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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

A branch of the Oregon electric
will be built from Albany to the rich
timber belts near Cascadia.
Jay Davis, 81 years old, was almost
instantly killed Saturday when an
oxygen tank at garage exploded at
Medford, Ore.
Jacob Tagmann, a farmer living
three miles north of Tillamook, was
shot Saturday morning by Harry Mel
son, a neighbor, as the result of a
boundary dispute. Tagmann may re-
cover.
George l.. Harrison, arrested in con-
nection with the death of John Olaf
grand jury at Portland on a charge
of involuntary manslaughter. Lind
Lindblom, was bound over to the
blom died recently from burns re-
ceived a week before while he was
being massaged with gasoline by
Harrison.
The state supreme court of Oregon
has issued an order directing the
sheriff of Multnomah county to ap-
pear and show cause why James Lev
ell, under Imprisonment in Portland
for debt, should not be released. Jno.
Level, who obtained Judgment
against James Level, his brother, is a
life convict in San Quentin prison,
California, having been convicted of
murder. James Level insists that the
judgment is void, as John is legally
dead.
The annual forest industry confer
ence of the Western Forestry and
Conservation association, of which A.
l.. Flewelling of Spokane is presi.
dent, and the annual Pacific Logging
congress will be held jointly in Port
land, October "a to 81. These are
the two largest gatherings of Pacific
coast forest interests, being attended
by lumbermen, state and government
officials and railroad representatives
from the five western timbered states
from Montana to California and from
| western Canada.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Asuuith Asks New War Credit.

Premier Asquith has asked the
British parliament for an additional
credit vote of 450,000,000 pounds
the largest requested since the begin
ming of the war. This will bring the
total voted this year to 1,O50,OO0,0
pounds, and the total since the be-
ginning of the war to 1882, 900, 200
approximately s14,160,0O0,O0O
In moving the vote of credit the
premier said the recent expenditure,
out of the vote of credit was approx.
imately 100000 pounds daily. The
100000 pounds daily referred to by
Reginald McKenna, the chancellor OF
the exchequer, presented all the out.
going, the premier said. All the ex.
penditure from April l to last Sat
urday was 559,O0O,O00 pounds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

A new advance of Turkish forces
of the Sinai peninsula to within 80
miles Of the Suez canal has been re-
ported to the British authorities.
The German headquarters staff in
the official statement claims that the
great uniform Anglo-French attack on
the Somme sector in France has been
abandoned.
j. B. NARROW, farmer living near
Cody, Okla, Saturday shot and killed
his wife, John Suffer, an employe on
his ranch, and w. M. Beeler, neigh
Dor, and then escaped.
Sergius Sazonoff, minister Of for
eign affairs in Russia, has resigned
on account of i'll health. He is sue
ceeded by Boris Vladimirovitch Stur-
mer, the premier, who has taken over
the office.
Germany and Switzerland have
reached on agreement regarding the
1ndemnities to be paid the families OF
Swiss victims of the attack on the
Sussex. Each government has ap,
pointed an expert who will consider
the cases separately and fix the sums
to be paid.
The Army and Navy Journal and
the Army and Navy Register receiv,
ed word from Adjutant General Thorn
viii
which Washington sent war strength
national guard units to the border
Both publications praise the efficien
cy of the Washington guard.
Two little girls were fatally injur
ed and six other persons were more
or less seriously hurt when a south
crashed into an automobile driven by
Ole Peterson at Trent. S. D., Satur
day. Failure Of the brakes Of the
automobile to work Is said to have
been the cause of the accident
Xaruizawa, Japan, reports the an
xiety of foreigners over the excite
ment following the murder by a bur
glar of the Rev. W. A. F. Campbell
and his wife, Canadian missionaries
has been relieved by the energetic
action Of the police. Heavy reinforce
ments have been sent to the local al
thorities and the murderer is bein
systematically trailed in the mou1
tains in which he is believed to b
hiding.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Naval Bill to Conference.
JAMES WHITcOMB RILEY
NOTED POET, is DEAD
Death, Saturday, Was Due to Stroke
of ParaIysis-He Had Never
Married.

