The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-12-22
COMP ARSON OF
AUDITORS OFFICES
RECORD in 29 COUNTIES is BET.
TER In 1910 THAN FOR Pre-.
VIOUS YEARS WORK.

Olympia, Dec. 20.-Statistics COM
piled by the state bureau of inspec-
tion show that the largest profit in
the office of auditor in any county
of the state in the year 1910 was in
Spokane county where the fees col
lected were SIT ,643.58 in excess of
the expenses of running the auditor s
office. The figures also show that
compared with 1909 the auditors of
the state made a much better record
from the point of view of the tax
payer in 1910, as in % of the coun-
ties Of the state the collections of the
auditors office exceeded the expense
of running the office, while in 29 of
the counties better showing was
made in regard to the percentage OF
expenses to fees collected, while in
9 of the counties there is shown an
increase in the ration of expenses to
collections. Pend Oreille county is
not included in these figures, as it
was not organized in 1909. In re-
gard to the percentage of fees ,ex-
pended Whitman county made a bet
ter showing than in 1909 as the per-
centage dropped from 19400 per
cent to 1906. The greatest drop
in the percentage of fees expended
was in Pacific county where it de-
creased from 215.1O per cent to
1874 per cent. The smallest per-
centage of fees expended in any
county in 1910 was in Grant county,
or 55.9S per cent, while Wahkiakum
county showed the largest percentage
or 1888. King county showed the
largest collections and also the larg-
est operating expenses.
Smith Gets Insurance.
For a fracture of the first dorsal
vertebra, the state industrial insur-
ance commission has allowed Amasa
E. Smith of Pullman the sum of $50.
Indians Exempt.
1t has been held by the state tax
commissioner that where Indians do
not have title to land their real estate
cannot be assessed for taxation pur-
poses, but the improvements are to
be taxed
Rate Schedule Delayed.
In order to make up the rate
schedules affecting all railroads and
all points in the State of Washing
ton the public service commission
has asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission TO delay until March 1st.
in putting into effect it's new rates
from Puget Sound points east. The
state commission wants to have it's
rates in accordance with and to take
effect at the same time that the fed
eral rates and the new rates put in
by Oregon become effective.
Powder Company Protests.
The Imperial Powder Company
has started suit to restrain the in
dustrial insurance commission from
putting into effect the claims award
ed for the loss Of the lives of eight
girls when its plant was destroyed
by fire. The company claims that a
girl becomes of age at IS instead of
Fl as held by the commission and
that the commission has no right to
fine the company $1,000 for having
girls under 6 years of age at work.
The case is now in the Thurston
county superior court.
Upholds the Law.
The supreme court says in a re-
cent decision that while it does not
like the fellow servant" rule in per-
sonal injury cases, it has no power
to put that law out of existence and
in reversing Seattle judge says that
if the people want this corrected they
should do it through the legislature.