White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1918-03-22
WASHINGTON ITEMS

A fare and one-third will be in OPP
GRAFTON for the annual convention of
the Inland Empire Teachers associa-
ton, to be held in Spokane on April
3, 4. and 6, and at Colfax April IL.
Henry w. Bourquin, age so, an en-
ploye of the Northern Pacific, who
left Waitsburg on the evening OF
February 20 en- route to his home in
Prosser, has disappeared and his
whereabouts are unknown.
l. M. Mccarthy of Spokane purchas-
ed the plant of the Yakima Evaporated
Food company, which was sold at trus-
tees sale, paying $4,000 for the prop
erty and assuming liens which aggre-
gate nearly $4,000 more. The bid
made is 50 per cent of the assessed
valuation.
The flour mill at Walla Walla owned
by the Dement, Bros. Company, was
sold recently to the Northern Grain
and Warehouse company of Portland.
While no announcement was made of
IuC piiSC Poiu ~ 10 oaAu W pC al ouhu
100000. The mill has daily capacity
of 600 barrels of flour
Reports before the state industrial
welfare commission show that wom-
en- are engaging in many new lines
of industrial activity as a result of
teh war, but the only one against
| which a ban has been placed is pin
setting in bowling alleys. The com
mission adopted formal resolution
barring girls and women from being
employed in that capacity.
By vote of 312 to 81, property own.
ers in the recently organized Column
bia irrigation district near Kennewick
voted to take over and operate the
gravity system of the Northern Pa
cific Irrigation company and autho
riZed an issue of 100000 in bonds
therefor OF this sum $4,000 will be
paid the irrigation company for the
plant and water appropriations. The
remaining $4,000 will be used for any
| immediate improvements.
That new settlers in Ferry, Okano
gan and Pend Oreille- counties and
perhaps in some other sections of the
state might want to take advantage
fthe law, should congress pass the
proposed bill to help farmers get
seed wheat and other seed grain, this
year, was the statement wired Wash
ington, ID. c., authorities by e. F. Ben
son, state commissioner of agricul
ture. He estimeatd it would require
from 100000 to $4,000 in this state
and thinks the money could be pait
back after one harvest. He recon
mends that the loans be made on the
approval of the county agriculturis
and the chairman of the council OF
defense.
At Camp Lewis.
Improvement in health conditions al
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, is shown In
the weekly report of the division san
itary inspector made public Satur
day by Lieutenant Colonel p. C
Field, division surgeon. The report
says:
Reports from al Coast states show
presence of epidemics of the acute
contagious diseases, indicating neces
sity for extreme care to prevent in
lection of soldiers while away from
camp. The communicable diseases
become highly important and danger
Gus when introduced into collection
| Df
The mean strength of the camp
for the week Is placed at 26,875.
Warning to Workmen.
AS the first step in the campaign
against the fight being made against
the state medical aid law Martin Ely.
xix of the board has left for Grays
Harbor to inform workingmen that
when engaged in hazardous occupa
lions and hurt, their doctor and hos
pital bills. are to be paid by the
state. The board has received re
ports that where men are not GOV
cred by employers contracts and &C
to certain physicians, the latter dress
their wounds, tell them that the state
will not pay them any money, and
insist the injured man pay the bill
This makes the workingmen dissatis
tor neglects to inform the man that
the state will pay the doctors bill
and that the man should not pay any
money to the doctor or hospital, as
all those bills are paid by the state
| if the employer has no contract with
a physician or orspital.
Aid Crop Production.
An agricultural production time.
table, covering farming operations of
spring and early summer was worked
out recently at round-table confer.
ence of members of the agricultural
and extension staffs of the Washing.
ton State college and marks the be.
ginning of a statewide drive for in
creased food production by the State
college and cooperating agencies of
the United States department of ag-
riculture upon which, with its agen-
cies in the different states, has ben
placed prime responsibility for the
greater food production activity all
through the country.
The subject matter of the new ag-
ricultural time table will include all
principal farm and garden crops OF
Washington, with respect to the prop
er timing of different operations, nee
essary in the maximum of production