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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

This partnership was the pre-
decessor of the Western Electric
Company, to the Supply Depart
ment Of which 1t is now also the.
successor under the modified name
Graybar Electric Company. No
other case seems to exist In busi-
ness history in which q company
has reverted to its original designa-
ton as a basis for its corporate
name after such q span of years
and period Of such tremendous
growth.
The business In electrical supplies
carried on by the Western Electric
Company has been set apart from
the company's. telephone manufac-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

turing department under the Gray
bar name. Physical separation Of
the two was completed in 1928, and
the growing Importance Of an iden-
tity for the supply business apart
from telephone manufacture has
led to the new company.
Electrical manufacturing in the
days Of Gray1 & Barton consisted
chiefly of making various telegraph
instruments. There were also bells,
buzzers. wet batteries. burglar
alarms, fire alarms. and such de-
vices as mercurial thermostats,
electric pens. and needle annun-
ciators, some of which were the
inventions of Elisha Gray.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
PREPARING FOR THE 1926 CROP

leveling, at a season when nothing
else needs to be done, would add a
little productive land and make the
farm more attractive and valuable.
These and many other little pieces
of work seem Insignificant and I'M
profitable during the cropping season,
and would have to be classed as odds
and ends. During the winter months
they becomt a matter Of Importance,
and the good progressive farmer
gives them the attention they deserve.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
NEW LINE ORGANIZED
BY PORTLAND FIRMS

The Oriental Navigation Corpora
ton and the Forest Transport Cor
poration, controlling seven vessels,
have organized a new intercoastal
service to be operated from Philadel-
phia by the Quaker Line under fort
nightly schedule. Calls will be made
at Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Columbia Pacific Shipping Co.,
Portland, Ore, will be the general
Pacific Coast agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
answered, land 1 can shoot as
straight as any man.
CHAPTER %.
Stampede and Battle

While Buck and the main body of
his men kept the ranch defenders
engaged by gunf1re up front, two
of the rustlers had slipped away
in the darkness and back to the
corral gates.
AS Mary and Terrence came up
the fenced lane INTO which the cor.
raj opened they were suddenly
stricken with horror as sound OF
many hoofs paving the ground
broke upon their ears, and they saw
the stampeding herd rushing our
from the corral toward them.
We're too late" Terence cried
in dismay. They've already opened
the gates"
What can we do" screamed
Mary.
They were trapped between the
two fences of the lane, and in mo-
ment the steers would be upon them.
They could only run back the lane
ahead of the steers-but they would
never be able to outrun the herd.
They would surely be trampled to
death. They started running never
theless, as there was no alternative.
Suddenly they tripped and stun
bled. They found they had rolled into
a small ditch crossing the lane. Mary
started up. Terence held her back.
Lie still-fat on the bottom" he
cried. This may save us. It's our
only hope"
The laundering feet had reached
them. The steers were leaping the
ditch. Their hoofs passed through
the air close overhead dangerously
close to Terence and Mary, but did
not touch them.
Il hope they're all sure-footed
Critters" laughed Terence, trying to
inject note of humor into their
precarious situation to cheer Mary.
Such thoughts come even in the
fee Of death. IF none of them slip
we'll be SAFE"
Out in front the ranch defenders
were slowly gaining ground on the
rustlers. Under their steady gun
fire the rustlers were rapidly falling
back
We'll have them on the run soon,"
said Bud to MIGUEL, riding next to
him.
From the distance came the sound
of the hoofs of the stampeding cattle
let loose.
They've opened. the corral" cried
MIGUEL.
At this moment, with the ranch
cowboys pressing strongly forward,
the ranks of Buck Mcleod broke,
and they started fleeing on the run.
Buck, cursing, tried vainly to call
them back and continue the battle,
but with several of them wounded,
and their courage breaking down,
they needed their leader no longer.
he turned and fed after
them, the cowboys giving chase.
Come" said Bud to MIGUEL, we're
not needed here any more. Let's
chase back, close the corral, and save
as many of the steers as we can"
They spurred off toward the cor
raj. At the gates they found the two
rustlers who were stampeding the
milling herd through into the lane.
They opened fire. Taken by surprise,
tho two rustlers fed precipitately
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
BY LEONARD HEGNAUER,

