The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-09
APPORT|ONMENT OF
THE SCHOOL FUND
Whitman COunty's Share Is
$56,454.93
Report of State School Superintend-
ent Dewey Makes Good Showing
--New Employees Commission to
Observe Rules of Economy.

Olympia, June IA statement of the
apportionment OF the current school
iund for the present quarter, az made by
superintendent Dewey, shows that Whit
man county is to receive the sum of
$50, ,52493 az it's share. while the total
amount, which is to be divided among
the counties of the state, is IL ,447,17O.54
vi this amount King county gets S314.-
662, Spokane county $176 $50. Pierce
county $l47 ,2S9 and Snohomish county
SSO,O6S. The apportioDment is at the
rate OF 5 O46 for every days attendance
OF each pupil in the district. Concerning
the rate OF apDortionment in past years
Superintendent Dewey says:
"Since 1897 the state current school
fund has been appOrtiOned on the basis
OF days attendance. The amount ap-
portiOned for each days attendance for
the various years commencing with
1878 to date is as follows: 1878
$.0958, 1898 8 OH, 1899 1900 .O9O54,
10000 .0769. 1901 2 .OS93, 1902 O3
.103, 1903 O4 OSS1, 1904 5 OS87, 1905
-06 .086, 1906-7 .O93, 1907 O8 .O92,
1908 % .0Sl, 1909 10 .OS7, 1901
.OS2.
In 1899 the per capita state tax was
raised from SC to $8 and in 1901 it was
raised from $S to $40. During this
period OF Il years the length of term in
the average district has increased from
92 days to 149."
Ruling by Attorney General.
R. E. Campbell, assistant attorney
general, rules in an opinion to the state
superintendent of public instruction,
that when a school district votes on
bonds that those items not naturally re-
lated must be separated on the ballot so
that the voter may vote for or against
them separately. He holds that where
a district wants to put up a new build
ing and to furnish il and to make general
repairs on all buildings and to refund an
old Indebtedness that the three items
must be marked separately, as they are
not naturally related.
Will Practice Economy Good.
On account of the expense of the new
employees compensation commission,
composed of George A. Lee (chairman),
W. c. Pratt and W. FL. Wallace, say
that tho branch OH3ooo Ilv pIon1od
on in Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma will
not be established, as the commission
feel that they should practice economy
Tor the present. The commission say
that they do not want to be extrava-
CANT, and that for the present they will
be content with small quarters until the
force is organized and at work. Ar
rangements are being made to give the
commission Offices in the capitol, instead
OF renting Offices outside as was planned
in the first place. The travelling library,
which is at present occupying rooms in
the basement, will be moved and the.
rooms used for the main Offices of the
commission, while rooms in the attic,
which have never been used, will be fitted
up for the clerical force. In order to
take up in detail the new law with the.
laborer and others affected the new secre-
tary, Howard L. Hindley OF Spokane, a
newspaper man, will visit every county
in the state.
The Insurance Code.
1t is held in an opinion given to the
insurance department by the attorney
generals Office that the new insurance
code, which goes into effect June 8,
applies to all companies doing business
in Washington. The code divides in
surance companies into eight classes and
divides insurance risks into IA classes,
and the opinion holds that it reaches
every company operating 10 Washington.
Veterans Encampment.
The 18th annual Veterans Encamp.
ment, under the auspices of the Veterans
4 AsGociatiOn OF Whitman and Tatah