White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-09-19
HERE & THERE
in the
HEADLINES

llLAD1A14\ MAY
THE FIRST president Of new
nation was selected Wednesday When
Filipinos elected Manuel Quezon by
majority of approximately two to one
over his nearest opponent.
His two opponents were Emilio Agul-
naldo prominent in the Philippine in
surrection, and Gregoria Aglipay, a
bishop, both of whom demanded i'm
mediate freedom of the islands from
the United States.
Quezon, who had been president OF
the senate under the territorial gov
eminent, has long been an advocate
of Philippine independence, but was
in favor of the ten-year transition
period of a commonwealth government,
provided in the Tydings- McDuff1e act
enacted last spring, and had worked
long and hard in this cause.
For ten years the Philippines will
now have a government of their own
election, but will continue to be under
the wing of the United States. At the
end of the that period, the populace
will decide at a popular election wheth-
err to accept complete freedom.
A DECISIVE blow to the prospects
of war in Africa was dealt late last
week when Laval of France backed
the British stand in a stirring speech
at the League of Nations in Geneva.
Until that time it was doubtful if
Italy's avowed campaign could be
stopped, even though England had Ia
ken firm stand for peace at any
COST
But with France, England and the
United States all standing united
for peaceful methods, Italy may go
slower in it's quarrel with Ethiopia.
Last Saturday Italy had refused to
accept the Leagues compromise solu-
ton of the Ethiopian problem. This
week, however, an italian spokesman
at the League told the Associated
Press that his nation will make the
councils peace plan a basis. for nego-
tiations if it is reasonable.
Thus, for the first time, Italy has
shown some tendency to abandon
armed combat in favor of peaceful ne
gotiations, and ray of hope for peace
has shown through the dark war
clouds.
Meanwhile, Great Britain is prepar-
ing for any emergency by transferring
most of it's fleet to Mediterranean wa
tiers. At the same time $4,000 troops
began the greatest maneuvers IN a
decade on Salisbury Plain this week.
SUCCESSOR TO Senator Huey p
Long will be decided in January, Gov
ernor o. K. Allen of Louisiana an
nounced this week, adding that he
himself will seek that post at the cleo
lions. Since Longs term would expire
in 1887, Allen will campaign for the
full six-year term beginning the fol-
lowing January, allowing Martin, pub
lie service commissioner to campaign
for the uneXpired tenure.
In this way, both terms will be de.
cided at once, at the same time thai
the Long forces stake all the Office
from the governorship down, on ont
days voting.
AS KING Football waits on tn,
sidelines to make its triumphal entry
], baseball bows itself out in name
calculated to steal much of that sport
early glory.
The New York Giants, themselve
out of the running for the Nationa
league pennant, turned on the lead
ing ST. Louis Cards last weekend
knocking them out of first place AM
enabling the Chicago Cubs to go int
undisputed possession of the lead. B
way of showing their appreciation, tn
Cubs licked the Giants in the frs
three games Of their series this wee
to extend their lead to 21a games owe
the Cards who were having difficult
in taking three out of four game
against Brooklyn.
In beating the Giants, the Cubs ex
tended their latest winning, streak t
is consecutive games, and in the et
fectiveness shown by their pitchin
staff, indicated that it will be next
impossible to rob them of the chanG
of meeting Detroit in the Worle
Series, which opens October End {
Detroit.
TWO QUESTIONS being asked b
fight fans: Can Louis take it, and ca
Baer come back, will be answere
Tuesday night when the former heavy
weight champion and the foremo
contender meet in their 15-round boz
at New York.
Louis, in his meteoric rise during tt
past year and half, has shown prom
Use of being one of the greatest fighte
of the day. but until now he has m
no opponent who was willing to g
in and mix. Baer when in the rigl
condition. is claimed to be the be