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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
TAKE BIG SLICE OFF ARMY BILL
Congress Conference Report Brings
Defense Total to $e37,e47,282.

congress conference Report Brings
Defense Total to 1887, e47, 1882.
Washington.-The conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill,
completed but held up by objections
of President Wilson and the war de-
partment to an amendment to the re-
vised articles of war, reduces the to-
tai appropriations as the measure
passed the senate Monday by $685.
AT. 1t became known Monday that
as it will be reported for final ap-
proval the bill carries 1857 $4,000 as
against $313,970,00O appropriated by
the senate bill and $182,000,000 by
the house.
The report will be submitted to
both houses in it's present form with
in few days, unless the house con-
ference yield to urgent war depart
ment requests for consideration of
the amendment of Representative
Hay exempting retired army officers
AMI enlisted men from the military
criminal CODE
Total appropriations for national
defense, however, have been reduced
from $685,343,017, where they stood
on senate figures, to $685., 1882,
with the navy bill still subject to re-
vision.
In the army bill the conferees made
appropriations for winter clothing for
soldiers on the Mexican border, be-
cause It is not known how long the
men will be kept there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
SUBMARINES SEEN
OFF MAINE COAST
TWO SUBMARINES SIGHTED BY
LOOKOUT CAUSE RUMoRs
BREMEN NEAR BOSTON,.
NOT FROM UNITED STATES
The Deutschland May Be Sticking
Close to shore-Many Incoming
Craft Report They Did Not
See Any Submarines.

Portland, Me.-Every point along
the Maine coast watched sharply on
Monday and Tuesday for two sub
marines believed to be foreign YES
sells and possibly the long-expected
German merchantmen Bremen and a
consort. The strange vessels were
reported four miles off Cross island,
near Machias, and close to Canadian
waters Monday by a coast guard look
out, but no word had reached here
Tuesday to bear out the emphatic
declaration from the station that they
were undersea craft and were pro-
ceeding west at top speed. The Wig
il along the coast extended as far
east as Halifax, N. S., and st. John,
NJ B., both of which ports reported
that British naval auxiliaries had no
information regarding the presence
Of the submarines in these waters.
During the afternoon thick fog NOV
ed in from the sea and made extend
ed observations impossible.
1A0 navy uOPo1 IAuOAI eAAouASCo
that no, American submersibles are
off the Maine coast.
Information from reliable sources
that no British submarines are cruis-
ing in these waters seems to create
the impression in the minds of many
marine observers that the Bremen
was lodging about close to the three
miel INIT, preparing,to slip into Bos-
ton.
Another possibility considered was
that the coast guard crew might have
seen the Deutschland, driven out of
her course, or else sticking closely to
shore. Captains Of incoming craft
reported that they had not seen any
submarines.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
BREvITIEs.

Continued indications that 1916 will
be the banner year for Hawaiian SUI
gar producers were shown in figures
given out by the Honolulu stock ex-
change. Eighty-two Hawaiian planta-
tions, the tabulations showed, paid q
total of $2,5OO,OOO in dividends during
July. OF this amount, 20 corporations
which are listed on the Honolulu and
San Francisco stock exchanges paid
$1,471, 800.
The directors of the Rambler Carl
boo Mining company declared divi-
dend of cent share, or $17,500, pay
able August Is to shareholders of rec
ord at the close of business on August
S. The payment of this dividend will
make the profit disbursements of the
company so far for 1915 $4,000 and
will bring the grand total to 100000.
The dividends previously paid this
year were one Of $17,500 in April and
one of $4,000 in June.
The buildings and machinery of the
e. G. frost planning mill plant at Gold
endale, Wash, were destroyed by fire
Monday. The plant is known as the
Beckett mill, and the owner, e. G.
frost, discovered the fire in the boiler
room. The volunteer fire department
responded quickly, and was able to
save all the lumber in the yard. The
loss is estimated at $1,000, with in
surance of $4,000. Mr.. frost said that
the plant would be rebuilt imme-
diately.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
MINING NOTES

