The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-26
WAREHOUSE men
MUST LOOSEN UP
ASSESSORS Want TO KNOW HOW
MUCH GRAIN Is HELD
ON MARCH |.

tion OF the assessors of the state
opened in Olympia on January Is,
with all the counties represented ex-
cept Asotin. San Juan and Chehalis
counties. The assessors of the East
ern counties introduced a resolution
calling for the filing of lists with the
assessors by warehouse men showing
the amount OF wheat in storage on
March /, and the owner OF it. Some
wished this rule to apply to commits
sionmen and automobile dealers.
Particular attention was paid by the
east side assessors to methods Of CO.
ualizing the assessments on grain
and fruit lands, while the west side
men considered the problem of as
sessing timber lands fairly and the
question OF eQualizing the assess
ments on logged OF lands so as to
force them out of the hands of the
spectators. Geo. w. Walter, asses
sor OF Whitman county, was put on
the committee of Farm and Grazing
Lands and on the committee on Live
Stock. He also read paper entitled
THE Assessment Of Grain," before
the convention.
Whitman Has Most Sacks.
The apportionment of grain bags
among the various counties has been
received from G. S. Reed, by Gov.
Hay. 1t is estimated that two mil
lion bags will be made at the state
penitentiary for the season Of 1912,
and these are apportioned among the
various counties. Fifteen Of the big
grain producing counties get all but
lao, 900 of the two million sacks, and
these are the only counties credited
with a certain number, the other
counties receiving their sacks. as
needed. The largest number of
sacks goes to Whitman county which
is to receive 100000 bags. Lincoln
county gets 100000 and Walla Walla
county 100000, while Whatcom
county gets only $1,000.
County Men Gets Insurance.
Frank l.. Pearce of Larson, Whit
man county, has been awarded $50
In final payment for injuries to his
right hand, by the state Industrial
insurance commission, and the COM
mission has also allowed a monthly
payment OF $4,000 to Amasa T.
Smith of Pennington for a fracture
of the first dorsal vertebrae.
State Gets Forest Money.
The federal government has turn
ed over to the state as its 25 per
cent Of the forest reserve fund the
sum OF $24,111.36, and John G.
Lewis, state treasurer, has appor-
toned this amount among the "a
counties Of the state which contain
portions of national forests, accord
Ing to the area of such forests In each
county as compared with the total
area in the state. This money goes
to the support of schools and roads.
The largest amount apportioned to
any county is S24,10413 which goes
county gets only S1.00 as It's portion.
Demijohn Is Unbroken.
Under the local option law a demi-
John when filled from a larger recep-
tacle Is an unbroken package, accord
ing to a ruling Of the supreme court
in reversing the superior court of
Snohomish county. The supreme
court says that a package is any re-
ceptacle holding given amount
which Is put up with the considera-
tion of safety In transportation as
well as convenience, and that there
Is no need OF man ordering a bar
rel of whiskey If he wants only
quart, but that the law does not per-
NIT four men to order a gallon of
liquor and each take quart. In the
case In question a man In Everett
wanted some liquor and as Everett
is dry" town he ordered it from
Snohomish which is a wet town,
and the dealer In Snohomish filled a
small demijohn out of a larger one
and when he delivered 1t, was arrest
ed and convicted for delivering goods
other than in an unbroken package.
The supreme court, however. held
that the case should be reversed.
Water Said to Be Bad.
With the public service commits
sion has been filed complaint pro-
testing against the quantity and
quality Of water being furnished in
the town Of Morton, Lewis county.
A hearing will be had at an early
date. This is the first complaint
which the commission has ever re-
ceived as to the quality of the water
furnished.
Many Claim Insurance.
A total Of 101 claims were flled by
injured worknen on Monday, Janu-
airy Is, with the Industrial insurance
commission, and this was the heavi-
est day the commission has had since
1T was organized, as 1t passed on 160
claims and awarded total Of $751;
326.56.
Steamboats, Bad Say 200.
A trip about Puget Sound was
made by the public service commits
sion to investigate conditions regard
ing steamboats, and looking into the
matter of wharves and docks, as
more than 200 complaints have been
filed regarding these matters. The
commission will later issue its find-
ings.
POSTAL FUNDS GO BEGGING.