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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
XHE OLD-TI1NE
CHRISTMAS

Old timers caught in the holiday
rush and gazing at the wonderfully
|alluring panorama of the shop win
dows often fall into reminiscent
mood and relive the Chrastmases of
the long ago. Who does not fondly
recall the magic of Christmas in his
childhood?
Most of the presents were home
made. Perhaps grandma furnished
mittens with long cord that ex-
tended up through coat sleeves and
around the neck to prevent loss. Aunt
Saphronia gave you basket of
Christmas cookies, shaped like ami
mails and stars and covered with de-
licious colored sugar.
Uncle Tom gave you watch, and
his generosity appalled, you even If it
was the old turnip that he had dis
carded You can imagine the reaction
you would get if you tried giving
1925 boy secondhand timepiece.
Most of the presents were useful,
in the old days, including REFER
overcoat and new pair of shoes. AS
for "boughten" presents, they were
limited to "The Erie Train Boy" by
Alger, Henty's with Give in India"
a New Testament, sled, pair of
skates and that most Wonderful of all
old-time toys, a tin monkey that
climber string.
At that, Christmas of long ago rep
resented proportionately as big an
outlay as now, comparing earnings in
the two periods.
But the gift itself was secondary to
the spirit of the giver. Somehow
every grown-up can't help believing
the Christmas dinners of those days
were superior. The Christmas eve
entertainment at the church was as
enjoyable as the modern movie. And
the ride in cutter over the deep
snow beat the auto trip Of 1925.
Christmas is always changing and
Ito adults) never for the better.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Elark Savidge \
Answers Hartley
Land Commissioner Welcomes
Investigation of State
Timber Sales.

81 did not hear the governor de-
liver his message" said Savidge, "but
am advised that he criticized the re-
fusal of the land department to make
public the cruises of state timber The
reports of the timber inspectors have
been considered confidential by both
the capitol committee and the state
land board throughout the years. It
is not new position.
"The governor calls attention to
the resolution passed by the state
land board in 1928, directing me to
continue to refuse to give out cruises.
The same resolution was passed by
the state capitol committee at the
same time. The governor has been
chairman of the state capitol commit
tee for nearly year. He could have
requested. the capitol committee to
make its cruises public at any time,
but he has never done so.
IF the policy was bad, why has he
not given me and the other members
of the state land board the benefit of
his views on the subject? He has
never mentioned 1t.
II can not further comment at this
time because 1t Is a matter regarding
which l must consult the state land
board"
Secretary of State ]. Grant Hinkle
a member of the state land board
said:
Members of the state land board
have implicit confidence in State Land
Commissioner Savidge. We have
never questioned his honesty and in
tegrity. We have the same confidence
in him this very minute. If we were
to publish these state land cruises
then the highest bidder would be the
person who would bid just over the
margin of the state cruise. We are
trying to get all the money we can for
the state timber lands, and the state
land board has considered the best
manner in which to get it Is by no,
publishing these cruises. Clark knows
his business. He's on the job all the
time. He's honest, truthful and eff
Gent"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

sit has reduced by at least one-third
the interest on the investment In II
while In transit, and, computing this
interest at 6 per cent, is effecting a
saving to the shippers OF at least 4C
million dollars annually. ....
I'm 1924 loss and damage of freight
was 8S million dollars less than in
1920. Furthermore, because Of econo
mics in operation the railways have
effected, they have thus far been able
to stand reductions in freight rates
since they reached their peak in 1920
amounting to about $50 million dol
lars annually. :. :"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

