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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
BOOK LIST PREPARED
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

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The selection of the proper books
for children to read when they are at
the impressionable age and when form
ing their reading habits, has always
been matter of much concern to
careful mothers. Librarians who have
made speciality OF this subject have
prepared the following list, which is
being published at the request of the
Woman's Club Of White Bluffs for the
guidance of young mothers, with the
suggestion that it be preserved for
reference. 1t is printed in supplement
form, that this may be more easily
done. If pasted on cardboard, it can
probably be preserved indefinitely.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN UNDER
THREE YEARS
Poetry
Robert Louis Stevenson's "A
Child's Garden of Verses" Good edi-
ton, (Scribner, illustrated by Storer,
$1.50.) Grand, illustrated by Mars
anu SQuHc, .ooI
Picture Books-Mother Goose-Fairy
Randolph Caldecott, "Hey, Diddle,
Diddle," Warne, rs; "The House
that Jack Built" rs; "Sing Song
of Six Pence" rs.
Beatrice Potter: "Tale of Peter
Rabbit" so; "Tales of Benjamin
Bunny" "Jemina Puddleduck," "Mr.
Jeremy Fisher" Squirrel Nutkin,"
"Tom Kitten" ETC., all so each.
L. Leslie Brooke, Jimmy Crows
Garden" $1.oo.
Kate Greenaway: Mother Goose"
90; "Under the Window" $1.00.
Felicite LeFevre: "The Cock. the
Mouse and the Little Red Hen"
$1.00.
E. Boyd Smith: "The Children
World,p $3.50.
Ethel Parkinson: "Dutchie Doings,"
$1oo.
E. v. Lucas and F. D. Bedford:
-Four and Twenty Toilers," $1.75.
L. Leslie Brook: "The Three
Bears" Warne, 40; "The Three Lit
tie Pigs" 40.
Aesop: "Babies Own Aesop," ILL.,
Crane, $1.50; "Book of Fables"
chosen by Scudder, so. Fables" ill.
by Rockham, $1.5o.
Rudyard Kipling: "Just So stor-
les" $1.5O.
Stories that Might Be True
Lucy Fitch Perkins: "The Dutch
Twins" so.
w. J. Hopkins; "The Sand Man,
his Farm Stories," $3.50; 'The Sand
Man, More Farm Stories" $l.50.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN FROM
THREE TO FIVE
Poetry
"Our Children's Songs" SIPS.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

length, quivered and was still. The
lyns went back and began feebly to
lick the shoulder wound Of her mate.
He twisted his head so that his burn
ing eyes rested gratefully, Ruth could
have sworn, upon her bloody head A
buzzard settled slowly down through
the trees.
"You did save him. exclaimed
Ruth. But at what a pricei What a
price, Then with horror in her blue
eyes, she crept upward again from
root to root to the lone cedar. Behind
the cedar she crawled to the top of a
huge heap Of orange-tinted rocks, and
around an unsuspicious Jbowlder that
shielded from view a shallow cave.
Here an Indian in red plaid mackinaw
lay beside a dying fire.
"Old Toni cried Ruth. Whats
happened?"
His head moved feebly. rude
bandage around his thigh was blood
saturated. His trouser leg was blood
drenched. Ruth knelt beside him
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Fighting Blood
BY HONORE WILLSIE MORROW
Copyright by Butterick Co.

