White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-18
Washington News

HOllULAM.VGOV. roland II. Hart
ley last week placed himself on rec
ord opposing any further extensive ex-
penditures on state highways in the
near future, in addressing the Wash
| ington Good Roads Association. "If
there is any criticism to be attached
to our roads building program" he
said,. at is that We have builded too
rapidly rather than too slowly. In
my opinion the amount we spend on
roads should be reduced rather than
increased There is hardly nook Or
corner in the state today which can
not be readily reached over fairly
good highway, and our state highway
department has grown from nothing
to great business institution expend-
ing approximately $4,000 daily"
j. w; Hoover, highway engineer, in
formed delegates that contracts call
ling for 203 miles of road work,
amounting to, nearly $6,90O,0O0, have
been let since the beginning of the
present year.
EVERETT.-H Everett is to be-
come bigger, finer city, as she will,
she needs a chamber of commerce,
said Nathan Eckstein, prominent Sc
attic business man and trustee of the
Chamber of Commerce of Seattle at
the civic dinner In the Monte Cristo
Hotel last week. Seattle is a great
city today because she has great
Chamber of Commerce, composed of
leaders in every walk Of life, who are
working unselfishly for the whole
Puget Sound country, Eckstein said.
He came with the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce to give the local cham
Der its start on a membership drive.
SUNNYSIDE.-Miss Edith Whiting
Of Grandview, and former teacher in
the Sunnyside schools, is one of the
three Yakima county women to be
listed in Women Of 1924" published
by the Women's News Service, Inc,
of New Work. She is mentioned in
connection with w. G. T. U. activities
of the state. The name of Mrs. r. G.
McCredie of Sunnyside appears in the
book also, as a former member of the
state public health, now abolished.
Washington states feminine popula-
tion is 621,920. OF these $4,000 are
employed in some manner. There are
1926 colored women in the state and
10,910 of other races than white.
Nearly one-fourth Of all the women of
the state over Is years of age are sin
gle. Nearly 10 per cent are widowed,
and there are one-fifth as many "grass
widows" as other widows. More
women in business in this state are
teachers than any other occupation.
Stenographers are next in number,
then saleswomen, clerical workers,
bookkeepers and cashiers, dressmak-
ers, farmers, telephone operators and
nurses.
o Observation-Disclosures G.. r. May
: bury of the state fisheries department
! has been obliged to explain to the
v king of Norway why five of his late
! subjects were arrested for illegal
t fishing at Point Roberts last July
s The quintet Of Norwegians, who had
. taken out first papers, were arrested
n and fined under the state law which
8 forbids aliens from engaging in traI
s and seine fishing. After being tried
e they appealed to the Norwegian min
r. lister for protection under alleged
h treaty right; charge d'affaires tool
Q up the matter with the American sec
$ rotary of state who wrote post haste
t. to Director Maybury, who didn't wal
/ to write but hurried across to Attor
r ney General John H. Dunbar for con
8 ISOLATION and advice. Mr.. Dunbar sen
j. back word that the state law had beer
held constitutional by federal cour
and that it did not violate any treaty
rights, whereupon Director Maybur.
started this news toward Washington
: whence it will be returned to the five
i, fishermen. The justice of the peac,
. who fined them gave the quintet tn,
q same information six weeks ago bu
g they doubted his word.
a, WALLA WALLA.-Walla Wall,
q high school has been included in tn
n list of "honor schools" announce,
a from the adjutant generals office
s. Only about 20 per cent Of the higl
:, schools in the ninth corps area al
:. tanned this rating. Being a small
school, 1t is evident that high stand
ard of military training and soldierl
discipline has been maintained t.
= merit the standing given the loca
school.
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