The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-12-03

The only living ex-president is now dead one "
says the New York World
The United States census gives Seattle popula-
ton of 237, 1874; Portland 2O7,214.
The state spends approximately $40, 900 yearly
in maintaining the railroad commission, while that
body saves the people of the state about $2000 600
annually, according to the statements contained in
the letter of transmttal of its fifth annual report
to the governor.
Howard D. Taylor, representative from King
county, will be speaker of the next house, accord
ing to his statement that he has the promise of a
majority of the votes of the members for the
speakership 1t is announced that as the result of
the conference held few days at Tacoma all
other candidates for the position have withdrawn
leaving the field open to Mr.. Taylor.
Judge J. Stanley Webster of the Spokane supe-
rior court has passed another phase of the COM
munity property law which has proved problem
for the legal fraternity since it's passage by the
legislature.
Judge Webster held that the wife is not respon-
sibe for wrongful act committed by the husband,
and that damages can not be collected on commun-
ity property because of an act of the husband On
the other hand, Judge Webster held that the wife
could be held by an act of the husband as agent if
it was for the good of the community property.
Once upon a time Stevens county and Spokane
county were one" says the Spokesman Review in
an editorial commenting upon Stevens county day
OF tho oh obor of 1,1po
Nov Is, adding:
AT the chamber of commerce luncheon on
Tuesday it was plainly demonstrated that, although
they are separate counties now, they are still one
in spirit
When the delegates from Stevens county filed
into the assembly room and were greeted by con-
tinuous round of applause from the Spokane men
seated around the tables it was as if long-absent
members of family had at last returned to the
family board.
And when the members of the delegation arose
to speak it was even more apparent that in this
Inland Empire the lines that one sees upon the
map are not drawn to separate the characters and
qualities of it's men and women.
For many women came with the men. And
there was something about them, the women and
the men, showed that the spirit of Stevens county
name, that the enthusasms of one are the enthusi-
asms of the other, that the gathering was not a
meeting of the people, but a reunion of kin
The United States has just passed through a
banner year for drinks smokes and oleomargarine
Here is the nation's record for the IL months
ended on June 30, as is shown by the figures of the
international revenue bureau:
163 900 gallons of distilled spirits, &c. OOO 600
gallons more than the year before.
SO, 485, III barrels of fermented liquors, an in
crease Of 100000.
1900 600, 900 cigars, 100, 900, 600 more than 1909
$3.50, ,OOO, 900 cigarettes, an increase of a solid
100000
4O2, 600 pounds of plug, fine cut, cube cut,
granulated or sliced smoking or chewing tobacco
or snuff, 4O0O 900 more than the year before.
141, 1862, 282 pounds of oleomargarine, $4,000, 900
pounds increase.
Illicit distilling and manufacturing of moonshine
whisky, on the increase especially" the bureau
says, where there are statewide prohibition
laws"
The internal revenue receipts on all these things,
and certain other things, such as playing cards
and mixed flour, amounted to more than
$289, ,0OO 00O and Commissioner Caball's organiza-
ton collected it all at cost of about $5 900, ,OOO
1t cost a penny and little more than seven mills
to collect each dollar.
When the present year is ended next year June
80, Commissioner Cabe estimates his men will
have collected at least 100000, 900 at practically
the same cost.
Commissioner Cabell's report, speaking of illicit
distilling says Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina
and South Carolina lead in offenses of that char
acter.
Within the year officers closed 1911 plants, zoo