The mans eyes flashed I'D knock
a fellow down who said as much as
you have to mel"
I'm telling you the truth, Jim.
You are on the wrong track in every
way. It's bad for a man in Govern
ment employ to wink at breaking the
law, but it's worse for a man who
has won the Croix de Guerre to force
another man to take punishment for
himi"
A slow, burning red crept from
Jim's throat to his eyes. But before
he could speak the thud of hoofs
again sounded without, the beagle
uttered a silvery note and Ruth
opened the door. A very pretty girl
in beaver coat and cap trotted up
on bay mare.
Hello, Ruth Seymour! Is Jim Ac-
ton here?"
Yes. Gertrude. Will you come in ?"
II sure Will" The girl slid quietly
from the uneasy horse. pulled the
reins over his head and entered the
cabin. She was smaller than Ruth.
with beautiful brown eyes and droop-
ing red lips. She gave old Susy a
glance of contempt and turned to Jim
Acton.
Have you located Old Tom?"
Jim, looking from one woman to
| the other, shook his head.
"Shucksi" Gertrude turned to the
squaw. Where is Old Tom, Susy?"
Susy's eyes were blank She gave
an Indian grunt and pulled the red
blanket over her naked shoulder with
an insilent modesty. Ruth. standing
beside the squaw, smiled as If some
thing amused her.
Anger twisted Gertrude's red lips
II suppose you're saving this lousy
Indians soul, Ruth, and incidentally
helping Old Tom to get away. Let
me warn you, if that's your racket,
you are a bigger fool than usual, be-
cause I'll run you out the valley for
it. or, rather. I'll get the Indian agent
TO. Jim. Carter Smith is at the
tavern. / think mother can fix him,
but you never can tell about a crook.
You've got to find Old Toni"
IN have a talk with Carter Smith
myself. Ruth, can you hold Susy till
I get back"
Ruth shrugged her shoulders.
I'll stay on the job while you're
gone" volunteered Gertrude.
NO you WON'T" Ruth's voice held
an unexpected edge. You'll go when
Jim does"
You haven't the nerve to make
mel" Gertrude tossed her head.
TRY it on"
Ruth walked over ia the door and
opened it then stood waiting. She
looked very tall and very handsome
Jim strode through the door and to
bis horse. Gertrude tossed her head
ngain and caught Ruth'S glance, but
there was something curiously and
amazingly cold in that glance and Ger
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Jim returned the look. His face
was tense Certainly he was work
ing for me. But he'd agreed not to
say So"
"Old Tom not really work for you"
the Indian woman broke IN. He
work for Gertrude Topping. She pay
him. Why you friend to her when
you know Ruth SEYMOUR"
"Susy, be quiet!" Ruth's voice was
unembarrassed. Jim, If you had
only stuck to the ranch this Win
ter-though no one admires more
than l what you've done in showing
this footless valley that the mail
route could be kept open"-
Jim's voice was impatient. Did
you have anything to do with getting
the revenue man in here, Ruth ?" 4
mo! My business is with the
Indians"
Jim grinned. 1t was a boyish grin,
despite the anxiety in his gray eyes.
why didn't you keep Old Tom out
of trouble, them"
What chance would 1 have had
against you and Gertrude Topping"
For the first time Ruth's voice sug-
gested pain.
Jim Acton eyed her wonderingly. as
if the pain touched some unfamiliar
chord within himself.
The old squaw cackled. Gertrude
Topping, she couldn't have Jim Ac-
ton easy if Quaker would fight,
Huh! If Quaker was Injun woman"
Wait moment, Susy!" protested
Ruth Lets get back to Old Tom. %
The impatience and anxiety in Jim
Acton's face gave way to eager in
terest
Let Susy have her say, Ruth!
What makes you think the Quaker
woman ought to fight, Susy?"
Don't liAten to her foolishness,
Jim!"
I'm not sure it is foolishness,
You'd have a lot more influence in
this valley, Ruth, if the folks thought
you'd fight"
could she talk against force to this
man who had given his body to his
country's uses in the great war? She
believed her faith to be right, and
yet
Let's keep to Old Tom," she in
sisted. What will you do to him
when you find him."
Jim's voice became grim. III see
to il that he keeps his mouth shut"
Ruth's color deepened. "But-but
that's the sort of thing a man doesn't
do"
What do you mean by that?"
IL mean the white mans attitude
toward the Indians. Your attitude
toward Old Tom is typical. It's dis
gusting. It's like Kipling says-the
thing no man can do"
Evening star., 1925-07-07
'1S 1T TRUE, MR.. BADGER, THAT
YOU ARE A WEASEL?" WAS
PETERS FIRST QUESTION.