The Kusa Spelter company has ar
ranged such notifications of the
terms of settlement for zinc ores pro-
vided by it's contracts that the pro-
Queer will be greatly benefited.
Fernie, B. c., coal mine strikers
won wage boost. The coal opera
tors granted temporary increase I'M
til a new contract is agreed upon.
This Is victory for the unions.
Silver closed Saturday in New
York at 66R cents an ounce, the
highest price that metal has COM
manded since the first week of June.
The quotation represents an advance
between and cents over the re-
cent level To most of the Occur
d'Alene mines it means an added
profit of 81 to So ton and to ex-
ceptionally rich mines there and most
mines in the SLOGAN district it means
SO to 81 a ton increased earnings.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead Sc
asked. Spelter weak; spot, East st.
Louis delivery, s5sc.
Copper, firm; electrolytic, $25 or.
Iron, steady and unchanged.
Bar silver, 64s4c.
Mexican dollars, 1890.
Tin, quiet and steady; spot offered
at $3S.25.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
AUTO BANDITS STEAL
$34,o0o.oo CASH PAY ROLL
Five of Them Succeed in Beating
Paymaster and Guards and Make
Their Escape.

Detroit, Mich.-Five automobile
bandits, who Friday afternoon held
up the paymaster and armed guards
of the Burroughs Adding Machine
company and made away with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 after shoot
ing and slightly injuring one man,
eluded several machine loads of po-
licemen sent in pursuit.
Riding in a large motor car with
part of the money for the weeks pay
roll in bags on the floor, Thomas
Sheehan, paymaster of the company,
was within half block Of the plant
when a smaller car drove alongside
and four men jumped out, demanding
surrender of the money.
Within two minutes after the ban
dit car drew alongside the pay car
the former was racing away with the
five cash bags.
The robbery, declared to be the
boldest in Detroit's history, was COM
mitted in full view of scores of per-
sons. Many of them, including the
passengers in a sightseeing car, be-
lieved a motion picture scenario was
being staged.
The five bandits apparently ranged
in age from is to 80, according to
some witnesses. They were unmask-
ed. One man carried a rifle. The
others were armed with automatic
pistols. +,s,-Ae
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's says: Trade does not
pause, nor does there seem any doubt
as to the future. Even in sections, the
Northwest, for example, where talk
of damage to wheat is most rife, buy
ing pursues the even tenor Of it's way
and, indeed, purchases for fall are
earlier and heavier than year ago.
In fact, things in general, except in
the rain-swept parts Of the southeast,
indicate that buying for immediate
shipment is comparatively good, while
ordering for fall delivery is growing,
and will be heavier during the first
fortnight of August.
Mingled with these tendencies is,
of course, a spirit of conservatism
predicted, as it is on a desire to guar
antee against heavily stocking up
with high-priced goods, but counter
acting this are fears that supplies
may not be sufficient to meet require
ments. Industrial operations continue
at equally high speed, summer shut
downs are for shorter periods than
usual, and in the iron and steel indus
tries excessive heat has curtailed pro-
duction. Weekly bank clearings, $4,-
15S-171 900,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES.

The M. & M. company will erect an
elevator at Big Sandy, Mont.
The contract has been let for the
erection of 3O,00O-bushel elevator at
Wallum, Mont.
A seven-story addition to the Fisher
FIGURING mills at Seattle, to cost about
100000, is to be built.
The Farmers Elevator company,
Miles City, Mont, has been incorpo-
rated with capital stock Of $4,000.
L. o. Reeder, who farms several
thousand acres south of Lind, has con-
tracted for the sale of 5000 bushels
of wheat at 81 bushel
The Graingrowers' Warehouse COM
pany of Wilbur, Wash, has contract
ed for $4,000 bushels of new wheat,
September delivery. at 90 cents.
Hay in welah valley is of
the best grade harvested in years. The
crop is of high grade. About rs cars
will me loaded this week, at $3.50 a
ton.
H. H. Rasmussen, manager of the
Northern Pacific Grain company Of
Seattle, announces the incorporation
of this firm for the purpose of trading
in grain.
The Jerome Milling & Elevator COM
pany, Jerome, Idaho, is about to con-
struct 4O,O00bushel grain elevator.
This firm will also install several new
seed-cleaning machines, as quite a bit
Of clover is handled at that station.
The Wendell Milling & Elevator
company, Wendell, Idaho, has bought
out Dorman & Lorimer and will con-
tinue in the grain and seed business
with F. j. Dorman as manager. Elk
tensive improvements will be made at
the plant.
1t is reported that a new -four mill
is to be erected at Pueblo. The site
for the mill will cover three-fourths
of block in the heart Of the city.
The mill will be 1,0OO-barrel capacity
and operated by electricity. The In
stitution is expected to grind wheat
delivered at Pueblo from Colorado
points, Idaho, Montana, Utah, West
ern Kansas and Nebraska. r. G.
Breckenridge Of Monte Vista will be
director and general manager.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
cANADA's FIRE DEATHS 252.
Minister of Forests Reports This a.
Official Estimate.

