White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-04
Worlds News

Madame Curie, the discoverer of
radlum and it's developments, was re-
Gently voted a pension of 100000
francs yearly by the Chamber of
Deputies. The pension reverts to
Madame Curie's two daughters upon
her decease.
Two Danish princes are about to
take American brides. The princes
are the youngest sons of Prince Wal
demar, and the prospective brides
are the daughters of DR.. Green of
New York and j. r. Booth of To-
ronto
The recent heavy earthquakes in
South America and Mexico have
caused great loss of life and prop
erty. At least 5000 persons are re-
ported dead, and more than $4,000
homeless in the wake Of the earth
quake on the Columbian
Frontier.
Awards aggregating nearly $2,OOO,-
900 were made recently by the Ger
man American Mixed Claims Com
mission to American firms which sus-
tanned losses in Germany as result
Of the World War. The largest
award, 100000 with interest at S
per cent from November IL, 1918,
was made to the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The Dowager Countess of Carnar-
Won, widow of the Earl of Carnar-
Won, discoverer of the tomb Of Tut
ankhamen, was married recently to
Colonel Ian Onslow Dennistown, for
merly an officer of the Grenadier
Guards. The Earl of Carnarvon died
on March 20, 1923, from an insect
bit, which poisoned him and coused
his death.
The Congress-" one of America s
best-known hotels, and where many
political conventions have been held,
and which carries on its registers
the names of notables from all over
the world, Is to be replaced with a
$22,000,000 structure, 80 stories high,
which with its annexes will have
5000 romos, and banquet and con-
vention hall seating 1000 persons.
Dairymen of Caldwell and Parma
spent some time recently with Reid
Murray. secretary of Wisconsin
Dairy Breeders Association, and
Charles Gignoux, agricultural agent
Of the Union Pacific, comforting upon
the advisability of bringing a large
number of Wisconsin dairy animals
to this section, to serve as founda-
ton stock. Mr.. Murray paid great
compliment to the dairy herd of the
University of Idaho saying that the
university has the finest herd of
dairy animals owned by any college
in the country.
Owen d. Young, chairman Of the
board of directors of the General
Electric Company, has been named
member Of the commission to bal
anee the German budget.
Finland is country about which
we in the United States hear little,
but 1t is nevertheless on the map
telephonically speaking. Although
accurate statistics are difficult to get,
the latest reports indicate that there
are In Finland about $4,000 tele-
phones and considerable number Of
interurban toll lines, all operated by
private companies. In view Of the
fact that the population of the coun-
try is only 100000, this represents
creditable telephone development,
one which in fact exceeds that Of
France, Italy or Belgium.
1.-THE Eye" an appellation given
to William Allen Pinkerton by a
man who had absconded with large
sum Of money and was captured
after a relentless hunt over all parts
Of Canada and the United States, is
closed now forever-William Allen
Pinkerton died recently and was bur-
led in Chicago, although Los An
geles had been his home lately. His
father organized the first secret SER