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VARIETY FINDS ITS WAY TO THE WEEKS SHELF OF BOOKS
REVIEWER CLEARS THE DECKS
Conscience Corner of Workshop Calls for Seasonal Clean
up-Bography Tops the Stowaways With Science and
History Neck and Neck for Runner up Position.

series descriptive of the career Of
President Wilson which is being pre-
pared by Ray Stannard Baker. It is
"Neutrality-1914-15." This Is vol.
ume Of the group, the previous vol
umes having been What Wilson Did
at Paris" Woodrow Wilson and
World Settlement, an Account of the
Peace Conference at Paris in Three
Volumes" Woodrow Wilson, Life and
Letters" and 1.-THE Public Papers of
Woodrow Wilson" AS its title indl-
Gates, this most recent volume is q
study of the former Presidents ef-
forts to maintain neutrality and rec
ord of the events which forced him to
decide that peace was not possible.
The publisher of the series is Double
day Doran
Devoted to the same subject and
period is the second book on the list
of war works, American Neutrality,
1s14-1917," by Charles Seymour. ster-
ling professor of history in Yale Uni
versity. This is collection of essays,
some of which have been published
before; in examination OF the factors
which drove us into the conflagration.
Prof. Seymour contrasts what he con-
siders to be the facts with recently
heralded opinion which holds that the
responsibility for Americas entrance
into the conflict rests with sinister
forces" such for us as the munitions
makers, bankers or various CONNER.
cial interests. These allegations, the
author holds, are not supported by
any body of evidence and are often
quite absurd. Yale University Press
publishes the volume.
A war book out Of Germany that
finds its place on the delayed list is
"One Against England" by Ernst Carl.
1t is the autobiography of spy. 1t
is very romantic document, pur-
porting in one place to describe the
manner in which the Hampshire,
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in which these problems lie. and yet
others, are considered by the author
in terms Of work still to be done.
Very much along the same line, but
more comprehensive, is the American
book, 1.-The Outposts Of Science" by
Bernard Jaffe, published by Reynal
& Hitchcock, and the November
choice of the Scientific Book Club.
In preparation for this work, the pub
fishers tell us, Mr.. Jaffe, whose
"Crucibles" was Pulitzer prize win
ner, visited the laboratories of more
than so outstanding scientists. Among
the fields which he considers are
mathematics, astronomy, entomology,
mental hygiene, the cosmic ray,
atomic structure, medicine and plant
research-and there are yet others.
A DISTINCT manner Of humility
characterizes both of these works,
which seem to take as their essential
thesis that man knows but little here
below. Quite different spirit, how
ever, is to be found in the book which
comes to us from Russia. 1t is called
Men and Mountains" and has as
subtitle Mans Victory Over Nature"
Its author is NJ. lin. It has been
translated by Beatrice Kinkead and
is published by ]. B. Lippincott.
According to this author, nature
in Russia has suffered severe reverses
in her conflict with man, and is now
in rapid retreat. To quote the pub
Usher. NJ Hin describes ''how Russian
scientists are making plants grow
where they couldn't grow before,
rivers flow where they'll do the most
good, grass grow in deserts, noun
tains give up their ores and the wind
and sun furnish energy and power
as they have seldom. If ever. done
before" A great man-Lenin, un-
doubtedly And a brash book, this.
In the field of world affairs an i'm
portant work comes to us from Double
day Doran, War and Diplomacy in
the Japanese Empire" by Tatsuji
Takeuchi. 1t is a study of the psy-
chology back Of the structure of the
japanese government and a history
of japanese diplomacy as cause Of
war. 1t was undertaken as part of
cooperative project for investigating
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lished the Pennsylvania Gazette and
wrote Poor Richards Almanac" Its
homely philosophy and shrewd max
inns, Penny wise and pound foolish"
"a stitch in time saves nine." ETC.,
brought him immediate popular ac-
claim.
The marriage of the enterprising
young printer and Deborah Read, in
1880, is reputed to have been a COM
mon-law one. The illiterate Deborah
was not capable Of sharing her hus-
bands literary and scientific inter-
ests. She bore him one daughter. Sa-
rah, and a son, who lived only four
years. Franklin also had several nat
ural" children, whom he openly &C.
knowledged.
