White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25
Washington News

CHEHAL1S.-State.. Senator Percy
l.. Sinclair, Ilwaco banker, was found
guilty in the Supreme Court by a
jury Of Justification of reports in con-
nection with the failure OF the South
western State Bank, Of which he was
president. The penalty is not more
than ten years Imprisonment. The
law prescribes no minimum.
LONGVIEW.-The Longbell Lum-
Der Company has ordered from the
Colby Steel & Engineering Company
of Seattle hammerhead cranes to be
used in handling export timber on
the ship docks at Longview, to be
delivered by March /. The cranes
are electrically operated, and Of the
same type as those used on the
docks at Tacoma, Seattle and San
Francisco.
WENATCHEE-Fred Kamholz, one
of the Oldest settlers of the Badger
Mountain district, Is In a serious
condition following stroke Of par
alysis. "Old Fred" as he is known
by all old timers here, left The
Dalles, Oregon, more than 40 years
ago for Wenatchee. He filed on the
homestead on which he now lives.
He is almost 80 years old.
OLYMPIA.-The purchasing divi-
sion of the Department of Business
Control has awarded the contract for
the year 1924, for motor vehicle tires
for use of the state institutions and
departments, for pneumatic tires, to
the Goodyear Company, and the solid
or truck tires to the Firestone Com
pany. The tires may be obtained
under the contract from any dealer
in these lines in the state.
LONGMIRE. - The National Park
Company has agreed to keep Long
mire Springs open in winter and to
provide an informal service at Para
disc Inn. Several thousand persons
have gone already this winter into
the park to enjoy skiing, tobogan-
ming, snowshoeing, etc. Longmire
Springs has been crowded to ca
pacity on week-ends for the last
month The roads are in excellent
condition and the drive from Seattle
to Le,agmire can be made in four
hours.
PORT TOWNSEND. - Ed Bader,
deputy game warden and county
predatory animal hunter, with Perley
l. Bowman of Quilcene, brought their
state-record killing to town recently
In two days they killed four cougars
and two wildcats, the best record
yet established by predatory animal
hunters in this part of the country.
Mr.. Bader and Mr. Bowman took
with them four fox hounds. Two OF
the cougars measured more than
seven feet from tip to tip. The wild.
cats were large specimens Of their
kipd.
jSEATTLE - According It o
Mrs. C. Norman Compton, of the
liking County Humane Society," the
mild weather so far this winter has
been blessing to work horses turn
ed out to get by as best they can
during the winter. Only 16 starved
horses have been found and fed by
officers of the society this winter. II
is expected that more cases will be
found as winter progresses and food
becomes scarcer. The society Is ap
pealing to horse owners to feed theil
stock and thus prevent suffering.
RICHMOND BEACH. - The Bubt
Hotel at this place was completely
destroyed by fire recently with {
> property loss of $4,000. Two mel
were burned and narrowly escaped
with their lives. 1t was an early
morning fire, so guests were Obliged
to rush from their rooms in scantJ
attire, saving practically nothing
The barking of a dog awakened Dep
uty Sheriff w. j. Sweley, living op
posite the hotel, and he ran dowr
the main street, giving the alarm
He telephoned to the Seattle firs
department for assistance; one com
pany of apparatus hurried to thu
scene; no lives were lost
Enthusiastically the Kelso Cham
Der of Commerce voted unanimousl!
for the chamber to take over opera
ton of Kelso Bridge, without tolls
the operating cost to be paid b!
subscription, and to start mandarin
proceedings at once, to determine
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