White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-07-25
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years after her great grandfather, Cal.
vim Huntley, was elected to the same
office. The post has been held con
tinuously by members of the Hunt
ley family for 70 years.
PHILADELPHIA A Gobelin tap
estry, portraying the departure Of
American troops from this country
during the World War, was presented
to this city by Jules Jusserand'
French ambassador, on behalf OF the
French government The tapestry, by
Jaulmes, depicts a column of troops
marching past independence Hail.
Philadelphia, on their way to France
COLOMBO, Ceylon.-A man-eating
crocodile and fisherman from the
village of Rikawa fought thrilling
15-minute battle in lake near here
recently. The fisherman finally es-
capped from the crocodile by driving
boat oar into the reptiles throat.
The man was severely injured how
ever
SHANGHAI.-British naval advices
recently from Wahnsiem confirmed
an earlier report from Hankow of the
killing by junkmen Of Edwin G. Haw'
ley, AZ, American manager of the
Wahnsiem Office of Arnhold Brothers
& Co., a British firm of Shanghai
Hawley died aboard the British gun.
boat Cockchafer following the attack
upon him, according to meager ad
vices reaching here. Hawley was ia
tally injured when attacked by the
junkmen while supervising the load
ing Of a cargo Of wood and oil June
II, and the killing is believed to be
the Climax of persistent campaign
of violence undertaken by the junk
workers in opposition to steamer traf
tic.
COLOMBO, Dutch East indies
The largest find of sapphires ever
made in Ceylon is recorded from Pei
madulla, SO miles from Colombo. All
the gems have come from a small field
about two acres in extent and include
yellow, gold, purple and blue stones
OF from 20 to 700 carats. Some of
them weigh half pound and are
worth large sums Of money in the
rough. The owners of the field are
stated to have received generous Of
fers for the gems that have been
found and others are still being re-
covered
LOS ANGELES. - Residents of
Southern California, with the inaugu-
ration Of general campaign to cut
the use Of electric power by Is per
cent to meet the shortage owing to
the poor rainfall last winter, have
been requested to put away electric
percolators, waffle irons, toast racks,
curling irons and other similar para
hernalia until the emergency is past.
Electric signs are getting rest and
street lighting has been put on
moonlight basis; industrial plants are
cutting their working hours or re-
arranging their programs to meet the
25 per cent curtailment.
BERLIN.-German banking houses
are looking forward to considerable
demand for German investments for
American capital after the repara
lions problem is settled. In this con.
nection it became known recently
that the great reparations expert,
State Secretary Carl Bergman, will
become, in July, a partner in the old
Frankfort banking houes of Lazard
Speyer-E llissen, which has close asso-
Citations with the New York house of
Speyer & Co.
OMAHA.-At Omaha recently DR..
M. M. Nelson of Salt Lake City, dis
trict governor of Utah and Idaho
Lions, at the opening session Of the
second day of the eighth annual con-
vention of the International Associa-
ton of Lions Clubs, said that Ameri-
cas- greatest peril is the Narcotic
Evil.
NEW YORK.-The SIS. Menominee
sailed recently for London with 200
horses and a large number of cowboys
and cowgirls, who are to participate
in the "Rodeo" display at the British
Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The
horses include "Tejana," the spirited
8-year-old mustang, a gift from the
Texas Rangers to the Prince OF Wales,
which Captain Hickman, who is IL,
charge of the party, picturesquely de
clared "can stop on a dime, turn on a
nickel, and throw steer at one toss"
WASHINGTON. - The practice of
hunting and killing migratory water
fowl from airplanes continues to some
extent, but whatever violations Of
this kind are reported every effort is
cling made to apprehend and convict
the persons responsible for the H.
legal act. Eighteen cases involving
hunting Of migratory water fowl from
airplanes have been obtained since
the migratory bird treaty act regula-
lions became effective. The most re-
cent one Is case against an aviator
who killed number of wild geese
over the Mississippi River in Janu-
airy. The case was brought to court
by game warden employed by the
biological survey Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
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