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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-20

Kenz and Dorothy and Ada Port
ser. The prize was o radio re-
ceiver and was won by Hermon
Harris, New York advertising man.
Cantor had no trouble picking up
DIX stations. assisted by the girls,
before turning the Freed-Eisemann
set over to the winner.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Table Manners.
MOST of US have some little dinin,

MOST OF US have somo little dining
room tricks that we are not
aware of-we do things as we eat
that we would criticize in others.
These are tricks of nervousness and
are apt to be quite as offensive as
bad manners resulting from igno-
rance or indifference.
For instance, there is the high
strung, angular young woman of
very precise habits, who has a habit
OF brushing up the crumbs about her
plate. She does this between the
course7 and during the courses
She brushes them with one hand into
the palm of the other and then de-
posits them on her bEead and butter
plate. Probably she is annoyed at
having crumbs around her plate, and
she would be surprised II you told
her how often she crumbed her place
during a meal
Then there are the peope-more
often men than women-who see
imaginary specks on dishes and sill
Yer and wipe them with their nap
kin before using them.
Others reset their place after sit
ting down to meal, arranging glass.
bread and butter plate, knives, forks
and spoons in more precise position.
Occasionally we find absent minded
folk who mark the cloth with knife
or fork, though this is usually the trick
OF the half grown boy or girl. Others
busy their nervous fingers crumbing
bread, and others spend nervous energy
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Kathie Manages.

"I do wish Mr.. Smithers would go
home" sighed Elsa as she glanced
downstairs and saw that the visitors
hat still lay on the settee in the hall
way.
Hes such a bore" agreed her
brother, 'and poor mother is too po-
lite to get rid of him. She promised
to make us some popcorn balls when
we were through studying, and now
we're all through and he's still there,
and what'll we do about it?'
Their pretty widowed mother was
a great problem to the twins. They
felt a very protective air toward her,
and especially felt it their duty to
discourage boring visitors.
Kathie, the little tortoise kitten,
curled up sleepily against Elsa. blink
ed sympathetically. She did wish she
could do something to help the twins
get rid of the long -winded man down
stairs.
The twins. having finished their
studies, started to do a crossword
puzzle together. kathie wandered off
downstairs by herself, looking for
something to play with.
She hopped up on the settee in the
hail. her favorite place for cozy nap.
But she could not find her favorite
cushion. There seemed to be some
thing on top of 1t. She walked around
on top of the settee, waving her little
tail disapprovingly. Then she ran
into something hard and round which
slid to the floor. Kathie hoped off
to see what that new plaything
could be.
She found it a very nice plaything,
indeed 1t was something that could
be rolled about. She had great fun
making little rushes at it and sending
ii tumbling. SO absorbed was she
that she did not realize what had hap
pened when suddenly everything be-
came dark. Something was on top of
her, sitting her. She started run
ming in circles, and making frantic
daSheS.
1t was one of these dashes which
brought Kathie in full sight of the
living room. MY hat.' cried a mans
voice. "What-what-" then he
caught sight of Kathie's TAIL Those
children have done this"' he cried
angrily. 1.-The way you let them play
tricks, and
The twins mother got up with dig
nifty. II can manage my children
very WELL" she said, and, somehow,
the man found himself going home.
Nice Kathie!" said Elsa, as she
munched popcorn. IT'S so nice of
you to save us the trouble of doing a
trick like that, though we'll never.
never be able to convince mother we
didn't"
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Batter is OUT calls the umpire as
the batter swings wildly and misses by
inches.
The crowd yells its approval, and
the pitcher turns to face the next bat
ter confidently, for he knows that his
curve is breaking we'll today and that
smost of the opposing batterS Will be
standing on their ears" trying to hit.
Curves-the magic word that may
make or break a successful pitcher.
What boy is there who does not
long to possess a good curve-to be
able to put the stuff on the BALI?
Throwing a curve is more matter
of wrist motion than anything else,
and not so much dependent on the po-
sition of the fingers as is commonly
supposed.
The ball is held naturally between
the thumb and first two fingers, with
the other two fingers gripping we'll
qnder the ball.
AT the point in the throw when the
ball is released from the hand, the
wrist is turned upward and outward,
and the ball is allowed to roll off the
index finger about midway between
the tip and the hand.
This gives the ball rolling motion,
which causes it to curve on it's way to
the plate and makes it much harder
to hit.
Two things that will be of assist
ance to any boy in perfecting a curve
, ball are % follow instructions as to
the manner in which the hall is held
and thrown, and (2) practice.
It was not without long hours of
practice that such masters of the
curve as Mordecai Brown, Nap"
Rucker and Vic" Willis were able to
make it a successful part of their
pitching game. Spend some time in
learning to hold the ball properly and
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Fashion Now Demands Extreme Brevity in Children