WiHIotST VI ToTe6tS nePortS MS ds
Official Estimate.
Toronto, Ont.-G. Howard Fergu.
son, minister of forests, works and
mines, who has returned from an in
spection of the northern Ontario fire
swept areas, states that, according
to an official estimate, the death list
was 252. ITO me the situation ap-
pears much BETTER" said Mr.. Fergu.
son. 1--WE are furnishing every burn
ed-out settler with tent, cooking
utensils, tools and grubstake to car
ry him over. We will also furnish to
the settlers at actual cost lumber to
replace their buildings, together with
all the necessary materials"
Danger points in the northern On
tario fire zone are being closely
watched and trains held in readiness
at various points to give relief should
1t be needed. A message received
Sunday from the traffic superintend-
ent of the Temiskaming & Northern
Ontario railway said:
Conditions bad. Fires between mile
post 80 and Bushnell. Large number
Of small fires between New Liskeard
and Englehart, particularly severe
around carlton Junction. Have or
dered men with train to assist be-
tween Englehart and Kenogani. Fires
particularly bad between Mindoka
and Boston creek. Have train on
hand, with men, rendering every as
sistance. Between Ramore and Iro-
quois Junction fires still smoldering
and surrounding Monteith and Iro-
quois Junction"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
STREET CAR MEN
STRIKE |NNEW YORK
THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE OUT
FOR MORE PAY ON
ALL LINES.
ELEVATED LINES AFFECTED
Brooklyn the Only Borough In Great
City Not Affected by Strike
Worst Blockade In History
Of the City.

New York-Surface car traffic ceas.
ed in the boroughs of Manhattan, the
Bronx and Richmond at 8 o'clock
Saturday night.
At that hour the city was in the
grip of the most serious transit block
ade in it's history.
Cars Run In Brooklyn.
Brooklyn was the only borough in
the greater city not affected by the
strike Of motormen and conductors.
Only a fraction of the normal num-
Der Of cars was in operation in the
borough of Queens, although the rail-
road company that operated the lines
there was more fortunate than the
other public service corporations af-
fected in retaining the services of q
large number of loyal employees.
The menace of a general strike
would include the elevated and sub
way lines.
Strike Is Over.
The strike on the surface railway
lines in New York City, which threat
ened to extend to the subway and
elevated system and thus completely
tie up transportation facilities in
Greater New York, virtually came to
an end Tuesday. One concession in
the settlement gives to the employees
the right to organize. Although the
agreement reached comedies the right
of the employees to organize, the I'M
ion is not recognized by the compa-
MES. "The strike has been won.
Practically every demand we have
made has been granted" was the
statement of union officials.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
IRRIGATION LAND
OWNERS GET AID
PROVIDES LIEN ON GOVERNMENT
LANDS CONTAINED IN THE
PRIVATE PROJECT.
WESTERN STATES BENEFITED
Is Expected to Boost Sale of Bonds
Which Have Been Rather Slow
of Late-HeIp Reclamation
of Arid Lands.

