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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24

You are thinking Of nothing but
getting home to a warm fire and a
good supper, when suddenly a new
light pours down from the sky. You
stop and look up. This light is soft
and golden; many colors grow and
dissolve in it. You stand transfxed.
You hear voices whole choir Of
them. Angelic and sweet the music
floods the night. Gradually you dis
Germ floating figures lifted on great
and shining wings. The voices swell
to a rich crescendo and go ringing on
through the world-"For Christ the
Lord is born!''
The light fades. The music dies
away. You are left alone in coun-
try lane. 1t is dark and cold. You
SILVER a little and stumble on in a
new, disturbing wonder.
But the familiar lane takes on q
different aspect. 1t is leading you not
home but to low stone building.
There are voices within. You hear
many people moving about. Without
realizing the direction your feet are
taking you find yourself stepping over
the low threshold Of a stable. There
is the sweet scent of hay, the ssoft
breathing of cattle. Somewhere, half
hidden by wall there is misty light.
You go on, stepping quietly and your
heart begins to beat with a smothered
rhythm. You advance, finding your
self confronted by scene Of great
simplicity. A mother and her child,
a manager, the big eyes Of cattle glow
ing in the shadows. The glory that
was in the skies a little while ago
seems conferred above the baby's head,
How would you feel? What would
you do? When the vision faded, would
you ever again forget the beauty and
meaning Of Christmas?
90. 1881. Western Newspaper Union,
aaS#A 3GZE9N&9sA
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
THAT HOLIDAY
FEELING

4 NUST before Christmas they
( y all felt so tired. They had
< been busy doing so much shop
y ping, keeping up with work that
y had to be done, making pud-
\ dings and pies, cranberry jelly.
\ Oh, there was so much for
( every one to do around Christ
4 6mas time.
y Every one was busy with
\ something or other-rushing to
{ get everything finished in time.
And every one felt tired.
\ But just as Christmas ap-
y preached it seemed that new
\ strength entered into each one.
( It was the beautiful holiday
y feeling, the feeling of joy and
\ gayety, Of thankfulness for
\ friends, Of thankfulness for
( home, of rejoicing for families.
\ The tired feeling drew away
y into the background. In its place
\ came the holiday feeling the
( feeling of good will to all, of
peace and Of contentment over
the lasting possessions belong
( ing to mankind-the possessions
!. on which one could never put
price.
That holiday feeling brought
( all that was good into the fore
. ground.
No one would have missed it
for anything in the world
Mary Graham Bonner.
Co. 1880, Western Newspaper Union.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
Fireplace Outside

One Kentucky home owner has re }
versed the usual procedure of having
fireplace inside room. He has
built fireplace on the outside of his
house. The old-fashioned fireplace in
its new-fashioned setting is seen in
an outer wall, affording heat for an
open portico during early spring and
late autumn. Inside is a modern
heating plant.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
Landed Nine-Foot Shark

A nine-foot shark weighing several
hundred pounds was harpooned at
Ocracoke, N. G., by David Gaskill,
Ocracoke, and Carl Jacobson, Wash
ington, N. @. When the shark came
within five feet Of the boat, Gaskell
threw the harpoon. 1t struck the
shark in the back. The little boat
was pulled several hundred yards
down the channel. The shark was
finally brought to the shore and
landed with block and tackle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
Uneasy Lion Speed. Bishop

When the bishop of Blackburn was
photographed with lion at a circus
at Blackpool, England, recently, the
fashlight made the lion FESTIVE, and
the bishop and his party left the tent
as speedily as dignifed bishops can
exit. The bishop had been conduct
ing mission on the Blackpool beach,
beach, and, with other clergymen,
visited the circus to talk to the per-
formers. The photograph, the flash
and the flight interrupted the con-
versatiOn.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24

edges, and impregnated with tar, may
cause traumatisms of the mucosae of
the respiratory and digestive tracts.
capable of producing cancer, just as
pulmonary tuberculosis may be facili-
tated in cutters of millstones by the
siliceous dust that they inspire.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24