non-profit plan, as recommended by
Gov. Roland H. Hartley, are provided
for in bill introduced by Senator
Robert Grass Of King County.
The measure empowers the state
Board Of Education to compile the
school textbooks and adept the neces-
sary plates, maps, manuscripts, en-
cravings, material and copyrighted
matter. The board, during. the next
year, will call for. bidsoand3 proposals
for the lease or purchase Of such
copyrights and material for uniform
texts for use in the public schools
from the first to the eighth grades.
Any school officer or teacher who
failed to use them would be guilty OF
misdemeanor.
Six-year terms for county commits
sioners and the election Of precinct
committeeman in the September prl
maries, following filing of candidates.
have been proposed in two new Sen
.-- %
ate bills.
County commissioners are now eli
gible to two terms, one Of two years
and one of four years. Senator Guy
B. Croft of Spokane, sponsor of the
new bill, would have the commission
ers elected in 1926 serve six years ant
those elected in 1880 serve six years
Those who, under the present law
would retire in 1928, would be contin
ued in office until January, 1881.
The precinct committeeman cleo
tion bill was introduced by Senator
w. w. Conner Of King. A simila
measure passed the Senate last win
ter, too late to be acted upon by thu
House.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
MONEY TO BURN

A man might light his cigar with a
$40 bill TO show his supreme disregard
for its value and be excused for bit
of asininity that hurts only himself.
If he burned bushel basket full Of
$40 bills every morning Of the year,
an insanity commission would look
into his mental condition. Somebody
would call for the help of the army,
navy and police force Of the nation.
Yet, says Golfers, that is exactly
what the United States is permitting
with its forest reserves where fires
impose loss equivalent to 100000
|daily. or the $4,000 forest fires last
year, "the perfect fools among u.s.
to use Golfers phrase, started $4,000,
all of which were preventable.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
What DO You KnO,U about Christmas?

the Eastern church January was
the usual date, an dthe Armenians
still celebrate at that time. In the
18th and 9Th centuries the custom of
holding the mass on December rs
spread to most parts OF the world,
but differences In the calendar COM
putations still cause some discrep-
ancy in time.
Probably the fact that December
winter solstice festival Of the pagan
Gauls, Germans and Britons helped
rs marked the beginning Of the great
to fix this as the chosen date. And
Just as in other cases, when the Chris
ton festival replaced the old pagan
one, many old customs and symbols
were carried over to the new. The
Yule log. use of holly, mfstletoe and
wassail bowl, are relics of pagan
observances.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
"GERRYMANDER" MAY ALTER
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

Carrying the approval Of the Sen
ate committee on congressional ap-
portionment, a bill was introduced
in the Senate last week which would
take Representative Samuel B. Hills
home county, Douglas, out OF the
Fifth Congressional District and put
it in the Fourth District, now repre-
scented by John w. Summers. This is
the only change made in the two dis
tricts.
The bill is the first "gerrymander'
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
u. S. Sugar Crop
Largest EDer Crown

NEW YORK.-The largest sugar
crop ever made in the United States
was produced during the past season,
according to figures compiled by
Facts About Sugar" the journal of
the sugar industry. The sugar output
of the country is obtained from beets
grown in the Central and Western
states and from cane raised in Louisi-
ana, Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. While
there was a partial crop failure in
Louisiana, the other sugar growing
sections more than made up for the
shortage there by turning out the
largest crops they have ever made.
The figures of production for each
section are as follows in pounds:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
s,333,2so,OOO

This compares with production of
$500, 100000 pounds in 1893, when the
policy of tariff protection to home
grown sugar was adopted, or an In
crease of over 400 per cent.
This huge quantity Of sugar, how
ever, is only a little more than half
the amount eaten In the United States
in the course Of year, as the total
consumption Is estimated at nearly
10000, 100000 pounds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
REPEAL OF INHERITANCE TAM
SOUGHT BY SENATOR cLEARY

Two measures introduced by Sena-
tor e. J. Cleary of Whatcom would re-
peal the present Inheritance tax law
and prohibit its reenactment without
constitutional amendment.
Senator Cleary' has adopted the
Florida idea and believes that If it
were applied to Washington this state
would soon rival the southern COM
monwealth in. its attraction of outside
Investing capital. ~
One bill strikes the Inheritance tax
law, enacted in 1901, from the statute
books but provides that such action
shall not affect any taxes now due
The other measure submits to the PEG.
pie constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the enacting OF any awpAc.
ing tax upon inheritances M
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18


