White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-29

preparations were UoBuu ldSL Wech
for the construction of control gate
and outlet channel at Eightmile lake,
IA miles southwest of Leavenworth,
by the Icicle Irrigation Ditch COM
pany of Cashmere, in order that the
water of this lake may be used as an
emergency supply.
Altha Rogers, Z, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. l.. Rogers, residing on the old Che
halls road south Of Centralia, had his
foot cut off by the blades of mower
that was being operated on his faith
er's place. The boy was carrying
drink of water to the driver and ran
in front Of the mower.
The S-year-old son of John Braden,
death last week in an automobile
crash by moving machine knives in
the family car being Jared so they
slashed his scalp and neck. The
Braden car collided with another on
the road west of Wapato.
Enrolment at the Washington state
college at Pullman this fall should be
larger than ever before, judging from
the number of credentials received at
this early date, says Frank T. Bern
ard, registrar. Last year the total
enrolment was nearly 5000, a consid-
cradle increase over previous years.
Advices received state that the
fresh prune crop in the Walla Walla
and Yakima sections will mature in
about three week and that already
dealers are making advance sales. The
crop, it is expected, will be not more
than two-thirds of last year, but of
exceptionally fine quality, which, it is
pointed out, should mean a good de-
mand and excellent returns for grow
ers.
Prospects now indicate total pro-
duction of about $4,000 cars of apples
in Washington this year, according to
]. l. Griner, Olympia, state horticul-
tural inspector, who was in Wenat-
chez on a tour Of the fruit-growlng
sections. "There will be about 1000
cars of apples shipped outside Of the
Wenatchee and Yakima valleys, with
Spokane producing about 10000 cars"
he said.
Experiments are being conducted by
e. I. Babcock and Levi M. Tigner,
prominent growers of Cashmere, with
nicotine spray in place Of the arsenate
Of lead spray this year, in the hope
of finding successful process of
destroying orchard pests that will
eliminate the expensive washing oper-
ations to which all growers must sub
nit their apples this season for arsen-
ate residue.
For the south fork development of
the Cushman power project, estimat-
ed to cost S7,50O,O00, permits were
issued last week by Supervisor of
Hydraulics Tiffany to the city of Ia
coma for the appropriation of 900
second feet of water from the south
fork of the Skokomish river and for
the construction Of reservoir for the
storage of 100000 acre-feet of water
from the same stream.
Apples will make a better showing
than other Yakima valley fruit crops
in comparison with last year, accord
ing to the 1927 fruit estimate pre-
pared by Fred Eberle, manager of the
Yakima County Horticultural union.
Apples this season will be "a per cent
of last year, he says. Bartlett pears
are expected to start the first week in
August and Elberta peaches will come
at the later part of that month.
Vigorously protesting the implied
renewals next year of the recent Or
der of Charles H. Burke, United
States commissioner of Indian affairs,
setting aside the agreement of 1908
between Indian and white land own
ers for the division Of Ahtanum creek,
Yakima county, for irrigation pur-
poses, r. X. Riffany, state supervisor
Of hydraulics, made public letter to
Hubert Work, secretary of the in
terror, in which he urged that the
United States government keep
faith" with the Ahtanum creek set
tiers.
State cash balances were boosted
by the weeks business ending July 16,
the receipts having been S1,223,322.S6
and expenditures only $546,119.69, as
shown by the report of Treasurer w.
G. Potts, total cash balance being $780,
086,529.S3. The general fund holds 3d.
9O6,284.14; the motor vehicle fund is
flourishing with s4,513,OO2 on hand
for the state highway program, while
the permanent highway fund holds ST.
640,312, subject to call by the various
counties. The reclamation revolving
fund holds $1,S82,S12.1O; the perman-
ent school fund is in the bond market
with S1,4S4,12S, while the veterans
bond retirement fund has $1,425,41O.
Production of 118 mills reporting to
the West Coast Lumbermen's assoc
citation for the week ending July 16
was 113,216,543 feet, new orders total
ed 127,637,553 feet and shipments ag-
gregated 13,636,564 feet. Ninety-five
mills reporting the preceding week,