-1 look with awe upon the
simmer of tinsel on Christmas trees.
The wings of the angel on the top
most peak seem like the wings Of
those heralds above Bethlehem who
announced the coming Of the Christ
child. Our eyes shine half blinded by
the glory Of legend and expectation.
When we are older we become Gas
we think) more sophisticated. Tinsel
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
THE STORY

In the city of New Orleans, in
1921, Loren Garde, recently an
officer under General Jackson, is
surprised by the appearance of
three figures, in ancient Spanish
costume, two men and a woman
whose beauty enchants him. Re-
senting the arrogance of the eld-
er of the two men, Garde fights
duel with him with swords,
and wounds him. He learns his
opponent is Adolfo de Fuentes,
colonel in the Spanish army in
Venezuela. Garde overhears
plot to overthrow Spanish rule
in Venezuela. Discovered, he
fights, but is overpowered. Garde
finds himself a prisoner on the
Santa Lucrecia, ship bearing
arms and ammunition for the
Venezuelans. On board are the
conspirators, the lady of his love,
her brother Polito, and De Fu-
entes. From the girl, Garde
learns her name is Dulce Lamar
tina. He loves her, but does not
reveal his love. The vessel is
wrecked and Garde reaches the
'SAASNoOidi ollOl dlOuc. I1c GIL.
counters a stranger and sees
Dulce with De Fuentes and Po-
Tito. Learning his history, the
stranger, who is Captain Mona
han of the British legion under
Bolivar, urges Garde to join the
Venezuelans, but his mind is set
on again seeing Dulce. Monahan
directs him to friends in Caracas.
There Garde, supplied by Mona
han with the secret sign of the
patriots, is welcomed at the rev.
olutionary headquarters. With
companion, Manuel, Garde goes
to the cathedral, where the we'd
ding of Dulce and De Fuentes is
in progress. Dulce recognizes
him and leaves De Fuentes at
the altar. She is torn from
Garde's arms. He escapes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
+ The +
: Christmas Message +
Z BY ELIZABETH CLARKE HARDY 3
X In Wisconsin Agricuturist

OH. CHRISTMAS BELLS that sweet,
~ chime,
And Christina, lights that CLEAN and
glow
Oh. silent stars that softly shine
Across the World Of frost and snow.
Ye fill the world With joy and light,
Wha. message do you bring tonight?
Oh, Christina, trees with twinklng lights,
And shining branches bending low
With gifts that gladden. all our hearts,
And thoughts Of loving kindness show.
Ye bear the fruits Of pure delight.
What message do You bring tonight
Oh, radiant spirit Of the day.
Thy message thrills the whole world Ger.
1t fills the world with hope and joy
From zone to zone. from shore to shore.
IT'S meant for every human heart,
And none need stand alone, apart.
The peace. good will and Christina. cheer.
The shining lights. the magic tree,
The joy that thrills the Christian heart
For all the World is full and free.
The Christmas message from above
To all the world is love. i. love.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
Maze Has Attractions

Herodotus tells of an Egyptian
maze renowned $500 years before
Christ. Whether the labyrinth was
designed originally as an ingenious
means Of recreation, or as no less
ingenious means Of inflicting psyche
logical torture, is not determined. Il
might serve either purpose. Showmen
at fairs and expositions have found
it profitable attraction,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24

The long festoons swinging graceful
ly among the green branches Of the
tree! The glimmer OF make-believe
lcicles, the powder of make-believe
snow, the, cheerful flames Of candles
and the laughter Of people we loved.
10. 1881. Western Newspaper Union,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
The Peacemaker

where are you hurrying TOT"
II am running to try and stop a
quarrel between married couple"
"That is good Of you. Who are
this coupler"
II am one Of them"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
More INSTRUMENTATION

Blinks-We are getting too mary
laws.
Jinks-Yeh! And the way d.
vorced couples are remarrying I'd
say too many in-laws, also.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
7MaSHa BANNING I.