Blow, aUind, blozu,
Sing through yard and shrond;:
Pipe it shrilly and loud,
Aloh as zveH as belo1v;
Sing in my sailors ear
The song | sing to you
"Come home. my sailor true,
For Christmas that comes so near.
Go, aUind, go,
Hurry his home-bound sail,
Through gusts that are edged Nth
hail,
Through aUinter, and sleet, and snoao ;
Song; in my sailors ear,
Your shrilling and means shall be,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

to appear in Olympia in several years.
1t is designed to force Representative
Hill either to change his official res
idence or contest with DR.. Summers
for his seat in Congress. Mr.. Hill is
the lone Democratic representative
from the state now sitting in Con-
gress.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

Colonel Highflyer-What are your
rates per column? Editor of "Swell
Society"-For insertion or suppress
sion life.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

Progressive BARRIERS are abolishing
the time honored call OF Next" They
urge customers to make appointments
by telephone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

Score slices OF bacon on the edge
and they will not curl up In cooking
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

Bacon adds flavor to chopped meat
which is made up principally Of beef.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

Virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the skepticism
of a skeptical age. They do not believe
except they see. They think that nothing
can be which is not comprehensive by
their little minds. ALI minds, Virginia,
whether they be mems or children's, are
little. In this great universe of ours man
is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect,
as compared with the boundless world
about him, as measured by the intelligence
capable Of grasping the whole Of truth
and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gener-
osity and devotion exist, and you know.
that they abound and give to your life it's
highest beauty and joy. Alas, how dreary
would be the world if there were no Santa
Claus! 1t would be as dreary as if there
were no Virginias. There would be no
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

should have no enjoyment except in sense
and sight. The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would be ex-
tinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might
as well not believe in fairies! You might
get your papa to hire men to watch in all
the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch
Santa Claus, but even if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what would
that prove?, Nobody sees Santa Claus, but
if they did not see Santa Claus coming
down, what would that prove? Nobody
sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that
there is no Santa Claus. The most real
things in the world are those that neither
children nor men can see. Did you ever
see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course
not, but that's no proof that they are not
there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all
the wonders there are unseen and unsee-
able in the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle and
see what makes the noise inside, but there
is veil covering the unseen world which
not the strongest man, nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can push aside that
curtain and view and picture the supernal
beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real!
All, Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Clausl Thank God, he lives,
and he lives forever. A thousand years
from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten
thousand years from now, he will continue
to make glad the heart of childhood
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Is There a Santa Claus?

published
above the Ney York Sun 1897
Certainly the
to
editorials alays Frank OBTens
"The Story the Sun" the 1otab from ~e pens they forced
Aprl11, only after his that
author the editorial that reproduced
belouV
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
n Christmas Song

By WILLIAM Cox BENNETT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Picture Chosen
for Anniversary

When The William Fox twenty.
firut anniversary week production.
Tho Dancers" flashed Oh tho Hell
liz screen Friday IL revealed 10 Seat
tie audiences. ono OF tho moat bril-,
liant pictures ever 10 bear the name
u this pioneer producer
Chosen from the entire output Of
this organization as most hitting 10
commemorate this occasion. -'rhe
Dancers" will show simultaneously
al ESQ leading American theAiera
II y enacted b. particularly bril-.
liant east including the fastrtsluE
George O'BEion. Alma Rsu6vnS and
Madgo B.ilamy.
Love and llfe IN the Argentine
sophisticated sins Of tho city and
unbridicd folly % Wild yuuth-art
wildly and unfwgctiabiY pictured
Ia this spectacular attraction which
,hc Heilig management believes con.
s,liutca one OF It's finest bookings
for the entire coming year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Elephants Wear
Flapper Galoshes

Flapper galoshes on elephants. II
would seem that the mammoth
beasts are loose and Happy enough
without the addition Of this sloppy
type OF overshoe. but nevertheless.
the elephants that are appearing at
tho orpheum this week wear them.
The boots are fleece lined. so that
the feet OF the girls will be kept
warm and dry.
Heavy blankets and huge ear
muffs complete the ultrn.smart COS.
tunes OF these big. gray tricksters.
The reason for II all Is that this sea
son is the first time the elephants
have travelled the orpheum circuit
In winter. and In order that the
winds and rains may not chill them,
heavier clothes are needed.
The girls names are M. Lenp,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Vaudeville Acts
and Film Attract

