White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-14

"A proposal to stage race around
the s00-odd mile Olympic loop when
the highway is opened next year, is
supported by w. C. Mumaw. president
Of the Olympic Peninsula Development
league, made up of representatives of
| all peninsular communities.
One man was killed and two badly
injured at the Aerial dam construc-
ton works Of the Northwestern Elec-
trio company on the Lewis river. IL
miles above Woodland. when a cable
broke. A carload Of steel was being
taken into diversion tunnel.
The annual meeting Of the Berry
Growers association of Grays Harbor
county was held in Elma Tuesday.
Election Of officers was the main bus
mess to come before the members,
though some discussion as to the dis.
posal of surplus crop was held.
The population Of 1855 at the state
prison at Walla Walla represents SO
varieties Of crime. with grand larceny,
robbery, forgery, murder and liquor
violations leading in that order. The
average age Of inmates is "a years,
and 159 occupations are represented.
January broke all records in the
history of Chehalis in the police de-
partment. There were only five ar
rests made, the lowest since Chehalis
assumed the name of city. There
were practically no traffic violations,
as automobile travel was at mini
mum.
George Hayes Of Sunnyside, who
drove his automobile into train on
the O.-W. r. & N. at Midvale cross
ing southeast Of Yakima and knocked
1t off the rails, must pay the railroad
company $4S3, according to deci-
sion in the superior court. He also
pays for one wrecked auto owned by
himself.
After having been closed for several
weeks because Of inability to move
logs in Lake river, which was frozen
from bank to bank for It's entire
length, the large electrically-driven
cedar products plant Of Bratlie Broth
ers' Mill company at Ridgefield re-
sumed cutting again and expects to
run steadily.
Nothing constructive, in SO far as
early results are concerned, develop
ed in the recent conference at the ma
tional capital Of apple, potato and de-
ciduous cooperative organizations with
the federal farm board, according to
]. w. Hebert, general manager of the
Yakima Fruit Growers association,
who attended the conference.
G. P. l.. Roberts, dean Of the re-
naming Aberdeen civil war veterans
and one of the city's pioneers, cele-
brated his Goth birthday recently. He
held open house at his home, just as
he has had for his past several ami
versaries. Mr.. Roberts is in the best
Of health and expects to be able to
celebrate many more birthday ami
versaries.
The newly completed plant Of the
Grays Harbor Chair company at the
port terminal at Aberdeen commenced
operations with crew of 60 men, ac-
cording to an announcement by w.
B. Knauer, secretary-treasurer. At
the start the plant will have an out
put of 500 chairs daily. This will be
increased to 1000 daily before the
close Of the year.
j. L. Watson of st. Paul, right-of-
way commissioner, and d. e. Williams
Of Seattle, right-of-way agent, of the
Northern Pacific railroad. are In HO
GUAM negotiating with w. B. Sans.
Taholah Indian agent. for route for
the common carrier railroad over the
Indian reservation land. Everything
Is rapidly being cleared up so work
| can commence on the railroad IN the
spring. 1t was said.
The federal farm board announced
1t had approved an application of the
Wenatchee District Cooperative asso-
citation, Wenatchee. for commodity
loan of not exceeding $4,000 in Wine
sap apples. This loan, the board said.
was supplemental to one from the Fed.
eral intermediate Credit bank. Spo-
kane. and would enable the associa-
ton to advance grower members q
larger percentage of the market value
of their products.
Forty-two years ago Johnnie Johns.
Tacoma, Quinault Indian, aided by his
| two hrOthers aGaigted in the regcue