Washington.-The passage through
the senate on Monday, and the ap-
proval by the president which will
Immediately follow, of the bill intro
duced by Congressman Addison T.
Smith Of Idaho, providing for the Gre
alton of lien on homestead and des-
ert entries within irrigation projects
organized under state laws, to the ex-
tent Of the proportionate share of the
expense of constructing such irriga-
ton projects, will revive activities in
the reclamation of arid lands which
has probably not been equaled since
the general reclamation law was
passed IA years ago. 1t should at
once create a demand for irrigation
bonds, for which there has not been
a ready sale for the last few years.
1t is regarded as the most impor-
tant legislation affecting the arid
lands enacted this congress.
Work Has Been Halted.
Much embarrassment has been en-
countered by promoters of irrigation
projects in recent years because of
the difficulty of securing payment of
the construction charges levied on
entries which have not been patent
ed, as it was possible for the entry
man to relinquish the entry and turn
the land over to a new entryman
who was not required to assume the
charges which had accumulated. I'm
der the provisions of the Smith bill
these charges attach to the land, and
must be paid before the new entry is
approved by the local land office.
The proposed legislation will re-
move many difficulties that have
heretofore confronted the economic
development of reclamation projects,
and will avoid one of the most seri-
GUS hindrances in the organization
and development of irrigation dis
tricts by providing that the public
lands may bear their share of the
improvement work, and at the same
time fully protect the government in
terests in the public lands.
On the Cooperative Plan.
AS the projects will be constructed
under cooperative plan the entry
men will be able to secure water at
actual cost of construction under
their own supervision.
The bill provides also that the prof.
ects, before the law becomes opera
tive, shall have the approval of the
secretary of the interior, with whom
maps and plans Of the projects shall
be filed, thus guarding the interests
of the settlers and avoiding the pos
sibility Of projects being undertaken
which are not feasible from an en-
cheering standpoint, and for which
there is not sufficient water supply.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
SPORTING ITEMS

The fourth annual regatta of the
Occur d'Alene Regatta association
will be staged at Occur d'Alene City,
Idaho, August II and ~.
Chicago leads the American league,
Brooklyn leads the National league,
Spokane leads the Northwestern
league and Los Angeles leads the
Pacific Coast league.
The singles championships of the
Pacific northwest will be held in
San Francisco for the next year, John
Strachan and Anita Myers, both of
that city, being victorious in the sin
giles matches decided at Tacoma Sat
ruday.
The Spokane Arena company, which
will open and operate the ice rink
at Spokane, will open it's establish
ment on or before Monday, October
16, according to the announcement
of Frank A. Patrick, president of the
Pacific Coast Hockey league, who is
in active charge of the construction
and installation of the new plant.
Driving a beautiful race from start
to finish, Eddie Rickenbacher came
from three or four places behind R.
De Palma, who had held the lead for
the first part of the race, and won
Saturdays Montamarathon on the Ia
coma speedway. Rickenbacher's unof-
ficial time for the 300 miles was 8
hours 81 minutes 40 seconds, and his
average for the distance was 80 Bill
miles per hour.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Seven convicts recently escaped
from the Oregon penitentiary while
working outside and are still at large
According to list issued by an ad
dressing company of San Francisco
the Hawaiian islands have ITO gro.
GERS, California 6,O63, Oregon 1,549
and Washington state 1907.
Naval militia of San Diego, Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles left Satur.
day on the U. S. battleship Oregon
for a two weeks training cruise
About 1923 officers and men reported
The Oregon will go to Puget sound
during the cruise.
Wheat quotations scared to new
top record for the season at Portland
Saturday, when $1.14 was bid for
bluestem at the merchants exchange.
Quotations on other grades ranged
from that figure down to $1.07, which
was offered for red Russian.
Four Hawaiian sugar plantations
paid dividends Aug. aggregating
100000. There has been great ac-
tivity in sugar stocks there recently,
due, it is thought, to the slump on
the mainland stock exchanges. Buy
ing orders are particularly heavy
Mrs. Valerie Beaucaire Higgins, vi
ennese modiste, who designed the
wedding trousseau for Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, spent Saturday night in
Jail at Oakland, CAL, after her arrest
on suspicion of having set fire to the
apartment house in which she resides
with her infant son.
The United States hull and boiler
inspection service revoked recently
for six months the masters license
of Captain Louis N. Nopander Of the
steamer Bear, which stranded on the
Humboldt county coast June IA with
a loss of five lives. Ture GLAND,
third officer of the Bear, who was
in charge of the soundings, was de-
prived of his license for the period
of one year.
President Wilson was unanimously
Endorsed at San Francisco Saturday
at a conference of California pro-
gressives, who also completed the
organization of the Woodrow Wilson
Progressive league and laid plans for
participating in the campaign Of the
nations executive for reelection. F.
j. Heney of Los Angeles, former pro-
gressive candidate for U. S. Senator,
was elected president.
Frank Jansen, stowaway on the
schooner Fred j. Wood, which arriv-
ed at Port Townsend from Dunedin,
New Zealand, Sunday, had $1,000 in
his pockets. Jansen, although born
in Germany, says he is an American
citizen. When the war broke out he
was in New Zealand, and being class
ed as German, was obliged to re-
port each week to the police. 1t was
impossible for him to obtain employ
ment.
Although he denied that one Of the
five persons indicted for murder in
connection with the explosion of a
bomb during the preparedness pa
rade of Saturday, July %, when nine
persons were either fatally injured
or killed outright, had confessed, Jas
Brennan, assistant district attorney
stated Monday at San Francisco that
an informer had betrayed to the law
most of the evidence on which the
state bases it's evidence against the
suspects.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
MONTANA sQU1Bs

