White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-07-25
HERE & THERE
in the
HEADLINES

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PROSPECTS OF another subway
series, world series clash between
the New York Yankees OF the Amerl-
can league and the New York Giants
of the National league, were dWlnd-
ling this week as the two teams faced
their respective challengers, the Detroit
Tigers and the ST. Louis Cardinals.
A month ago, the Yanks were Lead
ing the league with seven and hall
game advantage while the Giants were
nine games out in front. This week, as
leaders met challengers, the leads had
been cut to one-half game.
One of the most familiar baseball
adages is that the team that is out IN
front on the Fourth Of July is the
team that will win the pennant. Sci
dom has, this rule proved wrong, but
last wear Detroit and st. Louis, both
trailing behind on the Fourth sprinted
down the stretch to come under the
wire winners in their leagues
This year, the two teams have re-
peated their performance, coming
from behind at the halfway point to
a virtual tie with the leaders on the
day their six-game series began. II the
New York teams can beat down their
challengers in these crucial series, they
will have established themselves quite
firmly in the lead, but If the chal-
lengers can win the advantage in this
one series, experts give the Gotham
ties a small chance OF getting INTO
the world series money.
INTERNATIONAL affairs continued
to steal the spotlight from domestic
events this week as England Junked
the principal of naval ratios adopted
under the Washington treaty In 1872,
and Italy continued to make Warllke
gestures toward Ethiopia.
England's action, entirely unexpected,
came soon after the announcement OF
it's bi-lateral pact with Germany, in
which 1t agreed to Germany's naval
re-armame1lt, prohibited under the
Versailles treaty, under certain condl-
tions. Under the Washington treaty
the naval tonnage ratios of the lead
ing powers were established at Tor
Great Britain to for the United
States to 8 for Japan, with the navies
of France and Italy placed on ratio
of is.
ALTHOUGH WARFARE between
italy and Ethiopia cannot possibly
begin before September, Mussolinl con-
tinues to send troops to the prospec-
tive war zone and, through his public
statements, indicate that Italy is de-
dernined to add Ethiopia to it's colo
MES.
On Tuesday of this week, an oper
diplomatic breach between the natlon'
was near as the Italian minister failet
to attend the birthday celebration o
Halle Selassie, King of Kings, Con
uuering Lion of Judah and ruler o
Ethiopia.
Japan, which up to now has had II
hands full in Asia, entered the ltalo
Abyssinian dispute Saturday, when tn
italian counsellor at Tokyo proteste
to the Japanese foreign office that tn
influx of Japanese goods into Abysslnl
was "check-mating' the import of 1tal
ian goods provided for under the ltalo
Abyssinian treaty of 1928.
After declaring that the success 9
Japanese trade was due to the cheap
ness and superior quality of it's good
the Japanese spokesman pointed ou
that the Italian press had been ia
from friendly to Japan of late an
that criticism in the press tended I
upset the good relations existing DC
tween the two countries, requestln
that the officials in Rome maintain
more strict censorship OF the press
Immediate result OF this pronounce
ment appeared to be even more violer
anti Japanese articles in the ltalla
newspapers
TRANSPORTING AIR flights, whic
for the past few years have been ratf
err infreuuent, are due to be resume
in the near future. At Moscow, Russi
Siglnund Levanevsky, hero OF the jim
nv Mattern rescue several years ag
is heading a crew which plans mol
stop fight from Moscow to San Fral
cisco, via the North Pole. All plans
the group are being guarded careful
and they will probably be well on the
way across the desolate arctic spac
before the world is appraised Of the
start.
At the other end of the route nlea
while, Wiley Post, well-known aroun
the-world and shakespeare f1ier, is pr
pairing his plane at Lois Angeles
a flight to start from Seattle with Nc
COW the objective.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Austin and tn
two children left Sunday morning
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