White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-15

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the invitation by the French govern
ment, Firmin Geimier, the eminent
French actor and the entire company
Of the Theatre National de + Odeon
of Paris are to be sent to the United
States by the French government for
tour in the fall, prabably In October
The French government which &C.
copied the invitation of our state
department limits the stay of NJ.
Gemier and the Odeon company IN
the United States to six weeks after
which he must return to his post In
Paris as director and chief actor Of
the Odeon Company. His tour will
be handled by the Messers. Shubert.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. - Favorable
crop conditions have prevailed during
the past week throughout the Prairie
Provinces, according to the weekly
crop report of the agricultural depart
ment of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Rain was fairly general in the west
and sufficiently frequent and heavy
to be Of real value to the soil. Rye
is now heading and showing prospects
Of good crop.
CALGARY, Alta.-According to the
Cooperative Wool Growers Associa-
ton, large volume of Alberta wool
is being marketed in Great Britain.
Already much of the new wool crop
has been contracted for there, and in
quiries have been received for $780,
900 pounds of the Western wool clip.
Shearing is now in progress in South
ern Alberta wool camps.
HAVANA.-Orders have been ap-
instruction in gas attacks, especially
in the use of tear gas, according to
an announcement made by the secre-
tary Of war. The use Of this gas
would be valuable not only in case OF
revolutionary disorders, but also in
breaking up possible riots during
strikes.
LONDON.-Male butterflies like to
get drunk while female ones shun
liquor and are perfectly content with
water as beverage, is the discovery
Of the Zoologist SUIT. He kept all
sorts of butterflies In his wire
screened garden and exposed several
bowls containing either pure water
or whisky of different brands. The
males invariably took to the liquor
bowls and slipped so long that they
ground. The females, however. with
out exception Stunned the alcohol.
OBERAMMERGAU, Bavaria
Oberammergau is not the peaceful
village that it was before Anton Lang
and his wood-carving companions
went to America early this year. Lo-
cal opponents of the trip to the United
States have gained reinforcements
some weeks ago and the town has
been divided into bitter Lang and
anti-Lang groups. The anti-Lang
forces assert that the American visit
Of the Oberammergau players was an
attempt to commercialize the Passion
Play, that the trip was financial
failure and they have threatened to
sabotage the next production of the
performance, scheduled for 1882. An
ton Lang himself has held aloof from
his critics thus far and refuses to
answer them, contending that the
charges are unfounded.
BRANDON, Manitoba.-Fifty more
boys from all parts Of the British Isles
arrived here under the auspices Of
the Salvation Army and were placed
on farms. This Is the third party
nder the Salvation Army immigration
scheme to arrive at Brandon, the first
two aggregating some 200 boys, nearly
all of whom are now settled on farms
in the neighborhood.
HAMBURG, Germany.-Prince VIII
helm, oldest son and political heir
Of the former German Crown Prince
has accepted clerical position with
Schulbach, Theimer & Company, one
Of the oldest Hanseatic exporting and
importing firms.
LONDON.-The writing Of books in
England shows no sign of lessening,
according to statistical tables com
piled by the bookseller. During the
past year 6,981 new books were pro
duced, and in addition $3.50 second
and subsequent editions were issued
Fiction takes the first place. Novel
lists provided 1919 new books. Re
igion and theology were the subjects
of SIS new books, while only II new
books of humor were issued.
WATERLOO, N. Y.-After carryins
a bullet lodged in his hip for SO years
Aaron D. Lohr, Civil War veteran
had the missile extracted recently. H,
was shot January IL, 1865, and earl!
efforts to find the bullet by probin,
were unsuccessful. Recently he 81
perienced trouble with his hip. A,
examination showed the bullet wa
still there and had become loosene,
from the muscle or bone in which
had been imbedded, and the opera
ton was performed.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark.-E. "
Beatty, president Of the Canadian p
cific Railway, has arrived here an
will confer with the Danish author
ties in connection with securing Dal
ish settlers for Canada.