White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-04-10
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no chance when it comes to pistol
shooting. The Guard won last spring
match from the police department and
the major hopes to unload few sur.
prise shots from among the noncom-
missioned officers this year. On his
list, Major Hand himself being an ex-
tremely good and consistent shooter,
are Captain d. B. Hilton, Lieutenant
Harold Duncan and Sergeant C. S.
Mayhem: Chief of Police James Per-
ry believes the police should be Sc
cretive and is saying nothing about
his men, but it is common knowledge
the craftsmanship of the force has
been greatly improved during the last
year.
SEATTLE. A tabulation prepared
by the Postoffice Department of ap-
pointments of postmasters of presi-
Dental grade in the four years end
ing March shows that out of total
of 286 in the State of Washington 40
were women and "a were former ser
vice men.
SPOKANE.-Farmers of Washing
ton intend to plant IS per cent more
acreage in spring wheat this year
than in 1924, according to the inten-
ton to plant report as of March /,
1925, issued here by G.. S. Ray, United
States Department Of Agriculture sta
tistician. The report also indicates
a larger acreage of oats, barley, corn
and potatoes, but smaller acreage. of
hay than was grown last year. Com
pilations show an intention to plant
corn this year to the extent of Is
per cent more than the 1924 croD
oats 10 per cent, barley 20 per cent,
potatoes 10 per cent, and tame hay
decrease of 9 per cent. Earlier re-
ports indicated an increased whea:
acreage of 1879 per cent for the nation
and 35.9 per cent for the western
states.
CAMP LEWIS-President Cool
idge's action in suspending payment
from the $1,3O0,OOO appropriation
made by congress in the deficiency
bill for paying national guardsmen for
armory drill will not affect the Ma
tional Guard of Washington during
the current fiscal year, which ends
June 80, Brig. Gen. Maurice Thomp-
son, The Adjutant General of Wash
ington, says. The National Guard of
Washington will get through the pres
ent fiscal year, General Thompson
said, on the regular allotment, this
matter having already been checked
with finance department officers at
the Ninth Corps Area headquarters
at San Francisco.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hartley has
appointed Samuel H. Chase, King
County, assessor; Fred K. McBroom,
Spokane realtor and county commits
sioner; and Donald G. McInnis, Port
farmer and banker, as mem
bers of the state tax commission Gre
ated BY the last legislature. Chase
was named for the six-year term, Nc
Broom for four years, and McInnes
for two years.
OLYMPIA. - George Kreutzer, as
sistant to Elwood Mead, U. S. COM
missioner of reclamation, and H. L.
Holgate, district counsel for the fed
eral reclamation service, came to
Olympia to consult with Governor
Hartley and Director Scott of the de-
partment of conservation and develop.
ment concerning the Kittitas unit of
the Yakima irrigation project, COM
monty referred to as the "Kittitas
High Line"
Whether or not charg
es in operation divisions affect senior
ity rights of railroad employees in the
divisions is up for de-
termination in suit that went to trial
in superior court here. A. C. U'Ren
a conductor on what formerly was
the Marcus division of the Great
Northern Railway, has brought suit
against the road and the Hillyard To-
cal of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors to enforce recognition of the Sc
niority rights he enjoyed on the Mar
Gus division.
EVERETT. = That $4,000 is avail
able for preliminary survey for flood
control measures covering the Sky
komish, Snoqualmie, Snohomish and
Stillaguamish rivers in Snohomish
County, and the Nooksack River in
Whatcom County is the information
just received by w. w. Morgan, coun-
ty commissioner, from Congressman
Hadley.
SPOKANE. - Accompanied by his
famed Great Northern Quartette, e.
F. Flynn Of st. Paul, toured the state
last week en- route to the district Ro.
tary Club Convention at Portland. He
spoke in a number of towns in the
state. He is district governor of Ro.
tary in Minnesota.
SEATTLE. = Appointment of Ross
Williams, former University of Wash
ington football, baseball and tennis