among the prejudices OF some
mothers. II wouldn't choose lavendar
for a child" is a comment often heard
where childrens clothes are sold
Not green" says some women.
quickly passing over the little frocks
Of verdent hue. And while yellow
enjoyed considerable vogue as a
some women who are averse to it.
X II
"A S far as children's millinery is
concerned the cloche seems still
TO be in favor. Little girls have not
had to adapt themselves to the varied
assortment of high-crowned hats that
have been brought before their
mothers and big sisters recently
The really well-dressed little girl
almost invariably wears a simple,
untrimmed everyday" hat. A neat
eloche of fine straw with the conven-
tional band of ribbed ribbon is worn
with the conventional navy blue serge
coat by many smartly dressed little
girls.
Popular as flower trimmings have
become for older women there are
many mothers who will have none
OF the fiower-trimmed hat for their
little daughters. The truth is that
for children ribbon trimming seems
to take precedence over flowers
among women of fastidious taste.
Among the smartest hats for little
girls offered here is a white milan
cloche shape, trimmed with small
rosettes or narrow white satin ribbon
around side and front with a double
band of the ribbon running between
Pleated and ruched narrow ribbon
forms the band trimming OF other
simple shapes. Among the straws
favored are milan, tuscan and similar
sorts.
For the older little girls the close
hitting little shape with a rolled.up
orlm In front is gaining favor at
present.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Landmark.

A resident was showing guest the
important spots in a small town. Com
ing to vacant lot, he said, This is
one Of our greatest showplaces.
"Why, it's only a vacant lot. ex-
claimed the guest.
Certainly, but that's where the cir
Gus always performs when it comes
to town."
Evening star., 1925-04-26

a costume depends only on having
the middies always clean and in
shipshape and having the skirt kept
short enough and the tie neatly tied.
Both taste and opinion seem to
differ regarding the little girls party
clothes. Some mothers squelch all
desire for extremely dainty finery on
the part of their children, allowing
them nothing more festive than white
linen with a little Irish lace or en-
broidery for party clothes. Other
mothers allow chiffon or georrette
crepe or figured silks for their little
girls.
If you do permit chiffon and
georgette be sure that the frock
chosen is very simple. The fussY
Evening star., 1925-04-26

chiffon frock for the little girl is a
rather dangerous venture.
An attractive model for the chiffon
frock consists of two lengths Of
pleated chiffon, each edged with lace.
One length extends from the round
neck to a little above the knees. That
is the frock itself. The shorter length
extends over this from neck to few
inches below the shoulder. This
makes the collar and the excuse for
sleeves. Nothing could be simpler
and nothing daintier.
For the girl of blue eyes and fair
hair one of the new shades of blue is
most becoming. The old notion that
little children should wear no colors
save blue and pink seems to linger
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Are Of Interest to Younger Readers
Yarns of the Big Woods.

stretch Of ground away to the left he
seemed To see strange, ghostlike
light dancing.
Nothing To be afraid of" explained
the Old Guide gently It's Will-o-
the-Wisp. VIII is a funny little man
who goes about at night with his
queer lantern to see if all the young
birds and animals that live in the
marshes are tucked safely in their
soft little beds of feathers and fur.
That's his lantern you see now. And
since he's seeing that all the young
animals have turned in, l think III
see that you turn in too, son. Remem-
ber, we're getting up early tomorrow"
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Ship Sinks at Bridge.

T OW bridges span the River Spree
IL in Germany and interfere seri-
ously with the passage of excursion
steamers loaded with holiday makers
from Berlin. Hence new steamer is
being built, to carry 1000 passengers,
that will be equipped with large tanks
which when filled with water will
submerge the hull sufficiently to pass
under the lowest bridge on the river
Evening star., 1925-04-26
"Throwine Curves Matter of Wrist Twist"

letting it roll off your fingers in the
correct manner.
After this is accomplished to your
satisfaction get one of your friends to
catch for you. Pitch slowly at first;
then speed up as you master the right
method of handling the ball. Remem-
Der to put the snap into your wrist
just as it leaves your hand.
The curve is always an effective
weapon in a good pitchers hands. The
best days that L had while pitching
for the New York Giants, between
1911 and 1919, were due to the man
ner in which my curve was breaking
and when had the control to break
it where / wished.
Control is very important in throw
ing any ball, but especially a curve.
Practice alone can aid you in develop
ing it, adding, of course, any natural
pitching ability which you may have.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Smallest Zoo Inmates.

