White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-12-22
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William Liddle, signal maintenance
man for the Northern Pacific railway,
suffered burns about his face when a
celluloid eyeshade caught fire from a
match with which he was lighting
cigarette. His home is at Castle Rock.
John w. Holland, II, was burned to
death when fire damaged his home at
Centralia recently. He was believed
to have been asleep and tried to reach
the door when awakened by the
flames. All the clothes were burned
off except the shoes.
Three superior court jurors report
ed for duty in court on time despite
the fact they had suffered an unex-
pected cold plunge into the slough
near Montesano when a car driven
by Mrs. May Schley of Hoquiam skid
ded and went into the swamp.
G. w. Hamilton of Prosser, attorney
general-elect, has offered the position
of assistant to ]. H. Secrest, city at
torney of Lonsview. R. G. Sharpe,
who was defeated for the Republican
nomination for attorney general, may
also be given a place on the staff.
The Yakima county commissioners
are faced with the necessity of pro-
viding further emergency relief appro-
priations to care for local unemployed.
The $4,000 given the citizens relief
committee has been spent for food in
return for work on civic projects.
To determine the merits of claim
of relatives of Elmer B. Pickett of
Yakima, who died in July, that his
death was caused by a blow on the
head, state officials have disinterred
the body and performed a post NOR
tenn. This showed that death was due
to cerebral hemorrhage.
A warehouse, cookhouse and bunk.
house at camp IL of the English Log
ging company, southeast of Mount
Vernon were destroyed by fire recent
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accommodates 200, formed a bucket
brigade at a nearby creek and saved
other buildings in camp.
The state banking department has
been advised that so-called banking
holidays" declared by municipal
authorities have no legal standing and
can be effective only through mutual
agreement of all concerned, 3. S..
Moody, supervisor of banking, advised
bankers at Spokane recently.
Cashmere is battling one of its
worst "flu' epidemics since the war.
DR.. r. Hayden, city health officers,
| reported 165 children out of school last
week because of it, while scores Of
merchants and other townspeople are
confined to their homes. No dangerous
cases have been reported so far.
To keep the schools Of Wenatchee
open nine months a committee of IL
business men has been appointed to
find the money. Among plans under
consideration are voluntary contribu-
lions from parents, making school war
rants negotiable, and setting up ma.
chinery to collect delinquent taxes.
Drugless healers, including sani-
practors, cannot practice surgery in
Washington unless specifically author
| ;1od b1y propo,. 1ioopcoN oooord;no m
decision of the state supreme court.
The court affirmed a judgment against
Seattle sanipractor practicing medi-
cine and surgery without license.
This seasons 1O,0O0th carload of
apples rolled eastward last week and
daily shipments from the Wenatchee
district will continue at the rate OF
80 carloads day. Apple exports this
year have been 100000 boxes more
than in 1881, the Wenatchee Valley
Traffic association bulletin showed.
Assailing Yakima county's method
of distributing groceries to needy fam
lilies through commissaries, los city
and valley retail grocers filed petit
lions of protest with the county com
missioners, asking that they be al
lowed to provide the food at whole
sale cost, plus 10 per cent handling
charge.
The Ward Sargent Timber com
pany's holdings on South bay ant
Willapa harbor have been purchased
from the receiver by George Miller
veteran southwest Washington logging
operator. Mr.. Miller announced he
would start logging soon, employing
between Is and 80 men. The purchase
/. included seven miles of railroad.
Ninety.eight children narrowly es
capped being trapped by flames short
ly before noon, one day last week
when fire destroyed the four-roon