White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-14

Despite frantic efforts of other mem
bers of the crew to save him, Edward
M. Thompson of Montesano, engineer
on the Schafer tugboat Hoquiam, was
drowned when he fell into the Che
halls river near Sand island.
Two apartments and warehouse
for a wholesale grocery concern Were
begun last week in Longview, the tota
construction cost representing $47,500
according to the permits taken out by
the contractors and owners.
The special 5-mill tax levy for school
purposes which was on the ballot last
week, carried nearly two to one. The
vote was 1893 for to 622 against. s.
M. Barnard and. Louis Schaefer were
unopposed for reelection to the school
board at Vancouver.
The big issue at Toledo in the city
election was proposed issue of $4,000
general fund bonds and $4,000 water
utility bonds, proceeds from which
were designed to rebuild the munich
pal water system. The bonds carried
by vote of 104 to AZ.
Literally roasted to death, police
said, John Dixon, middle-aged waiter,
was found lying in front of three blaz-
ing gas burners in a hotel room in
Seattle. The heat of the burners drove
back three policemen when they at.
tempted to enter the room.
The Shumway junior high school,
the last addition to Vancouver's school
system, will be completed in ten days,
according to Henry A. Schultz, general
contractor. The building will not be
occupied until the beginning of the
second semester, February 1.
In 1910, during the administration
of Mayor Tausick, H. M. Whitaker,
then city employee, blew the fire
whistle so loudly that it deafened him
and he now finds difficulty in getting
work. Mayor McCroskey received a
letter from him asking compensation.
The planning mill of the Doty Lum-
Der & Single company at Doty, II
miles southwest of Chehalis on Ocean
beach highway, was destroyed by fire
recently. The loss was estimated at
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
The fire was believed to have been
caused by a heated lineshaft.
Reduction in lighting rates by the
Puget Sound Power and Light COM
pnny throughout Pierce and Thurston
counties of one-half cent per kilowatt
hour, effective January 1, was an
nounced by r. T. Sullivan, district
manager. A combined residence rate
for electrical cooking and lighting also
will be established.
The city council of Vancouver has
approved an ordinance which will re-
quire all motorists parking on bust
ness streets, with the exception OF
Main street, to head into the curb in
stead CT backing mas is the case. now.
Parallel parking will be continued on
Main street. The ordinance will be-
come effective December 10.
The growing Importance of the nut
industry in the northwest was indicat.
ed when the annual convention of the
Western Nut Growers association and
the Western Washington Horticultural
association was held in Memorial hall
in Vancouver, with about $50 nut grow
ers from producing centers in Wash
ington and Oregon attending.
County School Superintendent Krohn
of Clark county received notice from
Representative Johnson that a pre-
liminary competitive examination will
be held January IL to select one prirl-
cipal and one alternate from the Sd
congressional district of Washington
for appointment to the West Point
Military academy. Young men born
between July 2, 1907, and July 1, 1912,
are eligible.
The death rate for the state of
Washington was slightly higher in
1927 than in the previous year, in
creasing from 1913 to 1921 per 1OO,-
900, according to the department of
commerce. The actual number of
deaths was 1880 in 1927 and 1850
in 1926. The principal increases In
death rates in 1927 were from disease
of the heart, from 1872 to N9 per 100,-
900; from influenza, from 26 to 20, and
from measles, from one to four.
Provision was made by the Kiwanis
club of Walla Walla for Kiwanis
loan fund for the benefit of juniors
and seniors of Whitman college who
may need financial aid. A resolution
was adopted to establish the fund,
supported by donations and to be adj
ministered by a board of three made
up of the president of the club, mem
Der of the Whitman faculty and q
banker. Loans are to be limited tc
$3.50 and the money must be used fol
paying tuition.
Due to the fact that notice had not
previously been given, the annual city
election for Nanayine was not held
last week, but will be held Tuesday,
December 10. Last year it was held
the same date as were other Lewis
county elections.
c. L.. Littel, superintendent OF
schnnls of Cantralia has haan notified