THE smallest animals at the London
Zoo are a pygmy mice from Gam
bia in Western Africa. They are
smaller than bees. and a pair could
easily set up housekeeping in an ordi-
nary safety match box. While the
pygmies were being shipped to Lon
don fifteen of them escaped through
a hole smaller than might be made
by a lead pencil and were never seen
again.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
For Arctic Animals.

THE French minister of colonies has
L set aside, by executive decree, a
number of islands owned by France in
the Antartic region as game anctu-
aries for polar bears, walrus. sea lions
and other animals. The protected area
includes the islands of Crozet, st. Paul
and Amsterdam, Adelia Land and the
Antartic Coast between Doigt de
Sainte Anne and Port aux Lapins.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
By ART CHILDS
Will.o'- the

Up in the great lonesome woods of
the North the old guides have made
up many yarns which they tell over
and over to the tenderfeet from the
cities-their own way of explaining
the strange tracks and weird noises.
Mr.. Childs, who used to be a game
warden in the woods of northern Wis
consin, collected these stories himself
from the 'oldtimers.')
What's that? That strange light?"
asked the young tenderfoot in the
North woods. over a foggy, marshy
Evening star., 1925-04-26
National Park in Africa.

A N Albert National Park in the
Belgian Congo will be created in
the near future by royal decree The
region selected is a high table land
between Lake Kuon and Uganda
Protection will be given to both
animals and plants and hunters will
be forbidden to penetrate into the
region,
Evening star., 1925-04-26
One Car Per Horse.

THERE is now an automobile for
every horse in the United States
and a the close of 1925 the auto will
have decided numerical edge on the
horse. Ten years ago there were nine
hors es to one a.AutomobilaA
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Applause.

Waiting Patient thought you
were a painless dentist Didn't l
just hear man bowling in there?
Cheerful Dentist-Ah, sir, he was
just cheering my feats of strength.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Needed the Money.

Jack-Mother, may / have a nickel
for an old man who is outside crying
Mother-Yes dear; but what is he
crying for?
Jack-He's crying. 'Salted peanuts,
i've . bag.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
BY AL DEM AREE.

This is the second of a series of
practical tips on playing base ball by
Al Demaree. formerly pitcher for the
New York Giants. Mr.. Demaree is a
cartoonist as well as a base ball play
er, and he Is able to draw his direc-
tions for throwing balls as well as
tell them. His advice is all inside in
formation. gained from his years in
the big league. and in these articles
he points out what he thinks will be
most valuable TO boys who want to
learn to play base ball right.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Across.
!. Membranous pouch.
4. Has hopes.
9. Minced oath.
II. An adjustable device used in
electric ignition.
IA. Insect
Is. Bar of metal.
II. Morning (abbr.).
Is. Military aviator.
20. In favor of.
21. The great sun god of Egypt
%. Conducted.
"a. Systemized, accumulated and ac-
cepted knowledge.
%. Unctuous combustible liquid sub
stance
%. The first man.
20. a single unit.
30. A conspicuous constellation.
81. Middle points.
33. Tip of the foot.
35. Title of address.
Sc. Result obtained by addition.
3S. Within
80. Unit of work or energy.
Al. A Southern constellation.
AZ. 3.1416, etc.
a.. Form of electric current.
46. Masculine personal name.
Al. Admission.
As. Scandium Chemical symbo).
40. Lawmaker
53. Engineering degree (abbr.).
Sd. A volt ampere.
56. Device for carrying bricks.
81. Large genus of tropical mimosa-
ceous trees having odd pinnate
leaves and white or red flowers
SO. Rows of seats.
60. Raging.
81. One of a fabulous race of dwarf
goblins
So. French unit of area.
64. Gaelic form of John.
sc. Southern State (abbr.).
81. Erhium chemical symbol).
6S. Exist.
69. Shout.
70. Take legal action.
II. Point of compass.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Fussy.

Reporters the new editor hard.
boiled guy?
Second Ditto--Is he? Say, he's so
grouchy that he gets sore If you
put a period upside down.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Riddles.

