White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-25
WASHINGTON ITEMS
A city Of the fourth class in this
state must have health officer.

A city Of the fourth class in this
state must have health officer
F. w. Crum, age IS, orchardist oppo-
site Orondo, died recently from pneu.
mOnia.
| The Walla Walla commercial clubs
campaign for new members Saturday
added sc to the rolls, bringing the to.
tai to 515. ~
Train service to Pomeroy was re-
sumed Thursday after delay offnine
days The first train brought 120 sack
of letter main.
The Whitman county treasN'er has
issued call for $4,000 of school dis
trict warrants and $4,000 current ex-
pense warrants.
At the corn show at Sunnyside Lyle
Benning won all awards on yellow
dent, including the sweepstakes on so
ears. He also won first prize on SO
ears of white dent.
The cement company has closed it's
plant at Metaline Falls and will not
reopen until freight cars are available
to move the stock which has accumu-
lated during the winter.
The Fisher FIGURING Mills company
hhas awarded contract for the con-
struction of an addition to it's plant in
Seattle, which will increase it's capa-
city from 1000 barrels of flour to 5000
barrels daily.
Of some $4,000 motor vehicle owners
in the state a large majority will be
open to fines of from SIS to $1,000 un-
less their applications for renewal of
licenses reach the secretary of states
office before March /.
All flood records were broken and a
new high water mark established at
Wilson Creek, Saturday. Schools, bus
mess houses and banks were closed
for two days. Many families were
driven from their homes by the floods.
To make sure his attempt at sui
eide would be successful, Sterling
Cross at North Yakima, widower, age
so, who had been in ill health for some
time, took poison, cut the artery of his
wrists with a razor, and shot himself
through the heart.
AS a result of the car shortage at
Walla Walla and the enormous amount
of wheat awaiting shipment, estimat-
ed at over million bushels, the coun-
ty assessor on March will likely
find more than the usual amount of
wheat to tax. Wheat in process of
shipment is not taxed, but if in the
warehouse on March 1 it is taxed.
That permanent and, in most in
stances, fireproof buildings represent
by far the biggest item in the increas-
ed expenditures for schools in Wash
ington during the last five years is
shown by the results Of one Of several
far-reaching strides of public school
cost and efficiency being carried on by
increase in value is $3,454,72O
Officers of the law have the right to
raid private homes in search of intox-
icating liquor, but can not confiscate
liquor held in excess of the amount
permitted by the prohibition law un-
less there is evidence that the liquor
was kept for the purpose of sale. This
Interpretation of the new prohibition
law was made Saturday by Superior
Judge Ronald at Seattle, who also held
that the owners of intoXicants in ex-
quarts of malt liquors could be prose
cuted for having an unlawful amount
of liquor in their possession, although
the goods could not be seized.
The recent democratic state confer
ence at Everett decided to send the
state convention to North Yakima.
This will give North Yakima two po-
litical conventions during the year.
The date and time was set for May 2
at 10 o'clock, and T. M. Mckenzie of
Walla Walla was recommended as the
temporary chairman. The basis of
representation in the state convention
is to be on the vote for Judge w. w.
Black in his 1914 senatorial campaign.
One delegate for each 100 votes will
be allowed with three at large from
each county. Thihs will give total of
1896 at the convention.
Agreement for complete cooperation
between the state and federal authori-
ties in making the state education sur
vey authorized by the legislature has
been reached. Attending the meeting
at Spokane were members of the sur
vey commission created by the legis-
lature and DIR. Philander P. Claxton,
u. S. commissioner of education. The
technical work of the survey as to be
done by appointees of DR.. Claxton.
These are DR.. S. P. Capen, special
list in higher education, and DR.. Har-
old w. Foght, specialist in rural school