The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-09-09

SIX SCHOOLS IN Which only one pupil IS enrolled, are
some of the most striking facts brought out in a
bulletin on Consolidation of Rural Schools and
Transportation of Pupils" just published by the
State Department of Education.
Stevens county is credited with consolidated
districts, with district having pupils, 2dstrcts
with pupils each, with each, with each,
with each, with z each, with each, IA
each, 36 with 10 to Ia each 20 with Is to 10 each
In districts 10 wagons are used for transport
ing I'll scholars to and from school, at an average
cost of So. so per wagon per day.
Consolidation of country school districts is rec
commended by the state as having greater results
at less expense. This course has already been
followed by the Stevens county school superinten-
dents office as far as possible and practicable.
Colvile Examiner Aug 26:
-, Springdale will vote on local option Sept %.
The official call states that the vote will be on the
question of whether not the sale of intoxicants
shall be permitted" in the town. When Spring
dale officials wake up they will find that the sale
whichever way the local option vote goes.
Springdale Reformer Sept. /:
Whash s matter, RED Top?" No use digging
into all the Springdae officials the clerk alone
is responsible for the call as it appears Ever no.
tice that the statute says: For the purpose of an
election upon the question of whether the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall be permitted" as here
matter provided for;' ever see section 2, which
runs, within any unit hereinbefore created,
special election may be held upon the question of
whether the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be
'permitted; have your lamps observed the per-
mitted in section 8, or did you ogle only section
5 and conclude that it was the whole of the law?
Now, Mr.: Examiner, be generous. The people of
Sprn1gdale know what they want If you want to
butt into Springdae's business. come down and
get a license to be permitted" In the meaning
Of the statute, and according to Webster" TO
license''' means TO permit" and ito permit"
means to license
Yes, Mr.. Plessinger, the Examiner editor has
read the worthy statute in all it's sections and has
published the entire law four times in the Exam
iner-which no other paper in the county has
shown the nerve to do. The law says many things
in many sections which are contradicted in many
ways in other sections and the Examiner is not
surprised that anyone becomes confused over the
efforts of the state liquor dealers law to explain
what it does does not or did or did not or want
ed to and could not or didn't want to and did not
explain.
Nevertheless, it is fact that the local option
law has nothing to do with permitting the sale of
liquor in any town in this state. No vote accord
ing to the local option law is made on permitting,
but on license and the sale of liquor is permit
on license, not on permitting. Kettle Falls, New
port and Chewelah all voted on license, and MOTH
ing in the ballot said anything about permitting.
And Colvile and Kettle Falls both voted against
license, but the sale of intoxicants is still per-
mitted in both places, by the local option law.
(Sec. 1877 Voters in Washington are not given a
chance to vote on whether or not the sale of
liquors shall be permitted. This is republican
state you know.
The Examiner has no intention of digging in
to" the Springdae officials or into Springdale's
troubles and will not in the least feel aggrieved
whichever way Springdale votes upon local option.
But it not pleasing fact to again find Stevens
county editor following the pathway so smoothly
laid out by the state liquor interests and advoca-
ting law written and enacted by liquor interests
in liquor legislature for the benefit of liquor in
terests alone.
When Springdale votes on local option, the
ballots will read "Shall the sale of intoxicating
liquor be licensed within the town of Springdale."
When you find this to be fact, Mr.. Editor, then
again read what the Examiner originally printed
on Aug. 26, as above.
That's all.
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