White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-09
Worlds News

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Cooperatiye
organizations through which groups
Of producers or consumers band them
selves together to deal in commercial
markets has become "one of the most
prominent features Of the economic
structure of the world" the Federal
Trade Commission declared in spe-
cial report. A description of the CO.
operative situation in Is foreign coun-
tries, prepared largely from data col
lected by Chairman Thompson and
DR.. William Notz, chief of the COM
missions export trade division, was
gNen in the document.
NEW YORK.-The attempt of the
Scientific American to discover by
experiments at New York University
how to transform quicksilver into
gold has brought from the American
Chemical Society a statement that re-
ports of DR.. Adolf Miethes' success in
similar experiments in Berlin appear
unfounded.
JUNEAU, Alaska-NeW fishing reg
ulations applying to Southeastern AL
aska are unnecessary and destructive
of all hopes Of the herring industry,
A. j. Gallwas, mayor Of Douglas, told
the Chamber of Commerce here. A
committee was named to prepare a
protest to Secretary Hoover.
WASHINGTON. = To finance new
equipment, the Great Northern Rail
road asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to approve an issue OF
$4,250,0O0 in equipment trust certid-
Gates.
AT western headquarters Of the
Great Northern in Seattle it was said
that the equipment trust certificates
! referred to in the foregoing dispatch
will be issued in connection with con-
tracts recently let by the road for
$500 new freight cars. President
Ralph Budd announced the letting OF
the contracts when in Seattle recent
ly.
NEW YORK. = Railway equipment
orders aggregating $6,O00,0O0 were
placed by the railroads during the last
week, Railway Age reports. These in
Guided Al locomotives, 1,400 freigh
cars and % passenger cars.
~
EVERETT.-Subscri OF the Pu
get Sound Telephone Company here
TO the number of 9O5 have been re
ceiving checks this week rebatini
overcharges incurred during the pc
riod the telechronometer was in us'
experimentally in Everett. Check
ranged from ten cents to 1888, an
the total refund was $5,013.84. Pei
mission to make the refunds wa
granted by the state board of publ
works.
WASHINGTON. = The New Yor
Times has offered to make a gift o
100000 for the preparation Of die
tionary of American biography unde
the auspices of the American Counc.
Of Learned Societies. The Time
/ would have no control over the pro
ect and is only advancing the none.
it was stated by Adalph S. Ochs, th
published.
NEW YORK-The Nichols med;
: for 1925 has been awarded to DR.. e,
| ward Curtis Franklin, professor {
organic chemistry in Leland Stanfor
| University, California, the New Yor
section OF the American Chemical S.
ciety announced. The medal wa
/ established by DR.. William II. Nichol
for the research published durin
; the current year which, in the opinio
of the jury, is most original and stin
ulative to further research"
BELGRADE.-Th Belgrade new
| papers print adyices stating that
| column OF Alba,I.an insurgents ente
| ed Tirana, the capital, recently. The
occupation of Tirana followed a battl
at Chafamour, in which the troops
;. Premier Fan Noli were beaten by til
:. rebels under command Of ex-Premit
/ Ahmed Bey Zogou. The capture F.
4 Tirana by the rebels, If confirme
/ marks an important victory for tn
4 insurgent government. 1t is about
l miles inland from the seaport of D.
1 razzo.
j PARIS. - The supreme interallie
military commission met recentl
: with Marshal Foch presiding. 1t too
. note Of the latest fortnightly repol
sent from Berlin by the interallie
| control mission and then drafted re-
olutions for transmission to the coul
Gil Of ambassadors. No commune;
ton was issued after the session, bu
it is understood that Germany is col
sidered as not yet having entirely flu