Edmund Lowe in The Brnss
Bowl and four acts OF vaudeville
continued 10 attract at the state. Fri.
day and Saturday. The Flying How.
ards do some aerial thrills. Fonteilo
and Wicks put on a clever comedy.
the AT Trio sing harmonious melo.
dies and the Rosebud Revue sings
and dances. \ surprise act. entitled
you'll Enjoy II, concludes the bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
EMOTIONAL Play
Next at Columbia

lazghs msko way for emotion
n t:ana at the Columbia Satur-
~ -suoadsrfng Fires starring
Aa'a Ia Piaats. Pauline Frederick
- Malcolm McGrsgor Is next
ssfi s.fsuas.
~ Fixture. because % It's stir
~ samaxss and dramatic stu
ikaA i aid 70 afford Mas In
h,sss and Miss Frederick some OF
= lest scenes they have yet done.
hzAae Frederick plays the IN
lssl fris o. woman OF 40. who.
e. yssrs Of absorption In bust
~ falls In love with an am
nsss I'D Of 20. Laura La Piante
~ the younger sister Of the
a'r woman. IN love with the same
Nh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Pola Negri Stars
IN Chinese Film

PolA NeEri takes role radically
different from anything she has
done before in East OF Suez. which
comes 10 tho strand Saturday. This
Is the first film that has taken her
into the fascinating realms Of
China.
The emotion star takes tho part
Of giri half Chinese and half
E.nKllsh. The social difficulties into
which her mixed blood leads her
form the basis for the drama 81
the story Edmund Lowe. Rochelle
Followes and Noah Berry arc fsa-
tursd In support Of Pola Negri.
The story - adapted from the book
Of the same name BY somerset
Vaughan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Actor Changes From
Centaur to Snob

John Gilbert. star OF wife OF the
centaur." viii be seen In very dif.
fercui aud unusual role IN The
Snob." coming 20 the Blue Mouse
saturday. For, from the ho,.hloodcd.
romantic "ccntaur.~ no has changed
70 a cold.bloodad. aloof snob.
Gilbert says he enjoys playing his
first unsymnptbotlo part on the
screen. because OF the opportunity 10
do something distinctive. The story
"a 81 q young instructor IN small
town with ambitions 10 scale the 40.
cial heights. Norma shearcr plays
opposite the star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
LIBERTY SONGFEST

Five choruscs from rs many songs
will be sung by the members OF tho
audience who enter the regular sun.
day Gong contest at the Liberty tho.
alter next Sunday afternoon at 1870
O'Clock. These willsbc the numbers.
~ kiss in the Dark" "wherc the
River shannon F1owa." I'm the
Shade Of tho Old Apple Tree" ~
Love You Truly" and 81 Love Me"
The audience will choose the win.
ner OF each song BY it's applause and
the lucky one will be awarded a cash
prize.
The grand march from Verbs
aida" and the Poet and Peasant"
overture are the beautiful selections
to be rendered by Oliver Wallace on
the giant Wurlitzsr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
BARITONE LEAVES CITY

Stanley Humble. baritone soioist.
leaves the Columbia Friday, after
a delightful two weeks as an added
feature OF the ooh. Doctor show.
ing. Enthusiastic ovations have
been rendered him by the film fans
and his popularity has been city
wide.
Mr.. Humble expects TO return TO
the Columbia. after completing sew
eral other engagements. to enter
tain his friends with new songs
and interpretations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Our DUN Mountain
j,tting for Film

n xsnic spisndogs o. Mount
aser VII bs shown in photo
u .sr TIE firs, time In Frivolous
Il. cmink 10 the Liberty satur-
IL AMID ne natural wonders Of
y ussn,Ain. 80 familiar 10 seat
, De dramatic love story ot a
" 4 The. pioneer mining camps
nj her sweetheart. stranded
rr has been tilmeh
Ne acnon. E,id to b. thriinns
An % starr. comes 20 a climax
iAe ngat between two men for
i've q the GIRL. while suspended
IN wire tramway over n dead
sgryr The cast includes Eugene
gBrkn. Nae Busch. Ben Alexander.
I,trs Harris Mitchell Lewis and
IN sAa.chi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Bride Has Troubles
in Capitol Play

