White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
A jump Of from 8 cents to q top

crop throughout the Northwest is
below normal, which also should re-
fleet favorably on the market, points
out Drumheller. who predicts a de-
crease of 33 per cent in sheep popu-
lation in the next few years.
Limited to 81 cents box, federal
money, for cleaning, sorting. packing,
loading and handling apples, ware
house owners, packing plant opera
tors and distributors of the Wenat-
chez district have refused to sign Re-
gional Agricultural Credit corpora
ton loan applications. They also OBJ
ject to the 31z 77cent limit per bow for
marketing.
The county stockmen's association,
in session at Okanogan, passed a
resolution urging that the tariff on
livestock products be unmolested ex-
Ecept for an increase on hides. The
governors veto of the state brand
law was deplored and the game COM
mission was requested to declare the
bear a predatory animal.
The possibility of shipping some
northwest wheat to the Atlantic sea-
board by water doomed at Walla Wal
la recently, because of differences in
prices between the east and west
coasts. One bank, which has large
amount of wheat on hand, reported
that an inquiry had come regarding
some of it's holdings.
The state supreme court has up
held the validity of Seattle ordin-
ance imposing a 3 per cent occupa-
tional tax on the gross revenue OF
public utilities. The court held that
cities and towns of Washington are
empowered to impose excise taxes to
raise revenue, as long as they do not
abuse the privilege.
The action of the state game COM
mission in making it compulsory to
take out fish licenses is ,disapproved
by the Asotin County Sportsmen't as
ISOLATION. The Association would
make an exception in the case Of UNI
employed who catch non-game fish
for food.
Married teachers whose husbands
are capable Of supporting them will
not be employed by school district
No. 46, at Wenatchee. Teachers ell.
igible for retirement will also be
barred from teaching next year. This
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Sheriff Evans of Yakima county is
investigating a bomb explosion near
Wapato. 1t was the fourth in what
appears to be campaign of terror
ism against Filipino and Japanese
farmers and farm workers on the va
kima reservation.
Need for more storage space with
the huge carryover of 1882 crop is
reflected in the decision of the Walla
Walla Grain Growers, Inc, to start
construction of warehouse at Tracy.
1t is to have capacity of $4,000
bushels.
Albert T. Greene, founder of Wa
terville, Douglas county, is dead. The
town derived it's name from a fine
we'll on Greene's farm. Greene was
the first postmaster and first presi-
dent of the Waterville board Of
trade.
B. N. Hicks, superintendent of the
state branch of the Anti-Saloor
league has announced that no legsa
contest against 80 beer is planned
in the state, althoug it has beer
proposed by the national organiza
ton.
A formal complaint charging thai
wholesale power rates provided FOL
the town of Waterville by the Puge
Sound Power & Light company are
discriminatory has been filed witt
the department of public works.
Things are suddenly perking up IL
Walla Walla's produce world. A BIZ
demand for asparagus is seen will
the announcement that Walla Walla'
new cannery will open operations OF
the asparagus pack Thursday.
The Oroville Chamber of Com
merce will protest the per cen
tax on electric power used by frui
growers in spraying and irrigation
other towns in Okanogan county will
take similar action.
Lawrence Wheeler, Yakima In
dian, has been convicted in the su
nerior court of second degree as
sault. He attempted to hold up
store at Brownstown three week
ago.
DR.. w. Alfred BULGE Of Washing
, ton State college is being urged b
citizens of Pullman to allow his nam
to be submitted for appointment a
} state director of public health.
Nels P. Elleson, 81, of Tacoma
who obtained county relief fund
. when he had $4713 on deposit, wa