the prohibition navy.
In competition with 1860 other peel.
greed canaries. "Baby Grand" an
American bird, was recently adjudged
the greatest warbler In the world, al
the first international canary bird cpu-
test ever held.
A week of skirmisheS between
| moonshiners and federal prohibition
agents In the hills Of Menifee copA.
ty, which resulted In the killing Qf
three agents and one moonshinee ant
the wounding of another outlaw. vas
ended December Is.
| In the most disastrous fire tn the
history of Bozeman. Montana, prop
erty losses of $25o,0eo were sustained.
After being marooned five days On
1 the barren Lizard Isle I'm Lake 9upe.
rior, with the temperature averaging
we'll below the zero mark. and appar.
entity without food. % of the 81 miss.
ing persons from the M-fated tug Re-
| lance have been rescued.
The soviet government OF Vladtvo-
stok recently ordered the cOnsuls Of
France and 10 other countries to close
their consulates and leave the Prt
moria.
4 An investigation Of the origin ana
effect of the recent earthquake 70
| Chile will be undertaken by the Car.
negie institution.
| Survey with view to laying the
foundations for Astoria on perma-
nent basis, to replace the business dts.
trict built on pfling, which was de-.
stroyed by the fire recently, has been
started with the cooperation OF army
engineers.
| The six-story Trust building at Char
lotte, N. c., was destroyed and two
other structures seriously damaged by
| fire early December 18 with loss es-
timated at $4,000.
| The nations crops this year are
worth $7,572,S90,o00, based on thetY
farm values of December I. the de-
partment of agriculture announced re-
Gently.
Congressman John w. Summers Of
Walla Walla will introduce an amend.
ment to the agricultural bill In con-
gress appropriating 100000 to be
loaned farmers of the Big Bend dis
trtct for the purchase Of seed wheat,
1t is reported.
Air Mail Pilot Henry g. Boonstra,
for many days missing when he be-
came lost in blizzard while flying
with government mail from Salt Lake
to Rock Springs, Wyo., was found
alive and we'll at Rigby ranch. near
Coalville, Utah. December 10.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

When the gasoline engine is hitched
to the washing machine, It takes the
blue out Of Monday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
WASHINGTON NEWS

| w AOk4xlVO4V YIN 4VAWH
An ordinance establishing Scent
fare on the municipal car system was
passed December IS at Seattle by the
council and signed by Mayor Edwin ].
Brown. It becomes effective March l.
The state supreme court December
10 authorized the commissioners of
Cowlitz county to proceed with the
canvass of election returns in the
county seat contest, which means that
If the unofficial returns are correct
the county seat will be transferred
from Kalama to Kelso.
A fund of 100000 to purchase seed
wheat for eastern Washington farm
ers, especially in the Big Bend, who
would otherwise be unable to plant
this spring. Is to be raised If present
plans of subcommittee of the agri-
cultural bureau of the Spokane Cham
Der of Commerce are successful.
A charity bequest of 160 acres,
made by the late David Adams of
Colfax, will be distributed for the
benefit Of Colfax institutions, being
divided into three parts. The value
of the land is estimated at $4,000.
The distinction of being the first
persons to walk across the Columbia
river on ice from The Dalles to the
Washington shore In several years
was claimed December IL by Fred
Smith. ferryman. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney Scott. The party made the
trip without accident. the river being
frozen solidly oyer from shore to
shore here.
Northwest wheat growers vii pay
an additional $1s5 900 for their wheat
bags next year as result of the
federal government ruling requiring
the word india" on all bags import
ed from Calcutta.
Alvin NJ. Ow5ley, national comman-
der of the American Legion will
speak throughout Washington early
in January.
According to the Washington State
college business manager of the mems
glee lcub, the itinerary for the an.
nual tour has been completed.
Three years ago the students Of the
State College Of Washington voted tc
charge every student $40 at the time
of registration, this sum to be put
into sinking fund to start work on
new gymnasium. The money col
lected in this manner now amounts
to between $4,000 and $4,000 and II
is expected the state legislature VIII
duplicate this amount. It Is believed
sod will be broken In the near future
for the gymnasium.
Reorganization of the Cow Coun.
ties Defense league" formed a year
ago to fight the Palmer Initiative
measure for the reapportionment Of
the membership of the legislature
has been started in preparation to
combat reapportionment movement
by King county in the 1923 legisla-
ture.
Broken wings, crushed bodies and
twisted wires were practically all that
remained of four airplanes after the
United States Aircraft corporation
hangar at Parkwater collapsed re-
Gently under the weight Of tons of
snow.
Boys and Girls
Farm Cluh
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
HOMEMAkERS' CORNER
.e Conducted by
Lindsey Webb News Editor,
r. Lounsbury Agricultural Extension Editor,
College Washington

