Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
Worlds News


12 members of family here by eat
ing home-canned string beans was re-
Gently made the subject Of inquiry by
the u. 8. Public Health Service,
through DR.. J. G. Geiger Of the UNI
versity Of Chicago. DR.. Geiger. who
is regarded as the foremost authority
on the little known bacillus botulinus,
was directed to suspend his study on
that subject at the university and go
to Albany.
NEW YORK -Bernarr MacFadden,
magazine publisher and physical cul-
turist, has accepted challenge to
uphold the anti-censorship attitude In
a debate with Supreme Justice Ford
and John H. Summers, secretary OF
the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice, at mass meeting organized
by the Americanization Protective
League to protest against the pro-
posed clean book censorship bill Of
which Justice Ford is the author.
SUDBURY, MASS.-Apparently as
eager as a boy for what he termed a
real old-fashioned New England par
ty," Henry Ford, with Mrs. Ford and
little party Of friends, arrived at
Wayside Inn recently. For the old
hostelry, made famous by Longfellow
and purchased by Ford to preserve it
as New England shrine, 1t was remi-
niscent Of an earlier time. A little
after his arrival Ford was playing a
fiddle, "jollying" with the girls and
calling OF" for some of the old coun-
try dances, now all but forgotten, and
while someone played an oldtime air,
with Mrs. Ford beating time, he
danced Jig nimbly and with evident
enjoyment. The inn radiated the at
mosphere Of old New England. Lights
cleaned from the windows across
snow-covered fields, and dista int
sleighbells tinkled family. Within
was typical New England dinner,
and later, after Mr.. Ford had fiddled
and the party had danced, they played
old games, "Puss in the Corner" and
Drop the Handkerchief" "This isn't
real party" Mr.. Ford explained.
That's tomorrow night" Going to
invite a few friends and have real
good time tomorrow night" A pro-
gram of winter sports, snowshoeing.
coasting and sleighriding was arrang-
ed, with every detail in harmony with
the days when Wayside Inn thrived
on he trade Of travellers and villag-
ers
WASHINGTON.-T the individual
members of its constituent bodies the
executive committee Of the Federal
Council Of Churches has issued an ap-
peal to uphold "by precept and prac-
tice, obedience and enforcement" all
the laws of the land, specially the pro-
hibition laws. They are also urged to
support the public officials in their en-
forcement.
NEW YORK.-The Congress Of Su-
perior Mixed Races will be held here
October to 18, 1924.
MUNICH. ~ The trial of General
Ludendorff, German war lord, for par
ticipation in the beer hall rebellion"
Of November s, 1923, has been post
poned until February 26, at was an
nounced recently.
GENEVA. - Twenty-Five hundred
tons of opium in excess Of the All ount
justified by medical and scientific use
is produced yearly is the conclusion
10 o,,;u
ton of the League Of Nations. The
total worlds annual output is 5000
tons, and the physicians and experts
of the health commission estimate the
500 tons is ample for the legitimate
needs of the world for opium and it's
derivatives including morphine.
LIvERPOOL.-Th traffic to Can
ada is becoming so great that the
Cunard line is transferring to Cana
dian service the steamer Caronia, An
tonia, Ansonia, Albania and Athena.
These were formerly in the New York
service There will be seven sailings
in March, eight in April, nine in May
and six in June.
LOS ANGELES-Mrs. Phoebe Fo-
gel Davis recently died in Los An
geles Mrs. Davis came to Los An
geles in a covered wagon in 1858. She
is survived by 80 descendants in Cali
fornia, including three great-great
grandchildren.
IlONDON.-The diet imposed upon
the monks in monasteries is believed
to be the cause of the remarkable
freedom from disease which they en-
joy, especially from cancer, according
to the investigations of Doctors
Monckton and Copeman, of the Brit
NEW YORK. - Margaret Sanger,
world famous birth control advocate,
has for the past 18 months been the
bride of Noah H. Slee, millionaire
president of the Three-In-Onc Oil Co.
News Of Mrs. Sanger's second mar.
riage came out only this month.
MONTREAL, Quebec The annual
outing of the American Baseball Writ