WITH each passing year poor Rich
ard" turned his attention more
to public welfare. He organized the
first Colonial police and fire COM
panles and assisted in founding the
Philadelphia Hospital and the acad-
emy, which is now the University of
Pennsylvania. He served five wears as
clerk OF the Pennsylvania Assembly
and l3 as member of that body.
Although he preferred the modest
title Benjamin Franklin, Printer"
his later work earned him those of
philosopher. scientist and statesman.
Study was his lifelong hobby. He
taught himself to read four foreign
languages and his philosophic research
leo him to abandon free-thinking for
"deism" and to advocate Christianity.
While Franklin never realized his hone
OF retiring from public life to devote
himself to science, his important dis
coveries made him famous as FIRST
American Scientist"
When taxation became q burning
issue IN 1859, the Colonies sent the
statesman to England to petition the
King In their behalf. He remained
there several years, making friends for
his cause and trying by political writ
ing to reconcile Great Britain and the
Colonies. When he realized peaceful
settlement of their disputes was impos-
sible, he returned to America to aid In
the Revolution.
At home he rendered invaluable
service as member of the Continental
Congress and was one of the COM
mittee which drew up the Declaration
Of Independence and gave very prac-
tical aid by lending Congress all the
money he could borrow for war ex-
penses.
Then to solicit further financial
assistance for the Colonies, he went
to France. This Yankee philosopher
in his fur cap and Quaker dress won
the hearts Of the French. Meanwhile,
BY his kindly charm and shrewd wit.
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carrying Lord Kitchener, was de-
stroyed. However, the most signifl-
cant thing about the work to one who
has read many spy stories probably
will be the publishers discreet fore
word, which announces that they can
neither associate themselves with
nor disassociate themselves from any
view or explanation of events given
by the Author" In other words, they
do not vouch for the Authors accu-
racy. 1t is an E. P. Dutton book.
"A Diary Without Dates" by Enid
Bagnold, author of National Velvet" I"
is described by its publishers as the
actual daybook of the writer, kept
while she was nursing in an English
military hospital. It was published
in England II years ago, and there
after Miss Bagnold was promptly dis
missed from her post for "a breach
of military discipline" It deals with
such aspects Of war as q nurse would
naturally see. and is entirely without
the commodity which has come to be
called romantic glamour" It Is pub
lished by William Morrow g. Co.
ENGLAND, America and Russia are
represented on the list Of recent
scientific works. Two Cambridge
scholars have come forth with books
from the first-named country and the
Macmillan Co. has published both of
them. A. w. Haslett of Kings Col.
lege has written 1.-The Unsolved Prob
lens Of Science" and H. Spencer Jones
of Jesus College Worlds Without
End"
Mr.. Jones book is little more than
. popular astronomy. It sets down
the relative sizes of and distances
between the known heavenly bodies,
gives facts about their compositions,
movements, and so on. It reaches
into speculation in one chapter only
the last. which is called what Was
what Is to Be" and is q discussion
OF "the universe as q WHOLE" or so
he tells US, at any rate.
"The Unsolved Problems Of Science"
raises questions on number of
frontiers. Says the author: "Sci-
entists do not know (among other
things) why sugar tastes sweet, why
q steel girder is not hundred or q
thousand times stronger than it Is,
or why some Summers are dry and
others wet. They are equally ig-
norant Of the nature Of life, and
OF the cause Of the common cold.
Atoms and stars alike still guard many
OF their secrets. Rust and moth still
levy their toll Of waste. The glow
worm still lights his lamp more eco
nomically than can man. and no
human engineer can convert the suns
energy into living food, as every green
plant does day by day." The fields
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By Alice Rita Deasy.
CONSTITUTION CONSCIOUS
Americans will pause January
II to observe the 230th ami
yersary of the birth of Benja-


4 Americans will pause January
u II to observe the 230th ami
~ versary of the birth Of Benja-
min Franklin, who played an impor-
tant role in the framing Of that his
toric document. AS President Of Penn
sylvania in May, 1887, the shrewd old
philosopher was host to the Philadel-
phia convention. BY timely interven-
ton he helped bring agreement out Of
a chaos of conflicting ideas until his
conciliatory spirit triumphed in that
greatest of compromises-the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
So carefully did the fathers plan
the system of checks and balances"
in that great document that only 81
of 5000 attempts to amend it have
been successful and today it remains
much as they wrote it.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Bos-
ton in 1706 and spent his childhood
there. AS boy he rebelled against
Puritanism and devoted his New Eng
land Sundays to poring over the great
Va Al OAhCA w
augment his meager two years in
school.