Indianapolis, Ind-James Whitcomb
Riley died Saturday, while only Mr..
Rileys nurse was awake at the poets
home. Mr.. Riley's death was due to
a stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Riley was born about 1853, but
was reticent as to his exact age. One
of the most unique celebrations in
the country was held in his honor
October Z, 1915, when "Riley day.
was observed by banquet in Indian
apolis and in schools of the country
attended by more than one million
children Men prominent in bust
ness and politics from all over the
country assembled to do the poet
homage at the celebration, and many
congratulatory messages were receiv-
ed from abroad on that occasion. The
day in the public schools was observ-
ed by reading his poems. The poets
philosophy of life and his manner of
expressing it in Hoosier dialect won
for him years ago a place in the
hearts of the public. OF late years
he had not appeared at public gath
erings to any great extent, but in nice
weather could be seen on the streets
of Indianapolis in his automobile.
Mr.. Riley never married. His near
est living relative is a sister, Mrs.
Mary Payne of New York.
The funeral service probably will
be held Monday, according to the
relatives, at his home. Burial will be
in the Riley family lot at Greenfield,
Ind, which town was his boyhood
home.
A Poet of the Provinces.
True poet of the provinces was
James Whitcomb Riley; born of the
middle west, he sang the joys, sor-
rows, fancies and humors Of it's folk;
largely in it's own dialect, and the
world was so touched by his inspira-
ton and the realism of his homely
symbols that he was one of the few
who, devoting their lives to poetry,
have gained fortune.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
penver Editor.PoIitlcian Dead.

Denver, Col.-Thomas M. Paterson,
former United States senator, died at
his home here Sunday. He was in
his 77th year and had been in poor
health for several weeks.
Sen. Patterson was widely known
as an editor, attorney and political
leader He represented Colorado In
the United States senate from 1901
to 1907 and was for many years the
owner and editor-in-chief of the Rocky
Mountain News and Denver Times
The deceased was native of Ireland
and came to America in 1S49. He was
a veteran of the civil war, serving
with an Indiana regiment. He came
to Colorado from Indiana in 1872. He
is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rich
ard G. Campbell of Denver.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28

The commissioner of the general
land office has designated Omak as
the map room for the opening to fill
ing Of the lucky number holders in
the drawing for land on the south
half of the Colville Indian reserva-
ton. Every number holder for land
on this reservation will have to go
to Omak to make selection of the
land desired, beginning September g.,
when the start in calling numbers
will be made.
Seventy automobiles were held up
for eight hours on Blewett pass last
Friday while the road was being
widened for an auto truck. About the
middle of the block along Angalso
creek an auto truck seven feet wide,
slipped off the narrow road in the
forenoon, and it was necessary for
the road foreman to call out his en-
tire crew of 80 men with picks and
shovels to widen the road along d
length of 500 feet.
That $1O,8S5,957 represents the en-
dowment of the state university at
Seattle, exclusive of balances in the
funds, delinquent taxes and the like,
is the announcement made by the
state bureau of inspection in it's re-
port on that institution to May 81.
The bureau gives $1,955,449 as the
value of the building site in Seattle,
on which are buildings valued at
more than $2,900,OO0. The bureau
names $1,O60,OO0 as the value of the
campus and $2,942,733 the value of
the university land grant, while $114,-
l19 represents bonds in the perma-
nent funds of the university. The
balance of the valuation is in uni
versity buildings and equipment and
the marine station at Friday Harbor.
The report says the records of the
university are in good shape and few
suggestions are made.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

Information has been received from
Albany, Ore, stating that the plant OF
the Potter Lumber & Single company
at that place has sustained fire loss
of something like $4,000.
The G. H. Gregory mill at Adair,
Idaho, has been enlarged and improved.
It is turning out mine timbers, logging
and ties, which will go to the mines
and railroads on Milwaukee Lumber
company contracts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Hetty Green's viii Filed.

Bellows Falls, Vt.-The will of Mrs.
Hetty Green was admitted to probate
here Saturday without contest, leav-
ing the entire estate to her son, Col.
Edward H. R. Green, and daughter,
Mrs. Matthew Aston Wilks. Colonel
Green filed a bond for $4,000 as
trustee for the fund left his sister,
The exact amount left by Mrs. Green
is not a matter of public knowledge.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
New York Metal Market.
Observation-Disclosures. S24m26.
ENGLAND REPLIES TO U. s.
Censorship of Mails Causing Quite
Ruction.

