White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-06-27

wire was DlOWn across
an automobile in which he was rid
ing near Connersville. Two compan-
ions were severely shocked.
CALCUTTA, India. - Butter was
used for many years in India solely as
an ointment for applying to wounds.
N1OBRARA, Neb.-A fence IL miles
ong, 8S inches high, and enclosing an
area of 1000 acres, has been com
pleted here recently by the U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture. 1t encom-
passes a game preserve.
CHICAGO.-The day of the hobo
harvest hand is about to close, &C
cording to the National Association
Of Farm Equipment Manufacturers,
which has just completed special
survey Of the wheat harvesting meth
DDS and the man labor requirements
of crop production in the United
States.
BOSTON, Mass.-Cable advices re-
ceived from the British Peace Award
Committee at the American headquar-
tiers of the British, French, German,
and Italian Peace Awards state that
as the closing date Of the British Com
petition approaches ~ June % - the
number Of plans being received daily
at the British Awards London office,
10 John Street, has taken big jump.
These Awards, instituted by Edward
A. Filene, Of Boston, offer in each of
the four countries, Great Britain,
France, Germany, and Italy, $4,000 in
various graded prizes, for the best
proposals presented by the nationals
Of each country, for restoring stability
and security to Europe through inter-
national cooperation.
BOULDER, Colo.-The late Father
Thomas Whalen Of Chicago was the
author of the words of the noted song,
"The Rosary" which generally is
credited to Robert Cameron Rogers,
friends of Sister Mary Emily Of Mount
st. Gertrude Academy, sister Of the
Rev. Father Whalen, declared here re-
Gently, following Sister Mary Emily's
funeral. These friends said that the
words of the song were written by
Father Whalen in memory Of his
younger sister, who became Sister
Mary Canissia and who died at Mount
Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1895. They
said also that Father Whalen submit.
ted the words anonymously to. the
Washington Post. Rogers, however
they said, clipped the words from the
Post and sent them to Nevin, the com.
poser, who fashioned the melody
Nevins credited Rogers with the au
thorship. Sister Mary Emily was the
last Of her family. Father Whalen
died in Chicago in 1908.
LONDON.-A. r. Pollard, professor
of history at London University, will
occupy the Watson chair of American
History, Literature and Institutions
for the present year. Professor Pol
lard's general subject will be Factors
in American History" The purpose
of the Sir George Watson chair foun
dalton is to assist in creating II
England a wider knowledge Of !Ameri
ca and Of its history, literature anG
political, educational and social insti
tutions, thereby knitting more closely
! together the bonds of comradeship be
tween the two great English-speakin&
democracies, upon whose goodwill
ond finland shin tho paooa ~ Tho 1uorIf
| depends" The Watson chair was oc
J cupied last year by President Butle1
of Columbia University, New York.
WASHINGTON.-C Congress has end
ed it's six months session in an atmos
; phere of controversy and dissensiol
which has marked its proceeding
: from the start. Western senators an,
representatives in the final hours o
the session fought and lost a desper
; ate fight for legislation to relieve tn
farmer and to reform the reclamation
policy Of the government. Not onl.
did the deficiency bill go down In de
feat in the race against time, but ,
special resolution passed in the las
five minutes by the house to make tn
bonus appropriation available, regard
: less, was lost in the senate.
WASHINGTON, D. G. - That tn
consumption of gasoline in the Unite'
States, during 1924, will approximat
7,177312,O0O gallons, and that the ez
: ports will account for 1,254,000, 90
: gallons, is the estimate that has BEEF
made which indicates that the reflner
of the country will be called upon t
/ supply grand total Of 9,177,312,00
. gallons to meet the demands that will
, be made. On May Of this year Their
were approximately 16,33S,580 car
! and trucks in operation.