In his 18th year the young student
was apprenticed as printers boy on
his half-brother's newspaper. Soon he
began slipping unsigned manuscripts
under the door of the shop and at
length, encouraged by their accept
ance, wrote openly for the paper.
Within a few years the ee-thinking
radical tone Of his articles so dis
pleased the stern Boston authorities
that he found it expedient to seek a
new scene for his activity.
The l7-year-old rebel chose Phila-
delphia where, after many vicissitudes,
he and a friend established their own
printing shop. Here Franklin pub
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my answer is: Because of the ma
chine do not want to worship
the machine either under capitalism
or communism. The Communists quite
frankly disavow anything that savors
of idealism, mysticism, romanticism.
transcendentalism, religion. Their 'cul-
ture' excludes these things, possibly
because each ano every one of these
'isms' is inherently hostile to the ac-
ceptance of materialistic basis for
human behavior. If the Communists,
from their own point of view, are JUS
titled in rejecting spiritual fulcrum
for moving the world, contend that
as an honest man, convinced Of their
error, am equally justified in reject
ing their world as in rejecting the
capitalist world, which at least al
lows me Gin this very instance) to
express my views. Would the Com
munists allow me to say this in a book
published in Soviet Russia? Every
one knows they wouldn't"
Autobiography" is a rich and NOV
ing book. One sorrows over the fact
that it has been waiting notice since
Autumn. The publisher is G. p. Put
nam's Sons.
Foremost on the list of non-Ameri-
can biographies is Herman Wendel's
'Danton," published by the Yale
University Press. The volume con-
tains a vivid, colorful picture of revo-
lutionary France. It is written in an
intensely personal style-enthusiastic
sometimes declamatory. Centering
about Danton, whose magnificent in
dividualism made contemplate the
most hideous Of modern mobs, the
book still includes portraits of Dam
toms contemporaries that are no less
vigorous.
Works about the French revolution
seem to fall generally into two groups
those which conscience makes des-
perately dull and those which enthu-
siasm makes dramatic. The present
work belongs in the latter classifica-
ton. It was published in October.
Last on the list of biographies is a
book by Count Corti, author of s"The
House of Rothschild." It is the his
tory OF Francois Blanc, the man who
built the two great gambling casinos
OF modern times, and is called 1.-THE
Wizard of Monte Carlo" It is enter
tanning, if slight, and reveals the
father Of commercialized play some
what in the role of an harassed and
none too happy business man. e. p.
Dutton & Co. is the publisher.
or BOOKS on the World War in
cluded in our reprehensibly de-
layed list there are two from the
American viewpoint. The first is an
important one. Is It belongs to the
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FRANKLIN, FOUNDING FATHER
Constitution Conscious Nation His 230th Birth An
niversary, Looks Back Upon Period When His Wisdom
and Tolerance Played Vital Part in Forming Union

he induced them to spend nearly
$50 900, 900 in the cause of American
liberty and wrested a military land
commercial treaty from their canny
Statesmen.
When the Revolution was ended the
triumphant Colonies delegated Frank
lin to take part in peace negotiations
with Great Britain. Soon afterward
Congress granted his repeated request
to be recalled and appointed Thomas
Jefferson Minister to France. When
asked If he replaced Franklin, Jefferson
replied, mo one can replace him, sir.
I am only his successor"
In recognition Of his distinguished
services Franklin was chosen Presi-
dent of Pennsylvania and selected to
represent his State in the Constitu-
tional Convention.
A FTER the Revolution young Amer
lea was in political and economic
chaos. The Government under the
Articles of Confederation was very
weak; each State insisted on its right
to independent action and Congress
was powerless to enforce its legisla-
ton or levy taxes. Many States fatty
refused to contribute for Federal ex-
penses and bankruptcy confronted the
National Government. Washington
wrote to Jefferson in November, 1886:
THE want of energy in the Federal
Government, the pulling of one State
and parts of States against another
have brought our policies and
credit to the brink of precipice."
