White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-02

At Saginaw, Mich, passenger
train struck an automobile at grade
crossing and killed six persons.
Lloyd George. In his speeches in
America. reiterated again and again
that Europe Is completely exhausted
as result of the great conflict.
A native Of England holds the
worlds motor speed record. Driving
q s50-horsepower car, he attained
speed of 126 miles an hour.
AAtiquated and unbusinesslike
methods, to which the government
clings, are losing France between
eight and 10 million francs annually,
according to report of the commit
tee on economics.
Public opinion in America and
Great Britain has induced the minis
ter OF the interior to withdraw his
announcement requesting all welfare
mission workers in Poland to leave
the country by December LIST.
During the last IL months in the
United States, 100000 new custom
ers have been added to the service
mains Of the different gas companies
in the country.
mino operator. later banker in
Denver, recently died at his home
in Denver. He was u years old and
was widely known throughout the
west.
DR.. Steinmetz, who is considered
one OF the greatest electrical experts
In tho world, is seriously Ill at his
home in Schenectady, N. Y. Over
sxertion during his journey across
tho continent and his continuous
speeches at various public functions
are blamed for his Illness.
ELLIS Cutting, now in his 87th year,
residing at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a
retired railway employee, was men,
Dor of the famous Eleventh Hussars,
Of Queen Victoria, from whose ranks
were recruited the 600 troops which
made the Charge Of the Light Bril-
Eade" at the Battle of Balaclava, In
the Crimea, fought 50 years ago.
Fifty feet underground, men work
ing on the foundation of the New
York Telephone Company, came upon
the hulk Of an old vessel, about the
size of a canal boat. While digging
out the hulk, the men found several
rare American coins, dating back to
1880. Another find was that Of
rams head, with horns attached, IL
feet below the hulk.
Two battleships, the Hood" and
"Roulse." two OF the largest battle
ships OF the British Navy, with a
light cruiser squadron, will sail dur
ing next month on tour Of the
Empire. They will 60 south by way
OF Africa to Singapore, thence to
Australia and New Zealand and Brit
ism Columbia, where they are ex-
pected to arrive in June. From there
they will proceed to Halifax and
Quebec, by the Panama Canal, while
the light cruisers will visit South
America. Several calls will be made
at United States ports.
Indicative Of a tremendous crop
and smooth working facilities for
transportation OF the harvest, load
ing and marketing figures for Octo-
Der .. the Canadian Pacific and other
railways are believed to have con-
stituted a record Loadings num-
bered 2,901 cars, against 1875 cars
for the same date year ago. Mar
ketings aggregated 5,014,801 bushels,
a. compared with 3,4S8,208 last au-
tumn.
Chipawa's sixth power unit will be
opened q month ahead OF schedule,
In December, according to an an
nouncement made by the Hydro
Power Commission. With the sixth
unit the Chippawa will be equipped
to turn out continuously maximum
Of about 100000 horsepower, as com.
pared with the present maximum OF
from 100000 to 100000. The addi-
tional power will be needed for On
tario's Industries and homes
Logging operations will be brisk Al
the North this year, one company,
the Northwest Lumber Company,
laying plans to cut 80 million feet.
They cut 16 million feet this yea.
This company operates at Edmonton
one OF the most modern lumber mills
in Canada.
| A system OF education by mail for
those who live in remote rural dis.
tricts out OF reach OF rural schools,
is being prepared by Hon. Perron
Baker, minister OF education, to go
into effect this month. The working
plan has already been drawn up to
run through the winter to the end OF
the school year. 1t IL expected that
from 20 to 40 lessons will be given
in tho case OF each applicant tor the
service.
came In handy sooner or later.
A new clay product factory has
been erected in South Vancouver by
company from Seattle. They are