BY LEONARD HEGNAUER,
Extension Specialist in Soils and
Crops, State College of Washington.
Much preparation can be made now,
which will help to make the 1925 crop
returns better, and will help to tighten.
the load which is sure to come in the
spring when the cropping season be-
gins. Spring work, all too often,
comes with rush and is so heavy
that many worthwhile things must
remain undone unless they can be
taken care Of when work is less
pressing.
Many improvements can be made
now, so that when the season opens
entire attention can be given to the
growing Of the crops. A few sugges.
lions, as to where some of the less
expensive time Of the winter months
might be profitably spent, are per-
haps not out Of place.
1. Many farmers have all Of their
pasture acreage in one field. Live
stock, under such conditions, will
Craze the area unevenly and I'M
economically. Then too, the pasture
lacks in palatability and .succulence
for some parts are overgrazed and
others are allowed to become coarse
and woody. M
To avoid this, the pasture should
be cross-fenced and SO divided that in
place of having one pasture only,
there will be at least two or even
better, three. While one part is be-
ing grazed, the others are recuperat-
ing and a rotation Of grazing can be
thus established. A given acreage,
handled in this fashion will pasture
more stock, furnish better feed and
will supply forage for longer period
than will the same area under one
fence. This improvement can be made
now on comparatively inexpensive
time.
2. Wherever the rainfall is in ex-
cess of what the soil can hold, there
Is always danger, unless care is given
in controlling the flood water. The
excess water may cut bitches or it
may flood some of the low spots and
drown out. the crops. Where 1t starts
to wash, some filling and leveling, and
stalking brush or straw, will help to
check the flow, SO that the soil will
gradually fill in and hold After a
while, a permanent seeding can be
made and the difficulty is under con-
troll.
The low wet spots. in the absence
of tile, should be drained by means
of open burrows or bitches to save the
soil from becoming water-logged or
from drowning fall sown crops. These
ductive parts Of the farm; but UNI
wet portions are usually the most pro-
drained, they are practically worth
less. A few spots taken care Of each
year, during the slack season, would
greatly increase the efficiency OF the
entire farm.
8. Probably every farm has some
acreage which is not producing now,
but whic hcould be made as produc-
tive as any other part Of the farm
with only small amount of time and
effort This may he a anot nnorIv
leveled or broken and grown up to
weeds; 1t may be small area over
grown with brush that has never been
cleared; 1t may be an old fence row,
long neglected; or It may be a spot
where the rubbish Of years has accu-
mulated. In most cases, just little
work spent in clearing, burning and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
CHAPTER %
Mary Meets Idaho Bill

At the sound of the shots Mary
dropped her book, and jumped to her
feet in frighted alarm. Uncertain what
to do, she clutched a revolver in her
hand and started for the door, Before
she reached it, it was flung open, and
a rought looking figure, his face halt
concealed by huge sombereo, broke
in and faced her.
stop - who are your" Mary
screamed, pointing the gun at the
man.
| Don't shoot, lady," the mar
drawled, removing his hat and bow
ing with mock politeness. Permit me
to introduce myself-1daho Bill"
He stared at her Mary was still
uncertain what to make of him, and
continued to menace him with her
gun. Outside the sound of shooting
continued.
please explain yourself, sir, or I'll
have to shoot" threatened Mary
Mary, Mary said Idaho BILL and his
voice changed to one that was familiar
to her, don't you know me?"
| Mary lowered her gun, stared wide
eyed, and gasped.
Terence O'Rourke!"
"The same, alias Idaho Bill, cattle
rustler," Terence replied, rushing to-
ward her and enfolding her in his
arms.
After kiss which more than re-
assured Mary completely Of his
identity, he said.
"That old Komi sure did good job
on Disgusting me when even my own
Mary doesn't recognize me-"
He hastily explained his reported
death, how Komi had saved him, and
that he had adopted this disguise and
joined the rustlers, the better to final
ly trap them into the hands Of the law.
But I must stay with them as
Idaho Bill until have got more evil
dence, and run down the wolf who has
caused all your trouble he said, con
tinuing rapidly. "Only yourself and
Komi know I'm alive. Keep the
secret"
She looked at him with implicit love
and confidence.
Il knew all the time you had not
deceived me, as they tried to make
me believe" she said.
The firing Of shots outside con-
tinued.
But we must do something to stop
them now and save the herd" said
Terence. They're going to open the
corral and run. the steers off. Quick,
I must 60 out and do what can to
prevent them"
He started Off Mary, clutching her
gun with one hand, and clinging to his
arm with the other, cried,
I'm going with you"
mo, no, Mary" he said, Stay
here"
She would not be thrown off. He
tried to dart out alone.
II shall, l SHALL" she insisted, fol-
lowing him. There was no time for
argument, and Mary was not to be dis
suaded.
They slipped out through the back
of the house and toward the corral.
II wish you wouldn't do this Mary"
he said.
you can't hold the fort alone" she
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