Many leading statesmen believed
the mutual jealousy of the l3 States
made government-reform impossible.
Humphries of Connecticut declared
ne was sure they would not agree to
closer union, as each State was re-
luctant to surrender the smallest at
tribute of independent sovereignty"
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viewpoint of the cause-monger and,
although in his own person he has
suffered the wrongs of the underprivi-
legged, he has little to say for any cur
rent nostrum offered for change. OF
communism, in particular, he offers
the following diagnosis:
A PROLETARIAN as have been
(by compulsion. if you like), an
exploitee of capitalist society
have been repeatedly asked: Why did
not become a Communist? And
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Southeast corner Of Tract /, High
lands Plat "B", known as Kadow
corner.
On corner of Tract %, Highlands
Plat "B", near Highlands Club
House. G......
At Southeast corner Of Tract Sc,
Highlands Plat "B", at pipe line.
Precinct No. 2-One at the front
door of the hall Of the I.O.OF. I'm
Kiona, Washington.
One at the front door Of the
Uland home in Kiona, washington.
One at the u. s. post office in XII
ona, washington.
One additional copy is also post
ed in the office Of the Board Of Dr.
rectors Of the Kennewick District;
and one in the office Of the County
Treasurer Of Benton County, WASH
ington.
Dated this 3Oth day Of December.
1885, at Prosser, Washington.
BEN KNOX,
Treasurer Of Benton County and
Ex-Officio Treasurer Of Kennewick
District. 1926
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TT seems only a short time since
the world wildly acclaimed
Lindbergh for performing that
remarkable feat. spanning the
Atlantic by air. Yet now we
nonchalantly approach the time
when a person can step into a
ticket Office. plank down his
fare. and fly around the world.
1t will be only a matter of
months before globe-circling air
service is a reality. When the
paiatial China Clipper. Manila
bound. disappeared in the dis
lance after its take-off from San
Francisco. inaugurating trans
Pacific service. the last link but
one was completed In a world
air route.
The Clippers initial hop was
scheduled as an air mail fight.
Soon. however. when two more
sister ships enter service. a ticket
will take you from the Golden
Gate to Manila in 60 hours, and
shortly thereafter. six hours
farther on to China.
The lone missing link" in the
world air route then will be that
between Manila and Java or
Singapore Already. however.
the Dutch are planning to ill In
that 1500-mile gap.
From India across the Near
East to Europe. magnificent ar
ray of British, Dutch. and
French afrways already stretch.
German dirigible and seadrome
lines and a French line across
the South Atlantic bring the air.
going traveller to Natal. Brazil,
where he can connect with Pam
Americans Wanted system to
Miami. Once back In the
United States. whole network
Of airways is at his disposal to
return him to San Francisco.
Soon q two-week vacation will
provide more than enough flying
hours to permit q modern Phine-
as Fogg to circle the world. In
fact. with the development Of q
North Atlantic line. expected
within a few years. and other
perfections. Today service
around the world. authorities
predict. will be a reality.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIRIJTION
M 1S74


In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for Benton
County.
In the matter of the estate Of
j. p. Brannan, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Marie
r. Brannan, executrix of the above
estate, has filed her final account
and petition for distribution in the
office of the clerk of the above en-
titled court and that the court Is
asked to settle said final account, to
distribute the property of said es-
tate to the heirs or persons entitled
to the same and to discharge the
executrix.
Said final account and petition
for distribution will be heard by the
court at the Court House in Pros
ser, Benton County, Washington, on
the 9th day of January, 1896, at the
hour of $50 o'clock in the forenoon.
MARIE r. BRANNAN,
Executrix
BY Moulton g. Powell, Attorneys
for Executrix. 1912, 10, 26 g. Ia.
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1886, will, as commanded by law
on said date, at the hour Of 10 o.
clock am. of said day, at front en-
trance of the Court House in the
City of Prosser, Washington, sell
each and all of said tracts on which
said assessments, accrued interest
and costs shall not then have been
paid, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to meet the same. Such
sale shall be in the manner by
statute made and provided and the
land sold shall be subject to redemp-
ton as provided by law in such
cases.
