White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Farmers say if smutty wheat is not
graded it will be practically impos-
sible to sell for cash to dealers.
The Zednick bill providing COM
pulsory military training in high
schools was defeated in the house.
For $125,OOO ]. Morris Jones has
sold his 2400-acre ranch in Lincoln
county to James B. Sammis Of Day.
export.
G. E. Berg Is constructing a 80 by
"A foot building at Walla Walla which
will be used as a flour mill. It will
have capacity of rs barrels day.
The senate committee on commerce
allowed an expenditure Of $4,000 to
complete improvements on the Co
lumbia river from above Cello falls
to the mouth of the Snake river.
Former Governor Edward M. Am
mons Of Colorado, well-known live
stock grower, will be the principal
speaker of the Northwest Live Stock
conference in Spokane February ~
and 20.
The next annual meeting of the
Washington State Bankers associa-
ton will be held in Spokane June IA,
Is and 16, according to an announce
ment of the executive committee,
which met in Olympia this week.
Senator Poindexter has secured the
adoption of an amendment to the ag-
ricultural bill appropriating $4,000 to
conduct forage crop investigation
in connection with the state agri.
cultural station at Pullman.
Judge ]. T. Ronald of Everett has
named March for the beginning of
the trials Of 70 men, most Of them
members of the /. w. W., charged
with murder as result of the mu.
nicipal dock riot Of November s,
when seven men were killed.
Without contest by the state the
motion of the defense for a change
Of venue in the case of the 70 Indus
trial Workers of the World charged
with murder on account of the riot
at Everett November 5 last was
granted, to go to Seattle next month.
Final arrangements have been made
whereby the wool car" from Wash
ington, D. c., will be routed through
the state Of Washington, the latter
nc rt NJ a avn0Nfad q
state college man will be detailed to
travel with the car, which will be
in charge of Uncle Sans experts.
Speakers at recent meeting of the
Farmers union at Walla Walla said
that bulk grain is much cheaper to
handle than sacked grain. r. J..
Tompkins, Eureka Flat farmer, and
E. N. McCaw Of Prescott, who have
been experimenting, told the union
that they would not return to the
sack method.
Secretary Lane announces the re-
storation to entry of $500 acres in
Whatcom county and 500 acres in
IOWlo CouAIy, previously WAIAoA CIV IA
in the belief that they contained coal.
He also announces that about TO-
900 acres in the state were desig-
mated during January for entry un-
der the enlarged homestead act OF
this 47,5O0 acres are in Grant county,
25, 900 in Okanogan county and the
remainder. scattered in smaller par.
cells sin other counties in the eastern
end central parts of the state.
Robert T. Hodge, former sheriff of
King county and twice candidate for
governor, pleaded not guilty in the
United States district court at Sc
attic Saturday to the federal indict-
ment charging him with conspiracy
to violate the interstate commerce
law in connection with alleged illegal
shipments of liquor into this state
from California. Hodges request for
separate trial was denied and he
will be placed on trial March with
Mayor Hiram c. Gill, Chief of Police
Beckenham and others jointly in
dicted on the conspiracy charge.