Work on Roundup's electric light
ing system is under way.
Butte hopes to secure the location
of the federal bureau of mines.
Roundup people are happy over
securing two mail deliveries daily.
Hinsdale has voted $26,7O0 bonds
for installation of water system.
The Dillon wool clip brought the
highest price on record, 1914 cents.
The Great Northern railway re-
ports good crop conditions on all It's
lines.
One thousand horses changed own
ers at the recent auction sale at
Dillon for $85,000.
Last month 65 building permits
totaled one-third of a million dol
lars were issued at Great Falls.
The c., M. & St. P. has bought a
half interest in branch lines connect
ing the shelters with Great Falls.
Transfers and employees at Helena
have decided to arbitrate. The team
sters went out August 1 for shorter
hours and overtime.
The Kalispell roundup is to be held
in Kalispell August 16, IL and IS.
There are now $50 relay and bucking
horses on the grounds and $50 more
are expected.
Cavalry men, recruited and en-
camped at Fort Harrison, within the
last month, left Tuesday for Doug
las, Ariz., to join the remainder of
the Second Montana regiment.
Miss Dorothy Dunn, the 16-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dunn Of
Bannock, rs miles west of Dillon,
was drowned recently while bathing
in an old dredge hole near Bannock.
Streets were inundated to depth
Of two feet and considerable damage
done by a cloudburst Saturday at
Glendive. Train schedules were tenn
porarily demoralized by damage to
tracks.
Archie De Long, an engineer EN-.
ployed in the mill at the Rosenfield
mine in Mcclellan gulch, near Hell.
ena, was caught in the building of
the mill recently and received injur-
les which resulted in his death.
DR.. s. s. Owen of Moore, a promi-
nent medical man, was fatally injur-
ed Sunday in an automobile accident.
He was travelling some distance from
Moore when he lost control of his
automobile and the machine went
over steep bank, tumbling SO feet.
The auditor who has been examin.
ing the accounts of Arthur W. Hall,
cashier of the, Northern Pacific de-
pot, who attempted suicide by shoot
ing recently at Billings, has found no
trace of any shortage. Halls act, it
is now asserted. was due to suffer.
ing from insomnia.
The grand jury, which has been In
vestigating the public offices OF Gal
latin county and the city Of Bozeman
since May 81, completed it's report
1t contains serious charges
against number Of the county off,
Gals, but the city officials and the
paving contractors are given clean
sheet. The grand jury charges that
a number of the county officers were
illegally overpaid for salaries and ex-
penses and custer proceedings have
been instituted against the three
commissioners.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
Heat Again Sweeps Chicago.

Chicago-Another heat wave swept
over Chicago Sunday again with a
maximum temperature of So degrees.
Six men were reported drowned and
a number of other persons seeking
relief from the heat were imperiled
in the water and had to be rescued.
Two deaths directly due to the heat
were reported to the police.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
swimmers Carried over Dam.

Tama, Iowa.-Edward Donnan, 80
years old; Gordon Donnan, % years
old and William Watson, 81 years
old, all of Ewart lost their lives in
the Iowa river near here Sunday. The
men had been swimming near the
dam when they were suddenly swept
down the stream by the undercur-
rent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
Oregon Crops, $31,3so, 500.

Salem, Ore.-Oregon farmers this
year will reap profit Of $31,380,500
from nine principal products, accord
ing to estimates compiled by o. P.
Hoff, state labor commissioner. The
crop Of wheat, corn, oats, barley, po-
tatoes and apples will each exceed
$1,O0O,000 In value.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-11
Pittsbura Hit by Storm.

Pittsburg, Pa.-One death and
heavy damage was caused by Sc
we're electrical storm which swept
over Pittsburg and Allegheny coun-
ty. Many houses were struck by light
ming, Sunday.