ERHAPS it's a healthy trait
that most human beings like
and are drawn to bright and
glittering objects. At Christ
mas time this craving is sat
isfied in a hundred ways.
When we are children we
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-24
" bqeMortha looming lhena

JPPOSE for instance that you
were walking along a coun-
try lane at night. That il
was very cold and frosty,
that the snow creaked un-
der your feet, and the twigs'
on the bare trees snapped
whnn tho wind tn11nhod tho11a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

Associated Press dispatches carry the information that
wan Street is eravey the monetary oe
cree in Mexico which placed the country on silver 0ass
Too bad Wall Street. but after the headache you gave
the country in 1920 and since, you will receive from sne
country less sympathy than the victim at cannbai feast
AS a matter Of fact most silver win experience a
grim sense Of satisfaction on hearing your bowls Of dsmay
little Republic south Of u.s. realizes that there not
gold enough to 60 around the dangerous mpa into
which credit fallen through scarcity Of gold and its
concentration in hands Of few Without any apologies
for its action or appeals for gold loans which would only
place added strain the already breaking cameis back
Mexico work TO do something for ITS credit
Fortunately Mexico had at its head, what many
tries lack, Of vast intestinal fortude He
did appoint any hghsaarled commission to write Weighy
sefapparent evil He knew that silver had been
money metal longer than gold that It has been used IS
money BY people than gold and that had been
demonetized By the predatory International banker who
wanted increase the value of his gold and strengthen ms
srange hold credit finance business government ana
every field Of human activity
Here in the United States might follow the example
Of Mexico. One Of the poorest countries the world yet
il has unemployment and starvation Times are hard
still characterization has not scotched liberty nor
ravaged justice and prosperity to the degree Il has IN
certain civilized and soealled country 70 the north The
Aztec possess many pretty mechanical GIN
cracks wtecOlared poems to the north, but he
mind and deeper selfrespect Mexico has Wall street
doubt indeed country is without its financial plumber
bund but it probably has not grown to the power ana dignity
of tail that wags the body polite Encouraged by govern
mental leaders has not yet loosed such plague on the
country as did Wall Street in 1929
So howl on Wall Street You have our deepest sympathy
We hope your how win be increased by the report Of
countries following the example Of silver and rem0netzng
the poor mans gold We don wish you any bad luck but
we hope that Mexcos monetary change prospers wen
that like tidal it will engulf the financial center
the world and force the restoration Of silver money
metal thereby bringing relief TO the pauperized Of
the world--Western Mineral Survey
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

HELENA, Aug - AL
than. engineer Of the @a
states coast and geodeeie
accompanied BY an aeslAsnnl. Il
Ia Helena TO begin pselsn nas
operations for a survey Is ~
made BY the department Ia lbla
vicinity next summer Tne nx
pose 81 the survey Is 10 qHss lsah
a line OF triangulation polna e
tending from near Helena lp
Ia Walla. Wash. and tho asI
work next year viii require
crew Of "A surveyors and Geld
assistants. The trianaulation
points Will be established al
high peaks at intervals o. an
proximately 20 miles The par
try viii start from an established
point near Nelson, north al H
ena. and viii run west b. w
Of Missoula and across the Eda-
BIO line near L,olo pass. THIS Sc
odetic surveys location Of points
is the most accurate known, and
the establishment Of the Ina al
triangulatlon points will bs nse
fuI in checking the work 81 pub-
lie land and other surveys.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

The states gasoline brand
no law REQUIRES that q deal
.v ,nt n,,s1aaa sha n,h
nc IN tne Drama q aneA he ssa'7.
Two q the larger oii com-
panies started statewide
distribution. emhlazoninv their
names and emblems on service
sfations throughout the state in
such proportions as to be seen
and identified from afar a
few months operation disclos
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