Censorship of Mails Causing Quite
Ruction.
London-The foreign office has
published the text of the note hand.
ed to the American ambassador re-
plying to certain American complaint
against the British censorship of the
mails. The reply is confined to the
few specific allegations made in the
recent American note. 1t is htated
that the formal answer to the general
arguments advanced by the Washing
ton government is still under consid-
GRAFTON by the entente allied govern
ments and will receive reply in due
course.
Great Britain's memorandum re-
garding mail seizures was received
at the state department in Washing
ton and will be delivered to Acting
Secretary Polk. 1t was understood the
note, which is about 14OO words long,
deals only with specific complaints,
avoiding discussion of the principles
at issue between the two govern
ments. 1t has been indicated that
nothing short of readjustment of
the censorship of neutral mails on
the principles for which the United
States has contended would be &C.
cepted as satisfactory.
U. s. to RetaIiate on England.
Washington.-Ind that Of
ficials are considering the advisable.
ity of taking economic retaliatory
measures against Great Britain for
blacklisting nearly 100 American
firms and individuals under the trad
ing with the enemy act, is very ap.
parent in administration circles here.
Definite conclusions and plans were
said not to have developed, but it was
intimated that action of that kind
might be determined upon after the
state department learned more of the
plans of the British government. 1t
is stated positively that the United
States would take steps of some sort
to prevent injury to American con-
Germs through operation of the act.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
HARRY J. SPANNELL KILLS
WIFE AND ARMY FRIEND
He Took Them Out for an Automobile
Ride and Then Went Mad
and Shot Them.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Harry ]. SPANIEL,
who Thursday night shot and killed
his wife and Lieutenant Colonel M.
G. Butler at Alpine, Texas, was held
in the county Jail here Saturday un-
der heavy guard. Three deputies who
arrived with the prisoner asserted
feeling in Alpine is tense and authori-
ties there felt an attempt at violence
might be made.
SPANIEL is held incommunicado. On
the way to the Jail the party was
intercepted by a newspaper man, who
asked SPANIEL why he had killed
his wife and Butler.
Apparently on the verge of col
lapse, SPANIEL replied:
Don't bother me, have nothing
to say"
Man crazed by jealousy.
Washington-War department re
ports from Alpine, Texas, giving fur
Their details of the shooting of Lieu
tenant Colonel Butler by Harry ]
Spannell manager of an Alpine hotel
say Colonel Butler was absolutely
innocent of any wrong" whatever the
cause might have been. ut appears
like cold-blooded, premeditated muir
der committed by a man crazed by
jealousy"
The report says SPANIEL invited
Colonel Butler to ride in his automo
bile in seat beside Mrs. SPANIEL
and that SPANIEL then drove into
the residential section of Alpine and
killed both Colonel Butler and Mrs
SPANIEL.
"Just how the killing was DONE
says the report, "can not positively
be stated, as there seems not to have
been any witnesses present"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
CONGRESSCUTSOFF
SLICE OF WAR FUND
MONEY APPROPRIATED IN ARMY
BILL FOR MEXICAN WAR is
+ sssa NOT NEEDED.
NATIONAL GUARD MISS FIGHT
Little Likelihood Of War Between tho
U. s. and Mexico Now-Troops
Transported Quickly With
Good Accommodations,

Observation-Disclosures Of dollars in
appropriations provided in the army
bill in anticipation of Mexican cam.
paign were voted out of the measure
Saturday in the senate on recon.
mendations of the military commit
tee and Chairman Chamberlain's dec
laration that there now seemed little
likelihood of conflict and that the
possibility of the national guard
crossing the border seemed remote.
More than $38, 100000 provided for
foreign service pay, maintenance.
transportation and other expenses for
an army afield on campaign were
Topped off the $300,0o0,OOO bill and it
was said that more reductions might
be made.
Senator Wadsworth declared that
nearly all the delay in getting state
troops to the border was due to fail
delphia arsenal and he recommended
that each state store it's own equip
ment. Despite some criticisms of
the mobilization of the guardsmen
Senator Wadsworth declared it was
"a glorious success" and he doubted
If any army in the world ever had
been transported so long a distance
with such good accommodations for
the troops.
Naval Bill to Conference.
The senate naval bill went to con-
ference committee of the two houses
Saturday, with every prospect ahead
for long struggle over its increased
building provisions. The house is ex-
pected to insist on it's plan for only
five capital warships next year, three
less than the senate voted, and to
fight the senates three-year program.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
All on Board Saved.

