White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-07-24
Worlds News

les of the National Coal Association
estimates the total amount of blum
nous coal mined during the week end
ed July 4, at 100000 net tons. This
is over 100000 net tons below the
tonnage mined during the preceding
week. The loss in output was occas
Toned by the Intervention of Indepen
dence Day holiday and the SLOWING
up of operations July 8. The weekly
tonnage totals reported by the United
States Geological Survey for the
weeks of June 20 and June ~ were
100000 net tons and 100000 net
tons, respectively. Examination of the
recent government report on bitumin
Gus coal stocks in the hands of con
sumers reveals that the present daily
rate of production of bituminous coal
is slightly in excess of the average
daily rate of consumption between
March and May 81, 1925.
LONDON.-Miss Malvina Hoffman
American sculptress, has completed
the finishing touches on the great
figures over the Aldwych entrance of
the Bush house, the largest American
office building in London, in prepare
ton for their unwilling by Lord Bal
| four
The figures, which symbolic Anglo
American friendship, were done in
Indiana limestone. When this mater
ial was chosen some British experts
questioned whether it long would
stand the ravages of climate, and
mentioned the matter to Irving T.
Bush, head of the Bush company.
How long do you think it will
Withstand the London atmosphere"
he was asked.
ooh, two or three hundred years."
was the reply.
Make note in our diary" he said
to his secretary, chat in 200 years
time l must come to London to see
how this sculpture is getting along"
NEW YORK.-The DeForest Pho
nofilm Corporation announces the
election of August Thomas, interna-
tionally famous American playwright
and producer, to the board of direc-
tors. Mr.. Thomas becomes chairman
Of the production committee and as.
sumes immediate supervision over the
phonofim features now being pro-
duced at the DeForest Phonofilm
studiosl
NEW YORK.-More sugar has been
eaten by the American people in the
first half of 1925 than ever before in
the history of the country according
to statistics compiled by Facts About
Sugar which is the recognized trade
authority on this subject. The total
quantity distributed between Jan. ]
and June 80 was $500, 1855, 600 pounds
or an average of 58.5 pounds for every
one of the 114,OOO,OOO population Of
the country.
TOKYO.-The newspaper Kokumin
states that four Koreans fortnight
ago gained entrance to the imperial
palace with bombs. Two were cap
tured and two escaped, but were later
captured en- route to Korea. The
bombs did not explode and no one
was injured. The emperor and en-
press are at Nikko spending the sum-
mer.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.-John D.
Rockefeller has decided to his son,
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., his Pocatic0
Hills estate at Tarrytown, his home
for many years and valued at $1,733,-
500. The deed was filed with the
Westchester County registrar. County
officials said the deciding of the estate
to his son by Mr.. Rockefeller would
exempt it from heavy Inheritance
taxes which would be assessed IL the
property were inherited. The officials
said such taxes would have totaled
several hundred thousands of dollars
WINNIPEG. Abundant rainfall
and ideal growing weather through
out the Canadian west during the past
week has greatly increased the pros
poets Of bumper yield of wheat and
other grains this year, according to
the weekly crop report of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway. Most Of the
wheat is now in the shot blade and
has reached height ranging from 10
to 16 inches at many points. The
stand generally is regarded as ex-
ceptionally good, although few dis
tricts report slight discoloration, due
to excessive moisture.
Give the farm boy colt 1t will