All of said lands are situate in
Townships numbered North from
the Base Line and Ranges numbered
East from the Willamette Meridian
in Benton County, State Of Wash
ington.
Three lists of all property delin-
Quent in the District mentioned
above are posted in each voting pre-
cinct and in the places hereinafter
mentioned:
Precinct No. lon Highway at
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Four spacious compartments
contain built-in diyans conyerti-
BILE into 20 soft sleeping berths.
There is o snug. 12-foot-souare
center salon: o 65-foot corridor:
q small but complete kitchen:
and a pilot room which houses
$50 navigation instruments and
q crew of seven experts.
Much equipment is duplicated,
even Implicated, for emergency:
thus, there are three fuel-pump.
ing devices. duplicate radio re-
ceivers and transmitters. two
complete sets OF controls and
duplicate flight instruments.
And you don't have TO yell az
your fellow passengers - I he
cabins are scientifically sound
proofed. and ordinary converse.
tional tones can easily be heard.
In all. the China and it's sis-
ter Clippers should prove ideal
in making Imaginary tlights
around the world come true.
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NOTICE OF DELINQUENT IRRI-
CATION ASSESSMENTS AND
SALE OF LANDS THEREFOR
Kannewick Irrigation District

Notice is hereby given that irriga-
ton assessments for the year 1884
of the Kennewick Irrigation District
upon premises and lands within said
District are now delinquent and in
terest on the amount of each assess
ment has accrued thereto, and said
assessments including said ac-
crued interest and costs, are pay
able at the office of the undersign-
ed Treasurer of Benton County.
Inasmuch as these delinquent as
sessments stand as lien against
the real property for which they are
assessed and unless the said assess
ments, together with said accrued
interest and costs are paid prior to
Saturday, the 25th day of January,
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VISUALIZE q winged pullman
car flying through the air and
you have q vivid picture OF the
China Clipper. which, on its bis
toric 7700.mile trans-Pacific hop.
closes the penultimate link In
globe air lane.
Or. II you care for more con-
crete details:
The China Clipper weighs
$1,000 pounds. has q wing span
of $50 feet, is nearly 80 feet
long. has o height of "a feet,
and commands 5000 b. p. II has
a high speed of 179 m. .. b., q
cruising speed OF 157 m. p. b., q
range of between 5000 and 1000
miles. and will perform safely
up to 10000 feet.
The word luxury" fails to do
Justice TO the interior OF the
ultra-modern. half-million dol
lar sky liner. the world's most
advanced aircraft 81
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Answers

1. Carlo.
2. Government men.
8. G-Men are officers used by
the government for the apprehen-
sion of criminals.
4. Japan demanded naval equal
ity with the major powers.
5. M. j. Van Swearingen.
6. It's purpose is to bring about
better wages and hours among
coal miners.
Z. A tax is levied on each ton OF
coal mined. This is returned to
those who comply with the terms
of the law. s..-1s
8. Walter Liggett.
9. william Randolph Hearst.
10. Governor ALT M. Landon.
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL
COUNTY PROPERTY

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL
COUNTY PROPERTY
Whereas the following described
real property to-wit: The Sc. u of
S.W.A of Sc. n, Section %, Town
ship 10, North, Range % E.W.M.
known as the Norling Property
and Lots 2, and 4, Block 80, Han
ford Plat (Known as the Burton
Property
was heretofore acquired by the
County of Benton, State Of WASH
ington, and it appearing to the
Board of County Commissioners Of
said County that it is for the best
interest of said County to sell the
said Real Property hereinbefore des-
cribed:
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that the Board of County
Commissioners will meet Monday,
the 9Th day of January, 1886, at
200 o'clock pm. at their office in
the Courthouse in Prosser, Wash
ington to hear and determine the
advisability of selling the above des-
cribed property. At which hearing
any taxpayer of said county may ap-
| pear and be heard for or against the
iadvisability of selling the above des-
cribed property.
HARLEY E. CHAPMAN.
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners. 1872, 10, rs & IL.
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NOTICE-Don't forget the Lutte
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nj. Tickets Csc and Csc. Place
English Lutheran church basement.
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