White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-07-17
Worlds News


by President Coolidge of John B. Stet
son of Philadelphia to be American
minister to Poland was announce,
here. This appointment completes
switch in posts between Stetson an
Alfred j. Pearson of Iowa, recent.
designated American minister to Fin
land.
WASHINGTON agreement be
tween Secretary Hoover and William
Green, president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, arrangements hav'
been made to bring labor organiza
tons generally into service in the at
tempt to reduce traffic casualties.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass.-John w
Weeks resignation as secretary O
war is in the hands Of President Cool
idge. Its acceptance is subject to the
Presidents discretion and convent
ence. Weeks probably never will re
sumo his seat in the cabinet. Whe1
his illness began early last April, Mrs
Weeks and the members Of the fam
|
his future. Mrs. Weeks was tired o.
| Washington life. His family insisted
| that he retire from public service
| Weeks then assented to their demand
President Coolidge was informed Of
the decision. 1t was agreed that the
public announcement Of it would be
made by the President when he re
garded the occasion as appropriate
and when he was ready to announce
Weeks successor coincident with his
registration.
VICTORIA. - British Columbia's
tourist traffic this year promises to
be greater than ever, report railway
and other transportation companies,
publicity and development associa-
tons. The tide has already started
to flow, but is not expected to reach
it's zenith until about July 25.
CALGARY.-Men who brought the
first Canadian Pacific Railway train
into Calgary in 1883 appeared in the
Stampede and Jubilee procession on
July 6, on float depicting the first
engine. They were Leslie McLaugh-
lin, now Of Los Angeles, who was the
engineer on the first engine; Scotty
Ormiston, who was fireman and who
Is still running as an engineer; Will
lam Pullar, of Calgary, and Howard
Douglas, movie censor, who came with
the first construction outfit.
MONTREAL.-Can pulp and
paper exports for the month of May
were considerably higher in value
than those of April and showed a sub
stantial increase over those Of the
corresponding month Of 1924. Elk
ports last month amounted to $12,.
451,667, being an increase of $2,727,-
837 over April, 1925, and $321,7S2 over
May, 1924. Exports for the IL months
ending May, 1925, totalled $142,208,-
S71, as compared with $143,649,379 in
the previous year. During the past
year exports of paper increased about
$3,O00,OO0, while pulp shipments de-
creased about $4,000,000.
BANFF.-Canada's fourth largest
industry, its tourist traffic, showed an
increase Of 10000 in the National
Parks for 1924, according to the re-
port of the Commissioner Of National
Parks. Banff and Lake Louise showed
combined advance OF $4,000 visitors.
At Banff 1893 permits were issued to
camping parties.
| SWAMPSCOTT, Mass.-Frank W.
Mondell of Wyoming last week ten
dered his resignation to President
Coolidge as director Of the war fl
nance corporation effective July 15.
1t was accepted by the President.
NEW YORK-John d. Rockefeller,
ST., celebrated his eighty-sixth birth
day quietly at his home in Pocantico
Hills July 8. Newspapermen and
photographers were not admitted to
Rockefeller's presence, on his own or
ders. The only message to the public
given out was the following: "Mr.
Rockefeller is we'll and full Of cheer
and unbounded gratitude for all the
blessings Of another year. He spent
the day quietly in his home with
members Of his family about him."
LONDON.-World rubber ship
ments for the first third of 1926
amounted to 1855 tons, Of which
amount 135,487 tons were plantation
rubber and 1903 tons wild rubber.
In the corresponding period there
were $4,000 tons retained for con
sumption, OF which 117,501 tons were
retained by the United States. Under
the restriction policy in force the re-
vised standard production for 1925
according to advices forwarded to
Bankers Trust Company Of New York
by it's British Information Service
totals $4,000 tons: 100000 from
British Malaga and $4,000 tons from
| Ceylon. An additional $1,000 tons
will be allowed to be exported under
special allowance" The estimate OF
the worlds requirements for rubber
in 1925 Is 503,500 tons, and 1t is as
sumed that OF this amount 1882
tons will have to be met out of stocks
the balance coming from new produc
ton. From the first OF May Of this