Troubles u Bride. with Mildred
June and Robert AEnew opening at
tho Capitol Friday i the story Of
tho kidnapping ~ wealthy bankers
daughter. engaged TO marry a young
engineer
A man automobile race. n running
fight "a wreck, a train hold.up. "A
runaway engine. those are some OF
picture section. Alan Hale plays tho
villain In the picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Human Interest
i'm at Colonial

Family lie" hns It's innings In
young Ideas" starring Laura Ia
Plantc et the Colonial Friday. The
grandmother. the uncle and aunt.
tho well-known KID brother and lit
Tic sister are al characterized In ,his
human interest play
The mysterious murder OF no.
ciety clubnan and the manner In
which two Innocent women are
brought into the cusc because OF
the Matchmaking methods OF the
dead man aFouscs the complications
In The Social Code" Saturdays at
traction. Viola Dana. SUPPORTED by
Huntley Gordon. cyrii Chadwick and
her sister. Edna F1ugrath, Is the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Paris Underworld
Film at Coliseum

Tho Partisan underworld forms the
background for The Red Lilly I"
starring Ramon Noyarro. white h
opens az the Coliseum Saturday.
Enid Bennett plays opposite No
yarro. ana the supporting cast 10 uu-
usually stronE
The boys father. IN a Brittany
village. has dlzinhorited his pou on
learning Of tho boys lose Tor the
daughter OF humble shoemaker.
The pair flee 70 Paris 20 marry.
are separated b. peculiar circum-
stances. and thrust alone upon the
city. The meeting Of the Two years
later forms dramatic climax
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Parking Accommodation
Popular at Heilig

Every day finds an increasingly
large number OF patrons taking ad-
vantage OF the Heilig's parking
innovation. it is stated. with consid-
cradle favorable comment for this
latest service idea by the Third ave.
house
Under this arrangement patrons
drive their cars into the theatres
commercial zone and leave them.
Machines are driven 10 n steam
heated garage and returned when
the patron has seen the show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
Leu Cody Plays
Young Artist

An artists studio. Chinese snug
Cling. rival love ~ four men Tor a
beautiful immigrant Eid. harbor
whafTca, real nshing village and
scenes along the California coast
form the setting for "bcfyinE the
Law" AZ the Winter Garden Friday
and Saturday
Renee Adoreo and Lew Cody play
tho leads. Renee as the pretty Usher
Firl and Cody "a tho young artist
Josef Swichrd. buddy Post. Dick
Sutherland and James Lsong are
some % the well.known character
actors Who arc featured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23
FAMOUS FLAPPER Is
BOOKED FOR PANTAGES

Edna Wallace Hopper the &C.
year-old flapper. who looks aud acts
like girl OF 10, viii he the stellar
attraction at the Pantages. begin
ming January 20. The return en-
gagement on the circuit viii be well
coined by those who remember this
famous beauty and musical comedy
star OF days gone by
A strong. vaudeville bill appears
in support of Miss Wnllace's act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23

Most stories end IN. "and so they
we're married" but Fox is making
ono that starts that way. It's a
hair.rdsing melodrame entitled,
Troubles OF Bride
Another production by Henry
otto. who directed "Dante's Inferno,
will shortly be revealed in The
Folly Of Vanity" Fox production.
scheduled for early release.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23

Mount Rainier picture, Frivolous SAL Comes Liberty Poa Neg
S emotions in East OF Sez at Strand Partisan underworld film The
Red Lily stars Ramon Novarro and Enid Bennett Coliseum. Smou
ng Fires with Laura La Plane burning drama Columbia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23

ing to Announcement, by Jesse L.
Lasky. first vice president In
charge Of production OF the IN.
moas Players I.asky Corporation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-23

Jennie. Julis and Roxic. and they
comprise ono Of the most entertain.
ing animal acts ever presented.