New York.-With 80 passengers
on board, most of them women and
children, the excursion steamer Key
port, returning from New Jersey re-
sorts, was struck amidships a few
hundred feet off the battery late Sat
ruday by the steam lighter Santos.
The Keyport sank within 10 min
utes, while the last of the passen-
gers were being helped off.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28

Claus Spreckels, head of the Fed
eral Sugar Refining company, and
one of the best posted men in the
sugar business in this country, is one
of those who believes that the ma
lions now at war will be dependent
on the United States for many years
after the close of the war for sup
plies of foodstuffs, with special ref
erence to sugar.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28

The old French crusaders motto
ITEMS ia fol (keep thy faith) is one
Of the grandest that was ever coined.
The business man who keeps faith
with everyone need fear nothing. He
has grasped the fundamental princi-
pie of business and of life.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
NOTED PERSONS DIE

London.-Sir William Ramsay, emil
nent as a chemist.
Asbury Park, N. J.-Charles w. H.
Kirchhoff of New York, for 20 years
editor of Iron Age.
London.-Cyrus Cincinnati Cuneo,
an American artist and member of
the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Life Termers Escape.

Eight prisoners, two of them life
termers, made sensational getaway
from the state penitentiary at Bis
marck Saturday evening. Among the
escaped is "Slim" Nevallis, the lead
err of notorious Dickinson IN. d.
gang, doing long time term.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
$50; bulls, sa04.75; calves, $50

@6.5O; bulls, $304.75; calves, $50
$780,
Sheep-Steady. Spring lambs, $50
s.25; common lambs, $6@6.25; choice
yearlings, $5.75@6; good yearlings,
$5.6O@5.75; choice wethers, $4.75@
5.25; choice ewes, $5@5.50; common
ewes, $2.5O@3.
Tacoma.
Wheat = Bluestem, ST. fortyfold,
9sc; club, 92c; red fife, 9Oc.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Boat Spent Winter In Ice.

Seattle.-After a winter spent in
the ice Of the Kuskokwim river in
Alaska, the power schooner Bender
Brothers arrived in Seattle Sunday.
The boat was frozen in last October
while discharging freight.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Mrs. Pankhurst Back to ENGLAND,

New York.-Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst the English suffrage leader,
who since January Is has been tour.
ing this country in the interest Of
destitute Serbians, has gone back to
Liverpool.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Bio Fire at Austin.

Austin, Texas.-Damage estimated
at $250,OO0 was caused in the center
Of the business district here Sunday
by a fire, during which occurred a
terrific explosion in garage.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
MINING NOTES

The average price of copper, as
shown by the official figures in the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the first half of July, show that the
sales thus far this month have been
below the 25-cent mark, and unless
there is big advance in the latter
half of July, the average for the
month will be below rs cents per
pound.
Charles H. Meyer was reelected
president of the Western Federation
of Miners at recent convention at
Great Falls, Mont. Other officers
elected were: vice president, j. B.
Rankin; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Ernest
Mills. Executive board members,
to be elected: William B. Burns, VIM.
Davidson, Alfred Bordsen and Guy
e. Miller.
The two-year wage increase for the
$4,000 coal miners of Missouri, Kan
sas, Arkansas and Oklahoma agreed
upon by subcommittee Of the con-
ference of miners and operators, was
accepted at Kansas City, Saturday
by the full conference and will be-
come operative August l. Three cents
per ton on machine mined and solid
sheeting coal is one of the increases.
Other increases are: Five cents a
ton on pick mined coal in certain
fields. Five per cent for all yardage,
dead work and day labor.
Secretary Lane announces the Sc
lection of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Tue
son, Ariz., as the location of two of
the three mine experiment stations to
be established this year, and also an
nounces that the selection of the
place for station in the Pacific
northwest will not be made until Van
H. Manning, director Of the bureau
of mines, has made a personal in.
vestigation on the ground. The sug.
gestion for this tour of investigation
comes from Congressman Dill Mr.
Manning had recommended to the
secretary early in the week the selec-
ton of Seattle. Then came the pro
test from Senator Brady and the Ida
no delegation and from Congressman
Dill.
New York Metal Market.
Copper-Electrolytic, s24@26.
Lead-$6.4O asked.
Spelter strong; spot easy; East St
Louis delivery, 97A@10c.
Bar silver, 62Mc.
Mexican dollars, 48hc.
Iron Steady and unchanged.
Tin-Firm; spot offered at $3.50
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28

