White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
Ira J. Cochran. Dixie All club boy.

the most outstanding work in raising
livestock during the year.
Washington's industries approached
the winter months with payroll in
crease, indicating statewide i'm
proyement in employment conditions.
The total payroll of the states indus
tries for October was nearly $2,0OO,000
greater than for September.
In the largest liquor haul ever made
in southwest Washington, two COM
plete stills and more than 100000
worth of alcohol and supplies were
confiscated by federal agents who
conducted spectacular raid at Ham.
mersley inlet, near Shelton.
A mass meeting of Columbia county
taxpayers at Dayton adopted reso-
luton to ask the coming session of
the legislature to reduce taxes on real
estate SO per cent. A clause was in
serted asking that no wheat crops be
taxed until a year after harvest.
After life spent. accommodating
about $4,000 by buying and selling
junk, Ben Greenburg, &C., who died at
Wenatchee, left every cent Of his for
tune to Chelan county, it was revealed
when his will was admitted to probate.
Greenburg came to Wenatchee penni-
less in 1900.
Water users of Walla Walla got a
Christmas present from the city COM
mission in the form of rate reduc-
ton. The minimum charge for meter
users was slashed from 80 to rs cents
for the first $3.50 gallons. Small users
will benefit especially by the new
schedule, city officials stated.
Another racket was nipped in the
bud at Wenatchee by State Highway
Patrolman Columbus, who found five
Douglas county farmers carrying Cali
fornia auto plates on their cars be-
cause "they cost only So EACH" Co.
lumbus said that in all cases the men
had relatives living in California.
Grays Harbor's unemployed woods
men will be given the preference when
the forestry department seeks labor
to start it's big trail and road con-
struction program in the Olympic Ma
tional forest, according to word re-
o+ N
acting supervisor of the Olympic for
est.
Figures released by the census bu-
reau show that in 1929 the irrigated
acreage in Washington amounted to
503,45S acres, while. in 1919 the state
had 1889 acres. This is decrease
of 5 per cent. Counties showing de-
crease were Benton, Chelan, Garfield,
Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Stevens.
| Wa1la Wa1la and Whitman.
The old Central hotel, formerly
known as the Kansas House and we'll
known landmark of Ilwaco, built in
1882 by Daniel Markham, is now be-
ing torn down. In spite Of the age of
the structure the lumber has been
found to be in good condition. The
lumber of the building will be used
for construction of modern home
there.
Living costs at Longview and in
Kelso have dropped more than Is
per cent since January 1, 1880, a check
Of local retail prices revealed. Po-
tatoes, butter, eggs, cheese and flour
prices are down from Is to so per
cent; sugar is about Is per cent lower,
and other foodstuffs have made ma
terial drops except milk, which sells
at the same price.
Ewart Collins, 5, was burned to
death whea sparks from a small cleo
trio train with which he and his broth
er Donald were playing ignited the
tinsel of Christmas tree, which burst
into flames. The fire spread imme-
diately to the interior of the house.
Ray Collins, the cnlld's rather, rescued
Donald, but was unable to re-enter the
room again to rescue Ewart.
Wheat must have a value not great
er than 26.5 cents per bushel at the
place of use in order that it may be
economically burned in place of coal,
according to calculations made by
Howard H. Langdon, assistant profess
sor Of mechanical engineering at
Washington State college. Due to the
low price of wheat, queries have been
received concerning the ACCESSIBILITY
Of using it for fuel.
With an initial crew Of 18 men
clearing land, work has been started
in the Chenoise creek district, near