White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
Worlds News

NEW YORK.-Figures of the first
nationwide prohibition enforcement
undertaken by Golfers Weekly are
made public in the current issue of the
magazine. These show that 263,5S3
voted. Sixty-eight per cent of the
total say they are not satisfied with
conditions; 61.2 per cent say the law
is not enforced in their localities, and
60.9 per cent say that law can be
enforced.
PORTLAND-Loggi is now un-
der way at 95 per cent Of the camps
west of the Cascades, according to
the Al employment service report is
sued here, which reported increased
logging activity in several districts.
Sawmill operation remained I'M
changed from the previous week ex-
cept in Aberdeen. Wash, where 1900
sawmill workers are on strike, affect
ing five plants, the report said. Signs
of decreasing employment were re-
ported from the Inland Empire dis
tricts where sawmill operation is be-
ing curtailed and other seasonal work
is tapering off.
NEW YORK.-Excellent meal for
four cents! Goulash, spaghetti prunes
and water were served on tin plates
made Of milk cans to 1000 persons.
The Near East Relief gave the meal.
1t is the same as 1t serves to destitute
children in distant lands.
NEW YORK.-France's sugar crop
this year, according to advices re-
ceived by the Bankers Trust Company
from Its French Information Service,
is expected to exceed that of 1924,
which was unusually good. The area
covered by best plantations, which az
gregated 100000 hectares in 1914, has
now been reconstructed to the amount
of $4,000 hectares and the crop In
1924 totaled 51,377 900 metric tons,
as against 37,377,6OO metric tons in
1923 and 59,393,355 metric tons In
1913. 1t would seem, however, that
the deficit in quantity is compensated
to a certain degree by the present
yield in sugar Of the French beet
which, as stated by statistics COM
piled by the French Ministry of FL
nance, for the last four years has ex-
ceeded by 60 per cent that of the beet
grown before the war.
COEUR D'ALENE - The tax levy
for Kootenai County, made up at the
meeting of the county commissioners.
Is slightly higher than last year. For
1924 the total was II mills, while for
this year it will be 1879. The increase
is In the general bridge fund for con-
struction of bridge across the Spo-
kane River at Blackwells, in the gen.
eral fund levy and in the sinking fund
to pay off bonds for the county court
house. in course of construction.
PORTLAND; Ore.-Plans virtually
have been completed for joint con-
struction Of a flfty-mile railroad
line into the Clearwater timber
district In Northern Idaho by
the Northern Pacific and the O,-W.
r. &c N. Co., according to ]. P.
O'Brien, general manager Of the latter
line.
The extension Is to be made In con-
nection with Weyerhaeuser develop
ments in the timber area near Lewis
ton.
BOISE.-Resource Of Idaho will be
broadcasted to the country through
radio station WQJ, Chicago, by an ar
rangement perfected between that or
ganizatlon and the Boise Chamber Of
Commerce, according, to j. A. Harader,
chamber Of commerce manager. The
station communicated with Mr.. Hara-
der, asking that he furnish materials
for O 10-minute address on Idaho.
Spaphetti pimentO and celery makes