Yaur dollars come back to you II
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MISCELLANEOUS

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

A comforting air of relaxation and
hospitality-a sense of security and
well-being yet within block Of Spo-
kane's busiest streets. The Occur
d'Alene Hotel. "The Hotel With Per
sonality." adv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

The number Of telephone sin the
state of Pennsylvania has doubled in
the last decade. There are now 1919
telephones for every 100 persons in
Pennsylvania.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
MAUD WILL BECOME
TRADING SCHOONER

Capt. Raold Amundsen's ship Maud
which was seized by United States
marshal at Seattle following her re-
turn from an unsuccessful effort to
drift across the North Polar Basin,
was bought last month from the re-
ceivers by an Arctic trading company
The Maud is being overhauled pre-
paratory to setting out next spring
for the Arctic Ocean to become a
trading schooner.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

GOOD, FRESH RAIsINs, 12c POUND,
delivered by express, prepaid; guaran-
teed; minimum order is pounds. J. J.
Krehe, Live Oak, Cal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

SALESMAN wanted to carry our line Of
advertising calendars. blotters. fans,
etc. Good proposition. Address J. r.
Speciality Co., Fillmore St, San Fran
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05
Tetrethyl Gasoline
Not Public Hazard

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gaso-
line containing tetrethyl lead is not
a hazard to the public health and
there is no reason why it's sale should
not be allowed, under proper fegula-
ton. Surgeon General Cumming of
the Public Health Service was in
formed last week by a committee ap-
pointed to study the subject.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-05

The keel was laid last month at the
J. G. Johnson ship yards at Port
Blakely, Wash, for 36foot Oil en-
CINE fish carrier for P. b. Harris &
Co., Seattle.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Mrs. F.. G. Dinwiddie, Mrs. F.. G.
Stanton. Mrs. William knaub. Mrs.
I. ). Scages. Mrs. Olea W. Coster.
Those desiring to register and
secure tickets for the luncheon for the
law enforcement convention, to he
held at the Washington Hotel in
ApriI, were urged to do 40 without
delay.
The Petworth Won,an's CIub.-The
literary committee met March 8 with
Mrs. Frank Bernard. paper on the
one Act Play" was read by Mrs.
Schwartz. Lonesome Like and
'Overtones' We're read in character
by Mrs Writ TAYLOR. Mrs. Maude
Nedeman, Mrs. George NJ. Beckett
and Mrs. schwartz. Refreshments
were served by the hostess. assisted
'y Mrs. r. G. Smith. Mrs. Cavanaugh
md Mrs. Weihe
The educational committee met at
he home of Mrs. Frederick Fernald
tuesday. Miss Mary Frank had
'harGe Of the program. introducing
>t. Sioneroad. who spoke on Phys
cal Education in the Schools The
possesses were Mrs. Blake Mrs Hud
on Mrs. \. NJ Smith and Mrs. Der
mody.
The Bible Study Club will conclude
- Lenten services with A meeting
IN Thursday morning at II at the
Hotel Roosevelt. Rev Joseph r.
'iz"n. pastor Of the New York Ave
lue Presbyterian Church. will speak
u The Power of PRAYER
\ musical meeting 10 be held under
he direction Of Mrs. j. j. Stahl
nairman of the music division Of the
district of Columbia Federation of
Nomen's Clubs and Mrs. Harriet
!,"ley Locher. chairman Of the Dis
'i"i Federation's division of motion
pictures. will take place Tuesday
.fternoon AZ $40 al the Amba ssa dor
heater. Mrs. Marx T.. Oberndorfer.
haIrman of the music division Of the
General Federation Of Women's Clubs
V.li he the honor guest. Juvenile
rtists will give feature numbers.
ne general public is Invited.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

