White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-13
Worlds News


CHICAGO.-Pear Graves, sopho
more In the Union High School at LIE
moore, Calf, has been proclaimed
national champion in the Nationa
Meat Story Contest, carrying with it {
cash award Of $500. The winning
story was written on the subjec
Meat and How Cook It." This an
nouncement was made by the Nation
al Livestock and Meat Board, which
conducted the contest among higl
5 schools of the United States. Heller
Nocula, Aberdeen, Washington, alst
won tenth prize Of $40 in the Western
district.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. = Bishop WI
liam Lawrence announced that Har
ward University has been given $500,
900 for chemistry by the general edu
cation board, founded by John D
Rockefeller.
CHICAGO. - The perfect SO" Of
Main Street wears a different size
than the perfect SO" of Fifth Avenue
This is upon the authority Of David
N. Mosessohn, executive chairman OF
the Associated Dress Industries OF
America. "At present American de-
sjgners not only are developing typ.
ical American dress style-they also
are creating different dresses for the
women Of different sections Of the
country" said Mr.. Mosessohn. "The
'medium-size' woman of the West has
broader shoulders than the medium.
size woman Of the city. The Western
woman needs wider skirt and more
room under the arms. Our designers
must take this into consideration"
TOKYO.-Twenty-six Insurance
companies have commenced the pay
ment of 10 per cent Of the policies Of
losers in the earthquake and fire Of
last September Great crowds are
milling about each Office. The distri.
button involves s40,OOO,000, which the
companies borrowed from the govern
ment. Most Of this money will be re.
invested Immediately In permanent
buildings.
WASHINGTON.- Breaking all food
records since 1889, the Potomac Riy-
er recently swept past this city at
breakneck speed, leaving in its wake
damage estimated at many millions Of
dollars. While property loss in the
vicinity Of this city was small, re-
ports from Richmond and points along
the West Virginia shore told of ter
rifle losses, estimated at between 10
and Is million dollars.
Observation-Disclosures eruptions OF
Mount Ikilauea are causing residents
of the region to leave. Wives Of
army officers at the military camp at
Kilauea have been taken to Hilo for
safety. A new bay, half mile across.
has been formed by the earthquakes
EBERBACH, Baden. - Finders.
Keepers" says Grover Bergdoll, Am
erican draft-dodger, with reference to
the gold he buried in 1917, when his
game Of hide-and-seek began. All told.
he says. there was exactly $270,000 In
nice, shiny SO, gold pieces. He de-
clares the gold is buried in the Uni.
ted States, but that is all he will say
about 1t. If I de-" he remarked,
'the gold will never be found. That's
how securely 1t is hidden. No one
was with me when put 1t away, and
no one will ever find it until go for
cially to me-to have a lot of cash
which can put my hands on when
want to, If ever get back to the
States"
MISSOULA, Mont.-Burning over q
nine-mile front, fire which broke
out near Whitefish, broke all control
lines recently, burned several farm
buildings, put Whitefish temporarily
in darkness, by burning the power
line, and is menacing valuable stands
OF timber at Kalispell. Ranchers have
been compelled to abandon their
homes and move their families to
safety. Conditions are extremely
critical.
HELIGOLAND. - Storks are mon.
ogamous and they do not believe ir
divorce. DR.. II. Weigold of the ornith.
illogical observatory on this islano
made this discovery after long obser
walton. For many years a stork cou
pie, which the observer had marked
lived in an old Windmill. In the spring
Of 1923 only the female stork returned
from her winter vacation in Africa
In a short time she mated with a
strange male. But the missing hus
band suddenly returned and immedt
ately attacked the usurper. The hus
band won and the wife welcomed him
back into the nest.
BUCHAREST.-A whole section Of
this city was desolate and deserted
recently as a result of series Of ex.
plosions resulting from the burning Of
a great government arsenal. Inter
mittent explosions continue. The
schools have been closed The dam
age is estimated at more than $5,OO0,-
900.
While no loss OF life was reported
many persons were injured. Members
Of the Rumanian royal family and the
former King and Queen of Greece
fed from the Cotroceni Palace when
one explosion, only two miles distant,