White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-14


almost crazed at the discovery that
her year-old son Lloyd had drowned
in Is inches of water.
A total of 270 marriage licenses
were issued in Vancouver in August,
compared with 258 in August, 1927.
The total this year up to September
1 was 1918, compared with 1892 for
the same period last year.
The general merchandise store and
service station of George Newland, at
Cowlitz, II miles southeast of Che
halls on the Pacific highway, burned
last week. Loss was estimated at $780,
600, covered by insurance.
The recently completed stretch of
widened and new pavement on the
Pacific highway from Toledo north to
Gray's corner, at the upper end Of
Cowlitz prairie, was thrown open to
public traffic last Sunday
The tentative current expense bud
get for Clark county. approved by the
county commissioners totals $685.
277.60. The tentative budget can be
reduced but not increased at the meet
ing of the commissioners in October.
The Marcus Whitman hotel at Walla
Walla had it's formal opening last
week when banquet was served to
400 guests and program of entertain
ment was given. Hotel men from
other parts of the northwest were
among the guests.
The Bellingham chamber of COM
merce was host to the 220 teachers in
the city schools at a reception and
dance last week. The affair was given
to acquaint new teachers with their
colleagues and the business men Of
the city and their wives.
Enthusiastic pledges of support for
the state fair by Yakima merchants
were given last week at Kiwanis
meeting, which was addressed by Erie
]. Barnes, state director Of agriculture,
who outlined plans for further enlarg.
ing and improving the fair.
Although building permits for Aug
ust this year fell below the total value
Of permits issued in Vancouver in
August last year, the total for the year
up to September was s1,181,768.
This exceeded the total for last year
by S3S9,37O. August permits this year
totaled s155,605.
With additional attendants at the
Western State hospital at Steilacoom
leaving daily, the shortage of en-
ployes has become so serious that DR..
Charles E. Taylor, superintendent, has
had to send some of his workers to
Tacoma to rustic up unframed men
for duty in the hospital wards.
The Stevens Pass Highway asso-
citation was launched at Wenatchee
last week, following banquet at the
Columbia hotel, with nearly 100 good
roads men present from Wilbur to
Everett. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the good roads com
mittee of the chamber of commerce
Receipts from the sale of automobile
, licenses in the state December 1, 1927
to August 81, 1928, amounted to &c.
37O,649, or $287,S12 more than the total
receipts for 1927. Receipts for August
are $165,517. Returns from counties
for the period named include: King,
$1,S4O,205; Pierce, $634,463; Spokane,
$6O2,571.
A labor shortage is reported at the
Wenatchee Cannery corporation,
George. Jones, president Of the cham
Der of commerce, urged local labor
to come to the aid of the cannery in
view Of the fact that the chamber op
posed a plan earlier in the season
after labor had made a protest, to
bring in Filipinos.
Definite decision of Pullmans pro
posed street lighting system will be
reached September 10. when public
hearing will be held on resolution
| No. 492, which declares the intention
of the city council to proceed with
the contemplated improvement, re
Gently requested by property owners
| in petitions presented to the council
| A rogues' gallery of more than 1000
pictures and finger print index file
of $4,000 persons, Of which 10000 have
been taken locally, have been estab
lished at Centralia by the bureau O
identification under the direction O
Mike Greenleaf The Centralia bureau
is cooperating with railway specia
agents and Lewis county officials ii
establishing one of the largest bureaus
in that section.
A gigantic black salmon, weighin,
67 pounds and said to be by far thu
largest ever caught in Grays Harbo
waters, was numbered among the fisl
handled Tuesday in a big catch re
| ceived by the Pioneer Packing com
pany from one of the mosquito fishing
vessels plying out of the port. TIL
fish was caught just outside the hal
Dor bar. 1t measured 8 feet and L
inches in length and weighed a
pounds dressed.
The state government of Washing
ton cost S22921, 765 last year, or $14.6
per capita, according to the depart