Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-18
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Beth has just
successfully passed the law examina-
tion and is the first woman lawyer to
be admitted to the Austrian bar.
SAN FRANCISCO. IN Luther Bur-
bank, plant wizard, has offered his
100000 Creations Gardens" to the
state for educational and scientific
purposes.
DARJELING, British India. - The
third expedition for the conquest of
Mount Everest, highest peak in the
world, has started under the leader
ship Of Brig.-Gen. Charles G. Bruce
* LONDON.-A horseless London is
the dream of Reginald Myer, member
of the London County Council, who is
gazing to move at the next meeting
the appointment of a committee to
prepare regulations excluding, after
a certain period, horses and horse
drawn vehicles from the London
streets. The London traffic problem
has become so acute that something
must be done, and Mr.. Myers scheme
to speed up all traffic by removing
the slowest vehicles is applauded
here.
RoME-A British company present
ed the Pope a wireless telephone.
Workmen are busy setting up wire
less poles on the roof of the Vatican
library. The Pope is anxious to have
la wireless telephone in his apartment
Ito enable him to hear concerts hun
dreds of miles distant, and to keep
in touch with far-off events. The in
auguration will take place soon in the
presence of Cardinal Gasparri and
high charges of the Vatican.
CHICAGO. - Sending the govern
ment blank check and inviting Uncle
Sam to write In the amount, is the
way one man extricated himself from
the income tax dilemma. Il am send
ing blank signed check" the letter
received by TIE collector of internal
revenue, said. Il don't know whether
Coolidge is going to cut the Mellon or
not, but make out the check to suit
yourself and if there is any reduction
make it out in my favor" His name
was withheld.
BERLIN.-Berlin is dancing itself
out of it's financial troubles. The new
amusement tax brought into the city
Golfers more than $357,000 for Febru-
airy and 100000 for January. Most
of this tax was raised from balls and
dances. This is regular carnival time
in Berlin, though the amusements are
all indoors More and more the color
costumes of the good old days before
the war are beginning to reappear.
Among the most important balls of
the season are the press ball, the So
cialist ball, the peasants ball, the
Russian ball, the Austrian ball. the
actors ball, the magicians' ball and
the November group" ball.
WASHINGTON.-Opening to home
stead entry of $4,000 acres in five
western states-the largest area to be
set aside for that purpose in year
was announced recently by the in
terror department. Dates for filings
will be announced later. The areas
include 110,70O acres in Carbon and
Phillips counties, Montana; $4,000
acres in Lander and Pershing coun-
ties, Nevada; $500 acres in Otero
County, N. NJ; $4,000 acres in San
Juan County, Utah; 30,95O acres in
AXE County, Oregon; and 27,950 acres
in Piute County, Utah.
VANCOUVER, B. C.-Grain exports
from this province continue to be un-
usually heavy and at the present time
approximately 100 cars day are be-
ing loaded for Vancouver on Canadian
Pacific lines. From the opening Of
the crop year, September 1, to March
4, exports from Vancouver total 30,-
573,783 bushels.
NEW YORK.-It is estimated that
the total ordinary expenditures Of
Great Britain in the current fiscal
year ending March 81, as reported to
the Bankers Trust Company by it's
English Information Service, will ap-
proximate 1894, 4,9S6,0OO. OF this
amount, $1,5OS, 100000, or 37.S per
cent, will be required simply for the
interest and management Of the pub
lie debt.
MONTREAL, Que.-A large party of
Scottish farmers, ploughmen, farm
workers and their families Is expected
to arrive here in June. The party,
which will sail on the Canadian Pa
ciflc steamer Marburn, will be con-
Quoted by the Scottish representative
Of the Canadian Pacific Department of
Colonization and Development.
MODESTO, Cal-The hoof and
mouth disease is getting worse every
minute. Four more infected herds
were found recently in Merced Coun-
ty. The seriousness of the situation
was emphasized when the directors Of