The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
MANY ARE CALLED
few ARE CHOSEN
In WHITMAN COUNTY 52 TEACHERS
GET CERTIFICATES OUT OF
" APPLICANTS.

Olympia, Oct. 25.-The number of
successful applicants for teachers
certificates who took the August ex
animation was the largest in the his
tory of the state, as there were 1899
who were successful, or 81 per cent
of the number taking the examina-
tiOn, which was 2,125. In 1910
there were 1888 applicants and of
these 1892 passed. The assistant
superintendent of public instruction,
J. NJ. Lane, has just given out figures
showing the number of applicants
from each county and the number
who were successful for the years
1910 and 1911, according to which it
is shown that in 1910 there were II
applicants from Whitman county, of
whom 49 were successful, while this
year there were 72 applicants, but so
of these passed and secured certifi-
Gates. From King county there were
398 who took the examination and
31S were successful. Spokane coun-
ty furnished 304 applicants and 266
passed, and Pierce county comes
third with 176 applicants and 1913
who passed. The 6 applicants from
Clallam county all passed as did the
z from Mason county. From San
Juan county there were 4 taking the
examination and 3 received certif-
Gates, while from Island county the
who wrote all received certificates.
One Killed at Crossing.
According to its report which has
just been filed and which covers the
year ending June 80, 1911, the Great
Northern railway paid in taxes on it's
entire system the sum of 3,298, 900
and $71S,0O0 of this was paid in
Washington, which is considerably
more than one-ffth of the entire
amount paid, altho Washington has
less than one-siXth of the total mile
age. The report also shows that the
Great Northern has 1924 miles of
track of which 1,151 is located in
this state. The report shows also
that the number of persons killed on
the road during the year was II, and
that 80 of these were employees, and
the others came under the head of
other persons" OF these one was
killed at a highway crossing while
the other 46 were trespassers.
Dry Farmer in Trouble.
If upon investigation il is found
that Custer Banderet, who is locked
up in an insane asylum at BuenOs
Ayers, in Argentina, is a resident of
Washington and owns land here as
claimed, Secretary of State Howell
will take the matter up with Gov.
Hay and ask the federal authorities
IJ1Tr r,1ll hnS
received a letter from the secretary
of the National Irrigation Congress
which indicates that Banderet has
been locked up because of his ideas
in regard to reclaiming land. He
made a great success of dry farming
near Spokane.
Well Qualified as Lawyers.
The successful candidates at the
last state bar examination which took
place in October numbered "a, while
the number taking the examination
were %. This is one of the best
showings ever made at bar exami-
nation in this state. OF the 26 can
didates, one was a woman who asked
for a continuance until the next time.
which was granted.
Lawrence Acting.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of II. A. Fairchild, in the chair
manship Of the public service COM
mission, J. c. Lawrence is acting IN
that capacity, under the rule adopted
by the commission that when the
chairman was absent the senior mem
ber of the commission should be
chairman pro TEN. Gov. Hay has not
yet named the successor Of Mr.. Fair
child, but when he does the commits
sion will elect its own chairman.
Radical Act of Commission.
An order has been entered by the
public service commission reducing
the rates on the interurban line be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle, which is
owned by the P. S. Electric company,
= and the supreme court has sustained
the order of the commission. The
commission claims that with low
rates the valley will return to pros
perity, while on the other hand the
company claim that they will be put
out of business by the low rates. The
commission do not believe this ana
for the next few months a strict
watch will be kept in this line.