White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13

hand and was striking things. He
swung at a can and an explosion re-
suited. The can contained dynamite.
He suffered injuries from which he
died shortly afterward in Wenatchee
hospital.
Fleeing from a police officer, who
sought to serve warrant charging
the sale Of intoxicating liquor. Carmi
NJ. Weidman, "a, laborer. was shot
through the heart and killed instantly
in the center Of the business area of
Camas recently.
The total gas collections for Novem'
Der at Olympia were $460,9S1 for the
motor vehicle fund and S230,43S for
the lateral highway fund. The total
collections for the year SO far are
$4,805,6 $50, with refunds on exempt
gas Of $452,661.
One or more tributaries of each of
the major streams in Grays Harbor
county will be permanently closed to
fishing in order to form spawning
grounds, If the state authorities ap-
prove the schedule adopted by the
county game commission.
Milk and butterfat production in
Mason and Thurston County Dairy I'M
provement herds showed slight in
crease in the November report over
that of last month, an average Of 1872
pounds of butterfat being recorded, as
compared with 22.7 pounds in Octo-
Der.
A resolution declaring that it is i'm
perative to the well-being of citizens
that sheep grazing in Chelan county
| forests be discontinued has been
adopted by the Chelan county COM
missioners. The destruction of the
natural growth OF grass threatens to
deprive orchards and crops of water.
Flying against the windshield Of an
automobile in which Carp and Mike
Hale of Yakima were driving from
Walla Walla, pheasant drove pieces
"
Of shattered glass against Carp Hale.
gashing his face and inflicting other
wounds. The pheasant, only stunned,
ran away when thrown out of the car.
Washington's first insurance rate
war has been halted by order Of In
surance Commissioner Fishback, who
has suspended all deviations filed July
II, 1928, as being improper and in
adequate to cover risks. The supreme
court recently decided that the COM
missioner had power to cancel devia-
tons.
Louis F. Hart, ex-governor Of the
state of Washington, died at Tacoma
hospital during his sleep. He had en-
tered the hospital few days ago to
rest up prior to having his teeth re-
moved. He went to sleep about mid
night, and died few minutes later.
Physicians attributed his death to a
stroke of apoplexy.
Continued dry weather may affect
the berry crop next year, as the plants
have not developed as they should,
w. H. Wood, manager of the Washing
ton Growers Packing corporation of
Vancouver, said. Flowing the prune
orchards will not be started until in
spring, but other farm blowing has
been delayed, and very little grain
will be sown this fall.
The Seattle city council has adopt
ed the 10-year telephone franchise,
which is to be submitted to the vot-
ers of the city next March. Under
terms proposed the company will pay
the city per cent of it's gross earn
ings in addition to giving free service
to the fire and police departments. 1t
is estimated that the franchise will
bring the city 100000 year.
Walla Walla farmers are hopeful
that wheat they have already planted
will sprout and develop, but are taking
no chances, dealers said, saying they
had sold much seed wheat which is
being stored until spring. Unless the
weather does change to give the plant
ed wheat chance it will be necessary
to reseed about two-thirds of the acre
age in the county, it was said, or
about 10000 acres.
Last month was the driest Novem-
{ Der in the weather annals Of Grays
! Harbor. Since 1900, when James D.
Carter started in Aberdeen as United
States weather observer, there has not
, been a November approximating the
last one in drouth. The total precipi
tation was 254 inches, barely normal
for July here. The average Novem
Der rainfall for the past 20 years has
been 1912 inches.
/ Orders are expected daily at For'
Lewis directing immediate initiation
of army construction work, First Lieu
!, tenant Leander Larson, construction
;. quartermaster, said. The contemplat
. ed building program includes the con
struction Of two enlisted mems bar
racks, II non-commissioned officers
quarters, four officers quarters ant
one nurses quarters with capacit.
!, for nine nurses.
|. Consolidation of the First Nationa
bank Of Yakima and the Yakima Ma
>, tional bank, merging deposits aggre