said he, that Cousin Shadow and
don't look much alike. Nevertheless
/ am a member of the Weasel family
although l have nothing to do with
any of the other members of it."
Then that means that you are re
lated to Billy Mink and Little Joe
Otter" said Peter.
Digger nodded. Yes" said he
'and to Jimmy Skunk. and Spite the
Marten' and Pekan the Fisher. and
Glutton the Wolverine. We are
quite a family when you come to
name US over. l must agree that
there isn't much family resemblance
between some of us. What more is
on your mind, Peter?"
'SS it true" asked Peter. that you
camA from the Far West?"
Once again Digger nodded. 1T is
quite true, Peter" said he. 81 am
told that the Badgers used to be
rath@ widely distributed, but were
nay. what wouldn't l give to be out
there now"' Digger gave a long sigh
1t was a homesick sounding kind OF
sigh.
''If you feel that way about it, what
did you leave there for?" asked Peter
bluntly.
81 didn't leave there because ]
wanted to-" replied Digger. II left
there because couldn't help it.
was taken away from there. l was
only youngster then, not halt
grown, but / remember 1t just as II
it were yesterday. Peter Rabbit
never be foolish enough to think you
know all there is to know. Any one
who is foolish enough to think that
Is heading straight for trouble.
thought l knew all there was to know
but all the time didn't know enough
to know how little I did know. Dc
you know what 1 mean?'
Peter bobbed his head. II know
said he. THE ones who know the
most are the ones who know how
little they do know
Exactly" replied Digger y the
Badger. Exactly. The trouble with
most young folk is that they haven't
been to the school of experience. II
l had known then what I know now
I wouldn't be here. Peter Rabbit
No, sir, wouldn't be here"
But how did you get here? Please
do tell me, Mr.. Badger. I don't near
to be curious. but I'm just aching to
know how you happen to be here and
why" Peters voice sounded very
very eager.
ITS a long story" replied Digger
the Badger.
But 1 have all night in which to
listen" pleaded Peter.
And so Digger the Badger finally
promised to tell Peter the story OF
how he came to the Green Meadows
and the Old Pasture.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-07-07

lifting his grizzled and[ hideous bronze
head tenderly on her arm.
After a moment of s stIIpendous effort
he focused his black eyes on her face.
Revenue man-shoot me. l dug bull
let out this morning. Made bleed
too
Ruth waited a MON ent. But the
wandering gaze coulhl not return.
why did he do it, ODD Tom?"
The old Indian lifted eyes heavy
with death film, but icould not find
Ruth's face. II not. stop running
away when he tell me- to"
Old Tom shivered violently, groan-
ed and lay dead on Ru this arm.
She laid him down beside the ashes
and stood looking at him. For a
long time she stood in, the bitter cold
of the cave, her face bowed over the
silent Indian, and when at last she
lifted her head her eyas were burning
with an intensity that no Quaker
eyes ought to reveal She straight
ened Old Toms body then left the
cave, and with her beautiful, delib-
Evening star., 1925-07-07