most casually curious visitors. He
seemed to enjoy showing the house to
all who would glimpse the background
of the President, background so new,
vet so old. and always SO ia scinating
to hordes of moderns sick of modern
ism TO crowds of city dwellers, faded
with city life. The colonel was often
fatigued by the crowds that came to
Plymouth. But he found satisfaction
and recreation In this visiting. 1t was
an extremely educational experience.
And up to the end he retained his fac
ulty for education. His mind was
acute to the last. and always recep-
tive. absorptive of new interests and
fresh contacts. The colonel saw many
sides of America In the last three
Summers. Like Spring torrent. tour
lists poured past his village door, day
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Spirit of the Unchanging Yankee
Villager Reflected by Col. Coolidge

most comfortable of the little cluster
of homes at the four corners.
For about 10 years the second Mrs
Coolidge was postmistress. She was
In poor health for number of years
before her death in 1920. and she al
ways hired an assistant to do the
work Of store and post office. For five
years a distant cousin of the Presi-
dent. Walter Lynds, who has now
leased the Coolidge sugar. bush. was
the assistant postmaster.
Since the death Of the Second Mrs.
Coolidge, as for nearly a decade be-
fore her death. the colonels house
hold had been under the spotless SUI
pervision Of that paragon Of Vermont
housekeepers. Miss Aurora Pierce.
For 16 years she presided over the
Coolidge homestead. Her horror of
dust. her genius as cook. her economy
and management have become a. part
of the local lore Of Plymouth.
She has hardly left the hig white
house. even to go across to the store.
in years. Perhaps she has not been
out Of Plymouth in a dozen years.
Her housekeeping has been her pride
and her life. as the colonel's official
Hnd unofflcial duties were his. Into
it she has put as much Of Puritan
discipline as remains in the white
church across from her front win
dows. "She does every room every
Friday. whether II has heen used or
not" her neighbors pay open .mouthed
tribute Up at dawn. to he'd by $50.
she kept herself to her working day.
She has been a part of the picture in
the Presidents vacations. She has
tended faithfully this long last watch
by the falling master of the house.
The colonel himself was a man Of
disciplined daily habits. To bed at s
had long been his custom. He was
never A. reading man. beyond keeping
in touch with the daily papers. Books
We're no essential part of his hfe. His
waking hours were commonly filled
with accounts current and accounts in
prospect.
In the tntersticeS of time between
his practical affairs he could pass the
time with his own company. He
DIV cit much with his own thoughts.
whether by himself or With others.
Rarely did he feel impelled to tell
those thoughts. His years Of keeping
the village store invited vast conf
dences and returned vast silences.
Had Perfect Poker Face.
Yet he was a type Of man there was
"a atisfsction In talking to- He could
listen eloquently. Nor did he fail ~
participate in the conversation. But
his contributions We're often single
words--or both more and less thar
words-nods chucklee the under
standing lifting of an eve. He had
ewes that could say much or leave
volumes unsaid. Wac ever poker
face more inscrutable than the colo
nels when there was something 70
be left unsaid9
On occasion he could tell stories
though with relish not found in
those whose story telling is constant
occupati ton. He enioyed a visit up to
the last stage Of his illness. His son 8
eminence and the name II shed on
plymouth amused him. Yet it gave
him great satisfaction and great in
terest
He did not deny himself To even the
Evening star., 1926-03-21