sos. What is it that has a mouth
that cannot be closed?-Russen r.
Olmstead.
5O7. What key in music will make
a good off1cer?-Elizabeth Steffish.
sos. What does a clown do when
he hears a joke?-Allen Terry.
500. What soap is the hardest?-
Otto Schmidt.
SO. What goes through the woods,
vet never touches ground or trees?-
Marjorie Stove.
511. When can you carry water in
a sieve?-Eldon s. Wright.
512. Why is it dangerous to take a
nap in a railway coach?-Beatrice
French.
513. What can be driven without a
whip, reins or steering wheel?-Mil-
dred Grow.
514. Why is a dog biting his tail
like good manager?-Olga Frances
Wickner
SIS. If a sausage were to take a
course in English literature what
course would it take?-Gordon Ward.
Sic. SNhy is a shoemaker like a
faithful lover?-Ruth Ragland.
SIT. If happiness" is the opposite
of misery" what is the opposite of
woe? "?-Eidella Wahl.
SIS. What is smaller than an ants
mouth?-Muriel kempfer.
519. What has a bed and never
sleeps, a mouth and never drinks?-
Leta Norvell.
$40. Which weighs most, a pound
of feathers or a pound of lead?-
Ralph Wilson.
521. Who was the father of Jonah's
children?-Julius Feinberg.
Answers.
SOC. A cave. SOY. A sharp major. sos
Laughs. 500. CASTLE tcast steel RIO
the blast of a horn. oil. When ii is
frozen. 512. Because the train runs over
sleepers; 513. A nail, 514. Because he
makes both ends meet. 5I5. A course i'm
Browning. 5l6. Because he's faithful 10
the last, SIT. Giddap. SIS. What goes
into his mouth. $40. A river. $50. They
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Naturally.

Conductor-Pat, why are you
ringing the bells on both sides?
Pat-Because 1 want both sides
to stop.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
He'd Escape, Too.

Chemistry Teacher-This gas is
deadly poison; what steps would you
take if 1t should escape7"
= Charles-Long ones,
Evening star., 1925-04-26
He Did.

Policeman Ito speedereHow would
you like to so riding in patrol
wagon?
Autoist-It might do in a pinch.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Did you know that a horse can eat
best without q bit in its mouth2w
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Down.

I. Concentrated preparation.
2. Part of a play.
3. Choice marbles.
| 4. Strikes with open hand.
| 3. ConSecrated.
| 6. Twentieth letter of the Hebrew
alphabet.
| Z. Monkey.
8. Rare element. belonging to the
cerium group.
! 10. Amusement park in Vienna.
| II. Upsets.
| II. Ill-gotten gain.
| f3. Mountain nymph.
| Is. River in France.
| Is. Quarrel.
| 10. Nothing.
| %. Pertaining to the ocean.
| "a To utter vocal sounds.
| 26. One who spies.
| 2S. Slides.
| 80. Snakelike fish.
| 80. Wonder.
/ 95. Sun God (Zoroastrianism).
| Sc. Pertaining to Nero.
1 81. Bog.
! SO. Descendant of Shem.
SO. Case for holding light.
! 40. Seat without back.
Al. Undermines.
43. Increase.
45 Female sheep.
AT. Resembling fish.
AS. Deserves and obtains.
| ST. Foot covering.
| SO. Deep attachment.
| 55. Prefix meaning three.
ST. Very small.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

N RENITY, they say. is the soul
- of wit, and so too is ii the
essence Of smartness in chill
IL dren's raiment of the present
day And from the point of
view of French visitors the thing
that is the matter with the way most
Americans dress their children is that
they use entirely too much material.
Our Children'S skirts, TO the French
eyes, are positively dowdy, they are
so long
But really smartly dressed children
here as in France are wearing frockS
extremely short. Frocks are barely
longer than smocks, and II seems no
longer to he the fashion for little
girls to have baggy boomers extend
, ing. below their little frocks.
\ reader of these pages recently
asked for definite rules concerning
the proper length of skirts for girls
of different ages. If one follows the
present fashion for extremely short
adult skirts then there isn't much to
say about il, save that the very little
girls skirts begin three or four
inches above the knees and gradually
lengthen until they are several
inches below the knees. The only
time that long skirts are in fashion
at all is in infancy, and even then
they are not really long. The first
long clothes Of a baby nowadays, you
know, extend barely beyond the feet
In actually carrying out this rule
Of sldrt-lengths one must be guided
somewhat by the proportions of the
child. In France quite big girls go
with skirts above the knees. If the
girl is inclined to be Spindly or may
hap a trifle over weight the effect is
far better if the skirts are heightened
Little boys suits follow the rule
Of hrevity that prevails and they
We're never more properly called
short clothes" than at the present
time. Trousers terminate well above
the knees. In order to achieve this
effect it Is usually necessary TO turn
UP the hens OF ready-made suits
which, being made for varied Amer
ican taste, are usually long enough
to cover the bend OF the knees. To
be really smart they should show
several inches of leg above the knee.
No one who has not had experience
with growing children and clothes
that shrink a little in the washing
knows what a persistently trying
task 1t is to maintain this fashion
able brevity.
CHILDREN sleeves this sea son.
~ like those of their mothers, are
warm weather the long sleeve is usu-
ally chosen only for the more sub
stantial sort of frock. Play clothes
and party clothes are best made with
the very short sleeve.
Many well-dressed children have
what amounts to a uniform for play
clothes. There is no question of
what shall be worn save on gala
occasions. At present. the MILDLY
bloSse and sailor blouse are espe-
cially we'll liked for both boys and
girls for this purpose, and with boys
very often the MILDLY or sailor uni
form is chosen for all occasions.
For dress occasions the all-white suit
is selected. while for every day the
blue cotton or fine blue and white
striped suit is chosen.
The little girls everyday MILDLY is
short sleeved. Little white middies
worn with very short pleated cloth
skirts of navy blue and navy blue tie
are practical and becoming. The
utmost in smart appearance in such
Evening star., 1925-04-26

