White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-12-05
Worlds News

VI kOTmoT ET0slu0uL 11dTuluS, WoES
held here last week at the Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs.
Harding passed away at the home OF
DR.. Carl w. Sawyer, son Of the late
Gen. G. q. Sawyer. the late presi-
dents personal physician, after
lingering illness. The entombment
service was held at the vault, where
Mrs. Harding will rest beside her
husband.
LOS ANGELES. - From Paris,
France, comes word from sgd Grau-
man, prominent theatre man, stating
that he has Just completed arrange
ments for the construction of new
theatre in the Hollywood section of
this city, to cost $1,500,000.
WASHINGTON. - Quick to learn
the advantage of Uncle Sans pro-
lection, the deer Of Glacies National
Park remained in the vicinity of the
park administration buildings all
winter, according to report of the
bureau of national parks.
LOS ANGELES. - The m arke d
growth of the city is being registered
in the continued demand for more
street cars, according to officials OF
the local street railway, who an
nounced following the arrival Of if
teen new cars that they have pur-
chased eighty-five more to be deliv-
cred by Decf 81, next.
EVANSTON, nl.-The principle of
the crossword puzzle is a regular
part of the curriculum at Northwest
ern University, Prof Elmer E. Jones,
director of the schools department
Of education, declared recently.
LAKE PLACID, N. Y. - Women
should get berind six chosen women
and send them to the u. 8. Senate,
and then continue to send to Con-
gress women with brains who will
present women's viewpoint to the
government, Mrs. Ada Clyde Clark,
New York newspaper woman, told del
egates to the thiertieth annual con-
vention of the New York Federation
of Women's Clubs.
LOS ANGELES. - With thirty-fve
professional "rat-catchers" engaged at
the harbor and with others skilled In
the tricks taught by the Pied Piper
of Hamlin Town, active in sections Of
the Mexican quarter, state and fed
eral authorities directing the rodent
eradication campaign in this city pre-
dict that the city's population of these
pests will be materially reduced with
in a month.
The campaign to rid the city OF rats
is a result Of the recent epidemic of
virulent pneumonia or pneumonia
plague which visited small section
in the Mexican quarter, taking toll
of 20-odd lives. Although the medi-
cal authorities agree that the disease
is virtually stamped out, the rat clean
up is ordered to prevent future re-
currence, since to these pests is at
tributed the original cause of the dis
ease.
With over 500 traps scattered
through the foreign quarter, the cam
paign is being expeditiously handled
under the direction of Edward Ross,
state sanitary engineer, and who has
had previous experience in this work
during similar outbreaks OF the dis
ease in both San Francisco and New
Orleans.
ATCHISON, KAMA hugh turtle
slowly but surely climbed the Mis-
souri, River bluffs, crossed the River
view drive and arrived in the yard Of
Mrs. Charlotte Foley. Children cap
tured the turtle and discovered 1904"
on its shell. Theodore Mass believes
the turtle was captured by Lewis and
Clark in 1904 and was branded and re-
leased. Lewis and Clark, early. ex-
plorers Of the Missouri River, landed
where Atchison now stands in 1904.
The turtle was presented to the city
by Mrs. Foley.
CHICAGO. - "Good Equ1pme n
Makes a Good Farmer Better" is the
slogan adopted for more than 5000, 900
u. S.. farmers in the production Of
bread, butter, meat and vegetables
that daily adorn the tables of more
than 100,000,000 people, according to
announcement here following the an
nual conventions Of the National Fed
Grafton of Implement Dealers and the
National Association of Farm Equip
ment Manufacturers. This slogan
was adopted by both national bodies
after a years quest. Thousands of
school boys and girls, farmers and
their wives, and the general public
competed in the selection of this slo-
gan, a Missouri farm woman winning.
LOS ANGELES, Gala piece Of
gold bearing quartz, taken from the
ground in this city, will have place
in novelty mantle piece now being
built in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
B. Nichol at Briefly Heights, Home