Two mammoths OF the Oh in-
duskry viii become still larger if
merger plans Of the STANDARD
on company 81 New Jersey and
of the Standard on Company Of
California materialize Company
oaE8esaIs have approved the move
ace0rding to word from San
Franoisco. No u. s opposition
"a zhe merger Is contemplated
The two companies win have as
sets or considerable more than a
bl3slnn dollars.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

east of present production.
II is reported IN some quar-.
ters, although it has not been
officially announced, that THE
0'Nel drilling campaign Cor
this year in this district win
be concluded with completion
Of the wells now under way
Large Gas Flow
Compilations to date have REL
suited 10 establishing an open
initial flew Of approximately
1876, GOO. 900 cubic feet and with
the additions expected when
wells now drilling are complet-
ed, il ia believed the Flow Will
be sufficient for present needs
of the Butte Anaconda Helena
line.
Drilling to date has resulted
in the discovery of several ex-
ceptional showings Of high
gravity oil in various sands,
but to date there has been no
evidence Of amy inclination to
search for the oil pool which
many believe viii be found in
this district.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

Following a hearing held be-
fore the public service conTnis-
sion in Helena, Consumers Gas
Company, supplying gas to
sweetgrass. sanburst Ferdig OH
mont and Kelvin has been order
ed to show cause why rates
should not be reduced
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

tt&Atf##F# tftA #~A# Ef
By The Ohio Al the same time
are IS follows
Elk Basin. Grass Creek
Lance Greek, ten cents per bar.
rel
Big Muddy eight cents
Rack Creek, five cents.
Border Also
The advance ia Kelvin Sum
burst is also effective in the
Border field
Continuance Of curtailment
measures IN Oklahoma and
Texas fields win il all prob
ability result il further adj
vanees in the Rocky Mountain
region, il is believed. since It
vii result ia stopping the IN
flux of distress gasolines IN
to this territory.
AS a result, with additional
crude oil price advances IN
prospect, an immediate IN
crease IL drilling activity IS
expected in this state, both
in proven fields and in wildcat
areas.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-29

OIL is the blood OF the earth foving through
y fortunes field only 10 enrich the courageous.
II sometimes re1vards even the no1-thnkIng cnsF-
ness Stacker. but It never lifts the burden Hom
M back of a business coward It's Plus marks
of success generally 90 to those who combine
some degree of thought with action
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
NEW PEAK SET
t |NCURRENT
RALLY
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-While
The stock market continues to
hover close to the resistance tops
Of the recovery movement, there
are indisputable evidences OF bet
terment which cannot help but re-
act favorably upon market senti'
rnent.
Although late profit-taking in
yesterdays session caused some re-
tracement of the earlier advances
the Dow-Jones industrial averages
reached q new peak at 11O.68, as
against the previous high OF 1908
established on october "a.
This is doubly significant when
It is remembered that the stock
list Of late has had to offset the
dragging influence of the rails:
Another vital point of bullish
import is the improvement in the
bond market. AS measured by the
Standard Statistics bond index,
the market has pushed ahead Tor
five consecutive sessions, a record
unequalled for many months.
The strength in commodity
prices which have been slowly
moving higher for upwards OF a
month Is another element which
may be taken to indicate that
the long process of deflatlcn has
finally come to an end.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
AVERAGE BOND
PRICES DIP

Business conditions for the week
ended october "a, as measured by
weekly statistics available to the
Department of Commerce, indi-
cate that bank debts, outside New
York city, increased over the
previous holiday week. but were
under the same week last year.
Loans and discounts of Federal
reserve member banks showed a
slight decline from the previous
period and were much lower than
a year ago.
Average prices of representative
stocks increased for the third con-
secutiVe week and were 80 per
cent above the years low recorded
during the first week of october.
The average price of 40 leading
bonds continued the decline
which has been under way since
the second week in July, reaching
the lowest quotation for the year.
Business failures, as reported by
r. G. Dun & Co., increased in
number from the week previous
and were 1872 per cent over last
""ear.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
CAR FUEL FOUND
UNNATURAL Gas

