White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-08-24
WORLDS NEWS
BRIEFLY RET0LD
important News of Both Henri.
spheres Boiled Down to
Last Analysis.

DRhCSS oOAS0 6OWh W
Last Analysis.
Tidal waves. combined with Sc
we're storm, have submerged $4,000
houses along the Yalu river and on
the coast OF west Korea. No estimate
of the loss of life has yet been re-
ceived, but it is said the damage to
crops and the lumber industry will be
heavy.
The Orpheus male voice choir OF
Cleveland, Ohio. composed mostly of
steel workers who years ago emigrated
from South Wales, won first place in
the choral competition at the Welsh
national Eisteddfod, the greatest song
and poetry festival of Great Britain.
Prince Fabrizio Colonna died on Au-
gust 8. He was vice president of the
senate and the head of one of the most
noble Italian families. The prince had
been suffering for the last three
months from an infection of his left
leg He was born in Rome March %,
1848.
Captain Road Amundsen, leader of
an aerial and marine expedition that
left Seattle in June, 1922, bound for
the north pole, is on his way to Nome
aboard the United States coast guard
cutter Bear, according to advices re-
ceived at Nome.
Storms of great violence have al
most destroyed the grape and olive
crops in the communes of Oppido,
Radicena, Cittanova and Polistena in
italy. At Varapodio two persons were
killed. At Istrimoli three persons were
killed and several injured. At San
MARITIME one peasant was killed by
lightning.
The prince of Wales will leave Lon
don early in September for his visit
to Canada and will spend some time
at his ranch in Alberta, it was learned.
He will be accompanied by his private
secretary, Sir Godfrey Thomas and
Brigadier General B. F. Trotter.
Randall Parrish, author OF many
popular books of fiction and history,
died at his home at Kewanee, ILL.,, on
August 9. His health had been poor
since the time when he was active in
Liberty loan and Red Cross drives,
speaking for days and weeks in the
middle west. He was born at Ke-
vance June 10, 1858, was graduated in
law from the University OF Iowa and
practiced in Wichita, Kan, until his
health failed
Evidence Of former civilization OIL
the now uninhabited islands to the
northwest of the Hawaiian GROUP
were found recently by members o.
the United States government party
which is conducting an extensive bio
! logical and geologic survey of these
rarely visited dots in the Pacific. AS
a result of these recent findings there
| of To- fIn n he
question Of the origin of the Polynes
| ian arce
Finding OF skull said to have beer
positively identified as that OF an In
dian and which showed evidence Of
having been in the ground many years
and containing gold tooth which had
been shaped from solid nugget
caused great speculation as to how ar
Indian who had evidently died long
years ago had known of dentistry. II
is evident the tooth had been made by
himself Or some of his tribe.
Authorities at Rome have completed
experiments with a new type of aero
plane which is claimed to be the small
est in the world. The machine has al
engine of three horsepower and
reached an altitude of 5000 meters dur
ing tests which were witnessed by
Premier Mussolini and high Italian per
sonages.
The Christmas islands are growing
larger and now rise to height of 7(
feet above sea level. Maritime charts
show an elevation Of only Is feet. AS
a further indication that the islands
are being lifted, the fact is cited that
several small lakes are going dry ap
parently because of drainage into the
ocean.
FORD BUYS OLD HORSE
POWER RELIC IN PALOUSE
An agent representing Henry Ford
the automobile manufacturer, has pu,
chased an old horsepower of Leon
Fransburg, near Palouse, which had
been formerly used for threshine
grain
The machine was purchased in 1892
and WAS used for threshing until 1901