after day, and in swollen volume on
Sundays and holidays.
But Winter brought back the seclu
sion of the villages of his youth. With
snow piled over the fence tops and
drifted beside the sleigh paths deep
enough TO bury a horse standing,
Plymouth has been as difficult OF &C
cess in the days of his last illness as
when his corner store was the center
of a self-contained community of $500
souls. who dealt in grain and cattle
and broad pine timbers.
The colonel is remembered as the
last man in town ito take up with a
fur coat" He used commonly to go
bare hcaded. IN the years Of his prime.
His hair was jet black at so, and his
last years Illness has lett only fecks
of rray
Evening star., 1926-03-21
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Of the Ludlow Savings Bank and
Trust Co.
At 90. he married Virginia Joseph
Inc Moore. the daughter Of neigh.
Dor. She. was his wife of the years in
the rooms behind the store. In the
tiny room, within sound Of the caucus
round the cracker box. she bore him
two children. Calvin Coolidge and the
sister who did not live to grow up.
When Virginia Moore Coolidge had
watched Calvin to his twelfth year
she died. and It was lonely house
hold through the ensuing years.
Remarked Later.
There was housekeeper until Cal
win had gone away to school and col
lege. Then the colonel married again.
The second Mrs. Coolidge, Carrie
Brown Of Plymouth. was the wife Of
the prosperous white house opposite
the church and store. The Coolidges
had moved in before the death of the
FIRST wife. II added to the established
position of the colonel In the com.
munity. The Coolidge house IL the
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Phil Sheridan WOman's Relief Corps
held a short meeting Tuesday eve.
ming. followed by patriotic exercises
arranged by Mrs. Olive johnson. patri.
otic instructor Of the corps, in com.
memoration Of Washington, McKin.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Phil0 ClassicO.--Mrs. Sarah A. VOL
haupter received the members at the
last meeting. The committee in
charge of the program. for Philo-
Cla ssico day reported rehearsals and
progress. A brief report of the last
meeting of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs was given. Mrs. 7.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-06
YOUNG ALASKA REPORTER HIS TOUGH SEDDIk6 IN
 ATTEMPT LAND BE JlH

Yong Bob Bartlett, one of the best newspapare hounds ever developed ir the territory, drove into Seward or the s. s. Alaska last week afre- spending the winter in California aa- tending college. Bob says he would not have returned al this time bur would liked to have stayed out and continued his journalistic studies bur lack Of funds prohibited this. So back to the wild and woody north 4r muck out another g1ub=tslzess Ne- fan he proposes to hie himseE back to Seattle and enter the Tuive-si-y Of Washington where he win enroll in the school or journalism Rob Is bound to reach the pinnacle in the newspaper world if he sticks to his guns.
 To The Gateway Bob related one of his many attempts to secure work on one of the daiies down south r Providing you have the ''puL~ 5tss a cinch but if you lack it. no o-aro-- ial gifts iD the world could so1zen the hearts of some Of the editors This particular Instance took place in the Los A2geles Examiners edi- torial sactum With hat in hand and the proper smirk on his countenance Bob soft-footed 1t over to the glow ering chief Flows chances to hook -" he started in 10 say, when 'igec out Of here yuh big bum-' was hu-l- ed at him. With thanks for the buggy ride" Bob beat il pron1o.
 But in all seriousness Bob said if he had been a relative oe one oE the janitors there might have been a good chance for him to have made connections Common 1Rbo-ers only draw down S4.0Q a day so Rob head ed for his homeland, Fairbanks. He left Seward last Monday.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-06
iIlustrious array Of screen mothers" !"

iIlustrious array Of screen mothers r
 First Of all she was Corinne Grf- fith's little ''boyr-f0r Dorothy has never appeared on the screen as a Iir- tie girl-in Lilies of the FSeld. g Next Florence Vidor, in Christine of the Hungry Heart" was mother" ID Dorothy. When she was cast as Dirk De Jong in Edna FeTber's "sSo Big p none other than Colleen Moore was her mother" And now in tT Mar ry Again" in which she makes her latest screen appearance and which will be the feature attraction at the Liberty theater tonight, Dorothy Is the son" of Doris Kenyon.
 'If I Marry Again" is a story os modern American life which moves from San Francisco society 10 a rain soaked, fever-ridden tropical island Heading the cast are Doris Karvor Lloyd Hughes, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hc- bart Bosworfh, Frank Mayo, and o. course-Dorothy. It is a First Na. tional production, supervised by Ear Hudson.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-06
STARR BACK IN PORT

The steamer Starr, Capt. O. A. Jo- hansen, commander, arrived in port this morning at 10:30 o'clock from Uganik to which westward port the vessel had lowed two scows from Saw mill Bay.