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

merchants Of the Ruhr to grant food
credits at their stores under threats
of plumber IL they refused The reds
are likewise forcing city councils Ia
the occupied areas to give doles and
community dinners, and causing out
bursts where those are denied them.
Over 100000 workers and families
are being fed-at cost Of some $780,
900 day. The lockout, which hither-
to had cost $5O,0O0,0OO, now threatens
quickly to bankrupt the Ruhr unless
negotiations for a settlement are sue
cessful Immediately. Women are still
urging their men on to deeds of vio-
lence and sabotage, according to re-
ports from various towns In the occu-
pied area. Many mines, including the
Moeller group at Buer, have been
flooded.
LONDON.-The nmpid notes of
nightingale, broadcast from Surrey
woods, were heard through England
recently. This attempt to introduce
to the wireless the song of the tradf-
tional lovebird was complete sue
cess. Beatrice Harrison, nationally
known 'cellist, camped in the woods
to encourage the songsters to produce
melodious strains, but the result was
the usual musical chirping with mar
velous trills, which were audible hun
dreds of miles distant from the woods.
The experiment is prelude to fur
Their attempts to broadcast the music
of song birds.
PITTSBURG.-Thoma Gemmel, Sc,
and his wife, Mary, 81, have left
Braddock, a suburb of Vancouver, B.
c., to claim the estate of Gemmel's
brother John, who died in February,
leaving an estate valued at million
dollars. Gemmel, wealthy in his own
right, refused the estate when 1t was
first offered, but said he had been
prevailed upon by attorneys to accept
at least a part of it. Only 100000
will be kept, Gemmel said. He plans
to allot the remainder to nieces and
nephews, Peter McNich, Mrs. Daniel
Moody, Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Potts and
A. J. McNich, all living here. The
two brothers parted in Scotland 81
years ago, and although they fire.
quently correspondent, had not seen
each other since
NEW YORK-A cut of 8,529,718
pounds will be made in Great Brit
aims budget for next year under the
heading of pensions and miscellan-
eous estimates" which, according to
advices received by the Bankers Trust
Company from its British Information
Service, will total 95,6OS,266 pounds.
WASHINGTON.-T construction
industry has been freed from pros
spects of prolonged litigation as a re-
suit Of an agreement reached here In
the situation involving alleged in
Engagements of patents covering use
of the Macon concrete roller. The
agreement, drafted by representatives
Of the Associated General Contractors
Of America, takes the entire affair out
of the courts and places it on a thor
oughly cooperative basis.
LONDON.-The death of DR.. VIII
liam Curtis, 81, In Alton, Hampshire,
has snapped the last link of an I'M
broken chain of family doctors. For
224 years and through five genera
lions, fathers and sons have prac-
ticed as doctors in the same pictur-
esque 18th century house.
PARIS.-Maria Gregoriovna Raspu-
tin, daughter Of the murdered Russian
monk, who is living in Paris practi-
cally penniless, plans to sell her faith
ers memoirs and to take up profess
sional dancing for which she was
trained Mile. Rasputin said she re-
membered the night Of her fathers
death. Before leaving the house he
said to his family: II am going to
the Youssoupoffs. / do not want any
one to know word about it; not q
word" It was recalled that the name
Of Prince Felix Youssoupoff had been
mentioned in connection with the
monks death.
LONDON. - Robinson Crusoe's old
flintlock musket, believed to be the
one carried by Alexander Selkirk dur
ing his four years exile on Juan Fer.
nandez Island, which inspired De-
Foes celebrated story. was sold at
auction recently for ESQ pounds ster-
ling. The weapon bears in rough
carving the inscription: Alexander
Selkirk, Largo, 1701." Largo, Fife
shire, was Selkirk's birthplace.
MUNICH.-Not all Bavarlans spend
their time trying to overthrow the
national government and abolish the
constitution. Some of them are more
interested in eating. The Munich
Post reports from small Bavarian
village: ION a wager, three peasant
youths ate in the course Of three sue
cessive nights one calf, weighing 17S
pounds, together with vegetables:
drank 81 liters (Quarts) of beer, 10
liters of most (new wine) and three
liters of wine. One of the three who
still felt hungry ate further six pair
of sausages, double portion of cold
meat and six cold dumplings.
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