The development of a COM
mercially practicable method for
converting natural gas into
liquid products, particularly
motor fuels and solid by-products.
is the object of an investigation
being conducted by the United
States Bureau of Mines. A re-
port detailing the results of a
study of the decomposition by
heat of methane, made at the
Petroleum Experiment Station,
Bartlesville, Okla, has just been
published by the bureau.
The best average results so
far obtained in this investigation
from 1000 cubic feet of methane
are approximately O.S gallon of
light oil, largely benzene, IS
pounds of liquid tar containing
about IS per cent of naphthalene
and anthracene and IS per cent
of unknown hydrocarbons.
In addition there remains
about 1900 cubic feet of gas
containing ITO cubic feet Of
methane, 44O cubic feet of
hydrogen, and IS cubic feet each
Of ethylene and acetylene. This
residue gas has a calorific value
of IT'S gross B. t. u. per cubic
foot at so degrees Fahrenheit,
and 80 inches of. mercury.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
FINANCING LOW
IN OCTOBER

Total of new capital, including
refunding, financed by domestic
and foreign corporations during
October, amounting to $21, ,469,-
800, was the lowest since the
$9,675,5OO total in April, 1918,
when the Government controlled
all corporate financing under war
measures passed by Congress.
The September aggregate was
$108, ,0O4,0O0 and the October,
1880, total came to $207, 1882 ,05O.
There was only one corporate
item in the october list of $1O,-
100000 or more, against three in
September and eight in October
last year. Total individual cor
porate output from 100000 up
was II in October, 18 in Septem-
ber and 80 in October a year ago.
No refunding took place in Octo-
ber, against 21.2 per cent during
September and 30.1 per cent dura
ing October, 1880.
Corporate totals for the 10
months were $2,565 ,574,9OO in
1881; $5,604, ,134.62O in 1880; high
record of $1,000, ,883, 900 in 1929;
previous high uf $6,635, ,665, ,l85 in
1928; $6,291. .7O8, $40 in 1927; 81
682, ,716,870 in 1926; and the previ-
out ten months low of $2,159,-
1921 in 1921.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
COTTON PRICES
SLIGHTLY OFF

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 G.N.S0.-
The cotton market eased off
slightly today, the dictionary
tone of the wheat market influ-
encing sympathetic offerings, with
declines at midday ranging from
4 to points.
The market opened practically
unchanged in trading that was
featured by a comparative scare
ity of offerings. A large part Of
the dealings, especially after the
first call, consisted of covering
and evening up for Mondays
crop report by the Government.
New Orleans and the South sold
at. the opening, with additional
offerings il the form of hedge
selling also encountered. Cooper
ative brokers sold March, May
and July, these sales being
credited as replacing futures by
purchases of actual cotton.
Spot firms were good buyers of
December, and there was conSld-
cradle short covering taking place,
mostly OH a scale down basis.
Some fresh buying was attributed
to Western operators.
At midday, December was oil
4 points at 6.48: January off 5
at 6.57; March off S at 6.73; May
off 4 at 6.92, and July off 6 at
7 NJ
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Single u. S. RailIUay
SyStey11 Is PrODOSed

A proposal for the formation
of a corporation to take over the
nations railroads has been made
by Nathan L. Amster, president
of the Citizens National Railroad
League, Inc. and a director Of
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cific Railroad.
Amster proposes Incorporating
under Federal charter, The Rail
way Corporation of America"
with a capital of $10,OOO,00O 900
of 524 per cent perpetual proprie-
tory certificates, to be issued at
par in exchange for stock in eX-
isting railroads.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
w e. McAdOO Heads
Latin BOndhOLderS

William G. McAdoo. Secretary
of the Treasury in the Wilson
Cabinet, will head the national
committee of the Latin-American
BondholderS Association as chair
man, it was announced last night.
The New York executive commit
tee of the association will include
another former member OF the
Cabinet, in the person of William
C. Redfield, Secretary of Com
merce in the Wilson AdminiStra-
ton; and a former member of
the American diplomatic corps,
Montgomery Schuyler, who at a
meeting at the Whitehall Club
yesterday was made chairman Of
the New York executive COM
mittee.