White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-04


son William was trained in this SER
vice under his father, who entrusted
him with much important work while
still young. Criminals held '"The
Eye" in deadly fear. 1t was Pinker-
toms proud claim = that his agency
never let up on case until the Grim
inal was either in Jail or dead.
Among Pinkerton's greatest exploits
are the recovery of "The Duchess of
Devonshire," painting by Gains
borough, stolen from the London Art
Galleries; the recovery Of the jewels
valued at $4,000 stolen from Lillian
Russell; and the running down of
the man who participated in the ia
nous English bank robbery. Pinker-
toms fortune is estimated at $15,-
100000.
| Gregorio Carmichael, Filipino
boy, has recently arrived in Seattle
on his way to Oklahoma to claim his
share of the oil estate, valued at
millions Of dollars, left by his father
Dougal Carmichael, an American sol.
der who fouth with the American
army In the war with Spain, helping
to chase Aguinaldo over the wilds Of
Luzon. He married Filipino girl,
and two children were born to them
"a girl, born, in 1911, is now being
cared for and educated by an aunt,
Mrs. Sarah Petit, Of Newkirk, Okla;
the son, Gregorio, was born shortly
before his father died when on his
way home after the death of Dou-
gal Carmichaers father and mother.
Since these events, the estate left by
these parents has become immensely
valuable, owing to the discovery Of
oil there.
Because the membership of the
churches Is made up of the middle
classes and the real poor do not at
tend services, the church as whole
has found 1T a difficult task to un-
dertake responsibility for humaniz-
ing industry, according to the Rev.
Reinhold Niebuhr, pastor of Bethel
Evangelical Church, Detroit, Mich,
who opened the discussion on social
service at the annual meeting of the
executive committee of the Federal
Council Of Churches at Columbus, O.
He declares the tremendous wealth
of our country keeps the needs Of
the workers from becoming as urgent
as they are in Europe.
The excessive use of can sugar in
this country may be one of the
causes of the prevalence of diabetes,
according to DR.. Royal S. Copeland,
u. s. Senator from New York. Sen
ator Copeland is health authority,
having been health commissioner of
! New York City. He contends that
the substitution Of dates, corn sugar
and other sweets in place of the ex-
cessive use of cane sugar would
doubtless improve the health of the
American people.
Over 10000 ministers will present
the winning plan and ballots Of the
American Peace Award to their con.
gregations through the efforts of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, which includes
30 denominations and represents a
church membership of over 20 mill
lions. Each one of these ministers
! will have a ballot with room for a
number of signatures from the mem
bers of his congregation. He will
certify to the genuineness OF these
signatures in returning them to the
office of the Award.
A total of 40 round voyages to the
port Of st. John, constituting an in
crease OF six over last winters fig
ures, is announced by the Canadian
Pacific in newly issued schedule
of operations for the winter port.
The s. s. Montclare will be the first
to leave st. John after the close Of
ST. Lawrence navigation, sailing for
Liverpool on December T.
MONTREAL. - Captain s. Robin
son, r. N. R., the hero OF the Japan
ese disaster, who commanded the
Empress OF Australia when that ship
was In Yokohama harbor at the time
of the earthquake, has been fifty