stirring and stirring a cup OF tea or
coffee
Just for the fun of 1t watch your
self closely as possible at the next
meal and see whether any of these
tricks are yours. Remember, that
one of the best ways to cure the
actual nervousness is to master the
habit A certain relaxation at table
is favorable to the cultivation of
good table manners as well as TO
good digestion.
Canary Ventriloquist.
A CANARY that sings, then replies
ventrioquially as if the notes
came from far away, is owned by a
New Zealand man.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Across.
!. Consumes.
| D. Cry of a donkey.
3. The skin on the head.
IL. Reposed
II. Since the war.
IA. Coins of Spain.
II. Before.
IS. Pertaining to a certain country in
Europe.
20. Tear.
81. Make a loan.
%. Long pole with a footrest.
"a. Site of the famous Leaning
Tower"
25. Fronts.
27. Unit of length.
%. Push aside.
30. More profound.
81. A famous dancer.
33. A pastry.
"a. Conqueror
35. Masculine personal name.
3S. Part of a flower (pluraD.
Al. Precipitous.
AZ. Be in debt.
| "A. Division of the Union.
46. An invisible emanation.
AZ. Supporting parts of a structure.
40. Enough (poetic).
so. In favor of.
81. Having two axes.
SO. Part of the foot.
54. Dervishes.
Sc. Masons tools.
5S. Chains.
SO. Leader of the Young Turks.
so. Municipality.
81. Perceived.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

l. Iciclelike form of mineral.
2. Directed.
8. Nine hundred (Roman).
4. Parts of a curve.
5. Parent.
6. Purpose.
Z. Right (abbr).
8. Father.
9. King of Bashan.
10. Girls name.
10. Incrustation on the floor of cave,
IS. Each (abbr.).
16. Negative.
10. Established Church (abbr.).
20. Per cent (abbr).
%. Citizen of a European country.
25. Electrified particles.
&c. Never (poetic).
27. Minerals.
81. Vehicles for conveying goods.
80. Small greenish finch.
"a. Upon.
81. Above.
80. Pertaining to form of energy.
40. Obtains.
Al. Solar disk.
AZ. Appendages to head of an insect.
A. Apparent ends of Saturn's rings.
40. Short hooded cloak.
so. Unit of electrical resistance.
81. Burden.
So. Unusual.
81. Thread of ductile metal.
55. Russian ruler.
81. Eskimo dwelling.
5S. So be it.
SO. Flap of something.
81. Before.
Go. Eastern State (abbr.).
66. Like.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
BY MARY MARSHALL.

~ RENITY, they say, is the soul
- of wit, and so too is 1t the
essence of smartness in chill
~ dren's raiment of the present
da nd frntnn the nnint of
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-04-16
SPRAYING IS NOT HARMFUL
There Is No Danger II Proper Methods
of Eradicating Pests
Are Used.

A good many people have asked the
question, "Will fruits and vegetables
which have been sprayed be dangerous
to useY
It can be said that If they use the
methods recommended for the differ
ent pests by the Department Of Agri-
culture and the experiment stations
there will be no danger. OF course
in some instances, simply because Of
heavy spraying or spraying late in the
season, there may be comparatively
large quantities. Of spray material
stuck to the fruit and vegetables at
harvest time, especially where such
products are grown in dry climate.
When heavy coatings Of spray mate
rial are found, washing and wiping
will remove much OF this, usually al
most all Of it, and peeling will remove
every bit.
Considerable fear has been ex-
pressed by some that spraying Of fruits
and vegetables might leave enough ar
senate Of lead or copper on the sur
face to be Injurious to any one who
might eat the fruit.
Right in this line experiments have
been undertaken by the United States
Department of Agriculture to deter
mine whether there might be left on
such fruits and vegetables which are
sprayed enough chemicals Of a pol
sonous nature to be injurious.