The arms-eye, If too large, may be
changed by raising the line under arm
in both front and back and making
new curve. If too small, it may be
cut out at the time Of fitting. Gig y.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

lady the children go upon journey this INSTALL
eve lights of the carriages stand shining by the
waysde. Scarce word uttered at parting
and these regarded business silent graspng Of hands turn
into tro lamp light sped like wll-o' thewp the
broken moorland"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

nocent persons, that one after an
of face as white as paper.
Slipped Into Darkness.
We slipped out of the side postern
into night of darkness, scarce broken
by star or two; so that at first we
CROPPED and stumbled and fell among
the bushes. A few hundred yards up
the wood-path, Macconochie was wait.
Ing us with great lantern: so the
rest of the way we went easy enough,
but still in kind of guilty silence
A little beyond the abbey, the path
debouched on the main road; and
some quarter of mile further, at
the place called Eagles, where the
moors begin, we saw the lights Of the
two carriages stand shining by the
wayside. Scarce word or two was
uttered at our parting, and these re-
garded business: a silent grasping of
hands, turning of faces aside, and
the thing was over; the horses broke
into a trot, the lamplight sped like
will-o' -the-wisp upon the broken
moorland, it dipped beyond Stony
Brae; and there were Macconochie
and | alone with our lantern on the
road
There was one thing more to wait
for; and that was the temperance
of the coach upon Cartmore. 1t seems
they must have pulled up upon the
summit looked back for last time,
and seen our lantern not yet moved
away from the place of separation.
For lamp was taken from carriage
and waved three times up and down
by way of a farewell And then they
were gone indeed, having looked their
last on the kind roof of Durrisdeer,
their faces toward barbarous coun-
try I never knew before the great
ness of that vault of night in which
we two serving-men, the one old and
the one elderly stood for the first
time deserted; l had never felt be
fore my own dependency upon the
countenance of others. The sense OF
isolation burned in my bowels like
fire. 1t seemed that we who re-
manned at home were the true exiles;
and that Durrisdeer and Solwayside,
and all that made my country native,
it's air good to me, and It's language
welcome, had gone forth and was far
over the sea with my old masters.
The remainder of that night paced
to and fro on the smooth highway,
rejecting on the future and the past
My thoughts, which at first dwelt
tenderly on those who were just gone,
took more manly temper as con.
sidered what remained for me to do
Day came upon the inland mountain.
tops, and the fowls began to cry and
the smoke of homesteads to arise In |
the brown bosom Of the moors, before |
| turned my face homeward and went |
down the path to where the roof of
Durrisdeer shone in the morning by
the sea.
Called Master at Same Hour
At the customary hour l had the |
master called, and awaited his com.
ing in the hall with quiet mind. He
looked about him at the empty room
and the three covers set.
I'VE are small party" said he. !
How comes that?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

PouItry--If you want Matching eggs
In January, mate your birds In De-
cember. It is best to have the roost,
ers In three weeks before the egga
are used.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

Plant Pathology Begin making the
treating vat for treating seed pota.
toes. Your county agent will give you
suggestions on how 1t is made.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29

Livestock-Furnish the eve flock
their hay out in the field (even ON
the snow, for the resulting exercise
means that the flock will give normal
birth to strong vigorous lambs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
Boys and Girls
Farm Club
Work

A Yell From Adams County.
l saw an old hen standing by cart
She cackled to be cluby, cause she
was smart
Myrtle Dooly.