White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-20
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models of the Stone Mountain Me
mortal after he was dismissed as
sculptor, collapsed when the State OF
Alabama withdrew it's demand for ex
tradition.
SALEM, Ore.--Mrs. Laura M
Pierce, wife of Gov. Waller M. Pierce
died here. She was graduate Of
Whitman college, Walla Walla.
SANTA ROSA, Cal. - Luther Bur
bank celebrated his 76thy birthday
here last week.
LOS ANGELES. - Testimonial OF
aircraft efficiency in attack on naval
objectives was recorded in bombing
maneuvers conducted recently here in
the harbor when 20 aerial bombs fell
from a height of $500 feet with I'M
erring accuracy to their mark.
FALLS CITY, -Neb.-It was reveal
ed here recently that Cora Dupuis, 16-
year-old Indian girl, outfooted de-
tail OF officers who came to an Indian
reservation near here to return her
TO the Kansas Industrial Home at Be-
lott, by taking Off her shoes and stock
lngs and running over the ice and
snow.
NOME, Alaska.-The Alaska Yukon
Pioneers have addressed tribute to
the Nenana-to-Nome mushers, declar-
ing that these heroes. OF the North
have added new and lasting glory to
the name Of Alaska and its hardy, sim
pie, Sourdough Pioneers Ciyiliza-
ton still finds it's finest product-re
unseltish manhood -on the far from
tiers among the elemental forces Of
nature
NEW YORK.-A gift OF 100000
from members OF the McAlpin family
to the Union Theological Seminary
has been announced by DIR. Arthur G..
McGritfert, president OF the seminary.
The gift is to establish the McAlpin
library foundation in memory of the
late David Hunter McAlpin, New York
hotel man, who was a director Of the
1901.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Portland is to
have brotherhood cooperative ma
tional bank, which opens here today
with an initial capital and surplus OF
$25O,OOO. The Portland bank is the
fifteenth financial institution in the
United States established by the rail-
road brotherhoods. Although adher.
+ ing to the policies of the brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers cooperative
national bank OF Cleveland, OF which
it is to be a correspondent, it is a
separate organization under its own
national charter. 1t is member OF
the Federal Reserve system. George
o. Bernhard, retired railroad engi-
neer, is president
WILMINGTON, Del.-The first
court appearance of John w. Davis,
recent Democratic candidate for presi-
dent, was in the patent infringement
case Of the DeForest, Radio Co.
against the Radio Corporation of
America. Davis represented the radio
corporation. Immediately after the
November election Davis left for Eu
rope and returne donly recently.
NEW YORK.-An increase OF 8.2
per cent in new business during 1924
was announced in a report made to
the Department Of Commerce by As
life insurance companies which are
said to control 81 per cent Of the total
legal reserve life insurance in the
United States. Using these figures
as a basis, the report, issued by the
Association of Life Insurance Presi-
dents, estimated that the total new
insurance written by all the legal re-
serve companies in the country dur
ing 1924 was $13,514,O00,O 900 and that
the total amount Of life insurance now
outstanding was $64,OO0,OO0,000.
WASHINGTON-B a vote Of Al to
SO the United States Senate rejected
confirmation of Charles B. Warren OF
Detroit as attorney-generalo Of the Uni
ted States.
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SAN FRANCISC O.-Regents of the
University Of California have been
discussing plans for the proposed new
Southern University of California to
be located in the southern part Of the
state, possibly at Pasadena.
CHICAGO. - Professor John Fill
more. Hayford of Northwestern Uni
versity died here last week at the
age Of 81.
LOS ANGELES The government
has filed suit here against 3. L. Do
heny and associates and his son and
wife for 100000, alleged unpaid in
come tax in 1919.
TOKYO.--A two.plane flight from
Tokyo to London is planned in May,
say sthe Asahi, Japanese paper.
sMANILA-Rafael Palma, a. Filipino
was last week elected president OF
the University of the Philippines. He
has been acting president for year
and is also an attorney.
NEW YORK. The Nicholas Medal
awarded annually by the American
Chemical Society for outstandin,
achievement in chemical science, wal
bestowed upon DR.. Edward Curti,
Franklin, profes or Of organic chem
istry in Leland stanford, Jr., Laiver