crate sureness of movement she
blocked the entrance with small
powders.
1t was midafternoon when she nm
ished this task and began her descent.
The wind was tossing the great sails
of the spruce trees. Snowflakes, hard
and grayish, cut through as the
branches lifted. Ruth avoided the
scene of the fight by working to the
right of the spring. She reached her
neighing horse in record time and
guided him out into the uproar of
the SnoWstorm.
From the foot of the narrow valley
there was a trail around the shoulder
of a mountain that dropped gradually
into Deerfoot Valley. In the Winter
1t was used only by stray steers and
coyotes. When she had spurred the
horse to the spot where she believed
she should pick up this trail, Ruth
wove back and forth, her head low
in the gray's neck as she peered at
the ground through the driving snow
pellets. She gave a little cry of re-
lief az last, when she discerned de-
preston leading spiral-like into the
murk of the storm.
For much of the distance the way
was in the teeth of the wind. The
horse sought again and again to turn
she had owned him dug the rowels
deep. She could not hold the reins.
She thrust her hands into the breast
of her coat and guided the gray with
the spurs.
1t was o'clock when she opened
| the door of the stable at the tavern
and led her horse in. She cared for
him, then crossed the corral, fumbled
open the door of the tavern. painfully
| crossed the threshold, closed the door
and stood leaning against it. Her
clothing was literally packed with
| snow.
The Toppings, mother and daugh-
ter, were seated at a poker game with
Jim Acton and a small, grizzled man.
Ruth Jim cried. Where on
earth have you been? Here, let me
| take of your coat"
Ruth waved him aside. I'm all
| right IL you can get some hot coffee /"
She sank into a chair shivering,
her burning eyes strange in her gen.
tie face.
| Continued in TornorroIv's Sfarl
Evening star., 1925-07-07

The Druidic signing of the spruce
trees. The snarl and whimper, the
clank of chains. An epic fight. 1t
seemed as perpetual a thing as the
dripping of the water.
Suddenly Ruth spoke aloud and
slowly, 'I don't believe it! If I did.
I'd have to believe in destiny, and !
don't"
The exhausted forest brutes did not
heed her voice. AS she spoke, the
coyote was creeping forward. The
lynx cat sprang. But this time the
chain twisted around her injured foot
and shortened her reach. The coyote
thrust his teeth into the male cats
shoulder. With a savage cry, the fe-
male turned and with unbelievable
viciousness and rapidity bit at her
broken and lacerated leg above the
trap until she had severed it. Then,
screaming. she gave a gigantic spring
that landed her fair on the head of the
coyote. They rolled together in final
combat. A moment Of this and the
coyote collapsed Imply at his chain
Evening star., 1925-07-07
SUMMERTIME
Minosa.
BY d. C. PEATTIE.

Washington is the ''farthest north"
for the mimosa, that lover of the sub
tropic lands, and with it's taste for
the torrid regions, it is not surprising
that it should. only be coming into
bloom this week, after hundreds of
our native blossoms have come and
gone the way of all flowers.
You may know the mimosa by its
hundreds of little leaflets on every
twig. giving it's foliage as graceful
an appearance as that of maiden
hair fern, though, of course, on a large
scale. But its flowers are its real
charm. They look like big powder
puffs-fluffy and pink and smelling
like the finest French acacia perfume
which you import at so much an
ounce.
For few brief days the whole tree
will be alive with these gay little
blossoms. The first wind and rain
will strew many of the delicate things
upon the sidewalks and lawns, and
the glory of the tree will be at an end,
to be followed by big bean-like fruits,
showing that the tree is kin to the
locust.
All Summer long, however, you may
observe the fascinating behavior of
the leaflets, which "close up" like
their relatives, the sensitive plant. BY
closing up, we mean, more exactly,
dropping. Scientists say that the
cause of this motion is probably the
running out of the water from the
veins. 1t is water pressure that large
ly holds leaves out stiffiy. II the
water be withdrawn the leaves. fall
limp from lack Of anything to hold
them UP.
Mimosa leaves do not close If you
touch them, but they do close in a
hailstorm and at night. They lift
their heads again with the sunrise.
The mimosa is an old world plant,
and was first introduced in this coun-
try by Andre Michaux, a daring ex-
plorer and botanist, whose life reads
like a romantic novel. He sent thou
sands of beautiful American plants
to Europe, and in exchange he brought
over here, in about he year 1880, the
lovely mimosa, not one of Dixie's
most famous trees. His experimental
gardens were outside Charleston, S.
c., and the remains of his garden,
though it has undergone much ad-
versity, are still there.
To us in the National Capital it is
of interest to remember that he was
a friend of George Washington. The
great statesman's diary, kept at
Mount Vernon, contains a note of a
visit paid him by Michaux, and it
would seem that the Frenchman gave
him some plants and horticultural
advice,
Evening star., 1925-07-07

CONTINUED in Tomorrow's star.J
Evening star., 1925-07-07
H7TILESfoRlEs H7I
.6rbEDTInE>
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Learns About Digger.

