White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-11-13
Worlds News

ter chance or crossing the street sare
ly than any other class, according to
statistics presented by George e
Wallis, research director Of the
Reincke-Ellis Company, Chicago, be
fore the public education session OF
the National Safety Congress. Facts
collected b ythe National Safety Coun.
Gil were quoted by Mr.. Wallis to show
that because of the nationwide pub
licity campaign undertaken by the
press on matters of traffic safety the
automobile casualty age is gradually
shifting from the age period of active
mature life to the non-newspapeI
reading age prior to maturity and to
the ages beyond middle life where in.
dividual physical infirmities add to the
accident hazards. Education by news.
papers of the motoring public to the
use Of safer appliances Of safe driving
as chains, brakes, proper lights and
education of the walking public to
safer personal habits Is estimated to
have reduced fatal accidents to the
regular newspaper readers to 30 per
cent of the total deaths thus far in
1925.
LOS ANGELES.-A campaign to
bring the 1926 Pulitzer race to Los
Angeles was set in motion at meet
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chapter of the National Aeronautic
Association. 1t was decided to raise
100000 for the financing of the
classic and committee was appoint
ed to collect $4,000 as a preliminary
fund.
WASHINGTON.- War Depart
ment has approved construction of a
bridge across the Columbia River at
Vantage Ferry, between Kittitas and
Grant Counties, Washington.
PHILADELPHIA. - Because 1t
knows that every member of the
World War Veterans organization is
making plans to see the Sesquiceten-
nial international Exposition, the
can Legion in session at Omaha,
unanimously agreed upon Philadel
phia as the 1926 meeting place. This
is the first time in the history of the
Legion that the choice of convention
city was unanimous.
QUEBEC.-The Canadian Pacific
Railway will construct an extension
from the Anglers terminal of the
International and James Bay Railway,
according to official information re-
ceived here. Work will start, IL not
next year, at least before 1928. The
line, 1t is said, will follow the Coloni-
cation Road which has been built by
the Department Of Mines and will ex-
tend about forty miles.
PHILADELPHIA.-7-M r. Phillips
Of Pomeroy, nationally known as q
cattle breeder, and agricultural ex
pert, has been appointed Director oil
| Agriculture for the Sesquicentennia
International Exposition. He will
have charge of all agricultural agri
cultural machinery, and livestock ex
hibits, working uner the supervision
Of the Agricultural Committee, OF
which P. M. Sharpless, of West Ches-
ter Pa, Is chairman.
Notwithstanding to an an
nouncement by the postofflce depart.
ment, the first of series of Canadian
Historical Stamps is soon to be Is
sued. The new issues will be three
in number-one bearing the portrait
of Baldwin and LaFontaine; sec
ond, the portrait of Thomas Darcy
MCGEE, and third, the portraits OF
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir John Mac
Donald. "In addition to their educa
tional value" says the department an
nouncemet, "they are also likely to be
widely sought and highly valued by
stamp collectors in different parts
of the world"
NEW YORK.-Police reserves last
week repealed an attack by mob
of 400 persos, said to be members oil
the Anti-Fascist Alliance of North
America, upon the Hotel Pennsylvania
where 600 members Of the Italian
Fascist League of North America
were holding dinner. The mob had
marched from an indignation meet
ing held in hall on Sixth Avenue.
The attackers were driven back from
the hotel area by ESQ policemen and
detectives using nightsticks. A heavy
guard Of armed police reserves was
detailed to the hotel, inside and out,
for the remainder OF the night. The
fascists had met to commemorate the
march Of Mussolini on Rome, when
he assumed control of the Italian
government.
May Rose Cherub, head OF the
Grangeville Guernsey herd of Grange
vile, Idaho, sustained his reputation
as a grand champion at both Spokane