ifornia for the apprehension and con-
viction of criminal, was put up as
reward Monday for the capture of
the person who exploded the bomb.
Three of the seriously wounded are
not expected to live.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Albert Powell, age 55, pioneer res
ident at Colfax, died Saturday.
Work of cutting and sacking Walla
Walla's wheat crop started this week.
George A. Odgers of Davenport
has gone to Rangoon, Burma, to teach
in Methodist boys college.
Georgia Hanson, who conducts a
downtown rooming house at Olympia,
was gagged, bound and robbed of $85
by thugs Saturday.
All mills in Chelan county are run
ming extra crews, getting out the
boxes necessary for the big apple
crop.
Ansel Edward Knowles, we'll known
orchardist of Wenatchee, was found
dead Saturday in an orchard, where
he had been blowing.
William Arthur Ferguson, farmer
of the Russell creek region, died of
stomach trouble Saturday. He went
to Walla Walla in 1873.
Philip l.. Eberhardt, age about So,
for the last five years a mining bro
ker at Spokane, suicided Monday. His
folks live in Lincoln county, Montana
He left wife and two children. No
cause is known.
This year it is likely that there
will be a 100000 copy edition of the
official booklet containing all refer
endum and initiative measures and
constitutional amendments put out by
the secretary of state.
Walter M. Long, president of the
Mansfield State bank, was drowned
in Lake Above, three miles west of
Pateros, Sunday afternoon. He was
wading and suddenly lurched forward
falling into hole, it is believed
Mrs. J. F. Gillies, wife of the es
capped industrial insurance defaulter
has been released on $1,000 bonds
She was arrested on the charge OF
aiding her husband to escape from
the Thurston county Jail two weeks
ago.
With over 1000 members voting
the Seattle local of the International
Longshoremen's union unanimously
voted against consideration of any
compromise on the strike situation
and voted to continue the strike unit
their demands wara mot
With one exception all Gray's Har
| Dor lumber mills close day weel
| in keeping with the plans to curtai
the lumber production Of the north
west by one-sixth. These mills will
continue to close Saturdays. TIT
plan is to keep the output and de
mand at as even plane as possible
thereby keeping prices at bette
level.
Spokane county's assessor, who ha
reached a balance on the tax rolls
finds the county valuation, exclusive
of the railroads, is $7,999,082 les
than last year. The county property
exclusive of railroads, which are as
sessed at Olympia, was $104,714,64
last year. This year the property j
valued at $96,715,558. The railroa
valuation will be more than $4,000
900 additional.
Official returns on. the registratio
of Colville lands will show about a
follows.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-28
Mexico,s Smallest state.

Washington, D. C.-Nuevo Leon is
the smallest, but most densely popu.
lated Of the Mexican border states.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-04-19
AppaIaGlia Items

Miss Brownie Mckenzie spent
the week end at her home in
Mendoza.
Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Mcconnell
and children are visiting friends
in st Paul.
Mrs. A. G. Barker loft Mon
day night for st. Louis, whore
she will spend some time with
her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. lClecuor
and children spent several days
the past weak at Nlaces Spring.
Miss Reha Orr, of DRYDEN,
spent Saturday with Miss Mary
Leftwich.
Quite Il number OF people
from this place were up at Nor
ton Friday aud Saturday at
tending the school fair ana ball
game
MIR and Mrs Raider ana fam.
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Iior-
ner spent the week end in Bria
toll
Mrs. j. W. Brothorton and
daughter. Ruby, are waiting
relatives at Speers Ferry
Miss Angy Manning Taylor
spent the week end AT the Mis-