Keep this before you all the while:
The world is better for smile.
-pater Rabbit
Evening star., 1925-07-07

Lower wages and longer hours of
work of glove makers in CzechosIo-
vakia have permitted cutting of costs
TO such an extent that English glove
factories are unable to compete even
at home, and are laying off hands
Evening star., 1925-07-07

Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star., 1925-07-07


Peter Rabbit.
Peter Rabbit, sitting in the bramble-
fangle on the edge of the Old Pasture,
with Digger the Badger sitting just
outside. could hardly believe that the
thing he had wanted for so long was
now really his. 1t was the oppor-
tunity to ask Digger the Badger all
about himself. He had said that for
a long time he had wanted to ask him
questions, and now Digger had told
him that he never would have a
better chance.
rs it true, Mr.. Badger, that you
are a weasel?" was Peters first
question.
Digger grinned. 81 suppose that in
a way it is," said he.
"You don't look it." said Peter,
bIuntly. IF 1 had been asked to
guess and had had a thousand guesses
I never would have guessed that you
are a weasel. You are so broad and
fiat, and Shadow the Weasel is so
slim and long, that it Is hard to
believe you are truly related"
Digger chuckled. II must confess"
Evening star., 1925-09-23
TAX BILL HEADS
HOUSE CALENDAR
TiIson Tells President Action
by Christmas Will Be
His Objective.

Tax reduction will have right of
way in the House from the day Con-
gress conyenes. President Coolidge
was informed today by Representa- :
tive Tilson of Connecticut. the new
Republican floor leader.
Even the appropriation bills will
be put aside, he said. in an effort to
complete House action on the reve-
nue. measure before Christmas. He
predicted the bill would be in the
hands of the President for signature
we'll in advance of March 15 next,
when first installments of taxes on
1925 incomes will be due.
Believing 1t will he possible to lop
off a least s300,000.000 of the Ma
tons tax bill, the Connecticut rep
resentative. who previously had con-
fered with the President at Plym-
outh. VT, reiterated that the maxi
mum slTtaX should be reduced at
should be scaling down of the in
heritance rates.
Chairman Green of the House
ways and means committee has sent
word that when his committee meets
in mid October to begin consideration
of the tax problem it will hold inten
sive hearings from the start, with
view to having a bill ready when
Congress meets.
In shaping a tentative legislative
program Mr.. Tilson is reserving time
for legislation to facilitate voluntary
consolidation of railroads. He is op-
posed to any drastic amendment of
the transportation act. particularly
in regard to the powers of the Rail
road Labor Board.
Evening star., 1925-09-23

Liberson Of the United States Public
Health Service, New York City; Com
plete Reontgenological Study of the
Head" by DR.. M. J. Kern, st. Cloud,
Mimi, and THE Roentgen Interpre-
tation of Cerebral Abcess," by DR.. E.
H. Skinner Of Kansas City, Mo.
Featuring the opening sessions yes
terday were the awards Of the
Charles Lester Leonard prizes for
meritorious service performed during
the year in X-ray work to Dr. Evarts
A. Graham of st. Louis. Mo-, and DIR.
G. Failla of New York City. DIR. Ora
ham was awarded $500 for his develop
ment of cholecystography. process
for diagnosing accurately ailments of
the gall bladder. DIR. Graham found
that certain salt. when injected into
the patient renders the entire gall
bladder region visible on the X-ray
plate. DIR. Failla was awarded $4O0
for exceptional ability in scientific
research of Roent rays He sub
mitted yesterday a paper on measure
menf of radon, an active emanation
of radium.
Evening star., 1925-09-23
DOCTOR TO DISCUSS
NEW CANCER CURE
Work Done by DR.. Gye Will
Be Outlined by Dr.. Ewing
at X-Ray Meeting.

Latest developments in the treat
n1ent of cancer. with a report on
the serum cure announced recently
in London. will be outlined by DR..
James Ewing. professor of pathology
at Cornell University, before members
of the American Roentgen Ray So
riety tonight at the Mayfiower Hotel.
The society is holding its annual ses-
eions here this week.
DR.. Ewing has just returned to this
country from London, where he In
Nestigated closely the cancer discov-
eries attributed to DR.. Gye, the noted
English surgeon. DR.. Gye is reported
To have found the cause of cancer
and to have developed serum with
remarkable ameliorative effects.
The subject of DR.. Ewing's address
will be Tissue Reactions to Radia
ton" The lecture will be in memory
of the late DR.. Eugene Caldwell, of
New York, who died in 1917 from
the effects of exposure to Roentgen
rays.
Wives Received at White House.
The society continued today its
discussions Of highly technical phases
Of the work of it's members. while
wives and daughters of the delegates
were being received at the White
Lady shook hands with each Of the
women and commented generally upon
the high purposes of the society they
indirectly represented.
The morning session opened>with a
paper on "Pneumoconiosis' by DIR. H.
j. Pancoast of Philadelphia. Pa. The
subject concerns the effects of coal
dust and similar foreign substances
on miners or laborers subjected to
x1Iph na rtfr1As Dr panCOa y,oinf ed
out that the seriousness of this eondi-
ton is recognized widely In other
countries, hut that America has been
inclined to disregard it's gravity.
Foreign governments have taken
measures to control the malady. 1t
was explained, whereas the United
States has done very little. Wider
use Of roentgenology. it was declared.
may help materially in protecting in
dividuals against a crippling and par
TALLY preventable lung condition.
which In many instance indirectly
predisposes to tuberculosis"
DIR. r. r. Savers of the United
States Bureau Of Mines. opened the
general discussion of the subject that
followed DR.. Pancoast's address.
Effects of Running.
The effect Of exertfon on the size
OF the hearts Of animals and human
beings was described IN a paper read
by DIR. Burgess Gordon of Boston,
Mass. Runners In the annual Boston
marathon race were found to suffer
10 evidence of cardiac hypertrophy
nor, at the end of the race, Of dilation.
There appeared. rather, to be a tenn
porary diminution in heart size, DIR
Gordon found. The subsequent dis.
cussion was opened by DR. L. T. lie
Ward of New York City.
other topics discussed today in
cluded "Roentgenologica1 Study OF
the Pharynx" by DIR. l.. Reynolds OF
Detroit Mich: The Roentgenologic
Findings Of Castro junal Ulcer" by
DIR. A. 3. Moore and DR.. w. J. Mar
uuis, both of Rochester, Mimi; Dis
eased Appendix as Cause of Acidosie
in Children" by DIR. A. l.. Gray
Richmond, Va; The Value and Safety
of a simpfified Method of Pneumoence
phalomyelograph ply" by DR.. Frank
Evening star., 1925-09-23
"VOICE OF ST. LOUIS"
TO BE GIFT TO NATION
New Super-Power Station to Be.
gin Broadcasts Before
Christmas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, September 23,-Organi-
zation plans were completed yester-
day for the esta blishment in st. Louis
of one of the largest radio broadcasta
ing stations in the United States. 1t
will be announced as st. Louis Christ
mas gift to the Nation.
The project, undertaken by nine
business organizations, headed by the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, involves
the erection of a $4,000 super-sta-
tion OF 5000 watts. expected to be
ready for operation shortly before
Christmas.
1t is proposed that the station, oper-
ated at cost Of approximately 1885,
600 year. will typffy the voice of
st. Louis" as capital of the forty
ninth State" signifying the st. Louis
trade territory in five surrounding
States.
The board of trustees is headed by
e. Lansing Ray. president Of the
Globe-Democrat. as chairman.
The site Of the station will be about
16 miles from downtown st. Louis, SO
that programs will offer a minimum of
interference with other stations in the
city.